This week, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) announced its support for three new bills that were recently introduced in the House and Senate. TSCL Endorses Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act This ...
Category: Legislative News
Legislative Update for Week Ending March 24, 2017
This week, lawmakers in the House postponed a scheduled vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and leaders made last-minute changes to the text of the bill. In addition, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) delivered l ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending March 17, 2017
This week, the American Health Care Act (AHCA) continued to advance through the House, and lawmakers in the Senate voted to confirm Seema Verma as the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending March 10, 2017
This week, after months of discussions, leaders in the majority party revealed legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act. In addition, in a Wednesday meeting with President Donald Trump, two lawmakers proposed a pla ...
Legislative Update: February/March 2017
New Congress Eyes Testing The “Third Rail” By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst With Republicans in control of the House, the Senate, and the White House for the first time in eight years, The Senior Citizens L ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending March 3, 2017
This week, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-3) introduced legislation that would base Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) on a more accurate measure of inflation. In addition, The Senior Citizens League (TSC ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending February 24, 2017
This week, lawmakers in the House and Senate adjourned for the first holiday recess of the 115th Congress. Lawmakers Adjourn for Holiday Recess This week, lawmakers in the House and Senate returned to their home st ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending February 17, 2017
This week, several lawmakers in the House and Senate met to mark the day when millionaires stop paying into the Social Security program for the year. In addition, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) announced its support f ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending February 10, 2017
This week, lawmakers in the Senate voted to confirm the nomination of Congressman Tom Price (GA-6), who was selected by the Trump administration to become the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending February 3, 2017
This week, despite a boycott by several lawmakers, the Senate Finance Committee advanced the nomination of Congressman Tom Price (GA-6), who was selected by the administration to lead the Department of Health and Human S ...