WHITE HOUSE UPDATE
Monday, March 1
Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Tuesday, March 2
Coronavirus: Remarks by President Biden on the Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
Wednesday, March 3
Cancer: Remarks by President Biden in a Bipartisan Meeting on Cancer
Coronavirus: Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on 2021 Special Health Insurance Enrollment Period Coverage Progress
Friday, March 5
Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Saturday, March 6
Coronavirus: Remarks by President Biden on the Senate Passage of the American Rescue Plan
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Tuesday, March 2
Senate HELP: Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) Announces HELP Subcommittee Assignments
Telehealth:
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on “The Future of Telehealth: How COVID-19 is Changing the Delivery of Virtual Care”
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) Delivers Opening Remarks
Thursday, March 4
Budget: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Introduces The American Rescue Plan Act (Senate Version)
Saturday, March 6
Coronavirus:
- Senate Passes American Rescue Plan in Party-Line Vote
- Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) Delivers Statement on Passage of COVID-19 Relief Package
- Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) Applauds Passage of $12.7 Billion to Ensure People with Disabilities Can Live Independently During the Pandemic
- Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Delivers Statement on Vote Against COVID-19 Relief Package
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, March 1
FDA: FDA Issues Authorization for Quidel QuickVue At-Home COVID-19 Test
Tuesday, March 2
HHS:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces Additional Biden-Harris Administration Staff Appointments
- Biden Administration Announces Manufacturing Collaboration Between Merck and Johnson & Johnson to Expand Production of COVID-19 Vaccines
EVENTS
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
“Examining Our COVID-19 Response: An Update from the Frontlines”
Tuesday, March 9, 10:00 AM
House Committee on Appropriations
“Challenges Facing Veterans in Accessing Fertility Services”
Tuesday, March 9, 10:00 AM
House Committee on Appropriations
“COVID-19 and the Mental Health and Substance Use Crises”
Thursday, March 11, 10:00 AM
House Committee on Appropriations
Friday, March 11, 11:30 AM