A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE House Committee on Education and Labor Democrats introduced the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020. The press release issued on the bill indicated the Committee would markup the bill on Thursday, September 24. House Minority leadership announced an […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The U.S. Senate failed to invoke cloture, by a 52-47 vote, on a Senate GOP leadership COVID-19 relief bill. ADMINISTRATION U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos sent a letter to Chief State School Officers stating that the […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE Reports indicate that the Senate will likely consider a $500 billion “skinny” COVID-19 relief bill when the chamber reconvenes next week. The bill is likely to include $105 billion in overall funding for education, in addition to […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) directed Federal Student Aid (FSA) to continue the suspension of interest, payments and involuntary collections on Federal student loans as has taken place under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE A new and smaller COVID-19 relief bill that reportedly includes $500 billion in overall funding has circulated and is likely to be introduced by the Senate GOP in the coming days. The “skinny” relief bill would include […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE Democratic Congressional leaders Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer reached an impasse on negotiations for the next COVID-19 relief package with U.S. Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows last […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House was not in session this week and is not expected back in August until action on a subsequent COVID-19 relief package is imminent. The Senate also has not announced a schedule for the upcoming week […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and other Senate GOP leaders released the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protections and Schools (HEALS) Act this week. The HEALS Act encompasses a series of bills that […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House is expected to bring its Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill to the floor next week along with six other funding measures as part of […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House Appropriations Committee passed its Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill on a 30 to 22 party-line vote. The bill funds the U.S. Department of […]