Today, during the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s joint hearing between the Energy and Power and Environment and the Economy Subcommittees, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) questioned U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy regarding the unnecessary and detrimental regulations imposed by the EPA on businesses and their impacts on Americans across the… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today voted in support of S.J.Res.22, providing for congressional disapproval of the “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The WOTUS rule, which was finalized in June 2015, significantly expands the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today reintroduced the Protecting Our Great Lakes Act, legislation to help mitigate harmful algal blooms by prohibiting the discharge of dredged material into the waters of the Great Lakes.
“The Protecting Our Great Lakes Act is one step we can take to mitigate harmful algal blooms in our Great Lakes,” said Latta. “The lakes’ health is vital… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 212, the Drinking Water Protection Act, sponsored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH). The bipartisan legislation would help protect drinking water from harmful cyanotoxins, which caused a water emergency in Northwest Ohio last August.
“I am proud to have sponsored the Drinking Water Protection – the House’s bipartisan legislative… Read more »
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today passed H.R. 212, the Drinking Water Protection Act, sponsored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH). The legislation now awaits a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives.
“Today, the Energy and Commerce Committee took an important step to protecting our public health and safety by advancing the Drinking Water Protection Act,” said Latta. “My… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), Vice Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee, along with Ranking Member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA), today reintroduced the Wi-Fi Innovation Act,… Read more »
The Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a full committee markup of H.R. 212, the Drinking Water Protection Act, sponsored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH). The markup, which will be held Thursday, February 12, at 10 a.m., can be watched online.
Latta introduced the Drinking Water Protection Act to help protect drinking water from harmful cyanotoxins, which caused a water… Read more »
The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing to review H.R. 212, the Drinking Water Protection Act. Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) introduced the bipartisan legislation following last summer’s water emergency in Toledo, Ohio caused by the increased presence of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie.… Read more »
The Energy and Commerce Committee’s Environment and the Economy Subcommittee has scheduled a legislative hearing on H.R. 212, the Drinking Water Protection Act, sponsored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH). The hearing, which will be held Thursday, February 5, at 10 a.m., can be watched online and will feature testimony on the bill from relevant stakeholders.
Latta introduced the… Read more »
Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) today introduced legislation to help protect drinking water from harmful algae blooms known as cyanotoxins. Latta authored the legislation in response to Toledo, Ohio’s August water emergency caused by the increased presence of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. H.R. 5753, the Drinking Water Protection Act, requires the Environmental Protection Agency to… Read more »
