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 […]
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 […]