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H.R. 2430, The FDA Reauthorization Act
Noteworthy Background: H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017, was passed by voice vote in the House on July 12. A similar bill reauthorizing the FDA user fee agreements was passed by the Senate HELP Committee by a vote of 21 to 2 on May 11. Floor Situation: Leader McConnell filed cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 2430 on August 1. Executive Summary: H.R. 2430 would reauthorize four Food and Drug Administration user fee programs until October 1, 2022: the... Continue Reading
July 14, 2017
Senate Amendment to H.R. 1628 - Better Care Reconciliation Act
Noteworthy Background: Leader McConnell released the second discussion draft of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1628, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, on July 13. Floor Situation: Leader McConnell is expected to bring up the motion to proceed to H.R. 1628 next week. Section-by-Section Summary Title 1 Section 101 – Elimination of Limitation on Recapture of Excess Advance Payments of Premium Tax Credits The bill repeals the dollar amount limits placed on subsidy repayment for people... Continue Reading
June 26, 2017
Senate Amendment to H.R. 1628: Better Care Reconciliation Act
Noteworthy Background: Senator McConnell released a discussion draft of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1628, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, on June 22 and an updated draft on June 26. This summary incorporates the changes made in the June 26 draft. Floor Situation: Senator McConnell is expected to bring up the motion to proceed on Wednesday. Notable Bill Provisions Section 101 – Elimination of Limitation on Recapture of Excess Advance Payments of Premium Tax... Continue Reading
November 29, 2016
First Steps in Obamacare Repeal and Replace
Congress will keep its promise to the American people to repeal and replace Obamacare. The first steps are getting rid of the law’s most harmful provisions by using budget reconciliation and building a transition to more sensible health care solutions. Last year, Congress passed a reconciliation bill that demonstrates how we can repeal the core parts of Obamacare with a transition to replace. Efforts to replace Obamacare will begin very soon once the next Congress convenes and the new... Continue Reading
February 26, 2016
S. 524 – Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
Noteworthy Background: Senators Portman, Ayotte, and Kirk, with Senators Whitehouse, Coons, and Klobuchar, introduced the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, S. 524, on February 2, 2015. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill, with amendment, by voice vote on February 22, 2016. It currently has 35 cosponsors. Floor Situation: Leader McConnell filed cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 524 on February 25, 2016. This cloture vote is expected to occur on Monday, February... Continue Reading
June 21, 2012
Legislative Notice: House Amendment to S. 3187 – The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
On June 18, 2012, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a five-year Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee reauthorization compromise bill. On Wednesday, June 20, the House of Representatives passed S. 3187, as amended, by voice vote. Senate action is expected as early as Monday on the bill, which will arrive in the Senate in the form of a message between Houses. Noteworthy S. 3187 reauthorizes for five... Continue Reading