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Appropriations
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Capital Thinking
Senate, House Continue on with Appropriations Work
Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene on Monday, June 20, at 3:00pm. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies…
Capital Thinking
Flurry of Financial Services Activity as Legislative Days Fly By; SEC, CFTC Move Ahead with Regulatory Priorities
Legislative Activity House to Vote on Financial Services Appropriations Bill as Hensarling Pushes Plan to Replace Dodd-Frank This week, the House is expected to consider the FY 2017 Financial Services…
Global Policy Watch
This Week in Congress – June 6, 2016
Lawmakers return to Washington, D.C. this week after a one-week recess in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. After a slowdown of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 appropriations process and…
Consumer Finance Monitor
House FY 2017 appropriations bill would curb CFPB authority, require another arbitration study
The fiscal year 2017 appropriations bill approved last week by the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee includes the following provisions intended to…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
District Judge Says Obamacare Reimbursements are Invalid
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolJudge Rosemary Collyer (D.D.C.) ruled today that the Obama Administration spent money on reimbursements to insurers on the ACA exchanges without a valid congressional…
Capital Thinking
Senate Considers Energy-Water Appropriations; House Takes Up Opioid Bill
Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene on Monday, May 9, at 3:00pm. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 4:00pm, at…
Capital Thinking
Look Ahead: 2017 Appropriations
By Clark Ervin, Ludmilla Kasulke
Legislative Activity Look Ahead: FY 2017 Appropriations Lawmakers are currently debating their priorities for FY 2017, including funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and related agencies. President Obama’s…
Capital Thinking
Senate Continues Consideration of Appropriations Bills, House Process Delayed
Legislative Activity Senate Continues Consideration of Appropriations Bills, House Process Delayed The Senate is expected to pass the FY 2017 Energy and Water Development (Energy-Water) Appropriations bill as early as…
Capital Thinking
Senate Continues FAA Debate, Then on to Appropriations; House Takes Up Tax Bills
Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene on Monday, April 18, at 3:00pm. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Calendar #55, H.R.636, the legislative vehicle for…
Capital Thinking
Senate Expected to Consider Energy-Water Appropriations Act on Floor, MilCon-VA Likely Next; House and Senate Appropriations Committees to Continue Markups
Legislative Activity Senate Expected to Consider Energy-Water Appropriations Act on Floor, MilCon-VA Likely Next The Senate is expected to consider the FY 2017 Energy and Water Development (Energy-Water) Appropriations Act…