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

CONGRESS

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce and House Committee on Education and Workforce both approved the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act by 30 to 23 and 18 to 17 votes, respectively.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report determining that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services violated the Impoundment Control Act by withholding funds for Head Start.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee advanced the nominations of David Barker for Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education and Mary Christina Riley for Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs by a 12 to 11 party-line vote. The nominations now move to the full Senate, with no set timeline for consideration.

Fourteen Republicans sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, requesting him to fully implement the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Continuing Resolution, including funding for the National Institutes of Health.

ADMINISTRATION

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released 21^st Century Community Learning Center funds that it was withholding to States. Following this, the Administration released the funds for the other five formula programs that were being similarly withheld from States.

The White House released its AI Action Plan, outlining over 90 Federal actions in the artificial intelligence space, including those pertaining to education and workforce matters.

ED noticed its plans to form two rulemaking committees to develop regulations that cover loan, programmatic accountability and Pell Grant issues, including Workforce Pell this Fall.

ED released a report showing institutional nonpayment rates based on borrowers who entered repayment since January 2020 and became over 90 days delinquent as part of the Department’s effort to encourage schools to improve outreach and reduce future student loan default risks.

President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Saving College Sports.”

ED announced a pause in loan forgiveness under Income-Based Repayment plans citing litigation as requiring this action.

Columbia University announced that it has reached a resolution agreement with the Administration regarding the university’s actions related to pro-Palestinian protests, campus antisemitism and other matters.

COURTS

A district court judge ordered the Office of Management and Budget to maintain the Public Apportionments Database.

Education News Headlines
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Trump tightens reins on foreign students in multifront immigration crackdown on universities [The Hill]

A Year of Challenges and Uncertainty, as Told Through Data [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

22 new state laws censor higher ed, PEN America finds [Higher Ed Dive]

What DOJ Letters to UVA Say About Trump’s Attack on Higher Ed [Inside Higher Ed]

Trump Administration Releases Funding for Adult Ed [Inside Higher Ed]

Trump administration pushes states to exclude immigrant students from in-state tuition [POLITICO]

Federal Judge Blocks Cancellation of NEH Grants [Inside Higher Ed]

Which schools and colleges are being investigated by the Trump administration? [The Hechinger Report]

Trump administration pauses Head Start immigration restrictions [K-12 Dive]

From Head Start to Adult Ed, Trump Narrows Pathway for Undocumented Students [The 74]

Trump signs executive order to ‘protect’ college sports [Politico]

ED to Review Regs for Student Loan Programs, College Accountability [Inside Higher Ed]

Columbia Struck a Deal to Save Research Funding. How Do Its Researchers Feel About That?  [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

UNC System Mandates Reports on DEI Compliance [Inside Higher Ed]

Education Department issues AI priorities. But what if the agency closes? [K-12 Dive]

SCORE Act advances through committee, moving college sports reform closer to House floor [The New York Times]

International students look to cleanse social media amid new Trump visa policy [The Hill]

Columbia Settles With Trump Administration [Inside Higher Ed]

Tennessee launches direct admissions pilot with student aid component [Higher Ed Dive]

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

Senate Majority Leader
Press Release: Thune: Democrats’ Historic Obstruction Sets Dangerous and Ugly Precedent

Senate Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Democrats Fighting Against The Costs, Chaos, And Corruption Of The Trump Administration

Senate Committee on Appropriations
July 31: Full Committee Markup of “Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Acts”
106 Dirksen and via webcast.
9:30 a.m. ET

House Committee on the Budget
Press Release: Rep. Tom McClintock: The Big Beautiful Bill and The Democrats’ Big Mistake

House Majority Leader
Press Release: Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of July 21, 2025

Press Release: Scalise’s Summer Update: Six Months of Winning for the American People

Senate Majority Leader
Press Release: Thune Joins The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox Radio

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: NEWS: Sanders Announces Release of $5.5 Billion in Withheld Public Education Funding, Including Nearly $20 Million for Vermont

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: White House’s Action on AI is Empowering Innovation and Protecting Workers

Press Release: Trump Administration to Release Remaining Withheld Education Funding Following Pressure from House Democrats

Senate Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: In Face of Widespread Blowback, Trump Admin Finally Releases Education Funds It’s Blocked for Weeks—Forcing Layoffs, Program Closures, & Needless Chaos

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: DeLauro: “President Trump and Russ Vought do not deserve applause for following a law they are still breaking.”

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Press Release: Ranking Member Cantwell Statement on Trump’s Executive Order on College Sports NIL

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Press Release: Chairman Babin Praises Administration’s Bold Strategy for Maintaining American AI Leadership

House Committee on Ways and Means
Press Release: Sánchez Opening Statement at Field Hearing on the One, Big, Ugly Law

Speaker of the House
Press Release: House GOP Passes 50 Trump Executive Orders

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: Senate HELP Committee Votes to Approve 6 Additional Trump Admin Nominees

Press Release: NEWS: Sanders Introduces Legislation to Address America’s Teacher Pay Crisis, Holds Town Hall with Public School Educators

July 24: Full Committee Executive Session on Nominations of David Brian Castillo, of Washington, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor; Brian Christine, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services; Brittany Panuccio, of Florida, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Jonathan Snare, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; David Barker, of Iowa, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education; Mary Christina Riley, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education.
S-216, the President’s Room.
11:45 a.m. ET

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Chairmen Walberg, Guthrie, and Jordan Applaud President Trump’s Executive Order on NIL

Press Release: Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities

House Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Jeffries: “The Trump Administration and House Republicans Have Been a Complete and Total Failure”

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Chair Walberg Reacts to Columbia Agreement with Trump Administration

Press Release: @EdWorkforceCmte Passes Bills to Empower Workers, Protect Student-Athletes

Press Release: Chair Walberg Delivers Opening Statement at Markup to Empower Workers, Protect Opportunities for Student-Athletes, and Address Human Trafficking

Press Release: Ranking Member Scott’s Opening Statement on Committee Republicans’ Proposals to Undermine American Workers

Press Release: Committee Republicans Vote for Bills that Harm Workers and Undermine Protections for College Athletes

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Full Committee Mark Up of H.R. 1319, H.R. 1320, H.R. 4366, H.R. 4312, H.R. 4307

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Latest Non-Partisan Opinion: President Trump and Russ Vought Unlawfully Steal from Our Children

Senate Committee on the Budget
Press Release: Merkley Statement on GAO’s Determination Showing the Trump Administration Again Violated the Impoundment Control Act by Withholding Funding for Head Start

House Committee on the Budget
Press Release: Boyle Statement on GAO Finding Trump Continues to Violate Impoundment Control Act

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Press Release: Chairman Guthrie on President Trump’s AI Action Plan: “The Future of American Competitiveness Depends on Investments in AI”

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Initiates Investigation into Duke University and Duke Law Journal

HHS Press Release: HHS Demands that Duke University Address Systemic Allegations of Race Discrimination

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Finds Five Northern Virginia School Districts in Violation of Title IX

DOL Press Release: US Department of Labor Awards $1M to Support Employment, Assistance, for Arkansas Residents Affected by Severe Storms, Flooding

White House Executive Order: SAVING COLLEGE SPORTS

White House Press Release: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Saves College Sports

White House Press Release: Wide Acclaim for President Trump’s Visionary AI Action Plan

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Opens Title IX Investigation into the Oregon Department of Education

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Announces Negotiated Rulemaking to Implement President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

White House Press Release: White House Unveils America’s AI Action Plan

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Opens Investigations into Five Universities for Alleged Exclusionary Scholarships Benefitting Illegal Alien Students

ED Press Release: Secretary McMahon Statement on Columbia University Deal

Legislative Movement in Congress:

S.2469 — A bill to establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Murphy, Christopher [Sen.-D-CT] (Introduced 07/28/2025) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 07/28/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S.2470 — A bill to establish name, image, and likeness rights for college athletes at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Murphy, Christopher [Sen.-D-CT] (Introduced 07/28/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate – Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Action: Senate – 07/28/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

S.2481 — A bill to ensure that teachers are paid a livable and competitive salary throughout their career, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [Sen.-I-VT] (Introduced 07/28/2025) Cosponsors: (8)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 07/28/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension.
Press Release: Sanders Introduces Legislation to Address America’s Teacher Pay Crisis, Holds Town Hall with Public School Educators

S.2485 — A bill to amend section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness.
Sponsor: Durbin, Richard J. [Sen.-D-IL] (Introduced 07/28/2025) Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 07/28/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Press Release: Durbin, Hirono, Padilla, Wyden And Booker Introduce Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act To Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness To Adjunct Professors

H.R.4767 — To encourage the growth of educational exchanges between international scholars and United States junior or community colleges and United States postsecondary vocational institutions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Olszewski, Johnny [Rep.-D-MD-2] (Introduced 07/25/2025) Cosponsors: (6)
Committees: House – Foreign Affairs
Latest Action: House – 07/25/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

H.R.4769 — To support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children and youth with experience in foster care.
Sponsor: Scanlon, Mary Gay [Rep.-D-PA-5] (Introduced 07/25/2025) Cosponsors: (10)
Committees: House – Ways and Means
Latest Action: House – 07/25/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R.4771 — To assist employers providing employment under special certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 in transforming their business and program models to models that support individuals with disabilities through competitive integrated employment, to phase out the use of such special certificates, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Scott, Robert C. “Bobby” [Rep.-D-VA-3] (Introduced 07/25/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 07/25/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

S.2438 — A bill to assist employers providing employment under special certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 in transforming their business and program models to models that support people with disabilities through competitive integrated employment, to phase out the use of such special certificates, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Van Hollen, Chris [Sen.-D-MD] (Introduced 07/24/2025) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 07/24/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Press Release: Van Hollen Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers in Introducing Bill to End Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities

S.2451 — A bill to ensure that paraprofessionals and education support staff are paid a living wage.
Sponsor: Markey, Edward J. [Sen.-D-MA] (Introduced 07/24/2025) Cosponsors: (6)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 07/24/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension.
Press Release: Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Increase Wages Nationwide for Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff

H.R.4312 — SCORE Act
Sponsor: Bilirakis, Gus M. [Rep.-R-FL-12] (Introduced 07/10/2025) Cosponsors: (11)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce; Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House – 07/23/2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 – 23.

H.R.4658 — To amend chapter 1511 of title 36, United States Code, to impose certain requirements on the National Education Association, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Fitzgerald, Scott [Rep.-R-WI-5] (Introduced 07/23/2025) Cosponsors: (5)
Committees: House – Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 07/23/2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R.4693 — To establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Lee, Summer L. [Rep.-D-PA-12] (Introduced 07/23/2025) Cosponsors: (11)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 07/23/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.4701 — To direct the Secretary of Education to reissue the solicitation and award the contract relating to the Charting My Path for Future Success project.
Sponsor: McBath, Lucy [Rep.-D-GA-6] (Introduced 07/23/2025) Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 07/23/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: McBath Leads Bicameral Legislation to Restore Abruptly Cancelled Program Supporting Students with Disabilities

H.R.4713 — To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to enhance school and community safety, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Nunn, Zachary [Rep.-R-IA-3] (Introduced 07/23/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 07/23/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.4727 — To codify Executive Order 14235 relating to restoring public service loan forgiveness.
Sponsor: Self, Keith [Rep.-R-TX-3] (Introduced 07/23/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 07/23/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Congressman Keith Self Introduces Legislative Package to Codify President Trump’s Executive Orders

S.2407 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to reissue the solicitation and award the contract relating to the Charting My Path for Future Success project.
Sponsor: Kaine, Tim [Sen.-D-VA] (Introduced 07/23/2025) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 07/23/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Press Release: Kaine, Vindman & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Restore Illegally Withheld Support for Students with Disabilities in Spotsylvania County

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

ED Notice: 2026-2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Presidential Document: Saving College Sports

ED Notice: Final Waiver and Extension of the Project Period With Funding for Arts in Education National Program

ED Comment Request: Application for Grants Under the Strengthening Institutions Program. Comments due on or before August 27, 2025.

Presidential Document: Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack

Presidential Document: Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government

Presidential Document: Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure

ED Notice: Negotiated Rulemaking Committees.