Below is a broad overview of policies for which President-Elect Biden has indicated support (PDF). It is important to note that, while some of these policies fall under the President's executive power, many will require...more
11/12/2020
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The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act was signed by the President on March 6 and provides $8.3 billion in multi-year funds to combat the growing public health threat. ...more
The Administration has proposed a $4.8 trillion budget for FY21. While increasing funding for defense, the budget seeks a six percent cut in non-defense spending, breaking from a bipartisan spending agreement agreed to in...more
Over the last few weeks, President Trump and lawmakers in both the House and Senate have taken several steps to protect patients from surprise medical bills, the latest signs of bipartisan momentum to address the issue this...more
5/29/2019
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President Trump's fiscal year 2020 (FY20) budget proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reflects the Trump Administration's priorities to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), implement...more
3/18/2019
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Health care issues will remain a central focus in Washington throughout 2019. Having gained control of the House following the 2018 mid-term elections, Democrats now have the ability to block President Trump's legislative...more
2/12/2019
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Lawmakers are aiming to enact a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) until February 8 for the seven remaining appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY) to avoid a partial government shutdown scheduled to occur Friday,...more
On November 30, President Trump, along with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and outgoing Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, signed a revised trade agreement to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)...more
On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China agreed to effectively pause their trade war and work toward a pact....more
The 2018 midterm elections resulted in Democrats regaining the House, Republicans expanding their Senate majority, and both parties positioning themselves for the 2020 presidential election. These factors will have a major...more
On September 28, 2018, the House voted 361-61 to send President Trump a Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) spending bill including $674.4 billion for Defense and $178.1 billion for Labor-HHS-Education. The Senate voted 93-7 to adopt the...more
After months of hearings and negotiations, lawmakers reached agreement on a bipartisan package to address prevention, treatment, research, and enforcement related to the misuse of and addiction to opioids....more
On October 10, 2018, Senate Democrats pushed for a largely symbolic vote to overrule the Trump Administration's expansion of short-term health plans that failed to advance in the Senate on a 50-50 tie vote....more
On October 1, 2018, President Trump announced a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico intended to replace the 25-year old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). President Trump indicated he intends to officially...more
With Congress in recess until early November, all eyes are on the fast approaching midterm elections.
In the House, all 435 seats are up for election. According to the Cook Political Report, House Republicans are defending...more
After confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Senate Republicans resumed their push to confirm more federal appeals court judges and lower-court judges at a rapid pace. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...more
Unlike the typical process of last-minute omnibus appropriations, Congress has taken a renewed approach to the appropriations process this year, passing individual appropriations measures at a pace unheard of in recent...more
According to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA), the Committee will hold confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh sometime in September with the goal of a floor vote by...more
Negotiations over the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), set back by comments from President Trump, the July 1 Mexican election, and the general uneasiness over Trump Administration trade policy, seem...more
On August 1, 2018, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule to expand the availability of short-term, limited duration insurance (STLDI or short-term plans). ...more
On Thursday, May 31, President Trump announced he would impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from the European Union, Canada, and Mexico, triggering immediate retaliation from U.S. allies and protests from American...more
On June 7, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a legal brief in support of a lawsuit from 20 states seeking to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA), urging the federal court considering the case to strike down the ACA's...more
On June 19, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule to expand access to association health plans (AHPs), which allow employers to form groups to collectively purchase health coverage for their employees. ...more
On Friday, May 11, President Donald Trump and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar presented the Administration's long-awaited plan to address drug pricing. The proposed framework, entitled,...more
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting comments from the public on the Administration's proposals to reduce drug prices and is targeting the 340B drug pricing program as an area of focus. ...more