COVID-19 UPDATE | FRIDAY, JUNE 19
June 19, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced S. 3992, a bill to expand eligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to certain chambers of commerce and destination marketing organizations (DMOs). The bill’s provisions generally match H.R. 6697, the Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020, […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | THURSDAY, JUNE 18
June 18, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities Senate Democrats have not announced their position on Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) JUSTICE Act. While the Democrats have criticized the bill for not going far enough, it is a clear priority for Democrats to act on justice reform legislation. It remains unclear what Democrats will agree to procedurally or otherwise between now […]
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CANADIAN COVID-19 UPDATE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
June 17, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
TIAC’s Advocacy Update The TIAC President & CEO held a meeting yesterday with ISED Associate Deputy Minister Paul Thompson The President continues to emphasize TIAC’s latest #TourismCounts campaign with a push for a more cohesive recovery and economic reopening plan. This Sunday, June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day – a day for all Canadians […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
June 17, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities The Senate passed H.R. 1957, the Great American Outdoors Act, by way of a 73-25 vote. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that the Senate will consider Senate Republicans’ police reform legislation, the JUSTICE Act led by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), next week. At a high level, the JUSTICE Act would […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | TUESDAY, JUNE 16
June 16, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the Aircraft Safety and Certification Reform Act of 2020. The legislation includes provisions to improve aviation safety and address lessons from the Boeing 737 MAX crashes. A joint press release on the legislation can be […]
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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 | Wednesday, June 10
June 10, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee appears set to hold an oversight hearing on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) later this month, with June 24 as a tentative date. The hearing will likely cover a wide range of topics, including President Trump’s Executive Order on social media companies, as well as […]
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