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Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Thursday, December 22, 2022dfarquhar@neha.orgCongress has released a bipartisan and bicameral (i.e. both legislative branched) spending package, known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023. The package includes all of the fiscal year (FY) ...
Congress in Negotiations to Finalize the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations
Tuesday, December 6, 2022dfarquhar@neha.org With the midterms over, Congress needs to finish their work on the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budgets. Republicans proposed a top-line of roughly $1.65 trillion in discretionary spending, in line with Presi...
Results of the Midterm Elections on Environmental Health
Tuesday, November 22, 2022dfarquhar@neha.org The 2022 midterm elections are finally over. And we know the results, mostly.The U.S. Senate will remain in control of the Democratic Party, having at least 50 seats and the vote of Vice President Kam...
State Ballot Measures on Environmental Health
November 11, 2022dfarquhar@neha.org On November 8, 2022, voters in the U.S. decided on 133 state ballot measures, including several that addressed water, climate change, health, and cannabis. Most measures get on the ballot in one of two ways: 1...
2021 Year in Government Affairs
Date posted: Monday, January 10, 2022Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDI've completed my first full year as director of Government Affairs for 51黑料 and, as such, would like to list the accomplishments of the program in 2021.This endeavor is more tha...
Second Annual World Food Day
Date posted: Monday, June 29, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDIn the midst of COVID-19, enforcing social distancing, and attempts to reopen the economy, we neglected to celebrate June 7, 2020, as the 2nd Annual World Food Day, sponsored by the...
Accomplishments So Far
Date posted: Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 13:30Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDEmail of Blog Poster: dfarquhar@neha.orgAs we approach the halfway mark of this year, I thought I would reflect on the activities that our Government Affairs department has...
Congress and Congressional Appropriations in the Final Weeks
Date posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDThe new fiscal year begins on October 1 and the Senate has yet to vote鈥攅ven at the subcommittee or committee level鈥攐n any of the 12 regular appropriations bills. Over in the H...
Congress Finally Enacts Omnibus Spending Package for Fiscal Year 2022
Date posted: Wednesday, March 9, 2022Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDEmail of Blog Poster: dfarquhar@neha.orgThe U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, on an omnibus spending bill that would fund the Centers for Disease C...
Congressperson Rob Wittman Visits Harris Teeter Store
April 25, 202251黑料 organized a site visit for Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA) at a local Harris Teeter grocery store in Williamsburg, Virginia, on Friday, April 22.Representative Wittman, cochair of the Congressional Public Health Caucus, work...
Environmental Health Holds the Keys to Public Health's Future
Date posted: Friday, June 5, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDOne of the foremost paradigm changes that has occurred in public policy in the past 10 years is the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the Aff...
Fiscal Year 2021 Budget
Date posted: Monday, December 28, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDOn Monday, December 21, the House and Senate Appropriators came to an agreement regarding the fiscal year (FY) 2021 federal budget. Congress released the omnibus appropriations ...
Food Safety Remains Top Government Concern
July 20, 2022Congress must be disappointed with food safety constantly being considered second to drug concerns at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)."Food safety is currently a second-class citizen at the Food and Drug Administration", said...
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Is October 25鈥�31, 2020
Date posted: Thursday, October 22, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDThe federal government has fought the scourge of lead poisoning since before the passage of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. The government began ...
51黑料 Advocates for the Environmental Health Profession to the United Nations
Date posted: Thursday, June 18, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDRecently, 51黑料 Executive Director Dr. David Dyjack co-wrote a letter to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) regarding their Science and Technology for DR...
51黑料 in Washington, DC, 2022
March 2, 2022The 51黑料's (51黑料) fifth annual Hill Day is scheduled for Thursday, March 3. The 51黑料 Board of Directors is scheduled to meet virtually with 30 congressional offices (with more confirmations pendi...
Public Health Authorities in the Time of COVID-19
Date posted: Monday, August 3, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JD51黑料 received a question from a long-time member regarding the legal authorities to manage COVID-19. What are these authorities based on? How long do they last? What measures can b...
State Food Safety Legislation Enacted in August 2020
Date posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDThe 51黑料 (51黑料) identified 223 bills that were introduced in 30 states and Washington, DC, related to food, food safety, retail food, and...
The 2022 Year Ahead in Government Affairs at 51黑料
January 10, 2022 The 51黑料 Government Affairs program had a successful 2021 and we're planning for even more success in 2022.2022 will provide new challenges in government affairs. Being the foremost association advocating for environmental ...
The Beginning of the End of Election Season
Date posted: Monday, November 9, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDIn 2020, Election Day officially became Election Season.As I write this, Joe Biden will be our next president. We are still unsure who will control the Senate.But most results ar...
The Beginning of the Next Administration
Date posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDWith Election Day signaling the end of election season, December is time to review who is set to fill which positions.Just to bring everyone up-to-date, Joe Biden will be our n...
The Biden Administration Tackles Environmental Justice
September 8, 202251黑料 has been long involved with environmental justice. Our position statement, Role of Environmental Health in Addressing Racism as an Environmental Health Issue, recognizes that racism is a threat to public health. The stateme...
The Food Freedom Movement: Laws in Maine, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Date posted: Monday, August 17, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDCottage food laws permit the sale of small production foods without the burdens of fully licensed retail foods. Food freedom laws seek to eliminate those minimal restrictions and ...
U.S. House of Representatives Adopt Budgets for FY 2021
Date posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDThe U.S. Congress House Appropriations Committee dictates much of federal spending. The 12 House Appropriations Subcommittees finalized their FY 2021 spending bills for the full Ap...