White House Drops Plan to Issue Executive Order on NIH Research – On Wednesday, Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced that the White House has agreed to abandon plans to issue an executive order to establish a board of political appointees to oversee the awarding of grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The announcement …
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House Passes Health Bills Before Recessing Until After Midterms – The House of Representatives passed several bills last week aimed at protecting communities from illicit drugs: The Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (H.R. 1266) would classify xylazine as a Schedule III drug. Tyler’ Law (H.R. 2004) would require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services …
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Senate Health Panels to Hold Confirmation Hearings This Week – Several of the Trump administration’s health care nominees are scheduled to appear before lawmakers during their confirmation hearings this week. On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee will consider the nominations of Chris Klomp, MBA to serve as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services and …
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