WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Mark Amodei (NV-02) reintroduced the Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act, legislation which will allow for the conveyance of federal lands to Douglas County, Pershing County, Carson City, the City of Fernley, the City of Sparks, and the Incline Village General Improvement District (IVIGD) for public purposes and economic development. Additionally, this bill designates   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV-3) in a letter urging the Biden Administration to swiftly increase support and resources for Customs and Border Protection personnel at the U.S.-Mexico border in light of Title 42 authority ending this week. The members of the Nevada delegation also urged the Administration to increase their co  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) urged her colleagues to pass the SAFE Banking Act and finally allow cannabis businesses full access to the U.S. banking sector at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing today. At the hearing, Cortez Masto outlined the challenges and dangers that cannabis businesses in Nevada face because they can't access traditiona  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-02) made the following statement after voting for H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. "There is no denying that illegal immigration has long been an issue in this country. However, thanks to President Biden's open-border policies, the situation at our southern border has become a humanitarian and national security crisis. And with Title 42 ending today, th  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) has been accepted into the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Regional Innovations Program and will receive an initial $999,905 to conduct critical lithium-battery research, supporting Nevada's growing clean energy economy. Through her championing of Nevada's battery industry and her greater support for the   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), a member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, joined Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) in cosponsoring a resolution recognizing May 10, 2023 as National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Mental Health Day. The resolution aims to bring awareness to mental health challenges unique to the AANHPI community and celebra  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: On Friday, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) highlighted Nevada's growing clean energy economy at a tour of Lithion's brand-new battery manufacturing facility. Lithion's new facility is the first manufacturing plant in the world outside China making cylindrical cell lithium-ion batteries, which are critical for everything from electric cars and e-bikes to medical instruments to laptops. The  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) re-introduced bipartisan legislation to help deliver more federal resources to rural communities in areas with large amounts of federal land. The U.S. government manages over 80% of the land in Nevada, and this limit rural localities' ability to generate tax revenue. The More Opportunities for Rural Economies (MORE) Grants Packa  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: During Older Americans Month, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) publicly released a Senior Resource Guide to help provide Nevada's seniors with key information about federal, state, and community-based resources available to them, as well as benefits, services, and organizations that seniors in Nevada can access. "Nevada's seniors deserve full access to all of the federal and state resources available to them, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV), Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-CA), and Congressman David Trone (D-MD) introduced the bipartisan Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP) Congressional Charter Act. This legislation will support VAREP in expanding its services available to military and veteran communities, in southern Nevada and beyond, to further sustainable homeownership, financial-literacy educ  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) co-sponsored the bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act to help combat fentanyl trafficking by requiring the President to sanction drug cartels that are involved in international drug trafficking, including chemical suppliers in China and cartels from Mexico. It would also crack down on fentanyl-related money laundering and declare fentan  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, May 10 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) applauded the announcement that the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) Center for Agroecology will support the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new Regional Food Business Center, to strengthen food supplies and connect producers to new markets. Rep. Panetta has strong supported the work at UCSC. The new Southwest USDA Regiona  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) applauded the news that the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) will be awarded nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines program to help keep Nevada at the forefront of the transition to clean energy. The funding, which was made available from the Rosen-backed bipartisan CHIPS And Science Act, will be used to support research at UNR into l  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Congresswoman Nikema Williams (D-GA) in introducing the Sunlight in Workplace Harassment Act, which would require large, public corporations to publicly report all settlements and judgments related to incidents of discrimination, harassment, and sexual abuse each year. The bill would help protect workers by better enforcing workplace prot  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined her Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution to recognize May 2023 as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month to celebrate the contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders to the United States. As part of AANHPI heritage month, Senator Rosen also helped introduce the Teaching Asian Pacific American (APA) Hi  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) recently led dozens of her Senate colleagues in sending letters to Senate Appropriators urging them to continue funding the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Veterans Affairs and Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program, which helps homeless veterans by providing affordable housing voucher rental assistance. Senator Rosen also requested that $185 million be provided to f  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led her colleagues in the Senate and House Bipartisan Task Forces for Combating Antisemitism in a meeting with Second Gentlemen Doug Emhoff, Domestic Policy Advisor Ambassador Susan Rice and Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall to provide input on the Administration's forthcoming national strategy to counter antisemitism. The meeting was attended by   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tim Scott (R-SC), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Rick Scott (R-FL) are introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing Jewish American Heritage Month, which celebrates the many contributions of Jewish Americans to the United States. The resolution also calls on elected officials, faith leaders, and civil society leaders to condemn and combat any and all acts of antisemit  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Today on National School Nurse Day, Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) reintroduced her Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere (NURSE) Act, legislation that would help public elementary and secondary schools hire registered nurses by creating a grant program at the U.S. Department of Education. According to the National Association of School Nurses, only 39.3% of schools employ full-time sch  more