Nevada's 3rd Congressional District
Recent News About Nevada's 3rd Congressional District
-
Congresswoman Susie Lee Marks One-year Since Devastating Dobbs Decision
Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, which overturned nearly 50 years of precedent settled by Roe v. Wade, decimating a woman’s right to choose in states across the country:
-
Congresswoman Lee Announces Nearly $6 Million For High-capacity Transit Planning
Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada a nearly $6 million grant for the Charleston Boulevard High-Capacity Transit Planning project.
-
Amidst 16-year High In Traffic Deaths, Lee Leads Call To President Biden For Swift Action To Nominate Nhtsa Administrator
Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) led ten House colleagues in a letter to President Biden, urging him to swiftly nominate and work to confirm a permanent Administrator to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). NHTSA is the central federal body responsible for reducing deaths, injuries, and economic losses due to motor vehicle crashes. The agency has not had a Senate-confirmed leader for longer than three months since 2017.
-
Congresswoman Lee Congratulates Golden Knights On Historic Victory For Las Vegas
Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to congratulate the Las Vegas Golden Knights on last night’s historic Stanley Cup victory. Congresswoman Lee honored the Golden Knights as not just a sport team but a symbol of unity and resilience, tied to the community when their very first home game came just days after the tragic shooting that struck Las Vegas on October 1, 2017.
-
Congresswoman Lee Signs Three Discharge Petitions To Bring Common Sense Gun Safety Legislation To The House Floor
Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, was among the first members of the House of Representatives to sign three discharge petitions that would force a full House vote on three common sense gun violence prevention measures currently being blocked by Republican leadership.
-
Congresswoman Lee Slams Republican Efforts To Slash Funding For Veterans, Military Construction
Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, slammed Republican efforts to cut funding for critical military construction and insert partisan changes to existing law, known as “riders,” that would restrict funding for veterans’ services.
-
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.
-
Bipartisanship In Action: Congresswoman Lee Welcomes Republican Congressman David Valadao To Nevada As Part Of Bipartisan Exchange
On May 29, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV) hosted Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) in a tour of southern Nevada as part of a unique, bipartisan exchange.
-
Problem Solvers Caucus Vice-chair Susie Lee Votes To Pass Bipartisan Compromise To Avoid National Default, Prevent Economic Catastrophe
On May 31, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement after voting to pass the Bipartisan Budget Agreement out of the House to prevent a default on our national debt and to avert economic catastrophe:
-
Lee, Meuser Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Ensure States Like Nevada Receive Necessary Broadband Funding
On June 1, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-9) introduced the bipartisan Accurate Map for Broadband Investment Act, which will ensure that states like Nevada receive their fair share of federal broadband funding.
-
Lee, Cortez Masto Introduce Bicameral Bill To Limit Speculative Oil And Gas Leasing On Low Potential Public Lands
On May 16, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the bicameral End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act.
-
Co River Caucus Vice-chair Susie Lee Applauds Historic Agreement Reached By Lower Basin States
On May 22, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement in response to breaking news that California, Arizona, and Nevada have come to a historic, voluntary agreement to conserve 3 million additional acre-feet of water over the next three years after nearly a year of negotiations:
-
Lee, Steel, Trone Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Expand Housing Support For Veterans No media found
On May 12, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV), Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-CA), and Congressman David Trone (D-MD) introduced the bipartisan Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP) Congressional Charter Act. This legislation will support VAREP in expanding its services available to military and veteran communities, in southern Nevada and beyond, to further sustainable homeownership, financial-literacy education, VA home loan awareness, and economic opportunity generally.
-
Congresswoman Lee Joins Democrats And Republicans To Introduce Legislation Investing In Local Law Enforcement, Public Safety
On May 5, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to fund law enforcement, invest in officer safety and training, and help combat law enforcement staffing shortages.
-
Congresswoman Lee Announces Nearly $4 Million For Nevada To Expand Affordable Housing
On May 3, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that Nevada will receive nearly $4 million to help expand access to affordable housing through the nation’s Housing Trust Fund. Nevada will be able to use these funds to increase and preserve the supply of affordable rental housing, especially for low-income households.
-
Congresswoman Lee, Senator Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Solidify Iranian Sanctions
Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV), Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) led 22 of their colleagues in introducing the bipartisan, bicameral Solidify Iran Sanctions Act (SISA), to make permanent the sanctions established by the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
-
Congresswoman Lee, Congressman Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Help Seniors Afford Prescription Drugs
On April 26, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Seniors Securing Access to Vital and Essential (SAVE) Prescription Drugs Act.
-
Congresswoman Lee Leads Nevada Delegation In Urging Cdc To Take Decisive Action, Support Nevada Health Care Workers Amidst Largest C. Auris Fungus Outbreak In U.s.
On April 21, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) led the entire Nevada delegation in calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take decisive action and provide additional support for southern Nevada’s public health professionals and healthcare providers, as the state currently faces the largest outbreak of Candida auris (C. auris) infections in the country.