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Chrissy Houlahan

DemocratPennsylvaniaCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025 Source ↗

What they said 10

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (10)In office (10)

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established

Transportation & infrastructure

Seek funding to extend water service to unserved properties

AI-assisted summary

Houlahan is seeking $1 million for West Fallowfield Township to extend a water main and related infrastructure, supplying potable water through the Chester Water Authority system to about 150 properties without service. The project would address the township's stated lack of another effective way to provide water service.

Context: This is a funding request, not an enacted award.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established

Support research to guide affordable-housing planning

AI-assisted summary

Houlahan is seeking $438,954 for West Chester University to develop location-based models of commuting, zoning effects and possible solutions, along with a shared information platform. The project would let officials and other stakeholders test zoning and development scenarios, including their effects on housing, traffic, stormwater and local services, to help inform affordable-housing policies.

Context: The funding request is for research and planning tools, not direct construction of affordable housing.

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Public safety & firearms Transportation & infrastructure

Seek funding for traffic signals and police license-plate readers

AI-assisted summary

Houlahan is seeking $71,328 for Valley Township to replace equipment that lets emergency vehicles trigger traffic signals, buy seven emitters for police cars, and pay for an initial five-year license-plate-reader subscription. The project is intended to help emergency responders cross an intersection safely and reduce response times; the readers would help police identify unregistered vehicles and search for vehicles connected with Amber Alerts or other searches.

Context: This is a funding request, not an enacted award.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established

Seek funding to expand a rural mental health clinic

AI-assisted summary

Houlahan is seeking $237,000 to build six additional offices at the New London Counseling Center in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. The expansion is intended to make more room for individual, family and group therapy, as well as community education programs.

Context: This is a funding request, not an enacted award.

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Housing Government & elections

Support neighborhood and park improvements

AI-assisted summary

Houlahan is putting forward FY2027 funding requests for local community improvements. The listed projects include preserving and improving deteriorated properties in Reading for community-serving uses, and completing a phase of Ash Park improvements that would add accessible trails and a playground, lighting, landscaping, and stormwater features. The requests are aimed at neighborhood revitalization and public access to recreation.

Context: These are district-specific funding requests; the page does not establish whether they were approved or funded.

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Education Economy, taxes & work

Support local workforce training and job preparation facilities

AI-assisted summary

Houlahan is putting forward FY2027 funding requests for facilities intended to expand workforce training in Reading and the surrounding region. One would renovate a city-owned building for construction pre-apprenticeship, plumbing, and facilities-maintenance training, with a first phase allowing the site to begin operating while further funding is sought. Another would turn a former firehouse at Reading Area Community College into a workforce development and education hub.

Context: The page describes local project requests, not a broader federal workforce policy or approved awards.

While serving · Original date not established

Transportation & infrastructure Energy & environment

Support local infrastructure and transportation projects

AI-assisted summary

Houlahan is putting forward FY2027 funding requests for infrastructure projects in the district. These include rebuilding sections of US 422 and its bridges and interchanges, stabilizing water and sewer mains threatened by erosion near Wagontown Road, and separating Cumru Township’s overloaded sewer system through new pump stations and gravity lines. The sewer project is also intended to prevent overflows into waterways and allow expanded service.

Context: These are project-specific funding requests, not enacted projects or a general position on infrastructure spending.

While serving · Original date not established

Public safety & firearms

Support local emergency-services facilities and equipment

AI-assisted summary

Houlahan is putting forward FY2027 funding requests for local emergency services. The projects include renovating a Union Fire Company training and readiness facility, replacing a Keystone Valley Fire Department engine, and constructing or renovating facilities for Westwood EMS, Exeter Township emergency services, and other local public-safety agencies. The requests aim to support responder readiness and emergency response in the named communities.

Context: The listed projects are specific requests for community funding; the page does not establish that they have been approved.

While serving · Original date not established

Support community health center upgrades

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Houlahan is putting forward FY2027 funding requests to upgrade community health centers in Berks and Chester counties. The projects include facility, dental-equipment, and information-technology improvements at Berks Community Health Center; HVAC, generator, and related infrastructure upgrades at LCH Health and Community Services; and dental equipment at Community Health and Dental Care locations in Barto and Pottstown. The requests are intended to improve care access, safety, and service capacity.

Context: These are project-specific funding requests, not a general healthcare policy commitment or enacted funding.

While serving · Original date not established

Education Economy, taxes & work

Support FY2027 workforce training and technology projects

AI-assisted summary

Chrissy Houlahan is putting forward Community Project Funding requests for workforce and education projects in Berks County and the surrounding region. The requests include expanding Alvernia University’s program connecting students with internships, research, and local employers, and creating instructional labs at Albright University focused on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, simulation, immersive media, and eSports. The Albright project also includes public seminars and summer STEM camps for K–12 students. These are funding requests, not enacted awards.

Context: The page lists requested projects and amounts but does not establish whether Congress approved or funded them.