WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Finance Committee, under the leadership of Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), passed the Enhancing Americans Retirement Now (EARN) Act, expanding opportunities for Americans to increase their retirement savings and improving workers' long-term financial well-being. The legislation builds on the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) to prevent military suicides, H.R. 5352, the Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act. Joyce's bill was included in H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, which passed the House by a vote of 402 to 20. "The men and women of America's Armed Forces risk  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court released its New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen decision striking down a New York law restricting concealed carry. "I am beyond disappointed by the Supreme Court's utterly shocking and dangerous decision to strike down a state's right to pass commonsense measures to protect its citizens. "Following the h  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representatives Steve Chabot (OH-01), Bobby Scott (VA-03), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX- 18), and Tom Emmer (MN-06) introduced the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act. The legislation would reauthorize for five years the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP), a critically important grant program which allows states and localities to develop programming that connects those wit  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: This week, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) joined Congressman Ken Buck (CO-04) in introducing the Stop Pills That Kill Act. This legislation would implement new penalties for counterfeit pill production. The bill comes in the wake of the deaths of two Ohio State University (OSU) students, Tiffany Iler and Jessica Lopez, who overdosed on counterfeit Adderall pills laced with fentanyl. "Drug traffi  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on June 23, 2022: * * * Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) released the following statement after Intel Corp. informed lawmakers that the company has indefinitely delayed the groundbreaking ceremony for a $20 billion semiconductor plant in Central Ohio. "Every day we waste by not passing the CHIPS Act funding is another day we fall further behind in our competition with China. "This partisan gridlock has now caused a del  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) voted to pass the Keep Kids Fed Act, legislation to ensure schools can continue providing meals for students despite ongoing supply chain issues. The bill would allow the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional assistance to child nutrition programs by reimbursing them at a higher rate as they continue to serve healthy meals. "We know that school meal pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) voted to pass the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022, legislation that reauthorizes key Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) programsto address the national mental health and substance use disorder crises, including the opioid epidemic. "We have a mental healt  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: Rep. Greg Stanton introduced the bipartisan Stop Pills That Kill Act alongside Reps. Ken Buck of Colorado, David Joyce of Ohio, and Lou Correa of California. The bill aims to deter drug traffickers and strengthen the nationwide fight against fentanyl by implementing new penalties for counterfeit pill production. According to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, 42% of all overdoses in Ari  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing entitled "Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program: Administration Perspectives." Sen. Brown's remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow: F  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement after the Federal Reserve released its Dodd Frank Act Stress Test (DFAST) results. Stress tests are assessments performed by the Federal Reserve to ensure banks are strong enough to withstand a downturn in the ec  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), today introduced new legislation toreauthorize the Peace Corps for the first time in over two decades with Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio). Authorizing the appropriation of over $410,000,000 per year, the bipartisan Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022 proposes   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) released the following statement after voting for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: "The Safer Communities Act takes common-sense steps to improve access to mental health, protect America's children, improve school safety, and reduce the threat of gun violence across our country while protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners. "The bill will provide additional res  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) questioned The Honorable Geoffrey Pyatt, nominee to be the Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, on the importance of countering Russian malign influence in Europe by promoting European energy security and independence. Senator Portman questioned Ambassador Pyatt on the Biden Administration's refusal to sanction the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, as well as its recent decisi  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, emphasized the need to make the American public's interactions online with the federal government go smoothly whether they are applying for federal grants or veterans' benefits, dealing with the Internal Revenue Serv  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed experts at a hearing on building trust in government through customer experience on the need to fully implement his bipartisan 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience (IDEA) Act. The legislation was signed  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: The Senate Finance Committee yesterday advanced U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) legislation to allow retired first responders to withdraw from their retirement without being penalized. The senator's legislation would improve and reform the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety Act (HELPS), by changing state and local direct payment requirements from mandatory to optional, and crea  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) in unveiling new legislation to reauthorize the Peace Corps for the first time in over two decades. Authorizing the appropriation of ov  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) in unveiling new legislation to reauthorize the Peace Corps for the first time in o  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) hailed the unanimous passage of their bipartisan retirement security legislation, S. 1770, the Retirement Security and Savings Act, in the Senate Finance Committee. The legislation, which passed 28-0, would allow people to save more for retirement, help small businesses offer retirement plans, expand access for low-income Americans, and prov  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) in unveiling new legislation to reauthorize the Peace Corps for the first time in over t  more