Amplifying Muslim American voices in Congress - Hill Happenings

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

2/24/2021

House Committee Hearing Considers H.R. 40 “Exploring the Path to Reparative Justice in America"
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Plans to Hold a Hearing on Electric Grid Reliability Following The Devastating Texas Snow Storm
House Financial Services Committee Met Thursday to Question Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev for Unfair Market Practices
$1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package Expected to Reach Rules Committee Next Week
House Reconciliation Bill Includes Multiple Education and Labor Advances in Policy including Opening Schools and Providing Childcare Support

February 12, 2021

2/24/2021

Hill Happenings

Senate moves forth with bipartisan support, agreeing that former President Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial is constitutional
Lawmakers push for an increased minimum wage in President Biden’s stimulus package
Congressional Black Caucus brings attention to mass deportations of Black flyers
117th Congress prioritizes response to climate change & creating more jobs in doing so
Due to rising concerns of racial disparities in maternal death rates, Congress Members introduce the "Black Maternal Health "Momnibus" Act of 2021

February 05th, 2021

2/5/2021

House Passes H.R. 72 to Remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from Select Committees Over Racist Remarks
Senate Confirms its First Black Secretary of Senate
Senate Favors COVID Relief Checks with Bipartisan Support
Senate Considers $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Package During Last Thursday’s Budget “Vote-a-Rama”
Congress & White House Lacks Clear Plan to Address $1.9 Trillion Federal Student Loan Debt, Disproportionately Affecting Black and Brown Students

January 29, 2021

2/5/2021

Hill Happenings

President Biden’s Department of Homeland Security Nominee Confirmation Delayed by GOP
House Democrats Push for Regular Stimulus Checks
For the People Act Makes it to the Senate
With Sen. Patrick Leahy’s Sudden Hospitalization, Questions of the Fragility of Democratic Majority in the Senate Arise
Budget Resolution Expected to Move in Congress Next Week

January 22, 2021

1/21/2021

Hill Happenings:

President Joe Biden Repeals Former President Trump’s Muslim and Africa Travel Bans
Speaker Nancy Pelosi States 2nd Impeachment Trial Against Former President Trump Will Be Formally Launched “Soon”
Upcoming House and Senate Meetings and Resolutions
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Makes Statement on the United States Surpassing 400,000 Coronavirus Deaths
Democrats take control of the Senate for the first time in 12 years

January 15th, 2021

1/14/2021

Hill Happenings:

House Floor Passes Multiple Resolutions on Impeachment
Multiple Senate Committee Meetings Scheduled for January 19th
House Chamber Newly Equipped with Metal Detectors
GOP Senators Request Commission to Investigate Capitol Breaching Resulting in 5 Deaths
House Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Remarks on Senate Schedule on January 13th

January 8th, 2021

1/14/2021

Hill Happenings

HR 1 For the People Act
Senate Hearings meet on intelligence and armed forces
Bills on the House Floor
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) Urges Members to Honor Oaths to Defend and Preserve the Constitution and Our Democracy
House Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Remarks on the Electoral College Count

December 18, 2020

12/18/2020

Hill Happenings:

Congress Close to Agreement on $908B COVID-19 Relief Bill
Close to Agreement on Bill to Keep Government Open
Bill to Overhaul Guest Worker Program
Bill to Repeal the PATRIOT Act
Lawmakers in Calling on President-Elect Biden to End Death Penalty on First Day in Office

December 11, 2020

12/11/2020

Hill Happenings:

COVID-19 Relief Negotiations Stalemate Continues
House Passed Temporary Government Funding Bill
Letter Called for Relief Checks in Next COVID-19 Package
Bill to Address Diversity at the State Department
Committee Hosted Listening Session with Workers Affected by the COVID-19 Crisis

December 11, 2020

12/11/2020

Hill Happenings:

COVID-19 Relief Negotiations Stalemate Continues
House Passed Temporary Government Funding Bill
Letter Called for Relief Checks in Next COVID-19 Package
Bill to Address Diversity at the State Department
Committee Hosted Listening Session with Workers Affected by the COVID-19 Crisis