A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the Federal government funded through December 3, 2021. The House Budget Committee has scheduled a markup on Saturday, September 25 to report reconciliation submissions from House […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The House Committee on Ways and Means completed the markup of its budget reconciliation legislation. The U.S. Senate confirmed James R. Kvaal to be the Under Secretary of Education at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) by a […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE AND SENATE The House Committee on Education and Labor approved legislation in response to the reconciliation instructions included in the FY 2022 Congressional Budget Resolution. The measure passed Committee by a 28 to 22 vote. The House Committee on Ways […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights opened investigations in five States to determine if the prohibition of mask mandates in such states discriminates against students with disabilities. ED released guidance for K-12 schools on how to use American […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE AND SENATE The U.S House of Representatives approved the U.S Senate-passed Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget resolution, officially triggering the start of the budget reconciliation process. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education (ED) announced that it will no longer enforce a […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE AND SENATE The U.S House of Representatives is scheduled to vote next week on a rule that will allow debate on the U.S Senate’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget resolution. The House plans to vote on the FY22 budget resolution […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The U.S Senate passed its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget resolution.  The resolution instructs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) to produce legislation that spends $726 billion over ten years and instructs the […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The U.S Senate released the text of its bipartisan infrastructure bill, the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.” The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee voted 11-11 on the advancement of Catherine Lhamon’s nomination to serve […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The U.S Senate voted to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed on the bipartisan infrastructure agreement, beginning the process of floor consideration for this legislation. The House of Representatives passed a seven-bill Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House of Representatives is expected to consider the FY 2022 LHHS appropriations legislation as part of a package of seven appropriations bills the week of July 26. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced […]