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July 23, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), today introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure students pursuing aviation degrees have access to financial aid that accurately reflects the true cost of their education, helping strengthen America's aviation workforce and remove unnecessary barriers to entering the profession.

 


July 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) today testified before a joint Democratic oversight shadow hearing hosted by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, detailing her successful lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and highlighting how the Administration continues to prioritize costly vanity projects over the needs of the American people.


July 11, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) today celebrated the enactment of six of her bipartisan bills as part of the landmark 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, comprehensive legislation that will expand affordable housing, help families avoid foreclosure, strengthen community financial institutions, and increase investment in housing development across Central Ohio and communities nationwide. 


July 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration abandoning the effort to put Harriet Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill:

“In all my years, I’ve never seen an Administration so hell-bent on erasing Black excellence from American history.”

“Harriet Tubman was an American hero. She risked her life for freedom and shaped our nation.”


June 30, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, along with 26 Members of Congress, urged the Trump Administration to support a new issuance of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to help address the global economic fallout caused by the Iran War and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.


June 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) joined Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03), Don Bacon (NE-02), Greg Landsman (OH-01), and Mike Carey (OH-15) in introducing the bipartisan Housing Opportunities for Moving to Empowerment (HOME) for Foster Youth Act, legislation to help foster youth access stable housing as they transition into adulthood.


June 5, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congresswoman Joyce Beatty announced today that she has secured two additional Fiscal Year 2027 Community Project Funding requests totaling $1.29 million to expand access to behavioral health, substance use recovery, primary care, and women's health services in Central Ohio.


May 30, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper issued a ruling reversing the unlawful renaming and halting the planned closure of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.


May 29, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congresswoman Joyce Beatty introduced a resolution recognizing May as American Stroke Month to raise awareness about stroke prevention, treatment, and recovery. A stroke survivor herself, Congresswoman Beatty serves as Co-Chair of the Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition and has long advocated for increased education, prevention, and access to care.


May 26, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This month, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty successfully advocated for over $12 million in Fiscal Year 2027 Community Project Funding requests to support critical infrastructure improvements, workforce development, public safety, scientific research, youth services, and community revitalization projects across Central Ohio.