Congress Not Likely to Return Early for Disaster Relief

Capitol Hill Update With negotiations on the next round of COVID-19 relief legislation at a standstill, President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders on pandemic-related priorities over the weekend. The orders seek to the restore the enhanced federal unemployment benefits at a rate lower than the CARES Act allocation, defer payroll taxes until […]

Capitol Hill Update Negotiations on the next round of COVID-19 relief legislation yielded no progress over the weekend as officials struggle to coalesce behind a bipartisan agreement. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) each acknowledged that their sides have a long way to go toward reaching a deal on […]

Capitol Hill Update Senate Republicans are poised to officially introduce their ‘CARES 2.0’ proposal this week after delaying its rollout due to lingering debates over certain policy issues. While Senators reached an “agreement in principle” last week according to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), disagreements over the unemployment insurance and stimulus payment pieces pushed the […]

Capitol Hill Update House and Senate lawmakers will return to action this week to begin a two-week legislative blitz to close out the month of July before leaving for the August district work period. Negotiations on the next COVID-19 relief package are expected to begin in earnest once Members return, as it is widely expected […]

Capitol Hill Update No votes are currently scheduled in Congress this week, but Members on the House Appropriations Committee are set to resume their full committee markups of fiscal year (FY) 2021 spending bills. Appropriators will take up the spending bills for: (1) Energy-Water Development (report) and Labor-HHS-Education (report) today (2) Defense, Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS), and Transportation-HUD tomorrow; and (3) Homeland Security and Financial Services and […]

Capitol Hill Update The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application process has officially been reopened, thanks to swift action by Congress last week. House and Senate lawmakers were able to clinch unanimous consent agreements on a bill that that would reopen the application process for the roughly $134 billion remaining in the signature small business rescue […]

Capitol Hill Update House lawmakers will meet today to kick off a two-day legislative blitz prior to the July 4 district work period. Democrats are expected to call up a sweeping 10 year, $1.5 trillion package of infrastructure legislation (text; summary; fact sheet) prior to adjourning for the July 4 district work period this week. The wide-ranging, […]

Capitol Hill Update This week, House and Senate lawmakers are set to consider the Democratic and Republican visions for comprehensive police reform. After clearing The Justice in Policing Act out of the House Judiciary Committee last week, the lower chamber is eyeing a vote on the Democrats’ bill when lawmakers convene for votes on Thursday […]

TRP Senior Vice Presidents Thayer Surette and Shea McCarthy explain how flawed value assessments for prescription drugs and other medicines can have a profound impact on patient access and innovation, especially during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

— SENATE LOOKS TO CLINCH PUBLIC LANDS PACKAGE NEXT WEEK. A vote on final passage is expected to occur early next week, which would send the bill to the House for consideration. — HOYER DETAILS UPCOMING HOUSE FLOOR SCHEDULE. The House Majority Leader offered some details about the floor schedule for late June and July, […]

— MNUCHIN OUTLINES WH PRIORITIES FOR NEXT COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORT. Secretary Mnuchin stated yesterday that another round of relief legislation is “definitely” needed. — SENATE ARMED SERVICES APPROVES NDAA. Specific details on the legislation are expected to be released today. — LAWMAKERS PUSH HHS FOR MORE MEDICAID PROVIDER RELIEF FUNDING. Lawmakers joined providers Wednesday in […]

— HOUSE SCHEDULES VOTES ON POLICE REFORM BILL. The House will be in session for votes during the week of Jun. 22 to consider the package. — SENATE APPROPS MARKUPS SET FOR WEEK OF JUN. 22. Appropriators still searching for agreement on subcommittee funding allocations. — TRUMP ADMIN OPPOSES EXTENDING ENHANCED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT. The Trump […]