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May 7, 2026
Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) a senior member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) — chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee’s Task Force on Securing the Homeland Amidst Special Events — introduced the Guard the Skies Act along with Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) and Congressman Eli Crane (AZ-02).

May 6, 2026

Toledo, Ohio — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05) have introduced a bipartisan resolution proclaiming May 8 through May 17, 2026, as “National American Birding Week.” Birding is a pastime that generates billions in economic benefits annually, but migratory bird populations face many threats to their survival.


May 5, 2026

Washington, DC – Today, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement in response to Ukraine’s ceasefire proposal and Russia’s continued strikes that undermine any credible path to peace:


April 28, 2026

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the Congressional Auto Caucus joined Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and 72 of their colleagues in


April 23, 2026

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, joined US Helsinki Commission Chairman Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Helsinki Commission Ranking Member Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), and Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Ukraine Caucus member Congressman Don Bacon (NE--02) in introducing  H.R. 8433 the Countering Russia’s War On Faith Act.


April 21, 2026

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced today that the US Department of Transportation (USDOT), through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has awarded a $536,616 federal award to support critical infrastructure improvements at Defiance Memorial Airport (DFI).


April 13, 2026

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and 13 of their colleagues in a letter demanding Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries work in a bipartisan manner to direct the Ethics Committee to expedite their investigations into alleged misconduct by Members of Congress, with a call for prompt action.


April 10, 2026
Toledo, OH – Today, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Hungarian Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and member of the Congressional Hungarian Caucus Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced H.R. 8219 the bipartisan Barring Leverage and Obstruction that Contributes to Kremlin Profits Undermining Transatlantic Interests and NATO Act or the BLOCK PUTIN Act, which will hold senior Hungarian government officials accountable if they continue to block European assistance to Ukraine or continue to deepen Hungary’s dangerous reliance on Russian energy.

April 8, 2026

Oak Harbor, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) visited the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant to announce a $19.2 Million federal funding investment from the Department of Energy (DOE) for the new Nuclear Reactor Safety Training and Workforce Development program to be administered at the University of Toledo.