Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Ind.-09), a member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee and the bipartisan House Dyslexia Caucus, introduced the 21st Century Dyslexia Act. The bill would modernize Dyslexia identification to avoid the chance of the learning disability going unidentified in students.
GREENSBURG, Ind. – Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Ind.-09) invites middle and high school students and parents to attend Academy Day on Saturday, September 23 in Decatur County.
Attendees will have an opportunity to hear from representatives from the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Additionally, an overview of the application and nominating process will be provided.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Ind.-09) had an op-ed published in Fox News on the urgent need to protect Hoosier parents’ rights inside the classroom.
“Now more than ever we need to protect parents’ voices inside the classroom. I know I join parents across southern Indiana, and across our country, in feeling increasingly worried as soon as we send our children off to school,”Congresswoman Houchin writes.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Ind.-09), a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee and House Financial Services Committee, introduced the Retirement Proxy Protection Act. This bill wouldprevent the politicization of individuals’ retirement plans by clarifying guidance around shareholder proposals and codifying key provisions of the Trump Administration’s proxy regulations.
INDIANA – U.S Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Ind.-09) joins Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and all of Indiana’s congressional delegation in support of the state’s application to be named a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub). The Tech Hub proposal, known as Heartland BioWorks, would cement Indiana’s position as a leader in biotechnology, medical technology, genomics, and synthetic biology.
WASHINGTON – This August, Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Ind.-09) will visit all 18 counties in the Ninth District during her first August work period.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Ind.-09), a member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee and the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, introduced the Prioritizing Evidence for Workforce Development Act. The bill requires workforce development funding be prioritized for programs with proven success, like the Goodwill Excel Center in Clarksville, Indiana.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Ind.-09) recognizes her first ninth district summer interns in the Washington, D.C. office. Adam Longstreth and Jacob Crosley, both students at Indiana University, joined the office for a nine-week internship.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Ind.-09) sent a letter to the Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Rona Bitter, calling for the Bureau of Consular Affairs to consider opening a passport agency in Louisville, Kentucky.






