WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced she is cosponsoring the bipartisan No Tax on Tips Act to exempt 100% of all tips from the federal income tax. All tips are currently subject to federal taxes, which hits states like Nevada with the highest concentration(link is external) of tipped workers in the nation especially hard. "We need to be doing everything we can to keep more dollars in Nevadans' pock more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement on the President's Oval Office address: "President Joe Biden is the ultimate patriot. During his long, storied career serving our country, he has never forgotten where he came from and put working families first. "His selfless decision to pass the torch to the next generation is a great investment in our country and builds on his impress more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and John Cornyn's (R-Texas) bipartisan Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act passed the Senate. Specifically, her legislation will direct the U.S. Government Accountability Office to investigate how transnational criminal organizations finance synthetic drug trafficking and help the federal government target them more effectively. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced the Supporting Employees in the Guard and Reserve Act to ensure reserve servicemembers can attend critical military trainings and fulfill their duties without losing pay. This bipartisan bill will increase the number of days of paid military leave available to federal employees who are also reserve servicemembers including  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure qualified and accountable leadership at the U.S. Secret Service (USSS). The Providing Real Oversight and Transparency to Effectively Counter Threats (PROTECT) Act would subject all future USSS Directors to Senate confirmation and a single, 10-year term. "The Secret Service is a cr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) introduced the Supporting Employees in the Guard and Reserve Act to ensure reserve servicemembers can attend critical military trainings and fulfill their duties without losing pay. This bipartisan bill will increase the number of days of paid military leave available to federal employees who are also reserve servicemembers, including those in t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a senior Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. The biannual bill reauthorizes programs that protect our country's ports, inland water networks, and flood control programs. "Today the House passed a bipartisan Water Re more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Watch Video of Senator Rosen's Opening Remarks HERE. Today, in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) voted for and helped pass bipartisan legislation to ban members of Congress, their families, the President, and the Vice President from owning or trading individual stocks. The bipartisan Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Watch Video of Senator Rosen's Questioning HERE. Today, in response to U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen's (D-NV) questioning during a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Ashley E. Poling a nominee to the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) and a current PRC Commissioner revealed that Postmaster Louis DeJoy did not provide the Commission with data or information on the mail services deliv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Watch Senator Rosen's full remarks HERE. During a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) honored the memory of Itay Chen, an American serving in the Israel Defense Forces who was killed and abducted by Hamas on October 7, and she reiterated her call for the release of the remaining hostages, including the return of Itay's body to his family. Senator Rosen also emphasized Congress' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Watch Congresswoman Lee's Video Here(link is external) Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) signed a discharge petition on the House floor that would force a Congressional vote on the Access to Family Building Act. The legislation would protect every American's right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) that millions of women rely on to have children. Since more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) applauded the passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 out of the U.S. House of Representatives. The biennial, bipartisan legislation includes all three of her requests to protect southern Nevada's water supply, including support for Laughlin's water system and the Las Vegas Wash program. "No one knows better than a Nevadan just how precious our water more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) announced that his Regional Partnership Grants Reauthorization Act was approved by the House Ways and Means Committee in a 38-0 bipartisan vote and now makes its way to the House floor. The bill, included in the Protecting America's Children by Strengthening Families Act, aims to reauthorize and strengthen support for families affected by parental substance abuse. "The more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) introduced the Securing Continued Healthcare for Our Operations and Logistics (SCHOOL) Professionals Act. This legislation would fix a long-standing loophole that has prevented contracted school custodians, bus drivers, security guards, nurses, cafeteria workers, and other essential support staff from access more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) to help introduce bipartisan legislation to require annual reports on the nation's fiscal state. The bipartisan Fiscal State of the Nation Act would require the Comptroller General to address Congress each year and present the Financial Report of the United States Government in order to provide an analysis of the nation's fiscal state. "Since coming  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced legislation to support and expand cybersecurity apprenticeships. The bipartisan Cyber Ready Workforce Act directs the Department of Labor to award grants in support of the creation, implementation, and expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity. "As the cybersecurity industry grows and cyber threats become mo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Last night, the U.S. Senate passed Senator Catherine Cortez Masto's (D-NV) bipartisan Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act, which Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) co-sponsored. The bipartisan bill would direct the U.S. Government Accountability Office to investigate how transnational criminal organizations finance synthetic drug trafficking and help the federal government target them more effectiv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, hosted a roundtable discussion with students from across the country to hear about rising antisemitism on colleges and universities. The discussion comes ahead of students returning to campus in the fall as antisemitism continues rising across the U.S. According to th more PR