Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Wednesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here.

CONGRESS

The Senate HELP Committee released text representing the Committee’s portion of the Senate’s budget reconciliation bill. The bill text can be found here.  The press release announcing the bill text can be found here. The Committee provided section-by-section can be found here. The bill makes changes in the following areas: Federal student loans, including student loan repayment, eligibility, and borrowing limits; Institutional program eligibility for loans based on earnings requirements, regulatory requirements; and Pell grants.  Notably unlike the House Education and Workforce Committee reconciliation bill, the HELP Committee bill does not increase the number of credit hours necessary to be full-time for Pell eligibility purposes and maintains Pell eligibility for less than half-time students.

ADMINISTRATION

The Administration submitted additional materials related to its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget request to Congress. The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) budget request can be found here, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL’s) budget can be found here and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS’s) budget request can be found here. The full FY 2026 budget appendix can be found here.

ED announced the appointment of Dr. Amber Northern as a senior advisor to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, with a focus on reforming the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

ED paused its plan to garnish Social Security benefits for defaulted student loan borrowers.

President Trump sent Congress a request to rescind a total of $9.4 billion in FY 2025 and FY 2026 funding. This recission request largely consists of cuts to funding for foreign aid and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. If the House and Senate maintain their current projected schedule, Congress has until July 18 to approve or deny this request.

President Trump dismissed all members of the National Board for Education Sciences (NBES).

COURTS

A Federal district court judge denied two requests for preliminary injunctions regarding the Administration’s actions to cancel IES contracts, the reduction in force (RIF) of IES staff and other related actions.

An appellate court judge upheld a previous court order barring Federal agencies from conducting further RIFs and reorganizations.

A Federal district court judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing grant terminations by AmeriCorps and other related actions for 24 States and the District of Columbia. The order requires the restoration of such grants and prohibits the requirement that AmeriCorps member’s activities cease.

A Federal district court judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking DOL from suspending operations at Job Corps centers across the country.

Education News Headlines
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How Washington is stressing out American schools [The Washington Post]

California sues Justice Department over threats on transgender sports policy [K-12 Dive]

TRIO Advocates Fearful After Several Grants Discontinued [Inside Higher Ed]

Education Department rolls out heightened screening for financial aid applications [Higher Ed Dive]

Harvard Gains Support in Its Lawsuit Against Trump [Inside Higher Ed]

18 colleges seek to support Harvard’s lawsuit against the Trump administration [Higher Ed Dive]

Private Colleges Propose Revised Endowment Tax Plans [Inside Higher Ed]

A new way to help some college students: Zero percent, no-fee loans [The Hechinger Report]

Scammers are using AI to enroll fake students in online classes, then steal college financial aid [The Associated Press]

Children’s well-being shows both progress and setbacks, Kids Count finds [K-12 Dive]

The Annie. E Casey Foundation Report: “2025 Kids Count Data Book State Trends in Child Well-Being”

Top takeaways from OCR nominee’s Senate confirmation hearing [Higher Ed Dive]

Trump has universities in the bind the right has long wanted [POLITICO]

Trump Ends Vital Higher Ed Data System Training [Inside Higher Ed]

Students applying for financial aid will face stricter ID verification [The Washington Post]

How civil rights investigations against schools have changed under Trump admin [The Hill]

International Students Hit With Back-to-Back Orders [Inside Higher Ed]

Appeals court continues pause on Education Department cuts [Higher Ed Dive]

Texas Ends In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students [Inside Higher Ed]

The U. of Florida’s Presidential Search Imploded. Now What? [The Chronicle of Higher Ed]

How can states improve math prep for teachers? [K-12 Dive]

Trump restricts foreign student visas at Harvard [The Hill]

Education Department says Columbia fails to meet accreditation standard [The Hill]

House Democrats Air Grievances With McMahon [Inside Higher Ed]

After a 2-Year Courtship, the U. of Idaho Calls Off Pursuit of the U. of Phoenix [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

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

Senate Minority Leader
Press Release: After Weeks Of Expressing Regret Over Their Votes, House Republicans Have Rare Second Chance To Make Changes To Their “Big, Ugly Betrayal”

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: Chair Cassidy Releases Historic HELP Committee Reconciliation Bill Text, Fixing America’s Broken Higher Education System

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Kiley Holds Hearing on Screentime in Schools

Press Release: Chair Walberg Leads Letter Investigating Discrimination in Harvard Hiring

Press Release: Secretary McMahon Supports @EdWorkforceCmte’s Push to Hold Colleges Accountable

Press Release: Hearing Recap: “Screentime in Schools”

Press Release: Ranking Member Bonamici Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Screentime in Schools

June 11: Subcommittee Hearing on “Restoring Balance: Ensuring Fairness and Transparency at the NLRB”
Witnesses: Mr. Aaron Solem, Staff Attorney, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Mr. F. Vincent Vernuccio, President, Institute for the American Worker, Ms. Jennifer A. Abruzzo, Senior Advisor to the President, Communications Workers of America, Mr. Roger King, Senior Labor and Employment Counsel, HR Policy Association
2175 Rayburn Office Building and via webcast
10:15 AM

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Subcommittee Hearing on Screentime in Schools

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Subcommittee Hearing on “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health”

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Committee Approves Numerous FY26 Subcommittee Allocations

Press Release: Republicans Adopt Arbitrary Allocations, Fail To Provide Funding Across Government

Press Release: DeLauro, Murray, Baldwin Blast Director Bhattacharya for Terminating Thousands of Active NIH Grants, Upending Research, Threatening Patient Treatment

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Press Release: Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis Announce Release of E&C NIL Discussion Draft

June 12: Subcommittee Hearing on “Winning Off the Field: Legislative Proposal to Stabilize NIL and College Athletics”
Witnesses: TBA
2123 Rayburn and via webcast
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Ways and Means
June 12: Subcommittee Hearing on “Aging Out is Not a Plan: Reimagining Futures for Foster Youth”
Witnesses: TBA
2020 Rayburn and via webcast
9:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Education & Workforce
Press Release: College Presidents to Answer for Sources Inciting Antisemitism — July 9 at 10:15 AM

June 10: Subcommittee Hearing on “Screentime in Schools”
Witnesses: Dr. Rich Nye, Special Advisor of Education to Governor Spencer Cox of Utah; Dr. Matthew Gibbins, Assistant Superintendent, Richardson Independent School District; Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; Dr. Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
2175 Rayburn Office Building
10:15 a.m. ET

July 9: Full Committee Hearing on “Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology”
Witnesses: Dr. Robert M. Groves, Interim President, Georgetown University; Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Chancellor, The City University of New York; Dr. Rich Lyons, Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley. Fourth witness TBA.
2175 Rayburn Office Building
10:15 a.m. ET

Senate Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Murray, DeLauro, Baldwin Blast Director Bhattacharya for Terminating Thousands of Active NIH Grants, Upending Research, Threatening Patient Treatment

June 10: Subcommittee Hearing on “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health”
Witness: The Honorable Jayanta Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health
124 Dirksen
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
June 12: Subcommittee Hearing on “Winning Off the Field: Legislative Proposal to Stabilize NIL and College Athletics”
Witnesses: TBA
2123 Rayburn and via webcast
10:00 a.m. ET

Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Press Release: The One, Big, Beautiful Bill: Made in America Becomes the Norm, Not a Novelty

House Committee on Ways and Means
June 12: Subcommittee Hearing on “Aging Out is Not a Plan: Reimagining Futures for Foster Youth”
Witnesses: TBA
2020 Rayburn and via webcast
9:00 a.m. ET

Speaker of the House
Press Release: Speaker Johnson: We Promised the American People We Would Deliver. And We Are.

House Majority Leader
Press Release: Scalise Introduces Bill to Codify Trump’s Rescissions

Senate Majority Leader
Press Release: What They’re Saying: Senate Republicans Are Full Steam Ahead On Reconciliation

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Press Release: NEWS: Sanders, 39 Senators Fight Trump’s Cuts to the Job Corps Program

Senate Committee on Appropriations
June 10: Subcommittee Hearing on “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health”
Witness: The Honorable Jayanta Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health
124 Dirksen
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on the Budget
Press Release: Budget Chairman Arrington and RSC Chairman Pfluger in The Hill: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act delivers for America. Now the Senate Must Deliver Too.

June 12: Subcommittee Hearing on “Winning Off the Field: Legislative Proposal to Stabilize NIL and College Athletics”
Witnesses: TBA
2123 Rayburn and via webcast
10:00 a.m. ET

Speaker of the House
Press Release: Speaker Johnson: We’re Delivering on the America First Agenda

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Press Release: Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Education, Labor Nominees

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s 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

House Committee on Education & Workforce
Press Release: Chair Walberg Holds Hearing to Examine the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor

Press Release: Ranking Member Scott Delivers Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing with DOL Secretary Chavez-DeRemer

Blog: Hearing Recap: “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor”

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s 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 10: Subcommittee Hearing on “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health”
Witness: The Honorable Jayanta Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health
124 Dirksen
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Appropriations
Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Subcommittee Hearing on “Fiscal Year 2026 Request for the Department of Commerce”

House Committee on the Budget
Press Release: Chairman Arrington debunks false claims about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Press Release: Pallone and Schrier Introduce Bill to Protect Moms and Kids From RFK, Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Theories

June 12: Subcommittee Hearing on “Winning Off the Field: Legislative Proposal to Stabilize NIL and College Athletics”
Witnesses: TBA
2123 Rayburn and via webcast
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Ways and Means
Press Release: Neal Statement on May 2025 Jobs Report

House Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Jeffries Statement On Trump Administration’s Reckless Rescissions Package

Senate Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Republicans’ “We’re All Going To Die” Act

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: Chair Walberg Holds Hearing to Examine the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education

Press Release: Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Set to Testify Before the Committee to Outline Department of Labor’s Budget and Priorities — Tomorrow at 10:15 AM

Press Release: Congressional Democrats Demand ED Stop Stonewalling Inspector General

Press Release: Ranking Member Scott Delivers Opening Statement at Full Committee Hearing with ED Secretary McMahon

Blog: Hearing Recap: “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education”

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Full Committee Hearing on “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education”

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
Press Release: Senator Murray Slams Lutnick for Decimation of NOAA, Illegal Cancellation of Digital Equity Act Funding, More

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Subcommittee Hearing on “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of Commerce”

House Committee on Appropriations
Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Subcommittee Hearing on “Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget”

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

Senate Committee on the Budget
Press Release: Trump Tariffs Will Hurt Economic Growth, Boost Inflation, Raise Costs to Families, CBO Finds

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Technology
Press Release: Trump’s Rescission Package Defunds Essential Public Broadcasting Across the Nation to Pay for Tax Cuts for Billionaires

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Subcommittee Hearing on “Communications and Technology Subcommittee: “AI in the Everyday: Current Applications and Future Frontiers in Communications and Technology”

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration

White House Press Release: America’s Job Creators Back the One Big Beautiful Bill

White House Press Release: Trump Accounts Will Chart the Path to Prosperity for a Generation of American Kids

White House Press Release: The Largest Tax Cut in History for Working and Middle-Class Americans

HHS Press Release: Jim O’Neill Sworn in as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services

White House Press Release: ICYMI: Texas Ends In-State Tuition for Illegals After DOJ Lawsuit

White House Proclamation: Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University

White House Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts Foreign Student Visas at Harvard University

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Notifies Columbia University’s Accreditor of Columbia’s Title VI Violation

DOL Press Release: ICYMI: Secretary Chavez-DeRemer highlights skilled workforce training on America at Work tour

Legislative Movement in Congress:

H.R.3871 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to employers who hire individuals through an apprenticeship program.
Sponsor: Ellzey, Jake [Rep.-R-TX-6] (Introduced 06/10/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Ways and Means
Latest Action: House – 06/10/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R.3885 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide community-based training opportunities for medical students in rural areas and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Miller, Carol D. [Rep.-R-WV-1] (Introduced 06/10/2025) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House – 06/10/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Press Release: Miller, Veasey, Graves, and Carter Reintroduce the Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students Act

H.Res.498 — Condemning the surge in antisemitic violence in the United States and reaffirming support for the safety and civil rights of Jewish Americans.
Sponsor: Van Duyne, Beth [Rep.-R-TX-24] (Introduced 06/10/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Judiciary; Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/10/2025 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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

H.R.3836 — To codify Executive Order 14282 (relating to transparency regarding foreign influence at American universities).
Sponsor: Burchett, Tim [Rep.-R-TN-2] (Introduced 06/09/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/09/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Rep. Burchett Introduces THREE Bills Codifying President Trump’s Executive Orders

H.R.3847 — To protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: McClain, Lisa C. [Rep.-R-MI-9] (Introduced 06/09/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce; Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House – 06/09/2025 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Press Release: McClain, Bynum Introduce Bipartisan, Landmark NIL Legislation to Protect and Preserve College Athletics

H.R.3765 — To prohibit Federal service academies from providing training and education based on critical race theory or diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Sponsor: Green, Mark E. [Rep.-R-TN-7] (Introduced 06/05/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Armed Services; Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House – 06/05/2025 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction.
Press Release: Rep. Green, West Point Graduate, Introduces FALCONS Act to Protect Service Academies from Radical Left Indoctrination

H.R.3792 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit providers participating in the Medicare program and State health care programs from requesting on intake forms information regarding the gender identity or sexual preference of minors.
Sponsor: Van Drew, Jefferson [Rep.-R-NJ-2] (Introduced 06/05/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means
Latest Action: House – 06/05/2025 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

H.R.3793 — To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development, to establish a grant program to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions and historically Black colleges and universities that promote minority business ownership and entrepreneurship, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Williams, Nikema [Rep.-D-GA-5] (Introduced 06/05/2025) Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: House – Small Business
Latest Action: House – 06/05/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Press Release: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Leads Legislation to Support Entrepreneurs at HBCUs and Other Minority-Serving Institutions

H.R.1642 — Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025
Sponsor: Williams, Roger [Rep.-R-TX-25] (Introduced 02/26/2025) Cosponsors: (5)
Committees: House – Small Business | Senate – Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Committee Report: H. Rept. 119-36
Latest Action: Senate – 06/04/2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

H.R.3700 — To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require certain State agencies and covered Indian Tribal organizations to replace summer EBT benefits that are determined to have been stolen, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Bonamici, Suzanne [Rep.-D-OR-1] (Introduced 06/04/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/04/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.3711 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.
Sponsor: Chu, Judy [Rep.-D-CA-28] (Introduced 06/04/2025) Cosponsors: (17)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/04/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: To Lower Cost of Graduate Education, Rep. Chu, Sen. Padilla Reintroduce POST GRAD Act

H.R.3739 — To amend the public service loan forgiveness program under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure qualifying public service excludes employment with organizations that engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose.
Sponsor: Steube, W. Gregory [Rep.-R-FL-17] (Introduced 06/04/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/04/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Rep. Steube Introduces “No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act” to Codify Trump Executive Order

H.Res.474 — Expressing support for approximately doubling funding for Federal career and technical education programs.
Sponsor: Krishnamoorthi, Raja [Rep.-D-IL-8] (Introduced 06/04/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/04/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Re-Introduces Resolution Calling to Double Federal Funding for Career and Technical Education

S.1948 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.
Sponsor: Padilla, Alex [Sen.-D-CA] (Introduced 06/04/2025) Cosponsors: (5)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 06/04/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Press Release: Padilla, Chu Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Make Graduate Education More Affordable

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

ED Grant Notice: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Partnership Grants); Correction. Applications due on or before June 25, 2025.

ED Grant Notice: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (State Grants); Correction. Applications due on or before June 25, 2025.

ED Comment Request: Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) Evaluation Protocol. Comments due on or before August 11, 2025.

ED Comment Request: Application Package for TRIO Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs. Comments due on or before July 10, 2025.

ED Comment Request: Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) Evaluation Protocol. Comments due on or before August 11, 2025.

ED Notice: Federal Need Analysis Methodology for the 2026-27 Award Year-Federal Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant Programs

ED Notice: National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE)