Congress · 119th Congress
Kennedy’s push to find cause of autism divides Hill Republicans
↵↵For the first time ever, the 2026 Senate Labor-HHS appropriations report directed the NIH to ensure autism research includes profound autism.
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Congress · 119th Congress
Earmarks flood spending bills after a year’s hiatus
Congressional earmarks returned with a vengeance in fiscal 2026, with familiar faces topping the rankings in each chamber.
Congress · 119th Congress
Graham outlines demands as clock ticks on spending package
↵↵The Senate is aiming to pass a package of five full-year fiscal 2026 spending bills — Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, Financial Services, National Security-State, and Transportation-HUD — along with a
Congress · 119th Congress
Tillis ‘unleashed’
His frustration has reached several bubbling points the first few weeks of 2026 alone over statements and decisions made regarding U.S. efforts to obtain Greenland, the Federal Reserve, and most recently
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate talks move in direction of splitting off DHS funding bill
Schumer were scrambling Thursday morning to ink a deal that would punt final decisions on fiscal 2026 Homeland Security funding but let five other spending bills get to President Donald Trump's desk next
Congress · 119th Congress
Coast Guard budget boost hangs in limbo amid DHS debate
A proposed 5 percent raise in Coast Guard discretionary funding in fiscal 2026 hangs in the balance amid a congressional fight over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Congress · 119th Congress
Comer wants spending bill to delay intoxicating hemp ban
Jim Baird, R-Ind., on Tuesday that would push the effective date for new hemp content restrictions from November 2026 to November 2028.
Congress · 119th Congress
Trump health plan asks Congress for drug, insurance legislation
Administration officials have spoken with allies on Capitol Hill and think most elements would have bipartisan support and can move forward in 2026.
Congress · 119th Congress
GOP hawks show contrast with Trump on European allies
Ukraine aid question↵↵Wicker also noted that the fiscal 2026 NDAA authorizes more spending on the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which has bankrolled new U.S. weapons and services for Ukraine.
Congress · 119th Congress
Zero-dollar premiums sticking point in Senate health talks
affordability, and nobody has really walked through what it's going to mean for those 8 million people," Wyden said, referring to an early estimate of how many people have signed up for ACA coverage for 2026
Policy · 119th Congress
Texas gets largest share of reconciliation law’s rural health fund
↵↵In 2026, the first year of the program, states will receive between $147 million and $281 million, with Texas securing the largest amount, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.
Congress · 119th Congress
Defense panels still not clear on Golden Dome’s attributes
↵↵Most recently, the bicameral compromise version of the fiscal 2026 NDAA that Trump enacted on Dec. 18 required the president to answer a dozen questions for Congress in an annual report, the first of
Health · 119th Congress
Senate panel sees opening, however slight, for health care deal
"I'm hoping that we can find a bill that can get 60 votes that can fix the problem with these changes for Jan. 1, 2026."
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate appropriators aim to unveil unreleased spending bills
At least one of the Senate's yet-to-be-unveiled fiscal 2026 appropriations bills could be released next week, even though lawmakers will be in their districts for the Thanksgiving recess.
Congress · 119th Congress
Trump signs spending bill to end longest government shutdown
↵↵The package buys Congress 11 more weeks to ramp up funding negotiations to complete work on fiscal 2026 spending bills.
Congress · 119th Congress
No quick fix for Head Start funding as programs start to close
↵↵Senate Democrats also ran a "hotline" last week to gauge support for a package of funding bills that included the chamber's fiscal 2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations measure, which covers dollars
Congress · 117th Congress
Home health groups fight back against proposed cuts
Lawmakers have already introduced legislation that would block CMS from making the cuts through 2026 despite the recommendation from MedPAC.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pipeline’s backers have financial, campaign ties
McKinley, R-W.Va., and Carol Miller, R-W.Va., Capito signed a letter in July to FERC, requesting the consortium of companies building the project be given a four-year extension, until 2026, to complete
Policy · 117th Congress
Pentagon’s budget pressures will mount soon
The department projects procurement outlays increasing through fiscal 2024 but then staying flat in fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
Policy · 116th Congress
States, environmental groups challenge EPA fuel efficiency rule
The Trump administration announced March 31 final rules that would increase fuel efficiency standards by 1.5 percent each year through model year 2026, starting with model year 2021.