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- December 2, 2019
This Week on the Hill: Lawmakers Kick Off Year-End Legislative Sprint
Lawmakers will return to Washington this week to begin an end-of-the-year legislative blitz. Funding the government for fiscal year (FY) 2020 will be the top priority for the December work session after House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) reportedly struck an agreement on funding allocations for each of […]
- December 2, 2019
Health Policy Report (12/2)
The Week Ahead Lawmakers will return to Washington this week to begin an end-of-the-year legislative blitz. Funding the government for fiscal year (FY) 2020 will be the top priority for the December work session after House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) reportedly struck an agreement on funding allocations […]
- November 25, 2019
Health Policy Report (11/25)
The Week in Review Congress adjourned for the Thanksgiving district work period following enactment of a one-month continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the government through Dec. 20. Lawmakers in the House and Senate cleared the stopgap funding measure ahead of last Thursday’s funding deadline, providing appropriations negotiators with additional time to strike a broader funding deal for fiscal […]
- November 22, 2019
Next Week on the Hill: Government Funded Through Dec. 20 As Congress Adjourns for Thanksgiving Break
Lawmakers have left Washington for the Thanksgiving district work period following enactment of a one-month continuing resolution that will fund the government through Dec. 20. Fiscal year (FY) 2020 negotiations are expected to continue over the Thanksgiving break, as both House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) have offered guarded […]
- November 21, 2019
Today on the Hill: Senate Looks to Clinch Short-Term Funding Package
Congress is set to close out the November legislative session today amid a looming government funding deadline. Despite a push to pass the continuing resolution (CR) yesterday, Senators will look to pass the stopgap funding bill this morning in order to place the bill on President Donald Trump’s desk for a signature ahead of the […]
- November 20, 2019
Today on the Hill: Senate Eyes Action on Government Funding Ahead of Thanksgiving Recess
The House will reconvene for legislative business today at noon following its passage (231-192) of a stopgap funding measure that would avert a government shutdown yesterday. On the floor, House lawmakers have queued up nine suspension bills out of the Natural Resources Committee. This includes a measure that would direct the Department of Interior to […]
- November 19, 2019
Today on the Hill: House Set to Pass CR
The House will reconvene for legislative business today eyeing action on Thursday's government funding deadline. Members will vote on a highly anticipated continuing resolution (CR) that would avert a funding lapse and create a new deadline of Friday, Dec. 20. In addition to a pay raise for the military and a funding boost for the Census […]
- November 18, 2019
This Week on the Hill: Lawmakers Look to Punt Funding Deadline to December
Both chambers of Congress will return to action later this afternoon as the government funding deadline approaches. Action a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government through Dec. 20 is expected in both chambers early this week as lawmakers look to avert a funding lapse ahead of Thursday’s deadline. As negotiations for FY 2020 spending continue, early […]
- November 18, 2019
Health Policy Report (11/18)
The Week in Review House and Senate Appropriations leaders made progress toward averting a government shutdown and funding the government for fiscal year (FY) 2020 during a series of meetings last week. In a press gaggle following their Wednesday afternoon meeting, House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) announced that the forthcoming continuing resolution (CR) […]
- November 18, 2019
Financial Services Report (11/18)
The current continuing resolution (CR) funding the government is set to expire on Thursday. While it is widely expected that Congress will once again extend the CR – most likely for another month, in order to give itself time to pass some of the spending bills – we all recognize that we live in unique […]
- November 15, 2019
Today, Next Week on the Hill: House Wraps Up Ex-Im Reauthorization Bill
House lawmakers have reconvened for legislative business and are continuing work on Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters’ (D-CA) bill to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import bank. After approving five amendments to the underlying measure, the House is expected to pass the 10-year reauthorization bill on party-lines later this morning. However, Chairwoman Waters’ bill is not […]
- November 14, 2019
Today on the Hill: House Begins Consideration of Ex-Im Reauthorization Measure
House lawmakers are set to begin consideration of a measure out of the Financial Services Committee that would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. The bill — which was approved (30-27) by the Committee on a near party-line vote — would: (1) reauthorize the bank for 10 years; (2) increase the agency’s lending authority to $175 billion; […]