Horsford is the representative for Nevada’s 4th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Horsford is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
He was previously the representative for Nevada’s 4th congressional district as a Democrat from 2013 to 2014.
![Photo of Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV4]](/static/legislator-photos/412559-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Horsford.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Horsford is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Horsford has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Jun 16, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Steven Horsford sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Horsford was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Horsford sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (52%) Health (15%) Labor and Employment (11%) Crime and Law Enforcement (7%) Armed Forces and National Security (7%) Government Operations and Politics (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Horsford’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2882: To extend the authorization of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area, to designate ...
- H.R. 2406: Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act
- H.R. 2319: Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2021
- H.R. 2092: Contraband Elimination and Safety Act of 2021
- H.R. 1974: Dynamic Glass Act of 2021
- H.R. 1831: Dependent Income Exclusion Act of 2021
- H.R. 1458: Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Jun 2021, Horsford missed 175 of 2,330 roll call votes, which is 7.5%. This is much worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
