H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Big Act, Public services related issues Appropriations, FY2026, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Community violence intervention funding Reconciliation for FY2025, generally S.Con.Res.7 and H.Con.Res.14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, Public services related issues Monitor the following: Appropriations, FY2025, Levels for programs at Department of Education; Policy Riders in all bills; Administration funding freezes/recissions; and generally Public Law 119-4, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, FY2025 S.1077, the District of Columbia Local Funds Act, FY2025
Removal of Librarian of Congress Social Security Administration, Nomination related issues Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs Monitor the following: H.R.1526, No Rogue Rulings Act, Entirety Executive Order 14222, Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative, Department of Interior Affairs workforce implementation issues Executive Order 14158, Establishing and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency", Department of Interior Affairs workforce implementation issues Department of Labor, Nomination related issues National Labor Relations Board, Nomination related issues
H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Medicare/Medicaid related provisions Monitor the following: Funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts Federal Medicaid Funding (FMAP) and the territories Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription Drug related issues Medicaid DSH Payments, Hospital funding formula Medicaid funding in schools Medicare Advantage Physician reimbursement rates Site neutral payment proposals Funding for SUNY Downstate hospital Save our Safety-Net Hospitals Act
Monitor the following: Social Security Administration, DOGE actions regarding staffing and administration issues Keeping our field office open act, Entirety Protecting America's Social Security Data Act, Entirety Safe Social Security Act, Entirety Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions, Entirety Public Law 118-273, Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision; Government Pension Offset, and Implementation issues Fiduciary Duty Rule related issues Teacher retirement and pension related issues Fiscal Commission Act, Entirety Pension, ESG related issues Social Security 2100, A Sacred Trust, Entirety
H.R.1054, Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Tax and Education related issues Monitor the following: Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, Entirety Tax Fairness for Workers Act, Entirety No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Capital gains and estate tax related issues Billionaire Taxation related issues Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, Entirety Carried Interest Fairness Act, Entirety Cost of Living Tax Cut (Draft legislation)
S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety Education technology related issues Artificial Intelligence, Education, Healthcare and Workforce related issues Congressional Review Act, Subsidizing Kids Unsupervised Internet Access S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act AI Labeling Act Phone Free School related issues H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Artificial Intelligence moratorium provision Monitor the following: NSF AI Education Act Executive Order 14110, The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, generally
S.788, HOPE for Homeownership Act Monitor the following: H.R.2038/S.934 American Housing and Economic Mobility Act Office of Housing and Urban Development,Staffing and Administration issues
Hunger and Nutrition related issues H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, SNAP provisions, including impact on school meals Monitor Universal School Meals/Healthy, Free School Meals for All
Higher education institutions, Immigration enforcement related issues H.R.1850, Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, Entirety Immigration Students vulnerable to immigration enforcement, Draft bill Monitor the following: Immigration Reform related issues Temporary protective status and Asylum related issues Family detention related issues Border enforcement related issues Educational Access for Undocumented Students Immigration visa issues related to students and faculty at institutions of higher education DREAMERS/DACA related issues
Job Corps and closure related issues Faster Labor Contracts Act, Entirety Executive Order 14251, Exclusions from Federal Labor Management Relations Program, Implementation issues Protect America's Workforce Act, Entirety Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act, Entirety Child Care and Head Start Workforce related issues H.R.2736/S.1352, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act H.R.770, ESP and School Support Staff Family Leave Act Monitor the following: A Stronger Workforce for America Act, WIOA Reauthorization and generally Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, Entirety Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Care Economy related issues and paid family leave and child care benefits OSHA and Worker Safety related issues Workforce Training related issues and initiatives Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule Department of Labor, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rule related issues FLRA related issues Career Skills Training issues and Apprenticeships issues Advanced Technology Career Pathways Partnership Opportunity
Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and Labor related issues Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Eyes on the Board Act, Entirety Family and Parent Engagement issues H.R.22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, Entirety H.R.14, The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Entirety H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 * Online and Social Media platform, K-12 related issues
H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including but not limited to Federal student aid, student loan changes (including income-driven repayment plans); Higher education regulatory changes (including the gainful employment and borrower defense rules); Private school tuition tax voucher; and Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including S.383, Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2025. Private school vouchers including H.R.833/S.292, Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Artificial Intelligence, Education and workforce related issues Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety S.1220, Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment Act Career and Technical Education related issues Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety Department of Education, Existence and organization, including regarding the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues S.Res.158, Paraprofessionals and education support staff Bill of Rights resolution Protection Public Education School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Initiative, pausing of Federal grants on these topics Paraprofessionals and teacher pay School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits H.R.2598/S.1277, IDEA Full Funding Act S.558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025 S.163, Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025 H.R.3939, Respond Innovate, Succeed and Empoer (RISE) Act H.R.4026/S.2107, POST Act of 2025 H.R.4253, Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act The Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in schools (FACTS) Act Pride in Mental Health Act Phone Free Schools issues generally H.R.1383/S.356, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, Entirety Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) History Act H.R.4085, Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act, Entirety H.R.3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery Act of 2025, National Defense Authorization FY2026, Voucher related amendments; and DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Dismantling Department of Education Monitor the following: Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act Borrower defense rule issues Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally H.Res.94, Expressing support for the Nations local public K-12 schools and Department of Education STOP Bullying Act (draft) Department of Education funding generally Diversity Equity and Inclusion Parental and Family Engagement related issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Artificial Intelligence Education Act School Bus related issues Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2025 and FY2026 funding and policy provisions Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Education equity issues H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety
H.R.4085, Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act, Entirety Executive Order 14222, Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative, Department of Interior Affairs workforce implementation issues Executive Order 14158, Establishing and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency", Department of Interior Affairs workforce implementation issues Monitor the following: Native American Voting Rights Act, Entirety S.761, Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act, Entirety
Monitor gun violence prevention, as follows: GOSAFE Act, Draft Funding for gun violence prevention research STOP Violence Act, Draft Safe Workplaces Act, Draft End Gun Violence Act, Draft Secure Background Checks Act, Draft Gun violence issues and higher education S.367, Stop Arming Cartels Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Gun Violence Trauma related issues Assault Weapons related issues and initiatives Safe Firearm Storage related issues
Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patent Safety and Quality Care Act H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Healthcare related provisions. Medicaid, Medicare, ACA cuts H.R.4253, Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act Funding for access to reproductive healthcare H.R.3907/S.2024, ENROLL Act S.2032, Choose Medicare Act Stop Medical Profiteering and Theft Act Justice Department anticompetitive regulations related issues H.R.3063, Rural Hospital Stabilization Act H.R.3262, NURSE Act S.Res.198, Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should withdraw a reduction in public notice and comment opportunities. Monitor the following: Restructuring of the Department of Health and Human Services S.1024/H.R.2151, Seizure Awareness and Preparedness Act H.R.247/S.46, Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Workers Act, Draft H.R.593, Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act Healthcare workforce issues Funding for SUNY Downstate hospital Funding for Department of Justice Antitrust Division Impact of private equity on healthcare Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act Health over Wealth Act Rural healthcare and hospital workforce challenges and related issues Supporting investments in school-based mental health professionals Healthcare high school apprenticeships Safe staffing levels at nursing homes Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare related issues Medicare drug negotiation program PBM reform Reauthorization of healthcare workforce programs Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription drug reform Public Law 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Medicaid DSH Payments, Hospital funding formula Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Affordability of pharmaceuticals, generally Treating gun violence as a public health epidemic related issues Telehealth issues Mental health supports for educators Closing Health Coverage Gaps for Public Servants Act Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Worker Act Workplace violence related issues Minimum staffing levels in skilled nursing facilities related issues Health Worker Shortage/Staffing Crisis Funding for Medicare low-income outreach and enrollment efforts Prevention and Public Health Fund related issues The Employee Retirement Income Security Act and related issues Healthcare cybersecurity related issues Safe staffing levels
Contacted:HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
Monitor the following: Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Prescription Drug related issues Prescription Drug Price Inflation, Lower Drug Prices in Medicare