Press Releases
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford joins the Congressional community to mourn the death of Officer William F. Evans, who was killed while protecting the Capitol Complex. Officer Evans had served honorably with the U.S. Capitol Police for 18 years and was a member of the Capitol Division's First Responder's Unit.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford reintroduced the Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2021. This legislation would require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to publish demographic information on COVID-19 infections and deaths in long-term care facilities and provide greater accountability and transparency for families on the quality of care in nursing homes.
MESQUITE, NEV. — This week, Congressman Steven Horsford met with rural leaders in Nevada's Fourth District for listening sessions focused on COVID-19 relief and the American Rescue Plan.
The sessions, which took place in-person in Mesquite and virtually over Zoom, included Mesquite Mayor Pro-Tem Sandra Ramaker, Mesa View Hospital CEO Kelly Adams, Yerington Mayor John Garry, Nye County Manager Tim Sutton, Esmeralda County Commissioner Timothy Hipp, and other civic, business, and community leaders.
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford visited Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada's Fourth District and participated in a briefing with acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth on our nation's defense and training capabilities, including the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Red Flag exercises.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford announced that his office has secured more than $2.7 million in COVID-19 response funding for two health centers in Nevada's Fourth District. Statewide, eight community health centers will receive more than $25 million from the American Rescue Plan to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts and services for vulnerable populations. The funding will be awarded beginning in April 2021 by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford hosted a virtual town hall to highlight provisions in the American Rescue Plan that provide direct relief to Nevada's small businesses. The town hall featured voices from the local business community, including Joseph Amato, Nevada District Director for the Small Business Administration, Jenney Sartin, Executive Director of the Pahrump Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Jocelyn Cordon, owner of Crepe Express, a small business with locations in North Las Vegas and Las Vegas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As America mourns the victims of two mass shootings in one week, NowThis published a powerful video interview with Congressman Steven Horsford about the personal impact of gun violence on his family and the need for gun safety reform.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Steven Horsford, D-Nev., and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led a bicameral letter to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh outlining priorities for $2 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to overhaul unemployment insurance administration and technology.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Reps. Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) and David McKinley (R-WV-01) introduced the bipartisan Contraband Elimination and Safety Act of 2021. The legislation would direct the Federal Bureau of Prisons to start a pilot program to test a solution to reduce the amount of contraband that enters its correctional facilities without restricting inmates' rights to receive postal mail. Studies have shown that inmates who maintain close contact with their family members while incarcerated have better post-release outcomes and lower recidivism rates.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford voted to pass the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021.