CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate adjourned this week for the July Fourth holiday and will return Tuesday, July 12 and Monday, July 11, respectively. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a press release on, and released unofficial copies of, its forthcoming proposed regulations on Borrower Defense to Repayment, […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) released its committee report for fiscal year (FY) 2023. The House Committee on Appropriations approved the LHHS subcommittee FY 2023 bill on a 32-24 vote. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) suffered a hip injury and his office […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations approved its 302(b) subcommittee allocations for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations cycle. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released legislative text for FY 2023 and passed the bill out of the subcommittee by a voice vote. The […]
CONGRESS A bipartisan group of senators announced that they have agreed to a framework for firearm-related legislation that includes provisions regarding school safety and mental health. ADMINISTRATION President Biden signed an executive order on “Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals,” which, in part, aims to address “harmful and discriminatory legislative […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate were in recess this week and will reconvene for legislative business on Tuesday, June 7, and Monday June 6, respectively. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration announced the cancellation of all remaining Federal student loans that were borrowed to attend “any campus owned or operated by Corinthian […]
CONGRESS The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee voted in favor of the nominations of Nasser Paydar, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the role of Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and LaWanda Toney, President Biden’s nominee to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach at […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Reauthorization Act of 2022 by a vote of 220-196. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued guidance to help institutions of higher education (IHEs) with the provision of mental health supports for students, faculty and staff. ED announced that it will hold […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee announced subcommittee deadlines for submitting requests to testify and written testimonies. For the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, the deadline to submit a request to testify is May 16 at 8pm EST and the deadline to submit written testimony is May […]
CONGRESS The U.S. Senate officially named conferees for the Congressional conference on the House-passed America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act and the Senate-passed United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA). By a vote of 55-41, the Senate passed a resolution disapproving of a Department of Health and Human […]
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 […]