December 7, 2009
IN THE HOUSE The House convenes at noon on Monday to consider a number of parks and lands bills. Tuesday and The Balance Of The Week – The House convenes at 10 am for legislative business. Members will consider a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including an FAA extension, bills on consumer… Read More
November 30, 2009
The Senate reconvened Monday, November 30, to begin formal debate on the health care legislation; the debate will most likely last through the month of December. The House will reconvene Tuesday at 2:00 pm, with votes postponed until 6:30 pm. It will consider measures under suspension of the rules, including HR 3598, the Energy and Water… Read More
November 13, 2009
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 Recovery and Reinvestment Act of… Read More
November 9, 2009
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 committee hearing… Read More
November 5, 2009
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 the Sound,… Read More
October 21, 2009
The U.S. Department of State is seeking feedback on proposed regulatory changes in its Exchange Visitor Program, which effects foreign faculty, researchers, and students. The proposed rules, which are open to public comment through November 23, 2009, amend Subpart A, General Provisions, of the J exchange visitor regulations. The notice can be found at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-22822.htm.
October 12, 2009
[Please note that times listed are all Eastern Daylight Time.] Neither the House nor the Senate is in session on Monday, October 12, in observance of Columbus Day. The Senate: Convenes Tuesday at 2:00 pm (EDT) to consider HR 2847, the fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill. A procedural vote on a substitute amendment is expected… Read More
October 5, 2009
The Senate reconvenes Monday to take up the fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill. The Senate is also expected to finiah work on the fiscal 2010 Defense spending bill. The House does not reconvene until Tuesday when it will consider a number of minor resolutions. Later in the week, the House will vote on a bill… Read More
October 5, 2009
Since the end of July, Washington DC and the UW Office of Federal Relations welcomed no less than eleven faculty and staff from the Seattle and Bothell campuses. Almost all were in DC to attend professional association meetings, but they were also able to spend some time speaking to representatives of federal agencies and staff of the… Read More
September 29, 2009
Congress continues to push through appropriations bills as fiscal 2009 ends on Wednesday. In the Senate: considers HR 3326, 2010 Defense Spending; HR 2918, Legislative Branch and stopgap spending; Finance Committee consinues marking up its health care overhaul bill; HR 3548 (tentative), Unemployment aid extension. In The House: Considers a bill to expand non-military aid to Pakistan; Considers HR… Read More
