Press Releases
March 13, 2014
Press Release
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives moved to protect privately held water rights from federal takings, passing H.R. 3189, the Water Rights Protection Act, 238 to 174. Introduced by Reps. Scott Tipton (CO-3) and Mark Amodei (NV-2), along with original cosponsors Reps. Rob Bishop (UT-1) and Tom McClintock (CA-4), the legislation responds to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) attempts to take private water rights in disregard of state of law and the objections of elected officials, business owners, private property advocates and a U.S. District Court.
March 12, 2014
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Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today announced he will hold a veterans' town hall meeting in Minden on Thursday, March 20, from 10:00 a.m. to noon, in the Old Historic Courthouse, 1616 8th Street. Parking and access for the disabled is located in the rear of the building.
March 5, 2014
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Congressman Mark Amodei today voted in favor of H.R. 4118, the SIMPLE Fairness Act, which would delay for one year the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual mandate.
February 6, 2014
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Congressman Mark Amodei's "Fernley Economic Self-Determination Act" today passed the full House as part of a larger package of public lands legislation. It is the first bill from a group of seven Nevada lands bills recently passed out of the Natural Resources Committee to be brought to the House floor for a vote.
January 28, 2014
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A historic package of Northern Nevada lands bills – six introduced by Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-2) and one by Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-4) -- today passed the House Natural Resources Committee 29 to 14 with bipartisan support.
January 27, 2014
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Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today praised the House Natural Resources Committee announcement that it will markup a package of Northern Nevada public lands bills on Tuesday, January 28 at 10:00 a.m. ET, 7:00 a.m. PT. The series of measures will enable economic development and conservation efforts across Northern Nevada.
January 10, 2014
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Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today announced he will return approximately $104,000 in unspent office funds to the U.S. Treasury to be applied toward deficit reduction. It represents nearly 8 percent of Amodei's budget for 2013.
December 12, 2013
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Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today voted in favor of the Bipartisan Budget Act, which passed the House 332 to 94. The two year agreement would cut the federal budget deficit by $23 billion, while replacing some across the board sequester cuts, particularly to the military, with targeted savings.
December 12, 2013
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Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today thanked House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-4) for his public support to markup several lands bills important to Northern Nevada next month, including H.R. 696, the Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act, H.R. 433, the Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act, and other bills introduced by Amodei in 2013.
December 12, 2013
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Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today announced the introduction of H.R. 3647, the Blinded Veterans Guide Dog Assistance Act, to improve the provision of guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury.