House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) released the following statements after the Department of Education released its proposed regulation implementing “accountability” provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act. This proposed regulation is the first step of the regulatory... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), held a hearing today to examine regulatory changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) recordkeeping standards, and whether or not these changes will advance worker safety. “Reducing occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities is a priority that crosses party lines, and stretches from the ... Read more »
Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following statement after the Senate approved H. J. Res. 88, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act blocking the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule. Introduced by Rep. Roe, the resolution will help low- and middle-income families plan for retirement by stopping ... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today held a hearing to examine the misuse of AmeriCorps funds and ongoing oversight deficiencies at the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Most recently, an investigation by the CNCS Office of Inspector General revealed that federal grant money was used by AmeriCorps members to p... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will meet this week to examine the activities of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), as well as to discuss ways to promote safe workplaces through effective and responsible Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping standards. Both hearings will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Buil... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved H.R. 5003, the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016. Introduced by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), the legislation reauthorizes and reforms federal child nutrition programs to ensure states and schools have the flexibility they need to provide children with access to healthy meals without ... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved a resolution (H. J. Res. 87) under the Congressional Review Act to protect the rights of workers and employers by blocking a new rule by the Department of Labor. Known as the “persuader” rule, the regulation will undermine the ability of employers to communicate with employees and deprive workers ... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following joint statement on the Department of Labor’s final overtime rule: Our nation’s overtime rules need to be streamlined and modernized to provide greater clarity for both workers and employers. The existing regulatory maze is too confusing and ... Read more »
The Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to discuss ways to strengthen the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Also known as the Perkins Act, the law supports state and local career and technical education (CTE) programs that help more Americans develop the skills they need to succeed in the workforce. “An anemic economy ... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN)—along with Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN)—today wrote to the Department of Education to express “serious concerns about the integrity” of the department’s Every Student Su... Read more »
