Today, through a bipartisan vote, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the HALT Fentanyl Act – legislation led by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA9) – to address the permanent scheduling of fentanyl analogues. It will now head to the House floor for a vote.
“In just one year, lethal fentanyl poisonings claimed the lives of over 5,000 Ohioans… Read more »
This week, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) was ranked among the most effective lawmakers in Congress according to the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL).
CEL uses fifteen different indicators to form a Legislative Effectiveness Score (LES) that ranks Members of Congress. According to CEL, Latta ranked in the top 15% of effective House Republicans in the 117th Congress… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta’s (R-OH5) legislation, the Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act, was approved through a bipartisan vote by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The bill now awaits consideration by the full U.S. House of Representatives.
“Due to the Biden… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s (D-IL2) legislation, the Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act, was unanimously approved by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Latta's bill would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review its current satellite rules to determine if… Read more »
Today, U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH5), John Joyce (R-PA13), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL12), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA23) introduced legislation – the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act – to protect Americans’ freedom of choice when purchasing vehicles.
On August 25, 2022, the California Air Resources Board… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation (REIN IN) Inflation Act, which would require the Biden Administration to publish the inflationary impact of executive orders before enacting them:
“Due to skyrocketing inflation, families, farmers, and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta’s (R-OH5) legislation, the Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act, was approved through a bipartisan vote by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security. Latta’s bill will help increase energy refining capacity in the United States. The bill now awaits approval… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) last week introduced the Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act to help increase energy refining capacity in the United States. Reps. Troy Balderson (R-OH12), Greg Pence (R-IN6), and Randy Weber (R-TX29) joined Latta in introducing the legislation.
Over the last several years, North… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) introduced the bicameral Nuclear Fuel Security Act to establish and expand critical U.S. nuclear fuel programs to boost domestic uranium mining, production, enrichment, and conversion capacity.
Latta’s bill is the House companion to legislation introduced in the Senate earlier this week by Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), John Barrasso… Read more »
This week, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) joined the Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittees on Health and Oversight and Investigations to conduct the first field hearing of the 118th Congress at the southern border in McAllen, Texas, to discuss the ongoing border crisis, including Latta’s legislation – the HALT Fentanyl Act – which… Read more »
