Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here.

CONGRESS

House Committee on Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-TX) announced that she will not seek reelection in 2024.

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce subpoenaed documents from the U.S. Department of Education related to borrower defense to repayment.

ADMINISTRATION

President Joe Biden issued an executive order on “The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.”

ED released proposed regulatory text and an additional issue paper on student loan debt in preparation for session two of its negotiated rulemaking effort on student loan debt relief.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
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Education News Headlines
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Federal judge refuses to temporarily block Florida curriculum ban [Higher Ed Dive]

Bradley University looks to cut over 20 programs and 68 faculty positions [Higher Ed Dive]

Reporter’s Notebook: Why are campus political groups so hard to track down? [The Hechinger Report]

Academic Success Tip: Using TikTok to Promote Engagement [Inside Higher Ed]

Trump Free College Plan Taps ‘Restless Discontent’ Over Higher Ed [Inside Higher Ed]

Proposed Welfare Rule Change May Alter State Scholarship Funding Practices [Inside Higher Ed]

Cardona ‘appalled,’ ‘horrified’ at antisemitic incidents on campuses [POLITICO]

The Social Classroom [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Admissions Offices Need More Students and Less ‘Drudgery.’ Is AI the Answer? [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Success Program Launch: Making College Pathways Visible for Rural High Schoolers [Inside Higher Ed]

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

Senate Majority Leader

Press Release: Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The Need For Bipartisanship To Avoid A Government Shutdown And Senate Republicans’ Partisan Effort To Make Support For Ukraine Contingent On Hard-Right Border Policies

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Press Release: Media Advisory: Cassidy to Lead Roundtable on Rising Anti-Semitism on College Campuses

Senate Committee on Appropriations

Press Release: Senator Murray on Overwhelming Passage of Senate Minibus, Next Steps for Appropriations

House Majority Leader

Press Release: Scalise: 2024 House Calendar

House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Press Release: Foxx, Kiley to Su: Withdraw Your Proposed Overtime Rule

Press Release: @EdWorkforceCmte Will Markup Bill to Protect Colleges from Malicious Foreign Influence

Press Release: Foxx, Good Demand Transcribed Interviews After Su Ignores Congress

House Committee on the Judiciary

November 8: Committee Hearing on “Free Speech on College Campuses”

Witnesses to be announced.

10:00 a.m. ET via 2141 Rayburn and webcast.

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration

White House Press Release: Remarks by President Biden Highlighting How Bidenomics and his Investing America Agenda are Fixing Longstanding Infrastructure Needs | Bear, DE

White House Press Release: Statement from President Joe Biden on the October Jobs Report

ED Media Advisory: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to Travel to New Hampshire to Discuss Career and Technical Education in Rural America

Legislative Movement in Congress:

H.R.6134 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students.

Sponsor: Cartwright, Matt [Rep.-D-PA-8] (Introduced 11/01/2023) Cosponsors: (8)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 11/01/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

H.R.6165 — To amend the Higher Education Act to require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments.

Sponsor: Owens, Burgess [Rep.-R-UT-4] (Introduced 11/01/2023) Cosponsors: (1)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 11/01/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

H.Res.798 — Condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff.

Sponsor: Owens, Burgess [Rep.-R-UT-4] (Introduced 10/19/2023) Cosponsors: (100)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce.

H.R.6259 —To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to establish record-management plans in order to be accredited or continue to be accredited, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Cartwright, Matt [Rep.-D-PA-8] (Introduced 11/07/2023) Cosponsors: (4)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 11/07/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

H.R.6264 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum stipend amounts provided under Upward Bound projects.

Sponsor: Davis, Danny K. [Rep.-D-IL-7] (Introduced 11/07/2023) Cosponsors: (0)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 11/07/2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Press Release: Rep. Davis Honors First-Generation College Celebration Day by Championing Bills to Help First-Generation, Low-Income, and Veteran Students Succeed in College

S.1564 — AI Leadership Training Act

Sponsor: Peters, Gary C. [Sen.-D-MI] (Introduced 05/11/2023) Cosponsors: (1)

Committees: Senate – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Latest Action: Senate – 11/02/2023 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 234.

S.3232 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the standards for accreditation of an institution of higher education to assess the institution’s adoption of admissions practices that refrain from preferential treatment in admissions based on an applicant’s relationship to alumni of, or donors to, the institution, to authorize a feasibility study on data collection, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Young, Todd [Sen.-R-IN] (Introduced 11/07/2023) Cosponsors: (1)

Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Latest Action: Senate – 11/07/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Press Release: Young, Kaine Introduce Bill to End Legacy Admissions

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

ED Comment Request: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, Federal Direct PLUS Loan Request for Supplemental Information. Comments due on or before November 29, 2023.

NSF Grant Notice: Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science. Applications due on or before January 29, 2024.

ED Notice: President’s Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.

ED Notice: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) Information To Be Verified for the 2024-2025 Award Year

ED Notice: Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program.