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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) called on Republicans and Democrats to work together to implement a strong federal data privacy framework at an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce (CPAC) hearing this morning. Latta currently serves as the Republican Leader of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee and chaired the CPAC Subcommittee last… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has cosponsored a resolution, H.Con.Res. 20, the Local Radio Freedom Act, to oppose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge on local broadcast radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act was introduced last week by U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Michael Conaway (R-TX) and has broad bipartisan support with 118… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) is highlighting a draft Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report that shows significant progress made in the last year to narrow the ‘digital divide’ and improve access to high-speed broadband. The draft 2019 Broadband Deployment Report, which was circulated by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai yesterday, shows that the number of… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, highlighted the importance of finding bipartisan consensus on the contentious net neutrality issue at a subcommittee hearing this morning. At the hearing, Latta announced that he had introduced net neutrality legislation that he believes could gain… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has been selected by Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR) to serve on the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Subcommittees on Energy and Consumer Protection and Commerce (CPAC) during the 116th Congress. As previously announced, Latta will also serve as the Republican leader on the Communications and Technology subcommittee. Latta served as the… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has been named Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology (C&T) for the 116th Congress by Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR). Jurisdiction of the subcommittee includes electronic communications, emergency and public safety communications, the Federal Communications Commission, the… Read more »

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 »

The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), H.R. 6032, the State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends (SMART) of IoT Act, by voice vote last evening. The SMART IoT Act would direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the state of the internet-connected device industry. According to one study,… Read more »

Roll Call highlighted the bipartisan work of Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) and California Congressman Jerry McNerney in an article today. Latta and McNerney both serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee and recently launched the bipartisan Wi-Fi Caucus. They also have a long history of working on improving the country’s energy infrastructure. The article is available… Read more »

In an effort to provide a much-needed forum for Members of Congress and staff to learn about Wi-Fi-related issues affecting their constituents, Congressmen Bob Latta (R-OH) and Jerry McNerney (D-CA) announced the launch of the bipartisan Congressional Wi-Fi Caucus to open a dialogue about appropriate policy solutions that can address today’s pressing concerns. Wi-Fi is the primary… Read more »