Republican leaders cutting size of House Committees and assigning newcomers...
In an effort to cut costs, the incoming Republican leaders in the House announced that they will scale back the size of the Ways and Means Committee (which oversees Social Security, SSI, Medicare, and...
View ArticleHouse Committee rosters growing
The following list of assignments to House committees that are important for disability policy is based on committee announcements, and is therefore not official. Formal committee assignments will be...
View ArticleSenate leaders announce committee leadership changes and make procedural...
The following changes were announced for committees that are important for disability policy: Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) will take over as the chair of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. This...
View ArticleHouse Committee Scheduled to Mark up Tax Extenders Bills
Tomorrow, the House Way & Means Committee is scheduled to debate bills that permanently extend several tax breaks. Two of these tax breaks benefit a small number of multinational corporations and...
View ArticleSenate Finance Committee Approves Nominees to the Social Security Advisory Board
Last week the Senate Committee on Finance approved three nominees to the Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB): Doctors Henry Aaron, Lanhee Chen, and Alan Cohen. Dr. Aaron was approved by a 13-11 vote...
View ArticleSenate Holds Hearing on 15th Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Olmstead...
Last week, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing on “Moving Toward Greater Community Inclusion – Olmstead at 15,” in recognition of the anniversary of the Supreme...
View ArticleHouse Announces New Members and Subcommittee Chairs for Key Committees
House Appropriations Committee Chair Harold Rogers (R-KY) has announced Chairs for the Committee’s 12 Subcommittees. Among the changes, Tom Cole (R-OK) will replace Jack Kingston (R-GA) as Chair of the...
View ArticleNew Subcommittee Chairs and Members Announced for House Committee on...
Last week, Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, announced 8 new and 14 returning Republican Members who will be serving on the Committee for the 114th...
View ArticleSenate Committee to Consider Older Americans Act Reauthorization
The Senate Health, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will mark up S. 192, the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act on January 28, in executive session. For more information, see the HELP...
View ArticleAdvisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for...
Last week, the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities, which was mandated by Section 609 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,...
View ArticleAdvisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for...
The Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities, mandated by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), held its first meeting January...
View ArticleAdvisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for...
Last week, the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities, which was mandated by Section 609 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,...
View ArticleHouse Committee Scheduled to Mark up Tax Extenders Bills
Tomorrow, the House Way & Means Committee is scheduled to debate bills that permanently extend several tax breaks. Two of these tax breaks benefit a small number of multinational corporations and...
View ArticleSenate Finance Committee Approves Nominees to the Social Security Advisory Board
Last week the Senate Committee on Finance approved three nominees to the Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB): Doctors Henry Aaron, Lanhee Chen, and Alan Cohen. Dr. Aaron was approved by a 13-11 vote...
View ArticleSenate Holds Hearing on 15th Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Olmstead...
Last week, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing on “Moving Toward Greater Community Inclusion – Olmstead at 15,” in recognition of the anniversary of the Supreme...
View ArticleHouse Announces New Members and Subcommittee Chairs for Key Committees
House Appropriations Committee Chair Harold Rogers (R-KY) has announced Chairs for the Committee’s 12 Subcommittees. Among the changes, Tom Cole (R-OK) will replace Jack Kingston (R-GA) as Chair of the...
View ArticleNew Subcommittee Chairs and Members Announced for House Committee on...
Last week, Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, announced 8 new and 14 returning Republican Members who will be serving on the Committee for the 114th...
View ArticleSenate Committee to Consider Older Americans Act Reauthorization
The Senate Health, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will mark up S. 192, the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act on January 28, in executive session. For more information, see the HELP...
View ArticleAdvisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for...
Last week, the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities, which was mandated by Section 609 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,...
View ArticleAdvisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for...
The Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities, mandated by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), held its first meeting January...
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