Hart Health Strategies Guide to the 118th Congress: https://tinyurl.com/4kcpeuna

***Hart Health Strategies Guide to the 118th Congress: https://tinyurl.com/4kcpeuna

Lawmakers to Discuss Gain-of-Function Research Funding Report at Hearing This Week, Membership of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Health Panel Leadership Preview Agendas for 118th Congress, Schiff Announces Run for CA Senate Seat, GAO Releases New Report on Pandemic Relief Funds, FDA Panel Recommends Harmonizing COVID-19 Vaccines, Advocates Celebrate Elimination of X-Waiver at White House Event, CDC Announces Internal Reorganization.

House Republicans Call for Debt Limit Negotiations, Reps. Banks, Gallego Announce Senate Intentions, GAO Report Raises Concerns with Gain of Function Research Oversight, Pallone Highlights Lack of Clinical Trial Transparency Enforcement, Study Shows Barriers to Psychiatric Care for Military Families.

*Hart Health Strategies Inc. Guide to the 118th Congress: https://tinyurl.com/4kcpeuna

House Approves Rules for 118th Congress, House Passes Born-Alive Legislation, MO Republican Jason Smith to Chair Ways & Means, Agreement Reached on House Committee Ratios, Sanders Presses Moderna on Possible Vaccine Price Hike, Dems Ask HHS to Use March-In Rights for Prostate Cancer Treatment, Former NE Governor Ricketts to Replace Sasse in Senate, President to Deliver State of the Union Address February 7, Treasury to Begin Extraordinary Measures to Avoid Debt Default, COVID-19 PHE Renewed Through April, FLOTUS Undergoes Surgery to Remove Skin Lesions, CMS Announces Distribution of First Tranche of New GME Slots, USPSTF Welcomes Three New Members, Maine Epidemiologist Chosen for CDC Leadership Post, Gallup Releases Annual Poll on Professional Ethics Ratings.

Hart Health Strategies Guide to the 118th Congress: https://tinyurl.com/4kcpeuna

President Signs FY 23 Omnibus into Law, House Adjourns Without a Speaker or Swearing in Representatives-Elect, GOP Releases Rules Package, Capitol and House Office Buildings to Reopen, Oversight, Energy and Commerce Democrats Release Report on Aduhelm Approval, Jaime Raskin Announces “Serious but Curable” Cancer Diagnosis

Omnibus Package Passes and the 117th Congress Adjourns, House Reauthorizes Childhood Cancer Research Bill, Passes Reproductive Health Resolution, Spanberger Urges DEA, FDA to Act on Adderall Shortage, Jeffries Taps DelBene as DCCC Chair, House Dems Approve Roster of Ranking Members

***2023 Combined House and Senate Calendar: https://rollcall.com/2022/12/13/senate-and-house-calendars-now-set-for-2023/

Federal Funding Extended through Dec. 23, Legislation to Help Address Maternal Mortality Advances, Defense Authorization Sent to President’s Desk, House Intelligence Panel Releases COVID-19 Reports, Matsui to Co-Chair Rare Disease Caucus, Mike Braun (R-IN) to Exit Senate in 2024, Virginia to Hold Special Election Feb. 21, GAO Explores Persistent PEPFAR Staffing Challenges, SAMHSA Proposes to Make Permanent COVID-Era Addiction Treatment Flexibilities, HHS Proposes to Strengthen MA Consumer Protections.

Federal Funding Deadline Fast Approaches as Congress Negotiates Year-End Package, Warnock Victory Secures 51-Seat Majority for Senate Democrats, House Passes FY2023 NDAA, House Passes Bill to Help Address Maternal Mortality, Warren, Jayapal Press USPTO on Drug Prices, Democrats Warn Against Fraud, Abuse in ACO REACH, Future of Select COVID Panel Unclear as Final Report Released, Walensky Voices Support for Public Health Data Bill, Longtime NIAID No. 2 to Serve as Acting Director, New Tool Launched to Determine App Compliance with Rules and Regulations, The Rundown

***House Calendar for 118th Congress: https://www.republicanwhip.gov/2023-house-calendar/

Democratic Leadership Elections Update, Republicans to Retain Earmarks in 118th Congress, Negotiations on Year-End Omnibus Continue, Senate Passes Heart Disease, Hearing Screening Legislation, Biden Administration Criticizes GOP Debt Limit Plan, Finance Leadership Release Final Mental Health Proposal, Democrats Press for UNOS, OPTN Reforms, VA Rep. McEachin Dies at Age 61, Mpox PHE to Expire Jan. 31, Changes to FDA’s Blood Donation Policies Expected

Senators Seek Solutions for Dual-Eligibles, House Democrats to Vote on Leadership, Caucus Rules This Week, Medicare Prior Authorization Transparency Bill Introduced in Senate, Incoming House Global Health Panel Chair Outlines Agenda, HHS Plan to Fund New COVID Vaccine Initiative with Provider Relief Fund Met with Opposition by House GOP Health Leaders, Senate Republicans Call for Halt of Gain of Function Research, ARPA-H Launches Website, Social Media Accounts, WHO to Rename Monkeypox ‘MPOX’, Republican States Push for Repeal of Health Worker Vaccine Mandate