Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending Oct. 29, 2021
The press team prevailed 5-1. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Players from both teams celebrate Wednesday after the softball game.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Indicted Capitol Police officer resigns from force
On Jan. 1, 2021 that man accepted a friend request from Riley. Riley was on duty outside the Capitol on Jan. 6 and responded to reports of an explosive device near the complex.
Congress · 117th Congress
Debt ceiling hangs over Democrats’ legislative home stretch
mark up the revised budget in committee, rather than employ a special “auto discharge” procedure Democrats were able to use for the initial fiscal 2022 budget since the panel didn’t act before an April 1
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers decry ‘alarming’ hunger in US military families
The Senate bill would cost around $1 million a year, giving about 500 families an average of $200 a month, while the House bill would help 3,000 families with $400 a month on average, costing just over
Policy · 117th Congress
Pentagon, intelligence agencies detail climate threat to security
The update, which is due by February 1, 2022, will include descriptions of how the Pentagon intends to deal with extreme weather events and sea level rise — and how much it could cost.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress blocks cuts to top contractors’ weapon budgets
Congress recently blocked the Pentagon from moving more than $1 billion that defense officials had wanted to use instead on programs they consider higher priorities.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate bill would boost Capitol Police budget, maybe rationale for new HQ
And citing what it refers to as a “Task Force 1–6 Capitol Security Review,” the Senate bill would direct the Architect of the Capitol to “identify and evaluate options for a renovation or replacement
Policy · 117th Congress
California board diversity requirements face legal challenge
start a conversation about diversity and create a matrix that sets a floor for diversity, not a ceiling,” co-chair Chris Holden, a Democrat who spearheaded AB 979, said during a committee hearing on Oct. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger looks to put department on new trajectory
From Jan. 1 to March 11, there were 4,135 threats against lawmakers. Manger expects threats to exceed 9,000 by year’s end.
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin’s opioids tax plan faces pushback from lobbying groups
The 1-cent fee on each milligram of active opioid ingredient per dose would be footed by manufacturers, producers or importers, with some discounts or rebates given when prescribed to hospice and cancer
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending Oct. 1, 2021
Photos of the week ending Oct. 1, 2021: Congress as seen by CQ Roll Call's photojournalists.
Policy · 117th Congress
Pressure builds to address climate-induced migration
Customs and Border Protection recorded more than 1 million unique encounters with migrants, many of whom were Central American, compared with just over 850,000 during the same period in fiscal 2019.
Congress · 117th Congress
Eschewing Zoom, Don Young AWOL for 19 months of markups
He voted in person throughout the busy legislative month of July, with the exception of one vote on July 23 and all votes on July 1, which happened to be the day the full House voted on the $767
Congress · 117th Congress
Jan. 6 probe could affect future congressional oversight
The panel in August asked 35 telecommunications, email and social media companies, such as Apple and Verizon, to preserve records — from April 1, 2020, through Jan. 31, 2021 — relating to certain
Congress · 117th Congress
Pentagon told Biden not to withdraw from Afghanistan
Reached in February 2020, the Trump administration’s deal with the Taliban committed to a complete U.S. withdrawal by May 1, 2021, so long as the Taliban met stipulated conditions.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending Sept. 24, 2021
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Policy · 117th Congress
More air rage incidents spur calls for criminal enforcement
The FAA has fined disruptive passengers more than $1 million since instituting a “zero-tolerance” policy in January.
Congress · 117th Congress
Civility in Congress has turned into a joke. This panel is taking it seriously
“We’ve been working on this particular subject really for 2 1/2 years, we have 15 months left and I think it’s the hardest area,” he said. “I think it’s extremely important.
Congress · 117th Congress
Potential fallback for debt ceiling fraught with complications
In the Senate, if the Budget Committee has not reported a budget resolution by April 1, the deadline in budget law, one or more budget resolutions can be introduced after that date and automatically
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats split over military aid to Israel
The $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome rocket-defense shield was in an initial version of the resolution but, after progressives said they’d oppose the measure if it was included, was deleted from