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Biden Begins Presidency with Promises to Reverse Trump Immigration Policies and Enact Immigration Reform Legislation
Thursday, January 21, 2021
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Joseph R. Biden, Jr. yesterday was sworn-in as the nation's 46th President of the United States, promising to immediately begin the task of reversing his predecessor's immigration, refugee, and asylum policies and work with Congress to enact sweeping immigration reform legislation.

Shortly after being sworn-in, the new President signed 15 executive actions reversing Trump policies, including five migration-related ones.
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Contents
This Week in House Committees
House Hearings
No hearings on significant immigration- or refugee-related matters are scheduled in House committees during the week of January 18, 2021.
This Week in Senate Committees
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearing on Deployment of DHS Personnel to Protests
Thursday, August 6 2020
House Markups and Business Meetings
No immigration- or refugee-related matters are scheduled to be the subjects of markups or business meetings in House committees during the week of January 18, 2021
Senate Markups and Business Meetings
No immigration- or refugee-related matters are scheduled to be the subjects of markups or business meetings in Senate committees during the week of January 18, 2021
This Week on the House Floor
House Floor
Anticipated Immigration Activity
The full House is expected to meet in legislation session during the week of January 18, 2021.

No legislation containing significant immigration- or refugee-related provisions.-related provisions are scheduled for House floor action this week. 
This Week on the Senate Floor
Senate Floor
Anticipated Immigration Activity
The full Senate is expected to meet in legislation session during the week of January 18, 2021.
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No legislation containing significant immigration- or refugee-related provisions.-related provisions are scheduled for House floor action this week. 
Upcoming House Actions
House Floor
Anticipated Immigration Activity
The full House is not expected to meet in legislation session during the remainder of the month of January.
It is possible that the House will take up COVID-19 relief legislation in February, which could or could not contain significant immigration- or refugee-related provisions.-related provisions. ​
Upcoming Senate Actions
Senate Floor
Anticipated Immigration Activity
The full Senate will be in session during the remainder of January, however, it is not expected to take up any immigration- or refugee-related legislation during that period.
The Senate sometime in January and February is expected to take up four nominees during to head executive departments that have jurisdiction over immigration- and refugee-related matters: the Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, and Department of Health and Human Services. 

​In addition, it is possible that the Senate could take up COVID-19 relief legislation in February, which could or could not contain significant immigration- or refugee-related provisions.-related provisions. 
House Committee on Homeland Security
Hearing on Department of Homeland
Security Police Actions
Date To Be Announced
Senate Hearings
No immigration- or refugee-related hearings are scheduled in Senate committees beyond the week of August 3, 2020.
House Markups
No markups of bills that contain significant immigration- or refugee-related provisions are scheduled in House committees beyond the week of August 3,  2020.
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Markup of FY '21 Homeland Security
​Appropriations Act
Date To Be Announced
Senate Committee on Appropriations
​Markup of FY '21 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Date To Be Announced
Senate Committee on Appropriations
​Markup of FY '21 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act
Date To Be Announced
Senate Committee on Appropriations
​Markup of FY '21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Date To Be Announced
Last Week on the House Floor
House Floor
Scheduled Immigration Activity
The House is expected to meet n legislative session during the week of July 27, 2020..

​The following measures that either contain significant immigration- or refugee-related provisions or are likely targets for amendments on those subjects are scheduled for floor action:
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  • House floor consideration of H.R. 2420, the "National Museum of the American Latino Act"
  • House floor consideration of a package of seven appropriations bills that includes among them the House Committee on Appropriations-reported versions of H.R. 7669, the Fiscal Year 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations Act; H.R. 7614, he Fiscal Year 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and H.R. 7667, the Fiscal Year 2021 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.  Also included in the package is H.R. 7617, the Fiscal Year 2021 Defense Appropriations Act, which includes a significant immigration provision.
Last Week on the Senate Floor
Senate Floor
Scheduled Immigration Activity
The full Senate is expected to meet in legislation session during the week of July 27, 2020. 

It was not known at the time of this writing whether there will be any Senate floor action during the week on measures containing significant immigration- or refugee-related provisions.-related provisions. 
Last Week in House Committees
House Committee on the Judiciary
Oversight Hearing on the Operations of the
Department of Justice
Tuesday, July 28 2020
House Committee Transportation and Infrastructure
Subcommittee Hearing on Vulnerable
​Populations During Disasters
Tuesday, July 28 2020
House Committee on Science,
​Space, and Technology
Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Technology's
Role in ​Countering Trafficking in Persons
Tuesday, July 28 2020
House Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Oversight Hearing on the Operations of USCIS
Wednesday, July 29 2020
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Hearing on Banning Undocumented
Immigrants from the Census
Wednesday, July 29 2020
Last Week in Senate Committees
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Hearing on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2020 Foreign Affairs Budget Request
Thursday, July 30 2020
House Committee on Rules
Business Meeting to Determine Floor Procedure for Considering Second Minibus Appropriations Bill
Monday, July 27 2020
Senate Markups
No markups of bills that contained significant immigration- or refugee-related provisions were held in Senate committees during the week of July 27,  2020.
U.S. Immigration
Legislation
Legislative developments on Capitol Hill relating to immigration and refugee policy
U.S. Immigration in
the News
The treatment of immigration and refugee policy and politics in the news media
Live Proceedings
and Events
U.S. Immigration and Politics
Live proceedings in the House and Senate involving immigration and refugee policy
Curated video of 2020 campaign ads featuring immigration or xenophobia