The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday advanced bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Reps. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) to reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, which provides financial assistance for projects to promote the conservation Read more…
The House Natural Resources Committee advanced three bipartisan bills on March 12 cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) that seek to improve conservation efforts and environmental research. The bills were marked up as part of a 12-bill package that Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored on Feb. 1 by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act regarding the reauthorization of federal funding for grants that support beach monitoring. The Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Read more…
To build a workforce ready to fill critical construction jobs, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Feb. 9 introduced bipartisan legislation that would create, fund, and sustain pre-apprenticeship programs for all building and construction trades. “A highly-trained, skilled trade workforce Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral bill offered on Feb. 6 by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) would reauthorize and increase funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, put in place in 2010 Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 5 approved bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) that would reauthorize and revise several conservation programs for wildlife species and their habitats. “Having grown up along Lake Erie, protecting the Read more…
A bipartisan, bicameral resolution offered by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) would support the contributions of Catholic schools in the United States and celebrate the 50th annual National Catholic Schools Week. “As a proud graduate of Catholic grade school, high Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced on Jan. 17 by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) would address the nation’s shortages of faculty at nursing schools. “The U.S. is facing substantial nursing shortages across the country, jeopardizing patient care and putting a strain Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to help develop and coordinate effective responses to harmful algal blooms (HABs) and efficiently monitor the health of the oceans for the sake of the nation’s coastal communities and ecosystems. The Read more…
Americans who get divorced because they suffered domestic abuse by their spouse would have expanded access to their spouse’s Social Security benefits under bipartisan legislation introduced on Nov. 1 by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH). Currently, couples must be married Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) to reauthorize wildlife and habitat conservation programs and funds on Oct. 26 received unanimous approval from the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee. “Thank you to Chairman Westerman and the committee for Read more…
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Reps. Young Kim (R-CA), Dave Joyce (R-OH), and David Valadao (R-CA) joined more than 400 of their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution stating that the United States stands Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Sept. 28 led a bipartisan contingent of Ohio lawmakers in proposing a resolution that would designate Sept. 30 as National Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day. “I want to thank my colleagues for joining Read more…
The U.S. House Rules Committee on Monday advanced an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) that would block any funding for the Biden administration’s proposal to charge a $600 per petition Asylum Program Fee on employers who need Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) last week proposed bipartisan legislation that seeks to bridge the information gap about America’s labor shortage via the creation of a commission that would investigate causes for workforce changes and develop potential solutions for Congress Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) does not want America’s K-12 public schools to accept funds from anyone or anything associated with China’s regime. Toward that goal, the congressman on Sept. 19 sponsored the bipartisan Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Sept. 14 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create the Pell Plus Program. Under the proposed Pell Plus Act of 2023, H.R. 5489, beginning with award Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 20 approved legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that includes an amendment from U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) that would designate an Ohio airport as a primary airport having commercial service. Read more…
U.S. Reps. María Salazar (R-FL) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) recently unveiled a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize and increase funding for the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act program, which provides competitive grants for habitat conservation, research and monitoring, and community Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on June 14 cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would implement new penalties for the production of counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other related substances that have led to America’s opioid overdose crisis. “Illicit Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on June 9 offered a bipartisan bill that would implement a ban for federal agencies, and state and local governments, from using U.S. tax dollars to purchase drones manufactured by entities with ties to countries Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers to voice concerns with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the breakdown in the functioning of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, which is responsible for Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on May 31 offered a bipartisan bill that aims to shine a light on the Executive Branch’s rulemaking process in an effort to bring transparency to the federal agency guidance process and restore congressional oversight Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on May 30 touted his bipartisan bill to amend the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP), which currently denies Medicaid coverage to all incarcerated individuals, to allow coverage for pre-trial detainees. “As we know, with opioid Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on May 25 relaunched the Congressional Croatian Caucus and will serve as the co-chair alongside a bipartisan contingent of three other members. “Northeast Ohio is home to roughly 15,000 Americans whose primary ancestry is Croatian, Read more…
As the number of adolescent deaths due to opioid overdoses continues to rise, U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) recently introduced new legislation to help prevent student overdose deaths by providing schools with naloxone, a safe and effective opioid reversal treatment. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) led a bipartisan group of 36 colleagues in unveiling a resolution that would designate May 5 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. “Indigenous women and girls living Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH) on Tuesday signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill aimed at ensuring pretrial detainees receiving substance abuse treatment may continue such services in order to help reduce the rates of overdose Read more…
To help reduce the suicide rate among United States military service members, a bill led by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) would direct the U.S. Defense Secretary to carry out a pilot program in which suicide prevention resources would be Read more…
A federal cannabis commission would be established under a bipartisan bill sponsored on April 13 by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) to study a prompt and plausible pathway to federally regulating marijuana once the nation’s 86-year-old ban is eventually lifted. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Monday helped lead his colleagues in announcing the relaunch of the Congressional Nursing Caucus, a bipartisan group of legislators dedicated to advancing policies that support the nation’s 4.2 million registered nurses. “At a time Read more…
U.S. Reps. Bill Johnson (R-OH) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) on April 10 proposed legislation that would amend the U.S. Code to include a public airport in use by an air reserve station as a primary airport in their home state. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on March 30 introduced a bipartisan bill that would allow states to make medical assistance available to inmates during the 30-day period preceding their release from prison to preemptively combat the opioid crisis and recidivism. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) led a bipartisan contingent of Ohio members in introducing legislation to enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials in the United States. Introduction of the bill follows the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Read more…
Survivors of human trafficking would receive enhanced support and more resources would be authorized for law enforcement combating these crimes under a bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Ann Wagner (R-MO). The IMPACTT Read more…
Certain Ohio residents and businesses who receive disaster relief payments following the Feb. 3 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment would be exempt from paying taxes on any compensation related to the derailment under legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Bill Johnson Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Feb. 9 signed on as an original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill to combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods that get sold through physical and online retail marketplaces. “Organized retail Read more…
The first federal program to provide local governments with resources to purchase containment devices that can reduce first responders’ risk of secondary exposure to lethal substances would be authorized under a bipartisan, bicameral bill offered by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced this week by U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Mike Turner (R-OH), as well as U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Todd Young (R-IN), would address the rising rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its Read more…
In an attempt to limit the control of proxy advisors, U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) on Tuesday led 12 of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would require proxy advisory firms to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) led six Republicans in introducing legislation that would let Congress more thoroughly analyze actions by the Executive Branch that may conflict with congressional intent. “This action will help rein in agency officials who pursue a Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Dec. 14 approved bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) to protect and restore fish and wildlife in the Great Lakes. The legislation will next head to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) joined a bipartisan contingent of colleagues in advocating for continued advocacy by the Biden administration to protect United States businesses and workers against discriminatory European Union (EU) competition regulation that unfairly targets American companies. The Read more…
With estimates that hundreds of thousands of rape kits across the country remain untested, U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) recently reintroduced a resolution to address the backlog. “As a former prosecutor, I understand all too well that each of the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Ann Wagner (R-MO) on Nov. 22 introduced a bipartisan bill to help provide support and services to individuals impacted by human trafficking, as well as the law enforcement officers working to combat such crimes. Read more…
In an effort to better support America’s military service members and their families, U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and almost 60 of his colleagues called on the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to restore the full Basic Allowance for Housing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) recently joined fellow members of Congress to sign a discharge petition to force a vote on a broadly supported bipartisan bill that would ensure America’s first responders and teachers receive their full Social Security benefits. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) are working to ensure the Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxins (PREVENT) Act of 2022 is included in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Read more…
More than 100 Republican members of Congress and several conservative and business organizations support legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) that would make permanent tax cuts for individuals and small businesses originally enacted as part of the Tax Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) and three of his colleagues, including U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Mark Amodei (R-(NV), want the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prohibit the collection and stockpiling of the personally identifiable information (PII) of Read more…