April 17, 2015
President Signs “Doc Fix,” CHIP Bill
On April 14, the Senate overwhelmingly approved the Medicare and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2) byView More
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April 17, 2015
Military Construction-Veterans Spending Bills Clears House Subcommittee
On April 15, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies approved, by voice vote, theView More
March 27, 2015
Budget Clears Senate Chamber
On March 27, the Senate approved its version of the FY2016 budget (S. Con. Res. 11) by a vote ofView More
March 27, 2015
House Approves Budget Resolution
On March 25, the House approved, 228-199, the FY2016 Budget Resolution (H. Con. Res. 27). The House Budget Committee approvedView More
March 27, 2015
House Passes “Doc Fix” Legislation
On March 26, the House passed, 392-37, the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) (H.R. 2). The measure, sponsored byView More
March 27, 2015
Alzheimer’s Disease Subject of Senate Hearing
On March 25, the Senate Aging Committee held a hearing, “ The Fight Against Alzheimer’s Disease: Are We on Track to a Treatment by 2025 ?” “Women are also at the epicenter of thisView More
March 20, 2015
House, Senate Committees Advance FY2016 Budget
This week, the House and Senate Budget Committees approved their respective versions of the FY2016 Budget Resolution. The nonbinding resolutionsView More
February 6, 2015
President Sends FY2016 Budget to Congress
On February 2, President Obama submitted to Congress his FY2016 budget. Released shortly after his State of the Union address, the budget provides theView More
January 23, 2015
First Woman Veteran in Senate Delivers GOP Response to State of the Union
On January 20, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) delivered the Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union address. ElectedView More
December 19, 2014
Senate Passes Bills before Adjourning 113th Congress
On December 15, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, several bills, including the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 5185), a billView More