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Weekly Highlights: November 30-December 4, 2015

Floor Action:

Education- On December 2, the House approved, 359-64, the conference report for S. 1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Budget- On December 3, the Senate approved, 52-47, H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Health Care Freedom Reconciliation Act.

Health- On December 1, the House passed, 422-1, the Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act (S. 1170).

Hearings:

International- On December 2, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee held a hearing, “Agriculture’s Role in Combating Global Hunger.”