Congress

The White House says the president will veto the bill if it reaches his desk. But GOP lawmakers pushed the measure as the political fight over vaccine mandates deepens.

Congress passed a law last year to shield patients from surprise out-of-network medical charges. But many doctors in the House now say the way the law is to be implemented unfairly favors insurers.

The latest iteration of President Joe Biden’s social-spending package would close the health insurance gap for at least 2.2 million people, including more than 400,000 in Florida, where political opposition has blocked Medicaid expansion.

The bill, unveiled by Florida Rep. Lois Frankel, would allow local governments and private businesses to impose their own COVID rules and ignore state laws.

With new research released last year, Congress mandated a pilot program that will pay to train service dogs and place them in veterans' homes.

More than 2 million adults are uninsured because their states have not accepted Medicaid expansion. Congressional Democrats want to offer them coverage in the bill being debated, but competition to get into that package is fierce.

Congress' attending physician announced vaccinated and unvaccinated House members will again have to mask up while in the U.S. Capitol or risk a fine.

AARP says a new study demonstrates the need to support family caregivers. The organization is pushing Congress to pass legislation that would provide a tax credit up to $5,000 for eligible caregivers.

Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. John Rutherford are proposing the Freedom to Fly Act, which would bar the TSA from asking passengers for proof of COVID vaccine status on domestic flights.

The U.S. House is considering a bill to give Medicare the power to negotiate lower costs for prescription drugs like insulin, a life-saving diabetes medicine that can cost families thousands of dollars a year.