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Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI6), both members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, re-introduced the TREAT Act, which would temporarily waive state reciprocity laws to allow mental telehealth services to be provided across state lines during the event of a public health emergency.   Currently, health care… Read more »

Today, two of Congressman Bob Latta’s (R-OH5) bipartisan health-focused bills were approved by the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee after being approved by E&C’s Subcommittee on Health last week. Latta’s Helping Evaluate Appropriate Logistical Infrastructure for National Government (HEALING) Response Act – co-led with Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL2) – was… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Bob Latta’s (R-OH5) legislation, the Helping Evaluate Appropriate Logistical Infrastructure for National Government (HEALING) Response Act, was approved by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. The bill will ensure the United States is prepared to mass produce medical countermeasures, such as medicines and medical supplies, in the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) introduced legislation, the Stop Penalizing Working Seniors Act, to expand access to health savings accounts (HSAs) and fix a technicality prohibiting individuals who are receiving social security benefits from contributing to their HSA accounts. Congresswomen Ashley Hinson (R-IA2) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK5) joined Latta in helping introduce… Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH05) and U.S. Senator Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) led 75 of their colleagues from the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate in calling for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse its illegal actions in promoting mail-order chemical abortion drugs. In the letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D., the lawmakers explain the policy and… Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressmen Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA9) introduced the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act. Currently, fentanyl and fentanyl related substances temporarily fall under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) due to a temporary scheduling order that runs through December 31, 2024. Due to the increase in overdose… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) provided the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. “Today, we celebrate life and all of those who are committed to protecting and defending the most innocent among us – the unborn,” said Latta. “The Supreme Court’s decision overturns the wrongly-decided Roe v. Wade… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), with 124 colleagues from the Senate and House of Representatives, this month demanded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) immediately restore more stringent oversight of chemical abortion bills, including the in-person dispensing requirement the FDA suspended in December. The lawmakers issued a letter… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA9) introduced the Halt Lethal Trafficking (HALT) Fentanyl Act. Currently, fentanyl and fentanyl related substances (FRS) temporarily fall under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) due to a temporary scheduling order that runs through **March 11th, 2022. Due to the increase in overdose deaths related to… Read more »

Today, President Biden signed into law S. 894, the Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021, which was introduced by Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH). Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) introduced companion legislation, H.R. 2151, in the House of Representatives earlier this year on March 23, 2021. The Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act will require the Department of Veterans… Read more »