A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE Congressional leaders met with President Trump to discuss the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. During the meeting, President Trump said the leaders must pass a legislative solution and that he would sign into law whatever bill […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE Congressional leaders met with Trump Administration officials in an effort to work toward a budget deal, during which they discussed Federal spending levels, immigration and border security. There were no public announcements of any specific agreements following […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE The House and Senate passed legislation to amend the tax code, sending the legislation to the President. The final bill is different from the bill the House-Senate conference committee agreed on, due to Senate Democrats pressing points of order […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE The House Education and the Workforce Committee marked up H.R. 4508, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act, and favorably reported it to the House, as amended, by a party-line vote of 23-17. […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE The House and Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown and keep the government open until December 22. The House Education and the Workforce Committee will mark up their Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization bill, […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE House Education and the Workforce Committee Republican Members released their Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization bill, the PROSPER Act, as well as a summary and fact sheet on the bill. SENATE The Senate Budget Committee reported out the Senate […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE Five Ranking Members of House Committees sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Secretary Eric Hargan regarding HHS’s Request for Information entitled, “Removing Barriers for Religious and Faith-Based Organizations to Participate in […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE The House passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by a vote of 227—205. The House Education and the Workforce Committee held a hearing to discuss the policies and priorities of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Committee Republicans […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE The House Ways and Means Committee completed marking up the House GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. During the markup, several changes were made to the education-related provisions of the tax bill, including reducing the number of institutions with endowments […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE House Republicans released their tax bill Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which amends or repeals sections or provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Among the education-related changes, the bill would place an excise tax on endowment earnings at certain […]