HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess next week and will return the week of April 29. The deadline to submit written testimony to the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee on the fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget is June 3. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of […]
HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess for the next two weeks and will return the week of April 29. The House passed H. Res. 293, which established an overall discretionary spending level of $1.295 trillion for fiscal year (FY) 2020. House Appropriations Chair Nita Lowey (D-NY) announced that $631 billion […]
HOUSE and SENATE The House Budget Committee passed a budget bill that would raise the fiscal year (FY) 2020 and FY2021 discretionary spending caps by a vote of 19 to 17. The bill would provide a $34 billion increase to non-defense spending in FY2020 and an additional $15 billion increase for FY2021. The bill would […]
HOUSE and SENATE The House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee will hold a public witness fiscal year (FY) 2020 hearing on Tuesday, April 9. The deadline to submit written testimony is Monday, April 8. ADMINISTRATION The Administration released additional materials on its FY2020 budget, including the budget proposals […]
HOUSE and SENATE The House Education and Labor Committee Democrats released a white paper on the value of higher education and their principles for a Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization. Three congressional hearings were held this week concerning higher education: a House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee hearing […]
HOUSE and SENATE Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) spoke about her Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization priorities at a Center for American Progress event this week. Among other things, she highlighted the need to improve affordability in higher education, hold institutions of higher education (IHEs) more accountable, […]
HOUSE and SENATE On January 3, 2019, the 116th Congress officially convened with Democrats controlling the House and Republicans controlling the Senate. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was elected as Speaker of the House, receiving 220 votes. The Federal government remains in a partial shutdown, with Federal agencies including the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Agriculture […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE The Federal government is currently operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR) that expires today, January 19. On Thursday, the House passed a bill to extend the CR to February 16. The bill also provides an extension of funding […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE Congressional leaders met with President Trump to discuss the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. During the meeting, President Trump said the leaders must pass a legislative solution and that he would sign into law whatever bill […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE Congressional leaders met with Trump Administration officials in an effort to work toward a budget deal, during which they discussed Federal spending levels, immigration and border security. There were no public announcements of any specific agreements following […]