HOUSE and SENATE The House passed a disaster relief package on a 354 to 58 vote, which the President subsequently signed into law. The bill provides $165 million in funding for schools and institutions of higher education (IHEs) and $55 million for Head Start programs affected by recent natural disasters. The House passed the American […]

Meet Penn Hill Group’s summer interns, Alex Davis and Soraya Zrikem. Alex is a junior at Cornell University’s Department of Government and Soraya is a rising Sophomore at the University of Michigan. See our interviews with Alex and Soraya below to learn more about them and all that they bring to our office. Welcome, Alex […]

Meet Gretchen Hopkirk, a junior at the University of Notre Dame, who has joined Penn Hill Group as an intern for this winter. Gretchen is a Television Studies major with a minor in Journalism, Ethics and Democracy. See our interview with Gretchen below to learn more about her and all that she brings to our […]

HOUSE and SENATE Senate Budget Committee Chair Mike Enzi (R-WY) said that informal conversations have begun between Republicans and Democrats about raising the discretionary spending caps for fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021. The House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee will hold a public witness FY2020 hearing on […]

HOUSE AND SENATE The Senate voted to cut off debate, or invoke cloture, on the nomination of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. With 51 senators voting to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee to a final vote expected over the weekend. ADMINISTRATION It has been reported that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will miss […]

HOUSE and SENATE The House passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Defense-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations package by a vote of 361 to 61, and the President subsequently signed the bill into law today. The Senate Judiciary Committee held an additional hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to […]

Meet Violet Soliz, a recent graduate of Florida State University, who has joined Penn Hill Group as an intern for this fall/winter. Violet studied human rights and social work during her undergraduate career and has a degree in Bachelor of Arts. See our interview with Violet below to learn more about her and all that […]

HOUSE and SENATE The House will be in recess next week and will return the week of September 24 The Fiscal Year 2019 Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations Conference Report was released. A vote is expected in the Senate as early as next week on the package. Of […]

HOUSE and SENATE The House passed the Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act (H.R. 1635) by a vote of 406 to 4. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Former Republican Senator Jon Kyl was selected to fill the late Senator John McCain’s […]

HOUSE and SENATE The House was in recess this week and the Senate adjourned after being in session on Tuesday. Both chambers will return next week after the Labor Day holiday. ADMINISTRATION The New York Times reported that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is preparing new Title IX regulations that would bolster the rights […]