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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 »

Representatives Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA1), both members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent Facebook a letter yesterday concerning recent reports that smugglers are working to bring illegal immigrants into the United States by advertising their services and spreading disinformation on Facebook. The complete text of the letter is below: There… Read more »

This week, Representatives Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Kathleen M. Rice (D-NY4) introduced bipartisan legislation that helps the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) actively recruit and hire separating Department of Defense medical department personnel to help fill its more than 45,000 open positions. The Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021 directs the VA to create a… Read more »

This week, Ohio Congressmen Steve Chabot (R-OH1) and Bob Latta (R-OH5) introduced legislation to provide the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) the ability to criminalize the manufacturing, distribution or possession of fentanyl-like drugs. Specifically, H.R. 1910, the Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting (FIGHT) Fentanyl Act will permanently list all… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) provided the following statement after voting against two pieces of legislation, H.R.8 and H.R.1446, seeking to punish law-abiding Americans by restricting their constitutional rights: “We must do everything we can in Congress to ensure Americans have a safe community to call home. And that means pursuing real solutions that will give law enforcement and… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) provided the following statement after being awarded the National Health Leadership Award by American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA): “The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our essential workers in ways that were not previously imaginable. I am proud of work accomplished to improve access to health care for all Americans, especially those in rural… Read more »