Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Rick Scott (R-FL) celebrated the Senate passing their No Congressionally-Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now (No CORRUPTION) Act. This bipartisan legislation would bar former members of Congress who are convicted of felonies related to their official duties from continuing to collect their taxpayer-funded pensions.

“As elected officials, we have a responsibility to act as responsible stewards of...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced today that a recent report issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) -- following a comprehensive review of federal oil and gas leasing and permitting practices -- endorses the key goals of her bipartisan Fair Returns for Public Lands Act to fix major shortcomings in the current program.

“This report offers long-overdue reforms to the federal oil and gas leasing program, and I’m pleased to see the Interior Department recommend...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced in the Senate their bipartisan TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education (TRANSLATE) Act, which will simplify air travel for non-English speakers, international travelers, and those with visual and/or hearing impairments, and support tourism to the U.S. Bipartisan companion legislation introduced by Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Van Taylor (R-TX) pass...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) announced their re-introduction of the Veterans Assistance Helpline Act, bipartisan legislation that would permanently establish a helpline for veterans to use in order to quickly obtain information and assistance with all services from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill would also work toward deploying a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code for veterans to use to immediately connect them to all of the VA...

Letter from Senate Armed Services Committee Members Urges Committee Leaders to Keep House-Passed Bipartisan Bill Allowing Legal Cannabis Businesses to Access Critical Banking Services in Final Version of NDAA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) is leading a bipartisan letter today of Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) members urging leaders of the Armed Services Committees in the House and Senate to keep the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act in the final...

RTC Expects to Receive More Than $150 Million in New Funding Over the Next Five Years to Improve Roadways and Transit

LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), one of the co-authors of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, toured the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada’s Sunset Maintenance Facility with RTC Vice Chairman and Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones to see firsthand how the recently enacted infrastructure package will directly...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), co-chair and founder of the bipartisan Comprehensive Care Caucus and a member of the Special Committee on Aging, announced that last night the Senate passed her bipartisan resolution recognizing November as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Fellow Comprehensive Care Caucus co-chairs and co-founders Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Deb Fischer (R-NE) are original co-sponsors of the resolution. 

National Hospice...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), joined Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) in introducing the Bolstering Infectious Outbreak (BIO) Preparedness Workforce Act, bipartisan legislation that would establish a new student loan repayment program for infectious disease (ID) clinicians and other health care professionals who work in public health...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a hearing on pending legislation, including Senator Jacky Rosen’s Veterans Education Empowerment Act (S. 1881). The Rosen-led bipartisan legislation would create, maintain, and operate Student Veteran Centers at universities and colleges across the nation to help student veterans transitioning from military to civilian life. Rosen introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Veteran Education Empowerment Act alongside...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced that she has filed eight amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 – six of which contain the full text of bills she has introduced. 

“The national defense bill is an annual opportunity for Congress to support our servicemembers and address threats to our national security,” said Senator Rosen. “My amendments would strengthen this...