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

ADMINISTRATION

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced the launch of real-time results for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), allowing students and families to receive eligibility information immediately after submitting their application.

According to POLITICO, the Treasury Department rescinded student loan default collection work that had been assigned to five private contractors, citing a procurement error.

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security.”

CONGRESS

The House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Subcommittee released its fiscal year (FY) 2027 appropriations bill text. The Committee press release can be found here. The Committee summary of the Subcommittee bill can be found here. The House Appropriations LHHS Subcommittee passed this bill by an 11 to 7 vote.

The Senate Appropriations Committee postponed its scheduled markup of the FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill, along with several other appropriations measures.

COURTS

A coalition of more than ten national nursing organizations sued ED over its final Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) rule. Subsequently, the American Academy of Physician Associates and the Physician Assistant Education Association filed a lawsuit on the matter.

Education News Headlines
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Trump’s $100K fee for H-1B visas struck down [Higher Ed Dive]

Want an A.I. Degree? Here’s What You Should Think About. [The New York Times]

Medical school organizations sign on to RFK Jr.’s nutrition requirements [The Hill]

College Uncovered: Making A’s count [The Hechinger Report]

Trump’s $100K fee for H-1B visas struck down [Higher Ed Dive]

Want an A.I. Degree? Here’s What You Should Think About. [The New York Times]

Medical school organizations sign on to RFK Jr.’s nutrition requirements [The Hill]

College Uncovered: Making A’s count [The Hechinger Report]

DOJ Investigates 15 More Med Schools, Alleging Race-Based Admissions [Inside Higher Ed]

Sex, drugs and … AI?: Students think everyone else is doing it more than they are [The Hechinger Report]

Community Colleges Advocate for NSF Program Amid Upheaval at Agency [Inside Higher Ed]

After RIFs, ED Turns to Contractor to Hire New Civil Rights Attorneys [Inside Higher Ed]

DOJ opens 15 new investigations into medical schools’ admissions [The Hill]

To Fund Pell, House Appropriators Suggest Ending Subsidized Loans [Inside Higher Ed]

Spring enrollment ticks up 1% — but graduate headcounts take a hit [Higher Ed Dive]

$50M TRIO Grants? ED Gives States a Leg Up in College Access Program [Inside Higher Ed]

Arizona State faces DOJ investigation over DEI practices [Higher Ed Dive]

Columbia professors who backed Gaza protests file antisemitism claim [The Hill]

University of Alabama nabs court win in lawsuit over student magazines [Higher Ed Dive]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
June 10: Full Committee Hearing on “Nominations of Brett Matsumoto to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, James Macy to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, and David Prouty to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board”
Witnesses: Brett Matsumoto, James Macy and David Prouty
430 Dirksen and via webcast.
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Chair Walberg: End Student Aid Fraud

Press Release: Postponed: @EdWorkforceCmte Field Hearing in Memphis on NCAA Enforcement

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Committee Approves FY27 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act

Press Release: Ranking Member DeLauro Statement at the Full Committee Markup of the Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Funding Bill

Press Release: Republicans Advance Funding Bill Cutting $2 Billion from Affordable Care Act, Firing 30,000 Teachers and Eliminating Job Training

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Full Committee Markup on “Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill”

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
June 11: Full Committee Hearing on “AI and the American Dream: Promoting Innovation, Affordability, and American Dominance”
Witnesses: Mr. Mike Flynn, Senior Vice President and Counsel, The Information Technology Industry Council; Mr. David Feith, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; and Mr. Will Rinehart, Senior Fellow, The American Enterprise Institute.
538 Dirksen and via webcast.
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Small Business
June 25: Full Committee Hearing on “From Startup to Scale: The Role of the SBA Office of Investment and Innovation in Powering America’s Small Businesses”
Witnesses to be announced.
2360 Rayburn and via webcast.
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Education and Workforce
June 12: Field Hearing on “Calling the Fouls: Accountability and Transparency in NCAA Enforcement”
Witnesses to be announced.
Memphis, TN
9:00 a.m.

House Committee on Appropriations
June 9: Full Committee Markup on “Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill”
Capitol Complex, 2359 Rayburn and via webcast.
11:00 a.m. ET

House Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Jeffries on MS Now: “Donald Trump Doesn’t Give a Damn about the Quality of Life of the American People”

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Chairman Walberg on May Jobs Report

Press Release: Ranking Member Scott Statement on May Jobs Report

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Aderholt, Cole at FY27 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Markup

Press Release: Cole Remarks at FY27 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill Subcommittee Markup (As Prepared for Delivery)

Press Release: At Subcommittee Markup, Republicans Move to Eliminate Public Education and Jeopardize Health Care for Millions

Press Release: Ranking Member DeLauro Remarks: Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee Markup

Webcast from Friday’s Subcommittee Markup on “Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill and Fiscal Year 2027 Homeland Security Bill”

June 9: Full Committee Markup on “Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill”
Capitol Complex, 2359 Rayburn and via webcast.
11:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on the Budget
Press Release: Chairman Arrington on May Jobs Report: “We are at the dawn of the Golden Age of America”

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Press Release: Senator Warren Statement on May 2026 Jobs Report

House Committee on Ways and Means
Press Release: Big, Beautiful Success Story: New Analysis Confirms Working Families Tax Cuts Are Delivering for Americans Earning Less than $100,000

Press Release: Working Families Benefitting From Republican Pro-Growth Working Families Tax Cuts

Press Release: Neal Statement on May 2026 Jobs Report

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Committee Releases FY27 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Press Release: Committee Hears Powerful Testimony Bolstering the Need to Fix College Sports Crisis, Stop Cuts to Women’s & Olympic Sports & Protect Athletes

House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
Press Release: Democratic Members Slam NSF for Covert Blacklisting of Universities

House Majority Leader
Press Release: Every Dollar Stolen by Fraudsters Is a Dollar Taken from Working Families

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Owens Holds Hearing on Higher Education in the Age of AI

Press Release: Hearing Recap: “Building an AI-Ready America: Higher Education in the Age of AI”

Press Release: HEWD Ranking Member Adams Remarks on Prioritizing Students and Educators Over the Interests of AI Companies

Statements and Webcast from June 3 Subcommittee Hearing on Building an AI-Ready America: Higher Education in the Age of AI.

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Committee Releases FY27 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Press Release: Cruz: Protect College Sports Act Saves the Games that Fans Love, Opportunities for Student Athletes

Press Release: Ranking Member Cantwell Opening Statement at Hearing on the Future of College Sports

Statements and Webcast from June 3 Full Committee Hearing on Protecting College Sports: Supporting Student Athletes, Restoring Fair Competition, and Saving the Games Fans Love.

House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
Press Release: Letter to GAO Acting Comptroller General Brown Requesting Information on NSF’s STEM Workforce Research

House Committee on Small Business
Press Release: Ranking Member Markey Slams Devastating Impact of Trump’s Cruel Cuts to Hungry Children and Families Ahead of Small Business Committee Hearing

Department of Education and the Administration

White House Press Release: First Lady Melania Trump Honors America’s Next Generation of Top AI Talent at Historic Presidential AI Challenge Awards Ceremony

ED Press Release: Fact Sheet: The Trump Administration Is Simplifying Student Loan Repayment

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Announces Connecting Talent to Opportunity Challenge Semifinalists

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education Dr. David Barker Highlights Civics Education at History Rocks! Event in Arizona

DOL Press Release: Acting Secretary Sonderling Statement on May Jobs Report

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education Dr. David Barker Highlights Civics Education at History Rocks! Event in New Mexico

Legislative Movement in Congress

H.R.7892 — No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026
Sponsor: Owens, Burgess [Rep.-R-UT-4] (Introduced 03/12/2026) Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Committee Report: H. Rept. 119-669
Latest Action: House – 06/09/2026 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 7892, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Scott (VA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings.

H.R.9223 — To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to extend paperwork reduction waivers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Letlow, Julia [Rep.-R-LA-5] (Introduced 06/09/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/09/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.9203 — To increase the transparency of colleges and universities in carrying out their civil rights responsibilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Stefanik, Elise M. [Rep.-R-NY-21] (Introduced 06/08/2026) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/08/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.9137 — Protect College Sports Act of 2026
Sponsor: Baumgartner, Michael [Rep.-R-WA-5] (Introduced 06/04/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Judiciary; Energy and Commerce; Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/04/2026 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions.

H.R.9166 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Turner, Michael R. [Rep.-R-OH-10] (Introduced 06/04/2026) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/04/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.7892 — No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026
Sponsor: Owens, Burgess [Rep.-R-UT-4] (Introduced 03/12/2026) Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Committee Report: H. Rept. 119-669
Latest Action: House – 06/03/2026 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1333 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8646, H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892 and H.R. 8872. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8646 under a structured rule and H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892, and H.R. 8872 under a structured rule and H.R. 7726, H.R. 7892, and H.R. 8872 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.

H.R.9123 — To establish intelligence community funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with certain entities in the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Fallon, Pat [Rep.-R-TX-4] (Introduced 06/03/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Intelligence (Permanent Select)
Latest Action: House – 06/03/2026 Referred to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

H.R.9134 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that personally identifiable information provided in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is not used for immigration enforcement, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Randall, Emily [Rep.-D-WA-6] (Introduced 06/03/2026) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/03/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Randall, Casar, Norton Introduce Bill to Prevent FAFSA Data From Being Used for Immigration Enforcement

H.Res.1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Houchin, Erin [Rep.-R-IN-9] (Introduced 06/03/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Rules
Latest Action: House – 06/03/2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

H.Res.1338 — Supporting the designation of June as Family Month.
Sponsor: Miller, Mary E. [Rep.-R-IL-15] (Introduced 06/03/2026) Cosponsors: (22)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/03/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices

ACF Comment Request: Employment and Training Services for Noncustodial Parents in the Child Support Program. Comments due on or before August 10, 2026.

ED Notice: Annual Updates to the Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) Plan Formula for 2026-William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.

ED Notice: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity.

ED Proposed Rule: Proposed Waiver and Extension of the Project Period With Funding-Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended, Title VI, Part B, Native Hawaiian Education. Comments due on or before July 6, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Federal Work Study (FWS) Wages for Student Aid Index. Comments due on or before August 4, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Financial Report for the Institutional Service Endowment Activities. Comments due on or before July 6, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program Annual Performance Report. Comments due on or before August 3, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Student Support Services Annual Performance Report. Comments due on or before August 3, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Vocational Rehabilitation Financial Report (RSA-17). Comments due on or before July 6, 2026.

ED Grant Notice: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Programs-National Technical Assistance Center for Postsecondary Education and Training for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Applications due on or before July 30, 2026.

Today’s Federal Register.