Press Releases
Washington, D.C. -- Tomorrow, May 27, 2020 at 12 p.m., Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) will join the Ways and Means Committee to hold a hearing on the "Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color." The latest overall COVID-19 mortality rate for Black Americans is 2.4 times as high as the rate for Whites and 2.2 times as high as the rate for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Latino communities.
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement on Memorial Day:
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) took part in a Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Tele-Roundtable, to discuss solutions for contact tracing, health disparities, and nursing homes issues as they relate to COVID-19.
The Congressman joined his colleagues to pose questions to Marylou Sudders, the Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services and Richard Mollot, the Long Term Care Community Coalition Executive Director.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to pass the Heroes Act: urgently-needed legislation to protect the lives and livelihoods of the American people and the life of our democracy – responding to the pandemic and the economic catastrophe that has followed. The legislation is expected to provide roughly $8.7 billion to Nevada's state and local governments in 2020 and 2021.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined House Democrats to introduce the Heroes Act, legislation that features unprecedented provisions from the Committee to protect workers and uplift families during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Congressman joined his colleagues on the Committee in multiple roundtables, meetings and negotiations to advocate for these key measures and secure benefits for the people of Nevada.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Horsford (NV-04) announced the Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020 to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to publish demographic information on COVID-19 infections and deaths in long-term care facilities.
Las Vegas, Nev. -- On Thursday, May 14, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford will host a Tribal Leadership Video Conference roundtable to hear directly from the Tribal leaders of Nevada's Fourth Congressional District about access to healthcare, broadband, educational gaps, community safety, environmental concerns, and protection of cultural lands.
Las Vegas, Nev. -- On Thursday, May 14, 2020, Congressman Steven Horsford will host another community conversation on the coronavirus in Nevada's Fourth Congressional District. The Congressman will discuss the Heroes Act, the latest piece of legislation to assist Nevadans as we grapple with the coronavirus in Nevada.
The event will begin at 12:10 p.m. and feature Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Assemblyman Will McCurdy, Assemblywoman Selena Torres, and Dontae Scott of the local Housing Assistance Corp.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement on updated guidance from the Treasury Department that will now allow employers that continue providing health insurance to furloughed workers to claim the employee retention tax credit (ERTC).
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) joined Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Rep. Ron Kind (WI-03), and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced the Keeping the Lights On Act of 2020. The bill, which will be introduced in the next pro-forma session, provides Federal support to businesses in order to cover essential fixed costs—rent, utility, and mortgage payments—during the Coronavirus pandemic.