Last week, three key House Committees were able to mark up and move forward their portions of the reconciliation bill. Each bill moved through the relevant committee on a party-line vote, with no amendments to the text; although many amendments were introduced by members of the minority party, each one was voted down. Ways and
Congress continues to move forward with the budget reconciliation process, with multiple House committees marking up their versions of the bill last week. As a reminder, both the House and the Senate have passed identical budget resolutions, but the instructions for the House and the Senate are very different, with the House receiving instructions to
On Friday, May 2, 2025, the President released what is known as the “skinny budget” – a high level overview of the FY 2026 Budget Request. The table included with the requests outlines top numbers for departments and groups together changes in funding and policy, with little detail available. It’s worth noting that the President
On April 16th, 2025, the press reported that the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is planning to propose massive cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget in the President’s FY 2026 Budget Request, according to a leaked draft. The document, called a “passback,” has not been finalized and
The 119th Congress officially began on January 3, 2025, when Vice President Harris certified the election results and the new members of Congress were sworn in. There are several major funding negotiations to come over the next six months, from Appropriations to reconciliation to the debt ceiling, and the Majority party has laid out a
A briefing hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine focused on the report on Reducing Intergenerational Poverty, as well as the evidence-based policies and programs to address racial disparities. The presence of racial disparities in the intergenerational persistence of low-income status was highlighted with key statistics. 46% of Native Americans and 37%
On Wednesday June 12th the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin hosted a webinar on policy and practice approaches to supporting renters with low incomes at the risk of eviction. The webinar featured Dr. Mike Lentz, an associate professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs; Dr. Eva Rosen provost
The House is continuing to move forward with its appropriations process, writing and moving bills for the FY 2025 budget. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees will need to agree to and pass twelve funding bills, either separately or in a package together, on or before September 30th, or pass a continuing resolution (CR) to
An analysis from the National Partnership for Women and Families reveals a disconnect between the increasing costs of care and the stagnating wages of paid caregivers. Despite the crucial work caregivers do, their undervaluation forces many women out of the workforce. Key findings in the analysis show that though care workers saw a wage increase
This week is Congress’s last week in session before the beginning of the Memorial Day recess next week. Both chambers are working hard to make this a productive time – there are multiple hearings happening in both the House and Senate and several bills to be introduced this week. On May 16, 2024, the new
