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House convenes on Veterans Day, receives reports and referrals and approves motion to adjourn until Nov. 12
Summary
At 12 p.m. on Veterans Day the House opened with a prayer and pledge, the clerk read multiple bill referrals and agency reports, and Representative Parker’s motion to adjourn until Nov. 12, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. carried by voice vote.
The House of Representatives convened at 12:00 p.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2025. The presiding officer opened the session, offered a prayer attributed to George Washington and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The chair read that the prayer — identified in the chamber as “George Washington’s Prayer for his Country” and noted as being read daily at Mount Vernon — and asked members to reflect on service and civic duty. The clerk then read a sequence of routine entries and referrals for committee assignment, including House Bill 2002 (professional licensure) and additional bills assigned to appropriations, energy, transportation, veterans affairs and other standing committees.
The clerk also presented agency reports received by the House. The chair acknowledged a transmitted letter and budget request presented under Act 25 (07/20/1983) from the Office of Consumer Advocate for fiscal years 2026–2027, a statutory report from the Office of Consumer Advocate for fiscal year 2024–2025, an annual financial report from the University of Pittsburgh for the fiscal year ending June 20, 2025, and a report from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission regarding the telecommunications device distribution program and the print media access system.
The chair recognized Representative Parker, identified in the record as "the gentlelady from Philadelphia," and the House received a motion from Representative Parker that "the House not adjourn until Wednesday, 11/12/2025 at 9:30 a.m., unless sooner recalled by the speaker." The chair put the question; after a voice vote the chair declared, "The ayes have it." The motion carried by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
With that action, the chair declared the House adjourned until Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., unless sooner recalled by the speaker. No other substantive debate, amendments or recorded votes were taken on the referrals or reports during this session.
