Topic
Appropriations
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OSHA Law Blog
Obama Administration Requests Increases in OSHA, MSHA Budgets for FY 2017
Authored by: Linda Otaigbe The Obama administration has requested an increase in funding for both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration…
Capital Thinking
Congress Kicks Off Budget Process
Legislative Activity Congress Kicks Off Budget Process This week, the Congressional fiscal year (FY) 2017 budget process begins in earnest, as the House and Senate Budget Committees hold budget hearings…
Global Policy Watch
This Week in Congress – A Year-End Review
Congress adjourned its first session of the 114th Congress at the end of last week upon passage of an omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2016 and a bill that…
Global Policy Watch
This Week in Congress – December 7, 2015
Congress enters the home stretch with but few days remaining in the year within which to tackle the remaining must-pass items before the first session of the 114th Congress concludes.…
Global Policy Watch
This Week in Congress – November 30, 2015
Congress returns after the week-long Thanksgiving break looking to complete its business for the year and adjourn by December 11. Much work still needs to be done in order to…
Global Policy Watch
This Week in Congress – November 16, 2015
After a short respite to observe Veterans Day, members return to Capitol Hill today with Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 appropriations on the agenda and a looming highway authorization deadline on…
Global Policy Watch
Appropriations 2016: The Tough Road Ahead for Speaker Ryan
On his way out the door, then-Speaker Boehner did his best to “clean up the barn” for incoming Speaker Paul Ryan. Notably, he negotiated a budget deal with President Obama…
Capital Thinking
Budget Negotiations Begin; Debt Ceiling Closer than Expected; House to Markup Budget Reconciliation Package
Legislative Activity Budget Negotiations Begin Recently, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) began discussions with President Barack Obama on a budget deal. The three…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
District Judge Says House of Representative Challenge to ACA Can Go Forward (in part)
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolJudge Rosemary Collyer (D.D.C.) ruled today that the U.S. House of Representatives has standing to pursue its claim that the administration spent money on…
Capital Thinking
Appropriations Process All But Over, CR Likely; Budget Negotiations Possible, But Who and When is Unclear
Legislative Activity Appropriations Process All But Over, CR Likely The appropriations process is almost certainly over and when Congress returns from the August recess there will be just ten legislative…