Horsford was the representative for Nevada’s 4th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 2013 to 2014.
![Photo of Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV4, 2013-2014]](/data/photos/412559-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2014 Report Card for Horsford.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Horsford is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2014 positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Horsford sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Horsford sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (75%) Native Americans (25%)
Recent Bills
Some of Horsford’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5608 (113th): Duckwater Shoshone Land Conveyance Act
- H.R. 4968 (113th): Maya Angelou Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 4890 (113th): Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act
- H.R. 4891 (113th): Opportunity Village Conveyance and Expansion Act of 2014
- H.R. 4827 (113th): Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2014
- H.R. 3560 (113th): Universal Racial Profiling Elimination Standards, and Procedures for Effective Constitutional Rights Training ...
- H.R. 3453 (113th): Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Horsford’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Dec 11, 2014. Passed 219/206.
This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December 11, 2014 and by the Senate on December 13, 2014. The bill was originally introduced on January 3, 2013 by ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
|
| Nay |
H.R. 5461 (113th): To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ...
Sep 16, 2014. Passed 327/97.
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| Yea |
H.R. 3393 (113th): Student and Family Tax Simplification Act
Jul 24, 2014. Passed 227/187.
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| Nay |
H.R. 592 (113th): Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013
Feb 13, 2013. Passed 354/72.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Dec 2014, Horsford missed 161 of 1,204 roll call votes, which is 13.4%. This is much worse than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2014. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
