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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), introduced legislation in response to the housing crisis affecting many major metropolitan areas, including Las Vegas. The Housing Oversight and Mitigating Exploitation (HOME) Act of 2022 addresses a trend that is creating artificial hikes in rents and property costs across the country, specifically in underserved communities, affecting Black and Latino families the most, and hurting single mothers trying to provide for their children.
"Every single day 110 people die on average because of senseless gun violence in our country, and another 200 are shot and wounded and survive," said U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada's 4th Congressional District.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford voted for bipartisan legislation that takes historic steps to combat gun violence and protect Nevada communities. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will help save lives by keeping weapons out of dangerous hands, strengthening mental health services and bolstering school safety. The first major gun violence prevention legislation passed by Congress in nearly three decades, this bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
Democratic politicians in Nevada lamented the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of constitutional abortion protections as an attack on women’s rights, while Republicans declared it an end to “federal overreach.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steven Horsford today reacted to the decision of the United States Supreme Court to overturn a 50-year precedent that had guaranteed a woman’s right to decide to have an abortion. In their decision, the court overturned the rulings of Roe v. Wade in 1973 and Casey v. Planned Parenthood in 1992, which had prevented states from restricting access to abortion. In the state of Nevada, access to abortion remains legal.
The Majority of the Air Force’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft are Flown Out of Creech Air Force Base in Nevada
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to announce the introduction of bipartisan legislation that would expand Combat Zone Tax Exclusion eligibility to remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) crews who are operating missions in combat zones.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) applauded the Senate introduction of an historic gun violence prevention package, crafted by a group of 20 bipartisan Senators. The agreement includes language from H.R. 4118, The Break the Cycle of Violence Act, introduced by Horsford last June. The community violence intervention programs from Horsford's legislation are slated to be funded at $250 million dollars, $2 billion dollars overall in anti-violence programs, and $11B in mental health investments through this new bipartisan agreement.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) issued the following statement after voting no on S. 4160, the Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022:
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The House passed a sweeping gun package on Wednesday in response to last month’s mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y. and Uvalde, Texas, which killed more than 30 people and reignited the push for firearm legislation on Capitol Hill.