CONGRESS                    

U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy wrote several Federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education (ED), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding how the agencies will comply with the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises et al vs. Raimondo. This decision overruled the court’s previous decision in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. vs. Natural Resources Defense Council regarding deference to agency interpretation of statutes passed by Congress.

The U.S. House Rules Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday, July 8 to consider H.J. Res. 165, a Congressional Review Act measure pertaining to the Biden Administration’s recently promulgated Title IX regulations. This Rules Committee action signals that the full House is likely to consider this measure soon.

ADMINISTRATION       

Media outlets reported that ED would place three million borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Federal student loan repayment plan in forbearance status after injunctions were issued by two District Court judges last week pertaining to the plan’s implementation.

JUDICIARY

A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 10^th Circuit issued a stay of an injunction imposed by one of two District Courts blocking further implementation of the SAVE Federal student loan repayment plan.

A Federal District Judge in Texas imposed a preliminary injunction on DOL’s recently promulgated overtime rule citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine. The injunction only applies to employees of the State of Texas.

EVENTS

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

July 9: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Full Committee Hearing on “Everyday Expenses and Everyday Americans: How High Costs Impact Children and Families.”

July 9: Senate Committee on Finance Full Committee Hearing on “Examining the State of Child Care: How Federal Policy Solutions Can Support Families, Close Existing Gaps, and Strengthen Economic Growth.”

July 10: House Appropriations Committee Full Committee Markup of the Fiscal Year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

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