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WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) helped pass H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act and H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, two commonsense gun violence prevention measures to require background checks on all gun sales and close the Charleston Loophole that allowed the hate crime at Mother Emanuel AME Church. Schneider also helped pass versions of these two bills in a strong, bipartisan way in the 116th Congress.
WASHINGTON – Tuesday, Congressman Schneider delivered the following remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of the American Rescue Plan, which is expected to pass the House later today:
"I rise today to highlight the incredible achievements of the American Rescue Plan, which will put shots in arms, money in pockets, children in schools, and people in jobs.
The big news of the week is that the Senate passed President Biden's American Rescue Plan. Once signed into law, the American Rescue Plan will accelerate and expand the distribution of vaccines, will send direct payments to struggling American families, will extend unemployment insurance through the summer for those without jobs, give help to small businesses, provide resources for school to open and operate safely, and deliver resources to local governments and communities.
DEERFIELD, IL – Today, Congressman Schneider joined the Illinois delegation in discuss the local impact of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan the House passed last week.
Schneider discussed the plan's local benefits, including funding for Lake and Cook counties among $13.2 billion set aside for Illinois. Cook County will receive $1 billion and Lake County will receive $136 million in funding.
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping government reform package that restricts the influence of dark money in campaigns, fixes partisan gerrymandering, expands voting rights protections and strengthens ethics rules.
WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement after the House passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act:
WASHINGTON – An Amendment offered by Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) strengthening campaign donation disclosure requirements was added to H.R. 1, the For the People Act. The For the People Act is a sweeping government reform package that restricts the influence of dark money in campaigns, expands voting rights protections, and strengthens ethics rules.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced the introduction of key legislation to address gun violence in the United States.
The Ghost Guns Are Guns Act would close the "ghost guns" loophole which allows purchasers to avoid federal background checks by buying unassembled firearms online. H.R. 1454 amends Title 18 of the United States Code to include firearm assembly kits in the definition of firearms.
The sun is shining and the temperature is rising…it almost feels like spring. I hope you are able to get outside and enjoy a breath of fresh air.
While I don't have anything to do with the good weather, I do bring good news from Washington: President Biden's American Rescue Plan is moving through Congress. The $1.9 relief bill passed the House last Saturday at 2:05 AM. Assuming the Senate concludes its work this week, the bill should make it to the President's desk before unemployment benefits expire on March 14th.