Washington Update
Our weekly update on Congress
This Week's Update
This week The House passed the Senate amendment to the “TSCA Modernization Act of 2015” (H.R. 2576) and the “Zika Vector Control Act” (H.R. 897). The House voted down the “Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017” (H.R. 5055) by a vote of 112 – 305.
This Week's Update
This week The House passed the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017” (H.R. 4909); the “Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017” (H.R. 4974); and the “Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016” (H.R. 5243).
This Week's Update
This week The House passed a number of bills related to opioids, including the “Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016” (H.R. 5046); the “Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016” (H.R. 5046) and H. R. 4641, to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication.
This Week's Update
This week The House passed H.J. Res. 88, to disapprove of the Labor Department’s new definition of the term “fiduciary;” the “American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016” (H.R. 4923); the “Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act” (H.R. 4901); and the “HALOS Act” (H.R. 4498).
This Week's Update
This week The House passed the “No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act” (H.R. 1206); the “Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2015” (H.R. 3724); the “IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending Act of 2016” (H.R. 4885); and H.R. 4890, to impose a ban on IRS employee bonuses until a comprehensive customer service strategy is developed and implemented.
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