This Week on the Hill

Week of February 8, 2021


(Last Updated: Monday, February 15, 2021 at 8:15 pm EST)
ThisWeekInImmigration.Com's "This Week on the Hill" page lists the immigration-, human trafficking-, and refugee-related hearings, markups, and floor actions that either have been officially scheduled or that are anticipated to occur during the current week.
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  • ​​U.S. Senate
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This Week's Hearings and Briefings
Thursday, February 11, 2021
2:15 pm EST
  • House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing:  The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship has scheduled a hearing for this week titled,  "The U.S. Immigration System: The Need for Bold Reforms."  The hearing is scheduled for 2:15 pm EST on Thursday, February 11, 2021, in Room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Witnesses: Witnesses included Marielena Hincapié, Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center; Jennifer Hunt, James Cullen Chair in Economics, Rutgers University; John Lettieri, President and CEO, Economic Innovation Group; and Peter Kirsanow, Partner, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP.
This Week's Markups and Business Meetings
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
3:00 pm EST
  • House Education and Labor Committee Business Meeting:  The House Committee on Education and Labor has scheduled a business meeting for this week, during which it will consider a Committee Print to comply with reconciliation directives included in section 2001(b) of the S. Con. Res. 5, the Concurrent Resolutions on the Budget for FY2021.  The meeting is scheduled for 3:00 pm EST on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. It will be conducted remotely.
Summary of Immigration Provisions.  There are no provisions in the Committee Print that would explicitly impact migration law or policy.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
10:00 am  EST
  • House Ways and Means Committee Business Meeting:  The House Committee on Ways and Means has scheduled a business meeting for this week, during which it will consider a Committee Print to comply with reconciliation directives pursuant to 2001(l) of S. Con. Res. 5, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2021.  The meeting is scheduled for 10:00 am EST on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building.
11:00 am EST
  • House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Business Meeting:  The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has scheduled a business meeting for this week, during which it will consider a Committee Print to comply with reconciliation directives pursuant to section 2001(j) of ​S. Con. Res. 5, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2021.  The meeting is scheduled for 11:00 am EST on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, in Room 2167 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Summary of Immigration Provisions.  There are no provisions in the Committee Print that would impact migration law or policy.
12:00 Noon EST
  • House Financial Services Committee Business Meeting:  The House Committee on Financial Services has scheduled a business meeting for this week, during which it will consider a Committee Print to comply with reconciliation directives included in section 2001(d) of S. Con. Res. 5, the Concurrent Resolutions on the Budget for FY2021.  The meeting is scheduled for 12:00 Noon EST on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, in Room . 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Summary of Immigration Provisions.  There are no provisions in the Committee Print that would explicitly impact migration law or policy.
2:00 pm EST
  • House Agriculture Committee Business Meeting:  The House Committee on Agriculture has scheduled a business meeting for this week, during which it will consider a Committee Print to comply with reconciliation directives pursuant to section 2001(a) of S. Con. Res. 5, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2021.  The meeting is scheduled for 2:00 pm EST on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.
Summary of Immigration Provisions.  There are no provisions in the Committee Print that would explicitly impact migration law or policy.
5:00 pm EST
  • House Small Business Committee Business Meeting:  The House Committee on Small Business has scheduled a business meeting for this week, during which it will consider a Committee Print to comply with reconciliation directives pursuant to section 2001(Ia) of ​S. Con. Res. 5, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2021.  The meeting is scheduled for 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, in Room . 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Summary of Immigration Provisions.  There are no provisions in the Committee Print that would explicitly impact migration law or policy.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
11:00 am EST
  • House Energy and Commerce Committee Business Meeting:  The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has scheduled a business meeting for this week, during which it will consider a Committee Print to comply with reconciliation directives pursuant to section 2001(c) of ​S. Con. Res. 5, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2021.  The meeting is scheduled for 11:00 PM EST on Thursday, February 11, 2021.
Summary of Immigration Provisions.  There are no provisions in the Committee Print that would impact migration law or policy.
2:00 pm EST
  • House Judiciary Subcommittee Business Meeting:  The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship has scheduled a business meeting for this week, during which it will consider the Subcommittee's "Rules of Procedure and Statement of Policy for Private Immigration Bills" and take action relating to three private immigration relief bills:  H.R.187; H.R.680; H.R.739; and H.R.785..  The meeting is scheduled for 2:00 pm EST on Thursday, February 11, 2021, in Room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
  • House Veterans' Affairs Committee Business Meeting:  The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs is likely to hold a business meeting in the coming weeks, during which it would take up legislation to implement reconciliation directives pursuant to section 2001(k) of ​S. Con. Res. 5, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2021.  At the time of this writing, the date for the meeting had not yet been announced.
Time to be Announced
  • House Ways and Means Committee Business Meeting:  The House Committee on Ways and Means is expected to continue its business meeting,  started earlier in the week, during which it will consider a Committee Print to comply with reconciliation directives pursuant to 2001(l) of S. Con. Res. 5, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2021.  The continuation of the meeting will take place in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building.
Friday, February 12, 2021
12:00 Noon EST
  • House Oversight and Reform Committee Business Meeting:  The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has scheduled a business meeting for this week, during which it will consider a Committee Print to comply with reconciliation directives pursuant to section 2001(g) of ​S. Con. Res. 5, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2021.  The meeting is scheduled for 12:00 Noon EST on Friday, February 12, 2021, in Room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building
Summary of Immigration Provisions.  There are no provisions in the Committee Print that would explicitly impact migration law or policy.
Time to be Announced
  • House Ways and Means Committee Business Meeting:  The House Committee on Ways and Means is expected to continue its business meeting,  started earlier in the week, during which it will consider a Committee Print to comply with reconciliation directives pursuant to 2001(l) of S. Con. Res. 5, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2021.  The continuation of the meeting will take place in Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building.
This Week's Floor Actions
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Floor Activity
This Week's Hearings and Briefings
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Hearings or Briefings
This Week's Markups and Business Meetings
Friday, February 12, 2021
10:00 am EST
  • Senate Judiciary Committee Organizational Meeting:  The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a business for this week, during which it will organize for the 117th Congress.  The meeting is scheduled for 10:00 am EST on Friday, February 12, 2021, in Room G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
This Week's Floor Actions
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Floor Activity
Hearings, Briefings, and Conference Committee Actions
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Legislative Activity