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

CONGRESS

The House Education and Workforce Committee held a markup of H.R. 6392, the Home School Graduation Recognition Act; H.R. 6498, the Student Financial Clarity Act, H.R. 6502; the College Financial Aid Clarity Act; and H.R. 6472, an amendment to provide in-state tuition rates for residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Committee passed H.R. 6392 on a 33 to 0 margin, H.R. 6498 on a 27 to 6 margin, H.R. 6502 on a 23 to 10 margin and H.R. 6472 on a 32 to 1 margin. The bills will now proceed to the House floor for consideration.

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a markup of H.R. 6290, the Safe Social Media Act; H.R. 6259, the No Fentanyl on Social Media Act; H.R. 6289, the Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act; H.R. 6437, the Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act; H.R. 5360, the AI Warnings And Resources for Education (AWARE) Act; H.R. 6499, the Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act; H.R. 2657, Sammy’s Law; H.R. 6265, the Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games (GAMING) Act; H.R. 6273, the Stop Profiling Youth and Kids (SPY Kids) Act; H.R. 6253, the Algorithmic Choice and Transparency Act; H.R. 6489, the Safeguarding Adolescents From Exploitative (SAFE) BOTs Act; H.R. 1623, the Shielding Children’s Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (SCREEN) Act; H.R. 6257, the Safe Messaging for Kids (SMK) Act of 2025; H.R. 3149, the App Store Accountability Act; H.R. 6333, the Parents Over Platforms Act; H.R. 6292, the Don’t Sell Kids’ Data Act of 2025; H.R. 6484, the Kids Online Safety Act; and H.R. 6291, the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act. The Subcommittee passed all bills on a voice vote excluding H.R. 6484, which passed on a roll call vote of 13 to 10 and H.R. 6291 which passed on a roll call vote of 14 to 10.

ADMINISTRATION

The President signed an Executive Order titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.”

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) launched a new earnings indicator within the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process to provide students and families with information on post-graduation earnings at prospective institutions.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and ED announced that the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State plan portal has been transitioned to DOL to streamline Federal workforce development programs and support joint administration of core WIOA activities, including adult education and family literacy.

The Trump Administration is bringing back approximately 260 Office for Civil Rights employees on December 15.

The Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) Committee reached consensus on the issues discussed during this week of negotiated rulemaking sessions.

COURTS

ED announced that it reached a proposed settlement with several States to end the Biden-era Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, pending court approval.

Education News Headlines
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State AGs launch third lawsuit seeking to stop Trump’s H-1B fee [Higher Ed Dive]

Education Department Creates $15M Fund for Talent Marketplaces [Inside Higher Ed]

Under Trump, Accreditation Oversight Committee Produces Some Smoke, but No Fire [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

NSF Lowers Grant Review Requirements, NIH Hunts for Phrases [Inside Higher Ed]

Consensus Reached on Workforce Pell, Earnings Test Looms [Inside Higher Education]

Trump blames Brown, not FBI, for delay in finding shooting suspect [The Hill]

Research Groups Oppose Capping NIH Funding of Publisher Fees [Inside Higher Ed]

What’s at stake as the Trump administration targets Harvard’s patents? [Higher Ed Dive]

You Can’t AI-Proof the Classroom, Experts Say. Get Creative Instead. [Inside Higher Ed]

Trump’s Higher-Ed Policy Fight [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

The Ed. Dept.’s Research Clout Is Waning. Could a Bipartisan Bill Reinvigorate It? [Education Week]

Is DEI Dead—or Just Changing? [Inside Higher Ed]

The US wants more apprenticeships. The UK figured out how to make them coveted roles [The Hechinger Report]

Could Financial Aid Previews Level the Early Decision Playing Field? [Inside Higher Education]

Professors are turning to this old-school method to stop AI use on exams [The Washington Post]

Purdue Allegedly Rejecting Chinese, Other ‘Adversary Nation’ Grad Students [Inside Higher Ed]

The Shakedown: How Trump’s Justice Department pressured lawyers to “find” evidence that UCLA had tolerated antisemitism [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

7 million student loan borrowers could face higher payments as SAVE plan gets the ax [The Hill]

House Hearing Highlights Potential of Skills Transcripts [Inside Higher Ed]

EEOC opens claims process in $21M Columbia University settlement [Higher Ed Dive]

Most Employers Confident in Higher Ed [Inside Higher Ed]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor

Senate Majority Leader
Press Release: Thune on a Year of Results: Safer Streets, More Money in Americans’ Pockets, New Opportunities

Senate Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The Reality Of Donald Trump’s Golden Age: Higher Costs, Back-Breaking Tariffs, And Skyrocketing Unemployment

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: Chair Cassidy, Colleagues Call for Investigation to Protect American Students from CCP Influence

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Ranking Member Scott Issues Statement on Long-Delayed Jobs Report

House Majority Leader
Press Release: Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of December 15, 2025

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Chairman Walberg Praises House Passage of Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act

Press Release: Chairman Walberg Statement on November Jobs Report

House Committee on the Budget
Press Release: Boyle Statement on November 2025 Jobs Report

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Press Release: Energy and Commerce Weekly Look Ahead: The Week of December 15th, 2025

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Press Release: Senator Warren Statement on October and November 2025 Jobs Report

House Committee on Ways and Means
Press Release: Big, Beautiful Success Story: Among American Industries, Manufacturing Benefits Most from Working Families Tax Cuts

House Majority Leader
Press Release: Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of December 8, 2025

Senate Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Schumer Remarks On Devastating Gun Violence At Brown University And Antisemitic Terror Attack In Australia

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Press Release: Ranking Member Cantwell Statement on Trump AI Executive Order

House Committee on Rules
Press Release: Meeting Announcement for December 16, 2025

House Minority Leader
Press Release: Leader Jeffries Floor Remarks Ahead of Bipartisan Passage of Protect America’s Workforce Act

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Chairman Walberg Delivers Opening Statement at Markup of Bills to Make College More Transparent and Accessible

Press Release: @EdWorkforceCmte Passes Bills to Make College More Transparent and Accessible

Press Release: Walberg Presses MIT about Recent Antisemitism on Campus

Press Release: @EdWorkforceCmte Uncovers Antisemitism at APA — Launches Full Investigation

Press Release: Ranking Member Scott’s Opening Remarks at Markup of Education Bills that Increase Transparency

Press Release: Committee Advances Education Bills Intended to Improve Transparency and Access

Press Release: House and Senate Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Students from Dangerous Seclusion and Restraint Practices

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Full Committee Markup on H.R. 6392, H.R. 6472, H.R. 6498, H.R. 6502

Senate Majority Leader
Press Release: Senate Republicans Continue to Swiftly Confirm President Trump’s Team

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: NEWS: Sanders, HELP Committee Democrats Call on Cassidy to Hold Hearing on Trump’s Efforts to Dismantle Education Department

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

Press Release: @EdWorkforceCmte Will Mark Up Bills to Make College More Transparent and Accessible — Tomorrow at 10:15

Press Release: Hearing Recap: “Building a Talent Marketplace: How LERs Empower Workers and Expand Opportunity”

Press Release: Ranking Member Adams Opening Remarks at HEWD Subcommittee Hearing on Learning and Employment Records

Press Release: House Labor Leaders Introduce Bill to Protect Workers and Level the Playing Field

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Subcommittee Hearing on “Building a Talent Marketplace: How LERs Empower Workers and Expand Opportunity.”

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
Press Release: Ranking Member Lofgren’s Statement at Hearing on Genesis Mission

Press Release: Ranking Member Ross’ Opening Statement at Hearing on The Genesis Mission

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Full Committee Hearing on “The Genesis Mission: Prioritizing American Science and Technology Leadership.”

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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: Ernst Cracks Down on Fraud-Filled Small Business Programs

Department of Education and the Administration

White House Press Release: Bill of Rights Day, 2025

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Awards Unprecedented Number of Education Innovation and Research Grants to Improve Literacy

ED Press Release: U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Highlights Civic Learning at History Rocks! Event in Cambridge, Maryland

White House Press Release: Congressional Bills H.R. 452, H.R. 970, H.R. 983, H.R. 1912 AND S. 616 Signed into Law

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Concludes Negotiated Rulemaking Session to Implement the New Workforce Pell Grant Program

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Launches $15 Million Challenge to Create the Next Generation of Talent Marketplaces

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Launches the Presidential 1776 Award to Celebrate America’s Semiquincentennial

GAO Report: Science & Tech Spotlight: Malicious Use Of Generative AI

White House Press Release: The White House Hosts Third AI Education Task Force Meeting with Educators and Parents

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Prevents More Than $1 Billion in Federal Student Aid Fraud This Year, Additional Crackdowns Expected in 2026

GAO Report: Potential Effects on Workers and Roles of Federal Agencies

Legislative Movement in Congress

H.R.6739 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the definition of professional degree.
Sponsor: Dingell, Debbie [Rep.-D-MI-6] (Introduced 12/16/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/16/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.6752 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for employer-provided worker training.
Sponsor: Krishnamoorthi, Raja [Rep.-D-IL-8] (Introduced 12/16/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Ways and Means; Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/16/2025 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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 Krishnamoorthi, Senator Warner Introduce Bill to Help Workers Adapt to AI-Driven Economy

H.R.6753 — Campus Housing Affordability Ac
Sponsor: Landsman, Greg [Rep.-D-OH-1] (Introduced 12/16/2025) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: House – Financial Services
Latest Action: House – 12/16/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

S.3487 — A bill to ensure that borrowers who have performed qualifying public service are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Sponsor: Kim, Andy [Sen.-D-NJ] (Introduced 12/16/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 12/16/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S.3489 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for employer-provided worker training.
Sponsor: Warner, Mark R. [Sen.-D-VA] (Introduced 12/16/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate – Finance
Latest Action: Senate – 12/16/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Press Release: Warner, Krishnamoorthi Introduce Legislation to Help Workers Adapt to AI-Driven Economy

S.3507 — A bill to prevent any alien who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence from obtaining in-State tuition rates at public institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Cotton, Tom [Sen.-R-AR] (Introduced 12/16/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 12/16/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Press Release: Cotton Introduces Bill to Put Arkansas Students First

H.R.2550 — Protect America’s Workforce Act
Sponsor: Golden, Jared F. [Rep.-D-ME-2] (Introduced 04/01/2025) Cosponsors: (226)
Committees: House – Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Action: Senate – 12/15/2025 Received in the Senate.

H.R.2876 — University of Utah Research Park Act
Sponsor: Moore, Blake D. [Rep.-R-UT-1] (Introduced 04/10/2025) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House – Natural Resources
Committee Report: H. Rept. 119-290
Latest Action: House – 12/15/2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Press Release: Congressman Blake Moore’s Legislation to Preserve University of Utah’s Research Park Passes the House of Representatives

H.R.5810 — Federal Supervisor Education Act of 2025
Sponsor: Timmons, William R. [Rep.-R-SC-4] (Introduced 10/21/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Action: House – 12/15/2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

H.R.6711 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners and teachers of bilingual and dual language immersion students, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Espaillat, Adriano [Rep.-D-NY-13] (Introduced 12/15/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/15/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.6713 — To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to ensure that certain education and workforce development benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs are treated as income by landlords evaluating the ability of a servicemember, veteran, or a spouse or child of a servicemember or veteran, to pay rent, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Espaillat, Adriano [Rep.-D-NY-13] (Introduced 12/15/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Action: House – 12/15/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

H.R.6718 — To amend the definition of professional degree in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Sponsor: Lawler, Michael [Rep.-R-NY-17] (Introduced 12/15/2025) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/15/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.6725 — To amend the National Apprenticeship Act in order to increase and expand the national apprenticeship system to include the immediate recruitment, employment, and on-the-job earn as you learn training of young African Americans, and to promote the development of equitable hiring standards necessary to safeguard the diversity of apprentices, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Scott, David [Rep.-D-GA-13] (Introduced 12/15/2025) Cosponsors: (40)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/15/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.5764 — AI for Main Street Act
Sponsor: Alford, Mark [Rep.-R-MO-4] (Introduced 10/17/2025) Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: House – Small Business
Latest Action: House – 12/12/2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 351.

H.R.5784 — AI–WISE Act
Sponsor: Scholten, Hillary J. [Rep.-D-MI-3] (Introduced 10/17/2025) Cosponsors: (6)
Committees: House – Small Business
Latest Action: House – 12/12/2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 353.

H.R.6686 — To amend section 262 of the Museum and Library Services Act to authorize the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services to award grants to institutions of higher education for courses that use only publicly available digital resources for required reading assignments, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Foster, Bill [Rep.-D-IL-11] (Introduced 12/12/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/12/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.2550 — Protect America’s Workforce Act
Sponsor: Golden, Jared F. [Rep.-D-ME-2] (Introduced 04/01/2025) Cosponsors: (226)
Committees: House – Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Action: House – 12/11/2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Press Release: Golden’s bill to restore federal workers’ collective bargaining rights passes House in bipartisan 231-195 vote

H.R.6606 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize the Federal work-study program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Bonamici, Suzanne [Rep.-D-OR-1] (Introduced 12/11/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/11/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.6621 — 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: Cleaver, Emanuel [Rep.-D-MO-5] (Introduced 12/11/2025) Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce; Science, Space, and Technology
Latest Action: House – 12/11/2025 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction
Press Release: Reps. Cleaver, McIver Reintroduce Bill to Protect and Prepare Workers for Economic Impact of AI

H.R.6631 — To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a program for the development of cybersecurity education at academic institutions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Elfreth, Sarah [Rep.-D-MD-3] (Introduced 12/11/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Armed Services
Latest Action: House – 12/11/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

H.R.6634 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable childhood education tax credit with monthly advance payments.
Sponsor: Fields, Cleo [Rep.-D-LA-6] (Introduced 12/11/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Ways and Means
Latest Action: House – 12/11/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R.6663 — Campus Free Speech Restoration Act
Sponsor: Murphy, Gregory F. [Rep.-R-NC-3] (Introduced 12/11/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/11/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Murphy Introduces Legislation to Protect Campus Free Speech

H.R.6677 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reverse the reductions in Federal loan availability for graduate and professional students enacted under Public Law 119-21.
Sponsor: Torres, Ritchie [Rep.-D-NY-15] (Introduced 12/11/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/11/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.6679 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a comprehensive study on the mental, social, and developmental impacts of screen addiction among young men, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Vindman, Eugene Simon [Rep.-D-VA-7] (Introduced 12/11/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House – 12/11/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.6680 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assess the economic, mental health, and social consequences of screen addiction among adult men, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Vindman, Eugene Simon [Rep.-D-VA-7] (Introduced 12/11/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House – 12/11/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.Res.947 — Expressing that compelled political litmus tests used by public institutions to require individuals to identify with specific ideological views are directly at odds with the principles of academic freedom and free speech and in violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution.
Sponsor: Murphy, Gregory F. [Rep.-R-NC-3] (Introduced 12/11/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/11/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Murphy Introduces Legislation to Protect Campus Free Speech

S.3433 — A bill to eliminate certain higher education funding to certain minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Banks, Jim [Sen.-R-IN] (Introduced 12/11/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 12/11/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

H.R.6571 — To require disclosure of the use of content by Federal officials that is created or manipulated using generative artificial intelligence in their publications, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Foster, Bill [Rep.-D-IL-11] (Introduced 12/10/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Action: House – 12/10/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Press Release: Foster, Sessions Introduce Bipartisan Bill Requiring Government Agencies to Label Content Generated with Artificial Intelligence

H.R.6574 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that graduate and professional students have the same annual and aggregate limits for Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans.
Sponsor: Kennedy, Timothy M. [Rep.-D-NY-26] (Introduced 12/10/2025) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 12/10/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.6597 — To safeguard the rights of workers and protect children by responsibly increasing civil monetary penalties and other means.
Sponsor: Scott, Robert C. “Bobby” [Rep.-D-VA-3] (Introduced 12/10/2025) Cosponsors: (70)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce; Oversight and Government Reform; House Administration
Latest Action: House – 12/10/2025 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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 concerned.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices

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

DOL Comment Request: Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Program. Comments due on or before January 15, 2026.

DOL Comment Request: State Training Provider Eligibility Collection. Comments due on or before January 15, 2026.

EOP Presidential Document: Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

VA Comment Request: Application for High-Technology Veterans Education, Training and Skills (VET TEC 2.0) Program. Comments due on or before February 17, 2026.

DOL Comment Request: Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Program. Comments due on or before January 15, 2026.

DOL Comment Request: State Training Provider Eligibility Collection. Comments due on or before January 15, 2026.

EOP Presidential Document: Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

VA Comment Request: Application for High-Technology Veterans Education, Training and Skills (VET TEC 2.0) Program. Comments due on or before February 17, 2026.

NIH Comment Request: A Generic Submission for Formative Research, Pretesting and Customer Satisfaction of NIH Communication and Education Resources (OD/OER). Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received on or before February 13, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Request for Designation as an Eligible Institution Under Section 312 of the HEA and Waivers of the Non-Federal Cost Share Reimbursement. Comments due on or before January 12, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Updates to the Accreditation Handbook. Comments due on or before January 26, 2026.

NEA Notice: National Council on the Arts 218th Meeting.

Today’s Federal Register.