Billy Wynne

House Agriculture Committee Releases Reconciliation Text; Expands SNAP Work Requirements and Requires States to Fund A Portion of Benefits The House Agriculture Committee released a committee print of its budget reconciliation legislation ahead of the full committee markup beginning Tuesday evening (section-by-section; overview; one-pager on state accountability; one-pager on prioritizing work in SNAP). Subtitle A deals with nutrition programs, in…

Agencies Seek Public Input for Deregulatory Plan Aimed at Reducing Costs and Empowering Providers; Comments Due Approximately on July 12 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) as part of a major initiative to reduce regulatory burdens across the health care…

Updated Budget Reconciliation Text: Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Health Savings Accounts, Premium Tax Credit Recapture Limit, and More The House Ways and Means Committee (W&M) released an amendment in the nature of a substitute (AINS) to its budget reconciliation legislation ahead of the full committee markup on Tuesday, May 13.   Health-Related Proposals. The 389-page AINS…

President Trump Signs EO on Most-Favored-Nation Pricing; HHS to Communicate MFN Price Targets by June 11 President Trump signed an executive order entitled “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients” (fact sheet). Overall, the EO calls out the American subsidization of prescription drugs through research and development and higher prices compared to…

Agency Lays out Legal Considerations Surrounding the HHS Reorganization On March 27, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a significant reorganization plan pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order on government efficiency, aiming to consolidate several of its operating divisions. The reorganization includes the formation of the Administration for Healthy America (AHA)…

Committee Considers James O’Neill for HHS Deputy Secretary; Senators Press Nominee on Agency Reorganization, Women’s Health, and Vaccine Policy. The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee convened a hearing to consider the nomination of James O’Neill to serve as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Mr. O’Neill largely aligned himself with…

Litigation Update: Legal Cases in Response to Trump-Vance Administration Executive Actions President Trump has signed more than 145 Executive Orders (EOs) since taking office, hundreds of lawsuits have been filed, and at least 143 rulings have led to full or partial temporary pauses on the government’s ability to implement EOs or other executive actions.  Our litigation tracker is updated daily with information…

Appropriators Discuss FY 2026 Budget with USDA Secretary Rollins; Democrats Criticize Program Cuts The Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies each held hearings to discuss the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget request for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) with USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins. Much of the hearings focused on…

OIG Identifies $17 Billion in Potential Federal Health Care Savings Through Program Reforms Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) released a report identifying up to $17 billion in potential cost savings if Congress acts on a subset of recent OIG findings highlighting major opportunities to improve efficiency…

President Trump Issues EOs to Promote Domestic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and End Funding for Gain-of-Function Research President Trump issued executive orders aimed at promoting domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing and improving the safety and security of biological research. Additional details for each follow. Regulatory Relief to Promote Domestic Production of Critical Medicines (fact sheet) – The fact sheet…