Where Things Stand on Government Funding
Late yesterday, the three-bill “minibus” containing the Interior-Environment, Energy-Water, and Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) funding bills cleared its first “test vote” in the Senate by a vote of 80-13. It’s a sign that this measure is on a glidepath to hit the president’s desk ahead of the Jan. 30 funding deadline, though a “time agreement” to speed […]
- October 22, 2019
Today on the Hill: Senate to Jumpstart Approps Process with Four-Bill Package
Read MoreYesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee released a four-bill spending package ahead of the upper chamber’s first fiscal year (FY) 2020 funding votes. The first Senate “minibus” will include the Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science, Interior-Environment, and Transportation-HUD spending measures — all of which were approved by the Appropriations Committee on a bipartisan basis. While Democrats plan to support […]
- October 21, 2019
This Week on the Hill: Senate Eyes First FY 2020 Appropriations Floor Votes
Read MoreCongress returns to action today as Senators gear up for their first fiscal year (FY) 2020 government funding votes on the floor. Prior to adjourning last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) filed cloture on motions to proceed to two House-passed spending packages that will serve as “shell” legislative vehicles for spending bills that have cleared the Senate […]
- October 21, 2019
Health Policy Report (10/21)
Read MoreThe Week in Review Congress reconvened last week following the two-week Columbus Day district work period. Despite resetting the government funding deadline to provide more time for negotiations, House and Senate appropriators indicated that fiscal year (FY) 2020 spending talks remain deadlocked. Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) stated last week that lawmakers may need […]
- October 21, 2019
Financial Services Report (10/21)
Read MoreAnother busy week in Congress will be capped by the testimony of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. Based on the hearing memo, Zuckerberg can expect to be grilled on Libra, Housing, Data Privacy and Diversity issues. And that's just from the Democrats. Data, and its role in […]
- October 17, 2019
Today on the Hill: House Begins Work on SEC Measures
Read MoreFollowing the passage (354-60) of a resolution aimed at rebuking President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. forces from northern Syria, House lawmakers are readying action on a pair of measures dealing with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosures. For today, the lower chamber will take up legislation that would mandate the SEC to conduct investor testing and […]
- October 16, 2019
Today on the Hill: Shelby Indicates Spending Negotiations Remain Sluggish
Read MoreDespite resetting the government funding deadline to provide more time for negotiations, House and Senate appropriators have indicated that fiscal year (FY) 2020 spending talks remain deadlocked. Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) stated yesterday that lawmakers may need to take up another stopgap funding measure to keep the government funded through the remainder of […]
- October 15, 2019
This Week on the Hill: Lawmakers Return As End-of-Year Legislative Sprint Looms
Read MoreCongress returns to action today as lawmakers gear up for a three-week work session. With 28 legislative days left on the 2019 congressional calendar, House and Senate appropriators are expected to continue negotiations on subcommittee allocations for each of the 12 fiscal year (FY) 2020 spending measures. If they reach an agreement, they could begin […]
- October 15, 2019
Health Policy Report (10/15)
Read MoreThe Week Ahead Congress returns to action today as lawmakers gear up for a three-week legislative work session. Over the course of these next three weeks, House and Senate appropriators are expected to continue negotiations on subcommittee allocations for each of the 12 fiscal year (FY) 2020 spending measures. If they reach an agreement, they […]
- October 7, 2019
Health Policy Report (10/7)
Read MorePresident Trump Announces Executive Order to Modernize Medicare Last Thursday, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to advance a series of changes to protect and strengthen the Medicare program. These changes focus on providing more health plan options for Medicare beneficiaries, an opportunity for enhanced benefits, […]
- September 30, 2019
This Week on the Hill: Funding Bill Signed as Lawmakers Break for Two-Week Recess
Read MoreLate last Friday, President Donald Trump signed the seven-week continuing resolution (CR) (HR 4378) that Senate lawmakers cleared last week prior to breaking for the Columbus Day district work period. The measure punts the impending government funding deadline until Nov. 21 and extends key expiring authorizations — including the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the Export-Import […]
- September 30, 2019
Health Policy Report (9/30)
Read MoreThe Week in Review After the Senate cleared (81-16) the House-passed continuing resolution, President Donald Trump signed the stopgap funding bill into law ahead of the Sept. 30 government funding deadline to temporarily avert a shutdown. The CR pushes the funding deadline to Nov. 21 while also ensuring that numerous key policy riders — including […]
- September 30, 2019
Financial Services Report (9/30)
Read MoreThe House and Senate are in recess for the next two weeks. When they return they will need to finalize the spending bills before the November 21st deadline. There are also rumors about an aggressive hearing schedule in the House Financial Services Committee, including the potential for CFPB Director Kranniger to appear as part of […]