COVID-19 Update | Wednesday, Aug. 19
August 19, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Both the House and the Senate are in recess. COVID-19 negotiations As provided yesterday, Senate Republicans unveiled their “skinny” COVID-19 package, entitled the Delivering Immediate Relief to America’s Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act. The bill includes: Liability protections that, according to reports, are substantially similar to those that were included in the HEALS […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, Aug. 17
August 17, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Both the House and the Senate are in recess. House House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday that the House would return to Washington, D.C. later this week to conduct work related to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Specifically, the House will vote on Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney’s (D-NY) H.R. 8015, the […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, Aug. 14
August 14, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Both the House and Senate are on recess with the next Senate vote planned for September 8 and the next House votes not expected until September 14. Lawmakers in both chambers have been instructed to be prepared to return to vote on a potential COVID-19 relief package if an agreement is reached. COVID-19 Relief […]
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COVID-19 Update | Thursday, Aug. 13
August 13, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Both the House and Senate are on recess with the next Senate vote planned for September 8 and the next House votes not expected until September 14. Lawmakers in both chambers have been instructed to be prepared to return to vote on a potential COVID-19 relief package if an agreement is reached. COVID-19 Relief […]
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COVID-19 Update | Wednesday, Aug. 12
August 12, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The Senate is technically in session, but most Senators are back in their home states and no votes are scheduled. The House is in recess. Lawmakers in both chambers have been instructed to be prepared to return to vote on a potential COVID-19 relief package. COVID-19 Relief Negotiations As we reported yesterday, negotiations continue […]
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COVID-19 Update | Tuesday, Aug. 11
August 11, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The Senate is technically in session, but most Senators are back in their home states and no votes are scheduled. The House is in recess. Lawmakers in both chambers have been instructed to be prepared to return to vote on a potential COVID-19 relief package. COVID-19 Relief Negotiations Negotiations continue to be stalled. As […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, Aug. 10 (PM)
August 10, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Both the House and Senate are out of session officially. However, lawmakers have been instructed to be prepared to return to vote on a potential COVID-19 relief package. COVID-19 Relief Negotiations As we reported in our Morning Update, COVID-19 relief negotiations are at a standstill. There is still no indication that conversations have resumed. […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, Aug. 10 (AM)
August 10, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Both the House and Senate are out of session officially. However, lawmakers have been instructed to be prepared to return to vote on a potential COVID-19 relief package. COVID-19 Relief Negotiations It is unclear what shape negotiations will take this week and when they might resume. If Congress does not reach a deal and […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, July 24
August 7, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The House is in Session today, the Senate will next meet on Monday. General Congress Negotiations on the next COVID-19 package are at a standstill after White House officials and Senate Republicans could not reach an agreement among Republicans allowing for negotiations to begin with Congressional Democrats. The disagreements ranged from a payroll tax […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, Aug. 7
August 7, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The Senate and House are not in session. Lawmakers in both chambers have been instructed to be ready to vote on a COVID-19 relief package next week. COVID-19 Package Negotiations A meeting this afternoon resulted in no progress. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that the meeting was disappointing and indicated that Republicans […]
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