October 23, 2015
House Considers Budget Reconciliation
On October 23, the House approved, 240-189, H.R. 3762 , the Restoring Americans’ Health Care Freedom Reconciliation Act. The measure, approved byView More
Health
October 23, 2015
Infant Protection, Opioid Abuse Bill Clears Senate
On October 22, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, the Protecting Our Infants Act (S. 799). The Senate Health, Education,View More
October 9, 2015
Budget Reconciliation Package Passed by House Committee
On October 9, the House Budget Committee approved, 21-11, the FY2016 budget reconciliation package ( as-yet-unnumbered ). Reconciliation is a processView More
October 2, 2015
House Clears Defense Authorization Conference Report
On October 1, the House approved, 270-156, the conference report for the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 1735). The SenateView More
October 2, 2015
Senate Committee Passes Child Health Bill
On September 30, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee passed, by voice vote, the Protecting Our Infants ActView More
October 2, 2015
Committee Uses Reconciliation to Limit Abortion
On September 29, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved, 28-23, recommendations that would impose a one-year moratorium on federal paymentsView More
September 25, 2015
Senate Passes Bill to Reauthorize Breast Cancer Stamp
On September 22, the Senate passed, by unanimous consent, the Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act ( S. 1170 ). The SenateView More
September 18, 2015
Senate Celebrates 25th Anniversary of NIH Women’s Health Office
On September 16, the Senate approved, by voice vote, a resolution, S. Res. 242 , celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Office ofView More
September 18, 2015
House Committee Passes Bill to Address Veterans’ Mental Health
On September 17, the House Veterans Affairs Committee passed, by voice vote, several bills en bloc, including the Female VeteransView More
September 11, 2015
House Passes Child Health Bills
On September 8, the House passed, by voice vote, H.R. 1344 , the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act, and H.R. 1462 , theView More