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October 15, 2021

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) announced the arrival of the October Child Tax Credit payment, a critical tax cut for middle class families. According to estimates from the Niskanen Center, 97 percent of households in Nevada's Fourth District are currently eligible for the Child Tax Credit, which was expanded through the American Rescue Plan that Congressman Horsford worked to pass in March 2021.


October 7, 2021

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — This week, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) joined the House Committee on Education and Labor to release a new report showing how the Build Back Better Act could save Nevada families thousands of dollars in child care costs annually.

Issues:Economy

October 6, 2021

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — This week, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) announced his office secured nearly $1.7 million to expand health care infrastructure and improve care for underserved communities in Nevada's Fourth District. The funding, which comes from the American Rescue Plan, will be distributed to FirstMed Health and Wellness Center, Hope Christian Health Center, and the Southern Nevada Health District.

Issues:Health

October 5, 2021

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) announced 29 venues throughout Nevada's Fourth District are receiving more than $18.4 million in Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) averaging $637,051 per venue. Congressman Horsford led efforts to create the SVOG program, which provides pandemic relief to entertainment venues that needed to shut their doors to protect public health.

Issues:Economy

October 4, 2021

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) announced his office secured over $8 million for a broad range of programs at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). These programs will support pathways to college for low-income students, expand UNLV's support for Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPI) students, and invest in a project to improve health equity in underserved neighborhoods.


October 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) announced his office secured $2.76 million for the Nevada State Service Commission and local AmeriCorps grantees to provide relief to communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan that Congressman Horsford helped to pass in March 2021.

The funding will provide:


October 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) released the following statement to honor the 60 victims who lost their lives and the hundreds who were injured as a result of the deadly shooting at the Route 91 Music Festival on October 1, 2017.


September 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) voted to pass H.R. 5305, a short-term funding bill to avert an immediate government shutdown.

Issues:Economy

September 29, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) joined his colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee to hear testimony from U.S. military leaders about the end of the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan. The testifying witnesses included U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley, and U.S. Central Command Commander General Kenneth McKenzie Jr.


September 29, 2021

WASHINGTON D.C.— Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) has announced his office secured $469,858 to support Project INPUT, a program run by the Moapa Band of Paiutes Tribe that provides education or training to help Native Americans with disabilities become employed, start a small business, or get the education or training needed to become economically self-sufficient.