Indiana's 5th Congressional District
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Recent News About Indiana's 5th Congressional District
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Spartz Issues Statement in Support of Sweden’s NATO Bid
Last weekend, Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-05), traveled to Stockholm with a bipartisan group of legislators as part of the 86th EU-US Inter-Parliamentary Meeting of the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue. Rep. Spartz also met with the government of Sweden and issued the following statement upon her return:
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Spartz Requests FBI to Provide Recordings Cited in Durham Report
On June 22, 2023, Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-05) sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray following up on the Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Report of Special Counsel John Durham.
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Spartz on Durham Report: Justice Has Not Been Served
On June 21, 2023, Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-05) raised the following key issues with Special Counsel Durham during his appearance before the Judiciary Committee:
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Spartz: Congress Abandoned the American People Once Again
On May 31, 2023, Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-05) issued the following statement on her “NO” vote on the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023:
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Spartz Demands Long-Term Fiscal Plan from Biden and Congressional Leaders
On May 26, 2023, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) sent a letter to President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) highlighting warnings of the "unsustainable long-term fiscal path" by the Government Accountability Office and requesting a long-term fiscal plan.
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Spartz Announces 2023 Congressional Art Competition Winner
On May 23, 2023, Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-05) announced the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. Started in 1982 by the U.S. House of Representatives, this annual competition highlights high school students' artistic works from across the country.
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Spartz Hosts Town Hall in Hamilton County, IN
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN.) continued her town hall meetings with a stop in Hamilton County.
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Spartz Calls for President Biden and Congressional Leaders to Grow a Backbone and Reform Budgeting
On May 18, 2023, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) sent a letter to President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) urging them to come to a bipartisan consensus to move the needle with “real” dollar savings, not gimmicks of accounting, in our spending and establish an actionable select committee process to deal with our budgeting or the lack of thereof.
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Spartz Co-Leads Bicameral Legislation to Rein in Administrative State
On May 17, 2023, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) reintroduced bicameral legislation, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act, with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to end the practice of "sue-and-settle," a method employed by the executive branch that subverts the Administrative Procedure Act and comes with a serious cost to taxpayers.
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Spartz Travels to Turkey as Election Observer
This weekend, Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-05), Commissioner to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe - Helsinki Commission, traveled to Turkey to observe national elections as part of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly’s (OSCE PA) election observation mission. Spartz and Helsinki Commission staff observed the general election through visits to polling stations during opening, voting and closing procedures.
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Commissioner Spartz Travels with Bipartisan Delegation to Europe
From May 1st to May 7th, the Helsinki Commission visited Germany, Poland, and Ukraine to assess the current situation in Europe.
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Spartz Introduces Legislation to Hold Failed Bank Executives Accountable
On April 28, 2023, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) introduced the bipartisan Failed Bank Executives Clawback Act in the House of Representatives with Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA).
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Spartz Re-Introduces Legislation to Combat Hospital Monopolies
On April 20, 2023, Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-05) re-introduced health care legislation to improve hospital competition and health care value.
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Spartz Issues Statement on Reluctant "Yes" Debt Ceiling Vote
On April 26, 2023, Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-05) issued the following statement on her reluctant “Yes” vote on Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023:
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MEDIA ADVISORY: House Takes on Hospital Monopolies to Protect Americans
House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Health Legislative Hearing on "Lowering Unaffordable Costs: Legislative Solutions to Increase Transparency and Competition in Health Care"