CQ Roll Call Policy Briefs

Scientists are unsure if Americans will need COVID-19 booster shots to combat virus variants, but experts say lawmakers need to get started on policy considerations now. CQ Roll Call's Ariel Cohen reports.

Efforts to combat coronavirus spread have produced a plastics surge as manufacturers have been working overtime to supply disposable personal protective equipment, take-out food containers and packaging required for all those home deliveries. That ramped-up plastic production provides fresh impetus to proposals aimed at curbing how much of that material gets dumped into the environment. CQ Roll Call's Joseph Morton reports

New Department of Health and Human Services data shared exclusively first with CQ Roll Call shows that efforts by states to seek work requirements or capped funding result in reduced enrollment and access to care. Sandhya Raman reports.

Seven referrals were sent to the House Committee on Ethics during the 116th Congress. That's the lowest number of investigations since 2009. CQ Roll Call's Chris Marquette has more.

The House is expected to clear a bill to close a gun show loophole on background checks and CQ Roll Call's Todd Ruger has more on the debate in the Senate.

The coronavirus pandemic caused massive disruptions to the decennial census, but it also laid the groundwork for big changes in the way the government looks at data. CQ Roll Call's Michael Macagnone reports.

The COVID-19 pandemic upended virtually every aspect of the transportation industry. Now, one year later, lawmakers tasked with crafting infrastructure policy have to figure out which of those changes will be permanent. CQ Roll Call's Jessica Wehrman reports.

One year into the pandemic, many American companies have wholeheartedly embraced remote work and Zoom. But Congress is still grappling with how to conduct old fashioned politics while adapting to the digital post-pandemic era. CQ Roll Call's Gopal Ratnam reports.

COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on health and health care. CQ Roll Call's Mary Ellen McIntire's takes a look at health policies and shifts over the last year.

Expanding telehealth and broadband services lacked major political backing despite bipartisan support before the pandemic. Now advocates are hoping to make permanent policy changes spurred by COVID-19. CQ Roll Call's Dean DeChiaro reports.