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 […]

CONGRESS  The U.S. Senate officially named conferees for the Congressional conference on the House-passed America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act and the Senate-passed United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA).  By a vote of 55-41, the Senate passed a resolution disapproving of a Department of Health and Human […]

CONGRESS By a vote of 67-27, the U.S. Senate agreed to go to conference on the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act/United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA). The motion agreed to by the Senate also made in order 28 motions to instruct conferees, including a motion related […]

CONGRESS The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) announced that the deadline for submitting outside witness testimonies is Wednesday, May 11. The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate were in recess this week and will reconvene for legislative business on Tuesday, April 26 and […]

HOUSE and SENATE The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are in recess and will reconvene for legislative business on Tuesday, April 26 and Monday, April 25, respectively. ADMINISTRATION The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report on “Student Loan Borrowers Potentially At-Risk when Payment Suspension ends.” The U.S. Department of Education […]

HOUSE and SENATE  By a vote of 53-47, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.  By a 29-21 vote, the House Education and Labor Committee passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2022.  The Senate accepted the U.S […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations announced the subcommittee deadlines for programmatic and Congressionally Directed Spending requests for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations cycle. The deadline for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE    The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations announced the subcommittee deadlines for programmatic and member requests. The deadline for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations subcommittee is April 27.  Congressmember Don […]