CONGRESS The House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee released its bill text for fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations. Subsequently, the Subcommittee held a markup on this legislation and approved the bill by voice vote, advancing it to the Full Committee. The House Energy and Commerce Committee cancelled its […]
CONGRESS The House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a markup of H.R. 8606, The Never Again Education Reauthorization and Study Act Of 2024; H.R. 8648, The Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024; H.J. Res. 165, Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of the Rule Submitted […]
CONGRESS Six House Republican Committee Chairs initiated probes into colleges and universities over their response to antisemitic incidents on campuses. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released updated data on 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form submission rates and completion rates by state/territory. EVENTS Penn Hill Group plans on providing clients […]
ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that it has processed more than 10 million 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms to date. ED said that it will continue its efforts to boost FAFSA completion rates through the Student Support Strategy, which has funded 65+ organizations to carry […]
CONGRESS The Hill reported that House Majority Steve Scalise (R-LA) is seeking to pass all 12 appropriations bills by August, with the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) bill being projected for consideration on the House floor the week of July 29. The House Committee on Agriculture held […]
On May 8th, Senior Associate Meghan Flynn played a pivotal role in the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s 10th Annual Congressional Soccer Match, contributing to the lobbyists’ team win in the Congressional Staff vs. Lobbyist game. It was a close game, with a final score of 1-1. The Lobbyists won in penalty kicks, ending the game with […]
CONGRESS House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC) wrote a letter to leaders at Northwestern University announcing that the Committee has launched a formal investigation into the college. Chair Foxx wrote a letter to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) leaders requesting submission of several documents to the Committee in advance of […]
CONGRESS The bipartisan leaders of the appropriations and authorizing committees of Congress sent a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, calling for a timely Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) rollout next year. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Chair Sanders announced that […]
CONGRESS House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that there will be an expansion of House Committee investigations on the compliance of colleges and universities with Federal discrimination laws. The House passed H.R.6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023, by a vote of 320 to 91. ADMINISTRATION ED shared that it has […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) released several important appropriations deadlines. Programmatic and language requests are due by May 1 and the relevant guidance on submissions can be found here. Outside witness testimony is due by May 3 and the relevant guidance can be […]
