Washington Weekly Roundup Archive: 2006
The WWR Newsletter provides information on Federal and Congressional activities relevant to drug and alcohol treatment and prevention. It is published every week that Congress is in session. If you would like to be added to the email distribution list, click here to sign up. Browse current and back issues below.
| 12/12/06 | 109th Congress Adjourns without Completing FY 07 Budget; Continuing Resolution will Fund Programs in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education at FY 2006 Levels through February 15th |
| 09/29/06 | House and Senate Approve Continuing Resolution to Fund Federal Programs through November 17th |
| 09/22/06 | Senate Subcommittee Conducts Hearing on Federal, State and Local Reentry Initiatives; Witnesses Testify in Support of Continuum of Education, Employment, Housing, and Addiction Treatment Services in Prison, Jail and Community |
| 09/08/06 | SAMHSA Celebrates Recovery Month and Releases Annual Household Survey on Drug Use; Survey Finds Decreases in Overall Youth Drug Use But Also Shows Significant Increase in Use for Older Adults |
| 08/04/06 | Legislation Aimed at Helping Children Affected by Methamphetamine Approved by Full Senate; House Approves Version of the Legislation without Provision for Methamphetamine Treatment |
| 07/28/06 | Second Chance Act, Federal Reentry Legislation, Approved by the House Judiciary Committee |
| 07/21/06 | Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Spending Bill for Programs in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education |
| 07/07/06 | House Approves Spending Bill for Programs in the Department of Justice |
| 06/23/06 | Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Subcommittee Allocations and Begins Annual Funding Process; Work on the House Labor HHS Spending Bill Has Been Stalled |
| 06/16/06 | House Appropriations Committee Approves Spending Bill for Programs in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education |
| 06/07/06 | House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Approves FY 2007 Spending Bill; Bill Would Provide Significant Increase to Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, and Smaller Increases and Cuts for Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Treatment and Research Programming |
| 05/12/06 | Process to Approve FY 07 Budget Resolution Remains Stalled in House of Representatives; Appropriations Committee Moves Forward with Review of Spending Bills |
| 05/08/06 | Appropriations Committees Begin Work on FY 2007 Funding Bills; House Appropriations Chairman Announces Subcommittee Allocations, Including Additional Funding for the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee |
| 05/02/06 | Senate Committee Conducts Hearing on the Effect of Methamphetamine Use and Addiction on the Child Welfare System; Panel Includes Individuals in Recovery from Addiction to Methamphetamine |
| 04/04/06 | Budget Process Stalls Prior to Two-Week Congressional Recess; Likelihood of a House Budget Resolution and a House-Senate Conference Agreement Remains Uncertain |
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| House Budget Committee Approves Budget Resolution; Amendment to Add $7 Billion To Health, Education and Labor Funding Rejected by the Committee; Similar Amendment May be Proposed During Full House Consideration |
| 03/20/06 | Senate Approves Budget Resolution; Package Includes Amendment to Add $7 Billion To Health, Education and Labor Funding |
| 03/08/06 | Senate Approves Budget Resolution; Package Includes Amendment to Add $7 Billion To Health, Education and Labor Funding |
| 02/22/06 | Director of Office of National Drug Control Policy Testifies Before House Subcommittee on FY 2007 Budget; Several Committee Members Express Frustration with Proposed Funding Cuts House Judiciary Subcommittee Approves Second Chance Act; Full Committee Approval Required Next |
| 02/10/06 | House Judiciary Subcommittee Conducts Hearing on the Second Chance Act; Testimony to the Subcommittee Focuses on Importance of Drug Addiction Treatment Services During the Reentry Process |
| Special Issue | President Bush Releases FY 2007 Budget; Includes Reductions for Service and Research Centers, Level Funding for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and Proposal for Two New Grant Programs |
| 02/06/06 | House Votes to Approve Budget Reconciliation; Bill Includes Spending Reductions for Key Health and Human Services Programs, Reauthorization of TANF/Welfare Law and Partial Repeal of Federal Financial Aid Ban |
