A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate held pro forma sessions this week and did not conduct legislative business. Both chambers will reconvene for legislative business on Monday, November 30. Press reports indicate that Senate and […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATEHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), as well as the other top House Democratic and Republican leadership team members, were re-elected to their roles for the 117th Congress. Today, the House passed H.R.8294, National Apprenticeship Act by a 246 to […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. ELECTIONOn Saturday November 7, major media outlets projected Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris the winners of Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral college votes. By winning Pennsylvania, Biden and Harris are now projected to have won the more than the […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. ELECTION Election results are still being finalized for various States, including the battleground States of Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia and Arizona. At the time of this writing CNN has projected Vice President Biden the winner of 279 electoral college votes and […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE A version of the “skinny” Senate GOP COVID-19 relief bill (S.178) failed to advance this week. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. The Senate is expected to vote on […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE Senate Majority Leader McConnell announced the Senate would vote on a “targeted” COVID-19 relief bill during the week of October 19. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it is extending school nutrition program waivers that permit free meals and […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on improving grant application reviews and oversight of care facilities for unaccompanied children. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Labor issued a Frequently Asked Questions document this week to provide additional […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) that President Trump signed into law. The resolution will keep the Federal government funded through December 11, 2020. The House passed an updated version of the Health and Economic Recovery […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) on Tuesday to keep the Federal government funded through December 11, 2020. At present the earliest the CR could pass the Senate is Tuesday, September 29. The Senate […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE House Committee on Education and Labor Democrats introduced the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020. The press release issued on the bill indicated the Committee would markup the bill on Thursday, September 24. House Minority leadership announced an […]