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

CONGRESS

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sen. Laphonza Butler’s (D-CA) Senate committee assignments and announced that Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-AZ) will be seated on the Senate Appropriations Committee.

The U.S. House of Representatives held votes on Tuesday and Wednesday and Friday to elect a Speaker of the House but has been unable to elect a new Speaker.

Chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su requesting that the U.S. Department of Labor extend the deadline for public comment on its proposed overtime rule.

ADMINISTRATION

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced that E-Rate program funds can be used to support Wi-Fi connections on school buses.

The U.S. Department released a blog post on school librarians titled “School Librarians: One of a Student’s Best Resources.”

EVENTS

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

October 24: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee Hearing on “Bad for Business: DOL’s Proposed Overtime Rule.”

October 25: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee Hearing on “The Power of Apprenticeships: Faster, Better Paths to Prosperous Jobs and Less Waste in Higher Education.”

October 25: Senate Committee on Finance Full Committee Hearing on “Exploring Paid Leave: Policy, Practice, and Impact on the Workforce.”

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

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