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Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP)
This week, the Senate HELP committee continued to mark up a draft health care overhaul bill drafted by its chairman, Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee, whose members have been negotiating a bipartisan proposal behind the scenes this week left Thursday for the July Fourth recess without a deal, although Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus said he has developed policy to pay
Health Care Reform Update
This week Congress leaves for the July 4th recess in the midst of the Heath Care Reform debate. At this time, both the Senate and the House of Representatives is engaging in talks over draft proposals with the hopes of
Urge House Members to Cosponsor HR 1347, The Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009
As reported in an earlier edition of Policy Corner, members of the House of Representatives have introduced the Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009 (HR 1347), a bill designed to ensure adoption, dissemination, and implementation by elementary and
NIDDR Releases notice of proposed priorities for RRTCs and RERCs
This week the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Department of Education proposed funding priorities for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program administered by NIDRR. Specifically, this notice proposes four priorities for the
BIAA submits FY10 testimony to both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees
This week, BIAA submitted testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies.
Appropriations Update
This week, both House and Senate Budget Committees adopted budget resolutions creating the framework for this year’s spending bills. Although both plans largely adhere to the priorities that President Obama laid out in February, they also scale back some of
Presidential Budget
On Tuesday, February 24, 2009, President Obama addressed Congress and the Nation to announce an overall plan to spend $634 billion on healthcare reform. The President’s address simply provided a general overview of his budget that will be released in
Help us designate March as Brain Injury Awareness Month
On February 4, 2009, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), Co-chair of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, introduced legislation that would designate March as “Brain Injury Awareness” month (H.Con.Res.40). In this Concurrent resolution, Congressman Pascrell expressed the need for enhanced
Economic Stimulus Legislation Update
Senate moderates worked late into Thursday night looking for a compromise that would scale back the economic stimulus bill (H.R. 1) towards the $800 billion mark. A few Democratic moderates were convinced last night that they were inching closer to
