COVID-19 UPDATE | MONDAY, JUNE 15 (PM)
June 15, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities As a reminder, the Senate is expected to pass H.R. 1957, the Great American Outdoors Act tonight. The Senate Appropriations Committee will receive testimony tomorrow from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai regarding FCC’s airwaves auctions. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) is expected to press Chairman Pai on the latest developments regarding […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | MONDAY, JUNE 15 (AM)
June 15, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities The Senate will continue to consider H.R. 1957, the Great American Outdoors Act, today and expects to pass the legislation and send it to the House this week. Procedural votes on the legislation, including waiving a budget point of order, passing the substitute amendment that contains the actual legislative language, and then […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | FRIDAY, JUNE 12
June 12, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities Last night, the Senate passed another procedural hurdle in the passage of H.R. 1957, the Great American Outdoors Act, voting 65-19 to invoke cloture on the Senate’s substitute amendment. The next vote is scheduled for Monday and the bill is expected to pass next week. The bill was considered without amendments, despite […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | THURSDAY, JUNE 11
June 11, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities The Great American Outdoors Act, H.R. 1957, is pending before the Senate. There are approximately 70 amendments that have been filed by Republicans and Democrats. Right now, the ability to offer amendments has been blocked by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and others are pushing to allow […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | MONDAY, JUNE 8 (AM)
June 8, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities The Senate will take the first procedural vote on S. 3422, the Great American Outdoors Act, a sweeping public lands package what would permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, today. It remains unclear whether amendments will be allowed, which could slow down passage of the legislation. 43 of the 47 […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | FRIDAY, JUNE 5
June 5, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities Sen. John Thune (R-SD) is crafting a bill to limit the amount of tax exposure COVID-19 relief workers could face after moving to other states to help manage the crisis. The measure would specifically affect jobs that caused workers to move across state lines during the pandemic. The idea is in line […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, April 27
April 27, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Senate Small Business Committee Ranking Member Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Senate Banking Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH) wrote a letter to Department of Treasury (Treasury) […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, April 24
April 24, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress There remains disagreement over what the next legislative step will be in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats continue to want to push forward with large packages while most Republicans want to evaluate the effectiveness of the funding to date. Conversations continue about a stimulus-like package but what it will end up including remains […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, April 24
April 24, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress There remains disagreement over what the next legislative step will be in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats continue to want to push forward with large packages while most Republicans want to evaluate the effectiveness of the funding to date. Conversations continue about a stimulus-like package but what it will end up including remains […]
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