DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), S295 [27JA], S348, S349, S353, S354, S355 [28JA], S383, S384, S385, S386, S389, S390, S391, S392 [29JA], S411, S412, S413, S414, S415, S416, S421, S422, S423 [30JA], H1297, H1298 [22JA], H1960 [3FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration (H. Res. 1014), H1183 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1032), H1958 [3FE]

Education: recognize students who have completed secondary school education in home school setting as high school graduates (H.R. 6392), H2451 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions

Arts and humanities: expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see S. 4018), S881 [5MR] (see H.R. 7855), H2471 [5MR]

Children and youth: expand access to developmentally-appropriate materials, programs, and family engagement in reading, especially in underserved communities, and strengthen connection between literacy, academic, and economic success (see S. 4028), S915 [9MR]

——— incentivize hands-on, nonpartisan civic learning and permanently authorize American History and Civics Academies (see S. 4054), S1009 [11MR]

——— increase knowledge and skills of principals and school leaders relative to early childhood education (see S. 4190), S1614 [25MR]

——— provide grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for children and youth in educational settings (see H.R. 7497), H2185 [11FE]

Colleges and universities: collect and report information on treatment of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate course credits at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 6973), H134 [7JA]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside U.S. and Canada to receive Federal student aid (see S. 3757), S442 [2FE]

——— establish rules regarding eligibility of student athletes for intercollegiate athletics (see S. 4177), S1580 [24MR]

——— expand definition of historically Black college or university to include schools established prior to November 8, 1965, so long as such schools meet all other required criteria (see H.R. 7660), H2296 [24FE]

——— expand eligibility of historically Black college or universities and predominantly Black institutions for certain graduate-level science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education grants (see H.R. 7341), H2029 [4FE]

——— make grants to help high schoolers receive college credit and reduce college costs by accelerating time to degree, aligning secondary and postsecondary education, and improving credit transfers (see H.R. 7117), H919 [15JA]

——— prioritize program reviews of higher education institutions that disburse Federal financial aid without verifying identity of student whose application presents reasonable suspicion of identity fraud (see H.R. 7891), H2481 [12MR]

——— prohibit certain foreign governments from acquiring intellectual property rights of research conducted by U.S. universities, faculty, staff, or students (see H.R. 7510), H2186 [11FE]

——— provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent alcohol and substance misuse (see H.R. 7019), H655 [12JA]

——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select right college and succeed once enrolled (see S. 3589), S89 [7JA]

——— use student loan repayment rates at institutions of higher education to determine institutional eligibility for Federal student aid funds and require risk sharing payments of institutions (see S. 4114), S1090 [17MR] (see H.R. 8009), H2621 [19MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: establish Assistant Director and Student Loan Borrower Advocate and work with Dept. of Education to assist borrowers to resolve complaints related to private or Federal student loans (see H.R. 7671), H2326 [25FE]

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (see H.R. 7148), H947 [20JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration (see H. Res. 1014), H1349 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1032), H1975 [3FE]

Digital Literacy and Equity Commission: establish (see H.R. 7302), H1921 [30JA]

Disabled: authorize grants to establish national education protection and advocacy program to enforce certain rights and protections for students with disabilities (see H.R. 8073), H2710 [25MR]

Disasters: make payments to State educational agencies to provide immediate services or assistance to local educational agencies and non-public schools where major disaster or emergency has been declared (see H.R. 7262), H1915 [27JA]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see S. 3710), S344 [28JA]

Drugs: establish grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs and direct schools receiving Federal funds to report to certain Federal information systems any distribution of such drug (see H.R. 7994), H2620 [19MR]

Education: amend weights used to determine amounts for targeted grants and education finance incentive grants for local educational agencies (see H.R. 7989), H2597 [18MR]

——— ensure that paraprofessionals and education support staff are paid living wage (see H.R. 7032), H717 [13JA]

——— prohibit funding to public elementary and secondary schools that provide counseling, therapy, or guidance relative to gender identity to students (see H.R. 7981), H2596 [18MR]

——— provide grants to cover costs of opposing challenges to use of specific instructional materials, or availability of specific school library materials, in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 7691), H2327 [25FE]

——— recognize students who have completed secondary school education in home school setting as high school graduates (see S. 3747), S377 [29JA]

Employment: authorize States to develop directories of career and technical education programs of study and career pathways (see H.R. 7676), H2326 [25FE]

Federal aid programs: authorize grant program to support institutions of higher education in hiring veterans as campus security and prohibit Federal funding for Equity Assistance Centers (see S. 3601), S115 [8JA]

——— improve process for verification of Social Security numbers required to be provided for Federal student aid (see H.R. 7893), H2481 [12MR]

——— provide basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants under student support services program (see H.R. 7689), H2327 [25FE]

——— provide student loan allowance calculation for purposes of determining student aid index (see H.R. 7232), H1350 [22JA]

——— require use of identity fraud detection system to review each Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine whether application presents reasonable suspicion of identity fraud (see H.R. 7892), H2481 [12MR]

Federal Clearinghouse on Grant Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities: establish (see S. 4167), S1580 [24MR]

Federal Direct Loan Program: eliminate interest on Federal student loans, establish Education Affordability Trust Fund, and increase annual and aggregate loan limits (see S. 4169), S1580 [24MR] (see H.R. 8045), H2674 [24MR]

——— reduce interest rates of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 7810), H2420 [4MR]

——— reverse reductions in Federal loan availability for graduate and professional students (see S. 4039), S958 [10MR]

Financial literacy: improve for secondary school students (see H.R. 7183), H1171 [21JA]

Fire prevention: develop standards for fire suppression systems in dormitories and other residential facilities for students on campuses of institutions of higher education that receive Federal education funding (see H.R. 7168), H1171 [21JA]

Firearms: require certain local educational agencies to distribute guidance to students, parents, and other local community members on firearm safety (see H.R. 7591), H2228 [17FE]

Health: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 7590), H2228 [17FE]

Information technology: establish pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education (see H.R. 7885), H2476 [9MR]

Literacy: establish pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations to carry out activities relative to book access for children (see H.R. 7327), H1975 [3FE]

Mental health: require local educational agencies to include mental health and suicide prevention information on student identification cards (see S. 4061), S1009 [11MR] (see H.R. 7092), H918 [15JA]

Native Americans: eliminate race-based Native logos, mascots, and names from State educational institutions and call on such institutions and national sports franchises to cease unsanctioned use of such logos (see H. Res. 1045), H2095 [9FE]

Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 4056), S1009 [11MR]

Rural areas: carry out grant program to support signing and retention bonuses for teachers in rural schools (see H.R. 7202), H1349 [22JA]

Schools: allow families with children in Title I schools to put unused Federal education funds toward in-person education should their school close due to public health emergency or teachers union strikes (see S. 4047), S1009 [11MR] (see H.R. 7918), H2482 [12MR]

——— exclude certain instructional approaches from comprehensive literacy instruction and prioritizen funds to promote use of evidence-based literacy instruction and supports aligned to science of reading (see H.R. 7890), H2481 [12MR]

——— prohibit funding for any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children that includes sexually oriented material (see H.R. 7661), H2296 [24FE]

——— provide for greater flexibility in Federal programs supporting planning and implementation of charter schools (see H.R. 7082), H918 [15JA]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 3777), S489 [4FE] (see H.R. 7340), H2029 [4FE]

——— provide grants to hire and retain school social workers (see H.R. 7798), H2419 [4MR]

Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program: promote career awareness in accounting as part of well-rounded science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational experience (see S. 3784), S509 [5FE]

Teachers: provide out-of-school time educators with professional development in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects (see S. 4030), S915 [9MR]

——— support preparation and retention of outstanding educators in all fields to ensure bright future for children in under-resourced and under-served communities (see S. 4025), S915 [9MR] (see H.R. 7883), H2476 [9MR]

Upward Bound: increase maximum stipend amounts (see H.R. 7690), H2327 [25FE]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), motion to proceed, S287 [27JA], S361 [29JA]

Explanations

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation Appropriations, H1353–H1909 [22JA]

Lists

Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar award recipients for Puerto Rico, E158 [24FE]

Motions

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), S281 [27JA], S361 [29JA], S413, S414, S415 [30JA], H1961 [3FE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: award grants for new agricultural education programs in secondary schools (H.R. 4945), H2261 [24FE]

Colleges and universities: collect and report information on treatment of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate course credits at institutions of higher education (H.R. 6973), H606 [9JA]

——— expand definition of historically Black college or university to include schools established prior to November 8, 1965, so long as such schools meet all other required criteria (H.R. 7660), H2424 [5MR]

——— provide for in-State tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin Islands (H.R. 6472), H2366, H2367 [3MR]

——— restrict contracts with foreign countries of concern and foreign entities of concern, H713 [13JA]

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), H1185–H1299, H1335, H1337, H1338 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration (H. Res. 1014), H1177–H1185 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1032), H1951–H1960 [3FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), Senate amendments, H1960–H1967 [3FE], E121 [10FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: prohibit use of earmarks for certain commmunity projects funding or congressionally directed spending, H1298, H1299 [22JA]

Disabled: prohibit use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office that administers or enforces programs under Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (H.R. 2333), H700 [13JA]

Education: recognize students who have completed secondary school education in home school setting as high school graduates (H.R. 6392), H2364–H2366 [3MR]

——— recognize students who have completed secondary school education in home school setting as high school graduates (H.R. 6392), correction in engrossment, H2451 [5MR]

Employment: ensure that borrowers who have performed qualifying public service receive Public Service Loan Forgiveness, H2044 [9FE]

Federal aid programs: require use of identity fraud detection system to review each Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine whether application presents reasonable suspicion of identity fraud (H.R. 7892), H2612 [19MR]

Federal TRIO programs: release grant applications, H2636 [24MR]

Federal-State relations: disbursement of Federal funds to States, H109 [7JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H698–H705 [13JA]

Long Beach, CA: Long Beach Public Library SEED program funding, H911 [15JA]

Mendoza, Lucas J.: Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar award recipient, E158 [24FE]

Schools: exclude certain instructional approaches from comprehensive literacy instruction and prioritize funds to promote use of evidence-based literacy instruction and supports aligned to science of reading (H.R. 7890), H2616 [19MR]

——— expand career counseling opportunities within student support and academic enrichment grants (H.R. 4965), H2261 [24FE]

——— reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees and require mandatory certification for certain students (H.R. 5655), H670 [13JA]

Sgroi Morillo, Anna Cristina: Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar award recipient, E158 [24FE]

Sports: provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 28), H712 [13JA]

Unanue, Nicolás A.: Dept. of Education Presidential Scholar award recipient, E158 [24FE]

Remarks in Senate

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), S278, S279 [26JA], S411–S416, S425–S427 [30JA], S432, S440 [2FE], S455 [3FE], S477, S483 [4FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), motion to proceed, S281–S283 [27JA], S301–S307, S309, S311–S334 [28JA], S357–S361, S364, S369–S374 [29JA], S401–S411 [30JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 7148), unanimous-consent agreement, S411 [30JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: prohibit use of earmarks for certain commmunity projects funding or congressionally directed spending, S413 [30JA]

Schools: provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (S. 3777), S491 [4FE]

Sports: provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth, S1072–S1074 [17MR], S1329, S1332 [19MR], S1419 [20MR], S1462–S1465 [21MR], S1526, S1530 [23MR]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (S. 9), S475 [4FE]

Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program: promote career awareness in accounting as part of well-rounded science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational experience (S. 3784), S511 [5FE]

Reports filed

Accreditation for College Excellence Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 2516) (H. Rept. 119–444), H717 [13JA]

College Financial Aid Clarity Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 6502) (H. Rept. 119–460), H1170 [21JA]

Consideration of H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1014) (H. Rept. 119–462), H1349 [22JA]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1032) (H. Rept. 119–478), H1975 [3FE]

Empower Charter School Educators To Lead Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 3453) (H. Rept. 119–443), H716 [13JA]

Home School Graduation Recognition Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3747), S1009 [11MR]

Homeschool Graduation Recognition Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 6392) (H. Rept. 119–492), H2117 [10FE]

Parental Rights Over the Education and Care of Their (PROTECT) Kids Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 2616) (H. Rept. 119–441), H716 [13JA]

Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2169), S343 [28JA]

Say No to Indoctrination Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 2617) (H. Rept. 119–442), H716 [13JA]

Student Financial Clarity Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 6498) (H. Rept. 119–461), H1170 [21JA]

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 6472) (H. Rept. 119–495), H2185 [11FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 1014, consideration of H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation appropriations, H1177 [22JA]

H. Res. 1032, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation appropriations, H1951 [3FE]

H.R. 6392, Homeschool Graduation Recognition Act, H2364 [3MR]

H.R. 6472, Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act, H2366 [3MR]

H.R. 7148, Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation appropriations, H1193–H1297 [22JA]

S. 3757, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act, S443 [2FE]

S. 4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act, S1011–S1015 [11MR]