Capitol Hill-The Week in Review for October 3-7, 2011.
Congress passed a continuing resolution to keep the government running through November 18th. This action buys more time for Congress to work out the Fiscal 2012 Appropriations bills, with an across the board reduction of approximately $7 billion below the Fiscal 2011 level. This cut is in compliance with the recently enacted Budget Control Act [...]
This Week on Capitol Hill: Sept. 12-16, 2011
The Senate is on a roll with the Appropriations Committee approving four more FY 2012 spending bills. Important to our research and the university are Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) and the Defense bills. Highlights of the CJS bill are below- NSF- $6.698 billion overall, a $162 million cut from the FY 11 level. NASA- [...]
This Week on Capitol Hill: Sept. 6-9, 2011
With both Houses back in session, the Senate wasted no time in getting to work on FY 2012 appropriations bills. The full Appropriations Committee set to approving three FY 2012 spending bills, Energy & Water, Homeland Security and Agriculture. And at long last the America Invents Act (otherwise known as patent reform)was passed and is [...]
This Week on Capitol Hill: July 18-22, 2011
Debt ceiling talks, negotiations, breakdowns and everything in between are the biggest obstacle in moving any legislation through Congress. Well almost anything, the House passed the FY 12 Legislative Branch appropriations bill and the Senate passed its first FY 12 spending bill, Military Construction. Debate of the Interior and Environment bill begins on the House [...]
This Week in The Capitol: May 2-6, 2011
After a two week recess the House and Senate have returned to Washington to take up the Fiscal Year 2012 spending plan. As reported earlier the House has already passed the Ryan budget and the Senate Budget Committee is expected to release its plan early next week. The Senate plan will cut $4 trillion in [...]
This Week on Capitol Hill: March 28 – April 1, 2011
Congress will return from a week long constituent work week with the Senate reconvening at 2 pm on Monday to resume consideration of the SBIR/STTR reauthorization legislation S 493. The House will reconvene on Tuesday, March 29. Hearings: Wednesday March 30- Senate Appropriations Committee Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee Hearing – Fiscal Year 2012 Request for HHS, Witness: [...]