HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) has announced legislation to establish a private cause of action against government officials who willfully disregard federal immigration laws, including lawful detainers issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This proposed law would create a statutory exception to sovereign and governmental immunity, allowing individuals to seek damages for harm caused by the knowing release of illegal immigrants or knowing failure to notify ICE or honor ICE detainers.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) reintroduces legislation granting the Pennsylvania Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute prior-convicted felons in possession of guns stemming from arrests in the City of Philadelphia. It is both a federal and state crime for a prior-convicted felon to possess a gun.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) was appointed by House Republican Leader Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton) to serve as Republican chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee for the 2025-2026 House Session. The House Government Oversight Committee is empowered to conduct hearings at any place in the Commonwealth to investigate any matter referred to it.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) is pleased to announce that several vital public safety and infrastructure projects in Delaware and Chester Counties were awarded funding through the Local Share Account (LSA) grant program. The grants, issued by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), will support essential initiatives to improve public spaces, preserve historical landmarks and enhance environmental infrastructure in the region.
HARRISBURG - Yesterday, members of the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus unveiled a set of bills aimed at protecting Pennsylvanians by bringing accountability to violent criminals in the Commonwealth.
WHAT: Press conference to highlight House Republicans’ continued efforts to combat crime in Pennsylvania by ensuring violent criminals are held accountable.
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus Monday announced members will be introducing a package of bills to tackle the effects of the national crime crisis in Pennsylvania.
WHO: House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster), Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware), Rep. Valerie Gaydos (R-Allegheny), other House Republican leaders and members.
HARRISBURG – Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed the impeachment case against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on procedural grounds. The court ruled the articles of impeachment filed in 2022 expired with the conclusion of that legislative session.
HARRISBURG – Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) announces that $3 million was again included in the 2024-25 state budget to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) program. Williams secured the initial $1.5 million for this initiative in 2021, and total funds since Williams started the program are now over $10 million. This funding secures additional prosecutors specifically to combat prior-convicted felons in possession of guns in the region, particularly in Delaware and Philadelphia counties.
HARRISBURG – Yesterday, House Bill 82, introduced by Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester), passed unanimously out of the House Judiciary Committee. Known as the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, the bill will update and standardize the custody and visitation rights for deployed military parents, ensuring they are treated fairly in custody proceedings. It aligns Pennsylvania with 16 other states which have enacted similar measures.
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware) is pleased to announce the official reopening of the Smithbridge Road bridge today, April 19. The reopening ceremony this morning marked the completion of the rebuilding of the nearly 100-year-old bridge vital to the Bethel, Concord and Garnet Valley communities.
HARRISBURG – Working to provide law enforcement officials with more tools in their arsenal to prosecute individuals on charges related to “swatting,” a dangerous act where a person places a hoax 911 alleging a hostage situation or other serious threat, a group of House Republicans announced they’ll introduce a series of bills.
HARRISBURG- Legislators will soon introduce a package of bills to combat the deadly “Tranq” drug epidemic destroying lives throughout the Commonwealth.
HARRISBURG – In order to provide for community safety and improve working conditions for county corrections officers, several Pennsylvania House members announced they will soon introduce legislation to upgrade county jail security, bolster staffing, and improve county jail infrastructure across Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG- Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester), chairman of the House impeachment managers, today announced that the House managers in the impeachment trial of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner have filed their appeal in the state Supreme Court.
HARRISBURG—Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) argued for state funding to help the Commonwealth’s smaller police forces outfit their officers with body cameras and License Plate Recognition cameras at traffic lights to improve the apprehension of criminals in high-traffic communities like those in Delaware and Chester counties.
HARRISBURG – Reps. Craig Williams (R-Chester/Delaware) and Martina White (R-Philadelphia) have re-introduced legislation to formally create a Gun Violence Task Force (GVTF) to prosecute prior-convicted felons in possession of firearms in Philadelphia.
HARRISBURG-- Impeachment Managers State Reps Craig Williams (R-Delaware/Chester) and Tim Bonner (Mercer/Butler) announced they are filing an appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from the Commonwealth Court’s Dec. 30 decision.