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 released a report examining antisemitism on college campuses.

The House Education and Workforce Committee held a markup of H.R. 7894, the Truman Scholarship Clean House Act; H.R. 7892, the No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026; H.R. 7891, the Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026; H.R. 7893, the FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act; H.R. 7890, the Science of Reading Act of 2026; and H.R. 7661, Stop the Sexualization of Children Act. H.R. 7894 passed by a 19 to 13 vote, H.R. 7892 passed by a 30 to 3 vote, H.R.  7891 passed unanimously, H.R. 7893 passed by a 19 to 13 vote, H.R. 7890 passed unanimously and H.R. 7661passed by a 18 to 13 vote. The bills can now proceed to the House floor for consideration.

ADMINISTRATION

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) confirmed Middle States Commission on Higher Education’s and the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education’s continued recognition with the requirement that they submit monitoring reports tied to the Commission’s suspended standards and references to diversity, equity and inclusion.

According to Politico, the Office of Management and Budget approved the National Institutes of Health’s fiscal year 2026 spending plan.

ED and the U.S. Department of Labor announced a joint grant competition for the Talent Search Program, marking the first such effort under a new interagency agreement (IAA) between the two agencies.

ED and the U.S Department of Treasury announced an IAA that would transfer the functions of ED’s Office of Federal Student Aid that pertain to collection on defaulted Federal student loans, servicing of non-defaulted loans and other functions to Treasury Department, with the first phase of the transfer focusing on collections on defaulted loans.

The White House released a National AI Legislative Framework. The related fact sheet can be found here.

COURTS

A Federal judge issued a temporary injunction delaying ED’s deadline for institutions in the Plaintiff’s States to submit admissions data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement Survey.

Education News Headlines
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Halfway Through the Fiscal Year, NIH Has Only Obligated 15% of Research Funding [Inside Higher Ed]

Federal judge again bumps deadline for new race and sex admissions data [Higher Ed Dive]

ED Removes NACIQI Member Who Voted Against New Chair [Inside Higher Ed]

University of Alabama students sue over suspended magazines [Higher Ed Dive]

Breaking Down ED’s Interagency Agreements [Inside Higher Ed]

Inside the ‘minefield’ of Indiana’s intellectual diversity law [Higher Ed Dive]

ED Opens 2 New Investigations Into Harvard [Inside Higher Ed]

AI Broke College Assessment. One University Believes It’s Got a Fix. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

The Apprenticeship (R)Evolution [Inside Higher Ed]

Trump’s voter crackdown reaches college campuses [POLITICO]

‘Nice-to-Have’ FAFSA User Experience Updates Coming Soon [Inside Higher Ed]

DOJ sues Harvard in bid to recoup federal grants, cut off future access [Higher Ed Dive]

Trump’s push to abolish the Education Department reaches student loan portfolio [The Hill]

Colleges Back Away From César Chávez [Inside Higher Ed]

Hundreds of Colleges and Professors Implore Ed. Dept. to Reverse ‘Dangerous’ Changes for Grad Students [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Higher ed organizations press Congress to quickly fill Pell funding gaps [Higher Ed Dive]

ED Plans to Ease Merger Pathways [Inside Higher Ed]

Education Department Official Warns 2 Accreditors Over DEI Standards [Higher Ed Dive]

Historically Black Land-Grant Universities Celebrate USDA Agreement as ‘Big Win’ [Inside Higher Ed]

Colleges Struggle to Keep up with Growing Mental Health Problems [The Hill]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
March 26: Full Committee Hearing on “Don’t Fumble Their Future: Positioning Student-Athletes for Success in School and Beyond”
Witnesses: Collis Temple Jr., Entrepreneur, LSU Board of Supervisors; Trayvean Scott, Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics, Grambling State University; Abby Lynch, Former Soccer Player and Track Athlete, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mikayla Pivec, Organizing Director, United College Athletes Association (UCAA); Liam Anderson, Players Council Member, National College Players Association.
430 Dirksen and via webcast.
10:00 a.m. ET

House Committee on Education and Workforce
March 26: Full Committee Hearing on “U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat”
Witnesses to be announced.
2175 Rayburn and via webcast.
10:15 a.m. ET

House Committee on Appropriations
March 26: Subcommittee Hearing on “Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies – Member Day”
2358-C Rayburn and via webcast.
3:00 p.m. ET

Senate Committee on the Budget
Press Release: Merkley Launches Investigation into Private Equity Ownership of Child Care Centers

Speaker of the House
Press Release: Johnson, Scalise, Guthrie, Jordan, Babin: House Will Work to Implement National AI Framework

House Majority Leader
Press Release: Scalise, Johnson, Guthrie, Jordan, Babin: House Will Work to Implement National AI Framework

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: Chairman Cassidy Sounds Alarm on Rampant Antisemitism at San Jose State, Demands Action to Protect Jewish Students

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Blog: Chair Walberg: The Rise of Radical Antisemitism on College Campuses

House Committee on the Budget
Press Release: U.S. National Debt Hits Record Breaking $39 Trillion: Chairman Arrington Calls for an Article V Constitutional Convention

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Press Release: Johnson, Scalise, Guthrie, Jordan, Babin: House Will Work to Implement National AI Framework

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: NEXT WEEK: Senate HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Reforming College Athletics to Prioritize Students’ Success

Press Release: Chairman Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Members’ Legislative Efforts

Statements and Webcast from Yesterday’s Full Committee Hearing on “Member Day”

House Committee on Education and Workforce
Press Release: Chairman Walberg Announces Hearing on Espionage in U.S. Universities

Press Release: Walberg Praises Trump Plan to Simplify Student Aid and Better Serve Students and Families

Press Release: Scott Statement on ED Transferring Defaulted Student Loans to Treasury

Senate Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Senator Murray on Latest Trump Admin Effort to Create New Red Tape, Dismantle the Department of Education

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Press Release: Chairman Cassidy, Colleagues Introduces Bill to Make Higher Education More Affordable

Press Release: Chairman Cassidy, Tuberville Unveil Discussion Draft to Eliminate Child Care Fraud, Protect Families & Taxpayers

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: ICYMI: Walberg Weighs in on Michigan’s School Choice Debate

Press Release: Workforce Leaders Warn DOL Guidance Encourages States to Evade Worker Protections

Senate Committee on Appropriations
Press Release: Senators Collins and Murray Release FY2027 Appropriations Guidance

Department of Education and the Administration

White House Press Release: President Trump Announces Appointments to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Issues Letter of Impending Enforcement to San Jose State University on Title IX Compliance

DOL Press Release: US Department of Labor launches ‘Make America AI-Ready’ initiative

GAO Report: Artificial Intelligence: IRS Actions Needed to Address Skills Gaps, Information Quality, and Strategic Management

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Opens Two New Probes into Harvard University for Continued Discrimination on Campus

White House Press Release: President Donald J. Trump Unveils National AI Legislative Framework

White House Press Release: First Lady Melania Trump’s Fostering the Future Together Assembles Leaders from 45 Nations and 28 Tech Entities

ED Press Release: U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of the Treasury Announce Historic Federal Student Assistance Partnership

ED Press Release: Victories for Higher Education: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports

Legislative Movement in Congress

H.R.8039 — Workforce and Education Partnership Act of 2026
Sponsor: Bice, Stephanie I. [Rep.-R-OK-5] (Introduced 03/24/2026) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 03/24/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.8048 — To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require that equitable distribution of assistance include equitable distribution to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Grijalva, Adelita S. [Rep.-D-AZ-7] (Introduced 03/24/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 03/24/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.8048 — To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require that equitable distribution of assistance include equitable distribution to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Grijalva, Adelita S. [Rep.-D-AZ-7] (Introduced 03/24/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 03/24/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.8051 — To ensure that qualified technical schools offering certain career pathway and job training programs have the same access to Federal grants as 2-year and 4-year institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Kennedy, Mike [Rep.-R-UT-3] (Introduced 03/24/2026) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 03/24/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

S.4167 — A bill to establish the Federal Clearinghouse on Grant Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Warnock, Raphael G. [Sen.-D-GA] (Introduced 03/24/2026) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 03/24/2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S.4169 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate interest on student loans, establish the Education Affordability Trust Fund, increase annual and aggregate loan limits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Welch, Peter [Sen.-D-VT] (Introduced 03/24/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 03/24/2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S.4179 — A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require that equitable distribution of assistance include equitable distribution to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Murkowski, Lisa [Sen.-R-AK] (Introduced 03/24/2026) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 03/24/2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

H.R.8031 — To repeal the Executive order entitled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence”.
Sponsor: Beyer, Donald S. [Rep.-D-VA-8] (Introduced 03/20/2026) Cosponsors: (33)
Committees: House – Energy and Commerce; Judiciary
Latest Action: House – 03/20/2026 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: Beyer, Matsui, Lieu, Jacobs, McClain Delaney Introduce Legislation to Repeal White House AI Moratorium

S.4159 — A bill to require large social media platform providers to create, maintain, and make available to third-party safety software providers a set of real-time application programming interfaces, through which a child or a parent may delegate permission to a third-party safety software provider to manage the online interactions, content, and account settings of such child on the large scale social media platform in the same manner as is available to the child, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Husted, Jon [Sen.-R-OH] (Introduced 03/20/2026) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: Senate – Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Action: Senate – 03/20/2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

H.R.7998 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the work opportunity tax credit.
Sponsor: Bell, Wesley [Rep.-D-MO-1] (Introduced 03/19/2026) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Ways and Means
Latest Action: House – 03/19/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R.8009 — 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: Houchin, Erin [Rep.-R-IN-9] (Introduced 03/19/2026) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 03/19/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

H.R.8023 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for increasing wages paid to child care providers.
Sponsor: Sánchez, Linda T. [Rep.-D-CA-38] (Introduced 03/19/2026) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House – Ways and Means
Latest Action: House – 03/19/2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Press Release: Sánchez, Miller introduce bipartisan child care affordability legislation

S.846 — Child Care Workforce Act
Sponsor: Britt, Katie Boyd [Sen.-R-AL] (Introduced 03/04/2025) Cosponsors: (5)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 03/19/2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

S.880 — Fair College Admissions for Students Act
Sponsor: Merkley, Jeff [Sen.-D-OR] (Introduced 03/06/2025) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 03/19/2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

S.1813 — High-Quality Charter Schools Act
Sponsor: Scott, Tim [Sen.-R-SC] (Introduced 05/20/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Finance
Latest Action: Senate – 03/19/2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

S.2826 — 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025
Sponsor: Baldwin, Tammy [Sen.-D-WI] (Introduced 09/17/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 03/19/2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

S.2828 — Child Care Modernization Act of 2025
Sponsor: Fischer, Deb [Sen.-R-NE] (Introduced 09/17/2025) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 03/19/2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Press Release: ICYMI: Fischer Highlights Affordable Child Care Bill Before Senate HELP Committee

S.2855 — Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act of 2025
Sponsor: Blunt Rochester, Lisa [Sen.-D-DE] (Introduced 09/18/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 03/19/2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

S.2859 — Equal Campus Access Act of 2025
Sponsor: Lankford, James [Sen.-R-OK] (Introduced 09/18/2025) Cosponsors: (29)
Committees: Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate – 03/19/2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

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 – 03/19/2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

H.R.1391 — Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025
Sponsor: Ramirez, Delia C. [Rep.-D-IL-3] (Introduced 02/14/2025) Cosponsors: (10)
Committees: House – Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Action: House – 03/18/2026 Committee Hearings Held

H.R.3183 — SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025
Sponsor: Budzinski, Nikki [Rep.-D-IL-13] (Introduced 05/05/2025) Cosponsors: (5)
Committees: House – Veterans’ Affairs; Education and Workforce
Latest Action: House – 03/18/2026 Committee Hearings Held

H.R.6843 — Establishing the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act of 2025
Sponsor: Ciscomani, Juan [Rep.-R-AZ-6] (Introduced 12/18/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Action: House – 03/18/2026 Committee Hearings Held

H.R.6861 — Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act
Sponsor: Hamadeh, Abraham J. [Rep.-R-AZ-8] (Introduced 12/18/2025) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House – Veterans’ Affairs; Budget
Latest Action: House – 03/18/2026 Committee Hearings Held
S.342 — Purple Heart Veterans Education Act of 2025
Sponsor: Murray, Patty [Sen.-D-WA] (Introduced 01/30/2025) Cosponsors: (13)
Committees: Senate – Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Action: Senate – 03/18/2026 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

S.649 — Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
Sponsor: Moran, Jerry [Sen.-R-KS] (Introduced 02/20/2025) Cosponsors: (5)
Committees: Senate – Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Action: Senate – 03/18/2026 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

S.2328 — Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025
Sponsor: Coons, Christopher A. [Sen.-D-DE] (Introduced 07/17/2025) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Action: Senate – 03/18/2026 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

S.4133 — A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to encourage entrepreneurship training in after school programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Cortez Masto, Catherine [Sen.-D-NV] (Introduced 03/18/2026) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate – Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Latest Action: Senate – 03/18/2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices

ED Notice: Accrediting Agencies Currently Undergoing Review for the Purpose of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education.

ED Comment Request: Student Assistance General Provisions—Satisfactory Academic Progress Policytudent Assistance General Provision—Subpart E—Verification Student Aid Application Information. Comments due on or before May 26, 2026.

ED Notice: Programs under Section 312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

ED Comment Request: IDEA Part B State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR). Comments due on or before May 22, 2026.

ED Comment Request: IDEA Part C State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR). Comments due on or before May 22, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Student Assistance General Provision-Subpart E-Verification Student Aid Application Information. Comments due on or before May 22, 2026.

ED Notice: Notice Announcing Talent Search Program. Proposals are due on or before May 1, 2026.

ED Comment Request: State Workforce Program Certification. Comments due on or before May 19, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Description of Today’s TRIO Programs and Proposing Options for Future Outcome Evaluations. Comments due on or before May 18, 2026.

ED Comment Request: RISE Award. Comments due on or before May 18, 2026.

ED Comment Request: Shaping the Future of Loan Repayment. Comments due on or before May 18, 2026.

NIST Comment Request: CHIPS Workforce Solution Participant Data Collection. Comments due on or before May 18, 2026.

Presidential Document: Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud

Today’s Federal Register.