America's Essential Hospitals
04/14/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/14/2026 14:06
On the Hill: Budget Reconciliation, Congressional Hearings
Lawmakers return this week from a two-week recess with a full slate of legislative and political priorities. Republicans are preparing to move on President Donald Trump's request to use a partisan fast-track process that would circumvent a Democratic filibuster. The president has said he wants it on his desk by June 1, and Senate GOP leaderships are currently planning to have a budget resolution ready for floor action as soon as next week.
Committee Activity This Week
The Senate is in session Monday through Friday, and the House is in session Tuesday through Friday.
On Tuesday, April 14 at 9 am the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a field hearing at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Florida on "Modernized Health Care in Practice: Empowering Americans to Live Healthier Lives." The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee is holding a legislative hearing on "Healthier America: Legislative Proposals to Improve Public Health" at 10 am on Wednesday, April 15. The committee will review a number of public health bills, including measures to support school-based health centers, vector-borne disease response, and Alzheimer's provider training.
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will hold a full committee hearing at 10 am on Thursday, April 16 on "Making Medicines More Affordable: How Competition Can Lower Drug Prices."
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify in back-to-back hearings on Thursday, April 16 on President Trump's budget, which seeks to slash the department by $15.8 billion in fiscal 2027 and reorganize several agencies into an Administration for a Healthy America. He will start in front of the House Ways and Means Committee at 9 am and then testify before the House Appropriations health panel in the afternoon.
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