HOUSE and SENATE 

By a vote of 53-47, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. 

By a 29-21 vote, the House Education and Labor Committee passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2022. 

The Senate accepted the U.S House of Representatives’ request for a conference on the House-passed America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) ACT and the Senate-passed United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA). The House and Senate also both named conferees that will represent the respective chambers in the conference. The list of House conferees can be found here, and the list of Senate Democrat and Senate Republican conferees can be found here and here respectively. 

ADMINISTRATION 

The Biden Administration announced that it is extending the pause on student loan payments, interest and collections through August 31. The Department of Education’s (ED) statement on the extension also announced that it intends to return all loans presently in default to good standing when repayment begins. 

The Biden Administration released a fact sheet on “Building Better School Infrastructure.” 

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES 

Penn Hill Group provides a list of grant opportunities and summaries for select grants. Please visit our  website for more information.