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

CONGRESS 

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Bill Cassidy (R-LA) launched investigations into 18 states and the District of Columbia over their policies allowing transgender students to play on women’s sports teams.

House Education and Workforce Committee Chair Tim Walberg (R-MI) launched an investigation into the Berkeley Unified School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, and the School District of Philadelphia regarding antisemitic incidents.

ADMINISTRATION 

President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Launching the Genesis Mission.”

The U.S. Department of Education published a blog, clarifying how nursing programs will be treated under the definition of professional degree programs that resulted from H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon appointed five new members to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI).

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released new and updated educational materials regarding legal protections against national origin discrimination, which includes preferring foreign workers by advertising job openings as only available to H-1B visa holders.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced five new agency leaders.

The U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance encouraging State and local workforce systems to use Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) flexibilities and waiver authorities to modernize operations, promote innovation and align services with the Administration’s workforce priorities.

Education News Headlines
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Education Department announces end of SAVE student loan repayment plan [The Hill]

What to Know About Workforce Pell Talks [Inside Higher Ed]

Pell Grant program faces up to $11B annual budget shortfall [Higher Ed Dive]

Closing Equity Gaps in Career and Technical Education [Inside Higher Ed]

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Report: “Breaking Barriers in Career and Technical Education: Centering Black Students in Perkins Reauthorization”

McMahon’s first year has decimated the Education Department, but full elimination hovers out of reach [The Hill]

College Affordability Nonprofit Warns of Student Debt ‘Default Cliff’ [Inside Higher Ed]

Education Department adds ‘lower earnings’ warning to FAFSA [Higher Ed Dive]

Another Okla. Instructor Put On Leave, This Time for ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’ [Inside Higher Ed]

Education Dept. Wants to Begin and End Workforce Pell This Week [Inside Higher Ed]

As colleges clamp down on the teaching of gender, advocates say professors taking the hit [The Hill]

The NIH Policy Holding Researchers ‘Hostage’ [Inside Higher Ed]

We Asked Executives What Skills Young Workers Are Missing. Here’s What They Said [Education Week]

Group sues Hispanic Scholarship Fund for excluding non-Hispanic students [The Hill]

Fate of Accountability for Undergraduate Certificates Likely to Loom Over ED Talks [Inside Higher Education]

Trump Cut Funding to Higher Ed. Other Businesses Are Feeling the Pain. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Most superintendents satisfied with job, despite the stress and demands [K-12 Dive]

Tribal Colleges Brace for Disruption as Oversight Shifts to Interior Department [Inside Higher Ed]

Trump’s attacks on DEI may hurt men in college admission [The Hechinger Report]

Are 4-Year College Costs Scaring Students Off? Maybe Not, a New Study Finds [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

House GOP Accuses Truman Scholarship of Liberal Bias as Dems Talk College Costs [Inside Higher Ed]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor

House Majority Leader
Press Release: Leader Jeffries Announces New House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Subcommittee Hearing on “Building Pathways: Advancing Workforce Development in the 21st Century”

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: @EdWorkforceCmte to Mark Up Bills to Make College More Transparent and Accessible

Press Release: Chair Walberg Celebrates IDEA 50th Anniversary

Press Release: Kiley Announces Hearing on the Crisis in American Youth Sports

December 10: Subcommittee Hearing on “Building a Talent Marketplace: How LERs Empower Workers and Expand Opportunity”
Witnesses: TBA
2175 Rayburn and via webcast
10:15 a.m. EST

December 11: Full Committee Markup on H.R. 6392, H.R. 6472, H.R. 6498, H.R. 6502
2175 Rayburn and via webcast
10:15 a.m. EST

House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
December 10: Full Committee Hearing on “The Genesis Mission: Prioritizing American Science and Technology Leadership”
Witness: The Honorable Dr. Darío Gil, Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy
2317 Rayburn and via webcast
10:00 a.m. EST

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Press Release: Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis Announce CMT Subcommittee Markup of Online Safety Bills

December 11: Subcommittee Markup on H.R. 6290, H.R. 6259, H.R. 6289, H.R. 6437, H.R. 5360, H.R. 6499, H.R. 2657, H.R. 6265, H.R. 6273, H.R. 6253, H.R. 6489, H.R. 1623, H.R. 6257, H.R. 3149, H.R. 6333, H.R. 6292, H.R. 6484, H.R. 6291
2123 Rayburn and via webcast
10:15 a.m. EST

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Press Release: Ranking Member Markey Statement on Need to Reopen Small Business Innovation Programs

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
December 9: Subcommittee Hearing on “Building Pathways: Advancing Workforce Development in the 21^st Century”
Witnesses: Dr. Chris Cox, Deputy Chancellor for Instruction, Research, and Development, Alabama Community College System, Auburn, AL; Ms. Chelle Travis, Executive Director, SkillsUSA, Ashburn, VA; Mr. Joel Stadtlander, Director of Human Resources, ArcelorMittal Calvert, Calvert, AL; and Mr. Luke Rhine, Vice President, Rodel Foundation, Wilmington, DE.
430 Dirksen and via webcast
2:00 p.m. EST

House Committee on Education and Workforce
December 10: Subcommittee Hearing on “Building a Talent Marketplace: How LERs Empower Workers and Expand Opportunity”
Witnesses: TBA
2175 Rayburn and via webcast
10:15 a.m. EST

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Press Release: Cantwell & Blackburn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect College Athletes’ New NIL Compensation

House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
December 10: Full Committee Hearing on “The Genesis Mission: Prioritizing American Science and Technology Leadership”
Witness: The Honorable Dr. Darío Gil, Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy
2317 Rayburn and via webcast
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Press Release: Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis Applaud FTC Workshop on Age Verification Technology

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Press Release: Banking Committee Democrats Call for Statutorily Required Hearing with Acting CFPB Director Vought

House Committee on Ways and Means
Press Release: Big, Beautiful Success Story: Trump Accounts Give Farm Kids A Stronger Start in Life.

House Majority Leader
Press Release: Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of December 1, 2025

Press Release: Committee Cliff Notes: Week of December 8, 2025

House Committee on the Budget
Press Release: Boyle Statement on September PCE Inflation Data

House Committee on Ways and Means
Press Release: Smith Statement on PCE Report: Federal Reserve Should Lower Interest Rates Next Week

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Owens Announces Hearing on How LERs Empower Workers and Expand Opportunity

Senate Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Murray, Baldwin, Sanders, Schumer, Colleagues Slam Latest Efforts to Dismantle the Department of Education; Call on McMahon to Reverse Illegal Moves That Weaken Support for Students

Speaker of the House
Press Release: House Republicans are Unleashing Prosperity through Deregulation

House Majority Leader
Press Release: The Leader’s Floor Lookout: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: Senate HELP Committee Votes to Approve 2 Additional Trump Admin Nominees

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Executive Session on the nominations of Scott Mayer to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board and Mary Anne Carter to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts.

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: ICYMI: Walberg Op-Ed Calls on Sports Fans Nationwide to Back the SCORE Act

Press Release: Owens Holds Hearing on Examining Bias in the Truman Scholarship Program

Press Release: Chairman Walberg on Protecting K-12 Schools from China’s Propaganda

Press Release: Kiley Holds Hearing on Safeguarding Student Privacy and Parental Rights

Press Release: Hearing Recap: “Public Funds, Private Politics: Examining Bias in the Truman Scholarship Program”

Press Release: Hearing Recap: “Safeguarding Student Privacy and Parental Rights: A Review of FERPA and PPRA”

Press Release: Mackenzie to Hold Hearing on Creating More Opportunities for American Boxers — Today at 10:15

Press Release: Ranking Member Adams Remarks on the Growing Student Debt Crisis

Press Release: ECESE Ranking Member Bonamici Warns Culture War Distractions Will Undermine Student Privacy

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Subcommittee Hearing on Safeguarding Student Privacy and Parental Rights: A Review of FERPA and PPRA.

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Subcommittee Hearing on Public Funds, Private Politics: Examining Bias in the Truman Scholarship Program.

House Committee on the Budget
Press Release: Boyle Opening Statement at Budget Committee Member Day

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Press Release: Chairman Guthrie Delivers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup

Press Release: E&C Advances Fifteen Bills to the Full House of Representatives

Press Release: Pallone Slams Republicans for Making Affordability Crisis Worse at Full Committee Markup

House Committee on Ways and Means
Press Release: Tax Subcommittee Chairman Kelly Opening Statement: Hearing on Promoting Global Competitiveness for American Workers and Businesses

Press Release: Thompson Opening Statement at Tax Subcommittee Hearing on Promoting Global Competitiveness for American Workers and Businesses

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Subcommittee Hearing on Promoting Global Competitiveness for American Workers and Businesses.

Department of Education and the Administration

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education to Update Accreditation Handbook to Support High-Quality, High-Value Education

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Announces Agreement with Missouri to End Biden Administration’s Illegal SAVE Plan

ED Press Release: University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue Highlights Civics Education During History Rocks! Tour Stop in Georgia

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Launches New Earnings Indicator to Support Students and Families in Making Informed College Decisions

ED Blog: Introducing the New Earnings Indicator on the FAFSA® Form

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor Celebrate Successful Implementation of Workforce Development Partnership

DOL Press Release: US departments of Labor, Education celebrate successful implementation of workforce development partnership

ED Press Release: U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Participates in White House Roundtable on Left-Wing Ideological Capture of Universities

Legislative Movement in Congress

H.R.6498 — Student Financial Clarity Act of 2025
Sponsor: Guthrie, Brett [Rep.-R-KY-2] (Introduced 12/09/2025) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/09/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Guthrie Renews Effort to Increase Transparency for Students Seeking Higher Education

H.R.6502 — College Financial Aid Clarity Act of 2025
Sponsor: McClain, Lisa C. [Rep.-R-MI-9] (Introduced 12/09/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/09/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Reps. McClain, Kim Lead Effort to Empower Students with Transparency on College Aid Offers

H.R.6525 — To establish a national framework to prevent, detect, and respond to educator sexual misconduct, to create a National Educator Misconduct and Discipline Registry, and to create a Federal Task Force on Educator Sexual Misconduct, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Hunt, Wesley [Rep.-R-TX-38] (Introduced 12/09/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce; Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 12/09/2025 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
Press Release: Congressman Wesley Hunt Introduces the National Educator Safety and Accountability Act of 2025

S.972 — Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act of 2025
Sponsor: Banks, Jim [Sen.-R-IN] (Introduced 03/11/2025) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: Senate – Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Action: Senate – 12/09/2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.

S.3401 — A bill to establish, improve, or expand high-quality workforce development programs at community colleges, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Marshall, Roger [Sen.-R-KS] (Introduced 12/09/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 12/09/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

H.R.6429 — Expanding Cybersecurity Workforce Act of 2025
Sponsor: Brown, Shontel M. [Rep.-D-OH-11] (Introduced 12/04/2025) Cosponsors: (28)
Committees: House – Homeland Security
Latest Action: House – 12/04/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Press Release: Brown, Stevens Introduce Legislation to Strengthen and Expand America’s Cybersecurity Workforce

H.R.6445 — To clarify the time period for registering health care apprenticeships under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the “National Apprenticeship Act”) and require the digitization of apprenticeship agreement forms under such Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Johnson, Julie [Rep.-D-TX-32] (Introduced 12/04/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/04/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Johnson Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Address Health Care Workforce Shortage

H.R.6472 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-state tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Moylan, James C. [Del.-R-GU-At Large] (Introduced 12/04/2025) Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/04/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

S.3359 — A bill to increase rates of college completion and reduce college costs by accelerating time to degree, aligning secondary and postsecondary education, and improving postsecondary credit transfer.
Sponsor: Hassan, Margaret Wood [Sen.-D-NH] (Introduced 12/04/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 12/04/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Press Release: Senator Hassan Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Reduce College Costs and Increase College Completion Rates

S.3364 — A bill to clarify the time period for registering health care apprenticeships under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the “National Apprenticeship Act”) and require the digitization of apprenticeship agreement forms under such Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Wyden, Ron [Sen.-D-OR] (Introduced 12/04/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 12/04/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Press Release: Wyden Introduces Bill to Address Health Care Labor Shortage

S.3378 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish name, image, and likeness investment accounts for student-athletes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Blackburn, Marsha [Sen.-R-TN] (Introduced 12/04/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Finance
Latest Action: Senate – 12/04/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.Res.531 — A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on November 29, 2025, and recognizing its transformative impact on the education of children with disabilities.
Sponsor: Van Hollen, Chris [Sen.-D-MD] (Introduced 12/04/2025) Cosponsors: (31)
Latest Action: Senate – 12/04/2025 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

H.R.1343 — Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act
Sponsor: Pfluger, August [Rep.-R-TX-11] (Introduced 02/13/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House – 12/03/2025 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 – 0.

H.R.6046 — Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act
Sponsor: Joyce, John [Rep.-R-PA-13] (Introduced 11/17/2025) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House – 12/03/2025 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 51 – 0.

H.R.6377 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of siblings of certain veterans for educational assistance under the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Brownley, Julia [Rep.-D-CA-26] (Introduced 12/03/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Action: House – 12/03/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

H.R.6392 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize students who have completed secondary school education in a home school setting as high school graduates, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Harris, Mark [Rep.-R-NC-8] (Introduced 12/03/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/03/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Rep. Mark Harris Targets Colleges Discriminating Against Homeschoolers

H.R.6394 — To address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding educational opportunities for midwives, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Hinson, Ashley [Rep.-R-IA-2] (Introduced 12/03/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House – 12/03/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Press Release: Hinson Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Midwife Training, Support Moms in Underserved Communities

H.R.6404 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to hiring veterans who are receiving educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense.
Sponsor: Lee, Susie [Rep.-D-NV-3] (Introduced 12/03/2025) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: House – Ways and Means
Latest Action: House – 12/03/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Press Release: Lee, Steube Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Student Veterans Find Jobs

H.R.6406 — To establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible individuals to cover the costs of childcare services.
Sponsor: Menendez, Robert [Rep.-D-NJ-8] (Introduced 12/03/2025) Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/03/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Menendez and Omar Lead Effort to Lower Childcare Costs and Empower Working Families

H.R.6413 — Workforce Flexibility Act
Sponsor: Taylor, David J. [Rep.-R-OH-2] (Introduced 12/03/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/03/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Congressman Taylor Introduces Bill to Expand Career Development Opportunities for Youth

H.R.6416 — To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a digital skills at work grant program.
Sponsor: Vindman, Eugene Simon [Rep.-D-VA-7] (Introduced 12/03/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/03/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Vindman, Kaine, Valadao Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Expand Digital Skills in Workforce Training

S.3319 — A bill to promote a 21st century workforce, to authorize grants to support emerging and advanced technology education, and to support training and quality employment for workers in industries most impacted by artificial intelligence.
Sponsor: Blunt Rochester, Lisa [Sen.-D-DE] (Introduced 12/03/2025) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 12/03/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Press Release: Senators Blunt Rochester, Hirono, Schiff Introduce Bill to Protect and Prepare Workers as AI’s Economic Impacts Grow

S.3328 — A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a digital skills at work grant program.
Sponsor: Kaine, Tim [Sen.-D-VA] (Introduced 12/03/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 12/03/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Press Release: Kaine, Vindman & Valadao Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Expand Digital Skills in Workforce Training

S.3339 — A bill to better forecast and plan for the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce of the United States, to provide data to improve training programs for in-demand industry sectors and occupations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Banks, Jim [Sen.-R-IN] (Introduced 12/03/2025) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 12/03/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S.Res.516 — A resolution ensuring that the adoption and foster care system in the United States is child-centered and compassionate and that young people aging out of foster care are provided with adequate support and resources to transition successfully to independent adulthood.
Sponsor: Husted, Jon [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 11/20/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 12/03/2025 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices

ED Notice: 2025-2026 Award Year Deadline Dates for Reports and Other Records Associated With the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program (FSEOG) Program, the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program, the Federal Pell Grant (Pell Grant) Program, the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, and the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program.

ED Comment Request: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records. Comments due on or before January 8, 2026.

VETS Comment Request: Required Components of the Jobs for Veterans State Grants State Plans. Comments due on or before February 9, 2026. 

Today’s Federal Register.