The Weekly Update

Board of Regents 

The Board of Regents for the Universities of Wisconsin will be meeting virtually on Thursday, July 16, staring at 8:30am. 

You can find the meeting materials and videoconference information here. You can view a summary of the meeting when available here.  

Please check back for updates.

Please check back for updates.

Education and Workforce Legislative Package 

Last week, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg introduced a legislative package, which looks to codify the Trump Administration’s plans related to education. 

At the time of the announcement Chairman Walberg said, “For decades, Washington has measured success by how much government grows instead of how well students do. The legislative package reflects a simple principle: education policy should be focused on helping students succeed—not preserving a federal bureaucracy for its own sake. Rather than allowing unnecessary layers of Washington bureaucracy stand between families and the services they rely on, the bills would transfer key statutory authorities to agencies better equipped to carry them out while maintaining continuity for students and stakeholders."   

For more, you can read the release linked above and the legislation as provided by the Committee below: 

• H.R. 9607, Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act, introduced by Chairman Walberg 

• H.R. 9610, Less Bureaucracy, Better K-12 Education Act, introduced by Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) 

• H.R. 9611, Less Bureaucracy, Better Higher Education Act, introduced by Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) 

• H.R. 9605, Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation Act, introduced by Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) 

• H.R. 9604, Less Bureaucracy, Better Tribal Education Act, introduced by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) 

• H.R. 9606, Less Bureaucracy, Better Child Care for Student Parents Act, introduced by Rep. Bob Onder (R-MO) 

• H.R. 9603, Less Bureaucracy, Better International Education Oversight Act, introduced by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) 

• H.R. 9602, Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Gift Transparency Act, introduced by Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) 

• H.R. 9608, Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act, introduced by Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) 

• H.R. 9609, Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act, introduced by Chairman Walberg 

These bills are set to be marked up in committee on July 15 beginning at 9:15AM Central Time. To watch live, you can review the Committee website.  

Select Committee on the CCP Update 

On July 15 at 9:00AM Central Time, the Select Committee on the CCP will hold a hearing titled, “Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterprise.”  

Announced witnesses include: 

• Mr. Jeremy Ison, Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy 

• Dr. Patricia Valdez, Chief Extramural Research Integrity Officer, National Institutes of Health 

• Dr. Rebecca Keiser, Acting Chief of Staff and Chief of Research Security Policy and Strategy, National Science Foundation 

If interested, you can watch the hearing live on the Committee website.  

Full House and Senate Hearing Schedule 

If interested, you can see a full list of upcoming hearings on the Senate Hearings & Meetings Page. A review of the committee hearings in the House of Representatives is available via the Committee Schedule  within the House of Representatives Legislative Activity section on the Chamber’s main page.   

House and Senate Floor Schedules 

Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are scheduled to be in session and voting this week. As they are announced, the expected schedule of votes for the House of Representatives and the Senate can be found on the preceding websites.