CONGRESS

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) announced her candidacy for the top Democrat position on the House Education and Workforce Committee. With her announcement, she joins Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) in challenging Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), who currently holds the position.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report titled “U.S. Department of Education—Application of the Impoundment Control Act to Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Grant Program.” The report concluded that the Administration did not illegally withhold funding for CCAMPIS, a grant program that supports on-campus child care.

ADMINISTRATION

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a proposed rule that would increase fees associated with Optional Practical Training (OPT) to $70,000 for an international F-1 student’s initial OPT and $30,000 for each subsequent OPT.

COURTS

A Federal court vacated a district court decision that had ordered the University of Pennsylvania to comply with an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) subpoena seeking the names and contact information of certain Jewish employees.

A Federal judge dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging the State of Virginia’s laws allowing certain undocumented students to qualify for in-State tuition, ruling that the statutes were not preempted by Federal law.