April 22, 2016
House Committee Advances Bill to Fund Nutrition Programs, FDA
On April 19, the House Appropriations Committee approved, by voice vote, the FY2017 Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), RuralView More
Budget
April 22, 2016
Legislative Branch Spending Bill Contains “Family-Friendly” Provisions
On April 20, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch approved, by voice vote, the FY2017 Legislative Branch spending billView More
March 18, 2016
FY2017 Budget Resolution Clears House Committee
On March 16, the House Budget Committee approved, 20-16, the FY2017 budget resolution (as-yet-unnumbered). The legislation would cap federal spending at $1.07 trillionView More
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
February 10, 2016
FY2017 Budget Summary
President Obama Submits Final Budget to Congress On February 9, President Obama submitted to Congress his FY2017 budget proposal. TheView More
February 5, 2016
Veto Override Vote Falters in House
On February 2, the House failed to override President Obama’s veto of H.R. 3762, the Restoring American’s Health Care FreedomView More
January 8, 2016
Reconciliation Bill Clears House, Vetoed by President
On January 6, the House approved, 240-181, the Senate amendments to H.R. 3762, the Restoring American’s Health Care Freedom ReconciliationView More
December 4, 2015
Senate Backs Reconciliation Bill
On December 3, the Senate approved, 52-47, H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Health Care Freedom Reconciliation Act. The House approvedView More
November 6, 2015
House Approves Revised Defense Authorization Bill
On November 5, the House approved, 370-58, a revised version of the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In October,View More
October 30, 2015
Budget Agreement Clears Congress
On October 28, the House approved, 266-167, H.R. 1314 , the Bipartisan Budget Act. The Senate approved the bill on October 30View More