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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in voting to pass S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, to provide greater regulatory relief for community banks, protect consumers, and increase access to capital for small businesses this afternoon. The bipartisan legislation, which passed the Senate in March, will now head to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The bill provides needed relief from the most burdensome aspects of the Do... Read more

Over the past two weeks, the Energy and Commerce Committee has passed nearly sixty bills to combat the opioid crisis including legislation authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), the INFO Act. That legislation was passed by the committee last week and would improve the availability of information on the epidemic for state and local governments, health care providers, law enforcement, and advocates. In addition, Latta supported all of the other pieces of legislation passed by the com... Read more

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) is recognizing the service and sacrifice of our country’s law enforcement officers during National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution in 1962, National Police Week includes ceremonies in Washington D.C. to honor and remember fallen police officers. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Latta helped pass five pieces of legislation to support law enforcement officers. Those bills were: H.R. 4854 – Justice Served Act – Provides funding... Read more

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in passing legislation to improve access to health care for veterans and reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care infrastructure. The VA MISSION Act also includes provisions to consolidate community care programs into a single, streamlined service. The legislation passed with bipartisan support and is supported by all major veterans service organizations including the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Wounde... Read more

Today, legislation authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) to combat the opioid crisis, H.R. 4284, the Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act, was approved by the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee. The INFO Act helps state and local governments, advocates, health care providers, and law enforcement by collecting and aggregating data and information relating to the crisis and making it available in one location. As a member of the E&C Committee, Congressman Latta has b... Read more

The Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee has approved a pair of bills introduced by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) and Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-CA) to protect the nation’s electric grid from cyber attack. Latta authored H.R. 5239, the Cyber Sense Act, which would create a voluntary Department of Energy ‘Cyber Sense’ program that would test cyber-secure products and technologies for use in the bulk-power system. This would aid electric utilities that are evaluating products and the potential of... Read more

Bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) to reform the outdated over-the-counter (OTC) monograph system was approved by the Energy and Commerce Committee this morning. The bill, H.R. 5333, the Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act, modernizes the monograph framework and allows new, safe products to come to market more quickly while addressing safety issues and expanding consumer choice. This would allow the Food and Drug Administration ... Read more

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has released the following statement after President Trump announced that the United States will leave the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and reinstate sanctions on Iran. “President Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal was flawed from the very start. Without getting much of anything in return, Iran was given access to billions of dollars, sanctions relief, and the ability to kickstart their nuclear program after only ten years. Their behavior has not impr... Read more

After the release of April’s job numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the lowest unemployment rate in 18 years, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) is highlighting the effect that pro-growth policies are having for American families. The unemployment rate has now reached 3.9%, a number not seen since the year 2000. Unemployment claims are also the lowest they’ve been since 1973. In addition, a survey released by the human resources firm Paychex shows that wage growth among small b... Read more

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has introduced pro-life legislation, the Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act, which would prohibit the disposal of fetal remains in a landfill or navigable waters and impose strict penalties on violators. Under this bill, remains that were disposed of in these areas would be subjected up to three years in prison, a fine, or both. “It is truly horrific that some abortion providers dispose of baby body parts by dumping them in landfills,” said Cong... Read more