WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stivers’ (R – OH) legislation, H.R. 299 – the Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2015 – unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday. This bill would provide regulatory relief for small, community-based enterprises in an effort to boost the housing market. Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) yesterday congratulated Jasmine Haraburda, Michael Dick, Cassidy Boyuk and Selena Dornfeld for placing in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District Art Competition. The competition awards ceremony was held at The Columbus Museum of Art on April 8, 2015 and there were 245 pieces of artwork under consideration for the top prize. Read more

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) and Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D – CO)’s legislation H.R. 233, the Tenant Income Verification Relief Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by voice vote yesterday. Stivers is the lead Republican sponsor of the bill and it allows tenants on a fixed income to have their income certified or verified once every three years rather than annually. Furthermore, it will provide marginal regulatory relief to public housing authorities and privately owned rental properties who wish to service housing vouchers. Read more

WASHINGTON –Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH), Senator Rob Portman (R – OH), Senator Sherrod Brown (D – OH), Congressman Pat Tiberi (R – OH) and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D – OH) invite high school students from Ohio to join their staffs for a Service Academy Seminar. Read more

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) invites high school students from Ohio’s 15th Congressional District to participate in the 2015 Congressional Art Competition. Read more

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH), Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D –MA), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R– KY) and Senator Bob Casey (D – PA) today introduced the Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, legislation that takes proactive steps to help hospitals diagnose and treat newborns suffering from opiate dependency. Read more

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) today re-introduced the Speeding Access to Already Approved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2014. The bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite the review of pharmaceuticals that are approved by the European Union (EU). Congressman Tim Ryan (D – OH) is the cosponsor of the bi-partisan legislation. Read more

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) recently re-introduced the American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act. This legislation will create millions of American jobs through expanded drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and generate new revenue to help pay for initiatives to repair and improve infrastructure. Read more

“Supporting our ally Israel should always be a bi-partisan issue,” said Stivers. Read more

WASHINGTON— Congressman Steve Stivers (R – OH) and Congressman Rick Larsen (D-WA) introduced The Small Distilleries Fairness Act, which would help craft distilleries compete on a level playing field and encourages job creation. Read more