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

CONGRESS

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report titled “Federal Student Loans: Education Needs to Address Gaps in Servicer Oversight.”

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) requested GAO to open an investigation into U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) transfer of grant programs to agencies such as the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

ED released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Workforce Pell Grants. Comments are due April 8.

The General Services Administration published a notice that requires any entity that receives “grants, cooperative agreements, and financial assistance such as loans, insurance, and direct appropriations” from the Federal government to sign a certification agreement that aligns with updated executive branch guidance including the U.S. Department of Justice’s “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination.” Comments are due March 30.

The U.S. Department of State released data showing a significant decline in student visa issuances during the summer months leading up to the fall 2025 semester.

ED announced upcoming updates to Federal Student Aid systems and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) processing experience to implement provisions from H.R.1 (also known as the One Big Beautiful Act or the Working Families Tax Cuts Act).

ED issued a correction to regulations regarding the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.

DOL issued sub-regulatory guidance regarding Registered Apprenticeships.

COURTS

Attorneys General from several States sued to stop new Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Collection System (IPEDS) data related to admissions from being reported to ED.

An appellate court reversed a lower court decision that dismissed a challenge to the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, terminating the loan forgiveness program.

Education News Headlines
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Labor Soliciting Applications for TRIO Grant on ED’s Behalf [Inside Higher Ed]

SAT test prep industry faces sink-or-swim moment with AI [The Hill]

Higher Learning Commission Endorses First Microcredential Providers [Inside Higher Ed]

Private Colleges Are Getting Stricter About Student Speech [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

What Will It Take to Address the Pell Shortfall? [Inside Higher Ed]

2 Accreditors Say They Paused DEI Standards. That’s Not Enough for Trump’s Education Dept. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Judge temporarily halts Trump demand for race-based admissions data from universities [The Hill]

Does requiring professors to post their syllabi threaten free speech? [Higher Ed Dive]

Universities slow hiring, faculty navigate rocky future amid Trump attacks on higher education [The Hill]

Writing Faculty Push for the Right to Refuse AI [Inside Higher Ed]

Iowa House passes bills to dramatically shift operations at public universities [Higher Ed Dive]

Op-Ed: Colleges can’t shirk this essential obligation [The Washington Post]

After San José State Sues, McMahon Threatens to Take Action [Inside Higher Ed]

Black students are the fastest growing demographic for Common App [Higher Ed Dive]

Hegseth announces task force to ensure US war colleges are ‘effective’ [The Hill]

Why One Campus Told the Government It Has Ties With 1,200 Groups That ‘May’ Discriminate [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Government Watchdog Says ED Eased Oversight of Loan Servicers [Inside Higher Ed]

Trump’s anti-DEI orders stand for now, but future challenges can’t be ruled out [Higher Ed Dive]

States Sue Trump Over Demand for Admissions Data [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

How DOGE Gutted the NEH in 22 Days [Inside Higher Ed]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: Chairman Cassidy Expands Investigation into Child Care Fraud, Demands Accountability from Governors

March 19: Full Committee Hearing on “Member Day”
430 Dirksen and via webcast.
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: @EdWorkforceCmte Passes Bills Spanning Reading to Retirement

Press Release: Education & Workforce Committee Releases Bombshell Report on Antisemitism in Higher Ed

Press Release: Mackenzie to Hold Hearing on Strengthening Federal Workers’ Compensation Programs — Tomorrow 10:15 AM

Press Release: Chairman Walberg Delivers Opening Statement at Markup of Bills Spanning Reading to Retirement

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Full Committee Markup on H.R. 7894, H.R. 7661, H.R. 7890, H.R. 7892, H.R. 7891, H.R. 7893 and H.R. 6084

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
March 19: Full Committee Hearing on “Member Day”
430 Dirksen and via webcast.
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: @EdWorkforceCmte to Mark Up Bills Spanning Reading to Retirement — Tomorrow 10:15 AM

Press Release: Walberg Applauds Executive Order to Tackle Fraud

March 17: Full Committee Markup on H.R. 7894, H.R. 7661, H.R. 7890, H.R. 7892, H.R. 7891, H.R. 7893 and H.R. 6084
2175 Rayburn and via webcast.
10:15 a.m. ET

House Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Empowering Students to Achieve Success

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: @EdWorkforceCmte to Markup Bills Spanning Reading to Retirement

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: NEXT WEEK: Senate HELP Committee to Hold Hearing to Discuss Members’ Legislative Efforts

Press Release: Chairman Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Protecting American Universities from Foreign Influence

Statements and Webcast of Yesterday’s Full Committee Hearing: Transparency and Trust: Exposing Malign Foreign Influence in Higher Education

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
March 12: Full Committee Hearing: Transparency and Trust: Exposing Malign Foreign Influence in Higher Education
Witnesses: Peter Wood, Ph.D, President, National Association of Scholars; Craig Singleton, Senior Fellow, The Foundation for Defense of Democracies; and Robert Daly, Director, Program on China and the United States, The University of Maryland, and Former Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States,, The Wilson Center.
430 Dirksen and via webcast.
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: GAO Report Finds Trump’s Dismantling of the Education Department Leaves 43 Million Borrowers Without Support

Department of Education and the Administration

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Sarah Wilson Highlights Civics Education at ‘History Rocks!’ Event in Ohio

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor Announce First Grant Competition Under Postsecondary Education Partnership

GAO Report: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office

DOL Press Release: Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Completes 50-State ‘America at Work’ Listening Tour in First Year as Labor Secretary

GAO Report: Federal Student Loans: Education Needs to Address Gaps in Servicer Oversight

Legislative Movement in Congress

H.R.6392 — Home School Graduation Recognition Act
Sponsor: Harris, Mark [Rep.-R-NC-8] (Introduced 12/03/2025) Cosponsors: (9)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Committee Report: H. Rept. 119-492
Latest Action: Senate – 03/17/2026 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 358.

H.Res.1118 — Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March as “National CACFP Week”.
Sponsor: Bonamici, Suzanne [Rep.-D-OR-1] (Introduced 03/17/2026) Cosponsors: (5)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 03/17/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

S.4114 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for institutional ineligibility based on low cohort repayment rates and to require risk-sharing payments of institutions of higher education.
Sponsor: Shaheen, Jeanne [Sen.-D-NH] (Introduced 03/17/2026) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 03/17/2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

S.3747 — Home School Graduation Recognition Act
Sponsor: Moody, Ashley [Sen.-R-FL] (Introduced 01/29/2026) Cosponsors: (4)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 03/11/2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 354.

S.4056 — A bill to establish the Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Committee and to facilitate the disclosure and reporting of information regarding complaints and investigations related to proprietary institutions of higher education eligible to receive Federal education assistance.
Sponsor: Durbin, Richard J. [Sen.-D-IL] (Introduced 03/11/2026) Cosponsors: (5)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 03/11/2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Press Release: Durbin Introduces Bill to Create Interagency Committee to Expand Oversight on For-Profit College Industry

H.R.7891 — Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026
Sponsor: Thompson, Glenn [Rep.-R-PA-15] (Introduced 03/12/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 03/12/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Thompson Introduces Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act

H.R.7892 — No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026
Sponsor: Owens, Burgess [Rep.-R-UT-4] (Introduced 03/12/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 03/12/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.7893 — FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act
Sponsor: Walberg, Tim [Rep.-R-MI-5] (Introduced 03/12/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 03/12/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.7894 — Truman Scholarship Clean House Act
Sponsor: Stefanik, Elise M. [Rep.-R-NY-21] (Introduced 03/12/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 03/12/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Press Release: Truman Scholarship Foundation Board Member Elise Stefanik Introduces Legislation to ‘Clean House’ of Organization’s Radical Left-Wing Bias

H.R.7910 — To establish an AmeriCorps Administration to carry out the national and volunteer service programs, to expand participation in such programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Larson, John B. [Rep.-D-CT-1] (Introduced 03/12/2026) Cosponsors: (16)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce; Ways and Means
Latest Action: House – 03/12/2026 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: Larson, Reed Introduce ACTION for National Service Act to Expand Service Opportunities for Young People and Take on Student Debt Crisis

S.4068 — A bill to establish an AmeriCorps Administration to carry out the national and volunteer service programs, to expand participation in such programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Reed, Jack [Sen.-D-RI] (Introduced 03/12/2026) Cosponsors: (6)
Committees: Senate – Finance
Latest Action: Senate – 03/12/2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1048-1049)

S.4097 — A bill to establish that a State-based education loan program is excluded from certain requirements relating to a preferred lender arrangement.
Sponsor: Murkowski, Lisa [Sen.-R-AK] (Introduced 03/16/2026) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 03/16/2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices

ED Comment Request: Required Information for Annual Improper Payment Estimation. Comments are due on or before April 15, 2026.

IMLS Comment Request: 2026-2028 Grant Performance Report Forms. Comments due on or before May 16, 2026.

ED Correction: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program; Correction

ED Comment Request: Federal Student Aid User Experience Design Research Generic Clearance. Comments are due on or before April 13, 2026

ED Comment Request: Student Assistance General Provisions-Subpart K-Cash Management. Comments are due on or before April 13, 2026.

NEA Notice: Arts Advisory Panel Meetings

Today’s Federal Register.