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A roundup of bills introduced in the last week that may be of interest to the higher education community:

S. 440: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators.
Sponsor: Mark Begich (D-AK)  Introduced: 3/4/2013  Last Major Action: Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions  Cosponsors: 0
Begich Press Release

S. 441: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by establishing a program to provide professional development activities for educators.
Sponsor: Mark Begich (D-AK)  Introduced: 3/4/2013  Last Major Action: Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions  Cosponsors: 0
Begich Press Release

H.R. 1037: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to include Occupational Therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.
Sponsor: Paul Tonko (D-NY)  Introduced: 3/7/2013  Last Major Action: Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce  Cosponsors: 3

The full text of these bills can be found by searching for their respective bill number at thomas.loc.gov

Below are some congressional hearings scheduled for next week that we will be keeping our eye on and may be of interest to the UW community:

Wednesday, March 13
House Appropriations
FY14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations
10 am, H-309 Capitol Building

House Appropriations
FY14 Homeland Security Appropriations
10 am, 2359 Rayburn

House Appropriations
FY14 Interior and Environment Appropriations
9:30 am, B-308 Rayburn

House Appropriations
FY14 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
10 am, 2358-C Rayburn

House Education and the Workforce
Student Loan Programs
10 am, 2175 Rayburn

House Homeland Security
DHS Role in Cybersecurity
10 am, 311 Cannon

House Science, Space, and Technology
STEM Education Initiatives
10 am, 2318 Rayburn

Thursday, March 14
House Appropriations
FY14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations
10 am, H-309 Capitol Building

House Appropriations
FY14 Energy and Water Appropriations
10 am, 2362-B Rayburn

House Natural Resources
Energy Resources
10 am, 1324 Longworth

House Science, Space, and Technology
Challenges for Science Agencies
2 pm, 2318 Rayburn

A roundup of bills introduced in the last week that may be of interest to the higher education community:

S. 406: The “Students First Act” – a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for new program review requirements. The bill is designed to go after ‘bad actors’ in higher education – those that use tax dollars to aggressively market to vulnerable students in potentially illegal ways.
Sponsor: Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)  Introduced: 2/28/2013   Last Major Action: Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions   Cosponsors: 3
Link to Lautenberg Press Release

S. 424: A bill to amend Title IV of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a National Pediatric Research Network, including with respect to pediatric rare diseases or conditions. The bill would authorize the Director of the NIH to award grants to create up to 8 research centers.
Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-OH)   Introduced: 2/28/2013   Last Major Action: Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions  Cosponsors: 6

S. 426: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of particular specialists determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be directly related to the health needs stemming from environmental health hazards that have led to its declaration as a Public Health Emergency to be eligible under the National Health Service Corps in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.
Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-MT)   Introduced: 2/28/2013 Last Major Action: Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Link to Baucus Press Release

S. 433: A bill to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety
Sponsor: Mark Warner (D-VA)   Introduced: 2/28/2013   Last Major Action: Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee   Cosponsors: 1

H.R. 891: A bill to establish a grant program in the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to fund the establishment of centers of excellence to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young people and families ages 8 through 24 years old.
Sponsor: Andre Carson (D-IN)  Introduced: 2/28/2013    Last Major Action: Referred to House Committees on Financial Services and Education & the Workforce
Cosponsors: 0

H.R. 920: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs.
Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)   Introduced: 2/28/2013   Last Major Action: Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce   Cosponsors: 7

The full text of these bills can be found by searching for their respective bill number at thomas.loc.gov

Below are some congressional hearings scheduled for next week that we will be keeping our eye on and may be of interest to the UW community:

Tuesday, March 5
Senate Budget
Wasteful Spending in the Tax Code
10 am, 608 Dirksen

Senate Veterans’ Affairs & House Veterans’ Affairs
Legislative Priorities of Veterans Organizations
10 am, 345 Cannon

House Appropriations
FY14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations
10 am, H-309 Capitol Bldg

House Appropriations
FY14 Energy & Water Appropriations
10 am, 2362-B Rayburn

House Appropriations
FY14 Labor-HHS-Ed Appropriations
10 am, 2358-C Rayburn

House Energy & Commerce
American Energy Security and Innovation
10 am, 2322 Rayburn

House Judiciary
Skilled Immigration for American Competitiveness
10 am, 2141 Rayburn

Wednesday, March 6
Senate Veterans’ Affairs & House Veterans’ Affairs
Legislative Priorities of Veterans Organizations
10 am, 418 Russell

House Appropriations
FY14 Agriculture Appropriations
10 am, 2362-A Rayburn

House Appropriations
FY14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations
11 am, H-309 Capitol Bldg

Thursday, March 7
Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation (joint hearing with Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs)
Cybersecurity Issues
2:30 pm, G-50 Dirksen

Senate Energy & Natural Resources
Interior Department Nomination (** Sally Jewell)
10 am, 366 Dirksen

House Appropriations
FY14 Agriculture Appropriations
10 am, 2362-A Rayburn

A roundup of bills introduced in the last week that may be of interest to the higher education community:

H.R. 700: A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Education (ARPA-ED) to fund directed development projects to supported targeted breakthroughs in teaching and learning.
Sponsor: George Miller (D-CA)  Introduced: 2/14/2013  Last Major Action: Referred to House Committee on Education and the Workforce  Cosponsors: None

H.R. 812: Amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
Sponsor: Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)  Introduced: 2/25/2013  Last Major Action: Referred to House Committee on Education and the Workforce   Cosponsors: 28 (Including Rep. Larsen)
Maloney Press Release

H.R. 822: A bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education.
Sponsor: Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)  Introduced: 2/26/2013  Last Major Action: Referred to House Committee on Education and the Workforce   Cosponsors: 2

The full text of these bills can be found by searching for their respective bill number at thomas.loc.gov