Press Releases
Washington, DC — Today, the House of Representatives passed the 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act as part of a package of six appropriations bills which will fund government operations through September 30th 2024.This legislation will now go on to the United States Senate for passage, before going to President Biden to be signed into law.
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), announced she will host Sue Daugherty, Founding Executive Director of Serving Our Seniors as her guest for the Presidential State of the Union address on Thursday, March 7th, 2024.
Toledo, OH — February 26th, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) in a letter with other Members of Congress calling on the US Department of Treasury to issue rules for new solar energy tax credits that will support American manufacturing jobs and reduce America’s dependence on the People’s Republic of China for solar components.
Toledo, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) has announced her 2024 nominees from Ohio's 9th Congressional District to the United States Service Academies: the US Military Academy in West Point, NY, the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, and the US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY. Photos of Congresswoman Kaptur with the nominees, and their families can be found by clicking here.
Washington, DC – To mark two years since the start of Russia’s unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine the bipartisan Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) have introduced H.Res. 1014, a resolution commemorating the heroic sacrifices of the Ukrainian people since February 24, 2022, recognizing the terrible cost of Russia’s war of aggression.
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that Sierra Lobo Inc. of Fremont, Ohio will receive a major award, worth as much as $282.1 Million, from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Sierra Lobo Inc. is headquartered in Fremont, Ohio in Sandusky County, and their research facility is in Milan, Ohio in Erie County. NASA has selected Sierra Lobo Inc. to support spaceflight hardware design, development, testing, and operations at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $210 Million for Ohio drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the more than $50 Billion investment in water infrastructure upgrades from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – the largest such investment in American history.
Toledo, OH – Today, Democratic Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and of the Ukraine Caucus Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following joint statement calling on US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of Louisiana to bring members of Congress back to Washington to vote on supplemental aid for Ukraine, and our allies around the globe.
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released the following statement regarding the transfer of the former FirstEnergy/
Toledo, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressional Advocate for Alexei Navalny's wrongful detention case under the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission’s Defending Freedoms Project, released the following statement following Alexei Navalny’s reported death at the hands of Vladimir Putin's Russian state: