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 Resour... Read More »
A 20-acre affordable housing community could be coming to the southwest valley on the north side of Cactus Avenue between Buffalo Drive and Rainbow Boulevard. The Southern Nevada District Office of the Bureau of Land Management announced it is seeking public input via a “notice of realty action” that is now open until Aug. 30 regarding a Clark County Department of Social Services proposal. This is... Read More »
Congresswoman Dina Titus today released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s announcement of initiatives to create more affordable housing in Southern Nevada. “This is a critical step toward addressing the affordable housing crisis in Southern Nevada. Many in Nevada have been priced out of the housing market. Today’s announcement of $50 million in grant funding for the Southern Ne... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), the Ranking Member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, and Congressman Greg Stanton (AZ-04) introduced the Extreme Weather and Heat Response Modernization Act to empower the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to better address extreme heat an... Read More »
As extreme heat ravages communities across the country, the Federal Emergency Management Agency may soon take a more active role in responding, thanks to a bill introduced Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., are sponsoring the Extreme Weather and Heat Response Modernization Act, with the support of Nevada-based research hub Desert... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, announced she has filed a discharge petition to initiate the process of forcing a vote on her Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act. “After my futile attempts urging Republican leadership to bring this legislation for a vote, this petition is the necessary next step to enacting a perm... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), Chair of the Americans Abroad Caucus, introduced the Overseas Americans Financial Access Act (OAFAA), legislation that would relieve the unintended burden imposed by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (FATCA). This bill creates a same-country exemption to FATCA, increasing access to basic banking services for Americans who live o... Read More »
Pondering what wastes the most water in the Las Vegas Valley, residents might think of any number of features, from the dazzle of the Fountains of Bellagio to the green golf courses that stick out in the beige desert. First and foremost, irrigating thirsty grass tops the list of wasteful water uses. But not far behind is a relatively unknown use that allows water to disappear into thin air: Water ... Read More »
Bump stocks — firearm modification devices that allow semiautomatic rifles to fire faster and were used to devastating effect in the 1 October shooting in Las Vegas — are now legal again after a Friday ruling by the Supreme Court. In 2017, a gunman at the Mandalay Bay opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. Sixty people were killed and more than 850 were injured. Still the dead... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Garland v. Cargill. “I am appalled at the Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate the years-long ban on bump stock devices.” said Rep. Dina Titus. “In siding with a far-fetched challenge to the ATF rule, conservati... Read More »
Washington, D.C.— Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025: “This year’s National Defense Authorization Act was reported out of the House Armed Services Committee with near-unanimous support. This effort was the result of months-long bipartisan... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) released the following statement after the House Committee on Homeland Security passed her legislation, the DHS Special Events Program and Support Act, with bipartisan support. “This is an important step toward ensuring that our state and local law enforcement agencies have the hardened support from Washington needed to secure the kinds of ... Read More »
Washington, DC—Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) introduced the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act, legislation to improve enforcement of existing animal welfare laws to protect farm animals transported domestically in the United States. “Not only do lax federal regulations on farm animal transportation create inhumane and cruel conditions, but these inefficiencies in the law are also cau... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Gaming Caucus, released the following statement after Major League Baseball announced it has suspended multiple players for violating the league’s sports betting policy. “As the oldest professional sports league in the United States, Major League Baseball has a long history of protecting the integrity of the g... Read More »
The blades spin dust and dirt all around the wild horses. Barely above their manes, the operators of the screaming helicopters are corralling the mustangs and burros into a pack and driving them toward holding pens, often miles and miles away. A few animals try to break from the pack, but most move like a school of fish, even those exhibiting obvious injuries and signs of exhaustion. Those who do ... Read More »
