House Committees Resume Reconciliation Markups

House lawmakers will begin consideration of a package (rules committee print) of health care bills aimed at addressing prescription drug pricing and rolling back Trump-era ACA regulations. While a significant portion of the legislation pertaining to drug pricing enjoys bipartisan support — such as provisions that target “pay-for-delay” settlements (H.R. 1499) and generic “parking” (H.R. 938) — the […]

Senate GOP leadership expressed optimism about striking a deal to provide funding for states impacted by recent natural disasters, signaling a possible end to the monthslong impasse over the disaster relief funds. Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) noted yesterday that the prospects for a deal “have improved dramatically,” suggesting that the disagreements over aid […]

House lawmakers will begin their legislative work week later this afternoon, kicking off the week with a full slate of suspension bills. Among the 13 bills up for consideration, lawmakers will likely pass a Financial Services measure (H.R. 2578) that would extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through Sept. 30. The short-term reauthorization for […]

Key health care legislation will be on the House floor again this week as Democratic leadership has set up votes on a package (rules committee print) of bills aimed at addressing prescription drug pricing and rolling back Trump-era ACA regulations. While a significant portion of the legislation pertaining to drug pricing enjoys bipartisan support — such as […]

House lawmakers are set to vote on another disaster relief bill (text; summary) in hopes of breaking a months-long impasse over the emergency funds. The latest $17.2 billion offer from House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) includes additional funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects, Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) assistance, and the Department of […]

House Democrats are set to take another step toward reversing Trump-era regulations pertaining to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Lawmakers will vote on a bill (H.R. 986) that would prohibit the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Treasury from taking any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the Trump Administration’s […]

House Democrats are set to address their broad goal of addressing prescription drug prices with a vote on two incremental pieces of legislation. The drug pricing suspension bills (H.R. 1503 and H.R. 1520) up for consideration today would respectively update the FDA’s Orange Book and Purple Book to provide better information on brand drug and biologic patent […]

House lawmakers will begin their legislative work week this afternoon as the chamber looks to clear two key legislative priorities. For today, the House will consider three bills under suspension of the rules out of the Foreign Affairs Committee, including a measure (H.R. 1704) that seeks to foster commercial relations with foreign countries and support […]

Health care legislation will hit the House floor this week, as lawmakers are expected to vote on legislation to reverse Trump-era Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations and a pair of bills that take incremental steps toward the broader goal of addressing prescription drug prices. The Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act (H.R. 986) prohibits the […]

House lawmakers are poised to take up another disaster relief bill (text; summary) in hopes of breaking a months-long impasse over the emergency funds. The latest $17.2 billion offer from House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) includes additional funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects, Community Block Development Grants, and the Department of Agriculture's Emergency Conservation […]

Lawmakers in the House are set to begin consideration of a bill that would reject President Donald Trump’s stance on the Paris Climate Agreement. The Climate Action Now Act (H.R. 9) — which is expected to pass later this week along party lines — would bind the Trump administration to the carbon-cutting goals of the […]

House and Senate lawmakers will return from their two-week district work period this afternoon to begin four weeks of legislative business. For the month of May, House Democratic leadership plans to queue up votes on key policy priorities pertaining to drug pricing, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), climate change, and equal rights. Lawmakers are also expected to consider a host of financial services-related […]