Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here.

CONGRESS

U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME) announced the Committee’s subcommittee rosters, including the roster for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies subcommittee.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) voted to advance the nominations of Karla Gilbride to be General Counsel on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by a vote of 12-9, Glenna Wright-Gallo to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) by a vote of 13-8 and LaWanda Toney to be the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach at the U.S. Department of Education by a vote of 12-9.

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced that she will not seek reelection in 2024.

The Congressional Budget Office released a document on the Federal debt limit, predicting that it will be reached between July and September 2023.

ADMINISTRATION

ED announced that it will hold listening sessions on its 2011 guidance regarding incentive compensation and bundled services.

ED’s Federal Student Aid office released updated guidance on third-party servicers.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh publicly stated that he will depart from the U.S. Department of Labor in March.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

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Education News Headlines
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Income-Driven Repayment Overhaul ‘a Step Forward’ [Inside Higher Ed]

Changing the Conversation: Promoting Student Success [Inside Higher Ed]

Flagships Prosper, While Regionals Suffer [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Gunman kills three, injures five at Michigan State [Inside Higher Ed]

HBCU students, faculty denounce ‘Cop City’ [Inside Higher Ed]

Worries run high about digital credentials’ expense, academic degrees’ relevance for STEM jobs, survey finds [Higher Ed Dive]

Op-Ed: What Are Chapel Hill Faculty Afraid Of? [Inside Higher Ed]

Federal Covid Relief Is Ending. Connecticut’s Public Colleges Could Face Big Cuts. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Why One Admissions Official Sees Promise in a New Way of Admitting Students [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Elementary School. High School. Now College. Michigan State Students Are No Strangers to Mass Shootings. [The New York Times]

Librarians as Promoters of Student Success Early in College [Inside Higher Ed]

A College’s Controversial Fundraiser Led a Dean to Quit. Now the President Faces Calls to Resign [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Colleges weren’t COVID-19 superspreaders. Campuses were linked with lower county case rates, research finds. [Higher Ed Dive]

What we know about the 25M Americans who signed up for Biden’s student debt relief [POLITICO]

‘Disappointment’ and ‘Regret’ [Inside Higher Ed]

The Education Department must survey every federally funded college on sexual violence, without money from Congress. What’s next? [Higher Ed Dive]

PROOF POINTS: New higher ed data by race and ethnicity [The Hechinger Report]

Nearly 47,000 Have Been in Loan Repayment for 40 Years [Inside Higher Ed]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor:

House Majority Leader
Press Release: Committee Cliff Notes: Week of February 6, 2023

Senate Majority Leader
Press Release: Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Calling on House Republicans to Show the American People Their Plan to Cut Spending and Stop Holding The Debt Ceiling Hostage

Press Release: Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On House Republicans’ Dangerous Budget Proposal That Would Cut Critical Programs American Families Rely On

House Committee on Education and The Workforce
Press Release: Foxx, Cassidy Lead Effort to Stop Harmful Proposal that will Explode College Costs

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Press Release: Cassidy, Foxx, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Revoke their Reckless Student Loan Scheme

Press Release: Ranking Member Cassidy, Thune, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to End Biden’s Student Loan Pause

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: DeLauro Names Chris Bigelow as House Appropriations Committee Democratic Staff Director

Press Release: DeLauro Statement on Termination of Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration:

White House Press Release: Leaders Applaud the President’s State of the Union Address

White House Press Release: Statement from President Joe Biden on Five Years Since Parkland

White House Press Release: Readout of Forum with HBCU Student Veterans and Cadets

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Announces First-Ever Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program Grants to Strengthen Teachers of Color Pipeline and Address Teacher Shortage

DOL Press Release: US Department of Labor Awards $50M to Help 15 Colleges in 14 States Improve Equitable Access to Training for Good-Paying Jobs

GAO Report: Financial Audit: FY 2022 and FY 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government

Legislative Movement in Congress:

H.R.1001 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include service as a veteran family caregiver as a public service job for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Connolly, Gerald E. [Rep.-D-VA-11] (Introduced 02/14/2023)
Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and the Workforce
Latest Action: House – 02/14/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Press Release: Connolly, Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Saving the Civil Service Act to Protect Federal Workforce from Politicization

H.R.1031 — To establish a program that enables college-bound residents of outlying areas of the United States to have greater choices among institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Plaskett, Stacey E. [Del.-D-VI-At Large] (Introduced 02/14/2023)
Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and the Workforce
Latest Action: House – 02/14/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce

H.R.1084 – To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Ashley Hinson [R-IA-2] (Introduced 02/17/2023) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and the Workforce
Latest Action: 02/17/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Press Release: Hinson Backs Bill to Make Key Family & Small Business Tax Cuts Permanent

S.409 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide student loan deferment for victims of terrorist attacks.
Sponsor: Rubio, Marco [Sen.-R-FL] (Introduced 02/14/2023) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 02/14/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S.478 – A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for comprehensive student achievement information.
Sponsor: Mitt Romney [R-UT] (Introduced 02/16/2023) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: 02/16/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Press Release: Romney, Hickenlooper, Barrasso Reintroduce Bill to More Accurately Measure Student Success at Community Colleges

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

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