A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE By a vote of 61-36, the U.S. Senate confirmed Shalanda Young to serve as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). By a vote of 27-21, the House Education and Labor Committee approved the School […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 omnibus bill, funding the Federal government through the end of the fiscal year. A fact sheet for the Labor, Health and Human Services, […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE Senator Ben Luján (D-NM) returned to Congress after suffering a stroke in January. His absence gave the Republican Party a temporary 50-49 majority in the U.S. Senate which has now returned to an even 50-50 split with Vice […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The U.S House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate were in recess this week. Both chambers return for legislative business on Monday, February 28. ADMINISTRATION Federal Student Aid (FSA) issued a Request for Information and background information on […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE Congress passed a continuing resolution to keep the Federal government funded through March 11. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education (ED) issued a press release on recently approved borrower defense claims for several institutions of higher education (IHEs). The […]
Penn Hill Group is pleased to announce the addition of Elyse Wasch as Vice President. Wasch joins Penn Hill Group from Capitol Hill, where she most recently served as Legislative Director and Deputy Chief of Staff for Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) for nearly 17 years. During her more than 27-year career on Capitol Hill, Wasch […]
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 March 11. On a 14-8 vote, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted to advance the nomination of Glenna […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Spring intern, Madeleine Furlow. Maddy is currently a Junior at Indiana University majoring in Law & Public Policy and minoring in Russian language. See below to learn about all that she brings to the Penn Hill Group team! Why did you decide to spend a semester in DC? I decided to […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE By a vote of 222-210, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act, the House counterpart to the U.S. Senate’s United States Innovation and Competition […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The U.S. House of Representatives released the text of the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act, the House counterpart to the U.S. Senate’s United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA). […]
