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Las Vegas, Nev. -- Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement on the celebration of Juneteenth Independence Day, this year marking the 155th anniversary of the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration's challenge to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Congressman Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement on the welcome news:
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), joined his colleagues on the House Ways and Means Committee for a hearing on the 2020 trade policy agenda. United States Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, testified before the committee.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) introduced the Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act, H.R. 7172, to provide a new investment tax credit that will help promote the construction of regionally significant transmission projects across the U.S.
Las Vegas, Nev. -- Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement on the ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBTQ+ rights from a conservative court.
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Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act to protect American consumers' right to sue corporations for fraud. The legislation will help ensure that consumers who win fraud causes are not liable for taxes on funds awarded to their attorney and end the practice of requiring consumers who win their cases to pay income taxes on the funds that courts award them.
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.


