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… 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… 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.… 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,… 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… 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… 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… Read more »

When journalist Jason Rezaian returned to the U.S. in 2016 after being wrongfully imprisoned in Iran for 544 days, he got a surprise from the U.S. government. “I got one of those bills from the IRS saying, you owe this much on this year, you owe this much on this year because of failure to pay on time — here's the interest that's accrued,” he told NPR. The bill was for more than… 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… 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.… Read more »