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Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo officially approved a series of education bills May 31 with a primary focus on funding and safety.

Cortez Masto Joins Legislation to Codify Right to Contraception, Safeguard 60 Years of Settled Precedent

Right to Contraception Act would protect statutory right to contraception as Supreme Court threatens to roll back fundamental rights in the wake of Dobbs decision

Rosen Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Ensure Airports Maintain Access To Funding

Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced the introduction of the Dependable Airport Classification Act to help provide more certainty to small-to-medium-sized airports, like Reno-Tahoe International Airport, about their access to federal funding.

Rosen, Fischer Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Expand Mental Health Support For Firefighters, Law Enforcement, And Other Emergency Response Personnel

Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act to improve federal mental health support programs available to our nation’s firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other emergency response personnel.

Rosen, Capito Lead Senate Women In Stem Caucus In Discussion With Girl Scouts On Stem Pipeline For Young Girls

Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV), co-chairs and co-founders of the Senate Women in STEM Caucus, were part of a discussion with the Girl Scouts of the USA about their ongoing work to build a STEM pipeline for K-8 girls. During the event, Senator Rosen highlighted her continued push to make STEM education more accessible for young girls, encouraging more girls to pursue careers in STEM fields and diversifying the workforce with more women.

Rosen Celebrates Las Vegas Golden Knights’ First-Ever Stanley Cup Championship Victory

Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) celebrated the Las Vegas Golden Knights’ first-ever Stanley Cup championship victory since the team began playing in Las Vegas in 2017.

Cortez Masto Congratulates the Vegas Golden Knights on Stanley Cup Victory

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement celebrating the Vegas Golden Knights on winning the 2023 National Hockey League Stanley Cup Final.

Rosen Chairs Hearing On Implementation Of Her Bipartisan Travel And Tourism Legislation

Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led a hearing of the Commerce Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion to examine the implementation of her bipartisan Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act, as well as other travel and tourism-related legislation enacted in the last Congress to strengthen the travel and tourism industry.

Following Rosen Call For Action, Administration Extends Temporary Protected Status Designation For El Salvador And Honduras

Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) applauded news that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador and Honduras following a push from Senator Rosen and colleagues.

Rosen, Cortez Masto Announce Nearly $12 Million For Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe To Construct “Indian Route 35”

U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced $11,975,000 in funding for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe to build “Indian Route 35,” also known as Wadsworth Bypass Road, through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) program.

Lee, Bipartisan Coalition Introduce Proactive Public Health Legislation

On June 6, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Congressman Michael Burgess (TX-26), and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) introduced the bipartisan Disease X Act, which proactively supports the research and development of medical countermeasures (MCM) to address current and future public health threats.

Horsford Statement on Supreme Court Decision Ruling Alabama Congressional Maps Unconstitutional

On June 8, 2023, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), issued the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the Allen v. Milligan case, finding that the Congressional maps had unconstitutionally diluted the strength of Black voters in the state of Alabama:

'Blindly ideological': Parent rights advocacy group president calls out Democrats for stance on Opportunity Scholarships

Nevada Democrats refuse to include the expansion of school choice in the appropriations budget, risking the possibility of a special session.

Rosen Joins Bipartisan Bill To Ensure Gold Star Spouses Retain Survivor Benefits

On june 7, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced her support for the Love Lives On Act, bipartisan legislation which would allow spouses of deceased servicemembers to retain survivor benefits if they remarry.

Rosen Helps Introduce Legislation to Provide Support, Resources for Victims of Gun Violence

U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen has helped introduce the Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act to provide all victims of gun violence and their loved ones with the resources to help meet medical, legal, financial, and other needs. Sixty people were killed and hundreds more injured as a result of the October 1, 2017 shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, which remains the largest mass shooting in U.S. history.

As Fire Season Begins, Cortez Masto Joins Bipartisan Push to Increase Wildland Firefighter Recruitment and Retention

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and a bipartisan group of Western senators in urging the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs to consider a long-term solution to increase wildland firefighter recruitment and retention. In their letter, the senators push Congress to act before short-term pay increases in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for over 16,000 federal wildland firefighters are set to expire on September 30th, 2023.

Rosen Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Counter New Threats From Iran By Strengthening U.S.-Israel Defense Collaboration In Emerging Technologies

Legislation Comes At A Time When Iran And Its Proxies Are Increasingly Using New Technologies, Including Artificial Intelligence, Drones, And Cyber Attacks, Against U.S. And Israel

Rosen Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Houses Of Worship, Congregations From Violence

U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen helped introduce the bipartisan Pray Safe Act to establish a Federal Clearinghouse on Safety and Security Best Practices for Faith-Based Organizations And Houses of Worship.

Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce Nearly $12 Million For Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe To Construct “Indian Route 35”