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The House and Senate are back in session this week. Congressional appropriators are knee-deep in the appropriations process as committees continue to consider President Biden’s proposed budget. House lawmakers are readying a historic resolution to allow staff to unionize. Meanwhile, the Senate is teeing up a bill to protect reproductive freedom in response to a leaked SCOTUS decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

Table of Contents:

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House
Senate
Issues to Watch
Key Dates
What We’re Reading

Progressive Playbook

All people deserve to pursue their dreams and get a high-quality higher education. But while certain politicians continue to slash funding for public education, universities are exploding tuition and big banks are profiting off of our pain. Today, far too many people are priced out of college or burdened with a lifetime of debt, preventing them from even getting by, much less getting ahead or saving for their future. We must come together, as we have in the past, to ensure that everyone can go to college and start a business, start a family, buy a home, or simply pay their bills. We need to cancel student debt and make sure everyone can get a good education and live a full life.

WORDS THAT WORK

We all benefit when students can pursue their dreams to start new businesses, buy homes, or start families without a lifetime of debt holding them back.
The student debt trap hurts everyone–students, families, and all of our communities.
Debt keeps education out of reach for too many.
Decades ago, we decided that K-12 education was a commonsense right that belongs to every American. In the 21st century, it’s time to extend that right to higher education too.

House

House Floor

The House will vote on 28 suspension bills from the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight & Reform, Science, Space, & Technology, and Judiciary. Suspension bills require a ⅔ majority to pass. For a list of all suspension bills being considered, click here.

The House will also consider the following bills, subject to rules:

H.R. 2499 – Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022 (Rep. Carbajal): The bill would expand federal workers’ compensation to firefighters who contract certain illnesses as a result of their service. The benefits include medical expenses, disability payments, and survivors benefits if there’s a demonstrable link between their federal employment and their injury or illness.

Press Release (Rep. Carbajal)

H.R. 903 – Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2022 (Rep. Thompson (MS)): The bill would modify the workplace rights, protections, and benefits applicable to Transportation Security Administration personnel. Specifically, the bill makes employees subject to the personnel management system applicable to other federal employees, sets rules that protect the pay rates and leave rights of employees, and provides the same collective bargaining rights as other federal employees.

Press Release (Committee on Homeland Security)

H.R. 5129 – Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022 (Rep. Bonamici): The bill would reauthorize the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program for 10 years at $1 billion annually for the grants from fiscal 2023 through 2027 and such sums as necessary each year from fiscal 2028 through 2032. The bill would also permanently raise income eligibility to 200 percent of the poverty line, as temporarily provided in the CARES Act.

Press Release (Rep. Bonamici)

Additional legislative items are possible including a Resolution Recognizing Congressional Workers’ Right to Organize.

House Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s hearings and markups can be found here. Notable hearings and markups include:

Tuesday Hearings

FY 2023 Budget Request for the Department of Transportation (Appropriations)

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is testifying

Wednesday Hearings

Standing Up for Workers: Preventing Wage Theft and Recovering Stolen Wages (Education & Labor)

Bringing Prosperity to Left-Behind Communities: Using Targeted Place-based Development to Expand Economic Opportunity (Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth)

Accountability and Justice for War Crimes Committed in Ukraine by the Russian Federation (Foreign Affairs)

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Appropriations)

Commissioner of CBP Chris Magnus is testifying

FY 2023 Budget Request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (Appropriations)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge is testifying

FY 2023 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health (Appropriations)

Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci is testifying

FY 2023 Department of Defense (Appropriations)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley are testifying

Thursday Hearings

Board Member Views on Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization (Transportation & Infrastructure)

Modernizing Hydropower: Licensing and Reforms for a Clean Energy Future (Energy & Commerce)

Examining DHS’s Efforts to Combat the Opioid Epidemic (Homeland Security)

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Judiciary (Appropriations)

FY 2023 Budget Request for the Department of Commerce (Appropriations)

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo is testifying

Senate

Senate Floor

S.4132 – Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 (Sen. Blumenthal): The bill would guarantee a pregnant person’s right to access an abortion—and the right of an abortion provider to deliver these abortion services—free from medically unnecessary restrictions that interfere with a patient’s individual choice or the provider-patient relationship.A similar bill passed the House of Representatives last September by a 218-211 vote.

Press Release (Sen. Blumenthal)

Nominations

The Senate this week has teed up votes on the following nominees:

Ann Claire Phillips to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to be Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy

Senate Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s Senate committee hearings, including confirmation hearings, can be found here. Notable committee hearings include:

Tuesday Hearings

A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Appropriations)

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is testifying

Wednesday Hearings

Oversight of the Council on Environmental Quality: A Year in Review (Environment & Public Works)

The Global Food Security and COVID-19 Crises: U.S. Response and Policy Options (Appropriations)

A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Request for the Department of Commerce (Appropriations)

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo is testifying

A Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Requests of the Architect of the Capitol, the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the Congressional Budget Office (Appropriations)

Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton, Senate Sergeant at Arms Karen Gibson, and Director of the CBO Dr. Phillip Swagel are testifying

Thursday Hearings

A Review of the President’s FY 2023 Funding Request and Budget Justification for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Appropriations)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge is testifying

Issues to Watch

Roe v. Wade

Last week, a leaked draft opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito suggested that the Supreme Court was preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that ruled that the U.S. Constitution protects a pregnant person’s right to choose to have an abortion. If Roe is overturned, nearly 33.6 million individuals of reproductive age could lose access to abortion as states move to restrict or ban abortion entirely. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer quickly announced plans to hold a vote to codify abortion rights into federal law this week. The measure, the Women’s Health Protection Act (S.4132), would prohibit medically unnecessary government restrictions on abortion access prior to fetal viability. The bill would require 60 votes in the evenly divided Senate to avoid a filibuster. The Supreme Court’s final opinion is expected to be published before the end of the Court’s term in June.

The end of Roe v. Wade: Here’s what Democrats need to know about the challenges ahead. (Slate)
The Fight Over Abortion History (The New York Times)
Roe is in jeopardy, and it’s a voting rights issue (Mic)
The dire health consequences of denying abortions, explained (Vox)

Congressional Staff Unionization

Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives will vote on a resolution that would recognize congressional workers’ right to unionize. Rep. Andy Levin’s H.Res. 915, Recognizing Congressional Workers’ Right to Organize, has 165 cosponsors and would be the final step under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to provide House congressional workers legal protection to organize and bargain collectively. Speaker Pelosi also announced that starting on September 1, the minimum annual pay for staffers in the House would be set at $45,000.

Invasion of Ukraine

Over the weekend, First Lady Jill Biden met with Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska, in an unannounced visit to Western Ukraine. The pair met at a school that now serves as temporary housing for internally displaced Ukrainians, of which there are now more than 7 million. An estimated 5.5 million people have fled to neighboring countries since the invasion began. First Lady Jill Biden also traveled to Romania and Slovakia and met with humanitarian aid organizations, government officials, and refugee families. The First Lady’s trip makes her the latest high-profile American to visit the region after trips from Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Congressional lawmakers are currently negotiating a supplemental appropriations package that would provide Ukraine with billions more in military, humanitarian, and direct economic assistance. While the timeline for the package is unclear, Speaker Pelosi in an interview over the weekend said she would like to pass a bill before June.

Jill Biden’s Secret Ukraine Trip (The New York Times)
UNHCR Ukraine Emergency (UNHCR)

Key Dates

May: AAPI Heritage Month

May: Jewish American Heritage Month

May: Mental Health Awareness Month

May 2 – May 9: House is out of session

May 9: A Day Without Child Care: A National Day of Action

May 14: House remote voting expires

May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

May 20 – June 6: House is out of session

May 23: Title 42 officially ends

May 30: Memorial Day

May 30 – June 5: Senate is out of session

May 31 – June 1: Anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre

June: Immigrant Heritage Month

June: LGBTQ+ Pride Month

What We’re Reading

Facebook Provided Warning to FBI Before January 6, GAO Report Reveals (Just Security)

Supreme Court leak strikes fear among environmental lawyers (The Washington Post)

I Listened In on Big Business. It’s Profiting From Inflation, and You’re Paying for It. (The New York Times)

Don’t Overinflate the Pentagon Budget (Defense One)

White House documents detail a looming squeeze on Covid-19 boosters (STAT)

Strong and equitable unemployment insurance systems require broadening the UI tax base (Economic Policy Institute)

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2022-05-16 DC Download

Posted on July 11, 2022 by mekorganic

It’s a busy week on the Hill as lawmakers in the House advance bills to strengthen the workforce, tackle high gas prices, and address the baby formula shortage during their last week in session before Memorial Day. Meanwhile, Senators are finalizing a supplemental appropriations package to aid Ukraine.

Table of Contents:

Progressive Playbook
House
Senate
Issues to Watch
Key Dates
What We’re Reading

Progressive Playbook

We all want our families and communities to be safe. Yet still, certain politicians, gun corporations and the NRA have spent millions trying to pit us against each other based on our race or origin, but we must refuse to fall to their fear-mongering. The number of far-right, white-supremacist violent attacks has surged in recent years, and it’s time to directly confront this crisis. We must stand up for each other and work together to invest in community programs that prevent gun violence, dismantle laws like Stand Your Ground that encourage racist gun violence, and pass common sense reforms like universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons. Together, we can make this a place where we know that we are all safe.

WORDS THAT WORK

Everyday, gun violence is hurting our families and communities. From the mass shootings in shopping malls, schools, and places of worship, to the retaliatory gun violence in neighborhoods haunted by the legacy of economic disinvestment caused by racism and poverty, to the suicides committed nationwide with increasing frequency.
For decades, the NRA and gun lobby have used fear and racist rhetoric to keep us divided and allow people to get ever more deadly weapons without any common sense checks. Today, loopholes in our laws allow up to 40% of gun sales to go unchecked.

House

House Floor

The House will vote on 28 suspension bills from the Committees on Homeland Security, Judiciary, and Veterans’ Affairs. Suspension bills require a ⅔ majority to pass. For a list of all suspension bills being considered, click here.

The House will also consider the following bills, subject to rules:

H.R. 7309 – Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 (Rep. Scott (VA)): The bill would fully fund WIOA programs by authorizing $78 billion over six years and expand the workforce development system to train one million workers per year by 2028. The bill would also create a permanent Department of Labor program to help returning citizens transition back to employment, expand summer and year-round jobs programs for youth, codify partnerships between employers and community colleges, and provide funding for innovative approaches to workforce development.

Press Release (Rep. Scott)

H.R. 6531 – Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022 (Rep. Clyburn): The bill would require the Bureau of the Census to publish a list of all areas of persistent poverty and annually update the list;

the Office of Management and Budget to develop and implement guidance and measures to increase the share of federal investments targeted to areas of persistent poverty; and the Government Accountability Office to report on the measures implemented by the OMB under this bill.

Floor Speech (Rep. Clyburn)

H.R. 2938 – To designate the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the “Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building” (Sen. Rubio): The bill would rename a United States Courthouse and Federal Building located in Tallahassee, Florida, after Joseph Woodrow Hatchett, who served as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Eleventh Circuit, and served on the Florida Supreme Court.

Press Release (Sen. Rubio)

H.R. 7688 – Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (Rep. Schrier): The bill would give the President the power to issue an Energy Emergency Declaration that would make it unlawful to increase gasoline and home energy fuel prices in an excessive or exploitative manner.

Press Release (Rep. Schrier)

Additional legislative items are possible including legislation to Grant Emergency Authority to the WIC Program to Address Supply Chain Disruptions and Recalls Related to Baby Formula.

House Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s hearings and markups can be found here. Notable hearings and markups include:

Tuesday Hearings

Examining Ways to Improve the Juvenile Justice System and Support America’s Young People (Education & Labor)

Reviving Competition, Part 6: Rebuilding America’s Economic Leadership and Combatting Corporate Profiteering (Judiciary)

Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (Intelligence)

Underpaid, Overworked, and Underappreciated: How the Pandemic Economy Disproportionately Harmed Low-Wage Women Workers (Coronavirus Crisis)

Preparing for Take-Off: Examining Efforts to Address Climate Change at U.S. Airports (Transportation & Infrastructure)

FY 2023 Budget Request for the Department of Labor (Appropriations)

Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is testifying

FY 2023 EPA Budget (Energy & Commerce)

EPA Administrator Michael Regan is testifying

FY 2023 Budget Request for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Appropriations)

Acting Director of ICE Tae Johnson is testifying

Wednesday Hearings

Taxpayer Fairness Across the IRS (Ways & Means)

Revoking Your Rights: The Ongoing Crisis in Abortion Care Access (Judiciary)

The Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine in the Middle East and North Africa (Foreign Affairs)

Examining DHS’s Efforts to Combat the Opioid Epidemic (Homeland Security)

Climate Smart from Farm to Fork: Building an Affordable and Resilient Food Supply Chain (Climate Crisis)

FY 2023 Budget Request for the Transportation Security Administration (Appropriations)

TSA Administrator David Pekoske is testifying

Thursday Hearings

Free Speech Under Attack (Part II): Curriculum Sabotage and Classroom Censorship (Oversight & Reform)

Friday Hearings

Building a Workforce to Navigate the Electric Vehicle Future (Science, Space, & Technology)

Senate

Senate Floor

H.R. 7691 – Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (Rep. Rosa DeLauro): The bill would provide more than $40 billion in emergency funding for additional military, economic, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine – $7 billion over President Biden’s original request. If passed, the bill would bring U.S. spending on Ukraine to almost $54 billion following the $13.6 billion Congress approved in March. The House passed the bill last week by a 368-57 vote.

Section-by-section (Appropriations)
House Passes $40 Billion More in Ukraine Aid, With Few Questions Asked (The New York Times)

Nominations

The Senate this week has teed up votes on the following nominees:

Jennifer Louise Rochon to be US District Judge for the Southern District of New York
Trina L. Thompson to be US District Judge for the Northern District of California
Sunshine Suzanne Sykes to be US District Judge for the Central District of California

Senate Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s Senate committee hearings, including confirmation hearings, can be found here. Notable committee hearings include:

Tuesday Hearings

FY 2023 Funding Request and Budget Justification for the National Institutes of Health (Appropriations)

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci is testifying

Wednesday Hearings

Cybersecurity in the Health and Education Sectors (HELP)

Stop Gun Violence: The Jackson-Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act (Judiciary)

FY 2023 President’s Budget for the Environmental Protection Agency (Appropriations)

EPA Administrator Michael Regan is testifying

Thursday Hearings

Mental Health Care for Older Adults: Raising Awareness, Addressing Stigma, and Providing Support (Aging)

Administration of Upcoming Elections (Rules & Administration)

FY 2023 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior (Energy & Natural Resources)

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is testifying

Key Dates

May: AAPI Heritage Month

May: Jewish American Heritage Month

May: Mental Health Awareness Month

May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

May 20 – June 6: House is out of session

May 23: Title 42 officially ends

May 24: Employer suppression of free speech: Unequal power in the workplace is silencing workers

May 30: Memorial Day

May 30 – June 5: Senate is out of session

May 31 – June 1: Anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre

June: Immigrant Heritage Month

June: LGBTQ+ Pride Month

What We’re Reading

8 Things You Should Know About Defense Spending and Inflation (Watson Institute)

Medical Debt Fell during the Pandemic. How Can the Decline Be Sustained? (Urban Institute)

The end of Roe will mean more children living in poverty (Vox)

Monopolies and the Baby Formula Shortage (The American Prospect)

Reimagining Rehabilitation (Atmos)

We’re in danger of losing our democracy. Most Americans are in denial. (The Washington Post)

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2022-07-11 DC Download

Posted on July 11, 2022 by mekorganic

After a two-week break, lawmakers return to Washington this week with a hefty to-do list before the month-long August recess. House lawmakers are advancing legislation to protect people’s access to abortion, respond to active shooters, and authorize Defense spending. At the same time, the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol is continuing its public hearing series. Meanwhile, Senators are busy advancing nominations.

Progressive Playbook

GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

No matter what we look like, where we come from, or what’s in our wallets, we all want our families and communities to be safe. Yet, each day, certain politicians stand by as hundreds of Americans – Black and White, young and old, rural and urban – are hurt or killed by guns. Gun corporations and the NRA have spent millions trying to pit us against each other based on our race or origin, but we refuse to fall for their fear-mongering. We must stand up for each other and work together to invest in community programs that prevent violence, dismantle laws like Stand Your Ground that encourage bias-motivated gun violence, and pass common sense reforms like universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons. Together, we can make this a place where we know that we are all safe.

WORDS THAT WORK

For decades, the NRA and gun lobby have used fear and racist rhetoric to keep us divided and allow people to get ever more deadly weapons without any common sense checks.
We need our leaders to stop the reckless and irresponsible gun lobby and industry who want to keep their profits high, no matter the cost.
Allowing certain politicians and the NRA to spread gun violence in our communities is a choice we don’t have to keep making.

House

House Floor

The House will vote on 22 suspension bills from the Committees on Ways & Means, Oversight & Reform, Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs. Suspension bills require a ⅔ majority to pass. For a list of all suspension bills being considered, click here.

The House will also consider the following bills, subject to rules:

H.R. 6538 – Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022 (Rep. Cicilline – Judiciary): The bill would create a program similar to the AMBER Alert system for law enforcement to alert the public to active shooters in their community. Specifically, the bill would direct the Department of Justice to create an Active Shooter Alert Coordinator who would offer federal training, technical support, and best practices to local and state law enforcement to effectively improve or implement active shooter alert systems.

Press Release (Rep. Cicilline)

H.R. 7900 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Rep. Smith (WA) – Armed Services): The bill would authorize nearly $850 billion for defense related programs, which is $37 billion more than President Biden’s FY2023 budget proposal. In addition to defense spending, the bill would authorize $45 million for the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile. It also sets policy related to sexual harassment in the ranks as well as reproductive rights for service people.

Press Release (House Armed Services Committee)

H.R. 8296 – Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 (Rep. Chu – Energy and Commerce): The bill would guarantee a pregnant person’s right to access an abortion—and the right of an abortion provider to deliver these abortion services—free from medically unnecessary restrictions that interfere with a patient’s individual choice or the provider-patient relationship. The House passed a similar bill in September 2021.

Press Release (Rep. Chu)

H.R. 8297 – Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022 (Rep. Fletcher – Energy and Commerce): The bill would ensure that people can cross state lines in order to obtain abortions and prohibit states from passing laws that prevent anyone from obtaining, providing, or facilitating abortion access across state lines, including physicians, nurse-midwifes, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. The bill also protects the interstate commerce of FDA-approved drugs.

Press Release (Rep. Fletcher)

House Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s hearings and markups can be found here. Notable hearings and markups include:

Tuesday Hearings

On the January 6th Investigation (Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol)

Wednesday Hearings

The Impact of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs Decision on Abortion Rights and Access Across the United States (Oversight & Reform)

Nuclear Waste Cleanup: Research and Development Opportunities for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (Science, Space, & Technology)

Better Together: Examining the Unified Proposed Rule to Modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (Financial Services)

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Forestry (Agriculture)

Nowhere to Live: Profits, Disinvestment, and the American Housing Crisis (Ways & Means)

Thursday Hearings

What’s Next: The Threat to Individual Freedoms in a Post-Roe World (Judiciary)

Constituent Services: Building a More Customer-Friendly Congress (Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress)

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The State of Credit for Young, Beginning, and Underserved Producers (Agriculture)

Examining the U.S. Interest in Regional Security Cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa: Opportunities, Obstacles, and Objectives (Foreign Affairs)

Friday Hearings

Climate Smart from Farm to Fork: Building an Affordable and Resilient Food Supply Chain (Select Committee on the Climate Crisis)

Senate

Nominations

The Senate this week has teed up votes on the following nominees:

Ashish S. Vazirani to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Steven M. Dettelbach to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Michael S. Barr to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2018
Michael S. Barr to be Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years

Senate Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s Senate committee hearings, including confirmation hearings, can be found here. Notable committee hearings include:

Tuesday Hearings

A Post-Roe America: The Legal Consequences of the Dobbs Decision (Judiciary)

Advancing Public Transportation under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Update from the Federal Transit Administration (Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)

The Role of the Federal Government in Attacking the Financial Networks of Cartels (United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control)

Wednesday Hearings

Reproductive Care in a Post-Roe America: Barriers, Challenges, and Threats to Women’s Health (HELP)

Pathways To Lower Energy Prices (Energy & Natural Resources)

A Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 President’s Budget for the Department of Interior (Appropriations)

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is testifying

Thursday Hearings

Protecting the Homeland from Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs)

Issues to Watch

Reproductive Health Care Post-Roe

Following the Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn Roe v. Wade and, with it, the nearly 50-year precedent that guaranteed the right to abortion care, President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order protecting access to reproductive health care. Specifically, the order directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand and protect access to emergency contraception, reversible contraception like intrauterine devices, and medication abortion such as through the use of mifepristone. The order also directs HHS to improve outreach and public education efforts on abortion, establishes an interagency task force on reproductive health care access, and takes steps to protect consumer privacy when seeking information about reproductive health care services. Both the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary are also examining the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion rights this week. Ten states have already banned abortions and as many as 26 states are expected to outlaw or severely restrict abortion.

President Biden to Sign Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services (The White House)
What if Roe fell? (Center for Reproductive Rights)
Where abortion has been banned now that Roe v. Wade is overturned (Axios)
The Right to Travel in a Post-Roe World (The New York Times)
What overturning Roe v. Wade means for pregnant people in pollution hotspots (Salon)

January 6th Committee Public Hearings

The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol is continuing their public hearings this week. On Tuesday, the Committee is expected to focus on the connections between the Trump Administration and militia groups that participated in and helped organize the attack on the Capitol, such as the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys. A former spokesperson for the Oath Keepers is expected to testify. This public hearing will be the seventh so far this year, but more could follow. Recently, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL-05) and former Trump advisor Steve Bannon, who have been subpoenaed by the Committee, have stated that they are willing to testify.

Reconciliation Talks

With budget reconciliation instructions set to expire at the end of this fiscal year on September 30, Senators are making an effort to advance a reconciliation bill—potentially before the end of the summer. Current reporting suggests the nascent proposal would seek to address high prescription drug prices, climate change, and energy production. However, additional policies, like tax changes and an extension of expiring ACA subsidies, could still be added to the package. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer submitted text to the Senate parliamentarian that would allow the federal government to negotiate prescription drug prices for Medicare. The parliamentarian will subject the text to a Byrd Bath, a process that examines proposals and ensures that policies passed through reconciliation directly impact the federal budget. While the proposal to address high drug prices has the support of all 50 Democratic Senators, there is not yet a deal on other issues. Any reconciliation bill that passes the Senate would also require House approval to be signed into law.

Schumer making last-ditch bid to pass reconciliation bill this summer (The Hill)
Democrats are racing to pass their scaled-back economic and health package (The Washington Post)
Introduction to Budget “Reconciliation” (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

Key Dates

July 1 – 11: House is out of session

July 16 – 24: Latino Conservation Week

July 30 – Sept. 5: House is out of session

August 8 – Sept. 5: Senate is out of session

August 12: House Remote Voting expires

What We’re Reading

America’s $1.4 Trillion So-Called “National Security” Budget Makes Us Less Safe—Not More (Common Dreams)

Gun Violence Disproportionately and Overwhelmingly Hurts Communities of Color (Center for American Progress)

State and local governments have made transformative investments with American Rescue Plan recovery funds in 2022 (Economic Policy Institute)

The Case Against Judicial Review (The American Prospect)

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2022-06-27 DC Download

Posted on July 11, 2022 by mekorganic

Following the quick passage of a gun violence prevention bill last week, Senators are home for the July 4th recess. House lawmakers are finishing up committee work before they also break for the holiday next week, with appropriators marking up the last of the twelve government funding bills. While back in their districts, lawmakers in both chambers are likely to focus heavily on the Supreme Court’s Friday decision to strike down Roe v. Wade.

Progressive Playbook

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

All people, whoever we are or wherever we live, deserve to be able to make the best personal healthcare decisions for ourselves and our families. The decision of when and if to become a parent is one of the most important any of us will make in life. For decades, far-right groups and politicians have tried to demonize people who seek abortion care, eliminate access to healthcare providers, and restrict and outright ban abortion, even as they attack access to contraception, sex education, and policies that help parents and children. We must come together to ensure that everyone, whoever we are or wherever we live, has the freedom to decide if, when, and how to become a parent or grow our families.

FAST FACTS

The powerful few create roadblocks to prevent people, especially people of color, fromgetting the care they need, including access to abortion care.
Reproductive healthcare must be made accessible to everyone, no matter where we live, who we work for or how much money we earn. We must ensure that everyone – including people with low incomes, trans people, LGBTQ+ people, and Black, Indigenous and other people of color – have control over decisions about their reproductive health.
Reproductive healthcare – including abortion care – is an essential service, now and always.

House

House Floor

The House is focusing on committee work this week and will return to Washington on Tuesday, July 12 for votes.

House Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s hearings and markups can be found here. Notable hearings and markups include:

Monday Hearings

Examining the 2022 National Drug Control Strategy and the Federal Response to the Overdose Crisis (Oversight & Reform)

Tuesday Hearings

Protecting America’s Seniors: Oversight of Private Sector Medicare Advantage Plans (Energy & Commerce)

Where Have All the Houses Gone? Private Equity, Single Family Rentals, and America’s Neighborhoods (Financial Services)

Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Bureau of Indian Education (Natural Resources and Education & Labor)

Markup of FY 2023 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies and Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills (Appropriations)

Wednesday Hearings

Privacy in the Age of Biometrics (Science, Space, & Technology)

Investing in Public Health: Legislation to Support Patients, Workers, and Research (Energy & Commerce)

Boom and Bust: Inequality, Homeownership, and the Long-Term Impacts of the Hot Housing Market (Financial Services)

International Efforts to Encourage a Sustainable Blue Economy (Foreign Affairs)

Markup of FY 2023 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs and Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills (Appropriations)

Thursday Hearings

No Time to Waste: Solutions for America’s Broken Recycling System (Energy & Commerce)

Markup of FY 2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills and Revised Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2023 (Appropriations)

Senate

The Senate is out of session and will return to Washington on Monday, July 11 for votes.

Issues to Watch

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

On Friday, the Supreme Court voted to uphold a 15-week Mississippi abortion ban and overturn Roe v. Wade, eliminating nearly 50 years of constitutional protection for the right to abortion care. At the time of this publication, nine states have abortion bans in effect. Twenty-six states are expected to outlaw or severely restrict abortion, a decision that may affect as many as 36 million individuals of reproductive age. While the House passed the Women’s Health Protection Act to safeguard abortion access last September by a 218-211 vote, an effort to advance the bill in the Senate failed last month. In a concurring opinion to the Dobbs decision, Justice Clarence Thomas called on the Court to revisit additional landmark cases that protect the right to obtain contraception, the right to same-sex intimacy, and the right to same-sex marriage, signaling that the Court could act to strike down additional constitutional rights.

Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and worry about other rights (NPR)
What if Roe fell? (Center for Reproductive Rights)
The Supreme Court overturned Roe. What happens next? (Vox)
What Supreme Court justices said about Roe and abortion in their confirmations (NBC News)
Scaling back abortion access is consistent with declining democracy (The Washington Post)

January 6th Committee Public Hearings

Last week, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol held two public hearings focused on former President Trump’s campaign to pressure Justice Department officials and state-level officials to overturn the 2020 election results. While the hearings were expected to conclude last week, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS-02), Chair of the Select Committee, announced an additional hearing scheduled for tomorrow at 1PM ET, and the possibility of additional hearings following significant new evidence, including footage from a documentarian who had access to the former president and his family before and after Jan. 6. Additionally, Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL-05), who was subpoenaed by the Committee in May, has stated that he is willing to testify. The Select Committee is expected to release an extensive report on its findings later this year.

Trump Should Not Be Sleeping Well After This Jan. 6 Hearing (Slate)
‘Watergate for streaming era’: how the January 6 panel created gripping hearings (The Guardian)
Jan 6 hearings: Four big things we’ve learned (BBC)
How the House Jan. 6 Panel Has Redefined the Congressional Hearing (The New York Times)

FY 2023 Appropriations and NDAA

House Appropriators this week are wrapping up markups for the twelve government funding bills before heading out for recess. The Appropriations Committee approved a $761 billion defense bill, which is $32.2 billion more than the FY2022 enacted amount. Notably, at the same time, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) approved a defense authorization package of nearly $840 billion for fiscal year 2023. This doesn’t include nearly $11 billion in defense authorizations outside HASC jurisdiction. The HASC amount increased the defense topline by $37 billion. Additionally, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) added $45 billion to President Biden’s FY2023 budget request, which brought the SASC topline to $847 billion. While there is no concrete timetable to pass all appropriations bills through both chambers and send them to the president’s desk, the House aims to pass their versions sometime in July. Fiscal year 2023 starts on October 1, 2022.

House Appropriations Committee advances defense spending bill (The Hill)

SCOTUS Decisions

This morning, the Supreme Court announced decisions in three cases, including in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, in which the Court decided that the public school district violated free speech and free exercise rights when it barred a coach from praying on the field after football games. This follows decisions from the Court last week in a number of major cases. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, for example, the Court struck down a New York gun law that requires gun owners to show “proper cause” in order to receive concealed-carry licenses.. There are still four cases pending before the Supreme Court ends its term. Other notable cases on which there may soon be decisions include:

Biden v. Texas: The Court will decide whether the Biden administration must continue to enforce Trump’s “remain in Mexico” policy, which requires asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while they await a hearing in U.S. immigration court.
West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency: The Court will consider whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in virtually any industry, so long as it considers cost, non-air impacts, and energy requirements.

The Supreme Court typically releases opinions on Monday and some Wednesday mornings. You can find them here.

Supreme Court Sides With Coach Over Prayers on 50-Yard Line (The New York Times)
The remaining Supreme Court cases this term (CNN)
The Supreme Court prompts the question: Who gets rights in America? (The Washington Post)
The lonely chief: How John Roberts lost control of the court (Politico)
The Supreme Court has chipped away at the Voting Rights Act for 9 years. This case could be the next blow. (Politico)

Key Dates

June: Immigrant Heritage Month

June: LGBTQ+ Pride Month

June: National Gun Violence Awareness Month

June 27 – July 8: Senate is out of session

June 28: The Economics of Abortion

July 1 – 11: House is out of session

July 4: Independence Day

July 16 – 24: Latino Conservation Week

July 30 – Sept. 5: August Recess

What We’re Reading

The Road to Equality: Bills to Protect the LGBTQ+ Community (PCAF)

Neoliberalism Is Dying. What Comes Next? (Washington Monthly)

Prices, Profits, and Power: An Analysis of 2021 Firm-Level Markups (Roosevelt Institute)

Don’t Blame Bail Reform for Gun Violence (Center for American Progress)

In the U.S. and around the world, inflation is high and getting higher (Pew Research Center)

Gig Labor Is Impoverishing Workers (Jacobin)

The SEC did a sensible thing on climate change. A right-wing campaign is trying to kill it. (Vox)

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2022-06-21 DC Download

Posted on July 11, 2022 by mekorganic

Lawmakers are a few days away from leaving Washington for the July 4th recess, but they still have a lengthy to-do list. The House is set to hold two public hearings this week on the Jan. 6th attack on the country and will be finalizing a veterans’ healthcare bill. At the same time, a group of bipartisan Senators are closing in on a deal on a possible bill to tackle gun violence.

Progressive Playbook

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

FAST FACTS

The powerful few create roadblocks to prevent people, especially people of color, fromgetting the care they need, including access to abortion care.
Reproductive healthcare must be made accessible to everyone, no matter where we live, who we work for or how much money we earn. We must ensure that everyone – including people with low incomes, trans people, LGBTQ+ people, and Black, Indigenous and other people of color – have control over decisions about their reproductive health.
Reproductive healthcare – including abortion care – is an essential service, now and always.

House

House Floor

The House will vote on five suspension bills from the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. Suspension bills require a ⅔ majority to pass. For a list of all suspension bills being considered, click here.

The House will also consider the following bills, subject to rules:

H.R. 7666 – Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (Rep. Pallone – Energy and Commerce): The bill would establish a Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and would reauthorize key programs within SAMHSA and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Press Release (Energy & Commerce)

H.R. 5585 – Advanced Research Projects Agency–Health Act (Rep. Eshoo – Energy and Commerce): The bill would create an independent Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a health agency focused on accelerating biomedical innovation to develop transformative breakthroughs to detect and treat the deadliest diseases.

Press Release (Rep. Eshoo)

Senate Amendment to H.R. 3967 – Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 (Rep. Takano – Veterans’ Affairs): The bill would expand access to Veterans’ Affairs Department healthcare and expedite disability compensation for veterans exposed to toxic substances in the line of duty, including those exposed to burn pits, which the military has long used to dispose of jet fuel, medical waste, and garbage.

Press Release (Rep. Takano)

H.R. 4176 – LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act (Rep. Grijalva – Oversight and Reform): The bill would require federal surveys to include data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity on a voluntary basis and ensure that lawmakers and federal agencies have the comprehensive data they need to address LGBTQ+ issues.

Press Release (Rep. Grijalva)

House Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s hearings and markups can be found here. Notable hearings and markups include:

Tuesday Hearings

On the January 6th Investigation (Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol)

Fiscal Year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill (Appropriations)

FY 2023 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Bill (Appropriations)

Wednesday Hearings

Addressing Root Causes of Migration from Central America through Private Investment: Progress in VP Harris’ Call to Action (Foreign Affairs)

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Dairy Provisions (Agriculture)

H.R. 7900 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Armed Services)

Legislative Hearing to Strengthen Energy Infrastructure, Efficiency, and Financing (Energy & Commerce)

Tackling the Tax Code: Evaluating Fairness, Efficiency and Potential to Spur Inclusive Economic Growth (Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth)

A Growing Threat: How Disinformation Damages American Democracy (House Administration)

FY 2023 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee Bill (Appropriations)

FY 2023 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (Appropriations)

Thursday Hearings

On the January 6th Investigation (Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol)

Congress & Technology: Modernizing the Innovation Cycle (Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress)

A Hearing with Trump White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx (Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis)

Assessing Federal Programs for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks (Science, Space, & Technology)

Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (Education & Labor)

FY 2023 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills (Appropriations)

Fiscal Year 2023 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee Appropriations Bill (Appropriations)

FY 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill (Appropriations)

Friday Hearings

Cutting Methane Pollution: Safeguarding Health, Creating Jobs, and Protecting our Climate (Select Committee on the Climate Crisis)

FY 2023 Homeland Security and Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bills (Appropriations)

Senate

Nominations

The Senate this week has teed up votes on the following nominees:

Ana Isabel de Alba to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California
Mary T. Boyle to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission

Senate Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s Senate committee hearings, including confirmation hearings, can be found here. Notable committee hearings include:

Wednesday Hearings

Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments Implementation (Environment & Public Works)

Supporting Students and Schools: Promising Practices to Get Back on Track (HELP)

Examining FEMA’s Strategic Priorities and Disaster Preparedness (Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs)

NATO Enlargement: Examining the Proposed Accession of Sweden and Finland (Foreign Relations)

Thursday Hearings

Putting People First: Building Trust in Government through Customer Experience (Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs)

Strengthening Support for Grandfamilies during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond (Aging)

Issues to Watch

January 6th Committee Public Hearings

Last week, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol held two public hearings focused on former President Trump’s decision to spread the false claim that he won the 2020 election and his campaign to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the election. The Committee will continue their series of public hearings with two scheduled for this week – today at 1pm ET and Thursday, June 23 at 3PM ET. The hearings are expected to focus on the campaign to pressure Justice Department officials and state-level officials to overturn the 2020 election results. The Select Committee is expected to release an extensive report on its findings later this year.

Jan. 6 Hearings: Why they matter and what we can do together to protect democracy (Southern Poverty Law Center)
The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker Third Edition (Just Security)
Preparing for the January 6th Select Committee Hearings: Frequently Asked Questions (CREW)
The Money Behind January 6 Is Flowing into the 2022 Elections (Brennan Center)

Gun Violence Prevention Talks

After agreeing to a legislative framework to address gun violence in the U.S., Senate negotiators are trying to iron out their differences on some key areas including red flag laws, closing the boyfriend loophole, and Hyde Amendment language, which blocks certain health insurance programs from covering abortion. The Senate is expected to release details and legislative text as early as today, with a floor vote possibly later this week before they break for a recess.

SCOTUS Decisions

The Supreme Court this morning announced decisions in five cases, including in Carson v. Makin, in which the court struck down a law in Maine that provides funds for students to attend some private schools but excludes schools that provide religious instruction, calling the exclusion unconstitutional. There are still 13 cases pending before the Supreme Court ends its term. Other notable cases on which there may soon be decisions include:

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: The Court will decide whether pre-viability bans on elective abortion are constitutional.
Biden v. Texas: The Court will decide whether the Biden administration must continue to enforce Trump’s “remain in Mexico” policy, which requires asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while they await a hearing in U.S. immigration court.
West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency: The Court will consider whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in virtually any industry, so long as it considers cost, non-air impacts, and energy requirements.
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen: The Court will decide whether New York’s denial of petitioners’ applications for concealed-carry licenses for self-defense violated the Second Amendment.

The Supreme Court typically releases opinions on Monday and some Wednesday mornings, but will also release opinions this Thursday. You can find them here.

U.S. Supreme Court backs public money for religious schools (Reuters)
The Supreme Court, Public Opinion and the Fate of Roe (The New York Times)
How does a case make it to the Supreme Court? (The Washington Post)
The Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Crisis: From Recusal Issues to Blatant Partisanship (Teen Vogue)

Key Dates

June: Immigrant Heritage Month

June: LGBTQ+ Pride Month

June: National Gun Violence Awareness Month

June 27 – July 8: Senate is out of session

June 28: House remote voting expires

July 1 – 11: House is out of session

July 4: Independence Day

July 26 – 24: Latino Conservation Week

July 30 – Sept. 5: August Recess

What We’re Reading

“Big Lie” Vigilantism Is on the Rise. Big Tech Is Failing to Respond. (ProPublica)

America’s Foreign Aid Is Shackled by Budgetary Obligations (Foreign Policy)

The Hidden Driver of High Gas Prices (The American Prospect)

Why The Racial Wealth Gap Is So Hard To Close (NPR)

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It’s another busy week on Capitol Hill as the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6th Attack on the Capitol holds three public hearings. Meanwhile, Senators are ironing out the details of a possible bipartisan deal to tackle gun violence.

Progressive Playbook

JUSTICE REFORM

Whatever we look like or wherever we live, we all want to move through our communities without fearing for our lives or our loved ones. But today, our criminal justice system isn’t building justice or keeping our communities safe. Together, we must imagine a new world for public safety that upholds dignity, safety, and opportunity for all of us, Black, White, or Brown. We must invest in the communities harmed by racist policies like redlining, school segregation and police brutality.

FAST FACTS

74% of voters agree that poor people shouldn’t be locked up just because they can’t pay fines and fees. 64% agree that the war on drugs has failed and too many people have been locked up in prison and jail for long sentences.
The U.S. has the highest per capita incarceration rate in the world. Every year, over 600,000 people enter prison and people go to jail 10.6 million times each year. 60,000 children are incarcerated in juvenile facilities on any given day. The federal prison population has increased by almost 790% since 1980.
People of color, especially Black people and Indigenous people, are more policed, more likely to be arrested and more likely to be given long sentences. Black people are 13% of the U.S. population but 40% of people in prison are Black. Black and Latino people are arrested at nearly 6 times the rate of White people

House

House Floor

The House will also consider the following bills, subject to rules:

H.R. 2773 – Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2022 (Rep. Dingell – Natural Resources): The bill would provide funding for the conservation and restoration of wildlife and plant species; the wildlife conservation strategies of states, territories, tribal governments, and the District of Columbia; and wildlife conservation education and recreation projects.

Press Release (Rep. Dingell)

H.R. 2543 – Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act (Rep. Waters – Financial Services): The bill would require the Federal Reserve Board to carry out its duties in a manner that supports the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in employment, income, wealth, and access to affordable credit. The board must report on disparities in labor force trends as well as on the board’s plans and activities to minimize and eliminate these disparities.

Press Release (Financial Services Committee)

H.R. 7606 – Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act (Rep. Spanberger – Agriculture): The bill would allow summertime sale of E15 gasoline, create a Meat and Poultry Special Investigator at the USDA to enforce fair-play laws in meatpacking, and help farmers adopt precision agriculture technology.

Press Release (Agriculture Committee)

House Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s hearings and markups can be found here. Notable hearings and markups include:

Monday Hearings

On the January 6th Investigation (Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol)

Tuesday Hearings

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on Non-SNAP USDA Nutrition Programs (Agriculture)

Examining Federal Efforts to Prevent, Detect, and Prosecute Pandemic Relief Fraud to Safeguard Funds for All Eligible Americans (Coronavirus Crisis)

Protecting America’s Consumers: Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Data Privacy and Security (Energy & Commerce)

How the American Rescue Plan Saved Lives and the U.S. Economy (Budget)

State Perspectives on Cutting Methane Pollution (Climate Crisis)

Wednesday Hearings

On the January 6th Investigation (Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol)

Current Status of ISIS and al Qaeda (Homeland Security)

The Role of Climate Research in Supporting Agricultural Resiliency (Agriculture)

The Burnout Epidemic and What Working Women Need for A Stronger Economy (Ways & Means)

Markup of Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill (Appropriations)

Tools to Combat Gun Trafficking and Reduce Gun Violence in Our Communities (Rules)

Thursday Hearings

On the January 6th Investigation (Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol)

Ensuring Independence and Building Trust: Considering Reforms to Whistleblower Protections at VA (Veterans’ Affairs)

U.S. Efforts to Support European Energy Security (Foreign Affairs)

Senate

Senate Floor

H.R. 3967 – Honoring our PACT Act (Rep. Takano – Veterans’ Affairs): The bill would expand access to Veterans Affairs Department health care and expedite disability compensation for veterans exposed to toxic substances in the line of duty, including those exposed to burn pits, which the military has long used to dispose of jet fuel, medical waste, and garbage.

Press Release (Rep. Takano)

Senate Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s Senate committee hearings, including confirmation hearings, can be found here. Notable committee hearings include:

Tuesday Hearings

Protecting Our Democracy’s Frontline Workers (Judiciary)

Strengthening our Workforce and Economy through Higher Education and Immigration (Judiciary)

Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and 2024 Advance Appropriations Requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans’ Affairs)

Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs Denis McDonough is testifying

Wednesday Hearings

Protecting America’s Children From Gun Violence (Judiciary)

Baby Formula and Beyond: The Impact of Consolidation on Families and Consumers (Judiciary)

Supply Chain Resiliency: Alleviating Backlogs and Strengthening Long-Term Security (Finance)

The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the United States Department of Labor (Appropriations)

Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is testifying

Thursday Hearings

An Update on the Ongoing Federal Response to COVID-19: Current Status and Future Planning (HELP)

Issues to Watch

January 6th Committee Public Hearings

Following their first prime time hearing last Thursday, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol is continuing their series of public hearings this week. The second hearing began this morning and focused on former President Trump’s false claim that he won the 2020 election and the decision to push that lie to millions of supporters. The next public hearings are scheduled for Wednesday, June 15; Thursday, June 16; Tuesday, June 21; and Thursday, June 23. The Select Committee is then expected to release an extensive report on its findings later this year.

What to expect from the second Jan. 6 committee hearing (NPR)
The January 6th Hearings: A Criminal Evidence Tracker (Just Security)

Gun Violence Prevention Talks

Over the weekend, a group of 20 bipartisan senators, led by Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and John Cornyn (R-TX), announced that they reached an agreement on an outline of possible reforms to address gun violence in the U.S. The proposals include providing resources for state crisis intervention orders (red flag laws), expanding and increasing access to mental health programs, preventing gun sales to domestic violence offenders (closing the boyfriend loophole), cracking down on illegal straw purchases and gun trafficking, funding for school safety resources, and requiring that juvenile justice and mental health records be included in federal criminal background checks for gun buyers under 21. Shortly after reaching the deal, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he planned to put the bill on the floor as soon as possible. Formal legislative text for the agreement has not yet been released.

Press Release (Sen. Murphy)
Senators strike bipartisan gun deal, heralding potential breakthrough (Washington Post)

SCOTUS Decisions

This morning, the Supreme Court announced decisions in five cases, including in Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez, in which the court decided that noncitizens who have spent more than six months in immigration detention awaiting resolution of their deportation withholding claim are not entitled to a hearing before an immigration judge to determine whether they can be released on bond. Other notable cases on which there may soon be decisions include:

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: The Court will decide whether pre-viability bans on elective abortion are constitutional.
Biden v. Texas: The Court will decide whether the Biden administration must continue to enforce Trump’s “remain in Mexico” policy, which requires asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while they await a hearing in U.S. immigration court.
West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency: The Court will consider whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in virtually any industry, so long as it considers cost, non-air impacts, and energy requirements.
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen: The Court will decide whether New York’s denial of petitioners’ applications for concealed-carry licenses for self-defense violated the Second Amendment.

The Supreme Court releases opinions on Monday and some Wednesday mornings. You can find them here.

Supreme Court Reform: Examining Key Issues and Proposals (PCAF)
Supreme Court makes it more difficult to challenge immigration policies in court (CNN)
How SCOTUS’ upcoming climate ruling could defang Washington (Politico)
The Supreme Court’s Extreme Majority Risks Turning Back the Clock on Decades of Progress and Undermining Our Democracy (Center for American Progress)

Key Dates

June: Immigrant Heritage Month

June: LGBTQ+ Pride Month

June: National Gun Violence Awareness Month

June 15: 10th anniversary of DACA

June 18: Poor People’s Campaign Moral March on Washington

June 19: Juneteenth Holiday

June 27 – July 8: Senate is out of session

June 28: House remote voting expires

July 1 – 11: House is out of session

July 4: Independence Day

July 26 – 24: Latino Conservation Week

July 30 – Sept. 5: August Recess

What We’re Reading

The Supreme Court Is Not Supposed to Have This Much Power (The Atlantic)

In abortion debate, echoes of another battle: Reproductive rights for Black women (The Washington Post)

The CEO-to-Worker Pay Gap Is Climbing to Truly Obscene Levels (Jacobin)

Americans Widely Reject Proposals for More Pentagon Spending — So Should Congress (Data for Progress)

Low-Wage Employers Spent Billions Inflating CEO Pay Through Stock Buybacks (Inequality.org)

Guns do more than kill (Vox)

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Lawmakers in D.C. are in for a busy week. Following tragic mass shootings across the country, House lawmakers are readying a package of gun control measures. Senators, meanwhile, are negotiating their own plan to reduce gun violence. At the same time, Members of the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol are preparing for their first public hearing this year to share their investigation’s findings.

Progressive Playbook

Whether we are Black or White, Latino or Asian, newcomer or Indigenous, we all want our families to grow up healthy, happy and safe for generations to come. But for too long, fossil fuel CEOs and corrupt politicians have divided and distracted us with lies while they pollute our air and poison our water. They exploit their workers, while dumping toxins into Black, brown and low-income neighborhoods. By coming together, we can heal the damage done to all of our communities, and power our future with locally produced renewable energy that creates millions of good union jobs in the process.

WORDS THAT WORK

Communities of color and low-income communities have paid the highest price for pollution and climate change for too long. Lead in the water. Pesticides and toxic air. Unaffordable and dangerous extractive energy. We must invest in the communities who are on the frontlines and ensure that polluters pay to clean up their messes.
We must set our country on a sustainable path that will rebuild our economy for the future. We need a plan that creates high-quality, good-paying union jobs that can support our families and protect the health of our communities and planet.
We can have locally-made, sustainable energy from the wind and sun that ensures our air is clean and our water is healthy. We can have locally grown, tastier food, a traffic-free commute, and a happy surprise when we open our energy bills. The choice is ours to make for a clean energy future.
Wealthy corporations and oil companies are spending billions to hide the damage they’ve done to our climate so they can keep lining their pockets while setting our forests on fire, flooding our communities, and poisoning our children with toxic air and water.

House

House Floor

The House will vote on 12 suspension bills from the Committees on Education & Labor, Small Business, Judiciary, Transportation & Infrastructure, and Energy & Commerce. Suspension bills require a ⅔ majority to pass. For a list of all suspension bills being considered, click here.

The House will also consider the following bills, subject to rules:

H.R. 7910 – Protecting Our Kids Act (Rep. Nadler – Judiciary): The bill would raise the lawful age to purchase a semiautomatic centerfire rifle from 18 to 21 years old, establish a new federal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of large capacity magazines, establish new federal offenses for gun trafficking and straw purchases, establish requirements to regulate the storage of firearms on residential premises, ban the manufacture, sale, or possession of bump stocks for civilian use, and limit the sale of ghost gun kits.

Press Release (Judiciary Committee)

H.R. 2377 – Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022 (Rep. McBath – Judiciary): The bill would allow family members and law enforcement to obtain an extreme risk protection order to temporarily remove access to firearms for those who are deemed a danger to themselves or to others by a federal court.

Press Release (Rep. McBath)

House Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s hearings and markups can be found here. Notable hearings and markups include:

Wednesday Hearings

The Urgent Need to Address the Gun Violence Epidemic (Oversight & Reform)

Detecting and Quantifying Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector (Science, Space, & Tech)

Addressing the Roadway Safety Crisis: Building Safer Roads for All (Transportation & Infrastructure)

Markup of H.R. 7900 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Armed Services)

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on SNAP (Agriculture)

Fiscal year 2023 Budget Request for the United Nations (Appropriations)

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield is testifying

Thursday Hearings

Turning the Tide for Ocean Climate Action: Unleashing the Climate Benefits of Our Blue Planet (Climate Crisis)

On the January 6th Investigation (Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol)

Friday Hearings

The U.S. and International Humanitarian Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine (Oversight & Reform)

Senate

Senate Floor

Press Release (Rep. Takano)

Nominations

The Senate this week has teed up votes on the following nominees:

Alex Wagner to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

Senate Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s Senate committee hearings, including confirmation hearings, can be found here. Notable committee hearings include:

Tuesday Hearings

European Energy Security Post-Russia (Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe)

The Western Water Crisis: Confronting Persistent Drought and Building Resilience on our Forests and Farmland (Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry)

Examining the ‘Metastasizing’ Domestic Terrorism Threat After the Buffalo Attack (Judiciary)

The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget (Finance)

Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen is testifying

The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the United States Department of Education (Appropriations)

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona is testifying

Wednesday Hearings

The Path Forward On U.S.-Syria Policy: Strategy And Accountability (Foreign Relations)

The Small Business Workforce Challenge: Causes, Impacts and Solutions (Small Business & Entrepreneurship)

Thursday Hearings

Saving Social Security: Expanding Benefits and Demanding the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share or Cutting Benefits and Increasing Retirement Anxiety (Budget)

European Energy Security: America’s Role in Supporting Europe’s Energy Diversification Agenda (Foreign Relations)

Domestic Extremism in America: Examining White Supremacist Violence in the Wake of Recent Attacks (Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs)

Issues to Watch

January 6th Committee Public Hearings

The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol is set to hold their first of a series of public hearings this Thursday evening. The hearings come after almost a year of investigatory work in which the Committee conducted thousands of interviews and reviewed hundreds of thousands of records as they work to create a clear understanding of the events that led up to and took place on January 6, 2021. The Committee has already subpoenaed and interviewed former members of the Trump Administration, former White House officials, and rally planners – and some might be called as public witnesses. While the exact schedule for the hearings has not been released, public reporting suggests that they will be held on Monday, June 13; Wednesday, June 15; Thursday, June 16; Tuesday, June 21; and Thursday, June 23.

Gun Control Reforms

Following the devastating mass shootings in Buffalo, New York that targeted Black people and left ten dead, and in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers, Senators are negotiating the details of a possible reform package that could make it to the president’s desk. The talks are led by Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and John Cornyn (R-TX) and include Joe Manchin (D-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). Possible reforms include red flag laws that would prevent at-risk individuals from purchasing a firearm, enhanced background checks, and funding for mental health programs. On the House side, lawmakers are voting this week on two bills that would establish a red flag law, raise the age for buying semiautomatic rifles to 21, ban high-capacity ammunition magazines, restrict the sale of “ghost guns,” and require the safe storage of weapons. In March 2021, the House passed H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, which would establish new background check requirements, by a vote of 227-203.

President Biden calls for assault weapons ban and other measures to curb gun violence (NPR)
A Timeline of Failed Attempts to Address U.S. Gun Violence (The New York Times)

Invasion of Ukraine

After providing over $40 billion in emergency funding for military, economic, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, lawmakers from both parties are calling for the Department of Defense and the Biden Administration to provide accountability and oversight of the recent aid package. Some lawmakers have warned that future aid packages could fail to garner bipartisan support without proper transparency over earmarked funds. President Biden also announced that the U.S. will begin to send long-range missile systems to Ukraine, in a reversal of the Administration’s position on sending rockets capable of reaching Russia. Over 6.5 million people have been forced to seek refuge in neighboring countries and more than 7 million people have been displaced internally since the Russian invasion began on February 24.

Why Ukraine Matters for the Left (The New Republic)
Ukraine War Not a Reason to Increase Base Pentagon Budget (WAND & Public Citizen)

Yemen War Powers Resolution

On June 1, 2022, a bipartisan group of nearly 50 lawmakers introduced a Yemen War Powers Resolution (H.J.Res.87), which would end the United States’ unauthorized military and logistical support for Saudi Arabia and its coalition’s war in Yemen. The resolution would allow Congress to reclaim its Article I power of declaring war and setting the scope of U.S. military engagements. The resolution would also end U.S. intelligence sharing with the Saudi-led coalition, end logistical and military support for Saudi-led airstrikes, and prohibit U.S. personnel from assisting Saudi and coalition personnel in engaging in hostilities.

Members of Congress Introduce Bipartisan War Powers Resolution to End Unauthorized U.S. Involvement in Saudi War in Yemen (Congressional Progressive Caucus)
Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have been called war crimes: Many relied on U.S. support (The Washington Post)

Key Dates

May 27 – June 6: House is out of session

June: Immigrant Heritage Month

June: LGBTQ+ Pride Month

June: National Gun Violence Awareness Month

June 11: Second March for Our Lives

June 15: 10th anniversary of DACA

June 18: Poor People’s Campaign Moral March on Washington

June 19: Juneteenth

June 27 – July 8: Senate is out of session

June 28: House remote voting expires

July 1 – 11: House is out of session

July 4: Independence Day

July 26 – 24: Latino Conservation Week

July 30 – Sept. 5: August Recess

What We’re Reading

‘This is our time’: How women are taking over the labor movement (The 19th)

The Supreme Court Is on the Verge of Expanding Second Amendment Gun Rights (Brennan Center)

How long covid could change the way we think about disability (The Washington Post)

The Republicans’ New Climate Plan Is Really an Old Plan for Destroying the Planet (The New Republic)

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With Memorial Day recess around the corner, lawmakers are in for a less hectic week on Capitol Hill. The House is focusing on committee work, while the Senate is advancing pending nominations.

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Today, certain politicians and their corporate backers abuse immigrants – even detaining and tearing families apart, caging children and putting refugees in danger – in order to distract us from their efforts to cut wages, defund public schools, and threaten seniors with cuts in Medicare and Social Security. We need to join together to create a fair immigration process that treats each person with dignity, provides meaningful opportunities for newcomers to participate equally in our society, become citizens, and make this a country that honors all families.

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We need policies that honor the humanity of immigrants, and recognize their contributions as members of our communities, our neighbors and coworkers, taxpayers and innovators.
No matter where someone came from or how they arrived in the United States, their life matters and they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

We must expand the roadmap to citizenship to ensure that it is realistic, achievable, and fair for families.

House

The House is focusing on committee work this week and will return on Tuesday, June 7, for votes.

House Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s hearings and markups can be found here. Notable hearings and markups include:

Tuesday Hearings

Strengthening our Communications Networks: Legislation to Connect and Protect (Energy & Commerce)

Diversity Includes Disability: Exploring Inequities in Financial Services for Persons with Disabilities, Including Those Newly Disabled Due to Long-Term COVID (Financial Services)

Climate Smart from Farm to Fork: Building an Affordable and Resilient Food Supply Chain (Climate Crisis)

Wednesday Hearings

Tackling Teacher Shortages (Appropriations)

Voting in America: Access to the Ballot in Florida (House Administration)

Formula Safety and Supply: Protecting the Health of America’s Babies (Energy & Commerce)

Supporting Careers in Conservation: Workforce Training, Education, and Job Opportunities (Agriculture)

The Infant Formula Crisis (Appropriations)

Thursday Hearings

The Congressional Budget Office’s Budget and Economic Outlook (Budget)

Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Education (Education & Labor)

Defense Environmental Restoration (Appropriations)Manufactured Housing: Supporting America’s Largest Unsubsidized Affordable Housing Stock (Appropriations)

Senate

Nominations

The Senate this week has teed up votes on the following nominees:

Dara Lindenbaum to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission
Evelyn Padin to be US District Judge for the District of New Jersey
Charlotte Sweeney to be US District Judge for the District of Colorado
Nina Morrison to be US District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
Sandra Thompson to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
Henry Christopher Frey to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Lisa Gomez to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor
Chavonda Jacobs-Young to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
Amy Loyd to be Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Kenneth Wainstein to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security
Todd Harper to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration
Samuel Bagenstos to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services
Robert Steven Huie to be US District Judge for the Southern District of California
Shalanda Baker to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy

Senate Committee Highlights

A full list of this week’s Senate committee hearings, including confirmation hearings, can be found here. Notable committee hearings include:

Tuesday Hearings

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the United States Department of Education (Appropriations)

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona is testifying

Wednesday Hearings

Supporting Ukrainian Refugees (Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe)

Supply Chain Resiliency: Alleviating Backlogs and Strengthening Long-Term Security (Finance)

The JCPOA Negotiations and United States’ Policy on Iran Moving Forward (Foreign Relations)

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Capitol Police, Library of Congress, and the Comptroller General of the United States (Appropriations)

Fiscal Year 2023 President’s Budget for the Department of Interior (Appropriations)

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is testifying

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the U.S. Agency for International Development (Appropriations)

USAID Administrator Samantha Power is testifying

Thursday HearingsOpportunities and Challenges Facing Farmers, Families, and Rural Communities (Agriculture)

Issues To Watch

Title 42

On Friday, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana blocked the Biden Administration from lifting the Trump-era Title 42 policy, which was set to end today. In the lawsuit, the attorneys general for Arizona, Louisiana, and Missouri were joined by 24 other states and argued that the move violates the Administrative Procedures Act by failing to allow for a public comment period. They also argue that the Biden Administration failed to estimate the costs lifting Title 42 would have for states, citing increased health care costs and other administrative costs. The Justice Department said it would appeal the ruling, but will abide by the court’s injunction and continue to expel migrants under Title 42. The ruling comes as lawmakers in Congress were considering a vote to stop the Biden Administration from rolling back the policy. Under Title 42, over 1.7 million people seeking refuge in the United States have been expelled at the southern border, almost always without being allowed to make an asylum claim or have their day in court, despite the legal right to seek asylum in the U.S. Human Rights First documented more than 10,000 kidnappings, rapes, and attacks on people turned away at the border because of Title 42.

Invasion of Ukraine

Over the weekend, President Biden signed into the law the latest funding package to provide additional assistance to the Ukrainian government. The measure was overwhelmingly approved by Congress and provides more than $40 billion in emergency funding for military, economic, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine – $7 billion over the amount originally requested by the Biden Administration. This package now brings total U.S. spending on Ukraine to almost $54 billion following the $13.6 billion Congress approved in March. Over 6.5 million people have been forced to seek refuge in neighboring countries and more than 7 million people have been displaced internally since the Russian invasion began on February 24.

As Biden Signs $40 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Calls Grow for a Cease-Fire (The New York Times)

Ukraine Emergency (UNHCR)

Key Dates

May: AAPI Heritage Month

May: Jewish American Heritage Month

May: Mental Health Awareness Month

May 24: Employer suppression of free speech: Unequal power in the workplace is silencing workers

May 27 – June 6: House is out of session

May 30: Memorial Day

May 30 – June 5: Senate is out of session

June: Immigrant Heritage Month

June: LGBTQ+ Pride Month

June 15th: 10th anniversary of DACA

June 18: Poor People’s Campaign Moral March on Washington

June 19: Juneteenth

June 28: Remote voting expires

What we are Reading

Democracy Crisis in the Making: How State Legislatures are Politicizing, Criminalizing, and Interfering with Elections (Protect Democracy)

How is Big Oil spending record profits? (EXXONKNEWS)

5 ways abortion bans could hurt women in the workforce (Vox)

What Record Quit Rates Really Mean (Roosevelt Institute)

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