Bob Latta

Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.

April 28, 2025Supports AI Regulation

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 10, 2026

Introduced House companion legislation that became the Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act, connecting medically trained veterans with federal health-care jobs.

November 30, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: latta.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026

Authored the Drinking Water Protection Act, which required EPA assessment and management of algal-toxin risks in public drinking water.

August 11, 2015Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: latta.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026

Voted for H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.

January 13, 2026Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.

January 13, 2026Opposes Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.

January 12, 2024Opposes Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for H.R. 6087, a bill letting injured federal workers be treated by nurse practitioners and physician assistants under federal workers' compensation. The House passed it 325-83, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

June 7, 2022Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted for H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.

May 14, 2021Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted against H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.

April 15, 2021Opposes Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.

April 28, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 10, 2026

Voted for H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.

May 14, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted against H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.

April 15, 2021Opposes Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.

January 12, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted against passing H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.

June 9, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted against H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act, cancelling the March 2025 executive order that stripped union bargaining rights from most federal workers. The House passed it 231-195, and the Senate has not voted on it.

December 11, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Co-led the HALT Fentanyl Act, signed into law to classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs.

July 16, 2025

Source: latta.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026

Co-led the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, signed into law to reduce reliance on Russian nuclear fuel.

May 14, 2024

Source: latta.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026

Voted against H.R. 1948, the VA Employee Fairness Act, letting doctors and nurses at veterans' hospitals bargain and file grievances over patient care and pay. The House passed it 219-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

December 15, 2022

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted against H.R. 302, a bill to bar moving federal civil service jobs into new categories outside the merit system. The House passed it 225-204, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

September 15, 2022

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted against H.R. 903, the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, giving airport security screeners the same union and appeal rights as most federal workers. The House passed it 220-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

May 12, 2022

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted against H.R. 2499, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, presuming certain cancers and heart and lung conditions in federal firefighters came from the job. The House passed it 288-131; Congress enacted the same provisions in December 2022 in the annual defense bill.

May 11, 2022

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted against H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, extending break time and a private space to pump breast milk to salaried workers. The House passed it 276-149.

October 22, 2021

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted against H.R. 1195, a bill to require a federal workplace safety standard against violence in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and social service settings. The House passed it 254-166, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

April 16, 2021

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Voted against H.R. 842, the PRO Act, a bill to strengthen workers' right to unionize, bar permanently replacing strikers and override state right-to-work laws. The House passed it 225-206, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

March 9, 2021

Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Supported the President's signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which updated North American trade rules.

January 29, 2020

Source: latta.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026

Helped author the TRACED Act, which required caller-ID authentication and strengthened enforcement against illegal robocalls.

December 31, 2019

Source: latta.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026

Sponsored legislation awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to Office of Strategic Services veterans.

March 21, 2018

Source: latta.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026

Authored provisions in the Drug Quality and Security Act that created a national prescription-drug tracking standard against counterfeit medicines.

November 27, 2013

Source: latta.house.gov · researched September 8, 2026