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 passed H.R. 3941 – Schools Not Shelters Act on a 222-201 vote.

ADMINISTRATION

ED held a public hearing on its forthcoming negotiated rulemaking effort on “authorities granted to the Secretary in HEA Section 432(a), which relate to the modification, waiver, or compromise of Federal student loans.”

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Grant Program: Early-Phase Grant Summary
Application Deadline: August 1, 2023

Penn Hill Group provides a list of grant opportunities and summaries for select grants. Please visit our website for more information.

Education News Headlines
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Black Land-Grant Universities Are Being Starved While White Ones Flourish, Report Finds [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

The Century Foundation Report: “Nourishing the Nation While Starving: The Underfunding of Black Land-Grant Colleges and Universities”

How the Farm Bill Could Affect Higher Education [Inside Higher Ed]

Latest Data: Which Private-College Presidents Earned the Most? [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

A former Northwestern volleyball player is suing the university over alleged hazing [NPR]

PROOF POINTS: High schoolers account for nearly 1 out of every 5 community college students [The Hechinger Report]

The ‘Profound Disadvantage’ of Nonnative English Speakers [Inside Higher Ed]

Association of private New York colleges drops opposition to legacy admissions ban [Higher Ed Dive]

Report: How states can track nondegree credential quality [Inside Higher Ed]

NSC Report: “The Non-Degree Credential Quality Imperative”

Stanford president to step down in wake of investigation [Inside Higher Ed]

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

House Majority Leader

Press Release: The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Thursday, July 20, 2023

House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Press Release: Chair Owens to Hold Hearing on Accountability in Postsecondary Education

Press Release: House Passes Bill to Protect Students from Biden’s Open Border Policies

House Committee on Appropriations

Press Release: FACT SHEET: House Republican Funding Bill Denies Education and Training Opportunities for Students and Job Seekers at All Stages of Life

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Press Release: Ranking Member Cassidy Blasts DOL Policies Targeting Businesses, Encouraging Union Corruption

July 27: Full Committee Hearing: S. 2122, S. 2363, S. 161 and S. 2402

10:00 a.m. EST 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building and via Webcast

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration:

White House Press Release: FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Works to Make it Easier for People with Disabilities to Access Public Services Online

White House Press Release: FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Takes Action to Promote Access to Behavioral Health Care for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities

White House Press Release: FACT SHEET: Bidenomics is Boosting Clean Energy Manufacturing for Offshore Wind and Creating Good-Paying American Union Jobs

ED Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Approves $130 Million Group Discharge for 7,400 Borrowers from Colorado Locations of College America

ED Press Release: White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Names 2023 HBCU Scholars

DOL Press Release: Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, Treasury Announce Proposed Rules To Strengthen Mental Health Parity And Addiction Equity Act

Legislative Movement in Congress:

H.R.4732 — To ensure that health professions opportunity demonstration projects train project participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential, and to clarify that community colleges are eligible for grants to conduct such a demonstration project.

Sponsor: Doggett, Lloyd [Rep.-D-TX-37] (Introduced 07/19/2023)

Cosponsors: (0)

Committees: House – Ways and Means

Latest Action: House – 07/19/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R.4819 — To require the Secretary of Education to disclose information about career and technical education and funding under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and require FAFSA applications to include a career and technical education acknowledgment.

Sponsor: Williams, Roger [Rep.-R-TX-25] (Introduced 07/20/2023)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 07/20/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Press Release: Rep. Williams Introduces Legislation to Improve Career and Technical Education Awareness

H.Res.608 — Recognizing the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education.

Sponsor: Veasey, Marc A. [Rep.-D-TX-33] (Introduced 07/20/2023)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 07/20/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Press Release: Reps. Veasey, Castro, Allred Introduce Resolution to Fight Against Republican Attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts in Higher Education

S.2369 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and to enhance institutional aid.

Sponsor: Kaine, Tim [Sen.-D-VA] (Introduced 07/19/2023)

Cosponsors: (1)

Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Latest Action: Senate – 07/19/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Press Release: Kaine & Collins Introduce Bill to Address Teacher and Principal Shortages

S.2428 — A bill to establish a grant program for innovative partnerships among teacher preparation programs, local educational agencies, and community-based organizations to expand access to high-quality tutoring in hard-to-staff schools and high-need schools, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [Sen.-D-NJ] (Introduced 07/20/2023)

Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Latest Action: Senate – 07/20/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

ED Notice: Federal Preemption and Joint Federal-State Regulation and Oversight of the Department of Education’s Federal Student Loan Programs and Federal Student Loan Servicers.

ED Grant: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (State Grants). Applications due on or before July 31, 2023.

ED Notice: Applications for New Awards; National Center on School Infrastructure. Comments due on or before August 7, 2023.

ED Rule: Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program.

ED Comment Request: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Final Performance Report. Comments due on or before September 8, 2023.