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’s (ED’s) Office of Inspector General released a report outlining staffing, operational, contract and grant changes made between January and March 2025 as part of the Administration’s workforce and spending reduction efforts.

CONGRESS

The House Education and Workforce Committee held a markup of several higher education bills focused on campus antisemitism as well as a bill pertaining to reporting by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The Committee favorably reported H.R. 8476, the No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026, by a 20 to 12 vote; H.R. 4795, the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025, by a 24 to 9 vote; H.R. 9203, the Student Protection and University Accountability Act, by an 18 to 15 vote; H.R. 2555, the Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025, by an 18 to 15 vote; and H.R. 5505, the Equal Campus Access Act of 2025, by an 18 to 15 vote. The Committee also favorably reported H.R. 9381, the AI Workforce Assessment and Research Enhancement (AWARE) Act, which pertains to BLS reporting, by a 19 to 14 vote.

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology held a markup of several bills pertaining to artificial intelligence (AI). The Committee favorably reported H.R. 2385, the Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act; H.R. 5351, the National Science Foundation (NSF) AI Education Act of 2025; and H.R. 9334, the Workforce for AI Trust Act, by a unanimous vote, as well as H.R. 5584, the Literacy in Future Technologies (LIFT) AI Act, by a 34 to 1 vote.

The Senate voted 45 to 52 against considering S.J.Res.196, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by ED relating to “Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations.”

COURTS

A Federal district court partially stayed ED’s new definition of “professional degree,” preventing ED from enforcing portions of the definition that limited eligibility for higher Federal graduate student loan borrowing caps based on specific program criteria.

Education News Headlines
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ED Issues New List of Professional Degrees After Court Order [Inside Higher Ed]

Judges Strike Down Trump Rule on Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants [The New York Times]

Financial Aid Administrators Grapple With Last-Minute Loan Changes [Inside Higher Ed]

Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in schools [The Hill]

Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Attempt to End Birthright Citizenship [The 74]

Federal money for workforce training begins, but few programs qualify [NPR]

New Rule Tying College Programs to Post-Grad Salaries Is Finalized Chronicle of Higher Education]

More foreign students stay home, leaving holes in U.S. college budgets [Washington Post]

North Carolina Republicans ban DEI at public colleges [Higher Ed Dive]

Trump pushes civil rights enforcement to the states [POLITICO]

The Apprenticeship Wish List [Inside Higher Ed]

As international enrollment falls, U.S. students face program cuts and higher prices [The Hechinger Report]

Kansas sued over in-state tuition law for undocumented students [The Hill]

Judge blocks new professional student loan restrictions [The Hill]

Persistence rate tops 77%, the highest level in a decade, report finds [Higher Ed Dive]
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Report: “Persistence and Retention – Fall 2024 Beginning Postsecondary Student Cohort”

Florida Universities Consider Banning Undocumented Students [Inside Higher Ed]

Finance Live Updates: Johns Hopkins Lays Off Over 100 Workers Because of Federal Research Cuts [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Naturopathic Accreditor Gets Reprieve [Inside Higher Ed]

For less than $100, I clicked my way toward a college degree in days [The Washington Post]

Can Price-First Admissions Improve College Access? [Inside Higher Ed]

Kansas joins DOJ in effort to end in-state tuition for undocumented students [Higher Ed Dive]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
July 15: Full Committee Executive Session to consider the nominations of Brett Matsumoto, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor; James Macy, of Wisconsin, and David M. Prouty, of Maryland, each to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board; and Michael McDonald, of the District of Columbia, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
430 Dirksen or via webcast.
9:45 a.m. ET

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Chair Walberg on Trump Naming Sonderling to Head Department of Labor

Press Release: Walberg Celebrates SCOTUS Ruling on Protecting Women’s Sports

Press Release: Scott, Omar, and McBath Investigate NLRB General Counsel’s Potential Conflicts of Interest

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Joyce Remarks at Oversight Hearing on Office of Management and Budget

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Full Committee Hearing on the Oversight of the Office of Management and Budget.

House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
Press Release: Ranking Member Lofgren Demands Reversal of Changes Made to NSF Award Policies

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Press Release: Warren, Sanders, Merkley, Hirono Press KKR Executives On Deal with Sallie Mae to Expand Private Equity’s Reach Over Student Loans

House Committee on Ways and Means
Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Full Committee Hearing on “The Growing Business of Sports: Reviewing Federal Tax Policy in the Multibillion-Dollar Industry.”

House Committee on Small Business
July 1: Full Committee Hearing on “250 Years of American Legacy: Small Businesses and the American Dream.”
Witnesses: Mr. Philip Freeman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Murphy’s Naturals, Inc and the Loading Dock, LLC; Ms. Anne Shybunko-Moore, Owner and Chief Executive Officer, GSE Dynamics, Inc.; Mr. Adrian Adornetto, Owner, Adornetto’s, Giacomo’s; and Ms. Veronica Cool, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cool & Associates LLC.
2360 Rayburn and via webcast.
10:00 a.m. ET

House Majority Leader
Press Release: Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of June 29, 2026

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Chairman Walberg: Final Rule Ensures Higher Education Delivers Value

Press Release: Democrats Call for Study on Post-Secondary Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

Press Release: Ranking Member Scott’s Statement on Trump v. Slaughter

House Committee on Ways and Means
Press Release: Big, Beautiful Success Story: Working Families Tax Cuts Deliver for American Workers, Supercharge Domestic Manufacturing

House Committee on Small Business
Press Release: Committee on Small Business Activity: The Week of June 29th

House Majority Leader
Press Release: Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of June 22, 2026

Senate Majority Leader
Press Release: For Nearly One Year, the Working Families Tax Cuts Law Has Made America Stronger and More Prosperous

House Committee on Small Business
Press Release: Committee on Small Business Announces July Hearing Schedule

Press Release: Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing to Examine the Role of the SBA Office of Investment and Innovation in Powering America’s Small Businesses

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: Postponed: Senate HELP Committee to Consider Trump Nominees

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Chair Walberg Delivers Remarks at Markup to Combat Antisemitism, Protect Student Freedoms, Support Workers, and Increase Health Care Transparency

Press Release: @EdWorkforceCmte Passes 11 Bills on Antisemitism, Student Freedoms, Workforce Policy, and Health Care

Press Release: Ranking Member Scott Slams Republican Markup That Does Not Address the Rising Cost of Living

Press Release: Ranking Member Scott Rebukes Republicans’ Decision to Advance Bills that Ignore the Affordability Crisis

Statements and Webcast from the June 25 Full Committee Markup of H.R. 8476, H.R. 4795, H.R. 9203, H.R. 2555, H.R. 5505, H.R. 2332, H.R. 4122, H.R. 8822, H.R. 8823, H.R. 9381, & H.R. 9228

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Undefeated: House Republican Appropriators Go 12-for-12!

House Committee on Ways and Means
Press Release: Neal Demands Trump Administration Withdraw Dangerous Rule to Politicize Federal Grantmaking

House Committee on Small Business
Statements and Webcast of the 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”

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Owens Holds Hearing on Apprenticeships

Press Release: @EdWorkforceCmte to Mark Up Bills to Combat Antisemitism, Protect Student Freedoms, Support Workers, and Increase Health Care Transparency

Press Release: Hearing Recap: “Workforce Rewired: Modern Apprenticeships for a Modern Economy”

Press Release: HEWD Ranking Member Adams’ Remarks on Creating Quality Apprenticeships

Statements and Webcast from the June 24 Subcommittee Hearing on “Workforce Rewired: Modern Apprenticeships for a Modern Economy.”

House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
Press Release: Ranking Member Lofgren’s Opening Statement at Hearing on Safeguarding Federal Research Funds

Press Release: Ranking Member Sykes’ Opening Statement at Hearing on Safeguarding Federal Research Funds

Statements and Webcast from the June 24 Subcommittee Hearing on “Safeguarding Federal Research Funds: The False Claims Act’s Role in Combating Grant Fraud.”

Department of Education and the Administration

ED Press Release: U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Issues Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J.

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Issues Final Rule to Hold All Colleges and Universities Accountable for Low-Earning Programs

Legislative Movement in Congress

H.R.9553 — To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit to Congress a report on for-profit child care providers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Landsman, Greg [Rep.-D-OH-1] (Introduced 06/30/2026) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Small Business
Latest Action: House – 06/30/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

H.Res.1383 — Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts.
Sponsor: Van Duyne, Beth [Rep.-R-TX-24] (Introduced 06/24/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Ways and Means
Latest Action: House – 06/30/2026 Rule H. Res. 1398 failed passage of House.

H.R.2555 — Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025
Sponsor: Houchin, Erin [Rep.-R-IN-9] (Introduced 04/01/2025) Cosponsors: (43)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/25/2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 – 15.

H.R.4795 — Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025
Sponsor: Foxx, Virginia [Rep.-R-NC-5] (Introduced 07/29/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/25/2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 – 9.

H.R.5505 — Equal Campus Access Act of 2025
Sponsor: Walberg, Tim [Rep.-R-MI-5] (Introduced 09/18/2025) Cosponsors: (11)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/25/2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 – 15.

H.R.8476 — No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026
Sponsor: Fine, Randy [Rep.-R-FL-6] (Introduced 04/23/2026) Cosponsors: (14)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce; Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 06/25/2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 – 12.

H.R.9203 — Student Protection and University Accountability Act
Sponsor: Stefanik, Elise M. [Rep.-R-NY-21] (Introduced 06/08/2026) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/25/2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 – 15.

H.R.9381 — AWARE Act
Sponsor: Walberg, Tim [Rep.-R-MI-5] (Introduced 06/22/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 06/25/2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 – 14.

H.R.9469 — To provide a consumer protection framework necessary to support the growth of outcomes-based student financing tools to support workforce training, postsecondary education, and economic development, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Houchin, Erin [Rep.-R-IN-9] (Introduced 06/25/2026) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Financial Services; Ways and Means; Education and Workforce; Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 06/25/2026 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall.

H.Res.1391 — Impeaching Linda M. McMahon, Secretary of Education, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Sponsor: Bonamici, Suzanne [Rep.-D-OR-1] (Introduced 06/25/2026) Cosponsors: (16)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 06/25/2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Press Release: Bonamici Introduces Resolution to Impeach Education Secretary Linda McMahon

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices

ED Rule: Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand- Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability.

ED Proposed Rule: International Education Programs and Fulbright-Hays Program; Recission of Regulations. Comments due on or before July 31, 2026.

NIH Notice: The Federal Demonstration Partnership; Phase VIII Notice.

ED Comment Request: Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Application. Comments due on or before July 30, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Revocation of Consent To Share Federal Tax Information Form. Comments due on or before August 31, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosures. Comments due on or before June 29, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Survey of Postgraduate Employment for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program. Comments due on or before July 29, 2026.

OPM Proposed Rule: Administrative Leave for Workforce Realignment and Other Purposes. Comments due on or before July 29, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Federal Family Educational Loan Program (FFEL)-Administrative Requirements for States, Not-For-Profit Lenders, and Eligible Lenders Trustees. Comments due on or before August 25, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Request for Title IV Reimbursement or Heightened Cash Monitoring 2 (HCM2). Comments due on or before August 25, 2026.

ED Comment Request: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loan Program) Promissory Notes and Related Forms. Comments due on or before July 27, 2026.

ED Notice: Reopening or Extension of Application Deadline Dates; Applications for New Awards.

ED Comment Request: GEAR UP Application Packages for Partnership and State Grants. Comments due on or before July 27, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information. Comments due on or before July 27, 2026.

Today’s Federal Register.