RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP -June 6

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CONGRESS

Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) wrote to White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought criticizing his oversight of the submission of fiscal year (FY) 2025 operating plans to Congress.

ADMINISTRATION

On Friday, May 30, the Administration submitted additional materials related to its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget request to Congress. ED’s budget request can be found here, DOL’s budget can be found here and HHS’s budget request can be found here. The full FY 2026 budget appendix can be found here.

Vought, as part of a media interview, stated that President Trump’s full fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget request will not be released until a reconciliation bill is passed.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it will begin a phased pause in operations at contractor-operated Job Corps centers across the country.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a statement that “Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields….We will also revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong.”

The U.S. Department of Education announced actions and steps to combat fraud in Federal student aid programs.

Education News Headlines
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Trump’s budget calls for a 15% funding cut to the Education Department [NPR]

Education Department pausing plan to garnish Social Security checks over defaulted loans [The Hill]

Where International Students Stand Now [Inside Higher Ed]

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender of Full-Time Faculty Members at 3,300 Institutions [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

May Brought Deep Cuts at Multiple Colleges [Inside Higher Ed]

Education Department eyes program cuts, consolidations in FY26 budget plan [K-12 Dive]

Harvard celebrates graduation in the shadow of its fight with Trump [The Washington Post]

International students in chaos as Trump broadens attacks on visas [The Hill]

Attacks on Chinese Students Could Wreak Havoc on Higher Ed [Inside Higher Ed]

Harvard celebrates graduation in the shadow of its fight with Trump [The Washington Post]

Emory U. Is Creating a New Job for Its President. What’s Going On? [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Gallego says concerns about trans athletes are ‘legitimate’ [Politico]
GOP basks in Trump vs. Harvard battle [The Hill]

Marco Rubio: US to ‘aggressively’ revoke visas of Chinese students [Politico]

Here’s how much international students contribute to the U.S. economy [The Washington Post]

What’s Next for Computer Science Education? [Inside Higher Ed]

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

Senate Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Schumer, Senator Murray Statement on President Trump’s Expected Rescissions Request

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
June 5: Full Committee Nomination Hearing on Nominations of Penny Schwinn to be Deputy Secretary of Education, Department of Education, Kimberly Richey to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education, Daniel Aronowitz to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor and David Keeling to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
430 Dirksen and via webcast
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Education & Workforce
Press Release: Walberg, Owens Demand Bowdoin College Comply with Antisemitism Investigation

June 4: Full Committee Hearing on “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education”
Witness: The Honorable Linda McMahon, Secretary, Department of Education
2175 Rayburn and via webcast
10:15 a.m. ET

June 5: Full Committee Hearing on “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor”
Witness: The Honorable Lori Chavez DeRemer, Secretary, Department of Labor
2175 Rayburn Office Building
10:15 a.m. ET

Senate Committee on Appropriations
June 3: Subcommittee Hearing on “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of Education”
Witness: The Honorable Linda McMahon, Secretary, Department of Education
124 Dirksen and via webcast
10:00 a.m. ET

June 4: Subcommittee Hearing on “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of Commerce”
Witness: The Honorable Howard Lutnick, Secretary, Department of Commerce
2359 Rayburn and via webcast.
11:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Trump Continues to Block At Least $425 Billion Dollars in Funding Owed to the American People

June 4: Subcommittee Hearing on “Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget”
Witness: The Honorable Russell Vought, Director, Office of Management and Budget
2359 Rayburn and via webcast
2:00 p.m. ET

June 5: Subcommittee Hearing on “Fiscal Year 2026 Request for the Department of Commerce”
Witness: The Honorable Howard Lutnick, Secretary, Department of Commerce
192 Dirksen and via webcast.
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
June 4: Subcommittee Hearing on “Communications and Technology Subcommittee: “AI in the Everyday: Current Applications and Future Frontiers in Communications and Technology”
Witnesses: TBA
2123 Rayburn
10:30 a.m. ET

Senate Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Schumer Dear Colleague On Senate Democrats’ All Out Fight Against GOP “One Ugly Bill”

House Committee on Education & Workforce
June 4: Full Committee Hearing on “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education”
Witness: The Honorable Linda McMahon, Secretary, Department of Education
2175 Rayburn and via webcast
10:15 a.m. ET

Senate Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Senator Murray on President Trump’s Budget Request

June 3: Subcommittee Hearing on “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of Education”
Witness: The Honorable Linda McMahon, Secretary, Department of Education
124 Dirksen and via webcast
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: DeLauro on Trump’s Latest Budget Proposal

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Press Release: Senators Cantwell, Schumer & Luján Call on Trump Administration to Stop Bureaucratic Delays and Immediately Release Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment Funding to States

Speaker of the House
Press Release: Speaker Johnson: One Big Beautiful Bill Achieves the Largest Amount of Savings in the History of Planet Earth

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Press Release: Next Week: Senate HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Education, Labor Nominees

June 5: Full Committee Nomination Hearing on Nominations of Penny Schwinn to be Deputy Secretary of Education, Department of Education, Kimberly Richey to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education, Daniel Aronowitz to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor and David Keeling to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
430 Dirksen and via webcast
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Education & Workforce
Press Release: Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Set to Testify Before the Committee to Outline Department of Labor’s Budget and Priorities

Press Release: Ranking Member Scott Statement on Trump Effectively Closing All Job Corps Centers

Senate Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Senator Collins’ Statement on DOL’s Pause on Job Corps Operations

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Trump Makes History: The Latest-Ever Budget

Press Release: Ranking Members DeLauro, Scott Demand Answers After DOL Cancelled Women’s Apprenticeship Programs Grants

House Committee on Education & Workforce
Press Release: Chair Walberg Reacts to Congress Watchdog Report on Apprenticeships

Press Release: Secretary McMahon Set to Testify Before the Committee to Outline Department of Education’s Budget and Priorities

House Committee on Appropriations
June 5: Subcommittee Hearing on “Fiscal Year 2026 Request for the Department of Commerce”
Witness: The Honorable Howard Lutnick, Secretary, Department of Commerce
192 Dirksen and via webcast.
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Science, Space & Technology
Press Release: Ranking Member Lofgren Invites Individuals Whose Grants Have Been Canceled by Trump to Share Their Experience

House Committee on Energy & Commerce
Press Release: E&C Democrats Demand Answers from Secretary Kennedy on HHS Cuts After Agency Briefing Provided Few

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Recognizes June as ‘Title IX Month’

White House Presidential Action: Sequestration Order For Fiscal Year 2026 Pursuant To Section 251a Of The Balanced Budget And Emergency Deficit Control Act, As Amended

White House Press Release: Fact: One, Big, Beautiful Bill Cuts Spending, Fuels Growth

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Welcomes Dr. Amber Northern as Senior Advisor

DOL Press Release: US Department of Labor Pauses Job Corps Center Operations

White House Press Release: ICYMI: Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ promises up to $11,600 wage boost, new jobs

Legislative Movement in Congress:

S.1924 — A bill to add suicide prevention resources to school identification cards.
Sponsor: Kennedy, John [Sen.-R-LA] (Introduced 06/02/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 05/14/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

H.R.3624 — To add suicide prevention resources to school identification cards.
Sponsor: Correa, J. Luis [Rep.-D-CA-46] (Introduced 05/29/2025) Cosponsors: (13)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 05/29/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

ED Notice: Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program

ED Notice: Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-Interdisciplinary Preparation of Early Intervention, Special Education, and Related Services Personnel Serving Children With Disabilities Who Have High-Intensity Needs; Correction

DHS Comment Request: Training Plan for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Optional Practical Training (OPT) Students. Comments due on or before July 2, 2025.