U.S. Representative — Ohio's 5th District
Robert Latta
Republican · Ohio
Republican U.S. Representative for Ohio's 5th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9914 — Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security Risks Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9774 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for expedited approval of priority nonprescription drugs, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.9151 — Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries Act (Introduced, Jun 4, 2026)
- H.R.9126 — HCBS Anti-Fraud Reporting Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 3, 2026)
- H.R.7970 — STOP Nitazenes Act (Reported, Mar 18, 2026)
- H.R.7390 — SELF DRIVE Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 5, 2026)
- H.R.7257 — SECURE Grid Act (Introduced, Jan 27, 2026)
- H.R.6577 — Stop Penalizing Working Seniors Act (Introduced, Dec 10, 2025)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9827 — Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.3447 — Chip Security Act (Reported, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.4382 — America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- H.R.9129 — GUARD Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 23, 2026)
- H.R.1787 — Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
- H.R.8990 — Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
- H.R.8730 — Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
- H.R.6466 — Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act (Introduced, Apr 16, 2026)
Voting analysis
Two of Robert Latta's bills treat infrastructure as a security problem rather than an engineering one. A secure grid act, and a measure on advancing American wireless standards against foreign adversaries. Spectrum policy and grid reliability used to be technical files handled by engineers; both are now argued in terms of who else might be inside the system.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.
The energy gavel
He chairs the energy subcommittee at Energy and Commerce, whose vice chair — a Texas Republican holding energy posts on two separate committees — also has a page on this site. Energy tops Latta's classified subjects with science and technology second, which between them describe the panel exactly.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Robert Latta's cluster into: Energy (15), Science, Technology, Communications (11), Health (9), Taxation (4), Armed Forces and National Security (3), Crime and Law Enforcement (3).
The other filings cover expedited approval for priority nonprescription drugs, anti-fraud reporting in home and community based services, and collaboration on adversarial threats.
Three departures
All amendment votes; one carried in modified form and two failed. No completed measure appears.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 245 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment, as Modified roll call 150 | Apr 30, 2026 | Agreed to | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.7148 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 44 | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
Below the Ohio Republicans
Ohio's ten House Republicans keep a considerably higher combined figure than he records.
Among the 10 Republicans in the Ohio delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 5.4%. Robert Latta is below that average at 1.4%.
Tenure and attendance
He has served ten terms, arriving in the latter two-thousands, and not a vote was missed.
First elected in 2007, now serving across 10 terms. Robert Latta falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Robert Latta has 241 bills sponsored, 2324 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Communications and Technology
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Energy (Chair)
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Environment
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