WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-337) on the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act (H.R. 6585), which aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 22, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose One of the primary purposes of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) is to support postsec  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-325) on the American Financial Institution Regulatory Sovereignty and Transparency Act (H.R. 4823), which aims to provide enhanced reporting requirements for Federal banking regulators, to amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the designation of Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and for other purposes. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-336) on the Guiding Uniform and Responsible Disclosure Requirements and Information Limits Act (H.R. 4790), which aims to amend the Federal securities laws with respect to the materiality of disclosure requirements, to establish the Public Company Advisory Committee and for other purposes. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 22, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * Purp  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-334) on the Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act (H.R. 6245), which aims to require the Secretary of the Treasury to report on financial institutions' involvement with officials of the Iranian government. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 19, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY Introduced on November 6, 2023, by Representative French Hill, H.R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-330) on the Stopping Illicit Oil Shipments Act (H.R. 6365), which aims to protect against illicit oil shipments and for other purposes. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 19, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY Introduced on November 13, 2023, by Representative Maxine Waters, H.R. 6365, the Stopping Illicit Oil Shipments Act of 2023, would stop il  more