Steven Horsford
Democrat · NV-4 · U.S. House
Bio
Steven Alexzander Horsford is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district since 2019, previously holding the position from 2013 to 2015. He also served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 2023 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Nevada State Senate, representing the 4th district, in Clark County, from 2005 to 2013. Horsford was the first African American to serve as Majority Leader (2009–2013) and the first African American to represent Nevada in Congress. He lost to Republican nominee Cresent Hardy in 2014.
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Issue profile
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Latest news
- Washington Takes Fresh Aim At Crypto Taxes With New IRS Review Bill
Kraken sent 56 million tax forms to the Internal Revenue Service last year. Nearly a third covered transactions worth less than a dollar. More than 75% were for trades under $50. Those numbers, cited by the crypto exchange last month, have added weight to a g…
newsBTC · May 21, 2026 
Rep. Steven Horsford pitches PARITY Act as 'durable floor' for crypto tax at Consensus MiamiThe Nevada Democrat told Professor Yesha Yadav that incremental, bipartisan reform is the path forward as Senate negotiations on the CLARITY Act stall.
CoinDesk · May 5, 2026
Congress proposes removal of widely used Bitcoin tax loophole and giving it to regulated stablecoinsCongress has introduced the Digital Asset PARITY Act, a bipartisan discussion draft introduced by Reps. Steven Horsford and Max Miller, who would rewrite Section 1091 to cover “specified assets.” The category explicitly includes actively traded digital assets…
CryptoSlate · March 29, 2026
Bitcoin Omitted From PARITY Act’s Tax Relief, BPI Urges Inclusion Of MinersUS lawmakers on Friday unveiled the Digital Asset PARITY Act — a wide‑ranging draft bill that would reshape tax and regulatory treatment for digital assets while drawing immediate criticism for excluding Bitcoin (BTC). Introduced by Representatives Max Mille…
newsBTC · March 27, 2026
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