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After a markup yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee passed the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019, a bill that would extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) program for an additional year.

Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) released the following statement after opposing the final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2020 in the House Armed Services Committee:

"After this long debate, the House Armed Services Committee was unable to reach an acceptable bipartisan resolution today.

Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH-10) and Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-CA-53), co-chairs of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, introduced today the Sexual Trauma Ongoing Protections (STOP) Act of 2019 to improve protections for victims of sexual assault in the military.

Today top House Republican Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) was hosted by Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) to tour the tornado damage in the Miami Valley. McCarthy and Turner were briefed by Greene County and Beavercreek officials before touring commercial and residential damage throughout Beavercreek.

Today Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) reintroduced The Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act, a bill designed to increase access to housing for youth aging out of foster care without increasing federal spending.

"The Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act will help break the issue of federally created homelessness, in which youth are currently aging out of foster care and into homelessness," said Turner. "Roughly 20,000 youth across the country age out of foster care each year. This bill will create a pathway that kids who age out of the foster care system can use to transition successfully into independence."

BACKGROUND

This week, Congressmen Mike Turner (OH-10), John Garamendi (CA-3), and Paul Cook (CA-8) introduced the "Protecting NATO Skies Act of 2019," designed to limit the transfer of F-35 aircraft to the nation of Turkey. The bill is a companion bill to S.922, the Protecting NATO Skies Act of 2019, introduced by Sen. James Lankford (R-OK).

Earlier this week, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) honored distinguished high school students from his district who had submitted their work for the 2019 Congressional Art Competition. Three judges that were selected by the Dayton Art Institute reviewed each piece of art at a gallery event at the Dayton Art Institute and selected a winner.

Today Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) reintroduced The Reforming and Expanding Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, a bipartisan bill designed to expand access to treatment and increase flexibility in how existing federal funding can be used to combat the opioid epidemic.