On Wednesday, November 13th at 10:00 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Keeping College Within Reach: Simplifying Federal Student Aid.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Higher Education Act of 1965 established many of the first financial aid programs to help lo... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) today asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide information concerning the role of worker centers in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The request is part of an ongoing effort examining t... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement urging the Senate to reject the nomination of Richard Griffin as general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board: The Senate should unanimously reject the nomination of Richard Griffin for general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. For months Griffin performed the duties of a b... Read more »
Today the House of Representatives is considering the Retail Investor Protection Act (H.R. 2374), bipartisan legislation to help protect the retirement security of hardworking Americans. Federal law has long provided clear guidance to determine whether someone who provides retirement services is held to a fiduciary standard of care. However, since 2010 the Department of Labor has tried to signific... Read more »
On Tuesday, October 29 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: How Will Proposed Reforms Affect Employers, Workers, and Retirees?" The latest in a series of hearings on multiemployer pension reform, the hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Raybu... Read more »
With broad bipartisan support, the House of Representatives today passed legislation to help keep children safe from sexual predators and other violent adults in their schools. The Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act (H.R. 2083) creates consistency across states in criminal history background check policy. It requires public schools to conduct comprehensive background checks ... Read more »
The following hearings scheduled for the week of October 7, 2013 have been postponed: Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, “Keeping College Within Reach: Simplifying Federal Student Aid,” Wednesday, October 9, 2013. Reschedule date to be determined. Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, “Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: How Will Proposed Reform... Read more »
The following hearings scheduled for the week of September 30, 2013 have been postponed: Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, “Keeping College Within Reach: Simplifying Federal Student Aid,” Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Rescheduled for Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, “Examining Recent Actions by the Office of Federal Contract Complia... Read more »
On Tuesday, October 1st at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled, “Keeping College Within Reach: Simplifying Federal Student Aid.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Higher Education Act of 1965 established a number of financial aid programs to help ... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), today convened a hearing entitled, “Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs: A Discussion on Career and Technical Education and Training Programs.” During the hearing, members listened as expert witnesses described the benefits of career and technical education (CTE) initiatives, wh... Read more »
