Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) reintroduced H.R. 2616, the Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their (PROTECT) Kids Act. The PROTECT Kids Act is much-needed legislation that will prohibit any federally funded public elementary or middle school from changing a child’s name, pronoun, or access to facilities such as bathrooms or locker rooms, without p... Read more »
Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "A Healthy Workforce: Expanding Access and Affordability in Employer-Sponsored Health Care": "Thank you to our witnesses for joining the Subcommittee to discuss today’s topic: A Healthy Workforce: Expanding Access and Affordability ... Read more »
Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "From Chalkboards to Chatbots: The Impact of AI on K-12 Education": "Artificial Intelligence has been advancing at such a rapid pace in recent months, weeks, and days that by the end of this hearing anything we say thi... Read more »
Tuesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), will hold a hearing titled “Game Changer: the NLRB, Student-Athletes, and the Future of College Sports.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Game Changer: the NLRB, Student-Athletes, and the Future of College Sports" When: 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Where: 2175 Rayburn H... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), will hold a hearing titled “A Healthy Workforce: Expanding Access and Affordability in Employer-Sponsored Health Care.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “A Healthy Workforce: Expanding Access and Affordability in Employer-Sponsored Health Care” When: 10:15 a.m. 2:00 p.m on Wedn... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) re-introduced H.R. 2528, the Association Health Plans Act, legislation that will expand health care choices for small businesses and self-employed individuals through association health plans (AHPs). AHPs are a type of group plan that allows multiple employers to band together to purchase health coverage to access group rates, ac... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “From Chalkboards to Chatbots: The Impact of AI on K-12 Education.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “From Chalkboards to Chatbots: The Impact of AI on K-12 Education” When: 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Where: 2175 Rayburn House ... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after Columbia University’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, announced she is stepping down: “Now is not the time for Columbia University to regress as it works to combat the rampant antisemitism plaguing the school. So far Columbia has largely failed to uphold its commitment to Jewish students... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1048, the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: “The lack of transparency around foreign relationships with our nation’s universities should concern every American as we see stolen ... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent letters to five schools (Barnard College, Bowdoin College, Northwestern University, Pomona College, and Sarah Lawrence College) demanding answers regarding their lackluster response to the rise in antisemitism on their campuses. In the ... Read more »
