118th Congress

Washington, DC – Earlier this year, on April 26, 2024 Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Vice Chair of the Congressional Labor Caucus introduced The Balancing Incentives Act (BIA), and co-led the Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act (RALIA). These two landmark pieces of legislation address critical issues within the patent system to ensure a fair and supportive environment for innovation to thrive; revitalizing American innovation and safeguarding the rights of inventors and small businesses.

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s announcement of several actions intended to strengthen domestic solar manufacturing and protect manufacturers and workers from China’s unfair trade practices.

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) cosponsored a bill to protect our democracy, defend it against continued and relentless attacks, and ensure that the voices and votes of regular Americans are heard in our elections.

Washington, DC  – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), announced that the The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC) has been selected by the US Department of Energy to receive a $3 Million award to fund research of advanced electric melting in glass manufacturing. The research is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help move the nation toward a net-zero economy. The GMIC project was one of 49 selected, totaling $171 Million in federal funding. 

Toledo, OH  – Tuesday, January 23, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz hosted a press conference and groundbreaking with local and regional leaders from the Toledo-Lucas Port Authority, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program Office, and the city of Toledo to break ground on construction to help restore and protect the Clark Island and Delaware/Horseshoe Islands, which are City of Toledo-owned islands in the Maumee River.

Washington, DC – Yesterday, Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) delivered a floor speech highlighting her support and the importance of the agreement to send Abrams tanks as part of military aid to Ukraine and other European allies. Below is a full copy of her remarks as delivered, and a full video of her remarks can be found by clicking here.

Toledo, Ohio – Today, the Lucas County Board of Commissioners voted to enter into an agreement to move forward with a project that will provide a reliable sanitary sewer system in the unsewered areas of Curtice-Williston. Kaptur’s effort will lower ratepayers’ contribution to the project and reduce sewage discharge into the community and Lake Erie.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) delivered a heartfelt tribute on the floor of the US House of Representatives in recognition of Jim Leyland's recent induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Leyland, a native of Perrysburg, Ohio, joins the ranks of the greatest in Major League Baseball history with his enshrinement in Cooperstown, New York.