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 is expected to consider H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, under suspension of the rules next week.

ADMINISTRATION

ED issued guidance for students who have been unable to complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form due to their contributor not having a social security number.

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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Transfer enrollment rose 5.3% in fall 2023, pointing to pandemic recovery [Higher Ed Dive]

Congressman seeks to block Labor Department’s new overtime rule [Higher Ed Dive]

The End of Inclusion? [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Dartmouth, other elite universities settle financial aid suit for $166 million [The Washington Post]

Pell Grant program faces a potential budget crisis, fiscal policy group says [Higher Ed Dive]

Yale reinstating standardized test score requirement for admission [The Hill]

Education Department: Common medical conditions have disability protections [Higher Ed Dive]

More Than Half of Recent 4-Year College Grads Underemployed [Inside Higher Ed]

Strada Education Foundation Report: “Talent Disrupted: College Graduates, Underemployment, and the Way Forward”

University of Florida becomes first public college student government to pass Green New Deal resolution [The Hill]

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

Senate Majority Leader

Press Release: Majority Leader Schumer And Senator Warren Statement On President Biden Canceling $1.2 Billion In Student Debt For Over 150,000 Borrowers Under SAVE Plan

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Press Release: Ranking Member Cassidy on Biden Shifting Another $1.2 Billion in Student Debt Onto Taxpayers

House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Press Release: @EdWorkforceCmte to Hold Roundtable With Jewish Students Impacted by Antisemitism

House Committee on the Budget

Press Release: Chairman Arrington Releases Statement on Biden’s Shameless Disregard for Rule of Law and Fiscal Responsibility on Student Loan Bailouts

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Announces Updates and Additional Preparation Support for 2024–25 FAFSA Implementation

ED Media Advisory: Secretary Cardona to Join Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee to Discuss Importance of Career Pathways and Apprenticeship Programs

IES Blog: Supporting the Pipeline of Scholars of Color with Research, Training, and Mentorship

Legislative Movement in Congress:

S.3807 — A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow for deductions of student loan payments from income.

Sponsor: Welch, Peter [Sen.-D-VT] (Introduced 02/27/2024) Cosponsors: (7)

Committees: Senate – Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Latest Action: Senate – 02/27/2024 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Press Release: Welch Introduces New Bills to Bolster SNAP Benefits for Social Security Recipients and Student Loan Borrowers

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

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.

HHS Comment Request: Health Professions Student Loan Program, Loans for Disadvantaged Students Program, Primary Care Loan Program, and Nursing Student Loan Program Administrative Requirements. Comments due on or before March 21, 2024.

ED Comment Request: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Revised Second Chance Pell Experiment and Prison Education Program (PEP) Data Collection. Comments due on or before March 29, 2024.

ED Grant Notice: Applications for New Awards; Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities Program-Preservice Program Development Grants at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions To Diversify Personnel Serving Children With Disabilities. Applications due on or before April 4, 2024.

ED Comment Request: Personal Authentication Service (PAS) for Federal Student Aid ID. Comments due on or before April 16, 2024.

ED Comment Request: Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Gainful Employment/Financial Value Transparency Reporting Requirements. Comments due on or before April 22, 2024.

ED Grant Notice: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Institutional Service: Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH) Program. Applications due on or before April 29, 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)

ED Notice: Announcement of Fourth Session of Committee Meetings-Title IV Federal Student Aid Programs, Student Debt Relief