U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the Cut, Cap and Balance Act (H.R. 2560): “For too long, leaders on both sides of the aisle have allowed spending to run rampant in the nation’s capital. As a result, the national debt has soared above an unprecedented 14 trillion dollars, we are borrowing roughly 40 cents of every doll... Read more »
LIVE Webcast – Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Opening Statement of Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections (remarks as prepared): Since the start of the 112th Congress, the Education and the Workforce Committee has actively examined federal laws, rules, and regulations within our jurisdiction. The intent of our... Read more »
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved the State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445) to provide states and local school districts flexibility in the use of federal education funds. This legislation marks the committee’s third in a series of bills designed to reform current elementary and secondary education law. “Particularly in this tough economy, schools... Read more »
Today, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce passed with unanimous support the Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465). The legislation updates the federal workers' compensation program to better protect taxpayer resources and modernizes benefits to reflect the realities of today's economy. "I am pleased we've been able to work together and mov... Read more »
Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the markup beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Opening Statement of House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (remarks as prepared): Since the beginning of the 112th Congress, members of this committee have met with teachers, principals, superintendents, and state leaders to discuss ways to improve the nation’s education system. The information and feedb... Read more »
On Thursday, July 14 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing entitled, “The Fair Labor Standards Act: Is It Meeting the Needs of the Twenty-First Century Workplace?” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Enacted in 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets forth employment rules ... Read more »
On Wednesday, July 13 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a markup of the State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445) and the Federal Workers’ Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The State and Local Funding Fl... Read more »
Today, leaders of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced the Federal Workers’ Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465), bipartisan legislation to reform the existing federal workers' compensation program. Since 1916, a federal program has provided compensation benefits to federal employees who become injured or ill through a work-related activity. However, ... Read more »
LIVE Webcast – This morning, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training will hold a joint subcommittee hearing with the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight, and Government Spending. Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Opening Statement of Subcommittee on Higher Education a... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held a joint hearing today with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending. The hearing examined the negative consequences the Department of Education’s gainful employment regulation will have on student choi... Read more »
