Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) issued a Dear Colleague Letter on implementation of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Simplification Act for the 2024-2025 […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Bobby Scott (D-VA) wrote to U.S. Department of Education (ED) Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine Lhamon on racial discrimination in K-12 […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations voted to favorably report the fiscal year 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) bill to the full U.S. Senate by a 26-2 margin. ADMINISTRATION […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3941 – Schools Not Shelters Act on a 222-201 vote. ADMINISTRATION ED held a public hearing on its forthcoming negotiated rulemaking effort on “authorities granted to […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) released bill text for its fiscal year 2024 appropriations and reported the bill […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. ADMINISTRATION ED finalized its new income-driven repayment plan called the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan. SUPREME COURT Louisiana District Court Judge Terry A. Doughty restricted the Department of Health and Human Services, […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS President Joe Biden offered remarks on, and Vice President Kamala Harris issued a statement on, the Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) decision on Affirmative Action. The Biden Administration also announced […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations approved topline subcommittee allocations for FY 2024 appropriations legislation. The Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies received an allocation of $195.2 billion. […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-TX) announced that House Republicans would draft fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations legislation at final overall FY 2022 spending levels. U.S. Senate Committee […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS On a 22-16 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce passed H.Res.461 – Condemning the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens who […]