A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group

HOUSE and SENATE

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

ADMINISTRATION

The U.S. Department of Education concluded its second and final negotiated rulemaking subcommittee session on prison education programs.

The White House released a fact sheet on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a statement on the timeline for preparing a cost estimate for the Build Back Better Act.

The U.S. Department of Labor released a preliminary version of a proposed rule that would rescind regulations on Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPS) and recognition of IRAPs by Standard Recognition Entities (SREs). The rule is scheduled for official release in the Federal register on Monday, November 15.

EVENTS

Penn Hill Group plans on providing clients a summary of the following events next week:

November 17: House Committee on Education and Labor Joint Subcommittee Hearing on, “Examining the Implementation of COVID-19 Education Funds.”

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

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