CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and Labor (Education and Labor) held a markup of three resolutions of inquiry focused on Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Income-Driven Repayment waiver costs, the authority of the Biden Administration to cancel student debt, and the reopening of K-12 schools. The Committee reported each of these […]

CONGRESS The U.S. Senate returned from recess this week. The U.S. House of Representatives will return on September 13. ADMINISTRATION The White House released a readout of a listening session that it held on tech platform accountability that included principles from the White House for enhancing competition and tech platform accountability. The U.S. Department of […]

CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S Senate are both in recess. The House will return on September 13 and the Senate will return next week on September 6. ADMINISTRATION Late last week, White House officials announced that the application for the student loan forgiveness plan previously unveiled by the Administration would be […]

CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S Senate are both in recess. The House will return on September 13 and the Senate will return on September 6. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration released the details of its plan on student loan forgiveness, an  extension of the pause on student loan repayment, interest and collections […]

CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S Senate are both in recess. The House will return on September 13 and the Senate will return on September 6. ADMINISTRATION President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced new details on Operation Fresh Start, the Biden […]

CONGRESS The U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The U.S. House of Representatives considered the bill today and has not yet exhausted general debate time on the bill. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report titled, “College Closures: Education Should Improve Outreach to Borrowers about Loan Discharges.” ADMINISTRATION President Biden signed the […]

CONGRESS U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that the Senate would be in session starting tomorrow (Saturday) to begin consideration of the Democrat’s budget reconciliation bill, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-IN), who served on the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee and the House Ethics Committee, […]

CONGRESS The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations released its draft bill text and draft explanatory statement for its fiscal year (FY) 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) bill. On a 64-33 vote, the Senate passed, and on a 243-187 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the CHIPS and Science […]

CONGRESS On a 220-207 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a six-bill fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations minibus package that included funding bills for: Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; Financial Services and General […]

CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations sent its first fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations minibus package to the House Committee on Rules. The minibus includes funding bills for: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development and Related […]