CONGRESS The General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that ED will move from its current location at the Lyndon B. Johnson headquarters building to 500 D Street SW. U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on stabilizing college sports […]

CONGRESS The House Education and Workforce Committee released a report examining antisemitism on college campuses. The House Education and Workforce Committee held a markup of H.R. 7894, the Truman Scholarship Clean House Act; H.R. 7892, the No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026; H.R. 7891, the Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of […]

CONGRESS The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report titled “Federal Student Loans: Education Needs to Address Gaps in Servicer Oversight.” U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) requested GAO to open an investigation into U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) transfer of grant programs to agencies such […]

CONGRESS The House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a markup of several bills, including H.R. 7757, the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act; H.R. 2657, Sammy’s Law; and H.R. 3149, the App Store Accountability Act. H.R. 7757 passed the Committee by a 28 to 24 margin, H.R. 2657 by a 36 to 16 […]

CONGRESS The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a markup of S.1602, Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act, and S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act, as well as other bills. S.1602 passed by a 22 to 1 vote and S.3747 passed by a 23 to 0 vote. Both bills are now available […]

ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) shared new data showing that over 1800 institutions of higher education (IHEs) have nonpayment rates (defined as 90 days delinquent) at or exceeding 25 percent and issued guidance to IHEs on improving their institutional default management and prevention plans. ED’s Office for Civil Rights announced that it has reached […]

CONGRESS The Congressional Budget Office projected that the Federal Pell Grant Program will face a $5.450 billion shortfall in fiscal year 2026. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released data from 2025 foreign funding disclosures submitted by U.S. colleges and universities. ED released, in pre-published form, a proposed interpretive rule regarding the use of […]

CONGRESS The House passed and President Trump signed H.R. 7148 into law, which included fiscal year 2026 appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Defense; Financial Services and General Government; National Security, U.S. Department of State, and Related Programs; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. […]

CONGRESS The U.S. Senate failed to invoke cloture on the six-bill fiscal year (FY) 2026 minibus appropriations package passed by the House last week. This package includes FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations. Media reports indicate that negotiations are continuing over passing a package with five of the […]

CONGRESS By a 341 to 88 vote, the House passed H.R. 7148, which includes final fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations for the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) in addition to funding for the U.S. Departments of Defense, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. The bill text can […]