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NEWS: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing to Consider Nomination of Julie Su to Serve as Secretary of Labor
By DOL Newswire | Apr 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 13 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today announced that the committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, April 20 at 10 a.m. ET to consider the nomination of Julie Su to serve as Secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor.
NEWS: HELP Committee Chairman Sanders and Ranking Member Cassidy Seek Information on ESRA Reauthorization
By DOL Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Dear Education Community Member: Education research, statistics, and technical assistance can help inform solutions to the many challenges our nation’s students, educators, and schools are facing. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee seeks your input on policies that the...
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections to Hold Hearing on Independent Contractors
By DOL Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: On Wednesday, April 19, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “Examining Biden’s War on Independent Contractors."
Foxx Chalks Up Biden Admin’s Flip-Flop on Third-Party Servicer Guidance to Failure in Planning
By DOL Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) responded to the Department of Education’s blog post announcing a delay of the effective date of its guidance for third-party servicers. This guidance has garnered significant pushback from businesses and postsecondary institutions given it will lead to increased regulatory hurdles and skyrocketing administrative costs and hinder opportunities for students to access an education.
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education to Hold Hearing on School Choice
By DOL Newswire | Apr 12, 2023
News Release: On Tuesday, April 18, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled “School Choice: Expanding Educational Freedom for All."
Chair Foxx Op-Ed Slams Biden’s Overreach on Third-Party Servicers
By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - In another blatant example of regulatory overreach, the Department of Education recently issued guidance for third-party servicers that gives the federal government more control over private companies. This guidance will increase regulatory burdens, stifle innovation, balloon administrative compliance costs, and reduce access to education, particularly for nontraditional learners.
Ranking Member Cassidy Blasts Biden’s New Title IX Rule Undermining Women’s Sports
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, rebuked the Biden administration’s new Title IX proposed rule that coerces schools to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports or risk losing federal funds.
Ranking Member Cassidy, Chair Sanders Seek Information on ESRA Reauthorization
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), chair of the HELP Committee, requested input from educators, school leaders, local and state educational agencies, education organizations, researchers, families, communities, and other interested parties on policies the Committee should consider during the reauthorizations of the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA), the Educational Technical Assistance Act, and the National Assessment of Education Progress Authorization Act.Specifically, the senators asked the education community to provide feedback regarding: increasing the effectiveness of existing Federal education research, statistics, and technical assistance programs; improving the capacity of practitioners across education systems to identify and implement evidence-based practices; mobilizing education research and statistics to more effectively reach educators and system leaders; and bolstering partnerships between educators, school systems, institutions of higher education, localities and states, and the federal government in utilizing education research to improve teaching and learning and postsecondary access and success.
Foxx, Miller Condemn Biden’s Rule that Robs Women of Athletic Opportunities
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Education and the Workforce Committee Vice Chair Mary Miller (R-IL) made the following statement in response to the Department of Education’s proposed rule that will limit athletic opportunities for women and girls by allowing males identifying as women to compete in school sports:
Chair Foxx, Chair Smith, Speaker McCarthy, and California Republicans Call on President Biden to Abandon Nomination of Julie Su as Labor Secretary
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
American workers and businesses will face more regulation, mismanagement, and waste from Washington should the Senate confirm Julie Su as Labor Secretary, warned House Republicans today.
Foxx Leads Letter Calling on Secretary Cardona for Transparency in Foreign Funding of Universities
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a letter sent to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona seeking information on whether colleges and universities are complying with reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act, which requires schools to report foreign gifts and contracts.
Foxx, Good: ACA Contraceptive Mandate Violates Religious Freedoms
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a comment letter to the Tri-Agencies (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury) in opposition to proposed rules regarding the enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraceptive mandate.
Commitee on Education and the Workforce
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) are continuing their investigation into the misuse of pandemic-era education funds intended to address students’ historic learning losses.
Foxx, Good Blast Department of Commerce for Big Labor Favoritism that Hurts Workers and Taxpayers
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a letter to Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gina Raimondo to express strong disapproval of a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the CHIPS Incentive Program, which strongly encourages companies seeking CHIPS funding to use project labor agreements (PLAs) in connection with their construction projects.
Foxx, Owens Denounce Stanford Law School’s Culture of Illiberalism
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA) Chair Joseph West urging the accreditor to make a determination whether Stanford Law School is out of compliance with the ABA’s academic freedom standard in light of the school’s treatment of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan.
Foxx Reacts to NLRB, Democrat Smear Campaign to Silence Whistleblower
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) to provide clarity on oversight being conducted following information received by a whistleblower.
Foxx, Miller Condemn Biden’s Rule that Robs Women of Athletic Opportunities
By DOL Newswire | Apr 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Education and the Workforce Committee Vice Chair Mary Miller (R-IL) made the following statement in response to the Department of Education’s proposed rule that will limit athletic opportunities for women and girls by allowing males identifying as women to compete in school sports...
Chair Foxx, Chair Smith, Speaker McCarthy, and California Republicans Call on President Biden to Abandon Nomination of Julie Su as Labor Secretary
By DOL Newswire | Apr 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - American workers and businesses will face more regulation, mismanagement, and waste from Washington should the Senate confirm Julie Su as Labor Secretary, warned House Republicans today. In a letter to President Biden, Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Ways...
Foxx Leads Letter Calling on Secretary Cardona for Transparency in Foreign Funding of Universities
By DOL Newswire | Apr 6, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a letter sent to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona seeking information on whether colleges and universities are complying with reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education...
Foxx, Good: ACA Contraceptive Mandate Violates Religious Freedoms
By DOL Newswire | Apr 5, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a comment letter to the Tri-Agencies (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury) in opposition to proposed...