Congress Begins Consideration of Health Spending Legislation
06/19/2019 - The U.S. House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee passed the Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services spending bill.
06/19/2019 - The U.S. House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee passed the Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services spending bill.
06/14/2018 - The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced its version of the farm bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, with bipartisan support.
06/05/2018 - The Senate may introduce its farm bill in early June. The bill is expected to be a bipartisan effort by Chairman Pat Roberts (Kan.) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (Mich.).
06/01/2018 - The Academy submitted testimony to the United States Senate and House Committees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies requesting Fiscal Year 2019 funding for federal nutrition programs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
06/01/2018 - The Senate and House Appropriations committees have approved their Fiscal Year 2019 topline funding levels for the 12 appropriations subcommittees.
05/25/2018 - The House has until June 22 to reconsider the farm bill, which failed to pass a vote on the House floor, after a motion was filed to reconsider the measure.
05/24/2018 - The Academy opposes using the Prevention and Public Health Fund to pay for the Puerto Rico Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 (S. 2873).
05/21/2018 - The Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act (H.R. 5768) has been introduced in the House of Representatives to improve access for Medicare beneficiaries.
05/16/2018 - The farm bill is expected to come to a vote this week on the House floor, after more than 100 amendments to it were filed.
05/14/2018 - The menu labeling rule, which applies nationwide to standard menu items in restaurants and similar retail food establishments with 20 or more locations, took effect May 7.