CONGRESS Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) was appointed to the House Education and Workforce Committee. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed an amended version of S. 222, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced six new interagency agreements (IAAs) with four agencies: the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. […]

CONGRESS The Federal government ended its shutdown period after Congress passed a fiscal year 2026 continuing resolution, funding the government through January 30, 2026. The bill text can be found here. A group of Democrats wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, expressing concern with the Administration’s rollback of disability employment protections […]

CONGRESS The Federal government remains in a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund operations into fiscal year 2026. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a final rule on Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). COURTS A Federal district court judge indefinitely extended the injunction on the Trump Administration from conducting […]

CONGRESS The Federal government remains in a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund operations into fiscal year 2026. The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation favorably reported S.1070, the National STEM Week Act, out of the Committee. There were no amendments offered to the bill. ADMINISTRATION The Administration […]

CONGRESS The Federal government remains in a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund operations into fiscal year 2026. ADMINISTRATION Following the Administration’s initiation of a reduction-in-force (RIF) at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) last week, ED has informed Congress that the layoffs affected 64 staff from the Office of […]

CONGRESS The Federal government remains in a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund operations into fiscal year 2026. The Senate voted 51–47 to approve an en bloc amendment confirming more than 100 Trump Administration nominees. Among those confirmed were Kirsten Baesler as Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education; Kimberly […]

CONGRESS The Federal government officially entered a period of a lapse in appropriations, often referred to as a government shutdown, after Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund the Federal government into fiscal year 2026. The Senate passed S.Res.412, which authorized the en bloc consideration of several Trump Administration nominees, including U.S. Department […]

ADMINISTRATION POLITICO reported that the Office of Management and Budget sent a memo instructing Federal agencies to identify programs, projects and activities that will lose discretionary funding on October 1 if Congress does not reach a fiscal year (FY) 2025 funding agreement and to consider reduction-in-force plans for staff working in these impacted areas. President […]

CONGRESS The House Appropriations Full Committee passed its fiscal year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill by a 35 to 28 vote. The Committee summary can be found here. The bill text can be found here. The Committee report can be found here. The House Appropriations Committee passed its […]

CONGRESS The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies passed its fiscal year 2026 bill on an 11 to 7 vote. The Committee summary can be found here. The bill text can be found here. ADMINISTRATION The Trump Administration released the first Unified Regulatory Agenda of its current term, […]