Policy · 117th Congress
‘Dreamer,’ farmworker bills to test Senate waters on immigration
</p> However, Democrats will need some Republicans on board to advance any bill in the Senate to overcome a filibuster.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Congress weighs propping up a transforming transport system
</p> “If Congress passes a bill that spends $2.2 trillion building new infrastructure, it could very well lead to infrastructure projects we don’t need that we have to spend a lot of money to build and
Policy · 117th Congress
How the pandemic changed health care, one year later
</p> Energy and Commerce Health Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo is now working on a bill to chart a path forward.
Policy · 117th Congress
One year in, broadband access and telehealth are two big winners under COVID-19
</p> Not so once the pandemic hit.
Policy · 117th Congress
Vulnerable groups still falling behind in vaccination effort
Cardin, D-Md., and Bob Menendez, D-N.J., introduced a bill to mandate the Department of Health and Human Services target vaccine outreach to minority communities. Sen.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden administration faces GOP outcry for saying no border ‘crisis’
</p> [As more migrant children arrive, Biden faces political hurdles]</p> House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy also requested a meeting with Biden himself to discuss recent migration trends.
Policy · 117th Congress
Draft Senate aid plan would cut direct funds to cities, counties
</p> The revised 633-page text, obtained by CQ Roll Call, makes a variety of other adjustments from a version circulating over the weekend and the House-passed $1.9 trillion bill.
Policy · 117th Congress
SolarWinds hack may lead to breach notification law and stronger cyber agency
</p> At present, no one knows.
Congress · 117th Congress
Supreme Court ponders limits of Voting Rights Act enforcement
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> There was no clear indication from the Supreme Court on where exactly they might draw that line, but it was clear from arguments that the justices were concerned about future
Policy · 117th Congress
Pandemic challenges, Trump rules await Cardona at Education
</p> “This is not a question of resources,” Virginia Rep. Bob Good said at the Education and Labor Committee’s markup of its segment of the bill.
Policy · 117th Congress
FCC approves broadband stipend for low-income families hit by pandemic
</p> Congress created the program last December and included $3.2 billion for it in the fiscal 2021 omnibus spending package.
Policy · 117th Congress
Democrats start gauging support for immigration overhaul
</p> Last week while introducing the bill, Menendez told reporters that while the focus is on the entire bill, it would also be “great” if individual pieces of it could pass.
Policy · 117th Congress
Funding remains a hurdle for latest highway bill push
</p> The comments by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia could foreshadow what will likely be the most insurmountable hurdle to any infrastructure bill: money.
Policy · 117th Congress
Abortion emerges as key division in Becerra’s Finance hearing
Bill Cassidy, R-La., who is undecided on how he will vote, said he expects Becerra to be confirmed.
Policy · 117th Congress
Vaccine sign-up struggles highlight state and federal challenges
</p> The COVID-19 vaccine distribution system is complex.
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP senators propose $10 minimum wage, mandatory E-Verify
</p> The bill would increase the hourly minimum wage from the current $7.25 to $10 by 2025, after which it would adjust with inflation every two years.
Policy · 117th Congress
Sex workers, sidelined in last Section 230 debate, seek a seat at the table
Ro Khanna, D-Calif., one of only 25 House members to vote against the bill.</p> “And they were just totally shut out,” Khanna said. “They were simply invisible.”
Policy · 117th Congress
Buttigieg makes equity a top priority for DOT
Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., cited Buttigieg’s focus on using the department “for social, racial, and environmental justice causes” in his decision to vote against his nomination.
Policy · 117th Congress
Mental health experts say funding needed to address needs
</p> Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., want to update the law. Senate Democratic and GOP aides confirmed a revised bill is in the process of being reintroduced this year.
Policy · 117th Congress
For truckers, pandemic has highlighted a big need: Parking
</p> They had hoped to get money to expand parking in the upcoming $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, but that path seems blocked.