UPCOMING ADVOCACY EVENTS

PACB State Advocacy Day 

Our most recent Advocacy Day was held at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg from March 24-25.

This event provides a great opportunity to meet with legislative leaders and stakeholders to discuss a variety of issues affecting community bankers. 
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Stay tuned for updates for 2026's Advocacy Day!

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​Our primary national advocacy event for PACB members is the annual ICBA Capital Summit, which will be held May 12-15 in Washington, D.C.
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This event is packed with informative sessions presented by the ICBA team, as well as visits with congressional members on Capitol Hill. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to amplify the voice of community banking! 

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PAST ADVOCACY EVENTS

2025 Agriculture Roundtable
PACB was part of a busy and productive agriculture roundtable on April 14 in Lancaster County with several community bank representatives and PA congressional members at the Bank of Bird-in-Hand. 

Participants included PA U.S. Senator David McCormick, PA U.S. Representatives Dan Meuser and Lloyd Smucker, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, PACB President and CEO Kevin Shivers, the Pennsylvania Bankers Association, and representatives from several community banks in the region.

Among the items discussed included two measures pending action in Washington, D.C. – the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy (ACRE) Act, which would extend low cost credit to rural communities, and the Farm Bill, which would provide sufficient funding for upgraded technology, maintain a strong crop insurance program, ensure community bank access to all credit programs, and require federal agencies to implement regulations fairly while also reducing regulatory burdens on agribusinesses.

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2025 PACB Advocacy Day
Several community bank representatives joined PACB staff at the state Capitol in Harrisburg on March 24 and 25 to meet directly with state policymakers and stakeholders in Harrisburg to share the community banking story, advocate for policies which benefit the industry, and educate lawmakers on potentially harmful proposals. 

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Roundtable with PA Sen. Pat Toomey
PACB was an integral part of the June 28, 2021 joint event with the PBA for a roundtable with PA Sen. Pat Toomey, in Hershey, PA.
Discussions centered on ILC's, the Durbin Amendment for credit cards, and the proposed bank account reporting from the Biden administration, along with the current economic condition of the Commonwealth and the nation. #PACB

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Legislative Reception, Thursday June  24, 2021
PACB's Board of Directors, staff and other invited guests had the opportunity to mix-and-mingle with several state legislators at an event hosted recently by PACB at the King Mansion, on Front Street in Harrisburg. In addition to those pictured, also in attendance were Senator Scott Hutchinson and Judge Drew Compton of the Commonwealth Court.

From left: PACB President & CEO Kevin Shivers; Incoming Board President Roger Zacharia of Ambler Savings Bank; State Rep. Brad Roae, Chairman of House Commerce; PACB Board Chairperson Lori Cestra, with ​PA Treasurer Stacy Garrity.

PACB President & CEO Kevin Shivers with PA Treasurer ​Stacy Garrity.

From left: PACB President & CEO Kevin Shivers; Incoming Board President Roger Zacharia
​of Ambler Savings Bank; Senator John Disanto (Chairman of Senate Banking and Insurance); PACB Board Chairperson Lori Cestra, with PA Treasurer Stacy Garrity.

​State Rep. Frank Ryan (center), meets with PACB board members Kelly Montefiore (left)
​and Tom Bailey (right) during the June 24 reception at King Mansion.

PACB President & CEO Kevin Shivers with Sen. ​Kristin Philips-Hill ​at the June
​24 reception.

PA Treasurer Stacy Garrity speaks to attendees, with a plea for them to help assist owners find items currently held in the state bank's vault of unclaimed property.