Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford joined more than 200 House colleagues to re-introduce the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation. With the bill's re-introduction, Congressman Horsford released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford introduced the bicameral U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, the Biden Administration's big, bold, and inclusive vision for immigration reform. This legislation would reverse the damage of the Trump administration's cruel immigration policies and take key steps to protect immigrant families, secure our borders, and better manage migration across the hemisphere.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford announced that Nevada is estimated to receive more than $1.5 billion in funding for child care and education across the state through the American Rescue Plan.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford released the following statement in support of renaming McCarran International Airport in honor of former Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford and the House Ways and Means Committee completed the markup of key provisions in President Biden's American Rescue Act. With the closing of the markup, Congressman Horsford released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford delivered remarks on the COVID-19 crisis in America's nursing homes during the Ways and Means Committee markup of President Biden's American Rescue Plan.
In his remarks, Congressman Horsford spoke about the high pandemic mortality rate among nursing home residents, and called for expanded data collection on COVID-19 infections and deaths in these facilities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford delivered opening remarks on federal unemployment insurance during the House Ways & Means Committee markup of President Biden's American Rescue Plan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday night, the House Oversight and Reform Committee released allocation estimates showing that Nevada would receive nearly $4 billion in direct COVID-19 relief state and local funds from President Biden's American Rescue Plan. In response, Congressman Steven Horsford released the following statement:
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford joined Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15), to reintroduce the American Family Act (AFA), legislation to permanently expand and improve the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and make it a dramatically more effective tool for reducing child poverty and supporting families with kids. The American Rescue Plan includes one year of an expanded and improved CTC modeled after the American Family Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford introduced the Unemployed Worker Lifeline Act. This legislation would increase the federal supplemental unemployment insurance payment from $300 to $400 for weeks after March 14 and extend the $400 weekly supplemental payment to be paid on top of all types of unemployment insurance payments through October 3, 2021.