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There's a new bill in Congress aimed at getting furloughed casino, convention and hotel workers in Las Vegas back on the job.
Southern Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford is introducing the Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act.
The bill establishes tax credits for travel to any trade show or convention across the country for the next 2 years.
The bill also aims to create tax credits for restaurant owners.
It would give breaks on the costs associated with having to bring any restaurant into compliance with COVID-19 protocols.
A proposal in Washington could help bring jobs and tourists back to Las Vegas a little faster as more Americans get vaccinated, and coronavirus cases drop, the I-Team first reported.
Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, said he and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, have introduced the Hospitability and Commerce Jobs Recovery Act. The bill would incentivize hospitality companies to bring back laid off or furloughed workers and give tax credit to convention attendees, Horsford said.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford and the House Budget Committee completed the markup of President Biden's American Rescue Plan. With the closing of the markup, Congressman Horsford released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford announced that Nevada is estimated to receive more than $1.5 billion in funding for child care and education across the state through the American Rescue Plan.
A $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief and economic stimulus bill proposed by President Joe Biden could more than triple federal aid to Nevada because of changes in funding formulas and money added for economic development in tourism-reliant cities, Rep. Dina Titus said.
The Biden bill includes more federal funds for states and cities than the CARES Act did last year, but changes in the formula to divvy up that spending — to include unemployment rates — could mean a bigger slice of the pie for Nevada, which has one of the highest jobless rates in the nation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford and the House Ways and Means Committee completed the markup of key provisions in President Biden's American Rescue Act. With the closing of the markup, Congressman Horsford released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford delivered opening remarks on federal unemployment insurance during the House Ways & Means Committee markup of President Biden's American Rescue Plan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday night, the House Oversight and Reform Committee released allocation estimates showing that Nevada would receive nearly $4 billion in direct COVID-19 relief state and local funds from President Biden's American Rescue Plan. In response, Congressman Steven Horsford released the following statement:
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford joined Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15), to reintroduce the American Family Act (AFA), legislation to permanently expand and improve the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and make it a dramatically more effective tool for reducing child poverty and supporting families with kids. The American Rescue Plan includes one year of an expanded and improved CTC modeled after the American Family Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford introduced the Unemployed Worker Lifeline Act. This legislation would increase the federal supplemental unemployment insurance payment from $300 to $400 for weeks after March 14 and extend the $400 weekly supplemental payment to be paid on top of all types of unemployment insurance payments through October 3, 2021.