The DC Digest-October 11, 2024

October 11, 2024

• No Plans for Congress to Return for Hurricane Helene Relief Vote
  
• Biden Admin Pushes Collections of Defaulted Student Loans to After Election
• Fifth Circuit to Hear Oral Arguments in Case Challenging Legality of DACA
• State Lawmakers Call for Rethinking Federal Role in Higher Ed
• Post of the Week!

The DC Digest - October 4, 2024

October 4, 2024

• Secretary of Defense Outlines Concerns with NDAA, Includes Higher Ed Provisions
• U.S. Ranks Third in New Global Innovation Index Report
• Biden’s SAVE Plan Gets Contradicting Court Rulings
• Education Department Provides New FAFSA Updates
• Post of the Week!
  

The DC Digest - October 1, 2024

October 3, 2024

• Secretary of Defense Outlines Concerns with NDAA, Includes Higher Ed Provisions
• U.S. Ranks Third in New Global Innovation Index Report
• Biden’s SAVE Plan Gets Contradicting Court Rulings
• Education Department Provides New FAFSA Updates
• Post of the Week!
  

The DC Digest - October 1, 2024

October 1, 2024

• Congress on Recess for Campaigning, May Return for Hurricane Relief Funding
• NSF and Dept. of Commerce Announce Funding Opportunity for Semiconductor Jobs
• About 1,000 Students to Test 2025–26 FAFSA in First Round

The DC Digest-September 27, 2024

September 27, 2024

• Congress Passes CR, Delays Funding Deadline to December
• AAU Sends Letter to Armed Services Committees with NDAA Recs
• Stop Campus Hazing Act Passes House Vote
• Tweet of the Week!
  

The DC Digest-September 24, 2024

September 24, 2024

• Appropriators Working to Reach Continuing Resolution for Government Funding
• Higher Ed Associations Send Letter in Support of Patent Bills
• Government Accountability Office Announces FAFSA Investigation Finding

The DC Digest-September 20, 2024

September 20, 2024

• CR Fails in House, Senate Expected to Take Up its Own Version
• Senate Tees Up NDAA Amendments Package
• Tweet of the Week!
  

The DC Digest-September 17, 2024

September 17, 2024

• Economic Development Administration Codifies New Partnership
• Financial Value Transparency, Gainful Employment Deadline Delayed

The DC Digest-September 13, 2024

September 13, 2024

• Johnson Pulls Stopgap Funding Bill from Floor
• Quantum Advisory Committee Issues New Report
• Senators Join Letter in Seeking Gainful Employment, Financial Value Transparency Delays
• Anti-Hazing Bill Takes Next Step
• Education Dept. Releases Additional Details on 25-26 FAFSA Beta Period
• Navient, CFPB Reach Settlement
• Tweet of the Week!

The DC Digest-September 10, 2024

September 10, 2024

• Congress Back in Session, Funding Debate Resumes House Committee to Markup Campus Hazing Bill
• Georgia Federal Judge Blocks Biden’s SAVE Plan

Now that Congress is back in session, the DC Digest will return to its regular twice-a-week messaging.