Press Releases
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford announced that Nevada will receive roughly $33.5 million allocated in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Support (CARES) Act via the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grants. This funding will support homeless Nevadans and individuals at risk of becoming homeless because of hardships such as job loss, wage reduction, or illness due to COVID-19.
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) introduced the Preserving Leadership Against Nuclear Explosives Testing (PLANET) Act. This legislation, which is the House companion to legislation introduced by Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), would prevent the Trump administration from restarting explosive nuclear weapons testing by restricting funds for fiscal year 2021 and all previous years from being used for such a purpose.
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined the Congressional Black Caucus and 135 Members of Congress to introduce the 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 an Instagram Live which can be viewed here.
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined fellow Congressional Black Caucus Member Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California, and more than 40 additional colleagues, in announcing legislation calling for the establishment of the first United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT). The Commission will examine the effects of slavery, institutional racism, and discrimination against people of color, and how our history impacts laws and policies today.
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the below statement on the activation of the Nevada National Guard in Southern Nevada:
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the below statement in response to reports of two shootings in Las Vegas:
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), in partnership with Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), in introducing a resolution to condemn police brutality, racial profiling and the excessive use of force.
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement to mark the start of Pride Month, an annual celebration each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted for two bipartisan bills to help small businesses and workers across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by Congressman Dean Phillips of Minnesota (H.R. 7010), the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act solves urgent issues with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) facing small business owners in Nevada and across the country who are struggling the most as a result of the coronavirus. The bipartisan TRUTH Act (H.R. 6782), was introduced by Reps.
Washington, D.C. -- Today Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined the House Ways and Means Committee for a hearing on the "Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color." The Congressman questioned expert witnesses on the structural racism that contributes to the higher rates of infection and death among communities of color in Nevada and across the country.