E&C Punts SUPPORT Act Vote, GOP Rejects Dem’s December Deal Revival

By Dorothy Mills-Gregg / April 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM

The House Energy & Commerce Committee adjourned its markup Tuesday (April 8) without voting on legislation to reauthorize the landmark law to address the opioid crisis, the SUPPORT Act, and committee Republicans rejected a proposal from Democrats to advance most portions of the bipartisan, bicameral health deal that stalled in December after Elon Musk nixed the broader spending bill it was part of.


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