At the federal level, less than a month after the horrific shooting in Las Vegas, several members of Congress and I introduced and cosponsored bipartisan legislation to close the bump stock loophole. These and other anti-gun violence measures have been blocked, at the bidding of the NRA, by Republican leadership that ignores the need for change. Read more »

I helped author the Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act to give ATF the authority it needs, but Republicans have blocked it. Read more »

If this administration was serious about taking meaningful action on gun violence Trump would rally Republican leaders to consider my bill and the dozens of other pieces of legislation my colleagues and I have put forward to address this national scourge. Read more »

One year ago, at a country music festival, the single deadliest mass shooting in modern American history rocked Las Vegas. A night thousands had expected to be joyful turned tragic in mere minutes. Fifty-eight people were shot and killed, hundreds were injured and thousands of others were traumatized. Read more »

Precedent for federal policy toward gambling has been to assist states in the enforcement of their own laws, prohibiting gaming activities only where it is illegal under state law, rather than preempt state law. Read more »

I welcome members to come to Nevada to see how a system successfully regulated by a state operates. Read more »

Nevada gaming companies, which have been running sports book operations since 1949, stand to gain from new business opportunities as more states decide to allow sports betting. Read more »

September 28, 2018
Tax Scam 2.0 is another attempt by Republicans to reward the nation’s wealthiest and largest corporations while setting working families up to pay for an increasing deficit by slashing Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Read more »

September 27, 2018
I look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure that facts, not anti-gambling fear-mongering talking points, are driving this conversation. Read more »

“A heavy-handed federal framework could repress innovation and competition, sending more people back to the illegal market,” Titus and MacArthur wrote. Read more »