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This week, House Republicans will step up their efforts to get the President’s reconciliation package ready for a vote before Memorial Day. As the bill winds its way through various committees, GOP leaders have reportedly agreed to accelerating proposed Medicaid work requirements and the phaseout of clean energy tax credits. Differences remain over changes to state and local tax deductions.

As House Republicans continue their efforts to advance a reconciliation package, Trump Administration agency heads will testify before Congress on their funding requests for the 2026 fiscal year. Meanwhile, the Administration announced the United States and China have significantly reduced tariffs for 90 days, giving the countries more time to work on a longer-term trade agreement.

As House negotiators continue working to craft a single reconciliation package, the White House has released its “skinny budget” proposal for the 2026 fiscal year. The Trump Administration’s blueprint calls for a 23% reduction in domestic spending and a 13% boost for defense funds, which would reach $1 trillion for the first time.

Jane Lucas, partner in Alston & Bird’s Health Care Legislative & Public Policy Group, has been recognized as one of the most influential people shaping policy in Washington, DC by the Washingtonian.

This week, House Republicans will begin work on a single reconciliation package that includes the Trump Administration’s proposals for immigration enforcement, cutting taxes, and modifying Medicaid. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will need to rally near-unanimous support among his party in the House, where Republicans hold a razor-thin majority. 

Alston & Bird has once again been named a “Top-Performing Lobbying Firm” by Bloomberg Government. Based on key revenue metrics, the tenth annual list of leading lobbyists highlights those firms that “set the standard in 2024.” 

Elinor Hiller will speak on the panel “Medicare Advantage and PHM: Congressional and Administrative Priorities and Considerations” at this two-day conference hosted by the AHCA/NCAL.

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This week, the House takes up the Senate-passed budget resolution. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) hopes for passage before the upcoming two-week recess, but key differences remain over the spending cuts needed to offset the tax measures. Meanwhile, President Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today to discuss the war in Gaza as well as last week’s larger-than-anticipated tariffs.

On Wednesday, the Trump Administration will mark what it’s calling “Liberation Day” by launching an array of reciprocal tariffs on various countries. In Congress, House and Senate GOP leaders will continue to reconcile their bodies’ differing budget resolutions. And the House will vote on a bill to restrict federal judges’ ability to issue injunctions blocking administrative policies.