Dear Neighbors,

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and as we close out a busy week in Harrisburg, I ask you to take a moment to check in with yourself, your family members, and your neighbors. Life can get stressful, and it can be hard for some people to ask for help when they need it most. If you find that someone you love needs assistance, visit the Bucks County Mental Health Services website for resources that can help, or call 988 for the Crisis Lifeline.

In this update, you’ll find more details on:

• The annual PA State FOP Memorial Service
• Funding for Bucks County Head Start and Early Head Start
• The Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program deadline extension
• The Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit
• Upcoming events

In Service,

Brian

Tuesday night, I attended the Pennsylvania State Fraternal Order of Police’s annual memorial service for officers lost in the line of duty in the Capitol Rotunda. We remembered Sgt. Jaime Junior Roman, a Philadelphia Police Officer who died as the result of gunshot wounds he sustained at a routine traffic stop in 2024, along with other officers who lost their lives on the job.  

As chair of the PA House Law Enforcement Caucus and as a former police officer myself, the lives and safety of our law enforcement officers are always on my mind. Each year’s memorial service is a solemn but important event, and I thank all involved in organizing it to keep the memories of these fallen heroes alive.

Update: The Bucks County Intermediate Unit, the educational services agency that runs our Federally-funded Head Start and Early Head Start programs, received notice that they will continue to receive funding through June 30. Though the funding is short-term, it means the programs will be able to operate long enough to complete the current academic year. Head Start previously received a five-year grant in 2020. They have applied for another five-year grant and are waiting to hear a decision. I am hopeful that we’ll continue to see Federal funding for these important programs.

The deadline for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program has been extended to Dec. 31, 2025! Questions? Contact my office for assistance.

This week the House of Representatives passed the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit; an earned income tax credit that would increase the amount of money you get back based on your federal earned income tax credit. Anyone who qualifies for and claims the federal EITC will automatically receive a state tax credit worth 30% of their federal credit. You can read more about the bill here.

Now that the bill has passed the House, it goes to the state Senate for further consideration.

Upcoming Events

TOMORROW!

Troop 139 Car Wash Fundraiser

Saturday, May 31

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Warminster Community Park

Please use entrance at 350 E. Bristol Rd. 

Join us at Warminster Community Park for a free License Plate Restoration event co-hosted by Rep. Munroe and the Warminster Township Police Department. Have your plate checked to see if it qualifies for replacement, and have it restored for free. RSVP required. 

Remote Office Hours

To make my office’s constituent services as widely available as possible, I've established remote office hours at local township buildings around the district.

We are at the following locations from 10 a.m. – noon on the days indicated:

• Ivyland Borough: Second Tuesday every month; next is May 13
• New Britain Township Building: Second Wednesday of each month; next is May 14
• Warminster Library: Third Wednesday every month; next is May 21
• Warminster Township Building: First Tuesday every month; next is June 3
• Warrington Township Building: Third Tuesday every month; (No May date) next is June 17

Specialty office hours

To help focus on specific needs, my staff and I have established specialty hours where outside experts come in to help guide our residents. An appointment is needed for these hours. Please call (215) 323-6997 to schedule.

• Veterans Services (9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)  Second Monday every month; next is May 12
• Human Services (with the Bucks County Hub), Final Tuesday every month; next is May 27
• Advance Care Planning, First Wednesday every month; next is June 4

I hope you found this edition of my e-newsletter useful. I’d love your feedback on what parts you find valuable and how we could improve – please email your thoughts to me at RepMunroe@pahouse.net.

Pennsylvania State Capitol

104-B East Wing

Harrisburg, PA 17120

(717) 772-1983

District Office

1410A West Street Rd.
Warminster, PA 18974

(215) 323-6997