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 House Committee on Education and the Workforce passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act and H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023. Both bills […]

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. Senate Committee on Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME) announced the Committee’s subcommittee rosters, including the roster for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related […]

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 Republicans and Democrats have now both published the list of members who will serve on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The U.S. House of Representatives 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 Democrats elected Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as House Minority Leader, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) as Minority Whip and Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) as caucus chair. A group of Republican House Members sent a […]

Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) won their Senate elections, ensuring at least a 50-50 Democrat majority (with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote) for the 118th Congress. Senate Minority […]

Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS Elections were held last week for the entire U.S. House of Representatives and one-third of the U.S. Senate. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration issued a statement titled, “The Biden-⁠Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity […]

Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS No legislative updates. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration issued a press release on its student loan forgiveness initiative, stating that 26 million people have provided the U.S. Department of Education (ED) with the information […]

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 Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study on the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) efforts to address the teacher shortage. GAO released a report on equity and safety on school dress codes. […]

Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS No legislative updates this week. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration began accepting applications for its Federal student loan forgiveness initiative that allows Federal student loan borrowers to access up to $20,000 in Federal loan […]

Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS No legislative updates this week.  ADMINISTRATION The White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse held a youth roundtable. The Biden Administration provided a preview for the application it will use […]