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Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) and education professionals testified on various topics relating to K-12 and post-secondary education, before the House Education and Workforce Committee.…

A panel of experts and advocates testified on child labor laws and requirements on farms before the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Lawmakers were examining…

The House approved three suspension bills, including a three-month extension of the COVID-19 pandemic relief school meal waiver program and concerning mental health concerns on college…

The House considered 12 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation to reauthorize water projects by the Army Corps of Engineers under the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)…

The House considered suspension bills condemning violence against historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and the terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville,…

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) were the focus of a House Education and Labor subcommittee hearing, specifically the amount of federal support for the institutions.…

The House Rules Committee met to consider President Biden’s social spending proposal. Leadership from several House committees testified at the hearing in either support of or in opposition…

Two House Education and Labor subcommittees held a remote hearing on COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Witnesses and lawmakers addressed vaccine mandates, including their legality, and…

The House Rules Committee met to consider the reconciliation bill as part of President Biden’s agenda.

The House considered the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021, a measure that extends a family violence protection law for five years and adds new programs to…

The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services held a virtual hearing on child nutrition and federal assistance programs. A panel of health and industry…

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testified about the department’s priorities during a House Education and Labor Committee hearing. The secretary responded to a variety of questions…

The House voted on three bills debated earlier under suspension of the rules, one that continues National Science Foundation programs.

The House passed a bill that would ensure the same burden of proof in age discrimination claims as in other discrimination cases. The measure would reverse a 2009 Supreme Court ruling on age…

The House approved a bill to create and require national standards for workplace violence prevention plans at facilities where health care and social service workers do business.

The House debated a bill to change the 1963 Equal Pay Act requiring equal pay for equal work. The bill would require employees to provide non-gender specific business reasons for paying a…

Speaker Pelosi and congressional Democrats held a news conference to discuss the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill changes the 1963 Equal Pay Act to eliminate different reasons businesses can…

The House voted 217-210 to approve the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill changes the 1963 Equal Pay Act to eliminate different reasons businesses can give for different pay for men and women…

Advocates and public health officials testified at a House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services hearing on efforts to prevent domestic violence. Witnesses…

The House passed an organized labor bill, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, that makes it easier for workers to unionize. Members also debated and passed the rule for the…