WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: Rep. Mark Amodei issued the following statement following the markup and favorable reporting of the Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act by the House Committee on Natural Resources. "It's no secret Nevada has a long history of advocating for local control over public lands in the face of federal oversight," said Rep. Mark Amodei. "This commonsense legislation gives Nevada's leaders and o more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) was elected as the House Democratic Caucus' Battleground Leadership Representative for the 119th Congress. Lee created the position in 2022 to ensure that Democratic House members representing the most competitive districts in the country have a seat at the Democratic Caucus leadership table. The position is elected by returning Frontline members and incoming Red to Blue freshmen  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that the Department of the Interior (DOI) has awarded more than $26 million to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to advance a large-scale water recycling facility expected to deliver up to 118,590 acre-feet of recycled water annually enough to meet the average annual needs of more than 470,000 people. The Southern Nevada Water Authority is als more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Susie Lee's (NV-03) bipartisan Accelerating Appraisals and Conservation Efforts (AACE) Act passed the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. It previously passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support and now takes one step closer to being signed into law. It is being led in the Senate by Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). The legislation has  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senator Cortez Masto created this program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support this project and help keep water in Lake Mead Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today announced $26.2 million in federal funding to support the construction of a regional large-scale water recycling project in Southern California that will benefit households across Southern Nevada and help keep water in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: The Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act Would Improve Areas Where High-Tech Solutions Can Enhance Border Security Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation to strengthen border security by helping U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) better integrate innovative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, infrared sensing, and nanotechnology at  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto's (D-Nev.) Western Wildfire Support Act passed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee with bipartisan support. This critical legislation provides comprehensive resources to prevent wildfires, enhance firefighting efforts, and support communities impacted by increasingly severe wildfire seasons. Over the past 20 years, wildfires have burned more  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Rural Hospital Flexibility Act, which would permanently reauthorize and modernize the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program. This program provides states with funding to support rural hospitals through training, technical support, and equipment for improving he more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Congresswoman Dina Titus today announced the passage of her bill by the House of Representatives to protect our Afghan allies. Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) today announced the passage of her bill by the House of Representatives to protect our Afghan allies. The Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE) Authorization Act of 2024 ensures that our country continues to keep its promise  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing on H.R. 9515, a bill introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-41) to support Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) activities. The bill would establish an interest-bearing account at the Department of Treasury to hold the funds contributed by the states of Arizona, California, and Nevada for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Watch Senator Rosen's Speech HERE. Today, ahead of the vote on three resolutions introduced by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to ban the sale of arms to Israel, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) delivered remarks on the Senate floor urging her colleagues to join her in opposing the measures. In her speech, Rosen highlighted how supplying Israel with precise offensive weapons would help Israel defend itself, more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: The Senate passed the No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) that would ban U.S. courts from enforcing trademarks that were stolen by the Cuban government following the Cuban Revolution. The legislation has passed the House of Representatives and now heads to the President's desk to be more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.). The bill will reauthorize funding to combat Alzheimer's disease and preserve brain health. These initiatives began whe more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2024, on the Department of the Interior announcement of alternatives for the Colorado River Allocation Framework: * * * "Thanks to investments I secured through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we have been able to enact short-term solutions for maintaining our precious Colorado River resources in Southern Nevada. "Today's announcement is another early step in the pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) sent a letter calling on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to stand ready to receive and approve Nevada's application for federal funding to expand high-speed internet access to more households in the state. This proposal is the final step needed to deliver the $416 million in funding from the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) P more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement on the International Criminal Court's (ICC) outrageous decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. "I'm outraged by the International Criminal Court's politically-motivated efforts to target Israeli officials and equate them to the Hamas terrorists who intentionally murdere more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to advance Senator Jacky Rosen's (D-NV) Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act out of committee. The bill, commonly referred to as the Washoe County Lands Bill, will expand local economic and housing development opportunities, support Tribal communities, and protect public lands and outdoor recreation. "As Washoe County continues to grow, I'v more PR