2025 in Review: Senator Rosen Looks Back on Another Year Spent Fighting for Nevadans

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released her annual overview of her office’s accomplishments delivering for Nevada, including helping constituents directly with casework involving federal agencies, passing bipartisan legislation she drafted, and securing critical funding for state priorities. 

In 2025, Senator Rosen’s office helped with more than 4,000 requests for assistance with federal and state agencies from Nevadans, and brought in more than $3.1 million to Nevada families from the federal government through casework. In addition, she helped secure over $600 million in federal dollars for the state through federal grants. Senator Rosen and her staff participated in over 13,000 outreach activities, including meetings and events with Nevadans. Her office also responded to over 259,000 constituent calls, emails, and letters.

Senator Rosen introduced 46 pieces of legislation, nearly two-thirds of which were bipartisan, and filed 114 amendments on the Senate floor. Five of her bills and resolutions passed the Senate, with another two advancing through committee, and two others receiving committee hearings, teeing up potential Senate floor action next year. Senator Rosen also co-sponsored 206 bills – including 70 introduced by Republicans – 11 of which passed the Senate and 2 of which became law. The lead Democratic sponsor on over a dozen Republican-led bills, Senator Rosen was once again one of the most bipartisan, independent, and effective Democrats in the Senate.

The legislation that Senator Rosen introduced this year included, among others, bills to lower housing costs and invest in the housing workforce, support our veterans and servicemembers, lower grocery costs, cut red tape for small businesses, protect public lands, lower prescription drug costs, respond to extreme heat, address Nevada’s doctor shortage, expand access to child care, tackle rising antisemitism, support our farmers and ranchers, combat Iranian-backed terrorism and oppression, and hold the Trump Administration accountable for its corrupt self-dealing, cost-raising tariffs, attacks on immigrant families, and illegal cuts to critical agencies and programs that benefits Nevadans and people around the world.

“As I wrap up the first year of my second term representing Nevada in the U.S. Senate, I’m laser focused on delivering for hardworking Nevada families by working to lower costs and address the kitchen-table issues they’re facing every day,” said Senator Rosen. “It has been a tough year with Donald Trump’s assault on our economy, health care, and immigrant communities, but it has only strengthened my resolve to fight for Nevada. As I continue to serve our great state, I’ll continue working with anyone – Democrat or Republican – to lower costs, protect health care access, and support our state’s economy by creating good-paying jobs and boosting tourism.”

Senator Rosen’s Office Helping Nevadans through Constituent Services:

• Helped with more than 4,000 requests for assistance with federal and state agencies from Nevadans.
• Brought more than $3.1 million to Nevadans from the federal government through casework.
• Helped secure more than $623 million for Nevada through federal grants.
• Participated in more than 13,000 outreach activities, including meetings and attending events.
• Sent over 259,000 responses to constituent calls, emails, and letters.

Senator Rosen’s Legislative Accomplishments This Year:

• Introduced 46 pieces of legislation, 30 of which were bipartisan and five of which passed the Senate.
• Co-sponsored dozens of bipartisan bills – over a third of which were introduced by Republicans – 11 of which passed the Senate and 2 of which became law.

Senator Rosen Working Across Party Lines, Delivering for Nevadans:

• Numerous Nevada Wins Included in this year’s bipartisan National Defense Package: 
  • Designating Creech Air Force Base as Remote & Isolated: Designates Creech AFB as a remote installation, making it eligible for additional funding for things like morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) activities, and medical services such as dental care. This is to support Creech Airmen and their families, who often have to live an hour’s drive from Creech, because Creech has no on-base housing, limited off-base housing, and few services, such as child care.  ​  
  • Documenting Exposure At All Locations: Codifies and expands the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER) as a centralized data system for servicemembers’ occupational and environmental exposure data. The bill also requires DOD to document all exposures, including those that occur domestically, into the servicemember’s ILER, so it can be seen by the VA when servicemembers transition to civilian life. Currently, this only occurs when servicemembers return from deployments. The bill also requires DOD to include in servicemembers’ records whether they served at a location where there was a potential of toxic exposure.
  • Recognition of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Crew: Directs the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress regarding the Department’s plan to establish a status identifier or equivalent recognition for remotely piloted aircraft crews, like those stationed at Creech, to denote their participation in combat operations. The report also requires the Secretary to develop a plan to communicate this information to the VA so that veterans who served on RPA crews can more easily access mental health services and other support.
  • Veteran Training Records: Directs the Pentagon to assess the feasibility of providing military training and qualification records to post-9/11 veterans to assist them in obtaining civilian jobs. This builds on Senator Rosen’s bipartisan Translating Military Skills into Civilian Jobs Act, which was signed into law as part of the FY2025 NDAA, which only applied to those currently serving, not veterans.
  • Nevada Air National Guard Fuel Cell Hangar: Authorizes $5.4 million for a larger fuel cell hangar at the Air National Guard Base in Reno, which is necessary for the base’s candidacy to receive C-130J aircraft, which are larger than the current fleet of C-130Hs. Senator Rosen has been working to secure C-130J aircraft for the Nevada National Guard to provide them with more capable aircraft for their dangerous firefighting mission.
  • Nevada Air National Guard Engine Maintenance and Support Facility: Authorizes $3.2 million to expand the facility at the Air National Guard Base in Reno. ​This project is also necessary for the base’s candidacy to receive C-130Js.
  • Fallon Range Training Complex Improvements: Authorizes $47 million to accelerate modernization of the Fallon Range Training Complex to enable the Navy to train in sufficiently realistic conditions. 
  • Report on Initiatives that Negate the Need for Nuclear Testing: Directs the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration to brief Congress on how technological advancements and ongoing initiatives – including modernization of the underground laboratory at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) –  will provide greater certainty on the safety, reliability, and effectiveness of our nuclear stockpile, which negates the need for explosive nuclear testing.
  • Report on Incentive Programs for After-Hours Child Care: Directs the Department of Defense to brief Congress on their efforts to create and implement incentive programs that would encourage Family Child Care providers to expand their services, support military spouses, and provide after-hours child care, which would support Creech Airmen and their families, who often work outside of normal business hours due to the global operations they support.
  • Report on Integration of Military Service Outcome Data with State Educational Systems: Directs the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to brief Congress on the feasibility of establishing a data-sharing system to assist states in accessing military enlistment data to better inform students about military careers.
  • Remotely Piloted Aircraft Crew Health Assessment: Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the psychological effects and mental health impacts of remotely piloted aircraft combat operations on members of the Armed Forces and other personnel engaged in such operations, such as those at Creech Air Force Base.
  • Report on Department of Defense Paint Facilities for Corrosion Control: Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to Congress on the status of facilities worldwide – including at Nellis Air Force Base – that conduct sanding and blasting operations of paint containing Hexavalent Chromium—a toxic, cancer-causing chemical used in paint on aircraft to prevent them from corroding.

• Highlights of Senator Rosen’s legislation that passed the Senate or received consideration in committee during 2025 include:
  • Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act: This bipartisan legislation would require the Department of Veterans Affairs that each of its medical centers contains a hygienic lactation space that is easily accessible to veteran mothers. In November, the bill was passed by unanimous consent in the Senate.
  • Small Business Child Care Investment Act: This bipartisan legislation would allow non-profit child care providers to participate in certain small business loan programs in order to help address our nation’s child care crisis. In February, this legislation was passed by the Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee.
  • Condemning Hamas for the October 7th Attacks on Israel: This bipartisan resolution condemns Hamas for its brutal terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, against Israel and demands that Hamas immediately release all remaining hostages. In June, this resolution was passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 
  • Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act: This legislation would promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide sensible development in Pershing County. In December, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining held a hearing to consider this bill.
  • FORGOTTEN Veterans Act: This legislation would ensure that servicemembers and veterans who served at classified locations within the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) since 1951 can prove their service at such locations and receive PACT Act benefits due to their exposure to radiation and toxins. In December, the Senate Veterans’ Committee held a hearing to consider this bill.
  • Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act: This bipartisan legislation would direct the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to study and report on Holocaust education efforts at local educational agencies and public schools across the United States. In December, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing to consider this bill.
  • Senator Rosen unanimously passed through the Senate four bipartisan resolutions, including to designate National STEM Day, commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, designate National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and recognize Jewish American Heritage Month.