Letters from Capitol Hill that Members of Congress have written and signed on to lately.
Dec. 20 | House Floor Schedule
On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. First and last votes expected: TBD
Legislation that may be considered:
Legislation related to government funding is possible.
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Dec. 18
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office for Victims of Crime urging it to ensure resources and supports are made available to people impacted by police brutality. The lawmakers’ letter comes as families struggle to access resources under the DOJ’s Crime Victims Fund.
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Dec. 18
Senator Rick Scott and Congressman Andy Harris, Chair of the House Freedom Caucus, led 26 of their Senate and House colleagues in a letter to Leader-Elect John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson fully supporting a two-step reconciliation strategy in the 119th Congress. In their letter, the members emphasize the need to immediately pass a reconciliation bill focused on transformational America First legislation to secure the border, followed by the passage of a second reconciliation bill to prevent Democrat tax hikes, extend the Trump Tax Cuts, and slash wasteful government spending through reforms and cuts identified by the new Department of Government Efficiency.
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Dec. 18
Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID) joined a letter to Senate Republican Leader-Elect John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson led by Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD) and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) on the need to prioritize the prompt passage of a border security-focused reconciliation bill at the beginning of the 119th Congress.
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Dec. 17
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sent a letter to President Biden urging him to take more decisive action against foreign entities fueling the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
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Dec. 17
U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) , led lawmakers in reintroducing the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, legislation directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct the first federal study on the impact of a 2018 anti-sex trafficking bill known as SESTA/FOSTA on sex workers and trafficking investigations. The bill was reintroduced on the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
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Dec. 16
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) urged the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to finalize rules to curb overpayments to private insurers in Medicare Advantage (MA).
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