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NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) announced that his office has secured $12.9 million in funding for essential community services in Nevada's Fourth District through the Department of the Interior's Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, which compensates state and local governments for commercial activities on public lands.
Helping Las Vegas area residents save money and get the most out of tax changes.
This weekend the IRS and the Nevada Free Taxes Coalition are holding an event called "Free tax prep days."
They're helping low-income residents file their taxes for free and making sure they get their advance child tax credit starting next month.
Congressman Steven Horsford was on hand today, he serves on the ways and means committee which oversees the IRS.
The child tax credit gives families up to $300 per month for every child under 6 or $250 for kids 6 to 17.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) joined his colleagues in the House Budget Committee to host a hearing with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Marcia Fudge and hear her testimony about the role of the fiscal year 2022 HUD budget in expanding safe and affordable housing.
More than 600,000 Nevada children to benefit from credit’s expansion
Nevada families should start receiving monthly payments in mid-July, part of a federal economic recovery plan that is expected to benefit hundreds of thousands of children across the state.
The Child Tax Credit is normally a $2,000 tax credit applied on parents' or qualified caregivers' annual income tax return. But as part of the American Rescue Plan, the Child Tax Credit for 2021 has been expanded to $3,000 per child (for children ages 6-17) or $3,600 per child (for children under 6).
Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford hosted a virtual conversation on Monday, June 21, 2021, with the IRS and the Make It Work Nevada nonprofit to explain the Child Tax Credit.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) is leading a Child Tax Credit Day of Action in Nevada's Fourth District to raise awareness about the advance Child Tax Credit payments that will be distributed to most Nevada families beginning on July 15.
Congressman Steven Horsford and Congressman Eric Swalwell
As all working parents can attest—and as the past year has made ever more clear—balancing work obligations and family responsibilities is a constant challenge. As members of Congress, splitting time between our districts and Washington, D.C., often means long flights and last-minute scrambling to make it home for our families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) and Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA-15) led over 50 members of the House and Senate in a letter to Congressional leadership emphasizing the importance of including meaningful paid leave in the next recovery and jobs plan.
The letter, which was released to coincide with Father's Day, focused on the need to ensure that universal paid leave is available to parents and caregivers of all genders.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) participated in a House Ways and Means Committee — Social Security Subcommittee hearing to hear testimony from Social Security beneficiaries and highlight the urgent need to increase current benefit levels and help seniors make ends meet.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) has announced that the IRS will continue to provide the Paid Leave Tax Credit to help local small businesses cover the costs of providing paid sick and family leave for workers through September.