The DC Digest-February 3, 2026

February 3, 2026

• Appropriations Update
• House Committee to Take Up NASA Reauthorization Act
• DOE Announces Realignment of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation Programs
• Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Strengthen U.S. Leadership in Robotics
• House Education and Workforce Hearing

The DC Digest-January 30, 2026

January 30, 2026

• Appropriations Update
• Department of Energy Repeals Policy Capping Indirect Cost Rates
• Department of Defense to Merge Innovation and Science Boards
• Department of Education Takes Another Step Toward Finalizing Loan Limits
• H-1B Visa Pauses Advance in Florida, Texas

The DC Digest-January 27, 2026

January 27, 2026

• Appropriations Update
• Department of Education Announces Plan to Launch Rulemaking on College Oversight System
• Department of Education Seeks More Time on Student Loan Forgiveness Decision for Students Impacted by Fraud

The DC Digest-January 23, 2026

January 23, 2026

• House Approves Remaining Funding Bills
• Education Department Drops Appeal of Court Order Blocking Anti-DEI Guidance
• New Education Department Status Report Shows Gradual Processing of IDR, PSLF Backlog
• Post of the Week!

The DC Digest-January 20, 2026

January 20, 2026

• New Minibus Text Released
• Education Department Pauses Wage Seizures for Unpaid Student Loans
• NEH Announces $75M for Humanities Projects

The DC Digest-January 16, 2026

January 16, 2026

• Senate Advances Minibus
• Education Department to Send Higher Education Staff to Labor Department
• State Department Pauses Processing of Immigrant Visas from 75 Countries
• Trump Administration Has Revoked More than 8K Student Visas
• Post of the Week!

The DC Digest-January 13, 2026

January 13, 2026

• Appropriations Update
• Higher Ed Associations Sign on to Amicus Brief on DOE Rate Caps
• AHEAD Committee Reaches Consensus
• Foreign Gift Reporting Portal Opens

The DC Digest-January 9, 2026

January 9, 2026

• House Advances Three Appropriations Bills
• National Quantum Initiative Act (NQIA) Reauthorization Introduced
• NIH Agrees to Reconsider Frozen and Denied Grants
• Department of Education Accountability Negotiated Rulemaking Update
• Education Department Reinstates Civil Rights Workers
• Office of Government Relations Federal Activity Blog
• Post of the Week!

The DC Digest-January 6, 2026

January 6, 2026

• Appropriations Committee Releases Minibus Bill Text
• Court Upholds Ruling to Block NIH Cut to F&A
• Education Department to Start Garnishing Wages of Student Loan Borrowers in Default
• DOJ: Education Department’s Race-Based Grants Unconstitutional
• Judge Sides with Trump Administration Over $100K Visa Fee

The DC Digest-December 23, 2025

December 23, 2025

• Senate Republicans Release FY26 Homeland Security Funding Bill
• House SST Hearing on Research Security
• DOE Under Secretary for Science Appears Before House SST Committee
• Trump Administration Appeals Harvard Ruling
• Senate Clears Additional Federal Agency Nominations
• Trump Nominates Joshua Rudd to Lead NSA

The DC Digest will return after the new year. Happy Holidays!