WHITE HOUSE UPDATE
Monday, April 12
Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Tuesday, April 13
Coronavirus
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, NIAID Director and Chief Medical Advisor to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci, and COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients
- Statement from Jeff Zients, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator on Johnson and Johnson Vaccine
Wednesday, April 14
Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Friday, April 16
Coronavirus
- Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
- Biden Administration Invests $4 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funding to Combat COVID-19 in Indian Country
- Biden Administration Announces $1.7 Billion Investment to Fight COVID-19 Variants
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Tuesday, April 13
Hospitals: House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Leaders Urge HHS to Enforce Hospital Transparency Rule
Wednesday, April 14
Coronavirus: Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Holds Hearing on “The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Response to COVID-19 and Other Challenges”
Substance Use
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on “An Epidemic within a Pandemic: Understanding Substance Use and Misuse in America”
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) Opening Remarks
Thursday, April 15
Budget
- House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee Holds Hearing on “FY 2022 Budget Request for the Department of Health and Human Services”
- House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Opening Statement
Veterans Affairs
- House Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Holds Hearing on “FY 2022 Budget Hearing: Department of Veterans Affairs”
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) Opening Statement
Healthcare
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chair Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) Release Statement on House Passage of Eight Health Care Bills
- Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) Releases Statement on HHS’ Proposed Title X Family Planning Program Rule
Nominations
- Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing to Consider the Nominations of Andrea Joan Palm to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services and Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, April 12
HHS: HHS Announces Measures to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
Tuesday, April 13
HHS: HHS Publishes New Guidance and Resources to Ensure and Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for People with Disabilities and Older Adults
CDC and FDA: CDC and FDA Hold Media Briefing for the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
Wednesday, April 14
HHS: HHS Proposes New Rule to Revise the Title X Family Planning Program Regulations
EVENTS
Senate Appropriations Committee
Defense Subcommittee Hearing on “Defense Health Program”
Tuesday, April 20, 9:30 AM
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Hearing on “Protecting U.S. Biomedical Research: Efforts to Prevent Undue Foreign Influence”
Thursday, April 22, 10:00 AM