The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), today held a hearing to examine waste, fraud, and abuse in federal child nutrition programs. Members and witnesses discussed ways to strengthen the management and oversight of these programs to ensure they are effectively and efficiently serving those most in need. “The federal government ... Read more »
The House of Representatives today passed the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S. 178) by a vote of 420 to 3. The bipartisan legislation will better target sex traffickers and support victims of sexual abuse. Earlier this year, the House advanced a number of proposals championed by the Education and the Workforce Committee that would strengthen protections for youth victims of sex trafficki... Read more »
On Wednesday, May 20 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “Reforming the Workers’ Compensation Program for Federal Employees.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Enacted in 1916, the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) provides workers’ compensation benefits to... Read more »
On Tuesday, May 19 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Addressing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Federal Child Nutrition Programs.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In Fiscal Year 2015, it is estimated the federal government will invest a... Read more »
On Thursday, May 14 at 10:30 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Examining the Federal Government’s Mismanagement of Native American Schools.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. There are 185 Native American schools serving more than 40,000 students across the country. Thre... Read more »
After Senate Democrats yesterday blocked a simple up or down vote to override President Obama’s veto of a Congressional Review Act resolution that would stop the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ambush election rule, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Senate labor committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN), House Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Su... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today held a hearing to learn about efforts to improve higher education access and completion for low-income and first-generation students. Members discussed possible reforms to existing federal programs and how efforts at the institutional level can positively affect educational outcomes for disadva... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), today held a hearing to discuss ways to further strengthen the multiemployer pension system. The hearing, entitled, “Examining Reforms to Modernize the Multiemployer Pension System," follows a bipartisan proposal enacted into law last year that includes policies to shore up the federal backstop for multie... Read more »
On Thursday, April 30 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled, “Improving College Access and Completion for Low-Income and First-Generation Students.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The federal government invests in numerous programs in... Read more »
On Wednesday, April 29 at 2:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing on ways to strengthen the retirement security of America’s workers. The hearing, entitled, “Examining Reforms to Modernize the Multiemployer Pension System,” will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In 2013, a coalition of ... Read more »
