Ohio's 13th Congressional District
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Recent News About Ohio's 13th Congressional District
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Rep. Sykes Announces 2023 Congressional Readers Club
On June 22, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced the inaugural summer Congressional Readers Club, open to K-12 students in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District.
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Rep. Sykes Votes Against H.R. 3799, Partisan Legislation Increasing Costs For Patients
This week, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) voted ‘no’ on House Republicans’ H.R. 3799, which would undermine patient protections of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and state insurance law.
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Rep. Sykes Co-leads The Equality Act
On June 21, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced she is an original co-sponsor of the Equality Act, legislation that would ensure explicit nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people.
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Rep. Sykes Leads Introduction Of The Mental Health Improvement Act To Increase Access To Addiction Services
On June 21, U.S. Representatives Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) and John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) introduced H.R. 4097, the Mental Health Improvement Act.
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Reps. Sykes, Caraveo, Hayes Introduce New Bill to Make SNAP Expansion Permanent
On June 15, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13), along with Reps. Yadira Caraveo, M.D. (CO-08) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Ranking Member on the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, introduced the Food Access and Stability Act, a new bill that would make permanent the Special Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit expansion that recently passed in the Bipartisan Budget Agreement.
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Rep. Sykes Votes Against Partisan Gas Stove Bills That Fail To Protect Our Children’s Health, Lower Costs
This week, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) voted ‘no’ on House Republicans’ H.R. 1615 and H.R. 1640. H.R. 1615 would make it more difficult for the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study and address the potential hazards posed to our children by gas stove emissions, while H.R. 1640 would prevent the U.S. Department of Energy from finalizing an efficiency standard that would save Ohio families money on their energy bills.
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Rep. Sykes Joins House Democrats’ Push To Advance Gun Safety Legislation During Gun Violence Awareness Month
On June 13, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced she has joined legislative efforts by House Democrats to force consideration of three commonsense gun safety bills which would make our communities safer and help reduce gun violence.
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Rep. Sykes Joins House Aerospace Caucus
On June 8, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced she has been confirmed as member of the House Aerospace Caucus for the 118th Congress:
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Rep. Sykes Votes To Avoid Catastrophic Federal Default, Protect The Livelihoods Of Working People, Families In Ohio’s 13th Congressional District
On June 1, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced she voted in support of H.R. 3746, the “Bipartisan Budget Agreement,” to allow the federal government to pay its bills for the next two years and avoid a catastrophic default on the federal debt:
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Rep. Sykes Joins Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)
On May 30, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced she has been confirmed as an Associate Member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus for the 118th Congress:
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Rep. Sykes’s Bipartisan Amendment To Combat Human Trafficking Heads To House Floor
During this week’s House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on H.R. 2367, the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) introduced a bipartisan amendment requiring entities that receive federal funds to expand or reopen a truck stop to prominently display a notice about human trafficking.
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Rep. Sykes Issues Statement on Jayland Walker March for Change
U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) issued the following statement on the Jayland Walker March for Change in Akron on May 24:
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Rep. Sykes Statement On The Death Of Former U.S. Representative Tom Sawyer
U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) issued the following statement on the recent death of Tom Sawyer.
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Rep. Sykes Celebrates Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District During Infrastructure Week
Last week during Infrastructure Week, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) celebrated projects made possible by the historic federal investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which are improving quality of life, restoring economic competitiveness, and creating good-paying jobs in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District.
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Rep. Sykes Statement On House Passage of H.R. 2494, the POLICE Act
U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) issued a statement on the House Passage of H.R. 2494, the Protect Our Law Enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement (POLICE) Act.
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Reps. Sykes, Underwood, Adams, And Senator Booker Introduce The Momnibus To End The Maternal Health Crisis
Last Week, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13), Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Alma Adams (NC-12), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Momnibus Act, historic legislation to support mothers and combat the public health crisis of maternal mortality in the United States.
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Rep. Sykes Announces 2023 Congressional Art Competition Winner
On May 16, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced Braewyn Hammontree, an 11th grader from Woodridge High School, as the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District.
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Reps. Sykes, Landsman, Carey, Miller Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Provide Public Safety Recruitment, Retention Bonuses
On May 16, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes partnered with Reps. Greg Landsman (OH-01), Mike Carey (OH-15), and Max Miller (OH-07) to introduce bipartisan legislation to enhance a federal grant program for local law enforcement.
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Rep. Sykes Announces $428,000 National Science Foundation Funding To The University Of Akron
On May 15, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) announced a $428,000 National Science Foundation grant awarded to the University of Akron through the Division of Materials Research to explore a design strategy for developing a new class of fully polymeric hydrogels that possess inherent anti-freezing properties and enhanced mechanical strength without requiring anti-freeze additives.
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Rep. Sykes Stands Up For Seniors And Working People, Opposes The “Surprise Billing Our Workers Act”
On May 11, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) voted ‘no’ on House Republicans’ H.R. 1163,the “Surprise Billing Our Workers Act.” H.R. 1163 will allow states to send surprise bills to workers for unemployment benefits overpayments during the pandemic for as long as 10 years after an accidental overpayment occurred.