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Latta’s Bill to Advance Farm Technology & Promote Precision Agriculture Approved by Energy and Commerce Subcommittee

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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…

Latta Statement Supporting House Passage of REIN IN Inflation Act

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Tags: Economy

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…

Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Approves Latta’s Bill to Increase U.S. Refinery Capacity

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Tags: Energy

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…

Latta Leads Bill to Increase U.S. Refinery Capacity

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Tags: Energy

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…

Latta Leads House Effort to Increase U.S. Nuclear Fuel Security

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Tags: Energy

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…

Latta Provides Solutions During Field Hearing at Southern Border Focusing on Deadly Fentanyl Crisis

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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…

Latta Responds to President Biden’s State of the Union Address

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Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) provided the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address: “Tonight, President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union Address to Congress and the American people. Like many, I was open to hearing what the president had to say about the direction of our country and the policies he believes will best serve our…

Latta Helps Lead Effort to Block China from Purchasing and Owning American Farmland

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Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) joined Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA4) in introducing legislation – the Prohibition of Agricultural Land for the People’s Republic of China Act – to prohibit the purchase of public or private agricultural land in the United States by foreign nationals associated with the Government of the People’s Republic of China. “Foreign nationals associated…

Latta Chairs First Communications & Technology Subcommittee Hearing on U.S. Satellite Industry

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Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) chaired the first Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing of the 118th Congress titled “Launching Into the State of the Satellite Marketplace.” The hearing focused on ways to strengthen the U.S. satellite communications marketplace and the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) role in licensing commercial satellite communications…