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 »
As a senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and a member of the Energy Subcommittee, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) recently made an energy-focused visit to Nevada to see American investments in the domestic critical minerals supply chain and hydroelectric power. The trip included visits to Albemarle’s Silver Peak lithium site, Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) joined representatives from Ohio’s energy industry and local economic community to discuss the current challenges Ohioans are facing, including high energy and gas prices, costly and burdensome regulations that delay energy infrastructure projects, inflation and supply chain problems, and American… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) visited a local gas station in Northwest Ohio to highlight the ongoing energy crisis and the impact it is having on consumers. The event, organized by Americans for Prosperity (AFP), included a roll back in the price of gas to $2.38, the price when President Biden took office in January 2021.
“Ohioans are struggling with high prices and deserve… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy Rodgers (R-WA5) led a letter with their House colleagues to President Biden to call for a reversal of his recent tariff exemption for solar panels from certain Southeast Asian countries. The tariff exemptions will increase U.S. dependency on Chinese supply chains and punish domestic… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) authored an op-ed for The Hill where he weighs in on the importance of legislation establishing a national framework for Autonomous Vehicles (AVs). Click here to read the piece in its entirety.
Federal autonomous vehicle framework is needed for the US to be a leader in AV technology
By Rep. Bob Latta
The future is bright for American leadership in… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to call on the Biden Administration to reverse course and unleash North American energy production. The Congressman was speaking on H.R. 7688, legislation authored by House Democrats that they claim addresses high energy prices, but could lead to price setting and energy shortages. The bill passed… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Bob Latta (R-OH05) and Mike Doyle (D-PA-18), along with U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and John Thune (R-SD), have introduced the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022, legislation that would free up new airwaves for wireless broadband use by the public.
Representatives Latta and Doyle are the Ranking Member and Chair, respectively, of the House Energy and Commerce… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) introduced the National Opportunity to Restore Uranium Supply Services In America Act of 2022, otherwise referred to as the NO RUSSIA Act of 2022, which would establish a national strategic uranium reserve and a program to ensure the availability of domestic uranium by increasing domestic uranium production, conversion, and enrichment.
“The United… Read more »
Today, the White House announced President Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the United States’ Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for six months, which is the largest release from the SPR in history. This will result in a total of 180 million additional barrels on the market.
“President Biden’s decision to tap into the U.S. Strategic Petroleum… Read more »
