September 23, 2016
House Passes Special Needs Trust Act
On September 20, H.R. 670 , the Special Needs Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act, sponsored by Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA), wasView More
Medicaid/Medicare
March 18, 2016
Bill to Cut Mandatory Programs Clears House Committee
On March 15, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved, 28-19, H.R. 4725 , the Common Sense Savings Act, sponsored by Rep.View More
October 2, 2015
House Passes Bill to Restrict Medicaid Funding for Abortions
On September 29, the House passed, by 236-193, the Women’s Public Health and Safety Act ( H.R. 3495 ). Sponsored by Rep.View More
October 2, 2015
Committee Uses Reconciliation to Limit Abortion
On September 29, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved, 28-23, recommendations that would impose a one-year moratorium on federal paymentsView More
October 2, 2015
Planned Parenthood Funding Examined by House Committee
Chair Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) opened the hearing by asking, “The question before us is: Does Planned Parenthood really need federal subsidies? Does itView More
April 17, 2015
President Signs “Doc Fix,” CHIP Bill
On April 14, the Senate overwhelmingly approved the Medicare and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2) byView More
March 27, 2015
House Passes “Doc Fix” Legislation
On March 26, the House passed, 392-37, the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) (H.R. 2). The measure, sponsored byView More
March 20, 2015
House, Senate Committees Advance FY2016 Budget
This week, the House and Senate Budget Committees approved their respective versions of the FY2016 Budget Resolution. The nonbinding resolutionsView More
December 13, 2013
Congress Approves Budget Deal
On December 12, the House approved, 332-94, the Bipartisan Budget Act (H.J. Res. 59). The House and Senate previously wereView More
December 13, 2013
Senate Committee Approves Child Welfare, Medicare Beneficiary Bills
On December 12, the Senate Finance Committee approved, by voice vote, the Supporting At-Risk Children Act (as-yet-unnumbered), and the SustainableView More