A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent a Dear Colleague letter previewing his priorities for the Senate in the remainder of 2023. The Senate failed to invoke cloture on the nomination of Jose Javier Rodriguez to be the Assistant […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) subpoenaed Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su regarding documents related to an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) summit. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration issued a proposed rule for supporting […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) on a 336-95 vote and an 87-11 vote respectively. The CR stipulates two expiration dates for different parts of the Federal government with Labor, Health and […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules is scheduled to meet on Monday, November 13 to provide for floor consideration of the House fiscal year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) bill. The […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules announced that it may meet the week of November 13 to prepare the fiscal year (FY) 2024 House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) bill for floor consideration. […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to serve as Speaker of the House. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration sent Congress a supplemental appropriations request to support domestic policy areas, including child care and access to high-speed internet. […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sen. Laphonza Butler’s (D-CA) Senate committee assignments and announced that Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-AZ) will be seated on the Senate Appropriations Committee. The U.S. House of Representatives held votes on Tuesday and Wednesday […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS U.S. House of Representatives Republicans voted to put forward current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) as their nominee for Speaker of the House in a closed-door vote earlier this week. Rep. Scalise has since announced that he has withdrawn […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS The U.S. Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed, a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through November 17. The U.S. House of Representatives removed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House on a 216-210 vote. Rep. […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives passed the following fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills: Defense; State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; and Homeland Security. The House considered the FY 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies […]