Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Who Gets the Scholarship? How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans”: “College athletics provide important opportunities for young people to get an education and start on a path to success in life. “But those o... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) praised House passage of H.R. 8775, Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act, legislation that keeps people convicted of sex crimes against children out of positions of trust and power in America’s workplaces and unions. The need for this legislation came to light when the Committee investigated a Service Employees International... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) praised House passage of H.R. 9723, Fit Future Act, legislation that codifies the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, restores the Presidential Fitness Test, and makes physical activity a lasting national priority—helping more kids build healthy habits and grow into healthier adults. “The Presidential Fitness T... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) praised House passage of H.R. 7890, Science of Reading Act of 2026, legislation that helps schools use proven methods to teach kids how to read—giving more students the strong start they need to succeed in school and beyond. “Test score after test score and study after study show that we are failing our children. Ignoring this re... 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 “Out of Touch: When Union Politics Leave Workers Behind”: “We are here today to examine whether union leaders are truly representing the workers who pay their dues or advancing political agendas that many rank-and-file members do n... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Who Gets the Scholarship? How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Who Gets the Scholarship? How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans” When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, September ... Read more »
In case You Missed It, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) joined Newsmax to discuss the troubling decline in U.S. student achievement and Republicans’ efforts to get education back to the basics. During the interview, Walberg pointed to declining PISA scores as further evidence that students are being failed by an education system that too often puts bureaucracy ahead of... Read more »
Unions exist to represent workers—not push a political agenda. Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing to look at whether union leaders have lost sight of that job and are putting their own politics and priorities ahead of the workers they represent. Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) started the hearing by highlighting how union leaders spend workers... 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 “Out of Touch: When Union Politics Leave Workers Behind.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Out of Touch: When Union Politics Leave Workers Behind” When: 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Where: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Witnesses: Mr... Read more »
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) today introduced H.R. 10351, Training and Education for American Members in University Sports and Athletics (TEAM USA) Act, legislation to protect opportunities for American student-athletes by limiting international student-athlete (ISA) participation to no more than 20 percent of each varsity sports team.... Read more »
