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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) provided the following statement after Facebook’s Oversight Board announced President Trump’s account ban will continue until a further decision is made: “Today’s decision highlights how Facebook makes decisions: through a private court, behind closed doors. The consequences for free speech and public discourse deserve more than a vague decision made by… Read more »

Congressmen Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Jerry McNerney (D-CA9) recently introduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation to improve our nation’s grid security and resiliency. The Cyber Sense Act and the Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act will both work to bolster the United States’ electric infrastructure by encouraging coordination between the Department of Energy… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) provided the following statement in response to President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress this evening:  “As we take a moment to reflect on the past 100 days, it is abundantly clear President Biden and Vice President Harris’ calls for bipartisan collaboration to tackle our greatest challenges were only talking points. President Biden’s speech… Read more »

The Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL) ranked Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) among the most effective U.S. Representatives in comparison to his Congressional colleagues. According to CEL methodology, the scores are based on a combination of requirements involving bills sponsored by members, how far those bills move through the lawmaking process, and how substantial the policies are when… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), with 114 colleagues from the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, today sent the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a letter recommending against further weakening of the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for mifepristone, a chemical abortion drug. The signed bicameral letter… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) introduced the Withstanding Attempts to Encroach on our Resources (WATER) Act. The legislation would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and define the term Waters of the United States (WOTUS). “In 2015, the Obama Administration’s Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency revised regulations defining the scope of waters… Read more »

Last night, the Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants (DEBAR) Act, legislation authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5), overwhelmingly passed the United States House of Representatives with a vote of 411-5. Congressman Latta addressed the House in support of the DEBAR Act. “The opioid epidemic continues to drastically impact millions of Americans every year,” said… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) signed onto a discharge petition that would force a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H.R. 619, if it reaches the required 218 signatures. House Republicans have attempted to bring the legislation to the House floor for a vote over seventy-five times, but the bill has been blocked by Democratic leadership each time. In both the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) led a bipartisan group of Representatives to send the National Institute on Drug Abuse a letter concerning the rise of methamphetamine-related use and overdose deaths during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The letter was signed by Representatives Latta, Peter Welch (D-VT), David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV1), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH16), Tim… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) returned from a congressional delegation trip to the southern border led by House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA1) on Friday evening. The trip included nine other House members who were able to see firsthand the ongoing issues the nation is facing on its border. There were over 172,000 migrants apprehended at the US-Mexico border in March – a 71%… Read more »