E-Update for the Weeks of April 1 and 8, 2019

Highlights:

• On April 3, the House Budget Committee passed H.R.2021, the “Investing for the People Act of 2019.” The bill, which raises the discretionary spending caps for defense and nondefense spending, was passed 19-17 along mostly party lines – three Democrats voted against the bill. The bill would increase non-defense, discretionary spending caps to $631 billion for FY2020 and $646 billion for FY2021.
• On April 3, the negotiated rulemaking committee reached consensus on proposals for three packages of regulations – specifically those on college accreditation, state approval of online colleges, religious institutions, competency-based education, and TEACH grants, among other issues. USED is now obligated to publish the agreed upon regulations and accept public comment.
• On March 26, S. Department of Education (USED) Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before the House Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee on the President’s FY2020 budget request for USED. House Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) began the hearing by saying she believes the budget request is “cruel” and “reckless” given the Administration’s proposal to cut USED’s budget by nearly $9 billion, including a proposed $2 billion rescission from the Pell Grant surplus.

Budget & Appropriations:

House Budget Committee passes spending increase bill, raises discretionary spending caps: The House Budget Committee passed H.R.2021, the “Investing for the People Act of 2019.” The bill, which raises the discretionary spending caps for defense and nondefense spending, was passed 19-17 along mostly party lines – three Democrats voted against the bill. The bill would increase non-defense, discretionary spending caps to $631 billion for FY2020 and $646 billion for FY2021. A $631 billion non-defense, discretionary cap level of FY2020 would be an increase of $34 billion over the final non-defense, discretionary cap for FY2019. A statement by Committee Chairman John Yarmuth is here. A statement from Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR) is here.

Relatedly, on April 8, the House Rules Committee is scheduled to meet to begin consideration of a rule to bring the bill to the floor for consideration by the entire House.
April 3, 2019  

DeVos testifies before Congressional appropriators on FY2020 budget: U.S. Department of Education (USED) Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before the House Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee on the President’s FY2020 budget request for USED. House Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) began the hearing by saying she believes the budget request is “cruel” and “reckless” given the Administration’s proposal to cut USED’s budget by nearly $9 billion, including a proposed $2 billion rescission from the Pell Grant surplus. House Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Tom Cole (R-OK) spoke in support of the Administration’s proposed, new tax credit initiative that would provide up to $5 billion for Education Freedom Scholarships in support of school choice. A recording of the hearing and USED Secretary DeVos’s written statement is here. Subcommittee Chairwoman DeLauro’s opening statement is here. Full Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey’s (D-NY) is here.

At the hearing, the issues that took center stage included concerns over the elimination of funding for the Special Olympics and the Administration’s proposal to increase funding for the Charter School program (CSP) by $60 million in light of a recent USED Inspector General report, which found USED may not have provided effective oversight of states which received CSP funding. Following the hearing, President Trump sought to address concerns regarding the proposed cut to the Special Olympics by expressing his support for continued funding of the program.

Then, USED Secretary DeVos testified before the Senate Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee similarly on the President’s FY2020 budget request for USED. During the hearing, both the Senate Labor/HHS Appropriations Chairman Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) continued to raise concerns with USED’s proposed elimination of the Special Olympics. Ranking Member Murray also focused her questions on postsecondary education and higher education regulations. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) used his time to question the Secretary regarding a proposal to provide teacher’s professional development vouchers in lieu of funding for Title II. A recording of the hearing is here. USED Secretary DeVos’s written statement and Subcommittee Chairman Blunt’s opening state are here.
March 26 and 28, 2019

Congress:

GAO shows Federal agencies slow to respond to Freedom of Information Acts: A bicameral, bipartisan group of Members sent a letter to the Comptroller General for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a comprehensive review of agency compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). A GAO 2018 assessment found that 18 agencies had implemented only half of the FOIA requirements reviewed, and several agencies had backlogs of more than 1,000 FOIA requests during the same time period (between 2012 and 2016). Press release is here. Letter is here.
March 28, 2019

Senate:

HELP Committee explores implications of proposed Title IX rule on preventing sexual assault on college campuses: The Senate HELP Committee held a hearing titled, “Reauthorizing HEA: Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Ensuring Student Safety and Rights.” This was the second hearing the Committee has held focused on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The hearing focused on how colleges and universities can adhere to Title IX, as it relates to preventing and investigating sexual assault on college campuses. Senators focused their questioning mostly on a proposed Title IX rule released by USED last year, specifically on the issues of due process, cross-examination, and the definition of sexual assault. A statement from Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is here. A statement from Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) is here. A recording of the hearing is here.
April 2, 2019

Murray calls out Department’s lack of borrower defense claim approval: Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) issued a press release highlighting that USED did not approve a single “borrower defense” claim to provide relief for students cheated or defrauded by predatory colleges, and predominantly by for-profit schools, in the last three months of 2018. Ranking Member Murray specifically noted that in October 2018, a federal court ordered USED to implement protections for defrauded students, yet the delays continue. According to POLITICO, the Department responded that it hasn’t adjudicated any more claims because of “ongoing litigation and the prioritization of the implementation of the borrower defense to repayment” regulations finalized by the Obama administration. Press release is here. POLITICO article here.
March 30, 2019

Budget Committee approves five-year budget plan, reduces non-defense spending caps: The Senate Budget Committee approved a five-year budget plan which would maintain defense and non-defense, discretionary spending caps at the levels required under current law. Under the budget resolution, the spending cap for non-defense spending would be reduced to $542 billion, a reduction of $55 billion below the FY2019 cap level. However, according to an overview of the budget resolution, “the [fiscal year (FY)] 2020 budget resolution provides a mechanism for discretionary spending levels to be adjusted if an agreement to revise the FY2020 and FY2021 levels is reached.”  Additionally, the budget resolution, “instructs five committees to produce legislation that would reduce the deficit by at least $94 billion over 5 years through the reconciliation process,” according to the overview. Of the $94 billion, the Senate Finance Committee would be instructed to reduce deficits by $50 billion and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee would be instructed to reduce deficits by $10 billion. Press release is here. Budget resolution, section by section, and overview are here.
March 28, 2019

House:

Education & Labor Subommittee explores accountability measures for higher education:  The House Education and Labor Committee Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment held a hearing on “Strengthening Accountability in Higher Education to Better Serve Students and Taxpayers.” While there was bipartisan agreement that the current system is not doing all that it can to serve students well and that higher education costs are increasing, the discussion turned partisan when determining what the focus of accountability should be on. Democrats such as Chairwoman Susan Davis (D-CA), largely commented on the need to address “bad actors” like for-profits and the need to close gaps that are allowing institutions such as these to disproportionally harm students of color, those from low-income backgrounds, and student veterans. On the other side, Republicans like Ranking Member Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) commented on the need to focus accountability more on accreditation reform to allow for innovation and the need for states to share some of the risk on the performance of institutions. The full opening statement from Davis is here. The full opening statement of Ranking Member Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) is here. A statement from Committee Republicans is here. More information, including witness testimonies and a recording of the hearing are here.
April 5, 2019

Administration:

U.S. Department of Education (USED):

Consensus reached on higher education rules in negotiated rulemaking committee: The negotiated rulemaking committee reached consensus on proposals for three packages of regulations – specifically those on college accreditation, state approval of online colleges, religious institutions, competency-based education, and TEACH grants, among other issues. USED is now obligated to publish the agreed upon regulations and accept public comment. USED Secretary DeVos stated after the agreement was reached, “These changes will allow students to work at their own pace to earn a college degree, obtain credit for proving what they already know and earn a credential aligned with employers’ job requirements.” A press release from the Department is here. Materials for the negotiated rulemaking are here.
April 3, 2019

Department finalizes and publishes Comprehensive Centers priorities: USED published in the Federal Register the final priorities, requirements, definitions, and performance measures for the Comprehensive Centers program. The notice included two priorities for the program – 1) regional centers must provide high-quality intensive capacity-building services to State clients and recipients to identify, implement, and sustain effective evidence-based programs, practices, and interventions; and 2) the national center must provide high-quality universal and targeted capacity-building services to address common high-leverage problems, common services to help address findings of USED monitoring reports or audit findings, common implementation challenges faced by State and Regional Centers, and emerging national education trends. The notice is here.
April 3, 2019

Department publishes proposed priorities for charter schools program: USED published in the Federal Register proposed priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter School Programs. The proposed priorities include: 1) spurring investment in Opportunity Zones; 2) reopening academically poor-performing public schools as charter schools; 3) charter schools focused on high school students; 4) charter schools serving rural communities; 5) opening a new charter school or replicating or expanding a high-quality charter school to serve Native American students; 6) charter schools focused on serving low-income students; and 7) charter schools with single school operators. Comments on these proposed priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria will be accepted until May 4. The notice is here.
April 3, 2019

Department has approved less than 300 public service loan forgiveness applications:  Principal Deputy Under Secretary Diane Auer Jones sent a letter to Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) in response to his request for information on how many students have received student loan relief through the public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) program. According to the Auer Jones, since May 2018 there have been 38,640 requests for forgiveness under the PSLF program. Of those requests, only 262 borrowers have been approved, amounting to $10.6 million in loans discharged. A POLITICO article is here.
March 25, 2019 

Publications (Congressional and Administration):

• On April 4, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report titled, “Federal Student Aid: Actions Needed to Evaluate Pell Grant Pilot for Incarcerated Students.” The report examined the pilot program that was started under the Obama administration that expanded access to Pell Grants for currently incarcerated students. Specifically, the GAO examined the actions that USED and other stakeholders have taken to implement the pilot, the experiences of participating schools, and how USED is monitoring and evaluating the pilot and whether there are opportunities for improvement. The GAO recommends the USED Secretary should complete its evaluation of the Second Chance Pell program in order to report the pilot’s findings and conclusions. The full report is here.
• On April 2, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) released a brief titled, “Do Charter Middle Schools Improve Students’ College Outcomes?” The report describes findings from a National Center for Education Evaluation (NCEE) study that examined whether or not charter middle schools improved the educational outcomes of students who attended. Key findings of the brief include identifying that attending a charter middle school did not affect a student’s college enrollment likelihood; that charter school admission did not affect a student’s ability to attain a degree or remain enrolled in college; and that charter middle schools’ success in improving college outcomes was not related to their success in improving middle school achievement. The full brief is here.
• On April 2, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) published a report titled, “Relationship Between Educational Attainment and Labor Underutilization.” The report examines the relationship between educational attainment and various measures of labor underutilization, which represents the extent to which workers are unable to work as fully as they would like. Key findings of the study include identifying that there is a negative relationship between educational attainment and unemployment; that there is a negative relationship between educational attainment and working “involuntary part time;” and there was no relationship between educational attainment and “involuntary temporary” work. Further, the report finds that labor force participants who did not complete high school had higher rates of involuntary temporary work compared to other education levels. The full report is here.
• Recently, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) published a First Look report on the findings from the 2012/17 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12/17) focusing on students’ persistence, retention, and attainment in postsecondary education six years after their initial enrollment. The report is here.

Publications (Outside Organizations):

• On April 4, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) published a report titled, “Is the university next door the way to upward mobility?” The report analyzes college degree completion and socioeconomic mobility for students attending comprehensive colleges and universities, which differed from research and state flagship institutions. Key findings of the report include identifying that more than half of the 307 comprehensive universities examined, more than half of students managed to reach the two highest income quintiles by their 30s; that for students enrolled at comprehensive universities, college complete and field of student were the factors most closely associated with upward mobility; and that institution spending levels and selectivity are less associated with upward mobility. The full report is here.
• On April 4, the Century Foundation published a report titled, “Scoring States on Charter School Integration.” The report examines charter school policies and enrollment trends to determine how well charter schools in each state support racial and socioeconomic integration. Key findings of the report include identify that states are largely “failing” when it comes to supporting integration efforts, however some charter schools have developed their own “diverse-by-design” plans to address school integration; that most states have less than half of ten key policies that support school integration; and that when analyzing the five counties in each state with the highest charter enrollment, more than 30 percent of states do not illustrate charter schools having a positive effect in any of those counties for improving racial integration. The full report is here.
• On April 3, the Fordham Institute published a report titled, “How Aligned is Career and Technical Education to Local Labor Markets?” The report examines the likelihood high school students in career and technical programs are to take courses in high-demand and/or high-wage industries, both nationally and locally. Key findings of the report include identifying that students are not taking courses aligned with high-demand jobs; that students are more likely to take courses in fields that support local jobs, but less likely to do so when those jobs are high-paying; and that there were no major differences between race and gender groups in responding to local labor market demand. The full report is here.
• On April 3, Higher Learning Advocates published a report titled, “Policy Toolkit: Today’s Students – Reforms to make higher learning more affordable and valuable for parents, adults, workers, and all of today’s students. The report provides recommendations for how federal programs can be used to support higher education attainment. Key recommendations include using micro-grants to subsidize small student fees in order to help students remain enrolled; continue to expand funding for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program; continue funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) to support student parents; and improve the verification process for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The full report is here.
• On April 3, the Data Quality Campaign published a report titled, “States Have Seized the Opportunity to Build Better Report Cards, but the Work Is Not Done.” The report examines state report cards from across the country, including the District of Columbia. Key findings of the report include identifying that state report cards are now easier to find and use, including 42 states that have report cards found within the top three results of a simple internet search; that only 15 states translate information on report cards other than English; that most report cards include text that is written on a postsecondary reading level; that “too few states” provide tools to help readers make meaning of the information included on the report card; and that 42 states do not include disaggregated student achievement data for at least one federally required student identity group. The full report is here.
• On April 3, the National Association of Secondary School Principals published a report titled, “Understanding and Addressing Principal Turnover.” The report examined a national dataset to examine the main reasons why school leaders leave their positions. Key findings of the report include identifying that that average tenure for principals is four years, however 35 percent of principals have been at their school for two years or less; that principals cite inadequate preparation and professional development, poor working conditions, and insufficient salaries as reasons for leaving; and that principals also report the lack of decision making and high-stakes accountability policies for leaving. The full report is here.
• On April 2, the National School Board Association’s Commission to Close the Skills Gap published a report titled, “Six LifeReady Skills for Career, College, and Success in Life.” The report summarizes findings of the Commission’s listening tour of businesses and school boards across the country. Key findings of the report include identifying that school boards often encounter challenges in reaching out to and engaging with employers; that many interested employers found it challenging to reach out to and engage with school districts; and that the six “LifeReady” skills are dependability and reliability, adaptability/trainability, critical thinking, decision-making, customer focus, and teamwork. The full report is here.
• On April 2, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America published a report titled, “Racial Disparities in school-based disciplinary actions are associated with county-level rates of racial bias.” The report examines data from the Project Implicit website and compares data to that of school discipline areas on a county-level. Key findings of the report include identifying that black students are subject to disciplinary action at rates much higher than white peers; that for counties with high levels of racial bias, schools had a higher level of racial disparity for school discipline; and that the associations do not extend to sexuality biases, illustrating the correlation between race and discipline is not influenced by gender. The full report is here.
• On April 2, the Center for American Progress (CAP) published a report titled, “Budgeting the Future.” The report provides recommendations for Congress and future administration for investments in public programs. Key findings and recommendations of the report include identifying that increased spending on education, infrastructure, and social insurance can reduce inequality and increase growth; and that long-term growth did not accelerate because of cutting taxes and only maintained income inequality. The full report is here.
• On March 26, CCSSO published a report titled, “State Responsibilities and Opportunities for School Improvement Under the Every Student Succeeds Act.” The report examines how state leaders are implementing school improvement plans under ESSA. Key findings of the report include identifying that the majority of state education agencies (SEAs) are making major or moderate progress in all domains of SEA accountability for school improvement; that school leadership stands out as a majority priority for most SEAs as a means of improving schools; and SEAs could largely benefit from sharing best practices and efforts with one another as they move forward in implementing school improvement efforts. The full report is here.
• On March 25, the Alliance for Excellent Education released a new analysis titled, “Screened Out? Some States May Underidentify Schools with Low-Performing Student Subgroups.” The report explores how certain states “screen” additional targeted schools (ATS) for support. The report is here.
• During the week of March 25, the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education released a report titled, “Questioning the Calculations: Are Colleges Complying with Federal and Ethical Mandates for Providing Students with Estimated Costs?” The study finds that some universities are not meeting the federal requirements of having Net Price Calculators on their websites. Net Price Calculators are tools that students can use to estimate what they will pay to attend college. Report is here.
• On March 23, the Network for Public Education released a reported titled, “Asleep at the Wheel: How the Federal Charter Schools Program Recklessly Takes Taxpayers and Students for a Ride.” The report alleges among other findings that, “Hundreds of millions of federal taxpayer dollars have been awarded to charter schools that never opened or opened and then shut down.” The National Alliance of Public Charter Schools issued a response to the report stating, “Contrary to report findings, there is no data or accompanying analysis to support that one billion federal dollars has been wasted on charter schools.  Furthermore, the database that the report alleges to rely on from the U.S. Department of Education does not account for charter school consolidations or conversions to different charter management organizations.” The Network for Public Education report is here. Response from the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools is here.

 Upcoming Events (Congressional and Administration):

• On April 9 at 2:00pm, the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services will hold a hearing titled, “The Equality Act (H.R.5): Ensuring the Right to Learn and Work Free from Discrimination.” The hearing will focus on the reintroduced Equality Act, and it is expected Democrats will address how the bill protects transgender students from discrimination in public schools. No witnesses have been announced. More information and a recording of the hearing will be here.
• On April 9 at 2:00pm, the House Appropriations Committee Labor/HHS Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Public Witness Day.” Members of the public will be invited to testify on their priorities for Congressional appropriations for FY2020. The hearing will be live streamed here.
• On April 10 at 9:00am, the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a full committee hearing titled, “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Education.” The hearing will feature testimony by U.S. Department of Education (USED) Secretary Betsy DeVos as she describes the Department’s proposed FY2020 budget request. More information and a recording of the hearing will be here.
• On April 10 at 10:00am, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a full committee hearing titled, “Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Strengthening Accountability to Protect Students and Taxpayers.” This will be the third full committee hearing on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. No witnesses have been announced. More information and a recording of the hearing will be here.
• On April 10 at 10:00am, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will hold a full committee hearing titled, “Perspectives on Child Nutrition Reauthorization.” No witnesses have been announced. More information and a recording of the hearing will be here.
• On April 11 at 12:00pm, the Congressional School Safety Caucus will hold a hearing titled, “The Importance of Mental Health in Comprehensive School Safety and Security Efforts.” The hearing will feature Michele Gay, a parent from Sandy Hook elementary school, and Ed Clarke, chief safety officer of Montgomery County Schools. More information and registration are here.

Upcoming Events (Outside Organizations):

• On April 8 at 12:00pm, AEI will hold an event titled “The forgotten first responders: Recruiting and training child protective services.” The event will focus on how child protective services (CPS) agencies around the nation suffer from high turnover rates, large numbers of unfilled positions, and lack proper training. More information and registration are here.
• On April 8 at 10:30am, the Wallace Foundation will hold an event titled, “The Impact of Building Principal Pipelines.” The event will focus on a new RAND Corporation report that examined the role of districts in shaping school leadership. More information and registration are here.
• On April 9 at 10:30am, the National Coalition on School Diversity and the Century Foundation will hold a congressional briefing titled, “How Congress, States, and School Districts Can Take Action on School Diversity.” The event will focus on what actions can be taken at various levels of influence to improve school integration. More information and registration are here.
• On April 9 at 4:00pm, Chiefs for Change and the Fordham Institute will hold an event titled, “Breaking Through: Shattering the Glass Ceiling for Female Chiefs.” The event will focus on how there are too few women and women of color who lead K-12 school systems across the country, even though women make up the majority of the education workforce. More information and registration are here.
• On April 10 at 8:00am, Bates College and Gallup will hold an event titled, “Expanding Higher Ed’s Purpose.” The event will focus on new research from the hosts that illustrates four in five U.S. college graduates want purpose in their work, but only about half experience it. More information and registration are here.
• On April 11 at 4:00pm, the House Institution and Fordham Institute will hold an event titled, “Education 20/20: Arthur Brooks and Adam Meyerson.” The event will offer a debate between Brooks and Meyerson regarding the purpose of American education. Brooks will argue that education policy must focus on restoring the dignity of forgotten elements of American society, while Meyerson will contend that private-sector initiatives are better suited for solving the civic literacy crisis. More information and registration are here.

Legislation:

H.R.1861

A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study to determine the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance.

Sponsor: Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

H.R.1878

A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.

Sponsor: Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA)

H.R.1886

A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish a grant program to appoint nutrition coordinators to oversee local school nutrition policies in local educational agencies, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH)

H.R.1896

A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand the military student identifier program to cover students with a parent who serves in the reserve component of the Armed Forces.

Sponsor: Rep. Luis Correa (D-CA)

H.R.1899

A bill to provide for the refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA)

H.R.1915

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college.

Sponsor: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)

H.R.1930

A bill to provide for the elimination of the Department of Education, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC)

H.R.1971

A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to make grants to eligible entities to carry out full-day kindergarten programs, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)

H.R.1995

A bill to promote registered apprenticeships, including registered apprenticeships within in-demand industry sectors, through the support of workforce intermediaries, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ)

H.R.2001

A bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor the assessments and priorities of local communities.

Sponsor: Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH)

H.R.2006

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide capacity-building assistance to institutions of higher education to examine and address inequities in college student access and success, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL)

H.R.2026

A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.

Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)

H.R.2031

A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM)

H.R.2065

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to increase usage of the Federal student loan income-based repayment plan and improve repayment options for borrowers, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)

H.R.2107

A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information.

Sponsor: Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO)

S.866

A bill titled the “IDEA Full Funding Act.”

Sponsor: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

S.867

A bill titled the “PROTECT Students Act of 2019.”

Sponsor: Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH)

S.885

A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Senator Jon Tester (D-MT)

S.887

A bill to revise counseling requirements for certain borrowers of student loans, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

S.888

A bill to require a standard financial aid offer form, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

S.889

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college.

Sponsor: Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

S.924

A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education.

Sponsor: Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)

S.937

A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to require institutions of higher education and other research facilities to obtain deemed export licenses for foreign nationals conducting scientific research at such institutions and facilities, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Senator John Kennedy (R-LA)

S.939

A bill to establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Senator John Kennedy (R-LA)

S.943

A bill titled the “College Equity Act of 2019.”

Sponsor: Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI)

S.951

A bill to promote registered apprenticeships, including registered apprenticeships within in-demand industry sectors, through the support of workforce intermediaries, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Senator Chris Coons (D-DE)

S.968

A bill to provide for institutional risk-sharing in the Federal student loan programs.

Sponsor: Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)

S.969

A bill to improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs.

Sponsor: Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)

S.976

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual assault, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)

S.984

A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act

Sponsor: Senator Bob Casey (D-PA)

S.1002

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to increase usage of the Federal student loan income-based repayment plan and improve repayment options for borrowers, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

S.1036

A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information.

Sponsor: Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)