Representative Dina Titus of Nevada’s First Congressional District announced that the Las Vegas metro area has received a $5,250,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security under the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). The UASI Program assists high-threat, high-density urban areas in their efforts to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other disasters. Read more »
“The Child Tax Credit is going to be life-changing for Southern Nevadans. In my district, this will benefit over 44,000 households, putting more money in the pockets of hardworking parents to afford quality child care, put gas in the car to get to work, or meet the cost of groceries so they can keep food on the table,” said Congresswoman Titus. Read more »
Families should be on the lookout for Child Tax Credit payments of up to $300 per child that are scheduled to arrive beginning Thursday, July 15. The payments are expected to help 39 million families nationwide. Read more »
"I’m pleased to announce that Southern Nevada will receive $9,904,700 million in funding. These projects will create jobs, support small businesses and work opportunities for people with disabilities, invest in STEM education opportunities for young women and minority communities, and rehabilitate streets, roads, and bike lanes in Las Vegas” said Congresswoman Titus. Read more »
A $715 billion transportation and water projects bill passed by the House on Thursday includes more than $51 million for Nevada projects, including funding for interstates, potential grant money for high-speed rail and Amtrak. Read more »
Representative Dina Titus of Nevada’s First Congressional District, a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, released the following statement after President Biden announced a bipartisan infrastructure framework Read more »
Titus said she would work with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) to incorporate provisions from her measure in a manager’s amendment before the bill goes to the House floor. Read more »
Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., a subcommittee chairwoman, was instrumental in getting funds for the state, and particularly her Las Vegas congressional district. Titus was able to get $20 million in projects for Las Vegas in the bill. Read more »
Representative Dina Titus of Nevada’s First Congressional District introduced legislation to create a national vaccine lottery. The Take Your Shot Act would award $1 million to 100 winners who have received at least one dose of an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »
