Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: Senate schedule so far unaffected by protests, DC curfews
The Senate’s schedule for the week was set before the weekend of protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
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Congress · 116th Congress
GOP senator: No recess without coronavirus aid package
However, even if Gardner digs in, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., still controls the floor schedule.
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Ideological fault lines of economic reopening emerge
Its schedule going forward remains sparse. The Senate will come back on May 18 for a third week in session following a five-week hiatus.
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House to vote Friday on coronavirus relief, proxy voting rule
Less than two hours later, Hoyer sent a schedule update making the Friday votes official after Democrats released text of the bill, which they’re calling the HEROES Act.
Policy · 116th Congress
House relief bill would give census time and money – with strings attached
Census officials also said the administration did not plan to use all of its $2 billion contingency fund to deal with the altered operation schedule.
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: Coronavirus causing scheduling havoc, but Senate presses ahead with other business
The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to cause havoc for the congressional schedule, with many senators still reporting to the Capitol despite risks to themselves and others.
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Road ahead: Senate returns to new coronavirus normal on Capitol Hill
That is the only official House hearing on the schedule so far this week, but the newly formed coronavirus select committee may hold its first meeting this week.
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Trump signs massive $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief package
Members had to contact their leadership ahead of time to schedule when they would speak.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Coronavirus election delays are changing dynamics for campaigns
Still on schedule are primaries in West Virginia, Idaho, Oregon, Nebraska and Georgia. Oregon uses only mail-in ballots and has no in-person voting, so it is the least likely to be disrupted.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators fight over last-minute adds to coronavirus aid bill
Democrats say the directives set an aggressive schedule for unions to bargain and limit the time unions have to perform official duties “by over 91 percent in some cases,” the bill says.
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Road Ahead: Impeachment trial imminent and war powers debate continues
Weekend hours A trial will trigger an unusual Senate schedule, with the chamber in session six days a week starting at 1 p.m., excluding Sundays, unless senators vote to institute a different schedule
Congress · 116th Congress
Hoyer: House priorities for 2020 include health care, infrastructure, climate, redistricting
The No. 2 Democrat, who is in charge of the floor schedule, outlined his legislative priorities for the year in an interview with CQ Roll Call.
Opinion · 116th Congress
In a fractious holiday season, are there glimmers of hope?
So, how about a Hallmark movie refuge, as the insistent card-store clerk kept asking as she pressed a schedule into my reluctant hands?
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Road ahead: Impeachment suspense drowns out government funding debate
The marathon hearing schedule will conclude Thursday morning with testimony from Fiona Hill, the former NSC senior director for Europe and Russia.
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House to take up Dec. 20 stopgap measure Tuesday
“I would advise members on both sides of the aisle not to schedule any business outside of Washington, D.C. between the 16th and the 20th,” Hoyer said in his weekly floor colloquy.
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: Public impeachment hearings begin
Questions on court pick The other headline item on the Senate floor schedule is the potential confirmation of Steven J. Menashi to be a judge on the powerful New York-based 2nd U.S.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Pete Buttigieg tries to solve his South Carolina puzzle
. — Why was South Bend, Indiana, mayor and Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg in South Carolina over the weekend, with a busy schedule that included tailgating at a historically black college
Congress · 116th Congress
Some lawmakers question amount of time spent in committees
parliamentarian brought the hammer down on the Education and Labor Committee in April, ending a long-standing practice that allowed panel members from both parties to vote on bills in committee on a flexible schedule
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: Senate set to pass stopgap spending, with House focus on Homeland Security and immigration
Veronica Escobar, who represents the border area of El Paso, to create an ombudsman and institute accountability standards for the Homeland Security Department is back on the schedule.
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Farm payment disclosure language delaying stopgap funds
The floor situation was shaping up as another setback to an appropriations process that remains months behind schedule, with no funding yet in place for the fiscal year that begins in less than two