To combat the increasing threat of cyberattacks and strengthen critical national infrastructure, Congressmen Bob Latta (R-OH) and Jerry McNerney (D-CA) introduced two bipartisan pieces of legislation to improve our nation’s grid security and resilience. H.R. 359, the Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act, and H.R. 360, the Cyber Sense Act, aim to… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has announced his nominations from Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District for consideration for acceptance into the United States Air Force, Merchant Marine, Military, and Naval Academies as part of the Class of 2023:
“I am honored to nominate the following students from Northwest and West Central Ohio for acceptance to our nation’s military service… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) presented Sylvania’s Karen Pan with a Congressional Award Silver Medal today during an event at the Sylvania City Council Chamber. The Congressional Award was established by Congress in 1979 to recognize initiative, service, and achievement in young people. To earn the award, recipients must be between the ages of 13 ½ and 24, set goals in four… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement on the December jobs report which showed the creation of 312,000 jobs and wages growing 3.2% since last year – the highest wage growth since 2009.
“December’s job reports doesn’t show any signs of an economy slowing down. Americans are receiving higher wages, 312,000 new jobs were created, and the labor… Read more »
The Washington office of Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will now feature military logos created by students at Four County Career Center. Emblems representing five military branches, the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy are now on display. Latta recently toured career centers throughout the district, including Four County. While there, he toured the robotics lab… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement after he voted against spending legislation that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this evening.
“While we all want an end to this partial government shutdown, the funding bills put on the floor by House Democrats don’t include the resources we need to secure our southern border. In addition,… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement after legislation he authored, H.R. 4227, the Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act, was signed into law.
“The Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act will boost efforts to prevent terror attacks on American soil. We’ve seen a spike in the number of attacks using vehicles in Europe and around the world, and it shouldn’t… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have approved legislation, H.R. 7279, the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act, that includes a number of provisions authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) earlier this Congress. Latta has worked for years on that legislation which provides communities more flexibility to comply with costly regulations on the… Read more »
Legislation authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) to combat terrorism, H.R. 4227, the Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act, was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and now heads to the President’s desk. The bill passed the House earlier this year, but needed to be passed again after small changes were made to the bill in the Senate.
“Attacks on innocent people using… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in passing the Agriculture Improvement Act Conference Report, bipartisan legislation to support United States farmers. After passing the Senate yesterday, the legislation now heads to the President’s desk. The Agriculture Improvement Act, also known as the Farm Bill, will keep in place important crop insurance… Read more »
