A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) that President Trump signed into law. The resolution will keep the Federal government funded through December 11, 2020. The House passed an updated version of the Health and Economic Recovery […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Fall interns, Soraya Zrikem and Kirsten Mettler. Soraya, a returning Penn Hill Group intern, is a senior at the University of Michigan and is pursuing a double major in Philosophy, Politics & Economics and English. Kirsten is a sophomore at Stanford University and plans to major in Political Science with minors […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) on Tuesday to keep the Federal government funded through December 11, 2020. At present the earliest the CR could pass the Senate is Tuesday, September 29. The Senate […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE House Committee on Education and Labor Democrats introduced the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020. The press release issued on the bill indicated the Committee would markup the bill on Thursday, September 24. House Minority leadership announced an […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The U.S. Senate failed to invoke cloture, by a 52-47 vote, on a Senate GOP leadership COVID-19 relief bill. ADMINISTRATION U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos sent a letter to Chief State School Officers stating that the […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE Reports indicate that the Senate will likely consider a $500 billion “skinny” COVID-19 relief bill when the chamber reconvenes next week. The bill is likely to include $105 billion in overall funding for education, in addition to […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) directed Federal Student Aid (FSA) to continue the suspension of interest, payments and involuntary collections on Federal student loans as has taken place under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE A new and smaller COVID-19 relief bill that reportedly includes $500 billion in overall funding has circulated and is likely to be introduced by the Senate GOP in the coming days. The “skinny” relief bill would include […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE Democratic Congressional leaders Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer reached an impasse on negotiations for the next COVID-19 relief package with U.S. Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows last […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House was not in session this week and is not expected back in August until action on a subsequent COVID-19 relief package is imminent. The Senate also has not announced a schedule for the upcoming week […]
