Recently, President Donald Trump signed into law bipartisan legislation introduced by Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Representative Mark Takano (D-CA) in the House and Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Jon Tester (D-MT) in the Senate. S. 899 is now the law of the land and more veterans now have access to the benefits they need and deserve.
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WASHINGTON – Last week, the Senate passed S. 899, a bipartisan bill introduced by Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Representative Mark Takano (D-CA) in the House and Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Jon Tester (D-MT) in the Senate. The Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act is now headed to the President’s desk for his signature. Due to a loophole in current law, newly hired veterans in frontline medical positions at the Department of Veterans Affair...
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Today, Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH) announced he is hosting a Veterans Job and Resource Fair at Rev1 Venture, 1275 Kinnear Rd., Columbus, Ohio on Monday, August 27 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This event will bring organizations offering federal, state, local, and nonprofit resources, as well as job opportunities for our veterans, all in one place.
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“Our air transportation security is only as strong as it’s weakest link.
“Airports continue to be top targets for terrorists, and eliminating security checkpoints even at smaller airports would put thousands of lives at risk. I vehemently disagree with this proposal, and hope it is not implemented.”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH) sent a letter along with thirteen Members of the Ohio Delegation to the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) in support of the State of Ohio’s applications for grant awards under the Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act Program. Passed in March, the STOP School Violence Act created a grant program to train students, teachers, school officials, and local ...
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This week, bipartisan provisions from legislation originally introduced by Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) in the Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act, was included in House passage of H.R. 6311.
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Today, H.R. 1511, the Homeless Children and Youth Act (HCYA), a bipartisan bill sponsored by Representatives Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Dave Loebsack (D-IA), passed the Financial Services Committee. The HCYA would help bring the invisible homeless—such as vulnerable children “couch surfing” at the generosity of strangers or living in motels—out of the shadows and give communities more flexibility so they can address the growing problem of homelessness among children. This bill received a hearing in the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance earlier this month.
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This week, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) issued approval of $500,000 to invest in infrastructure improvements on US 50/West Main Street in the Village of McArthur in Vinton County, OH. Representative Steve Stivers (OH-15) applauded the announcement as a positive step towards the revitalization of Vinton County.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH) joined with 405 of his colleagues to pass the bipartisan JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 to make it easier for small businesses to attract the investments they need to grow and create jobs. The JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 is comprised of 32 individual pieces of legislation authored by both Republican and Democrat Members that were passed out of the House Committee on Financial Services or the House as a whole wit...
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“We must be absolutely clear: Vladimir Putin is not our friend and cannot be trusted. Russia’s behavior during the 2016 elections was reprehensible, and we must hold them accountable for interfering in our democratic system.”
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