Family Voices News
Washington Update October 31, 2023
The House has a Speaker! And so business resumes. This week, negotiations on the budget bills will resume. Read the full newsletter here
Washington Update October 25, 2023
The search for a speaker of the House continues. In the interim, Congress appears to be going about their business- to an extent. Remember that the budget approval is looming (11/17/23 deadline) and until a Speaker is elected, a vote on the appropriations bill- or any...
Washington Update October 19, 2023
Both the Senate and House are in session this week… sort of. The House has been unable to elect a Speaker so much of their business is on hold. Read the full newsletter here
Washington Update October 13, 2023
Legislative UpdateShutdown was averted, but leadership of the House is not clear. Republican leaders of the House hope to vote a new Speaker of the House by the end of the week. For now, Representative McHenry (R. NC) is the “speaker pro tem.” This is temporary and he...
Washington Update October 6, 2023
Congress avoided a government shutdown last Saturday by passing a temporary 45-day continuing resolution until November 17, 2023. Congress Launches MCO Investigation: House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Finance...
Washington Update September 27, 2023
All eyes, ears, and efforts in both chambers of Congress will be focused on the federal budget. It expires on 9/30/23- and agreement to pass appropriation bills and/or a temporary continuing resolution appear nowhere in sight. Read the full newsletter here
Community Code of Kindness
Family Voices is excited to share a new position statement that was created in collaboration with several other organizations. The organizations included in this statement helped to create and adopt the attached collaborative interactions for our national...
Washington Update September 21, 2023
The September 30th deadline for passing a budget is looming, and no agreement is in sight. This memo gives an overview of what HHS programs would be affected by a government shutdown. Those with mandatory funding, such as the F2Fs, would not be affected. Read the full...
New Data Profile on Health Care Transition for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The Center for Transition to Adult Health Care for Youth with Disabilities is in its third year of work to empower youth to lead their own transition to adult health care. One of the key products from the second year of the project was an updated data profile,...
Washington Update September 15, 2023
Both the Senate and the House are back in Washington, DC. The budget will be top of mind, along with plenty of other work and discussions. Drug Shortages: On July 28, 2023, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers unveiled a draft bill intended...