Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced H.R. 5758, the ‘Pay Workers What They've Earned Act,' to reimburse federal employees for fees, interest, and fines charged through no fault of their own during a government shutdown. The bill would also reimburse state and tribal governments for costs incurred during government shutdowns.
NORTH LAS VEGAS – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today announced a new agreement between the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development and the Interior that will make it easier and more affordable for local communities in Southern Nevada to build affordable housing on federal lands.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog one day before his Joint Address to Congress. Their discussion underscored the bilateral partnership between Israel and the United States and the connection between the Jewish and Black communities.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Steven Horsford applauded the announcement by The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) of $4.8 million in affordable housing grants to Nevada-based groups through its newly established Affordable Housing Program (AHP) Nevada Targeted Fund.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, for the first time, voted against the National Defense Authorization Act after extreme MAGA Republicans forced their fringe beliefs on nation’s servicemembers. As a member of the authorizing committee, he fought in committee to improve the bill with several amendments before it passed out of the committee with nearly unanimous support of Democrats and Republicans.
WASHINGTON — Congressmen Steven Horsford (D-NV) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) today praised the inclusion of their legislation, the Rachael Booth Act (H.R. 975), in the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which the U.S. House is expected to consider this week.
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), as Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus and as the son of a mother born in Trinidad and Tobago, joined Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, on a bipartisan delegation to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government Conference. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined with the Congressional delegation in recognizing the 50th Anniversary of this important coalition of the Caribbean nations.
NORTH LAS VEGAS – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) responded to the Supreme Court decision, 6-3, to gut the ability of private and public colleges and universities to consider race and ethnicity in admission decisions:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) offered an amendment during the consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 in the House Armed Services Committee. The amendment secured historic funding for research investment at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The amendment had bipartisan support in the committee, and had the support of all the members of the Tri-Caucus that sit on the committee. Horsford issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), went to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to celebrate the Las Vegas Golden Knights winning the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup. On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers to win the NHL championship, a first in Nevada history.