118th Congress
Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), along with Congresswoman Mary Peltola (AK-AL), Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), and Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), wrote to President Biden to recommend that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) undertake additional analysis to ensure that the final Section 111 rule regulating power plant emissions does not jeopardize access to affordable and reliable electricity for our nation’s most vulnerable communities.
Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation which would designate United States Route 20 in the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts as the "National Medal of Honor Highway.” The legislation was led by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-16) in the House and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Mike Crapo (R-ID) in the Senate.
An Announcement Reception will be held this Friday, January 13th, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.. We will join together in the lobby of the Port Authority Building at 1 Maritime Plaza, Toledo, Ohio 43604. Light refreshments will follow.
Toledo, OH – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the House Great Lakes Task Force announced two awards totaling $239,262 to Put-In-Bay Township Port Authority to enhance the ground circumstances at the Put-In-Bay Airport. This funding, part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Airport Improvement Grant (AIG), was awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement reaffirming her support for a Two-State Solution for the Israeli and Palestinian people, and applauding President Biden’s Proposal for a negotiated truce and three-phase ceasefire plan as laid out at the White House on Friday, May 31st.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released the following statement following a decision by the Biden Administration and Treasury Department to allow Chinese made solar subcomponents to be used in solar technology billed as American made.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, is honored to receive Growth Energy’s “2024 Biofuels Champion — Fueling Growth Award” for her steadfast leadership in advancing biofuels policies that benefit farmers, producers, and consumers in Northwest Ohio and across the nation.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after she reintroduced the Return to Prudent Banking Act. The Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2023 would re-instate essential provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act, or the Banking Act of 1933, which had provided an unprecedented half-century of economic stability. In 1999, Congress repealed the Glass-Steagall Act.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced that the City of Sandusky has been awarded $600,000 from the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) initiative. This award will advance Sandusky’s efforts to create safer, more navigable streets through a comprehensive approach.
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.