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

CONGRESS

House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx sent a letter to Harvard University stating that the Committee will issue a subpoena if Harvard does not comply with previous Committee requests for information.

ADMINISTRATION

ED completed its second negotiated rulemaking session on program integrity and institutional quality.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
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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Details Trickle Out About $50 Million FAFSA Support Fund [Inside Higher Ed]

Making Space for the Humanities Off Campus [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

HBCUs become safe haven for students uncertain of higher ed path after affirmative action ruling [The Hill]

Most HR leaders say half of workers will need reskilling in coming years [Higher Ed Dive]

Citing FAFSA Delays, U.S. to Ease Requirements for Colleges [Inside Higher Ed]

Potential Breakthrough on Federal Student Data System [Inside Higher Ed]

Colleges Sing for Their FAFSA Supper [Inside Higher Ed]

U.S. forces for-profit chain’s CEO, CFO to step down [Inside Higher Ed]

Few STEM graduates pursue jobs or careers in related fields [Inside Higher Ed]

Professors proceed with caution using AI-detection tools [Inside Higher Ed]

As states drop degree requirements, does a 4-year diploma’s value change? [Higher Ed Dive]

Just 16% of community college students transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree [Higher Ed Dive]

CCRC Report: “Tracking Transfer: Community College and Four-Year Institutional Effectiveness in Broadening Bachelor’s Degree Attainment”

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

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Press Release: Senate Passes Cassidy-led Resolution Recognizing Career & Technical Education Month

Press Release: Ranking Member Cassidy, Colleagues Announce GAO Investigation into Biden Admin’s Botched FAFSA Rollout

House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Press Release: Committee Calls on Columbia to Provide Documents in Antisemitism Investigation

Press Release: ICYMI: Chair Foxx Talks Education on Fox Business

Press Release: Foxx Threatens Subpoena if Harvard Defies Final Warning in Antisemitism Probe

Press Release: Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Cassidy Urge GAO to Investigate FAFSA System Failures Amid Botched Rollout

Senate Committee on the Budget

Press Release: Grassley on CBO 10-Year Budget and Economic Outlook

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration

ED Press Release: FACT SHEET: U.S. Department of Education Releases 2023 Update to Equity Action Plan, Outlines New Commitments to Advance Equity

ED Press Release: Federal Student Aid Reaches Settlement Agreement with International Education Corporation for Student Aid Eligibility Violations

Legislative Movement in Congress:

H.R.7278 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit.

Sponsor: Davis, Danny K. [Rep.-D-IL-7] (Introduced 02/07/2024) Cosponsors: (1)

Committees: House – Ways and Means

Latest Action: House – 02/07/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Press Release: Reps. Davis and Wenstrup Lead Bill to Expand Housing Opportunities for Homeless Students, Including Veterans and Foster Youth

H.R.7315 — To direct the Secretary of Labor to support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural census tracts.

Sponsor: Norcross, Donald [Rep.-D-NJ-1] (Introduced 02/09/2024) Cosponsors: (8)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 02/09/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Press Release: Rep. Norcross, Rep. Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan PATH Act to Create and Fund Pre-Apprenticeship Programs for Building and Construction Trades

H.R.7354 — To establish an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls in education, economic development, healthcare, labor and employment, housing, justice and civil rights, to promote community-based methods for mitigating and addressing harm and ensuring accountability, and to study societal effects on Black women and girls, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Kelly, Robin L. [Rep.-D-IL-2] (Introduced 02/14/2024) Cosponsors: (28)

Committees: House – Judiciary; Education and the Workforce; Energy and Commerce; Financial Services

Latest Action: House – 02/14/2024 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, 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.

S.3762 — A bill to prohibit certain discrimination against athletes on the basis of sex by State athletic associations, intercollegiate athletic associations, and covered institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Murphy, Christopher [Sen.-D-CT] (Introduced 02/07/2024) Cosponsors: (2)

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

Latest Action: Senate – 02/07/2024 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Press Release: Murphy, Adams Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Gender Equity in Sports

S.Res.550 — A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of “Career and Technical Education Month”.

Sponsor: Kaine, Tim [Sen.-D-VA] (Introduced 02/08/2024) Cosponsors: (59)

Latest Action: Senate – 02/08/2024 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

ED Notice: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Scholar Recognition Program. Comments due on or before February 28, 2024.

ED Comment Request: Application for Grants Under the Predominantly Black Institutions Formula Grant Program. Comments are due on or before March 11, 2024.

ED Comment Request: Work Colleges Application and Agreement. Comments due on or before March 18, 2024.

ED Grant Notice: American Overseas Research Centers Program. Applications due on or before March 26, 2024.

ED Comment Request: The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Annual Performance Report (APR). Comments due on or before April 7, 2024.

ED Notice: Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program and Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program.

ED Notice: Federal Student Aid Programs (Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and the Federal Direct Loan Program).