Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. February 18, 2020 HOUSE and SENATE The House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies and Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittees each set Friday, March 13 as the deadline for Members to submit […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. February 11, 2020 HOUSE and SENATE House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos threatening to subpoena the Secretary to testify before the Committee on a […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. February 4, 2020 HOUSE and SENATE The House passed the Never Again Education Act (H.R.943) by a 393 to 5 vote. The bill would authorize $2 million in funding to help the U.S. Holocaust Memorial […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. January 28, 2020 HOUSE and SENATE House Democrats introduced a $3.4 billion Puerto Rico disaster relief bill, which includes $100 million to support education-related relief, in response to the recent earthquakes on the island. ADMINISTRATION […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. January 21, 2020 HOUSE and SENATE The House passed a Congressional Review Act resolution (H.J.Res.76) that would repeal the Administration’s recently finalized Borrower Defense to Repayment (BDR) rule, leaving the Obama-era BDR rule in place, […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. January 14, 2020 HOUSE and SENATE Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) was sworn into office, replacing retired Senator Johnny Isakson. Senator Loeffler will also take over Senator Isakson’s seat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. January 7, 2020 HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate were in recess and are returning this week. ADMINISTRATION The President signed the final Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 appropriations package (H.R.1865), which included Labor, Health and Human […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. December 23, 2019 The RAMC Washington Wrap Up will not run next week, and will return on January 6, 2020. HOUSE and SENATE The House passed a final Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 appropriations package (H.R.1865), which included Labor, Health […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. December 17, 2019 HOUSE and SENATE The House passed a modified version of the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act (H.R.5363) by a 319 to 96 vote, which the Senate subsequently passed […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. December 10, 2019 HOUSE and SENATE The Senate passed, by unanimous consent, an amended version of the FUTURE Act that would permanently extend mandatory funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority-Serving […]