This week, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) reintroduced Tyler's Law, legislation aimed at preventing fentanyl overdoses in the United States. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to complete a study on how frequently hospitals test for fentanyl in patients experiencing an overdose and to use the results of the study to issue guidance to hospitals on implementing fentany... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) provided the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress: "After four years of the Biden administration failing to address record inflation, soaring energy costs, and an influx of illicit drugs and illegal immigrants over our southern border, it was refreshing to hear President Trump speak about the actions he has alrea... Read More »
Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act - led by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL2) - to help farmers more easily incorporate technology into their operations. Latta and Kelly introduced the legislation on February 26, 2025. The lawmakers also previously introduced the bill in the 118th Congress, ... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL2) reintroduced the Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act, which will help farmers across America more easily incorporate technology into their operations. Latta and Kelly previously introduced the bill in the 118th Congress, where it passed the U.S. House by a vote of 409-11 on April 26, 2023. "Farmers in Ohio's Fi... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) released the following statement after being named by Roll Call as one of only 13 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives who voted on all 516 roll call votes in 2024 and one of only 18 Members to vote on all 719 roll call votes in 2023: "I believe it is my duty as the Representative for Ohio's Fifth Congressional District to do everything I can to show up... Read More »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved, through a bipartisan vote of 312 to 108, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, legislation led by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA9). The bill would make the temporary class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances (FRS) permanent. In 2023 alone, more than 107,000 peo... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (MI-09) penned an op-ed in the Washington Examiner making the case for the U.S. House to pass H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, to give law enforcement the tools to fight against lethal fentanyl-related substances which have claimed countless lives. Read an excerpt of th... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL2) introduced the Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act to safeguard Americans' communications networks from foreign adversary-controlled technology, including routers, modems, or devices that contain both. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) have intro... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) joined fellow Ohioans and Americans at the 2025 March for Life, held in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall. Latta this week also reintroduced two pro-life focused bills to protect moms, babies, and the unborn, and the U.S. House advanced a bill cosponsored by Latta, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. "I'm a firm believer that all life is preci... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5), Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy, released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed executive orders to help unleash American energy: "We need a return to U.S. energy dominance, and the executive orders signed by President Trump to unleash American energy are a great start. By expanding production of U.S. e... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) released the following statement following the Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which was signed into law to prevent app store availability or web hosting services in the U.S. for TikTok unless the app divests from Chinese Communist Party-controlled parent company ByteDance: “When craf... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) was selected to lead Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Energy for the 119th Congress by Energy and Commerce Chairman-Elect, Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY). “Next year, the Energy and Commerce Committee will lead the way in delivering tangible solutions to our nation’s most pressing issues, which includes restoring U.S. energy dominance to strengthen our na... Read More »
Today, the co-chairs of the Congressional Autonomous Vehicle Caucus, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI06), released the following statement on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) proposed rule to create AV STEP, or The ADS-equipped Vehicle Safety, Transparency, and Evaluation Program, which would establish a voluntary review and reporting... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) announced his nominations of students from Ohio's Fifth Congressional District for consideration to be accepted into the United States Air Force, Merchant Marine, Military, and Naval Academies in the Class of 2029. "I'm proud to announce today that I am nominating 20 students who reside in Ohio's Fifth District to attend one of our prestigious U.S. Military Ser... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes funds for 'Rip and Replace' which will remove communist Chinese communications equipment from U.S. infrastructure: "I was pleased to support this year's NDAA which will increase pay for our brave troops, strengthen our mi... Read More »
