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

CONGRESS

Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) announced that he will not seek reelection at the end of his current term.

Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations Kay Granger (R-TX) announced that fiscal year 2024 appropriations markups have been postponed due to ongoing conversations between President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy regarding the debt limit.

ADMINISTRATION

ED released a report titled “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning.”

ED’s National Center for Education Sciences at the Institute of Education Sciences released the “Report on the Condition of Education 2023.”

ED and the U.S. Department of Justice released a “Resource on Confronting Racial Discrimination in Student Discipline.” ED also published fact sheets on “Supporting Students’ Social, Emotional, Behavioral, and Academic Well-Being and Success” and announced webinars between August-October to discuss these fact sheets.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Program Grant Summary
Application Deadline: July 7, 2023

Education News Headlines
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Education Department delays final Title IX rules until October [Higher Ed Dive]

Dealing With Disreputable Donors [Inside Higher Ed]

Momentum builds for Pell Grant expansion as informal talks begin [Inside Higher Ed]

Most Americans back modest affirmative action [Inside Higher Ed]

A Plan to Counter Antisemitism Warns Colleges, ‘OCR Is Watching’ [Inside Higher Ed]

Colleges Will Be Able to Block Out a Student’s Race on Admissions Applications

[The New York Times]

Survey: Half of College Students With Mental Health Issues Haven’t Accessed Care [Inside Higher Ed]

Undergraduate losses slow — but enrollment is still well below pre-COVID levels [Higher Ed Dive]

NSCRC Report: “Current Term Enrollment Estimates”

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

House Majority Leader

Press Release: Scalise: It’s Time to Restore Fiscal Responsibility In Washington

Press Release: The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Week of May 29, 2023

Press Release: The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

House Minority Leader

Press Release: Leader Jeffries: “Democrats Are Going to Make Sure That We Do Not Default”

Press Release: Leader Jeffries: “House Democrats Will Continue to Fight for Everyday Americans to Avoid a Default”

House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Press Release: Owens Blasts Biden’s Free College Agenda: “Radical, Costly, and Unlawful”

Press Release: A Win for Students and Taxpayers

Statements and Webcast from yesterday’s subcommittee hearing on “Breaking the System Part II: Examining Implications of Biden’s Student Loan Policies For Students and Taxpayers”

Senate Majority Leader

Press Release: Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Bipartisan Agreement To Take Default Off The Table And Protect The U.S. Economy

Senate Minority Leader

Press Release: McConnell Applauds Bipartisan Agreement to Rein in Reckless Spending

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Press Release: NEWS: Ahead of HELP Hearing, Sanders and Murray Release Report on Worsening Child Care Crisis, Imminent Funding Cliff

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration:

White House Press Release: WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Bipartisan Members of Congress, State and Local Leaders, Faith-Based Organizations, and Advocates Applaud Release of White House National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Announces Additional Project SERV Grants to HBCUs

ED Press Release: U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Release Resource on Confronting Racial Discrimination in Student Discipline

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education, NASA Strengthen Partnership to Advance STEM and Space Education

DOL Press Release: US Department of Labor announces $653M in American Rescue Plan funds available to states for unemployment insurance infrastructure modernization

DOL Press Release: READOUT: US Department of Labor report finds stark gender, age-based pay inequities for older women, whose share of the labor force has increased.

Legislative Movement in Congress:

H.R.3630 — To prohibit certain entities from barring a student athlete from participating in intercollegiate athletics as a result of such student athlete entering into an endorsement contract, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Carey, Mike [Rep.-R-OH-15] (Introduced 05/24/2023) Cosponsors: (1)

Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 05/24/2023 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Press Release: Rep. Carey Introduces Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act

H.R.3680 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national outreach and education strategy and research to improve the behavioral and mental health of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population, while addressing stigma within such population against behavioral and mental health treatment.

Sponsor: Chu, Judy [Rep.-D-CA-28] (Introduced 05/25/2023)

Cosponsors: (9)

Committees: House – Energy and Commerce

Latest Action: House – 05/25/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.3699 — To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.

Sponsor: Hudson, Richard [Rep.-R-NC-9] (Introduced 05/25/2023)

Cosponsors: (1)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce; Energy and Commerce

Latest Action: House – 05/25/2023 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R.3726 — To direct the Secretary of Education to study student mental health at institutions of higher education and to issue guidance on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 for mental health and substance use disorder policies of institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Porter, Katie [Rep.-D-CA-47] (Introduced 05/25/2023)

Cosponsors: (3)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 05/25/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

ED Comment Request: Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosures. Comments due on or before June 5, 2023.

ED Comment Request: Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Borrower Defense to Loan Repayment Universal Forms. Comments due on or before June 16, 2023.

ED Comment Request: Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (GE), Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, Ability to Benefit (ATB). Applications due on or before June 20, 2023.

FNS & USDA Comment Request: Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) National Disqualified List. Comments due on or before June 27, 2023.

ED Comment Request: Comment Request; HEERF No Cost Extension (NCE) Request Form. Comments due on or before June 30, 2023.

ED Comment Request: Application and Employment Certification for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Comments are due on or before July 11, 2023.

ED Notice: Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities-Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions.  Applications due on or before July 14, 2023.

ED Grant: Activities for Underserved Populations. Applications due on or before July 21, 2023.