DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Amendments

Federal Direct Loan Program: revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), H7856, H7857, H7858, H7859, H7860 [5SE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), consideration (H. Res. 1049), H7837 [5SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 6157, Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education and related agencies and continuing appropriations, S6101 [6SE], H7806 [4SE]

Articles and editorials

Congress, Pass the PROSPER Act for Federal Student Aid Reform, H4772 [5JN]

What Betsy DeVos Should Have Said About the PROSPER Act, H4742 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions

Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education: establish (see S. 3106), S4343 [21JN]

American Dream Accounts: authorize to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see H.R. 6441), H6587 [19JY]

American History and Civics Education program: amend to require inclusion of programs that educate students about history and principles of the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights (see S. 3446), S6189 [17SE]

American Technical Training Grant Program: establish (see H.R. 5146), H1340 [1MR]

Appropriations: authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see S. 3699), S7275 [4DE]

Armed Forces: allow parents of eligible military dependent children to redirect a portion of their per pupil Impact Aid Program allocations to establish Military Education Savings Accounts (see S. 2517), S1452 [7MR] (see H.R. 5199), H1476 [7MR]

Arts and humanities: expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see S. 3391), S5991 [28AU] (see H.R. 6137), H5284 [19JN]

Aviation: provide deferment to certain Federal student loan borrowers who are accruing aeronautical experience required for airline transport pilot certification (see H.R. 6926), H9149 [27SE]

Bullying: require reporting of bullying to appropriate authorities and assist with equal protection claims against entities who fail to respond appropriately to bullying (see H.R. 6148), H5284 [19JN]

Career counseling program: establish (see S. 2443), S1164 [15FE]

Career Pathway Grant Program: establish to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners (see S. 2407), S840 [8FE]

Children and youth: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (see H.R. 5096), H1266 [26FE]

——— establish a competitive grant program assisting development of innovative early learning curricula for low-income children (see H.R. 6945), H9150 [27SE]

——— establish competitive grant program to encourage collaboration between schools and parents around development of students social and emotional skills (see H.R. 6120), H5200 [14JN]

——— prohibit seclusion and use of restraints in schools except to protect students and staff and provide school personnel with crisis intervention training (see S. 3626), S6964 [14NO] (see H.R. 7124), H9525 [14NO]

——— provide criteria for use of Federal funds to support trauma-informed practices in schools (see H.R. 7320), H10269 [17DE]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 7204), H9757 [30NO]

Colleges and universities: add a work-study program at higher education institutions for off-campus community service at selected after-school activities (see H.R. 6036), H4979 [7JN]

——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see S. 2596), S1947 [22MR] (see H.R. 5390), H2041 [22MR]

——— award grants to States to support efforts at institutions of higher education to increase degree attainment (see S. 2986), S2968 [4JN]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 6464), H6648 [23JY]

——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see S. 2530), S1578 [8MR] (see H.R. 5241), H1507 [9MR]

——— ensure public institutions of higher education protect expressive activities in outdoor areas on campus (see S. 2394), S704 [7FE]

——— establish a grant program for eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide support services and resources designed to increase transfer and graduation rates at community colleges (see S. 3783), S7925 [19DE]

——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (see S. 2598), S1947 [22MR] (see H.R. 5384), H2040 [22MR]

——— establish work-based learning opportunities pilot grant program for eligible institutions of higher education (see H.R. 7376), H10510 [20DE]

——— improve accountability and protect students from bad actors in higher education, specifically in the for-profit college sector (see H.R. 7112), H9460 [30OC]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 6543), H7720 [26JY]

——— increase and improve access to Federal Pell Grants, expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to students, and improve financial aid application and understanding of loan processes (see H.R. 5550), H3440 [18AP]

——— issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process (see S. 3435), S6142 [12SE]

——— make grants to institutions of higher education for active assailant consulting and training programs (see H.R. 6803), H8724 [13SE]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see S. 3467), S6223 [18SE] (see H.R. 6876), H8883 [25SE]

——— protect freedoms of speech, expression, and association and the right for student groups to invite speakers at public institutions of higher education (see H.R. 7229), H9819 [10DE]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 2483), S1316 [1MR]

——— provide basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants under the student support services program (see H.R. 7297), H10209 [13DE]

——— provide for higher education reform by creating a pilot program promoting innovation and increasing accountability in affordability, access, and value (see H.R. 6947), H9150 [27SE]

——— provide pathways for debt-free higher education for those on a public service career path and enhance loan forgiveness for current public servants (see S. 2984), S2924 [24MY]

——— reauthorize and improve the Federal work-study program (see H.R. 5312), H1651 [15MR]

——— reform the experimental sites initiative to establish innovation zones at colleges and universities (see S. 2342), S520 [25JA] (see S. 3596), S6815 [11OC]

——— report annually the Federal civil rights violations of educational institutions (see H.R. 6537), H7687 [25JY]

——— require disclosures of foreign donations, contracts, or gifts by institutions of higher education (see S. 2583), S1875 [21MR] (see H.R. 5336), H1727 [20MR]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution (see S. 2699), S2261 [18AP] (see H.R. 5564), H3441 [18AP]

——— require institutions of higher education to offer substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery services to students (see H.R. 6535), H7686 [25JY]

——— require institutions of higher education to report revenue generated by each sports team (see H.R. 5110), H1333 [27FE]

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 3205), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6352), H6173 [12JY]

——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 3371), S5931 [23AU]

——— require the FBI to create a list of foreign intelligence threats to higher education and require reporting to Dept. of Education of certain gifts from such entities (see H.R. 6821), H8725 [13SE]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 3762), S7656 [17DE] (see H.R. 7303), H10210 [13DE]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see S. 3353), S5692 [16AU]

——— streamline credit sharing between community colleges and four-year institutions so transfer students know when they are eligible to receive an associate’s degree through a reverse transfer (see S. 3066), S3951 [14JN]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 2390), S703 [7FE]

——— support innovative, evidence-based approaches in postsecondary education, encourage open educational resources, allow pay for success initiatives, and provide additional evaluation authority (see S. 3294), S5423 [26JY]

——— waive rule relative to percentage of income from Federal student aid for proprietary institutions impacted by Hurricanes Irma or Maria (see H.R. 5850), H4138 [16MY]

Crime: require federally-funded colleges and universities to certify the school’s president and a member of the Board of Trustees have reviewed all reported incidents involving employee sexual misconduct (see S. 2431), S1164 [15FE] (see H.R. 5157), H1372 [5MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: develop and carry out a national science-based education campaign to increase public awareness relative to use of technology in food and agriculture (see H.R. 6386), H6262 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 6157), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 47), S6224 [18SE]

Dept. of Labor: provide grants to State-recognized or federally recognized apprenticeship programs to support expansion, awareness, and prestige of such programs (see H.R. 6425), H6557 [18JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish State and multistate infrastructure banks to provide loans for repair, construction, renovation, or improvement of educational facilities (see H.R. 5318), H1652 [15MR]

Depts. of Education and HHS: provide substance use prevention and treatment grants for institutions of higher education (see S. 2791), S2517 [7MY]

Depts. of Homeland Security and Education: issue guidance on security for schools based on security standards issued for Federal buildings (see H.R. 5990), H4738 [1JN]

Depts. of Justice and Education: conduct a survey of public schools to determine the number of school resource officers at such schools (see H.R. 5242), H1507 [9MR]

——— develop and implement best practices for occupation-specific education for school resource officers (see H.R. 5523), H3342 [16AP]

——— develop and implement national standards and best practices for school resource officers (see H.R. 5243), H1507 [9MR]

——— prohibit authorizing policies or agreements between schools and law enforcement encouraging non-reporting of criminal activity of students (see H.R. 5400), H2041 [22MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 3158), S4733 [28JN] (see H.R. 6470), H6648 [23JY]

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (see H.R. 5658), H3741 [27AP]

——— provide additional funds to States to establish and make disbursements from high cost funds to reimburse local schools for special educational services (see H.R. 5976), H4732 [25MY]

Discrimination: establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6765), H8107 [10SE]

——— provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see S. 2940), S2877 [23MY] (see H.R. 5924), H4692 [23MY]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 3110), S4343 [21JN] (see H.R. 6184), H5505 [21JN]

District of Columbia: reauthorize tuition assistance programs (see H.R. 7344), H10336 [19DE]

Drugs: provide grants to communities affected by substance use disorder to enable those communities to plan for and implement full-service community schools (see S. 3362), S5831 [22AU]

Early Learning Challenge Fund: establish (see H.R. 6946), H9150 [27SE]

Education: award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 5119), H1333 [27FE]

——— enforce Civil Rights Act sections that prohibit racial discrimination in education and restore private right of action in cases involving disparate impact (see H. Res. 902), H4209 [17MY]

——— provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers and tax credits for STEM school supplies, and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 5962), H4728 [24MY]

——— recognize contributions of, and increase Federal investment in, public schools and disapprove expanding use of Federal funds to subsidize private school expenses (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1542 [13MR]

Employment: award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies to encourage partnerships with businesses to help students explore a variety of career pathways (see S. 2775), S2484 [26AP]

——— award grants to secondary schools that establish projects to encourage students in their junior and senior school years to experience career and technical education courses at community colleges (see H.R. 5020), H1177 [14FE]

——— carry out pilot programs to improve skills and job training (see H.R. 5018), H1177 [14FE]

——— conduct activities that reduce out-of-pocket expenses relative to enrollment in a career and technical education course or dual or concurrent enrollment program for students in special populations (see S. 3101), S4281 [20JN]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle and high schools (see S. 3152), S4513 [27JN]

——— establish prize competition on programs to prepare high school students for careers in in-demand industry sectors or occupations (see H.R. 6995), H9405 [28SE]

——— improve career and technical education (see S. 3129), S4369 [25JN]

——— improve career and technical education opportunities for adult learners (see S. 3083), S3982 [18JN]

——— provide for career and technical education research and outreach (see S. 3141), S4410 [26JN]

——— provide for preparation of career and technical education teachers (see S. 2737), S2391 [24AP]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: clarify requirements of authorized representatives (see H.R. 5224), H1501 [8MR]

Federal aid programs: increase income limit of the simplified needs test on applications for Federal student aid (see H.R. 6349), H6173 [12JY]

——— provide grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education (see H.R. 6685), H7776 [28AU]

Federal Direct Loan Program: allow for deferment of certain student loans while a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer (see S. 3207), S4950 [12JY]

——— establish a Federal student loan restructured repayment schedule for certain borrowers who are agricultural producers (see S. 2684), S2218 [17AP]

——— establish a student loan forgiveness plan for certain borrowers who are employed at a qualified farm or ranch (see S. 2682), S2218 [17AP]

——— establish a student loan forgiveness program for women who are small business owners (see H.R. 5416), H3052 [29MR]

——— include Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, reduce interest rates and eliminate origination fees for such loans, and provide counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 6280), H5974 [28JN]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for income-driven repayment plans, allow refinancing, bolster forgiveness programs, and reinstate graduate student programs relative to student loans (see H.R. 5549), H3440 [18AP]

——— increase transparency relative to loan repayment options for Federal student loan borrowers (see H.R. 6473), H6648 [23JY]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 5734), H3885 [9MY]

——— provide no interest loan deferment eligibility for certain small business concerns (see H.R. 6579), H7722 [26JY]

——— provide student loan eligibility for mid-career, part-time students (see H.R. 5371), H1754 [21MR]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), consideration (see H. Res. 1049), H7824 [4SE]

——— simplify repayment process, increase usage of income-based repayment plan, reduce fees, target assistance to low-income borrowers, and limit aggressive debt collection practices (see S. 3584), S6815 [11OC]

Federal Pell Grant Program: establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program (see S. 3769), S7790 [18DE]

——— increase and improve access to grants, correlate State higher education funding with allotments, and increase college transparency on costs and student outcomes (see S. 3018), S3035 [6JN]

——— provide for job training Federal Pell Grants and increase support for working students (see H.R. 6935), H9150 [27SE]

——— reinstate eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see S. 2423), S907 [13FE]

——— revise amounts of discretionary funding (see S. 3423), S6059 [6SE]

Financial literacy: improve for secondary school students (see S. 3745), S7509 [12DE]

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP): reform (see S. 2664), S2120 [12AP] (see H.R. 5481), H3209 [12AP]

Health: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see S. 3686), S7241 [29NO]

——— provide States with option of using grant funds to supply menstrual hygiene products to students (see H.R. 6953), H9150 [27SE]

Health care professionals: make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public schools (see S. 2532), S1629 [12MR] (see H.R. 5251), H1542 [13MR]

Holocaust: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H3095 [10AP]

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see S. 2344), S520 [25JA] (see H.R. 6794), H8724 [13SE]

Impact Aid Program: provide temporary construction grants to eligible local educational agencies (see H.R. 6830), H8731 [17SE]

Information technology: award grants to local educational agencies to enable high school students to take a computer coding class in place of certain other subjects in order to fulfill a graduation requirement (see H.R. 6334), H6111 [11JY]

——— establish a pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education (see H.R. 7214), H9763 [3DE]

——— support coding education (see S. 3122), S4368 [25JN]

Informaton technology: modernize, renovate, or repair career and technical education facilities, enable rural or Native American schools to remodel or build high-tech facilities, and support high-speed Internet (see S. 3589), S6815 [11OC]

Languages: award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see S. 3408), S6038 [5SE] (see H.R. 4838), H553 [18JA]

——— establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities (see H.R. 7302), H10210 [13DE]

Law enforcement: prevent Federal funds from being used to establish discipline policies that intentionally discourage reporting of certain dangerous student behavior or interfere with law enforcement agencies (see S. 2618), S1947 [22MR]

Libraries: create a Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months (see S. 3307), S5517 [31JY]

Mental health: effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see S. 3427), S6142 [12SE]

——— increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools by providing student loan forgiveness to individuals who work in such schools (see S. 2934), S2877 [23MY] (see H.R. 5932), H4692 [23MY]

Mental health effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 6775), H8169 [12SE]

Office of Federal Correctional Education: establish (see S. 3588), S6815 [11OC]

Office of Rural Education Policy: establish (see H.R. 6526), H7686 [25JY]

OMB: establish an interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on harmonization of such efforts (see S. 2349), S549 [29JA] (see H.R. 4893), H677 [29JA]

Power resources: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation (see H.R. 6802), H8724 [13SE] (see H.R. 6833), H8731 [17SE]

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: allow certain payments made by public service employees to qualify (see H.R. 4859), H582 [19JA]

——— waive accrual of student loan interest and expand eligibility to volunteer first responders and first-time farmers (see S. 3124), S4368 [25JN]

Religion: protect rights of free speech and free exercise, reject labeling of groups as hate groups based on religion or political views, and prevent discrimination and crime based on such labeling (see H. Res. 903), H4209 [17MY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 6279), H5974 [28JN]

Safety: allow use of Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program grants to reinforce school safety infrastructure, technology, and personnel (see S. 3506), S6341 [26SE]

——— require Institute of Education Sciences to make available to elementary and secondary school officials research for improving school safety (see H.R. 6798), H8724 [13SE]

——— require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying (see H.R. 6196), H5580 [22JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 2572), S1844 [20MR]

——— allow States and local educational agencies to use existing Federal grant money to make physical safety improvements to school campus facilities (see H.R. 5332), H1698 [19MR]

——— authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see S. 3413), S6058 [6SE] (see H.R. 6722), H7919 [6SE]

——— carry out a grant program to secure elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5107), H1332 [27FE]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 2584), S1875 [21MR] (see H.R. 5374), H1754 [21MR]

——— establish grant program for construction of schools in overcrowded areas (see H.R. 6002), H4776 [5JN]

——— improve school safety and mental health services (see S. 2513), S1452 [7MR] (see H.R. 5324), H1697 [19MR]

——— prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 6977), H9405 [28SE]

——— require that certain Federal education funds be used for the improvement of security at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5307), H1651 [15MR]

Science: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 5136), H1340 [1MR]

Social Security: prevent low-income seniors from losing benefits due to defaulted student loan debt by increasing amount of benefits exempted from garnishment (see S. 3320), S5582 [1AU]

States: allow States to submit a State management decision and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 6259), H5973 [28JN]

Taxation: facilitate disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act (see S. 3611), S6924 [13NO] (see H.R. 7386), H10511 [20DE]

Teachers: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see H.R. 5767), H3929 [10MY]

——— improve career and technical education by providing improved educational opportunities and financial assistance for career and technical educators (see H.R. 5944), H4693 [23MY]

——— improve professional development for career and technical educators (see H.R. 5943), H4693 [23MY]

——— provide career and technical education for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers (see H.R. 6440), H6587 [19JY]

——— provide for teacher, principal, and other school leader quality enhancement (see S. 3340), S5582 [1AU]

——— provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (see S. 3308), S5518 [31JY]

——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (see S. 2351), S549 [29JA]

——— support early childhood educators and elementary and secondary school teachers through increased training, loan forgiveness, teaching certification assistance, and tax credits (see S. 2370), S612 [5FE] (see H.R. 4914), H736 [2FE]

——— support preparation and retention of outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future for children in under-resourced and under-served communities (see S. 3185), S4843 [9JY] (see H.R. 7023), H9414 [2OC]

Technology: support innovative technology partnerships through grants to encourage increased innovation in higher education programs (see H.R. 5053), H1212 [15FE]

Territories: comprehensively address challenges of providing public services to citizens of the Freely Associated States in the U.S. (see H.R. 4761), H131 [10JA]

——— provide Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding parity for certain territories known as ‘‘outlying areas’’ (see H.R. 6770), H8169 [12SE]

Tobacco products: include e-cigarettes in smoking bans in schools, clarify that educational assistance can be used for e-cigarette prevention by schools, and authorize studies in e-cigarette use prevention (see S. 3701), S7275 [4DE]

TRIO programs: clarify treatment of technical errors in applications (see S. 3535), S6413 [1OC]

——— require priority be given to homeless children and youth and students in foster care (see H.R. 5915), H4583 [22MY]

Voting: designate public high schools as voter registration agencies, direct such schools to conduct voter registration drives for students, and reimburse such schools for costs of conducting such drives (see H.R. 6298), H5975 [28JN]

Conference reports

Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education, Related Agencies, and Continuing Appropriations (H.R. 6157), H8258–H8722 [13SE]

Letters

Dept. of Education programs funding: Jeff Carter and Sheryl Cohen, Committee for Education Funding, H4879 [7JN]

Early childhood education programs funding: Council for a Strong America, S120 [10JA]

Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act: Dean C. Garfield, Information Technology Industry Council, S523 [25JA]

——— John Neuffer, Semiconductor Industry Association, S523 [25JA]

Motions

Federal Direct Loan Program: revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), H7861 [5SE]

Press releases

CFGI and SHRM Applaud Immigration Innovation Act: Council for Global Immigration, S523 [25JA]

SIIA Says I-Squared Act Is Critical for U.S. Economy and Global Competitiveness: Software and Information Industry Association, S523 [25JA]

Remarks in House

American Dream Accounts: authorize to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students, H7191 [25JY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H572 [19JA], H1489, H1493–H1495 [8MR]

Broadview Heights, OH: Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1405 [12OC]

Cadet, MO: Kingston Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1680 [17DE]

Children and youth: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (H.R. 5096), E219 [26FE]

Colleges and universities: add a work-study program at higher education institutions for off-campus community service at selected after-school activities (H.R. 6036), E795 [7JN]

——— affordability, H1509 [13MR]

——— combat campus sexual violence, H6579–H6585 [19JY], E1039 [19JY], E1041 [23JY]

——— combat campus sexual violence (H.R. 1949), H3458 [24AP], H6267 [17JY], H6584 [19JY]

——— encourage eligible educational institutions to provide additional information and counseling services to Federal student aid recipients, H7859 [5SE]

——— encourage institutions of higher education to have students attend in-person loan counseling sessions, H7859, H7860 [5SE]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential, H9808 [10DE]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (H.R. 6543), H7836, H7851 [5SE]

——— require disclosures of foreign donations, contracts, or gifts by institutions of higher education (H.R. 5336), H1703 [20MR]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution (H.R. 5564), H3493 [24AP]

——— support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with skills they need for lifelong success (H.R. 4508), H1509 [13MR], H3965–H3967 [15MY], H4688–H4690 [23MY], H4742, H4743, H4770–H4773 [5JN], H7835, H7851, H7853 [5SE], H9527 [15NO]

Cortland, OH: Maplewood Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1368 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 6157), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 47), H9059 [26SE]

Depts. of Justice and Education: conduct a survey of public schools to determine the number of school resource officers at such schools (H.R. 5242), H3947–H3949 [15MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H2022, H2025 [22MR], H7803–H7806 [4SE], H8897–H8904, H9040–H9047 [26SE]

Disabled: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment to increase career opportunities (H.R. 5658), H3843 [9MY]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires, H827–H829 [6FE], H996, H1069 [8FE], H10492–H10500 [20DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires (H.R. 4667), H162 [11JA], H765 [5FE]

Discrimination: establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 6765), E1228 [10SE]

——— issue financial penalities to schools that fail to comply with Title IX protections, H6583 [19JY]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (H.R. 3828), H5162 [14JN]

Federal Direct Loan Program: address issues relative to increasing levels of Federal student loan debt, H90 [10JA]

——— allow for deferment of certain student loans while a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer, H9044 [26SE]

——— allow for deferment of certain student loans while a borrower is receiving treatment for cancer (H.R. 2976), H3562 [25AP]

——— discharge Federal loan debt of students enrolled at schools that closed, H7835 [5SE]

——— inform college students of anticipated monthly payments for any income-driven student loan repayment plans for which they are eligible as part of annual counseling process, H7857, H7858 [5SE]

——— inform college students that loan amounts will count toward their aggregate loan amounts, regardless of whether their credits transfer as part of annual counseling process, H7857 [5SE]

——— notify parents that their dependents may qualify for scholarships, grants, and Federal work-study jobs prior to taking out Parent PLUS loans and of early repayment options, H7858 [5SE]

——— provide all college students with explanation on seeking additional assistance from the financial aid office should they experience a change in financial circumstances, H7856 [5SE]

——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (H.R. 4001), H7816 [4SE]

——— require as part of annual counseling process to inform college students that loan amounts will count toward their aggregate loan amounts, regardless of whether their credits transfer, H7856 [5SE]

——— require student loan exit counseling include a warning about fraudulent third-party debt relief companies, H7860, H7861 [5SE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), H7850–H7864 [5SE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), consideration (H. Res. 1049), H7834–H7839 [5SE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1635), motion to recommit, H7861 [5SE]

Federal Pell Grant Program: ensure Pell grants used at a school which has closed do not count toward Pell Grant lifetime caps, H7835 [5SE]

Firearms: prohibit funding to purchase firearms for teachers, H7804 [4SE]

Hinsdale, IL: Monroe Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E803 [8JN]

Information technology: establish a pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education (H.R. 7214), H9806, H9807 [10DE]

Kleeger, Rose: Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar award recipient, H689 [30JA]

Poplar Bluff, MO: Lake Road Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1678 [17DE]

Scarbrough, DuShun: Dept. of Education Martin Luther King, Jr., Drum Major Innovation Service award recipeint, H3154 [12AP]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 5374), H3710 [27AP], H9698 [29NO]

——— provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities (H.R. 2475), H4597 [23MY]

Territories: comprehensively address challenges of providing public services to citizens of the Freely Associated States in the U.S. (H.R. 4761), H91 [10JA], E22 [10JA]

——— provide Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding parity for certain territories known as ‘‘outlying areas’’ (H.R. 6770), H8110 [12SE]

Totwani, Mansi: Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar award recipient, H689 [30JA]

Veterans: ensure than veterans receive financial counseling when applying for student loans, H7861 [5SE]

Waipahu, HI: Honowai Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1245 [13SE]

Wheaton, IL: Wheaton Christian Grammar School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E57 [18JA]

Remarks in Senate

Abercrombie, ND: Richland Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6629 [5OC]

Blew, James: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, S4963 [16JY], S4980 [17JY]

——— nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, unanimous-consent agreement, S4364 [25JN]

Brogan, Frank T.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Elementary and Secondary Education, S4364 [25JN]

Buxton, ND: Central Valley School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6629 [5OC]

Colleges and universities: amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (S. 2596), S1950 [22MR]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (S. 3467), S6226 [18SE]

——— provide grants to higher education institutions to expand access to dual and concurrent enrollment programs and early/middle college programs (S. 718), S4859 [10JY]

——— provide greater support to college students with dependents by increasing access to on-campus child care (S. 1690), S675 [7FE]

——— provide pathways for debt-free higher education for those on a public service career path and enhance loan forgiveness for current public servants (S. 2984), S2936 [24MY]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S1935 [22MR], S2803, S2804 [22MY], S5736 [21AU]

Courts: prohibit use of funds to pay Federal student loan service contractors who contest certain student undue hardship claims in bankruptcy court, S5736 [21AU]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 6157), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 47), S6254 [18SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S5671, S5673, S5685 [16AU], S5705–S5713, S5715 [20AU], S5735, S5738–S5741, S5751, S5755 [21AU], S5792–S5811 [22AU], S5872, S5874–S5880, S5882–S5886, S5890–S5893, S5898–S5907 [23AU], S6045, S6046 [6SE], S6198, S6201–S6208, S6210, S6213 [18SE]

——— making appropriations (S. 3158), S5049 [18JY]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires, S684–S688 [7FE], S805, S807, S815 [8FE], S7377 [10DE], S8006 [21DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires (H.R. 4667), S25 [3JA], S28 [4JA], S164 [11JA], S479 [24JA], S560–S564 [30JA]

Education: require certain protections for student loan borrowers, S1536 [8MR], S1622 [12MR]

——— teacher compensation and school funding, S2375 [24AP]

Employment: give States receiving career and technical education funds the discretion to identify and eliminate excessive occupational licenses that create employment barriers (S. 945), S5466 [31JY]

——— improve career and technical education opportunities for adult learners (S. 3083), S3984 [18JN]

——— provide for preparation of career and technical education teachers (S. 2737), S2392 [24AP]

Falmouth, ME: Falmouth High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S7081 [26NO]

Federal Pell Grant Program: allow the awarding of job training Federal Pell Grants (S. 206), S2572 [9MY]

——— increase for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers, S2675 [15MY], S2753, S2763 [17MY]

——— increase maximum discretionary award, S5738 [21AU], S5904, S5905 [23AU]

Firearms: prohibit funding to purchase firearms for teachers, S5873, S5885 [23AU]

Frenchville, ME: Dr. Levesque Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S7081 [26NO]

Health: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (S. 3686), S7243 [29NO]

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (S. 2344), S521–S524 [25JA]

Information technology: support coding education (S. 3122), S5477 [31JY], S5910 [23AU]

Marcus, Kenneth L.: confirmation as Assistant Sec. of Education for Civil Rights, S3596 [11JN]

——— nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Civil Rights, S3269, S3272, S3277, S3278, S3280, S3289 [7JN]

——— nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Civil Rights, unanimous-consent agreement, S2871 [23MY]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools by providing student loan forgiveness to individuals who work in such schools, S2787 [21MY]

Muniz, Carlos G.: nomination to be Dept. of Education General Counsel, S2199 [17AP], S2227, S2241, S2243 [18AP]

——— nomination to be Dept. of Education General Counsel, unanimous-consent agreement, S1999 [9AP]

Ohio: tribute to Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipients, S6798 [11OC]

OMB: establish an interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on harmonization of such efforts (S. 2349), S2731 [16MY]

Purdue University: urge commitment to end certain practices, such as, predispute mandatory arbitration clauses and class action bans in student enrollment, after acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University, S6806 [11OC]

Schneider, Mark: nomination to be Dept. of Education Institute of Education Science Director, S1931 [22MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (S. 2572), S6793 [11OC]

——— improve school safety and mental health services (S. 2513), S1362 [6MR]

——— require school administrators to report violent conduct of students to local law enforcement, S1367 [6MR]

Stump, Scott: confirmation as Assistant Sec. of Education for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, S5001 [17JY]

——— nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, S4962 [16JY]

Taxation: facilitate disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act (S. 3611), S7946 [19DE]

Teachers: provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (S. 3308), S5520 [31JY]

——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (S. 2351), S550 [29JA]

West Fargo, ND: Freedom Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6629 [5OC]

Yarmouth, ME: Yarmouth Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S7082 [26NO]

Zais, Mitchell M.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Education, S2106 [12AP], S2661 [15MY], S2687 [16MY]

——— nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Education, unanimous-consent agreement, S2466 [26AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 6157, Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education, Related Agencies, and Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1077) (H. Rept. 115–976), H8883 [25SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1635, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act and H.R. 4606, Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1049) (H. Rept. 115–919), H7824 [4SE]

Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education, Related Agencies, and Continuing Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 6157) (H. Rept. 115–952), H8724 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6470) (H. Rept. 115–862), H6648 [23JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3158) (S. Rept. 115–289), S4731 [28JN]

Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2349) (S. Rept. 115–238), S2516 [7MY]

Nomination of Frank T. Brogan To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Elementary and Secondary Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1735 [14MR]

Nomination of James Blew To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S299 [18JA]

Nomination of Kenneth L. Marcus To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Civil Rights: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S299 [18JA]

Nomination of Mark Schneider To Be Dept. of Education Institute of Education Science Director: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1735 [14MR]

Nomination of Mitchell M. Zais To Be Deputy Sec. of Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S299 [18JA]

Nomination of Robert L. King To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Postsecondary Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7241 [29NO]

Nomination of Scott Stump To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Career, Technical, and Adult Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4410 [26JN]

Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity Through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4508) (H. Rept. 115–550), H1074 [8FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 1049, consideration of H.R. 1635, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act and H.R. 4606, Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act, H7834 [5SE]

H. Res. 1077, consideration of conference report on H.R. 6157, Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies, and continuing appropriations, H8897 [26SE]

H.R. 1635, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, H7853–H7855 [5SE]

H.R. 5242, School Resource Officer Assessment Act, H3948 [15MY]

S. 2349, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act, S2731 [16MY]

S. 2351, Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act, S551 [29JA]

S. 2596, FAFSA Fairness Act, S1950 [22MR]

S. 2664, GEAR UP for Success Act, S2123 [12AP]

S. 3205, Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act, S4952 [12JY]

S. 3611, Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act, S7946 [19DE]

S. 3686, Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act, S7244 [29NO]

S. Con. Res. 47, correction in enrollment of H.R. 6157, Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education, related agencies, and continuing appropriations, S6236 [18SE], H9059 [26SE]

Tributes

Eisenhower, Dwight D., S6629 [5OC]