Press Releases
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today responded to the 5th U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that blocked the implementation of a rule passed under former President Trump's Department of Justice:
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted for a government funding bill that prevents a shutdown and makes historic investments in American families and workers. The legislation will also strengthen Democracy at home and abroad and fund the implementation of the PACT Act we passed earlier this year. It also delivers more than $21M for 14 local projects in Nevada’s 4thCongressional District.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement after voting in the House Ways and Means Committee to release a committee report on the investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Mandatory Audit Program, which was created to ensure compliance by a sitting President with federal tax laws:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, celebrated the passage of H.R. 7776, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, the annual funding bill for the Department of Defense and our nation’s Armed Forces.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, amid extreme MAGA Republicans’ continued threats to Nevadans’ personal freedoms, Congressman Steven Horsford voted to send the Respect for Marriage Act to President Biden’s desk. This landmark legislation takes several key steps to defend marriage equality: officially repealing the bigoted and unconstitutional “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA), upholding couples’ right to equal protection under federal law and requiring states to recognize valid out-of-state marriages.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) announced that he was elected to serve as the 28th Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Horsford will be sworn in as Chair when the new session of Congress begins in January. He has been elected to a two-year term that runs through the entire 118th Congress. He served as 1st Vice Chair during the 117th Congress. He issued the following statement after his election:
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4118, the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, by a vote of 220-207. Congressman Steven Horsford introduced the legislation in June 2021. Today's action comes after portions of the legislation were included in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act passed in June.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford announced a $5.2 million grant from U.S Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration for the Walker River Paiute Tribe in Schurz, Nevada. The funding will be used to boost business development and job growth in the region by improving the local water system infrastructure.
WASHINGTON – Recently, Congressman Steven Horford (D-NV-04) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Secretary of the Interior advocating for Nevada’s mining industry.
The mining industry helps rural communities get the jobs and economic benefits they earn and deserve. Nevada is home to many critical minerals, including the only lithium deposit in the United States. Nevada’s mines are crucial for our domestic supply chains and protect our national security.