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Latta Introduces Legislation to Modernize Electronic Device Approval

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), Vice Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee, along with Congressman Peter Welch (D-VA), Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA) today released H.R. 5161, the E-LABEL Act. This legislation would allow electronics manufacturers to display the required Federal Communications…

In Case You Missed It: New Veterans Administration Coverup is of Chapel Religious Symbols

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Earlier this year, Veterans Administration hospitals were accused of covering up how long their patients wait for care by keeping a secret waiting list designed to hide problems. Now Veterans Administration hospitals are being accused of a cover up that's less potentially lethal: hiding religious symbols, like crucifixes, in their chapels as a way to achieve religious…

House Passes America Gives More Act

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today joined his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in passing legislation to increase charitable giving for the benefit of individuals in need across the country. The bipartisan proposals included in H.R. 4719, the America Gives More Act, would make permanent and improve a variety of tax rules governing charitable donations and charitable…

FRIDAY: Congressman Latta to Host One-On-One Meetings in Bowling Green

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) will be available for one-on-one meetings with constituents at the Wood County Courthouse Atrium, located at One Courthouse Square in Bowling Green, on Friday. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., residents can meet individually with Congressman Latta and discuss the issues that are most important to them and their families. Staff will also be available to assist with…

Latta Leads Letter to Safeguard Religious Freedom in VA Chapels

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) recently led a letter, which included 22 of his U.S House of Representatives colleagues, to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Acting Secretary Sloan Gibson following reports that permanent religious symbols were covered in VA medical center chapels when they were not in use. “Many individuals use our VA chapels for meditation and worship and as a…

House Passes Legislation to Limit IRS Overreach and Abuse

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today joined his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in passing legislation to limit the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) overreach and abuse. H.R. 5016, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, also addresses the agency’s prior misconduct, including the improper targeting of conservative groups. “The IRS has demonstrated…

Latta, Issa, Eshoo, Matsui Introduce Bipartisan Wi-Fi Innovation Act

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House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Vice Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH), House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) today introduced the Wi-Fi Innovation Act, legislation that addresses growing spectrum demand…

Broken Senate Yet Again Refuses to Take Up SHARE Act

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate’s inaction on S. 2363, companion legislation to H.R. 3590, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, sponsored by Latta. The bipartisan legislation includes various pro-sportsmen and sportswomen’s provisions to help…

Walden, Latta Dismayed by Dysfunctional FCC Process

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House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Vice Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) expressed dismay with the latest evidence of opaque decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, including reports that final items were not distributed to FCC Commissioners for today’s open meeting until just before the vote. “The chairman did not need to do it…

Latta Announces 2014 Mid-Year Report Highlighting Energy and Commerce Committee Accomplishments

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced the release of a report highlighting the accomplishments of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the first six months of 2014. Latta is Vice-Chairman of the Committee’s Technology and Communications Subcommittee and a member of the Energy and Power and the Environment and the Economy Subcommittees. “Over the past six months, the Energy…