Negotiations Over a FY '19 Border Security and Consolidated Appropriations Agreement and the Confirmation of a New Attorney General Highlight the Coming Week's Capitol Hill Immigration
and Refugee Action
and Refugee Action
Sunday, February 10, 2019
 Reps. Dingel and , Lowey and Sen. Shelby | The highlight of the coming week's immigration- and refugee-related legislative action is the hoped-for consideration of a much anticipated conference agreement on Fiscal Year 2019 border security funding. If reached, the agreement, would likely carry with it negotiated versions of all of the seven un-enacted Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations bills, However, an impasse over how many detention beds should be funded for the fiscal year threatens to blow up the agreement and throw the federal government into partial shutdown mode. |
Tuesday's funeral for the late former Representative John Dingell, Jr. (D-MI), the longest serving Member of Congress in the nation's history makes for an abbreviated week this week, with several hearings that would have examined immigration-related matters being postponed to dates that had yet to be determined at the time of this writing.
In all, from the perspective of those interested in immigration, refugee, homeland security, or human trafficking policy, the week's schedule includes three hearings (all likely to be postponed), one business meeting during which a key nomination will be considered, one likely conference committee meeting, and possible floor action on two matters of possible consequence on those subjects.
