Congresswoman Dina Titus today sent a letter to House leadership urging them to include funding in Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations to hire and train air traffic controllers to address current shortages. “On January 29, 2025, American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) collided with a UH-60 Army helicopter... Read More »
Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement on President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress: “President Trump wants us to believe our lives are getting better under his new Administration, but we are not fooled. Nevadans are already feeling the pain of higher prices because of Trump’s disastrous policies. One estimate says prices will rise by $1,250 per family as Trump’s ... Read More »
Congresswoman Dina Titus introduced legislation today with Representatives DeGette and Schneider to ban the sale or possession of high-capacity magazines that have been used in deadly mass shootings around the nation. “We in Las Vegas know all too well what happens when a mass shooter is armed with a weapon equipped with a high-capacity magazine,” Congresswoman Titus said, referring to the 2017 Ha... Read More »
Congresswoman Dina Titus today reintroduced the Democracy in Design Act to preserve diversity in the design of federal buildings by ensuring state and local governments are allowed to design buildings reflecting the diverse cultures of their regions. “Architecture varies widely across the United States, and that’s a good thing. We don’t need federal mandates dictating how local governments should ... Read More »
Today I voted against the House Republicans’ extreme and unconscionable budget plan. It makes massive cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and education programs to pay for $2 trillion in tax breaks for big corporations and the ultrawealthy. The richest 0.1% will get an average annual tax cut of $314,266 at the expense of working families in my district and across the country already struggling to make ends me... Read More »
Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) and Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC) today reintroduced the DHS Special Events Program and Support legislation to standardize, modernize, and streamline the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s ability to provide federal security and counterterrorism support for major sports and entertainment events. The legislation would permanently codify DHS’s Special Event A... Read More »
For the fourth time since the proliferation of sports wagering, Democratic Representative Dina Titus of Nevada and Republican Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania, co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Gaming Caucus, introduced legislation Tuesday to repeal the 0.25% excise tax placed on all legal sports bets. Known as the “handle tax,” it was enacted in 1951 to counter illegal gambling and Titus... Read More »
Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Gaming Caucus, reintroduced legislation today to repeal the .25% excise tax placed on all legal sports bets, known as the “handle tax” first enacted in 1951 to counter illegal gambling and no longer relevant today. “The Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2025 repeals a tax that does nothi... Read More »
Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) today led Nevada’s Congressional Democratic Delegation in sending a letter to Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum urging him not to roll back designations of national monuments. The Delegation raised concerns about a recent order by Secretary Burgum initiating a 15-day review of possible impediments, including national monuments, to “unleash(ing) America’s affordable... Read More »
Congresswoman Dina Titus today co-sponsored reintroduction of the bipartisan Disaster Survivors Fairness Act to simplify the application system for assistance following a major disaster, expand communities’ access to hazard mitigation assistance, and ensure that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources are directed to those who need help the most after a disaster. “Because of climate c... Read More »
Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV-01), a member of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, today reintroduced bipartisan legislation with Congressman Troy Nehls (R-TX-22) to stop animal abuse in overseas scientific experiments funded with U.S. taxpayer dollars. The Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas (CARGO) Act of 2025 would prohibit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from awarding financ... Read More »
Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-1) today introduced the Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act to safeguard Southern Nevada’s water security while enhancing environmental conservation efforts. The proposed bill would allow a portion of the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s (SNWA) Horizon Lateral water pipeline project to tunnel underneath Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area (NCA), inc... Read More »
More than 39,000 Nevadans will see increases to their Social Security payments thanks to a law former President Joe Biden signed this month. The Social Security Fairness Act — which became law Jan. 5. — eliminates the reduction of Social Security benefits for those who are entitled to public pensions from work not covered by Social Security. The law repealed two provisions that had reduced Social ... Read More »
Congresswoman Dina Titus announced today her selection as Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. In this position, she will lead her Democratic colleagues in their oversight of the nation’s rail system, including Amtrak and the Brightline West high-speed rail project which she championed after decades of advocacy... Read More »
Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV-01) today reintroduced legislation that would require state, local, and tribal governments to provide consent before the construction of a permanent nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. “Over more than three decades and at every step in the process, the Yucca Mountain project has faltered because Nevadans do not want nuclear waste stored in our state,” Rep. Ti... Read More »
