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Reps. Titus and Reschenthaler Reintroduce Bill to Update Slot Reporting Threshold

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Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) and Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Gaming Caucus, today reintroduced the Shifting Limits on Thresholds (SLOT) Act to update the nearly 50-year-old reporting threshold for slot machine winnings by raising it from $1,200 to $5,000 and indexing it to inflation. "Updating a Reagan-era gaming regulation is not…

Congresswoman Dina Titus Statement on Passage of the Continuing Resolution

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Congresswoman Dina Titus released the following statement on the House’s passage of a Continuing Resolution: “I opposed the House Republicans’ funding bill today because it is yet another blow to Nevada families, seniors, and veterans, on top of the draconian cuts to services already made by the Trump Administration. This bill gives Elon Musk carte blanche to continue to steal from the…

Rep. Dina Titus Asks House Leadership to Increase Air Traffic Controller Funding

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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…

Congresswoman Dina Titus Statement on Presidential Address to Congress

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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…

Congresswoman Dina Titus Introduces Legislation to Ban High-Capacity Magazines

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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…

Rep. Dina Titus Reintroduces Democracy in Design Act to Preserve Architectural Diversity

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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…

Congresswoman Dina Titus Statement on Passage of H. Con. Res. 14, Republican Budget Bill

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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…

Reps. Titus and Hudson Reintroduce Measure for Stronger Security at Major Events

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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…

U.S. lawmakers reintroduce bill to eliminate federal sports betting handle tax

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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…

Reps. Titus and Reschenthaler Reintroduce Legislation to Repeal “Handle Tax”

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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…