Yesterday with the House meeting in proforma session and the Senate recovering from the impeachment trial, there were 121 bills introduced. Three of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog:
HR 1119 To codify an Executive order securing the United States bulk-power system. Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
HR 1162 To make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
HR 1178 To establish the National Commission on Domestic Terrorism, and for other purposes. Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
I will be watching HR 1162 for spending related to cybersecurity or chemical security issues.
HR 1178 probably will not fit into any of the ‘normal’ categories of topics that I cover in this blog, but I suspect that it will have future impacts on chemical security and transportation security down the road. It also might have impacts on cybersecurity, but that is less certain.
NOTE: The Government Printing Office is getting further and
further behind in publishing official copies of legislation. As I write this
the latest bill printed is HR 550 which was introduced on February 5th.
As congress continues to accelerate its bill writing efforts, this is going to
have an impact on the ability of legislative analysts like myself to provide
timely analysis of legislation before it is considered by Congress.
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