Public Safety
Congressman Horsford is committed to protecting the safety and well-being of every family in Nevada's Fourth District and building strong relationships of trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
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Today, Congressman Steven Horsford hosted a press conference to discuss his bill H.R. 4118, the Break the Cycle of Violence Act. Congresswoman Lucy McBath, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Sheila Jackson-Lee, and Robin Kelly joined Congressman Horsford, along with community advocates.
House Democrats have struck a deal on a long-stalled package of public safety and policing bills, lawmakers and aides told CNN, paving the way for a Thursday vote.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted in favor of H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. He issued the following statement after the bill passed the House by a vote of 217-213:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to pass H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act, to improve climate resilience, restoration, and mitigation efforts to protect communities in Nevada and across the country from the devastating effects of climate, wildfire and drought.
I'm currently at the White House with Pastor Troy Martinez, a constituent from Nevada's fourth district and the founder of That in Our Schools. We're discussing the community violence intervention funding that we helped secure in the Safer Communities Act, which will help fund programs like That in Our Schools.
The bipartisan Safer Communities Act is a big step for keeping citizens safe from gun violence the legislation following the deadly elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the hate crime shooting in Buffalo, New York, and the Tulsa, Oklahoma hospital shooting. The bill was approved by Congress on the 30th anniversary of my father's death.
Our schools are the center of the community. They're like the church. We need them to be safe from violence, particularly gun violence.
"Every single day 110 people die on average because of senseless gun violence in our country, and another 200 are shot and wounded and survive," said U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada's 4th Congressional District.