Continuing ResolutionThe House will vote next week on a continuing resolution to extend government funding likely through mid-December, with the Senate expected to follow suit as the current CR is set to expire on November 21.
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing next Wednesday on
Pending NominationsWhen the Senate returns on Monday, it will take up Andrew Saul’s nomination to be Commissioner of Social Security before moving to a number of other pending judicial and executive branch nominations, including Rita Baranwal’s nomination to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy.
The House returns on Tuesday and is expected
The House and Senate are in recess this week coinciding with Memorial Day. Before leaving last week, the Senate reached agreement on a long-stalled disaster aid package and passed it overwhelmingly. The House had already left Washington, but leadership attempted to pass the bill by unanimous consent. Rep. Roy (R-TX) remained in town
With the Memorial Day and lengthy August recess looming between now and the end of the fiscal year on September 30, appropriators will be focused on moving FY20 spending bills. The House Appropriations Committee held its first FY20 spending bill markup this week in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and
Hearings/MarkupsSenate Finance Committee: “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part III”
Tuesday, April 9, 2019: The Senate Finance Committee continued its drug pricing series by inviting pharmacy benefit manager companies (PBMs) to testify before the committee. The invitation was extended on March 12 to Cigna, CVS Caremark and CVS Health, Humana, OptumRx
Just a short note to welcome everyone to our new blog. As our name suggests, this blog is focused on the current happenings impacting Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits, Corporate Tax and Estate Planning. The legislative and regulatory environment impacting each of these areas is moving and evolving quickly and we are here to provide front