WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Beatty's Bill to Boost Small Financial Institutions Nationwide Passes Unanimously * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Beatty's bill, H.R. 3709 the 'Advancing the Mentor Protege Program for Small Financial Institutions' Act unanimously passed the House of Representatives and now awaits Senate passage. This legislation was included in the House-passed bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act, which aims to increase housing supply, prioritize af more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown, Morelle, and Ohio Democrats Demand Answers from Ohio Secretary of State on Voter File Handover to Trump Administration * Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25), Ranking Member on the Committee on House Administration have led a letter signed by all Democratic Members of the Ohio House Delegation demanding answers regarding Secretary of State Frank LaRose's decision to turn over sensitive voter information to the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Comer Taps Rep. Gill to Lead New Task Force on Exposing Institutions Seeking to Undermine American Government & Society Kick off Task Force with letter investigating fraud in Ohio's Medicaid program * House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced Representative Brandon Gill (R-Texas) will chair the newly create more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following opening statement on May 13, 2026, at a hearing to discuss electricity transmission and delivering reliable and affordable power: * * * "Welcome to today's hearing and we thank the witnesses for appearing before us to examine the transmission development landscape. "Today's discussion will be an important opportunity for our subcommittee's continued work to modernize the power sector and chart a path towards en more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Energy Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Electricity Transmission for Reliable and Affordable Power Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, led a hearing titled Wires, Rates, And States: Permitting Transmission for Reliable and Affordable Power. "To protect ratepayers, states, utilities, and grid operators alike must employ methodical planni more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rulli Bill Will Keep Natural Thyroid on Shelves Ahead of August Deadline * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Last Friday, Congressman Michael Rulli (OH-06) introduced the Protecting Equal Access to Thyroid (PEAT) Act of 2026, legislation to protect patient access to desiccated thyroid extract (DTE), a treatment Americans have safely relied on since the late 1800s. Nearly 2 million Americans living with hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's disease, and related conditions d more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted joins bill to advance AI for Americans Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) Creating Resources for Every American to Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act. This bipartisan bill would establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR). The NAIRR is a shared national research infrastructure to connect American rese more PR