Press Releases
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.
LAS VEGAS - Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) announced the introduction of legislation to address vulnerabilities in our unemployment systems highlighted by the pandemic. The Guaranteeing Unemployment Assistance and Reducing Deception (GUARD) Act, H.R. 8661, supports the aggressive work of federal and state agencies, as well as law enforcement, are doing to recover pandemic unemployment benefits that were paid to criminal organizations.
LAS VEGAS – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) celebrated the Senate’s passage of historic legislation expanding access to care for Nevada veterans exposed to toxic substances in the line of duty.
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.