CONGRESS

The House Education and Workforce Committee released a report examining antisemitism on college campuses.

The House Education and Workforce Committee held a markup of H.R. 7894, the Truman Scholarship Clean House Act; H.R. 7892, the No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026; H.R. 7891, the Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026; H.R. 7893, the FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act; H.R. 7890, the Science of Reading Act of 2026; and H.R. 7661, Stop the Sexualization of Children Act. H.R. 7894 passed by a 19 to 13 vote, H.R. 7892 passed by a 30 to 3 vote, H.R.  7891 passed unanimously, H.R. 7893 passed by a 19 to 13 vote, H.R. 7890 passed unanimously and H.R. 7661passed by a 18 to 13 vote. The bills can now proceed to the House floor for consideration.

ADMINISTRATION

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) confirmed Middle States Commission on Higher Education’s and the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education’s continued recognition with the requirement that they submit monitoring reports tied to the Commission’s suspended standards and references to diversity, equity and inclusion.

According to Politico, the Office of Management and Budget approved the National Institutes of Health’s fiscal year 2026 spending plan.

ED and the U.S. Department of Labor announced a joint grant competition for the Talent Search Program, marking the first such effort under a new interagency agreement (IAA) between the two agencies.

ED and the U.S Department of Treasury announced an IAA that would transfer the functions of ED’s Office of Federal Student Aid that pertain to collection on defaulted Federal student loans, servicing of non-defaulted loans and other functions to Treasury Department, with the first phase of the transfer focusing on collections on defaulted loans.

The White House released a National AI Legislative Framework. The related fact sheet can be found here.

COURTS

A Federal judge issued a temporary injunction delaying ED’s deadline for institutions in the Plaintiff’s States to submit admissions data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement Survey.

EVENTS

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

March 26: House Education and Workforce Full Committee Hearing titled “U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat.”

March 26: House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing titled “Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies – Member Day.”

March 26: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Full Committee Hearing titled “Don’t Fumble Their Future: Positioning Student-Athletes for Success in School and Beyond.”