House to Vote on D.C. Statehood & Restricting Executive Branch Travel Bans, Senate Debates COVID Hate Crime Bill

What’s happening in Congress?

• Lawmakers from both chambers will be at the Capitol for a four-day workweek, which will feature the last floor votes in the House ahead of a two-week break.

SENATE SCHEDULE

• The Senate starts its week Monday with a procedural vote on the nomination of Lisa Monaco to be deputy attorney general ahead of a likely confirmation vote Tuesday. 
• It may also take steps to enable consideration of the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be associate attorney later in the week.
• Aside from nominations, the Senate will continue its debate on a bill to improve the Dept. of Justice’s handling of hate crime cases related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, particularly those perpetrated against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Votes on amendments and passage of the underlying bill are possible but are yet to be announced.
• Committees will hold hearings on voting rights, inequality in the tax code, and preventing undue foreign influence in biomedical research.

HOUSE SCHEDULE 

• The House starts its week Monday with the consideration of 21 bills under the fast-track “suspension of the rules” process, including bills to allow businesses involved in the legal marijuana trade to access banking services and a study of potential changes to an insider trading rule.
• The rest of the week will be focused on bills to limit the ability of the executive branch to impose travel bans, expand access to legal counsel for immigrants, and the admission of the District of Columbia as the 51st state.
• Committees will hold hearings on economic development related to climate change, for-profit college conversions, and voting rights.

Check below throughout the week to see the vote results and updates to the schedule.

Schedule subject to change. All times Eastern.

HOUSE

Monday after 6:30pm (under suspension of the rules)

• H.R. 1996: SAFE Banking Act of 2021 Passed 321-101.
• H.R. 1528: Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act Consideration postponed.
• H.R. 490: DHS MORALE Act Vote postponed.
• H.R. 473: Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2021 Passed by voice vote.
• H.R. 370: Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2021 Vote postponed.
• H.R. 367: Homeland Security Acquisition Professional Career Program Act Vote postponed.
• H.R. 408: Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program Act of 2021 Vote postponed.
• H.R. 397: CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2021 Vote postponed.
• H.R. 396: Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act Vote postponed.
• H.R. 1532: Improving FHA Support for Small Dollar Mortgages Act of 2021 Vote postponed.
• H.R. 1491: Fair Debt Collection for Servicemembers Act Vote postponed.
• H.R. 1395: Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2021 Vote postponed.
• H.R. 1565: Senior Security Act Vote postponed.
• H.R. 1602: Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 Vote postponed.
• H.Res. 130: Condemning the continued violation of rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong by the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passed 418-1.
• H.Res. 124: Supporting the people of Belarus and their democratic aspirations and condemning the election rigging and subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protesters by the illegitimate Lukashenka regime Vote postponed.
• H.R. 965: YALI Act of 2021, as amended Vote postponed.
• H.R. 1392: Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act of 2021, as amended Vote postponed.
• H.R. 1251: Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021, as amended Vote postponed.
• H.R. 1083: Southeast Asia Strategy Act Passed by voice vote.
• H.R. 241: Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2021 Passed by voice vote.

Tuesday after 12pm

• H.R. 1528: Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 2523: Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act, as amended Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 490: DHS MORALE Act Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 370: Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2021 Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 367: Homeland Security Acquisition Professional Career Program Act Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 408: Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program Act of 2021 Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 397: CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2021 Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 396: Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 1532: Improving FHA Support for Small Dollar Mortgages Act of 2021 Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 1491: Fair Debt Collection for Servicemembers Act Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 1395: Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2021 Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 1565: Senior Security Act Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 1602: Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 1251: Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021, as amended Passed en bloc 355-69.
• H.Res. 124: Supporting the people of Belarus and their democratic aspirations and condemning the election rigging and subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protesters by the illegitimate Lukashenka regime Agreed to en bloc 355-69.
• H.R. 965: YALI Act of 2021, as amended Passed en bloc 355-69.

Wednesday after 12pm

• H.R. 1333: NO BAN Act Passed 218-208.
• H.R. 1573: Access to Counsel Act of 2021 Passed 217-207.
• H.R. 1392: Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act of 2021, as amended Passed 350-71.
• H.R. 2630: Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act, as amended Passed by voice vote.

Thursday between 9am and 3pm

• H.R. 51: D.C. Admission Act Passed 216-208.
• Additional legislative items are possible.

SENATE

Monday after 5:30pm

• Cloture motion on the nomination of Lisa Monaco to be Deputy Attorney General Invoked 94-3.
• Schumer motion to proceed to executive session for consideration of the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General Agreed to 50-49.

Tuesday after 12pm

• Confirmation of Lisa Monaco as Deputy Attorney General Confirmed 98-2.
• Cloture motion on the nomination of Gary Gensler to be reappointed as a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2026 Invoked 54-45, 1 present.
• Confirmation of Gary Gensler as reappointed as a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2026 Confirmed 54-45, 1 present.

Wednesday after 11:30am

• Cloture motion on the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General Invoked 51-49.
• Confirmation of Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney General Confirmed 51-49.
• Motion to discharge the nomination of Colin Kahl to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Agreed to 51-50.

Thursday after 11am

• Cruz-Kennedy (#1456) Amendment to S. 937: COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Not agreed to 49-48 (60 votes required).
• Lee Amendment (#1425) to S. 937: COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Not agreed to 49-48 (60 votes required).
• Blackburn Amendment (#1458) to S. 937: COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Not agreed to 46-51 (60 votes required).
• Hirono-Collins Amendment (#1445) to S. 937: COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Agreed to by unanimous consent.
• S. 937: COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, as amended Passed 94-1 (60 votes required).

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— Eric Revell