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Earlier this week, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced that he will hold a Healthcare Affordability Listening Session on Thursday – June 18, 2026.

Congressman Mrvan stated, “I invite all residents to join this Healthcare Affordability Listening Session on Thursday – June 18, 2026.  I look forward to hearing directly from constituents about their current healthcare experiences and concerns.  This input is invaluable for my efforts to advocate for policies in our nation’s capital that reflect the needs and priorities of our region.”

Thursday – June 18, 2026

Indiana U.S. Representative Frank J. Mrvan this week announced the House Appropriations Committee has included his law enforcement Community Project Funding requests for Indiana’s First Congressional District in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations measure. The measure has been approved by the House Appropriations Committee, and an identical version of this measure must be approved by both the House and Senate and signed into law by the President in order for it to be enacted.

Northwest Indiana's congressman is requesting nearly $4.2 million in federal funds to help local police departments in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties upgrade their radios to enhance communications and operations, or make other needed technology improvements.

U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, has received preliminary approval for his police Community Project Funding requests, more commonly known as earmarks, that are poised to be part of the House appropriations measures that will fund the federal government during the 2027 budget year.

Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced the House Appropriations Committee has included his law enforcement Community Project Funding requests for Indiana’s First Congressional District in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations measure.  The measure has been approved by the House Appropriations Committee, and an identical version of this measure must be approved by both the House and Senate and signed into law by the President in order for it to be enacted.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, asked U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick for help in ending the United Steelworkers Local 7-1 lockout at the BP Whiting refinery.

An attempt by Northwest Indiana Congressman Frank J. Mrvan to hold President Donald Trump to his "America First" principles was thwarted Wednesday by Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee.

The Highland Democrat proposed inserting language in a pending appropriations measure to direct the Republican president to use only U.S.-made steel in Trump's White House ballroom and any future construction at the Executive Mansion.

U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, pressed the U.S. secretary of energy this week on high utility costs and an order that NIPSCO keep coal-fired electric generation going past its retirement date at the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield, which will cost an estimated $100 million and be borne by ratepayers.

Mrvan urged Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to reconsider the order during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development hearing, urging him to consider the effect on ratepayers.

Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, is calling on the top executive at BP to end the lockout at its Whiting Refinery, which has kept some 800 union workers from their jobs for more than two weeks.

In a letter to BP CEO Meg O'Neill, Mrvan said he's concerned that the lockout instigated by BP is endangering public health and safety in and around the refinery, the Region's economic stability, as well as the nation’s energy security.