Brian Rasel

Seat	House District 56
Party	Republican
Capitol office	Room 147B · East Wing
Mailing address	Room 147B, East Wing P.O. Box 202056, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Capitol phone	717-260-6132
Write to	brasel@pahousegop.com (official address)
Tenure	Serving since December 1, 2024
Term limited	No term limits

Committees 5

House Education Committee Republican secretary standing
House Intergovernmental Affairs and Operations Committee Republican secretary standing
House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee standing
House Housing and Community Development Committee standing
House Labor and Industry Committee standing

Bills, 2025–2026 session 5 as principal author · 36 as coauthor

MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
HB 2783An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 48271, on that portion carrying Pennsylvania Route 130 over…In committee43
HB 2382An Act providing for temporary budget authority in the absence of an enacted general appropriation act.In committee23
HB 2489An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax…In committee13
HB 2209An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in miscellaneous…In committee13
HB 1661An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, in licensing of…In committee13

All 5 bills as principal author ›

Coauthor of HR 45, HB 2190, HR 422, HR 636, HB 158, HB 1849, HB 1152, HB 1394, HB 1414, HB 1444, HB 1499, HB 1786 and 24 more.

Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score

Vote record, 2025–2026 Regular Session 1,109 roll calls

856 Yes253 No0 Absent / excused0 Other / not voting

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Roll calls: Open States (public data). Official record: palegis.us.

Effectiveness 2025–26 session

0.00167th of 203 in the House
18th percentile

Bills & joint resolutions authored	5
… passed committee / chamber / both	0 / 0 / 0
… became law	0
Carried in the other chamber (became law)	0 (0)
Points vs. House minority average	0 ÷ 2.56 = 0.00
Most-authored topics	Budget & taxes (2), Health & mental health (1), Cities, towns & counties (1)

House rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.

Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26

Most bills written together

Joe Hamm RHouse 84 22
Dave Zimmerman RHouse 99 20
Rob Kauffman RHouse 89 20
David Rowe RHouse 85 17
Brian Smith RHouse 66 15
Milou Mackenzie RHouse 131 14
Andrew Kuzma RHouse 39 13
Charity Krupa RHouse 51 13
Lee James RHouse 64 13
Jamie Walsh RHouse 117 12

“Written together” = 2025–2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.

District 56

Counties: Westmoreland
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Senate members sharing a county: Kim Ward (39), Joe Pittman (41)

District 56 outlined; neighbours link to their members. Full map › · Census 2024 boundaries, simplified.

Official district map: see the official House page.

Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026

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Source

Copied from https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/2025/rep-rasel on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.