Where Things Stand on Government Funding

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 […]

Senators are set to wrap up their legislative work week today and leave town for a two-week district work period. On the floor, the Senate will hold a confirmation vote on Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s nomination to lead the department permanently. Bernhardt’s nomination is expected to pass despite concerns from lawmakers about possible conflicts […]

House Democrats have pulled their proposal to raise discretionary spending caps from the floor amid disagreements over non-defense spending levels. The legislation would provide for a $17 billion increase above FY 2019 budget caps for defense spending and a $34 billion bump above that level for non-defense. Members from the Congressional Progressive Caucus wouldn't support the underlying […]

House Democrats are set to follow through key campaign promise to rebuke the Trump administration’s action on Net Neutrality. Lawmakers will begin consideration of a bill (H.R. 1644) that would undo the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of the 2015 Open Internet Order, as well as 12 amendments to the underlying text. The bill is […]

Both chambers will reconvene for legislative business today prior to leaving for a two-week recess. In the House, Democratic leadership has teed up a bill (H.R. 1644) that would undo the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of the 2015 Open Internet Order. The bill — which cleared the Energy and Commerce Committee on a party-line […]

The Week in Review Last week, Senators failed to advance a sweeping supplemental disaster aid relief bill for states impacted by recent natural disasters amid a fight between Democrats and President Donald Trump over relief aid for Puerto Rico. Congressional Democrats have argued that the funding included for Puerto Rico's nutritional assistance program is inadequate […]