Ballotpedia's Daily Transition Tracker - March 29, 2021
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  Welcome to Ballotpedia's Transition TrackerMarch 29, 2021
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- There are no committee hearings scheduled Monday. The Senate stands adjourned until April 12 for a full session.
News
- Biden nominated Gayle Manchin to co-chair the Appalachian Regional Commission. Manchin, who previously served as West Virginia’s secretary of education and arts, is the wife of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.).
- Biden criticized an elections law passed in Georgia on Friday that would require voter identification for absentee ballots, among other process changes. Biden said the Justice Department was reviewing the measure.
- After Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in an interview on Friday that a mileage tax could be a way to fund the upcoming infrastructure bill, the Department of Transportation clarified on Saturday that the Biden administration’s upcoming bill would not include one.
- Biden invited Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and 38 other world leaders to a climate summit on April 22-23.
Transition in Context: Schumer’s Legislative Agenda
Before Congress entered recess for two weeks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) outlined the upcoming Democratic legislative agenda:
- A bill to address hate crimes against Asian Americans and improve the review of and response to COVID-19-related hate crimes.
- A voting rights, campaign finance, and ethics bill. The House passed a version of this bill—HR 1—by a 220-210 vote with no Republican support.
- A bill to expand background checks on gun purchases.
- The Equality Act, which would prohibit discrimination against individuals based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
- The John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which would build on the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Schumer also said the Senate would consider infrastructure and immigration bills in the coming months.
What We're Reading
- Business Insider: Biden is splitting with Obama on the economy and the proof is in their stimulus plans
- The Wall Street Journal: Biden Has First Shot at Judicial Vacancies
- Vox: Joe Biden’s coming infrastructure push, explained
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