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Jan. 21, 2026

ALERT: Bipartisan Education Appropriations Bill, Supreme Court Arguments on Transgender Athletes, OBBBA Higher Ed Regulations & Other Significant Updates

This EducationCounsel Alert shares updates about various recent actions by the federal government relevant to education, including: 

  1. Bipartisan Education Appropriations Bill Released
  2. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Cases Regarding Transgender Athletes
  3. Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Reaches Consensus on Higher Education Accountability Regulations as a Result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)
  4. Other Significant Updates

Note that all of EducationCounsel’s resources related to the Administration’s executive actions are available in one place by clicking here or by clicking on the blue banner at the top of our webpage. Please share any and all of our resources with your networks and others who might find them helpful.

Finally, please keep in mind that these developments are sometimes changing rapidly so information may become outdated, and nothing in these resources constitutes specific legal advice. 

Click here to access the Alert and click here to download a PDF version.