Press Releases
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.
Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) joined Reps. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH-13), Andy Levin (D-MI-09), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL), Jamie Herrera Beutler (R-WA-03), Ashley Hinson (R-IA-01), and John Katko (R-NY-24) alongside Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to reintroduce the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford voted to pass the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, which would reauthorize funding for programs and services that prevent gender-based violence and support victims. Congressman Horsford is an original co-sponsor of the legislation, which was introduced with bipartisan support.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford reintroduced the Dynamic Glass Act of 2021, which would incentivize businesses to invest in the technology and deployment of electrochromic glass to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance President Biden's Build Back Better plan. Electrochromic glass is a specialized glass product that saves energy by providing control over the amount of light and heat entering a building.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Congressman Steven Horsford joined fellow Democrats to pass the landmark American Rescue Plan and send it to President Biden's desk for his signature. Today, Congressman Horsford announced the critical resources that Nevada families and communities will receive to crush the virus, put vaccines in people's arms, money in people's pockets, children safely back in school and workers back in jobs.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford joined Vice President Kamala Harris at the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas to highlight how Democrats have delivered for Nevada with the American Rescue Plan.