Access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) would be expanded for jailed individuals fighting opioid addictions under a bipartisan bill cosponsored on Oct. 22 by U.S. Reps. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN). “The deadly opioid epidemic is devastating communities in Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Sept. 29 unveiled a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would provide direct federal funds to cities and localities toward developing, restoring and maintaining their parks and other outdoor recreation Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 23 approved the fiscal year 2022 defense bill, which includes an amendment by U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) ensuring that the possessions of fallen military service members are returned to their families. “Military Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) recently sponsored a bipartisan bill that would provide for the refinancing of certain federal student loans. “All federal student loan borrowers should be able to take advantage of the record-low interest rates set for this Read more…
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee this week approved the bipartisan Havana Syndrome Servicemember Support Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH). Read more…
Eligible offenders re-entering the workforce following their incarceration would receive educational support under a bipartisan bill introduced on Aug. 13 by U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Mike Turner (R-OH). “People need to be reunited with their families, with their Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) recently joined a bipartisan group of fellow lawmakers to introduce a bill that would extend economic protection to any Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled equipment disrupted by Ligado Networks, essentially finishing the job started by the Read more…
The EMPOWER NIH Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), would create inspection and transparency requirements for all grantees and subgrantees receiving government funds for research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “The U.S. had blind faith Read more…
U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) on June 22 led a bipartisan contingent to introduce the Retain Skilled Vets Act, which would help federal hiring become more competitive with private industry and help obtain the skilled technicians needed to maintain, equip Read more…
U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT), co-chair of the bipartisan House Military Depot, Arsenal, Ammunition Plant and Industrial Facilities Caucus, led a bipartisan contingent of fellow members in requesting that federal funds be authorized to address the significant backlog in infrastructure Read more…
The nation’s roughly 5.5 million Hidden Heroes, who currently serve as caregivers for wounded, ill or injured United States military veterans, would be treated like other public servants who qualify for federal student loan forgiveness under a bipartisan bill proposed Read more…
To bolster national security, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) this week introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would authorize $110 billion to boost American technological research and development, education and training, supply chains, and Read more…
Following the recent announcement of President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure package, which allocates less than 6 percent of its funding to roads and bridges, U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on April 13 sponsored a resolution to increase that cap. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on March 26 offered a bipartisan bill that would prohibit the federal government from taking back the final retirement benefit paid to a U.S. military veteran during the month that he or she dies. “Under Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) recently led a Republican contingent of lawmakers in urging the Biden administration to support modernization of the United States’ nuclear deterrent and homeland missile defense in the nation’s fiscal year 2022 budget. “The U.S. nuclear Read more…
Local parks that are struggling due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic would receive a one-time federal infusion of funds under a bipartisan bill cosponsored on March 9 by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH). The Parks, Jobs and Equity Act, H.R. Read more…
Several Republicans on March 9 cosponsored legislation that would establish the Office of Intelligence in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure American agriculture is safe from all threats both foreign and domestic. U.S. Reps. Mike Turner (R-OH), Brad Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on Feb. 25 introduced a bipartisan bill that gained support from almost 50 of his colleagues aimed at stopping the United States government from restricting safe and effective anti-opioid treatments like buprenorphine. The Mainstreaming Addiction Read more…
A bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) would ensure the decisions of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) disability claims are more quickly and securely sent to America’s military veterans. “This legislation will help veterans receive notification Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) would allow states to make medical assistance available to inmates during the 30-day period preceding their release. “Incarcerated individuals are 129 times more likely to overdose and die relative to the Read more…
In an effort to improve diversity and inclusion within the U.S. armed services, U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Mike Turner (R-OH) introduced the bipartisan Diversity in Defense Act this week. “It is critical that the forces that protect our Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) has thrown his support behind legislation that addresses allegations that some financial service firms may be placing higher borrowing costs on students who attend historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and community colleges. “Under no Read more…
Five Ohio children’s hospitals will receive a portion of a total $1.4 billion in COVID-19 relief funds being distributed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on Aug. 19. “After my Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) led a contingent of their Republican Ohio colleagues in requesting a coordinated effort between their home state and the United States Postal Service (USPS) to ensure election ballots are Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Steve Womack (R-AR), and Mike Turner (R-OH) applauded U.S. House passage this week of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The U.S. House of Representatives on July Read more…
As congressional lawmakers consider additional COVID-19 relief legislation, U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) led 39 other lawmakers in urging that more funds be directed to the nation’s childcare providers. “It is critically important that childcare providers Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) is a step closer to securing millions of dollars in federal fiscal year (FY) 2021 funding for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in his home state of Ohio. “I am pleased to announce that from Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on June 25 proposed bipartisan legislation that would expand sanctions on the construction of two export gas pipelines running out of Russia. Rep. Kinzinger sponsored the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Clarification Act, H.R. 7361, with Read more…
A proposed U.S. troop reduction in Germany would harm America’s security abroad, said U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, and 21 other committee Republicans. “We are very concerned about reports that the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) last week proposed bipartisan legislation to improve the U.S. military justice system, particularly regarding sexual assault in the U.S. Armed Forces. “This bill outlines provisions aimed at increasing oversight, protecting victims and standardizing sexual assault Read more…
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) last week led a bipartisan contingent in requesting that President Donald Trump help settle pending litigation prior to any future federal emergency relief funds being authorized for U.S. automakers. Specifically, Rep. Turner and his colleagues sent Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) this week plans to unveil legislation to provide expanded unemployment protection for employees and a limitation on liability for employers impacted by exposure to COVID-19. “Many businesses are concerned about reopening due to the risk Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) led 20 of his congressional colleagues in suggesting that a telephone hotline be set up for Americans without broadband service who lack access to the U.S. Treasury Department’s economic impact payments (EIPs). Authorized under the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Troy Balderson (R-OH) teamed up with a bipartisan group of 23 of their colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to express unfair tariff concerns regarding the nation’s electrical transformer supply chain and the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) recently commended action by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to approve the Disaster Household Feeding Program for Ohio. “Food banks are a lifeline for many families across Ohio; we need to cut any red Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) successfully helped secure the transfer of five units at Dayton, Ohio-based Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force, action that the congressman has advocated for with senior Read more…
President Donald Trump declared a major disaster in Ohio on March 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, following a bipartisan, bicameral request from U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) to the president urging approval of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) joined a bipartisan delegation of Ohio congressional lawmakers in seeking the immediate availability of more than $3 billion in federal funds for the research, development and review of products and treatments to help Americans suffering Read more…
U.S. Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Mike Turner (R-OH) commended passage this week by the U.S. House of Representatives of bipartisan legislation that would denounce lynching as a federal hate crime. “Today’s long overdue House passage of this bill makes Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Mike Turner (R-OH) on Feb. 3 unveiled a resolution criticizing the United Kingdom’s decision to permit a Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-controlled company to build part of its fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks. “We are extremely Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) joined a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of federal Ohio lawmakers in supporting a bid by the University of Dayton to continue as host of the First Four men’s basketball games, which mark the official start to Read more…
Bipartisan legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) to extend the federal Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) became law as part of a larger fiscal year 2020 appropriations package. Rep. Turner in March 2019 sponsored the Health Coverage Tax Read more…
The federal government must never allow politically funded opposition research to be used by federal agencies to obtain permission to surveil or search U.S. citizens, said U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), a senior member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently led a congressional delegation to Afghanistan and Kuwait for a briefing from U.S. military service members on American counter-terrorism efforts. “It was clear to me during this trip that the areas our military Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 18 approved a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) that would provide stable housing to America’s foster care youth who have aged out of the system. “I am thrilled to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) is the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan resolution calling for support of the Three Seas Initiative to help increase energy independence and infrastructure connectivity overseas that in turn would bolster American and European national Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and more than two dozen colleagues requested an update from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on how it is minimizing over-prescriptions of opioids to the nation’s military veterans. “As members of Congress who Read more…
Nearly 30 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives are readying legislation to impose sanctions against Turkey in response to its military offensive against U.S.-allied Kurdish forces in northern Syria. “I am proud to join my colleagues in supporting Read more…
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on Sept. 9 sponsored a bipartisan bill to establish a pilot grant program at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that would provide educational programs to offenders reentering society following their incarceration. “Education leads to Read more…
A newly introduced bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) would prohibit U.S. service members who have felony domestic violence convictions from legally buying firearms. “Bills like this one are strong steps forward in preventing future tragedies,” Rep. Read more…