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Johnson and Phillips Announce the Introduction of the Advancing Tech Startups Act

By SE Ohio Times Report | Sep 21, 2023

On September 14, Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta), along with Congressman Dean Phillips (D-MN), announced the introduction of the Advancing Tech Startups Act:

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Balderson, Johnson, and Wenstrup Demand Transparency on the Renaming of Wayne National Forest

By SE Ohio Times Report | Sep 14, 2023

U.S. Representatives Troy Balderson (OH-12), Bill Johnson (OH-6), and Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore raising concerns over the recently announced plan to change the name of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest to the Buckeye National Forest. The forest, which is located in each of the Representatives’ congressional districts, covers a quarter million acres of land in southeast Ohio and is named after General Anthony Wayne, a Revolutionary War general and Founding Father of the United States:

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Johnson Introduces TEAM TELECOM Act

By SE Ohio Times Report | Jul 12, 2023

“Team Telecom” is the informal name for a makeshift interagency working group composed of representatives from the Departments of Defense (“DOD”), Homeland Security (“DHS”), and Justice (“DOJ”), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), who assess and address national security and law enforcement issues associated with foreign applicants of certain categories of applications to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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Johnson Statement on NTSB Hearings

By SE Ohio Times Report | Jun 26, 2023

Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement following the conclusion of the National Transportation Safety Board’s field hearings in East Palestine:

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Bill Johnson Introduces Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act

By SE Ohio Times Report | Jun 13, 2023

Congressman Bill Johnson released the following statement after introducing H.R. 4006, the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act, to govern private land use restrictions on amateur radio. Johnson was joined in introducing the legislation by Rep. Joe Courtney of Connecticut:

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Rep. Johnson Introduces TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act

By SE Ohio Times Report | May 29, 2023

Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after introducing H.R. 3668, the TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act, with Congressman Dean Phillips (D-MN).

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Johnson, Matsui Reintroduce Bill to Eliminate Barriers to Telemental Health Services

By SE Ohio Times Report | May 17, 2023

On May 16, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Bill Johnson (R-OH), both senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, reintroduced the Telemental Health Care Access Act, legislation that would remove barriers to high-quality, virtual mental and behavioral health care for Medicare beneficiaries.

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Rep. Johnson Reintroduces Legislation to Increase Efficient Broadband Deployment

By SE Ohio Times Report | May 16, 2023

Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after introducing H.R. 3289, the Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, part of the effort by the House Energy & Commerce Committee to remove regulatory red tape, deploy broadband more quickly, and close the urban-rural digital divide once and for all:

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Canfield H.S. Junior Wins 2023 6th Congressional District Art Competition

By SE Ohio Times Report | May 10, 2023

U.S. Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) is pleased to announce that Lauren Runion, a junior at Canfield High School in Mahoning County, will represent his office in the United States Capitol as a winner in the 2023 Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery:

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Chairs Johnson, Rodgers Announce Hearing on FY 2024 EPA Budget

By SE Ohio Times Report | May 2, 2023

On May 1, House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) and Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced a hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2024 Environmental Protection Agency Budget.”

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Johnson, Griffith, Hageman, and Meuser Named Co-Chairs of the Congressional Coal Caucus

By SE Ohio Times Report | Apr 29, 2023

U.S. Representatives Bill Johnson (OH-06), Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), and Dan Meuser (PA-09) will lead the Congressional Coal Caucus for the 118th Congress. The Congressional Coal Caucus plays a key role in facilitating legislative and policy debates relating to the coal industry:

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Environment Subcommittee Chair Johnson Exposes Risks of Biden’s Rush-to-Green Agenda

By SE Ohio Times Report | Apr 28, 2023

Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled: “Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration’s Rush to Green Policies.”

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Johnson’s ALERT Parity Act Passes U.S. House of Representatives

By SE Ohio Times Report | Apr 27, 2023

On April 26, the ALERT Parity Act authored by Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) and Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA) passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a 422-1 vote.

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Chairs Johnson, Rodgers, Duncan, and Insist on Transparency from the DOE and EPA for Massive IIJA Spending Package

By SE Ohio Times Report | Apr 23, 2023

On April 13, Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent letters to the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling on the administration to be completely transparent on its record-spending in the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act (IIJA), which is contributing to President Joe Biden’s energy and inflation crisis and making America more reliant on China.

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Reps. Johnson and Joyce Introduce Legislation to Designate YNG as a “Primary Airport”

By SE Ohio Times Report | Apr 20, 2023

On April 10, Representatives Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) and Dave Joyce (OH-14) introduced legislation that would result in the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) and Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) being designated as a primary airport.