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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL), House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC-06), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03), House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08), Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-GA-07), and others today reintroduced groundbreaking legislation to reduce violence in American cities and communities. The Break the Cycle of Violence Act, H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) joined his colleagues in the House Budget Committee to host a hearing with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Marcia Fudge and hear her testimony about the role of the fiscal year 2022 HUD budget in expanding safe and affordable housing.
Nevada families should start receiving monthly payments in mid-July, part of a federal economic recovery plan that is expected to benefit hundreds of thousands of children across the state.
The Child Tax Credit is normally a $2,000 tax credit applied on parents' or qualified caregivers' annual income tax return. But as part of the American Rescue Plan, the Child Tax Credit for 2021 has been expanded to $3,000 per child (for children ages 6-17) or $3,600 per child (for children under 6).
Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford hosted a virtual conversation on Monday, June 21, 2021, with the IRS and the Make It Work Nevada nonprofit to explain the Child Tax Credit.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) is leading a Child Tax Credit Day of Action in Nevada's Fourth District to raise awareness about the advance Child Tax Credit payments that will be distributed to most Nevada families beginning on July 15.
As all working parents can attest—and as the past year has made ever more clear—balancing work obligations and family responsibilities is a constant challenge. As members of Congress, splitting time between our districts and Washington, D.C., often means long flights and last-minute scrambling to make it home for our families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) and Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA-15) led over 50 members of the House and Senate in a letter to Congressional leadership emphasizing the importance of including meaningful paid leave in the next recovery and jobs plan.
The letter, which was released to coincide with Father's Day, focused on the need to ensure that universal paid leave is available to parents and caregivers of all genders.
Juneteenth, a day that memorializes the emancipation of slaves in this country, is now a federal holiday.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. It came a year after a Juneteenth protest took place in Nevada during the nationwide fight over police reform and equality following the deaths of George Floyd and Briana Taylor.
Juneteenth has been celebrated by many in the Black community since 1865, just after the end of the Civil War.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford joined his colleagues on the House Ways and Means Committee to hear testimony from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the fiscal year 2022 budget for the U.S. Treasury. During the hearing, Congressman Horsford highlighted the value of low-income housing tax credits, and secured a commitment from Secretary Yellen to collaborate with his office on efforts to end food deserts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) joined President Biden and members of the Congressional Black Caucus at the White House for a signing event that established Juneteenth as a federal holiday. After the ceremony, Congressman Horsford released the following statement: