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 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021.
He was previously the representative for Nevada’s 4th congressional district as a Democrat from 2013 to 2014.
Make sure you are registered to vote and that you vote by mail, early, or know your polling location — see vote.org for help.
![Photo of Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV4]](/static/legislator-photos/412559-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 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 6, 2015 to Oct 16, 2020. 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 (56%) Health (19%) Government Operations and Politics (12%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%)
Recent Bills
Some of Horsford’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 8342: No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act
- H.R. 7291: To nullify the effect of the recent executive order that requires Federal agencies ...
- H.R. 7172: Electric Power Infrastructure Improvement Act
- H.R. 7171: End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act
- H.R. 6849: Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020
- H.R. 6199: Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020
- H.R. 5869: SKILL UP Act of 2020
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Oct 2020, Horsford missed 171 of 2,123 roll call votes, which is 8.1%. This is much worse than the median of 2.3% 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
