April 29, 2014
House Appropriations Committee Releases Three Bills
The House Appropriations Committee released three appropriations bills for FY 15, or a quarter of the annual appropriations measures, today. The bills released were: Legislative Affairs (HR 4487); Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (HR 4486); and Commerce, Justice and Science. The bills are expected to marked up by the House Committee on Tuesday and Wednesday….
White House Issues First Report on Campus Sexual Assault
This morning, the White House issued its first report to address and work to end sexual assault on campuses. This report — and the release of NotAlone.gov, a clearinghouse for federal information on campus sexual assault — is the first in what will be a series of action steps to address campus sexual assault. Earlier this year, the…
April 28, 2014
This Week in Congress
Here is a list of hearings and happenings around the nation’s capitol that may be of interest to you. TUESDAY House Science, Space and Technology Committee HR 4412 – NASA Authorization Act Full committee markup 1:30 PM; 2318 Rayburn Building House Natural Resources Committee American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Skilled Trades Workers Full committee oversight…
Welcome Back Congress!
Members of Congress return to Washington, DC today after a two-week recess period. Today marks a nine-week work period where at least one chamber will be in session. But the House will recess again in two weeks, the Senate will take off all of Memorial Day week, and the House will take another recess the…
April 25, 2014
Appropriations Bills Set for House Floor Consideration Next Week
House Majority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) announced today that the House will consider the first of its 12 appropriations bills for FY15 next week. The bills up for consideration are Military Construction-Veterans Affairs (H.R. 4486) and Legislative Branch (H.R. 4487). The next appropriations bill in line is Commerce-Justice-Science, which is expected to be marked up in…
April 7, 2014
This Week in Congress
TUESDAY, APRIL 8 Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Biofuels and the Economy Full Committee Hearing 10 AM; 328-A Russell Building Senate Armed Services Defense Science and Technology Enterprise Subcommittee Hearing 2:15 PM; 222 Russell Building WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation S 2030 – Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2014 Full…
April 3, 2014
First Two FY 2015 Bills to Advance
The first two FY 2015 bills are set to move through the House Appropriations subcommittees today: Military Construction-VA and Legislative Branch. The Military Construction-VA bill proposes $71.5 billion in discretionary spending for the VA and the military construction accounts of the Defense Department, a decrease of $1.8 billion from the FY 2014 enacted level, with…
April 1, 2014
Ryan Reveals House FY15 Budget
House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled the House FY15 Budget today. The measure proposes to cut $5.1 trillion over a decade in a bid to erase the federal deficit, while calling once again for dramatic changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and the tax code. The House proposal would significantly reduce federal support for college access. The Ryan…
March 31, 2014
This Week in Congress
Here are a few hearings that we’re looking forward to this week. The appropriations process is moving forward and a full list of appropriations hearings can be found on the Senate Appropriations Committee website and the House Appropriations Committee website. TUESDAY, APRIL 1 Senate Budget Economic Mobility and Inequality Full Committee Hearing 10 AM, 608…
This Week: Doc Fix, Unemployment Benefits, and Budget
The House is not in session today, but the Senate is and is expected to advance another short-term fix to Medicare’s payment system, or the “doc fix.” The yearlong patch (HR 4302) would extend Medicare payments to physicians and prevent cuts to Medicare payment rates that were expected to take place in April without congressional intervention….