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

CONGRESS

The House full Committee on Appropriations released report language and full Committee text for its fiscal year 2027 LHHS appropriations bill. The bill text can be found here. The Committee report can be found here. The House Appropriations Committee subsequently held a full Committee markup of the bill, passing it by a 34 to 28 vote.

The House passed H.R.7892, the No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026, by a 249 to 172 vote.

COURTS

A Federal district court judge blocked the Administration’s effort to impose a $100,000 fee on employers seeking to hire foreign workers through the H-1B visa program.

Education News Headlines
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Trump Breaks Up Education Dept., Prompting Worries Over Civil Rights [The New York Times]

Democratic senators raise alarm over credit reporting errors from student loan servicers [The Hill]

Common App Adds AI Advising Tool [Inside Higher Ed]

What does the class of 2026 want from their post-grad jobs? [Higher Ed Dive]
National Association of Colleges and Employers Report: “Beyond the Paycheck: What the Class of 2026 Really Wants From an Employer”

How GOP State Lawmakers Are Reshaping General Education [Inside Higher Ed]

20 attorneys general sue Trump administration over federal contractor DEI order [Higher Ed Dive]

Colleges Must Act Now to Regain Public Trust, AAC&U Says [Inside Higher Ed]

The War on Nuance in College Admissions [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

AAUP Readies for Bigger Political Fight [Inside Higher Ed]

Colleges are finally making it easier to transfer academic credits [The Washington Post]

Will Race-Based Scholarships Survive? [Inside Higher Ed]

Week in review: Will graduate nursing gain professional designation? [Higher Ed Dive]

House Republicans Aim to Override Trump’s Loan Limit Regulations [Inside Higher Ed]

Most Americans don’t know this free college money is on the way [The Washington Post]

What 2 Court Orders Reveal About Legal Battle Over Tuition Equity Laws [Inside Higher Ed]

UC to consider reinstating SAT, ACT tests after faculty say students are deficient in math [Los Angeles Times]

House appropriators move to label graduate nursing as professional degree [Higher Ed Dive]

8 University of Michigan–Affiliated Protesters Indicted [Inside Higher Ed]

DOJ accuses UC Davis medical school of illegally using race in admissions [Higher Ed Dive]

A Lecturer Was Investigated Under Indiana’s Intellectual-Diversity Law. Now She’s Out of a Job. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor

Senate Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Senate Democrats’ New Report Detailing How Trump Is Exacerbating Child Care Costs And Abandoning American Families

Press Release: Leader Schumer, Senators Murray & Warren Expose Trump’s Abandonment Of America’s Children And Families In New Broken Promises Report

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Press Release: WTAS: Protect College Sports Act Supported by 20 Conferences and 228 Colleges Across 46 States

Senate Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Schumer & Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation To Rebuild American Manufacturing, Lower Costs, And Create Good-Paying Jobs

House Majority Leader
Press Release: Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of June 8, 2026

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: Chairman Cassidy, Scott Expands Oversight into Unemployment Insurance Fraud, Democrats’ Failure to Protect American Families’ Tax Dollars

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Press Release: ICYMI: Chairman Cruz Hosts Roundtable on the Protect College Sports Act

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Press Release: Ranking Member Markey Slams Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule Undermining Underserved Small Business Contractors

Press Release: Ranking Member Markey Releases New Report on Trump’s Corrupt Federal Contracting Scheme

House Majority Leader
Press Release: The Republican Recap: Week of June 8, 2026

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: House Republicans Endorsed Giving Trump Political Appointees Unilateral Veto Over All Grant Spending

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Chair Walberg: Billions Stolen, House Acts to Stop Ghost Student Fraud

Press Release: Ranking Member Scott Slams Bill that May Limit Students’ Access to Financial Aid

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Statement and Webcast from the June 11 Full Committee Hearing on AI and the American Dream: Promoting Innovation, Affordability, and American Dominance.

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

Department of Education and the Administration

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Announces Additional Partnerships to Strengthen Coordination for Individuals with Disabilities Programs, Bolster Civil Rights Enforcement

White House Press Release: President Trump Is Restoring American Greatness One Win at a Time

ED Press Release: U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Issues Statement on Passage of the ‘No Aid for Ghost Students Act’

DOL Press Release: Acting Secretary of Labor Sonderling advances US priorities at G7 meeting in Geneva

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 | Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Committee Report: H. Rept. 119-669
Latest Action: Senate – 06/11/2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

H.R.9260 — Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Aderholt, Robert B. [Rep.-R-AL-4] (Introduced 06/11/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Appropriations
Latest Action: House – 06/11/2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 604.

H.R.9272 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain Federal student loans to be transferred from a parent to a child, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Foster, Bill [Rep.-D-IL-11] (Introduced 06/11/2026) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/11/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Foster Introduces Legislation to Reduce Student Loan Burden on Parents

H.R.9302 — To establish rules regarding eligibility of student athletes for intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Steube, W. Gregory [Rep.-R-FL-17] (Introduced 06/11/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/11/2026 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 – 06/10/2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Press Release: Owens’ ‘No Aid for Ghost Students Act’ Passes House.

S.4742 — A bill to authorize certain labor market data collection activities and to improve Federal measurement of the workforce impacts of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Kelly, Mark [Sen.-D-AZ] (Introduced 06/10/2026) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 06/10/2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Press Release: Kelly, Banks, Young Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Track, Inform AI’s Impact on the American Workforce

S.J.Res.196 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations”.
Sponsor: Merkley, Jeff [Sen.-D-OR] (Introduced 06/04/2026) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 432.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices

NSF Notice: Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering.

ED Notice: Accrediting Agency Currently Undergoing Review for the Purpose of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education.

ED Comment Request: Student Assistance General Provision-Subpart E-Verification Student Aid Application Information. Comments are due on or before July 15, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Talent Search (TS) Annual Performance Report. Comments are due on or before August 14, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student Aid Programs. Comments are due on or before July 16, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Prison Education Program Application. Comments are due on or before July 16, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Student Assistance General Provisions-Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy. Comments are due on or before July 16, 2026.

GSA Comment Request: System for Award Management Quarterly Certification of Compliance with Executive Order 14400, Urgent National Action to Save College Sports. Comments are due on or before August 17, 2026.

ED Grant Notice: Centers Aligned With Areas of National Need Program Competition. Applications are due on or before July 7, 2026.

NSF Comment Request: Grantee Reporting Requirements for the Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation Program. Comments due on or before July 11, 2026.

Today’s Federal Register.