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 Education and Workforce Committee approved several bills in a markup this week. The bills reported favorably by the Committee include:

• R. 4259, Think Differently about Education Act;
• R. 5349, Crucial Communism Teaching Act;
• R. 5110, Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act;
• J. Res. 88, a Congressional Review Act Resolution disapproving the Administration’s recent Saving on a Valuable Education student loan repayment plan; and
• R. 4957, Department of Labor Succession Act.

ADMINISTRATION

The White House released a proclamation on National Hispanic Serving Institutions Week.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
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Education News Headlines
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A New Legal Blitz on Affirmative Action [Inside Higher Ed]

Why one community college outsourced its adjunct faculty [Higher Ed Dive]

Funding for College-Completion Program at Risk in Federal Budget [Inside Higher Ed]

State-run, land-grant HBCUs are owed more than $13 billion, the White House says [NPR]

Gen Z Is Ready to Talk. Are Professors Ready to Listen? [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

U.S. News shakes up rankings methodology — but top colleges held their spots [Higher Ed Dive]

The ESSER fiscal cliff will have serious implications for student equity [Brookings]

Op-Ed: Change of control regs protect students/taxpayers [Inside Higher Ed]

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

Senate Majority Leader

Press Release: Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The Senate’s Progress On Bipartisan Appropriations Legislation

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Press Release: Ranking Member Cassidy on Biden’s Failure to Resolve UAW Labor Dispute Before Deadline

House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Press Release: Chairman Owens to Hold Hearing on Strengthening the Workforce Development System — Tomorrow at 10:15 AM

Press Release: Ranking Member Scott Opening Statement at Markup of Bills to Strip Support for Student Loan Borrowers, Inject Partisan Politics in Investment Decisions for Retirement Savers

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Full Committee Mark Up on “Bills that Support Students, Workers, Job Creators, Retirees, and Taxpayers.”

Speaker of the House

Press Release: Speaker McCarthy and Leader Jeffries Co-Host Fifth Congressional Hackathon

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration:

White House Press Release: By the Numbers: Impacts of House Republicans’ Extreme CR 8% Cuts

White House Press Release: Extreme House Republicans’ Chaos Is Marching Us Toward a Government Shutdown

ED Press Release: Secretaries of Education, Agriculture Call on Governors to Equitably Fund Land-Grant HBCUs

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $199 Million to Improve Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Through Partnerships

DOL Press Release: Us Department Of Labor Awards More Than $1.5m In Grants To Prevent, Respond To Workplace Gender-Based Violence, Harassment

DOL Press Release: US Department of Labor awards $2M to Cornell University to help develop policy promoting workforce inclusion for people with disabilities

IES Press Release: IES Announces New R&D Center Competition on the K–12 Special Education Teacher Workforce

IES Grant: Extending the Reach of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Research Network

IES Press Release: NCES Releases Equity in Education Dashboard

Legislative Movement in Congress:

H.R.5474 — To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Espaillat, Adriano [Rep.-D-NY-13] (Introduced 09/14/2023) Cosponsors: (5)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 09/14/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

H.R.5489 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create the Pell Plus program.

Sponsor: Joyce, David P. [Rep.-R-OH-14] (Introduced 09/14/2023) Cosponsors: (3)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 09/14/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Press Release: Congressman Joyce Introduces Bill to Increase College Success Rate for Low-Income Students

H.R.5513 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the standard for determining whether an individual is an employee, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Stefanik, Elise M. [Rep.-R-NY-21] (Introduced 09/14/2023) Cosponsors: (2)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 09/14/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Press Release: Stefanik Re-Introduces the Modern Worker Empowerment Act to Protect Independent Contractors

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

ED Comment Request: Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Eligibility Regulations. Comments due on or before September 22, 2023.

ED Comment Request: Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program Obligation To Repay Grant Regulations. Comments due on or before September 28, 2023.

USDA Grant Notice: Farm To School Technical Assistance-Cooperative Agreement. Applications due on or before October 10, 2023.

ED Comment Request: Federal Direct Loan Program and Federal Family Education Loan Program Teacher Loan Forgiveness Forms. Comments due on or before October 10, 2023.

ED Comment Request: Educational Opportunity Centers Program (EOC) Annual Performance Report. Comments due on or before October 16, 2023.

ED Notice: President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

FCC Rule: Affordable Connectivity Program.