Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (December 9– 13).  BUDGET The budget deal worked out by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) passed the House on Thursday by a vote of 332-94. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that the Senate will take up the agreement on Tuesday, December 17. The agreement provides […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (December 2 – 6).  BUDGET Discussions continued last week between House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray to provide relief for sequestration for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015. Press reports indicate that discussions continued over the weekend but no […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (November 25 – 29).   SENATE and HOUSE The House and Senate were in recess last week and return to session on Monday, December 2, 2013. The House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training will hold a hearing on Tuesday, December 3 titled “Keeping College Within Reach: Strengthening […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (November 18– 22).  SENATE and HOUSE The House and Senate will be in recess this week (November 25). Four members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions announced the formation of a bipartisan task force to look at the impact of federal education regulations […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (November 11 – 15).  SENATE and HOUSE Bipartisan legislation to expand access to early childhood education was introduced in both the Senate and House last week, led by Senator Harkin (D-IA) in the Senate, and Rep. Miller (D-CA) and Rep. Hanna (R-NY) in the House. The “Strong Start […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (November 4 – 8). SENATE  The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will hold a full committee hearing on Thursday, November 14 on “Ensuring Access to Higher Education: Simplifying Federal Student Aid for Today’s College Student.” The hearing is part of a series of hearings on […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (October 28 –  November 1) in Washington.  HOUSE Majority Leader Cantor released the 2014 schedule for the House of Representatives. The target adjournment date for the 113th Congress is December 12, 2014. The House is scheduled to be in recess this week. The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee will hold […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (October 21 –  25) in Washington.  BUDGET The House/Senate Budget Conference Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Only opening statements are expected to be offered. The Department of Education released its most updated program funding table reflecting the recently passed continuing resolution. SENATE The […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (October 14 –  18) in Washington. BUDGET On Wednesday, Congress passed and the President signed into law a measure (H.R. 2775) ending the government shutdown and extending the federal debt limit. This legislation passed the House on a 285-144 vote and the Senate on a 81-18 vote. The […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (October 7 –  11) in Washington.  BUDGET Congress was unable to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government, and a government shutdown began on October 1.  In addition, the Treasury Department previously announced that the federal government will reach the debt ceiling on October […]