CONGRESS The House Education and Workforce Committee held a markup of H.R. 6392, the Home School Graduation Recognition Act; H.R. 6498, the Student Financial Clarity Act, H.R. 6502; the College Financial Aid Clarity Act; and H.R. 6472, an amendment to provide in-state tuition rates for residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives was scheduled to debate and vote on the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act; however, just prior to debate on the legislation, House GOP leadership pulled the bill from the floor. The leadership has not yet announced a new schedule for floor consideration of this […]
CONGRESS Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Bill Cassidy (R-LA) launched investigations into 18 states and the District of Columbia over their policies allowing transgender students to play on women’s sports teams. House Education and Workforce Committee Chair Tim Walberg (R-MI) launched an investigation into the Berkeley Unified School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, […]
CONGRESS Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) was appointed to the House Education and Workforce Committee. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed an amended version of S. 222, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced six new interagency agreements (IAAs) with four agencies: the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. […]
CONGRESS The Federal government ended its shutdown period after Congress passed a fiscal year 2026 continuing resolution, funding the government through January 30, 2026. The bill text can be found here. A group of Democrats wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, expressing concern with the Administration’s rollback of disability employment protections […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Fall interns, Charlie Hatcher and Sarah Kidd. Charlie will graduate from Claremont McKenna College in December of this year with a degree in Government. Sarah is currently a Senior at Georgetown University, where she is majoring in Government with a minor in Religion, Ethics and World Affairs. Learn a little bit […]
CONGRESS This week, the Federal government remains in a shutdown period after Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund operations for fiscal year 2026. A group of Senate Democrats wrote to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon opposing the Trump Administration’s efforts to halt the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) enforcement of the […]
CONGRESS The Federal government remains in a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund operations into fiscal year 2026. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a final rule on Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). COURTS A Federal district court judge indefinitely extended the injunction on the Trump Administration from conducting […]
CONGRESS The Federal government remains in a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund operations into fiscal year 2026. The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation favorably reported S.1070, the National STEM Week Act, out of the Committee. There were no amendments offered to the bill. ADMINISTRATION The Administration […]
CONGRESS The Federal government remains in a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund operations into fiscal year 2026. ADMINISTRATION Following the Administration’s initiation of a reduction-in-force (RIF) at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) last week, ED has informed Congress that the layoffs affected 64 staff from the Office of […]
