Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
March 18, 2022

The House convened at 9:00 A.M. and is wrapping up work on H.R. 2116 – CROWN Act of 2022 which prohibits discrimination “based on the individual’s hair texture or hairstyle, if that hair texture or that hairstyle is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin.”

The House will be in recess next week and will reconvene on Monday, March 28th at 6:30 P.M. for votes.

The Senate is in recess today, and when it returns on Monday, March 21st at 3:00 P.M. it will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to, H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act.  The America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022 is intended to boost U.S. competitiveness with China, specifically in semiconductor manufacturing and research.  The bill—made up of several previous proposals and hundreds of new amendments—authorizes billions of dollars to boost domestic research and development of semiconductors, as well as critical supply chains and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and training.  House lawmakers passed the bill along party lines, and it now heads to the Senate to be reconciled with that chamber’s bipartisan version, which was approved in June 2021. But reaching an agreement on the two versions is expected to be difficult because Republicans have since turned against the measure, largely due to its inclusion of dozens of other provisions related to climate change, immigration, labor organizing and trade.

Adam S. Olsen, Washington, D.C.