Congress submitted 15 amendments across committees this past week, with the most significant coming from the House Ways and Means Committee, which proposed language to modify tax treatment of qualified opportunity zones in the pending revenue reconciliation bill. The amendment, if adopted, would narrow the definition of eligible investment properties and is expected to affect approximately $8 billion in projected allocations over the next decade.
๐ Amendments Submitted Today
SAMDT 5812
To provide compensation to law enforcement officers who defended the United States Capitol during the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purpoโฆ
SAMDT 5556
To prohibit an individual from acting as Director of National Intelligence if such individual is simultaneously serving as the head of any other Federal department or agency.
SAMDT 5535
To help build 7,000,000 new homes.
SAMDT 5545
To make appropriations for the conduct of inspections of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility.
SAMDT 5813
To make funds available for the timely adjudication of DACA renewal applications.
SAMDT 5512
To provide a clarification relating to, and to prohibit the use of funds for, the White House Ballroom.
SAMDT 5803
To support the work performed by the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.
SAMDT 5514
To provide funding for the HOME Investment Partnerships program.
SAMDT 5806
To repurpose funds previously appropriated for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the timely processing of DACA applications and related employment authorization documents and to prohibit tโฆ
SAMDT 5808
To make appropriations for transparency and accountability.
๐ฐ In the News
โข Here Is How Much AIPAC Has Given to Every Member of Congress This Cycle – readsludge.com
โข Congress keeps proposing this fiscal fix but never votes on it – The Center Square
โข Smithsonian Plan for Latino Museum Would Avoid Vote in Congress – The New York Times
โข Aisha Wahab first Afghan-American elected to US Congress – India Tribune – Chicago
โข Legal Hemp Beverages Still Ship to 36 States as Congress Weighs a November End Date – WebWire
๐ See how every member voted on ThePolitibase. Data from Congress.gov, senate.gov, clerk.house.gov, and the FEC.