WHITE HOUSE UPDATE
Monday, May 10
Coronavirus: Statement by President Biden on FDA’s Expanded Emergency Use Authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to Include Adolescents
Tuesday, May 11
Coronavirus: President Biden Announces Additional Efforts to Get America Vaccinated
Health Care: Statement by President Biden on One Million Americans Signing Up for Health Coverage During 2021 Special Enrollment
Wednesday, May 12
Coronavirus: Remarks by President Biden on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
Thursday, May 13
Coronavirus
- Remarks by President Biden on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
- Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
- Biden-Harris Administration Invests $7 Billion from American Rescue Plan to Hire and Train Public Health Workers in Response to COVID-19
Friday, May 14
Maternal Health: Statement by President Biden on House Passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Healthcare: President Biden Revokes Proclamation 9945 (“Public Charge” Rule)
Monday, May 17
Coronavirus
- Biden-Harris Administration Plans to Provide At Least 80 Million COVID-19 Vaccines for Global Use
- Remarks by President Biden on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
Tuesday, May 18
Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Monday, May 10
Maternal Health: House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) Release GAO Report on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
HHS
- House Democratic Leaders Applaud HHS Restoring Key Nondiscrimination Protections
Tuesday, May 11
Coronavirus
- Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) Applauds CMS Rule on Nursing Home COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Leaders Urge Secretary Becerra to Restore FDA’s Authority Over COVID-19 Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs)
- Senate HELP Committee Holds Full Committee Hearing on “An Update from Federal Officials on Efforts to Combat COVID-19”
- Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) Opening Remarks
Broadband: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Mike Doyle (D-PA) Release Statement on Launch of the FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Wednesday, May 12
Budget
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on “The Fiscal Year 2022 HHS Budget”
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) Opening Remarks
Thursday, May 13
Health Care: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chair Anna Eshoo (D-CA) Release Statement on House Passage of 13 Health Care Bills
Mental Health
- House Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Holds Hearing on “Mental Health Emergencies: Building a Robust Crisis Response System”
- House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Statement
Public Health: Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) Releases Statement in Response to the Biden Administration Investment in Public Health Workforce
Monday, May 17
Coronavirus: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chair Barbara Lee (D-CA) Statement on Biden Administration’s Release of Additional Vaccines for Global COVID-19 Response
Tuesday, May 18
Drug Pricing: House Committee on Oversight and Reform Holds Hearing on “Unsustainable Drug Prices (Part III): Testimony from AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez”
Health Care: Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Others Urge HHS to Finalize Proposed Title X Rule
Wednesday, May 19
Hospitals: Senate Judiciary Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights Subcommittee Holds Hearing on “Antitrust Applied: Hospital Consolidation Concerns and Solutions”
CDC: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Holds a Hearing on “Review of the FY 2022 Budget Blueprint for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”
Drug Pricing: House Passes Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act
Coronavirus
- House Committee Chairs Issue Statement on GAO Report on Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Holds Hearing on “COVID-19 Part II: Evaluating the Medical Supply Chain and Pandemic Response Gaps”
- Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on “COVID-19 Health Care Flexibilities: Perspectives, Experiences, and Lessons Learned”
Thursday, May 20
Health Care: Senate HELP Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee Holds Hearing on “A Dire Shortage and Getting Worse: Solving the Crisis in the Health Care Workforce”
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, May 10
HHS: HHS Announces Prohibition on Sex Discrimination Includes Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Tuesday, May 11
HHS
- Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on One Million Sign-Ups on HealthCare.gov During Special Enrollment Period
- HHS Awards $40 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding to Support Emergency Home Visiting Assistance for Families Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wednesday, May 12
HHS: Statement on the Swearing-In of Andrea Pam as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
CDC: CDC Director Statement on Pfizer’s Use of COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescents Age 12 and Older
FCC: FCC Announces Start Date of May 12, 2021 For Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Thursday, May 13
HHS: CMS Issues Guidance on American Rescue Plan Funding for Medicaid Home and Community Based Services
Friday, May 14
CDC: Largest CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Study in Health Workers Shows mRNA Vaccines 94% Effective
Tuesday, May 18
HHS: HHS Announces $3 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funding for SAMHSA Block Grants to Address Addiction, Mental Health Crisis
Wednesday, May 19
HHS: HHS Announces More Than 10 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered by Community Health Centers
Thursday, May 20
HHS: HHS Announces $14.2 Million from American Rescue Plan to Expand Pediatric Mental Health Care Access
EVENTS
House Committee on Appropriations
Tuesday, May 25, 10:00 AM
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Tuesday, May 25, 10:00 AM
House Committee on Appropriations
Defense Subcommittee Hearing “Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Health and Medical Readiness”
Tuesday, May 25, 11:00 AM
House Committee on Appropriations
Wednesday, May 26, 10:00 AM
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Wednesday, May 26, 10:00 AM
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Hearing on “A Shot at Normalcy: Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence”
Wednesday, May 26, 11:30 AM
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Thursday, May 27, 10:00 AM