LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A bill to crack down on retail crime, sponsored by Nevada Democratic Congresswoman Dina Titus, has cleared its first hurdle on the way to becoming law.
The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, also known as CORCA, recently passed through the House of Representatives.
Proponents called the bipartisan bill a step forward for business owners and shoppers in Nevada, as… Read more »
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01)’s Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) to crack down on retail theft rings that are conducting large-scale robberies of merchants and cargo shipments.
“These organized theft rings are costing merchants, shippers, and American consumers billions of dollars per year. They also put customers… Read more »
Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) issued this statement following today's House passage of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill:
"Thanks to our pressure, Speaker Johnson was forced to end his Republican shutdown. I voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security, our TSA agents, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security… Read more »
Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) introduced her Pathways for Advancement, Transition, and Hiring (PATH) to the Foreign Service Act with Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) leading companion legislation in the Senate. This bill would provide a foreign service career pathway for former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) officers.
“Those who dutifully served at USAID… Read more »
Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) introduced a resolution that would ban Representatives and their staff members from participating in prediction markets.
“Like with stock trading, no Member of Congress should be able to profit off their insider knowledge by placing informed bets on prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket,” said Congresswoman Dina Titus. “We saw this… Read more »
Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chair of the Americans Abroad Caucus, reintroduced the Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act. The legislation would establish a bipartisan commission to examine the concerns of the roughly five to six million U.S. citizens living and working abroad.
These citizens can face difficulties… Read more »
Co-Chair of the Congressional Humanities Caucus Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) led a group of lawmakers expressing concerns to President Donald Trump and Acting Chairman for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) William… Read more »
Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) and Congressman James Moylan (GU-00) today introduced a resolution commending the Vatican and Taiwan for maintaining a strong diplomatic relationship and recognizing Taiwan’s commitment to religious freedom despite neighboring China’s ongoing infringement of religious rights.
“Taiwan is an example for the world in how a nation can stand up for its… Read more »
Representatives Dina Titus (D-Nev.) and Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today introduced the Preventing Risky Importation of Monkeys to Avoid Toxic Exposures Act, or PRIMATE Act, to prohibit the importation of nonhuman primates into the United States, reducing the risk of introducing dangerous pathogens and strengthening U.S. biosecurity.
Each year, tens of thousands… Read more »
Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) yesterday introduced the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act to eliminate barriers to the academic research of cannabis, protect universities and researchers, and promote the responsible study of marijuana.
“The legal, responsible use of cannabis has been a major economic driver… Read more »
