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

CONGRESS
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules is set to consider a rule for H.R. 734 – Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 for April 17, 2023 – to prepare for full House consideration of the bill next week. You can view the list of amendments filed with the Rules Committee here.

ADMINISTRATION
U.S. Department of Education (ED) Under Secretary James Kvaal posted a blog post announcing that ED is delaying the implementation of its recent third-party servicer guidance.

ED formally published its proposed Title IX regulatory changes pertaining to athletics in the Federal Register.

ED held public listening sessions on its notice of intent to conduct negotiated rulemaking.

ED issued guidance on student privacy protections under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for both school officials and students and their families.

ED announced that it will send a letter to leadership at all institutions of higher education regarding potential changes to Federal student aid after the full implementation of both the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Simplification Act and the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE Act).

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

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Education News Headlines
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Education Department further delays start date of third-party servicer guidance [Higher Ed Dive]

Op-Ed: Borrower-defense rule creates new compliance risks [Inside Higher Ed]

How can online college be both “promising” and “predatory”? [Inside Higher Ed]

Supreme Court rejects bid to block major class-action settlement on student debt relief [POLITICO]

Moving the Needle on the College Presidency [Inside Higher Ed]

Ed. Dept. says college chain took advantage of students, cuts off student loan access [NPR]

Hearings Kick Off Negotiated Rule Making [Inside Higher Ed]

Competitive Colleges Have a Great Admissions Year [Inside Higher Ed]

Higher ed’s game of thrones: ACE plans to debut new Carnegie Classification methodology this year [Higher Ed Dive]

Trade programs — unlike other areas of higher education — are in hot demand [The Hechinger Report]

How new FAFSA will change what students pay [Inside Higher Ed]

Rutgers, Chicago State reach end of strike sagas [Higher Ed Dive]

The oncoming AI ed-tech “tsunami” [Inside Higher Ed]

White women dominate the college admissions field [Higher Ed Dive]

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

House Majority Leader 
Press Release: Scalise: Republicans Fulfill Promises with First 100 Days in Majority

Press Release: Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of April 17, 2023

House Minority Leader
Press Release: Jeffries Spokesperson Statement on Extreme MAGA Republicans Continuing To Threaten The Economy

Senate Majority Leader 
Press Release: Schumer Launches Major Effort To Get Ahead Of Artificial Intelligence

House Committee on Appropriations
Webcast and statements from the Subcommittee Hearing on “Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the United States Department of Education”

Press Release: Ranking Member DeLauro Statement at the Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Commerce Hearing

Press Release: Ranking Member DeLauro Statement at Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Department of Education Hearing

House Committee on Ways and Means
Press Release: Chairman Smith: Under President Biden, Small Businesses Struggle to Keep the Doors Open, Lights On

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing to Consider Nomination of Julie Su to Serve as Secretary of Labor

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration:
White House Press Release: FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Most Sweeping Set of Executive Actions to Improve Care in History

ED Blog: Celebrating our Nation’s Community Colleges

IES Press Release: What’s on tap at IES for the next year?

DOL Press Release: Department of Labor announces $44M in grants available for job training, services in rural communities

DOL Press Release: US Department of Labor announces $5M funding opportunity to attract, retain women in Registered Apprenticeships, nontraditional occupations

Legislative Movement in Congress:

H.R.2621 – A bill to require the Bureau of the Census to add a new educational attainment category to the Current Population Survey.
Sponsor: Hillary Scholten [D-MI-3] (Introduced 04/13/2023) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House – Oversight and Accountability
Latest Action: 04/13/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Press Release: Congresswoman Hillary Scholten Introduces the Bipartisan Honoring Vocational Education Act, Visits Kent Career Technical Center

H.R.2669 – A bill to authorize appropriations for occupational education and training programs of the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO-5] (Introduced 04/18/2023) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: 04/18/2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Press Release: Rep. Cleaver Introduces Bill to Support Job Training Programs, Educational Opportunities in U.S. Correctional Facilities

S.1168 — A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide program eligibility for distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education.
Sponsor: Braun, Mike [Sen.-R-IN] (Introduced 04/17/2023)
Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 04/17/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

ED Comment Request: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams. Comments due on or before May 15, 2023.

ED Grant Notice: Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program. Applications due June 13, 2023. 

ED Notice: Notice Inviting Postsecondary Educational Institutions to Participate in Experiments Under the Experimental Sites Initiative; Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs Under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended. Letters of application to participate in the revised experiment described in this notice are due on or before May 18, 2023.

ED Grant: Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development (RPED) Grant Program. Applications due on or before June 20, 2023.

DOL Comment Request: Workforce Information Grants to States (WIGS). Comments due on or before May 15, 2023.

DOL-WB Grant Notice: FY23 Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program. Applications due on or before May 29, 2023.