Press Releases
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford announced that the Small Business Administration's Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program will begin accepting applications tomorrow, April 8th, 2021. Congressman Horsford secured additional funding for the SVOG program as part of the American Rescue Plan's support for small businesses. The program includes over $16 billion in grants for shuttered venues.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford visited FirstMed Health and Wellness Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in North Las Vegas that provides comprehensive care to low-income and underserved Nevadans.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford announced that many Social Security recipients and others who have not yet received their Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 from the American Rescue Plan should expect to see electronic payments hit their bank accounts or be loaded onto their Direct Express Cards beginning today.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford hosted a virtual community roundtable with Asian American leaders in Nevada to discuss the recent rise in violence against Asian Americans. Congressman Horsford was joined by Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA-33), whip for the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and member of the House Judiciary and House Foreign Affairs committees.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford hosted a virtual town hall to highlight key health care provisions in the American Rescue Plan that increase access to affordable health care. Congressman Horsford was joined by Kelly Adams, CEO of Mesa View Hospital, Steven Flores, CEO of the Hope Christian Health Center, and Dave Passey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 9 Director of External Affairs.
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).