No Legislative Action on Immigration- and Refugee-Related Matters Scheduled for the Coming Week
Monday, June 8, 2020
 | No immigration business is scheduled in Congress during the week beginning June 8, 2020. While the full Senate will be in session during the week, it will be considering nominations and is not expected to take up any significant legislation. The full House will not be in legislative session during the week, although several committees are holding hearings on matters having nothing to do with immigration, refugees, or human trafficking.. |
While no immigration-related legislative business is scheduled this week in Congress, immigration stakeholders and policymakers are awaiting action that could come at any time on three matters that are outside of Congress's purview: a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on the legality of the Trump Administration's efforts to end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; a decision by the President on whether to extend a suspension of most immigration into the United States, and a decision by the President on whether to sign a bill that Congress has sent him regarding human rights in China,
Notwithstanding the absence of any scheduled legislative action on immigration and refugee matters during the week beginning June 8, the remainder of the month still could prove consequential for immigration policy watchers and stakeholders.
- SCOTUS Decision on DACA. a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on the legality of President Trump's efforts to end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program could be revealed as soon as this week, but almost certainly will be revealed before the end of June..
- Suspension of Immigration. The President is likely this month to decide whether his Administration will renew, revise, or let expire the 60 day-long suspension of most immigration to the United States that he initiated in late April.
- COVID-19 Legislation. Negotiations are likely to take place during June between the White House, the Republican-controlled Senate, and the Democratic-controlled House over the next phase of COVID-19 relief legislation.
- Regular FY '21 Appropriations Bills. The Senate is expected beginning later this month to take the beginning steps in producing the 12 regular fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills. The House, on the other hand, is not expected to begin to move its versions of the bills until the week beginning July 6, 2020.
The Week's House and Senate Markups
At the time of this writing, no measure(s) that contain significant immigration-, refugee-, or human trafficking-related provisions or that could become a target for amendments on those subjects are scheduled for markup during the week beginning June 8, 2020, in the House or Senate..
The Week's House and Senate Floor Activity
At the time of this writing, no measure(s) that contain significant immigration-, refugee-, or human trafficking-related provisions or that could become a target for amendments on those subjects are scheduled for floor consideration during the week beginning June 8, 2020, in the House or Senate.
The Week's House and Senate Hearings and Briefing
At the time of this writing, no hearings or briefings that are likely to examine significant immigration-, refugee-, or human trafficking-related matters were scheduled during the week beginning June 8, 2020, in the House or Senate:
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