Horsford Champions Housing Affordability, Advances Bipartisan Reforms Reflecting Community Priorities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted today in support of the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act, advancing the legislation to the U.S. Senate and marking a significant step toward addressing the housing affordability crisis impacting families across Southern Nevada and across the country.

The legislation includes solutions long championed by Horsford following extensive housing affordability listening sessions across Nevada’s Fourth Congressional District, where constituents consistently raised concerns about rising rents, limited homeownership opportunities, rising construction costs, and the shortage of workforce and affordable housing.

“Families across Nevada have made one thing clear: housing costs are pushing the American Dream out of reach,” said Rep. Horsford. “That’s why I launched district-wide listening sessions and built a housing platform based on what working families, renters, seniors, and first-time homebuyers told me they needed. Today’s bipartisan package includes several of those solutions — expanding housing supply, modernizing federal programs, and removing barriers that slow down construction.”

“While this bill does not solve every challenge Nevadans face, it moves us in the right direction and reflects priorities I have been fighting for to lower housing costs and increase supply so working families can afford to live in the communities they serve.”

Horsford also emphasized the need to confront corporate investors distorting local housing markets.

“Across Nevada, families are being forced to compete with corporate speculators and institutional investors buying up available homes, driving up prices, and locking out working families and first-time buyers,” Rep. Horsford added. “Housing should be about building communities, not boosting profits for Wall Street landlords. I will continue fighting to make homeownership achievable again for the people who live and work in our communities.”

The bipartisan legislation includes reforms to:

These reforms align with Horsford’s broader housing platform focused on increasing supply, protecting renters, supporting first-time homebuyers, cracking down on corporate speculators pricing families out of homeownership, and investing in community-driven housing solutions.

“As housing costs continue to rise across Nevada, I remain committed to advancing policies that lower costs, expand supply, and ensure working families can build stable futures in the communities they call home,” Rep. Horsford said.

For more information about Congressman Horsford’s housing affordability work, visit: [link].