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September 18, 2020

Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill he cosponsored, which would establish clear workplace protections and reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers.

Issues:Health

September 18, 2020

Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), an Associate Member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, voted to pass House Resolution 908, condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19.


September 17, 2020

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) announced his support for H.R. 7947, the Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act, bipartisan legislation that provides temporary, targeted support to protect vulnerable foster youth and families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.


September 17, 2020

Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined 173 Members of the House in a letter urging U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari to open an investigation into a recent whistleblower complaint alleging jarring medical negligence of detainees at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Georgia, including mass hysterectomies being performed on women without informed consent.

Issues:Immigration

September 15, 2020

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on September 14th to allow the Trump Administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan.

Issues:Immigration

September 15, 2020

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the below statement following the signing of agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain:

"I welcome the news of today's historic step toward normalized relations between Israel and Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. The commitments made by the UAE and Bahrain to negotiation and diplomacy, as well as by Israel to halt its annexation efforts, lay a strong foundation for achieving regional stability, a longstanding bipartisan priority."


September 13, 2020

Las Vegas, Nev. -- Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the below statement in response to the September 12th shooting of two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies.


September 11, 2020

Washington, D.C. -- On the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement.

A transcript of the video can be found below.


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Congressman Steven Horsford Considers Renewal of Caribbean Trade Policy
September 10, 2020

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing to call for the reauthorization of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act, which has expanded duty-free access to the U.S. market for Caribbean Basin Countries. This bipartisan legislation has provided economic gain for the U.S. and abroad for nearly 20 years and is slated to expire on September 30, 2020.

Issues:Economy

September 5, 2020

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus 2020 Census Task Force, led a letter to Secretary Wilbur Ross of the U.S. Department of Commerce and Director Steven Dillingham of the U.S. Census Bureau to request information on safety measures implemented during census operations to prevent further exposure of individuals to COVID-19.

Issues:Health