CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate adjourned this week for the July Fourth holiday and will return Tuesday, July 12 and Monday, July 11, respectively. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a press release on, and released unofficial copies of, its forthcoming proposed regulations on Borrower Defense to Repayment, […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) released its committee report for fiscal year (FY) 2023. The House Committee on Appropriations approved the LHHS subcommittee FY 2023 bill on a 32-24 vote. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) suffered a hip injury and his office […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations approved its 302(b) subcommittee allocations for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations cycle. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released legislative text for FY 2023 and passed the bill out of the subcommittee by a voice vote. The […]
Penn Hill Group congratulates Principal Vic Klatt on being named one of Washington’s Most Influential People by The Washingtonian. The list spotlights 500 individuals across 18 policy areas including education and labor who influence public policy in roles outside of the Federal government. The Washingtonian noted that each individual listed has “deep subject-matter […]
CONGRESS A bipartisan group of senators announced that they have agreed to a framework for firearm-related legislation that includes provisions regarding school safety and mental health. ADMINISTRATION President Biden signed an executive order on “Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals,” which, in part, aims to address “harmful and discriminatory legislative […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1151, a deeming resolution that establishes an overall Federal discretionary spending limit at $1.6 trillion for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 for the purposes of House Appropriations Committee action on FY 2023 appropriations bills. This resolution is not binding upon the Senate. The House Appropriations Committee released […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate were in recess this week and will reconvene for legislative business on Tuesday, June 7, and Monday June 6, respectively. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration announced the cancellation of all remaining Federal student loans that were borrowed to attend “any campus owned or operated by Corinthian […]
CONGRESS The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee voted in favor of the nominations of Nasser Paydar, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the role of Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and LaWanda Toney, President Biden’s nominee to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach at […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Reauthorization Act of 2022 by a vote of 220-196. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued guidance to help institutions of higher education (IHEs) with the provision of mental health supports for students, faculty and staff. ED announced that it will hold […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee announced subcommittee deadlines for submitting requests to testify and written testimonies. For the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, the deadline to submit a request to testify is May 16 at 8pm EST and the deadline to submit written testimony is May […]
