The House is on recess until September 9, calling it quits a week earlier than planned after it became clear that they could not pass any additional appropriations bills. They managed to move five of the 12 annual spending bills, but with a slim majority and several Republican hold outs, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) pulled the remaining bills and recessed... Read More
WHG - Spring 2024 Regulatory Outlook
The Biden Administration recently released its Spring 2024 Unified Agenda, which outlines regulatory plans for federal agencies over the coming year. The Unified Agenda reflects the Biden Administration’s continued priority on policies addressing health. In our regulatory outlook, we highlight rulemaking on coverage and payment, public health and safety, mental and behavioral health, drug pricing, and health IT, and more... Read More
WHG - Weekly, July 22, 2024
With a mere 14 weeks to go before the presidential election, this morning we find ourselves without an official Democratic candidate! President Joe Biden withdrew from the race yesterday afternoon and has endorsed his vice president Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee. In the next two weeks the Democratic party is expected to take a virtual roll call vote... Read More
WHG - Weekly, July 15, 2024
The House and Senate are both in recess this week for the Republican’s National Convention. Former President Donald Trump will officially be nominated as the Republican candidate for President in 2024. Prior to the convention, the Republican Party released their 2024 Policy Platform. While scant on details, the 16-page document pledges to extend Trump-era tax cuts, reign in wasteful spending,... Read More
WHG - Weekly, July 8, 2024
The House and Senate both come back into session today as European leaders join President Biden in DC for the 2024 NATO Summit (and 75th anniversary of NATO) this week. The House is scheduled to take up a slew of bills including the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Legislative Branch spending bill; the SAFE Act, a measure to require proof of... Read More
WHG - Weekly, July 1, 2024
Happy July 4th! The House and Senate are both on recess this week for the holiday. We hope you all have a wonderful Independence Day celebration! Prior to recessing, the House had a busy week last week passing three of the fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations bills by mostly partly line votes on the floor, and moving the last five... Read More
WHG - Weekly, June 24, 2024
The House comes back in session on Tuesday afternoon after last week’s recess, while the Senate is on a two-week recess for the July 4th holiday. The House will primarily focus on fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations bills this week as the Department of Defense, State and Foreign Operations, and Homeland Security bills are all on deck for floor action... Read More
WHG - Mental Health Legislative Update
In recent years, key mental health indicators across the country have been declining, particularly among youth. Policymakers continue to be concerned with the ability of the healthcare system to meet the demand of increasing substance use and mental health challenges. Impact Health to provides detailed tracking of the legislative updates, comment opportunities, recent data, and programmatic developments to address mental... Read More
WHG - Recent Behavioral Health Updates from the Biden Administration
Below please find highlights from the Biden Administration's recent announcements on improving behavioral health systems across the nation. CMS Releases Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model Notice of Funding Opportunity Today, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI/Innovation Center) released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the Innovation in Behavioral Health Model (IHPP Summary). Other materials with information... Read More
WHG - Weekly, June 17, 2024
The House is on recess this week, while the Senate will come back into session this afternoon before taking a break on Wednesday for the Juneteenth federal holiday. They will come back into session on Thursday and Friday. The Senate floor schedule this week is mostly focused on nominations. On the Committee level Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR)... Read More
WHG - Weekly, June 10, 2024
The House and Senate are both in session this week starting tomorrow. The House is scheduled to take up a handful of bills on suspension tomorrow before potentially bringing up two bills later in week: the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act and a resolution could come up recommending that the House of Representatives find United States Attorney General Merrick... Read More
WHG - Weekly, June 3, 2024
The House and Senate are both back in session this week, though just for a few days before many members join President Biden and foreign leaders in Normandy, France for a D-Day 80th Anniversary celebration. On Monday the House is scheduled to vote on multiple bills naming post offices before possibly taking up the first appropriations bill of the year,... Read More
WHG - Weekly, May 28, 2024
The House and Senate are both in recess this week setting up a quiet holiday week on Capitol Hill. The break comes after a week full of healthcare and nutrition related hearings and markups last week, including House Agriculture Committee passage of a largely partisan Farm bill; the Senate HELP Committee passage of 7 bipartisan bills to reauthorize emergency services... Read More
WHG - Weekly, May 20, 2024
The Senate is in session today and the House returns tomorrow for a few days of legislative business before recessing for the Memorial Day Holiday. The Senate is expected to take up the bipartisan immigration bill from earlier in the year for another vote this week. The bill is not expected to pass and is generally considered to be a... Read More
WHG - Weekly, May 13, 2024
The House and Senate are both scheduled to return tomorrow. When the House gavels into session there are several bills scheduled a number of bills to be voted on under suspension, including H.R. 4581 , the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2023 and H.R. 6960, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024. This week the... Read More
WHG - Weekly, May 6, 2024
The House is in session today and the Senate will return tomorrow. The House has scheduled a number of bills to be voted on under suspension, however the main event this week in the House is the expectation that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) will trigger her motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). The timing isn’t certain, but... Read More
WHG - Weekly, April 29, 2024
The House returns from a week of recess today and is scheduled to vote on over a dozen bills on suspension, most of which relate to technology and veterans affairs. Still outstanding, with the ability to derail the House agenda, is the motion to vacate that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filed prior to the recess. Whether or not she... Read More
WHG - Weekly, April 22, 2024
Happy Earth Day! The House is in recess this week after a Saturday session where they passed four separate bills that together make up a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as new sanctions against Russia, China and Iran, a TikTok ban, and U.S. power to freeze Russian assets. While three of the bills... Read More
WHG - Weekly, April 15
Both the House and Senate are in Congress this week as the House will focus will be on demonstrating support for Israel following this weekend’s Iranian led attack and the Senate will deal with the articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Alexander Mayorkas. The House will take up 12 bills under suspension of the rules (requiring a two... Read More
WHG - Weekly, April 8, 2024
The Senate returns from a two-week spring recess today and the House will return tomorrow. The big agenda item this week will occur on Wednesday when House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivers the House passed articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Alexander Mayorkas to the Senate. On Thursday all Senators will be sworn in as jurors and Senate... Read More
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