Press Releases
May 19, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) and Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) introduced the Water Data Act (H.R. 7792), bipartisan legislation that would create a national framework for water data and support collaboration and innovation across federal agencies, state and local entities, and water users.
Issues:
Water
May 19, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee voted to pass the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act to lower gas prices for consumers and hold Big Oil corporations accountable for price gouging and market manipulation. The passage of this legislation follows Rep. Lee’s letter urging House Leadership to investigate price gouging, and a hearing with six Big Oil executives with the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Issues:
Energy & Public Lands
May 19, 2022
WASHINGTON – This week, Rep. Susie Lee’s Virtual Peer Support Act was passed out of the Energy and Commerce Committee as an amendment to H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 by a bipartisan vote of 55-1.
Issues:
Health Care
May 18, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) announced that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) $2 million in WaterSMART grant funding to expand its landscape rebate program, which incentivizes residential property owners to replace turf with water-efficient landscaping and is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,022 acre-feet.
Issues:
Water
May 18, 2022
WASHINGTON – This week, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) joined Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and 83 other Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, calling on the Administration to expedite and bring a swift conclusion the Administration’s investigation into solar panels and cells imported from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia and requesting a meeting to discuss this issue.
Issues:
Climate
Energy & Public Lands
May 18, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lee voted to pass two bills that will improve families’ access to infant formula, ensure every baby has the nutrition they need to live and develop, and prevent this crisis from potentially happening again.
Issues:
Health Care
May 17, 2022
WASHINGTON – This week, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) and 15 other moms in Congress sent a bipartisan letter to President Biden, calling on the Administration to bolster its efforts to get baby formula into the hands of parents across the country.
Issues:
Health Care
May 17, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lee voted to pass the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 (WIOA), which includes Rep. Lee’s Community-Based Workforce Development Act. Rep. Lee’s bill would authorize a new federal grant program to assist state and local workforce systems with establishing sector-based partnerships that bring employers, educators, and workers together to train workers for in-demand jobs.
May 13, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that Nevada is set to receive more than $48 million in grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to increase access to affordable housing.
Issues:
Infrastructure
May 12, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) joined a bipartisan group of Members of Congress to push for investment in local law enforcement as the nation recognizes Police Week and remembers the nearly 26,000 law enforcement officers who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. The bipartisan group urged Congressional leadership to bring the bipartisan, bicameral Invest to Protect Act to the floor for a vote.
Issues:
Congress