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June 22, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted to pass the fiscal year 2023 Legislative Branch funding bill out of the full Appropriations Committee. The bill includes multiple provisions that Rep. Lee has pushed for, including additional funding to support the Capitol Police and investments to expand congressional employment opportunities for veterans, members of Gold Star Families, and young people from all backgrounds and walks of life.
Issues:
Appropriations
Congress
June 21, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee announced that she secured the inclusion of $3 million for Southern Nevada Water Authority’s (SNWA) Septic Conversion Program in the Fiscal Year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. This program helps southern Nevada homeowners transition from septic systems to municipal sewer systems.
Issues:
Appropriations
Water
June 16, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) voted to pass new bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of food and fuel. The Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act will help bring down prices for Nevadans from the grocery aisle to the gas pump by lowering industry input costs and supporting American farmers.
June 16, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee announced that she secured the inclusion of $350,000 for the Clark County Small Business Opportunity Program in the Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill. This project would expand and upgrade the Clark County Small Business Opportunity Program (SBOP), a long-standing county program that helps small business owners increase their capacity to compete for government contracts.
June 15, 2022
WASHINGTON – The Office of Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) is excited to announce that Rep. Lee is hosting a Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for middle and high school students. The Challenge’s submission portal is now open. Students can register and submit their applications until November 1st, 2022.
June 15, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a Financial Services package that included Rep. Susie Lee’s amendment to address the housing affordability crisis in southern Nevada and across the country. Rep. Lee’s amendment would direct the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to combat the housing crisis in America by creating an interagency working group
Issues:
Infrastructure
June 14, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) voted to pass the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA), legislation that will amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Act to provide states, territories, and Tribes with additional federal funding to manage fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need. In passing RAWA, Rep. Lee voted to secure more than $25 million per year for Nevada.
June 9, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) voted to pass legislation to help communities prevent incidents of gun violence before they occur. The Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act empowers family members and law enforcement to seek a federal court order to temporarily remove access to guns from those who pose a danger to themselves or others, while incentivizing states to adopt their own extreme risk laws, also known as “red flag laws.”
June 9, 2022
WASHINGTON – Last night, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) voted to pass the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, legislation that will authorize crucial investments in America’s ports, inland waterways, flood management systems, ecosystems, and other water resources infrastructure.
Issues:
Water
June 8, 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement after voting to pass the Protecting Our Kids Act (H.R. 7910), a package of seven provisions that would help to curb gun violence in America.