This week, lawmakers in the House and Senate passed legislation to overhaul the tax code. In addition, The Senior Citizens League (TSC) endorsed one new House resolution, and several key bills gained support in Congress. ...
Category: Legislative News
Legislative Update for Week Ending December 15, 2017
This week, tax reform negotiations continued on Capitol Hill as lawmakers on the bicameral conference committee met for their first public meeting. In addition, two congressional committees held hearings to discuss presc ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending December 8, 2017
This week, lawmakers passed legislation to avert a government shutdown and those in the majority party continued working on legislation to reform the tax code. In addition, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) saw several k ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending December 1, 2017
Happy first day of December! This week, lawmakers returned from the holiday recess to resume work on their plan to overhaul the tax code. In addition, one Senate committee met to consider the nomination of Alex Azar, a p ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending November 24, 2017
This week, lawmakers in the House and Senate adjourned for a weeklong holiday recess and The Senior Citizens League continues to see support grow for key bills. In addition, the staff of The Senior Citizens League would ...
Medical Expense Tax Deduction: Letter to Congress
On November 21, 2017 The Senior Citizens League delivered advocacy letters to caution members of Congress to NOT repeal the medical expense tax deduction. The letters were delivered to Majority and Minority members of th ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending November 17, 2017
This week, lawmakers in the House and Senate continued working on legislation to comprehensively reform the tax code. In addition, President Donald Trump nominated Mr. Alex Azar – a former pharmaceutical executive – to s ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending November 10, 2017
This week, lawmakers in the House and Senate continued working on legislation that would comprehensively reform the tax code. In addition, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) saw support grow for one key bill that would co ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending November 3, 2017
This week, lawmakers released the text of legislation that will comprehensively reform the tax code if adopted, and The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) delivered letters to Capitol Hill outlining three tax-related changes ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending October 27, 2017
This week, lawmakers in the House adopted the Senate-passed fiscal 2018 budget resolution, and one committee met to discuss the challenges of aging with disabilities. In addition, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) endors ...