The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has approved a request by Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) to provide $4 million in federal funding to renovate the historic Wright Company Factory in Dayton in the wake of the March 2023 fire, Turner said at a press release and Aug. 1 joint press conference with Dayton Mayor Jeffrey J. Mims, Jr. and Mackensie Wittmer, Executive Director of the National Aviation Heritage Area.