A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sen. Laphonza Butler’s (D-CA) Senate committee assignments and announced that Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-AZ) will be seated on the Senate Appropriations Committee. The U.S. House of Representatives held votes on Tuesday and Wednesday […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS U.S. House of Representatives Republicans voted to put forward current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) as their nominee for Speaker of the House in a closed-door vote earlier this week. Rep. Scalise has since announced that he has withdrawn […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS The U.S. Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed, a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through November 17. The U.S. House of Representatives removed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House on a 216-210 vote. Rep. […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives passed the following fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills: Defense; State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; and Homeland Security. The House considered the FY 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS Despite the U.S. House of Representatives Rules Committee approving a rule to consider a continuing resolution (CR) on the House floor, the full House did not vote on such a measure this week and has not scheduled such a vote […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee approved several bills in a markup this week. The bills reported favorably by the Committee include: H.R. 4259, Think Differently about Education Act; H.R. 5349, Crucial Communism Teaching Act; H.R. 5110, Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS Senate Committee on Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) issued a joint statement announcing that the full Senate will proceed with its appropriations process by first considering a fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations minibus that […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules announced that the Committee may meet the week of September 11 to consider rules for floor action on the fiscal year 2024 Departments of Defense and Homeland Security Appropriations bills, signaling likely […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. ADMINISTRATION The White House announced the formal rollout of the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, the Administration’s recently promulgated income-driven student loan repayment plan. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced an outreach campaign, in partnership with nongovernmental organizations, […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Civil Rights and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division jointly released a Dear Colleague Letter and a Questions and Answers Document providing guidance to institutions of higher education on […]