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 […]
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 […]