A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The Senate voted to confirm Marty Walsh to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor by a vote of 68-29. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held its nomination hearing for Cynthia Marten to serve […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Xavier Becerra to serve as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Marty Walsh to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor and is […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate passed the American Rescue Plan Act (H.R.1319). Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee Ranking Member Roy Blunt (R-MO) announced his retirement. ADMINISTRATION President Biden signed the American […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House of Representatives voted 219-212 to pass the American Rescue Plan. The Senate began debating the chamber’s version of the bill and is presently in its “vote-a-rama” period. House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) announced her […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House Budget Committee approved a reconciliation package consisting of the bills reported by Committees receiving reconciliation instructions to the full House, including the House Education and Labor legislation. The House is scheduled to debate this measure […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved its reconciliation bill, in response to the instructions included in the Budget Resolution passed this month, on a 31-24 vote. The bill includes $7.6 billion in funding to provide Wi-Fi-connected […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House Education and Labor Committee released the text of its reconciliation bill in response to the Budget Resolution passed the prior week and subsequently approved it on a 27-21 party line vote this week. The Senate […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate passed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget resolution, which provided reconciliation instructions for Committees to produce legislation to enact budget proposals. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a confirmation […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE This week, House Education and Labor Republicans announced new GOP Members that would join the Committee. The list of members can be found here. The House Appropriations Democrats announced the Democratic Subcommittee Chairs and new Subcommittee Members. […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) were sworn into the Senate on Wednesday providing Democrats, due to the swearing in of Vice President Harris, to be recognized as of the majority party […]