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Committee Requests GAO Report on the Administrative Burdens of IDEA

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Dear Mr. Dodaro: On December 3, 2004, President George W. Bush signed into law the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-446), which revised and reformed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. The law included several provisions to address the significant administrative and paperwork burden associated with current federal law. Specifically, T... Read more »

Committee Questions HHS Over Treatment of Taft-Hartley Plans under ObamaCare

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Dear Secretary Sebelius: We respectfully request clarification regarding the Obama administration’s regulatory efforts related to Taft-Hartley health insurance plans (Taft-Hartley plans) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Over the past several months, there have been reports the administration is considering various deals to placate union leaders’ concerns regarding PPACA... Read more »

Committee Requests Information on Role of Workers Centers Implementing Health Care Law

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Dear Secretary Sebelius: We understand worker centers have received federal taxpayer grants under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to serve as navigators. Accordingly, we are investigating the funding and activities of worker centers. To further this investigation, we ask you to provide information, documents, and communications relating to PPACA grants awarded to worker cen... Read more »

Committee Renews Request for Information on DOL Companion Care Regulation

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Dear Secretary Perez: On October 1, the U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule making significant changes to the long-standing minimum wage and overtime exemption for companionship services under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). When this regulation takes effect, on January 1, 2015, it will create a new definition for what constitutes companionship services—limiting the duties and tas... Read more »

Letter to Secretary Duncan on Streamlining Servicemembers' Student Loan Interest Rate Benefits

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Dear Secretary Duncan: In preparation for the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce has been collecting feedback from the higher education community, students, and their families on ways to strengthen the nation’s postsecondary education system. The responses received have led to several hearings in the Subcommittee on Higher Educ... Read more »

Committee Leaders Request More Time for Public to Comment on Silica Rule

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Dear Secretary Perez: We respectfully request that you extend the comment period for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica Proposed Rule for 90 days. Eliminating the health risks posed by silica is a goal we all share. To achieve this goal we need we need strong, sensible standards and tough, responsible enforcement. OSHA ... Read more »

Committee Chairs Express Concerns About Higher Education Provisions in Senate Defense Appropriations Legislation

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Dear Chairmen Rogers and Young and Ranking Members Lowey and Visclosky: As the Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Defense Appropriations Act moves through the legislative process, we write to oppose sections 8103 and 8104 of the Senate bill. While intended to punish bad actors from accessing higher education, both provisions harm low-income and veteran students and their colleges and fail to increase... Read more »

Committee Seeks Information on Regulatory Changes Affecting Federal Contractors

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Dear Secretary Perez: On August 27, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (the department) announced its plans to finalize two new regulations concerning hiring and employment policies of federal contractors and subcontractors. These regulations will change requirements for hiring protected veterans and individuals with disabilities under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974... Read more »

Committee Requests Information on Missing Regulatory Proposal Affecting Union Health Care Plans

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Dear Secretary Perez and Director Burwell: We respectfully request clarification regarding the Obama administration’s regulatory efforts related to Taft-Hartley health insurance plans (Taft-Hartley plans) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Although we appreciate the confirmation provided by the Department of the Treasury that an individual cannot benefit from employer-prov... Read more »

GOP Leaders Request Information on Administration’s Attempt to Shut Down Louisiana Private School Choice Program

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Dear Attorney General Holder: On August 22, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to prevent the state of Louisiana from offering private school choice opportunities to children in school districts with existing desegregation orders. This action will affect hundreds of low-income and minority children in 34 distr... Read more »

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