Legislative Reports Archive
Week Ending September 18, 2020
Senate Still Needs to Pass Heroes Act
Four months after the House passage of the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800) on May 15, the Senate has still not come anywhere close to proving the aid that is needed to fully respond to the pandemic and the resulting econom...
Week Ending September 11, 2020
The Senate, by a vote of 52 to 47, rejected a legislative package put together by Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that was woefully inadequate to address the economic and health care needs of our nation.
Week Ending September 4, 2020
Still no action by the Senate since the House passed the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800), with substantial aid to states, cities and towns more than 100 days ago.
Week Ending August 28, 2020
Urgent Action Needed to Protect State and Local Jobs and Services
It has been well over three months since the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800) on May 15, 2020, which provides substantial aid to states, cities and towns,...
Week Ending August 21, 2020
Why is Congress Waiting to Provide Fiscal Relief for State and Local Services?
Still no deal has been reached between the Congress, the White House negotiators and the GOP on any further COVID-19 pandemic relief, despite the increasing need for additi...
Week Ending August 14, 2020
Congress, the White House negotiators and the GOP are still far apart and unable to reach an agreement on any further COVID-19 pandemic relief despite the dire need for additional federal support.
Week Ending August 7, 2020
Congress has not finished its work on a new COVID-19 pandemic relief package, critical to respond to the dual public health and national economic emergencies.
Week Ending July 31, 2020
After months of inaction, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has finally released a COVID-19 relief package called the “HEALS Act,” but it falls far short of what’s needed.
Week Ending July 24, 2020
Even though the fiscal situation has gotten worse, the Senate has still not acted.
Week Ending July 17, 2020
The House Appropriations Committee has worked in a bipartisan manner to pass all 12 of its fiscal year (FY) 2021 spending bills out of committee.