Press Releases
Washington, D.C. -- On Friday, June 26, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Judge Dolly Gee of the United States District Court of the Central District of California ordered Department of Homeland Security U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release all children who have been detained for more than twenty days at Berks Family Residential Center in Berks County, Pennsylvania (Berks), Karnes Residential Center in Karnes City, Texas (Karnes) and South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas (Dilley) by July 17, 2020.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled a comprehensive congressional climate action framework, highlighting Congressman Steven Horsford's bill, the Geothermal Energy Opportunity (GEO) Act as an important tool in the effort to solve the climate crisis. The GEO Act would give geothermal energy companies an investment tax credit, encourage job creation and lower energy prices in Nevada's Fourth Congressional District while also shifting the state to a focus on renewable energy resources.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to pass the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020, H.R. 7301. This legislation will establish an Emergency Rental Assistance Program to provide $100 billion to help Americans pay their rent and stay in their homes during the COVID-19 crisis. The Congressman wrote about his support for this legislation in an op-ed published in the Las Vegas Sun.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H.R. 1425, legislation to provide necessary improvements to the Affordable Care Act and lower the cost of health care and prescription drug prices. The Congressman spoke in support of this legislation on the floor of the House of Representatives.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) took part in a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee, "The U.S. Park Police (USPP) Attack on Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette Square." The hearing sought to investigate the events of June 1, 2020, and other police and military forces forcibly removed peaceful protesters from the streets around Lafayette Square.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement in support of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics. The Court ruled that the law requiring doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals creates an undue burden and is unconstitutional based on legal precedent in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision of 1973.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to override President Trump's veto of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution, H.J.Res. 76. That legislation, passed in both the House and the Senate before receiving President Trump's veto, would overturn the U.S.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, as the Trump Administration filed its brief with the Supreme Court asking the justices to strike down the Affordable Care Act, Congressman Horsford released a new report finding that such a ruling would cause 23 million Americans, including 309,000 Nevadans to lose their health insurance.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, sweeping police reform legislation to increase law enforcement accountability, address biased policing practices, and curb racial profiling. The Congressman discussed this legislation on Instagram which can be viewed here. The Congressman also spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of this legislation.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) took part in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing in the Health Subcommittee on "Examining the COVID-19 Nursing Home Crisis."