118th Congress
Washington, DC — On Thursday, April 11th Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) hosted Rossford City Councilwoman Rachel Morimoto-Tinney as her guest for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Joint Address to Congress. Congresswoman Kaptur was able to hear her family’s story, like that of many Japanese-Americans who survived unjust interment during World War II.
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced the introduction of their legislation, the Care for Military Kids Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to ensure servicemembers can maintain critical healthcare coverage and medical services for their children no matter where their service takes them.
Washington, DC – Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) – Ranking Member of the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, and Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Jenniffer González-Colón (PR), Elissa Slotkin (MI-07), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Grace Napolitano (CA-31), André Carson (IN-07), and Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) introduced the bipartisan Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act to create a new Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy (OMII) overseen by a Chief Manufacturing Officer in the E
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation introduced the bipartisan Gold Star Spouse Healthcare Enhancement Act. Currently, surviving spouses retain healthcare coverage through TRICARE in the “active-duty family member” category for just three years after their servicemember passes away.
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement announcing her invitation of Dr.
Toledo, Ohio – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), joined Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, in leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers in writing to the Postal Board of Governors to bring to their attention severe deficiencies in United States Postal Service (USPS) operations that risk the security of the mail and mail facilities and threaten the safety of postal employees and members of the public.
Toledo, Ohio – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined the Northwest Ohio Area Office on Aging to celebrate 89 years of Social Security and to voice opposition to efforts to cut benefits and raise the retirement age in exchange for tax breaks for the wealthy. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 89 years ago today, on August 14, 1935.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined Representatives Mike Kelly (PA-16), and Brian Higgins (NY-26), and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Mike Crapo (R-ID), to introduce legislation in the House and Senate designating U.S. Route 20 between Newport, Oregon and Boston, Massachusetts as the “National Medal of Honor Highway.” This stretch of U.S. Route 20 passes through Northern Ohio and towns and cities in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District including Pioneer, Fayette, Toledo, Maumee, Perrysburg, Woodville, Fremont, and Clyde. In all, U.S.
Ney, Ohio – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined Fire Chief Justin Sheets and the Ney-Washington Fire Department (NWFD) to celebrate the grand opening of their new state-of-the-art firehouse facility.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus led a dozen colleagues in a letter to President Biden requesting that the Department of Energy (DOE) prioritize and expedite review of projects that will supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Ukrainian and Eastern European allies as it recommences the processing of applications for authorization to export LNG to countries where the US does not have existing free trade agreements (non-FTA nations).