http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations Representing the University to both legislative and executive branches of the federal government. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:37:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Department of Commerce (DOC) is seeking nominees for a new Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship whose primary purpose is to “identify and recommend solutions to issues critical to enabling entrepreneurs and firms to successfully commercialize new ideas and technologies into high-growth, innovation-based businesses and to create new jobs.” The ... http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/dept-of-commerce-seeking-nominations-for-innovation-advisory-council/ Last night, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) released the long awaited health insurance reform package that merges bills advanced by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. ... http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/majority-leader-unveils-senate-health-care-bill/ Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) announced this week that a climate bill will not likely emerge before the spring of 2010. The announcement confirms that at least 1 of 3 (and likely all 3) of President Obama's top legislative initiatives for 2009 will slip into 2010 -the other ... http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/timeline-slipping-for-major-legislation/ **Chart Updated 11/18** The FY10 appropriations process is moving slowly towards conclusion, and will likely end with the outstanding bills being lumped together into a "mini-bus." Given that the new fiscal year begins each year on October 1st and several spending bills remain incomplete, Congress recently passed a second continuing resolution ... http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/fy10-appropriations-moving-slowly/ On the House & Senate Floors The House votes Monday on a bill to increase oversight of the financial industry bailout program.  Later in the week, the House will vote on a number of small business bills and a bill to overhaul the Medicare physician pay formula (HR 3961).  The House ... http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/this-week-on-capitol-hill-november-16-20/ Several national higher education advocacy associations -- Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and The Science Coalition (TSC) -- are preparing to launch ScienceWorksForUS.org; an effort to highlight important research made possible at institutions across the country through funding provided in the American ... http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/higher-education-associations-set-to-launch-recovery-act-website/ The House is not in session this week.   Over the weekend, however, the House passed their version of the health care bill, 220-215. The Senate will be in session on Monday and Tuesday only.    The Senate will take up HR 3082, Military Construction - VA Spending. Senate Committee Meetings -- Tuesday Budget -- full ... http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/this-week-on-capitol-hill-november-9-13/ Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee approved its climate change mitigation legislation -despite a boycott of the markup by the minority party. Republicans wanted more analysis from the EPA on the impacts of the legislation. The Senate bill, which requires 60 votes on the floor to move ... http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/senate-environment-public-works-committee-approves-climate-legislation/ On October 7th, Dr. Joel Berg, Chairman of Pediatric Dentistry, testified before the Oversight and Government Reform’s subcommittee on Domestic Policy.  The hearing was held to examine the steps that state Medicaid programs have taken to improve access to and utilization of dental services by Medicaid eligible children.  Dr. Berg ... http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/seen-in-dc-6/ UW's newly-formed Puget Sound Institute to advise in the clean-up of the Sound By Sandra Hines News and Information The $50 million appropriated by Congress last week to the Puget Sound Partnership for the clean-up of Puget Sound includes $4 million for the UW to launch an institute to provide expert advice about ... http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/uw-week-article-features-support-for-uw-role-in-puget-sound-partnership/