ADMINISTRATION

The Administration submitted additional materials related to its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget request to Congress. The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) budget request can be found here, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL’s) budget can be found here and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS’s) budget request can be found here. The full FY 2026 budget appendix can be found here.

ED announced the appointment of Dr. Amber Northern as a senior advisor to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, with a focus on reforming the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

ED paused its plan to garnish Social Security benefits for defaulted student loan borrowers.

President Trump sent Congress a request to rescind a total of $9.4 billion in FY 2025 and FY 2026 funding. This recission request largely consists of cuts to funding for foreign aid and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. If the House and Senate maintain their current projected schedule, Congress has until July 18 to approve or deny this request.

President Trump dismissed all members of the National Board for Education Sciences (NBES).

COURTS

A Federal district court judge denied two requests for preliminary injunctions regarding the Administration’s actions to cancel IES contracts, the reduction in force (RIF) of IES staff and other related actions.

An appellate court judge upheld a previous court order barring Federal agencies from conducting further RIFs and reorganizations.

A Federal district court judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing grant terminations by AmeriCorps and other related actions for 24 States and the District of Columbia. The order requires the restoration of such grants and prohibits the requirement that AmeriCorps member’s activities cease.

A Federal district court judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking DOL from suspending operations at Job Corps centers across the country.

EVENTS

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

June 10: House Education and Workforce Subcommittee Hearing titled “Screentime in Schools.”

June 10: Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing titled “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health.”

June 12: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing titled “Winning Off the Field: Legislative Proposal to Stabilize NIL and College Athletics”