Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), participated in a historic legislative hearing entitled, "Achieving Environmental Justice For All,'' in the House Natural Resources Committee. The hearing focused on H.R. 5986, the Environmental Justice for All Act, a bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental and civil rights and to create the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice Compliance and Enforcement.
Washington, D.C. – Today, on the third year anniversary of the 1 October Las Vegas Shooting,Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV) reflected on the tragedy and honored the 58 innocent people who lost their lives and hundreds more injured at the Route 91 Music Festival on October 1, 2017.
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, in the final days of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Congressman Steven Horsford voted in favor of four bipartisan bills that enhance mental health programs in Nevada and throughout the country. These bills increase funding for mental health services in our nation, strengthening mental health support for underserved communities, young people, and for students who face a challenging time learning from home.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) took part in a Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee hearing to discuss challenges faced by the country's food service industry and examine potential solutions in federal tax policy to assist restaurants and their employees during the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington, D.C. -- During Wednesday's debate on the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) took to the House Floor to urge Congress to pass the legislation, which fights environmental injustice threatening communities of color and invests in a clean economy future.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, the House voted to pass the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, which included an amendment led by Representatives Steven Horsford (NV-04), Mike Thompson (CA-05), and Kendra Horn (OK-05) to support geothermal job creation and renewable energy resources in Nevada's Fourth Congressional District.
Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted in favor of H.R. 8319, a bipartisan bill that would extend government funding through December 11, 2020 and avert a government shutdown in the middle of a pandemic.
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of State Secretary Mike Pompeo and Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to reconsider any plans to cease U.S. foreign assistance to Ethiopia, in an attempt to mediate disputes with Egypt and Sudan over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Representative Steven Horsford (NV-04) led Reps. Susie Lee (NV-03), Ben McAdams (UT-04), Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), and TJ Cox (CA-21) in introducing the No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act, legislation which would prevent the President from administering future plans for nuclear testing in Nevada and across the country without congressional authorization while ensuring the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) can continue their duty to our national security.
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) took part in a virtual roundtable hosted by Small Business for America's Future with Nevada small business owners to discuss the needs and concerns of small businesses and efforts at the federal level to provide assistance during the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis.