A Look at What’s On Tap for the December Work Period
Congress has funded the government into early 2024, but lawmakers must still contend with several year-end legislative priorities when they return after the Thanksgiving holiday. Notably, a bipartisan group of senators plans to resume negotiations over a supplemental appropriations package that could potentially include buckets of funding for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan in exchange for […]

- May 3, 2021
Health Policy Report (5/3)
Congress has formally closed out its April legislative session following Senate passage (89-2) of the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (S. 914). Looking ahead to this week, Senators will be out of Washington for a state work period, while House lawmakers convene another slate of Committee Work Days. This week’s schedule features a pair […]
- April 26, 2021
Health Policy Report (4/26)
The Senate will convene for legislative business later this afternoon to close out the April legislative session. On the floor, Senators are expected to begin consideration of a bipartisan water infrastructure package (S. 914) out of the Environment and Public Works Committee. The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act would provide $35 billion for water resources development […]
- April 19, 2021
Health Policy Report (4/19)
Both chambers of Congress will return to action today to begin the second week of the April legislative session. In the House, floor activity for the week includes a pair of immigration-related measures pertaining to the Trump administration’s travel ban on individuals from predominantly Muslim countries, as well as access to legal counsel for immigrants […]
- April 19, 2021
Financial Services Report (4/19)
Another busy week in both chambers. First, in the House, floor activity includes a pair of immigration-related measures, as well as a bill to make Washington, D.C. the 51st state. Additionally, now that Republican opposition to suspension bills has abated, the House is taking up a slew of suspension bills out of the House Financial […]
- April 12, 2021
Health Policy Report (4/12)
Congress will return this week to kick off the April legislative session as lawmakers turn their attention to crafting legislation that closely aligns with President Joe Biden’s “American Jobs Plan” for infrastructure. The Senate will open later this afternoon to resume consideration of the President’s pending nominees, starting with Polly Trottenberg’s nomination to be Deputy Secretary of […]
- April 5, 2021
Health Policy Report (4/5)
Congress stands adjourned for the spring district work period. The Senate will return to Washington on Monday, April 12, followed by the House on Tuesday, April 13.
- March 29, 2021
Health Policy Report (3/29)
Congress stands adjourned for the spring district work period and will convene for votes during the week of April 12. Looking ahead to the April session, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) outlined the upper chamber’s agenda when senators return in two weeks. The “Dear Colleague” letter notes that the Senate will focus on three main issue […]
- March 29, 2021
Financial Services Report (3/29)
The House and Senate are in a district work period (known as recess when many of us used to be staffers) for the next two weeks. There are no floor votes or committee hearings scheduled. Both chambers are scheduled to return the week of April 12th. During that week, it is expected that Gary Gensler’s nomination […]
- March 22, 2021
Health Policy Report (3/22)
House lawmakers have completed their voting sessions for the month of March after passing a measure to ensure that the increase in deficit spending as a result of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) does not trigger statutorily-required across-the-board spending cuts. The bill would avert billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts — known as sequestration — to Social […]
- March 22, 2021
Financial Services Report (3/22)
With the House in a “Committee Work” period next week there is no expectation of votes on the Floor of the House. Meanwhile, the Senate is in session for Floor votes, and has teed up consideration of a bipartisan deal to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application date to May 31, while also […]
- March 15, 2021
Health Policy Report (3/15)
After President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act into law last Thursday, Congress will next look to ensure that the massive increase in deficit spending does not trigger statutorily-required across-the-board spending cuts. According to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), lawmakers will take up a bill this week that seeks to […]
- March 15, 2021
Financial Services Report (3/15)
The House is once again passing (or preparing to pass) legislation to address major issues in our country (gun control, voting rights, Violence Against Women, Immigration etc.) and the question is what is going to happen when it reaches the Senate. Progressive Democrats continue to push to end the filibuster claiming that the country has voted […]