Health Policy Report (2/13)

The Week in Review Senators returned to Washington for what proved to be their last legislative work period before next month’s midterm elections. The Senate began their week by clearing the legislative vehicle (S. 3021) for reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Additionally, Senate leadership struck a deal late Thursday afternoon that allowed lawmakers […]

The Week in Review The Senate convened last week to clear an array of high-profile legislative items — headlined by a contentious debate over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Prior to consideration of the Kavanaugh nomination, Senators passed a $90 billion funding bill (H.R.302) that reauthorizes the […]

The Week in Review The House convened for their last week of legislative business prior to the midterm elections. Prior to leaving for the campaign trail, lawmakers passed key legislative priorities including: (1) a “minibus” package containing funding bills for Defense-Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS) , Education (bill text; conference report; summary), (2) a sweeping opioid […]

The Week in Review While House lawmakers left Washington for a district work week, the Senate reconvened last week for a brief legislative session. The upper chamber cleared a highly anticipated package of bills to address the nation’s opioid crisis — the Opioid Crisis Response Act (H.R. 6) — setting up a conference with the House […]

The Week in Review Congress returned for a truncated legislative work week as lawmakers made headway in the FY 2019 appropriations process. Both chambers passed the first conference report on a package of three fiscal 2019 spending bills, which fund agencies including the departments of Energy and Veterans Affairs, as well as military construction projects […]

The Week in Review Congress convened last week and began the process of reconciling their respective FY 2019 appropriations bills. The House passed motions to go conference with the Senate on a federal spending package for the Defense, Labor, HHS & Education Departments, as well as an appropriations package (H.R. 6147) that includes spending allocations […]

The Week in Review The Senate finished up work for the week — and the month — after reaching a deal to break the presidential nominee logjam. Under an agreement announced on the Senate floor by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), seven judicial nominations were confirmed Tuesday, including Lynn Johnson to be Assistant Secretary for […]

The Week in Review The Senate returned to Washington last week and completed its work on the Defense-Labor-HHS-Education appropriations minibus (H.R. 6157). Prior to final passage, the upper chamber approved a large bipartisan amendment package (#3695) following a brief hiccup in the process over an amendment offered by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that would have […]

The Week in Review The Senate returned from a truncated August recess last Wednesday and continued work on its presidential nominations queue and the appropriations process. Following the completion of its scheduled nominations work — confirming Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr. and Julius Ness Richardson to be judges on the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court — the Senate officially […]

The Week in Review Voters in Ohio’s 12th Congressional District went to the polls in the last special election prior to November’s midterm elections, as Republican Troy Balderson squared off against Democrat Danny O'Connor for a House seat that the GOP has held for 35 years. As of today, Balderson still holds a 1,500-vote lead, […]

The Week in Review While House lawmakers returned to their districts for August recess, the Senate reconvened for another week of legislative work prior to leaving for a two-week break. The upper chamber cleared a host of priorities including: (1) a four-bill appropriations minibus (H.R. 6147) containing the Transportation-Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Interior, and […]

The Week in Review The White House rode a wave of positive economic news last week as President Trump touted his tax and regulatory policies as drivers of the best economic growth in nearly four years. The U.S. economy expanded at a 4.1 percent rate in the April-to-June quarter, the highest level since growth hit […]