Power Play: Washington Week in Review April 19

WHITE HOUSE UPDATE

Monday, April 19

Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials

Wednesday, April 21

Coronavirus: President Biden Announces the U.S. Has Administered 200 Million Shots

Friday, April 23

Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Thursday, April 22

Behavioral Health: Senate Judiciary Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee Holds Hearing on “Behavioral Health and Policing: Interactions and Solutions”

Nomination: Senate Committee on Finance Holds Hearing to Consider the Nominations of Andrea Joan Palm to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services and Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Biomedical Research: Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on “Protecting U.S. Biomedical Research: Efforts to Prevent Undue Foreign Influence”

Prescription Drugs: Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Education and Labor Committee Chair Bobby Scott (D-VA) Reintroduce H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act

REGULATORY UPDATE

Monday, April 19

HHS: HHS Announces Nearly $150 Million from American Rescue Plan to Support Community-Bases Health Care Providers with COVID-19 Response

Friday, April 23

CMS: CMS Announces Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule Final Rule Will be Further Delayed

EVENTS

House Natural Resources Committee

Subcommittee Hearing “Accessibility for People with Disabilities on National Parks and Public Lands”

Tuesday, April 27, 12:00 PM

House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology

Subcommittee on Research and Technology Hearing “National Science Foundation: Advancing Research for the Future of U.S. Innovation”

Wednesday, April 28, 10:00 AM