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July 29, 2021

7/29/2021

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  • Senate advances trillion-dollar bipartisan infrastructure package for final vote
  • The Build Back Better budget resolution is expected to advance in the Senate
  • Congress faces the threats of the debt ceiling 
  • The Select Committee on the January 6th attack on the Capitol held its first hearing this week 
  • Rep. Bourdeaux (D-GA-07) introduces legislation to expand health care coverage to over four million Americans
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July 16, 2021

7/16/2021

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Hill Happenings
  • Immigration Reform Measures May Be Included in the Budget Plan 
  •  Congressional Action Needed Soon to Avoid a Debt Ceiling Crisis
  • Passage of Voting Rights Legislation Remains Unclear 
  • Congress Introduces a $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution 
  • The House Continued Hearings This Week In Committees such as Science, Space, And Technology, Education And Labor, And Financial Services 
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June 11, 2021

6/12/2021

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  • House & Senate committees fulfill multiple committee hearings in preparation for upcoming floor votes in June and July, primarily budget requests this week 
  • Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing on the Administration’s budget request for DHHS for fiscal year 2021
  • Senate passes the Endless Frontier Act (S. 1260) 
  • Senate to consider the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) following House passage
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing on policy strategy and budget this week 
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June 4, 2021

6/12/2021

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Hill Happenings
  • The House and Senate remain in recess until June 7th 
  • The Senate reintroduced the NO BAN Act last week 
  • House Administration Subcommittee on Elections will hold a hearing on June 11th on Free and Fair Access to the Ballot
  • The Neighbors Not Enemies Act was reintroduced by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5) 
  • Congress and the Administration continue to seek common ground for a bipartisan infrastructure plan
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May 21, 2021

6/12/2021

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Hill Happenings
  • The Voting Rights Act may see bipartisan support in Congress
  • Bipartisan Anti-Asian American Hate Crimes Bill passes House
  • House introduces Emergency Security Supplemental to respond to the January 6th Appropriations Act 
  • The Protecting Our Communities Act (H.R. 3299) introduced in the House 
  • Congress takes action on COVID-19 pandemic mental health impact on youth
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May 14, 2021

6/12/2021

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Hill Happenings
  • Congress returned to voting this week with multiple hearings and markups 
  • Congressional leadership met with President Biden and Vice President Harris to negotiate a bipartisan infrastructure bill 
  • More than 80 Congress members signed onto immigrant healthcare access bill 
  • Senator Warren (D-MA) and Senator Sanders (D-VT) Propose SNAP Benefits for college students 
  • The U.S. Joint Economic Committee held a hearing on the racial wealth gap in the United States
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May 7, 2021

5/7/2021

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  • Congress remains in recess while holding committee hearings until next week
  • President Biden signs the revised refugee admissions goal of 62,500 for fiscal year 2021
  • House Elections Subcommittee held a hearing on the impact of voter list purges on ballot access
  • Police reform legislation may see bipartisan support in Congress
  • Senate considers reconciliation for immigration reform
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April 30, 2021

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Hill Happenings
  • President Biden delivers his first address to a joint session in Congress
  • Congress uses the Congressional Review Act to reverse Trump-era environmental policy on methane emissions
  • The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on the crisis of unaccompanied children at the U.S.- Mexico border
  • The Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing on creating a fair tax system
  • The Senate passed the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (S. 914), a unanimous win for disadvantaged communities 
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April 19, 2021

4/21/2021

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Hill Happenings
  • House Launches Commission to Develop Reparations Proposal, Long-Awaited for by African Americans 
  • COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (S.937) Reaches the Senate Floor 
  • Rep. Omar (MN-5) Critical of the Biden Administration’s Potential Reduction of Previously Promised Refugee Admissions
  • Senate Budget Committee Holds a Hearing on the Cost of Inaction on Climate Change
  • Senate Majority Leader Schumer (NY) Calls for $50K Student Debt Elimination
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