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House Education & Workforce Committee Seeks Answers on Tenure, Transfers, and AI
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2026:
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@EdWorkforceCmte Seeks Answers on Tenure, Transfers, and AI
Today, the House Committee on Education and Workforce, led by Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), requested three Government Accountability Office (GAO) studies to examine major issues affecting students, colleges, and taxpayers: state and public university tenure reforms, barriers students face when transferring college credits, and the growing use of artificial intelligence
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2026:
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@EdWorkforceCmte Seeks Answers on Tenure, Transfers, and AI
Today, the House Committee on Education and Workforce, led by Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), requested three Government Accountability Office (GAO) studies to examine major issues affecting students, colleges, and taxpayers: state and public university tenure reforms, barriers students face when transferring college credits, and the growing use of artificial intelligence(AI) in college admissions and scholarship decisions.
The requests come as states reconsider traditional faculty tenure systems, some students continue to lose credits when transferring between institutions, and colleges increasingly turn to AI tools in the admissions process. With taxpayers providing billions of dollars in federal student aid each year, the Committee is seeking greater insight into how these practices affect institutional accountability, college costs, and student success.
On the request to examine faculty tenure and recent state reforms, Chairman Walberg writes: "These efforts reflect growing skepticism about whether traditional tenure protections continue to serve students, institutions, and the public interest, or whether they instead limit accountability and flexibility at public colleges and universities. Given taxpayers' substantial investment in higher education, Congress has an ongoing interest in understanding whether tenure systems promote institutional efficiency, educational quality, and student success."
On the request to examine barriers to transferring college credits, Chairman Walberg writes: "Students who must repeat coursework because their credits do not transfer may face additional costs, use additional financial aid, or exhaust their financial aid eligibility. The Committee wants to understand what states are doing to ease credit transfers and ensure students have better information before they enroll."
On the request to examine the use of AI in college admissions, Chairman Walberg writes: "AI may help schools operate more efficiently at a time when many are receiving a high volume of applications, but students and families have raised concerns about whether applications are being considered fairly when AI tools are used. The Committee wants to understand how widespread these practices are and what colleges are doing to ensure AI outputs are accurate and treat applicants impartially."
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INFODOC: https://edworkforce.house.gov/uploadedfiles/tenure_letter_to_gao_.pdf
INFODOC: https://edworkforce.house.gov/uploadedfiles/transfer_of_credit_ltr_to_gao.pdf
INFODOC: https://edworkforce.house.gov/uploadedfiles/ai_letter_to_gao.pdf
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Original text here: https://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=413748
House Education & Workforce Chairman Walberg on PISA Results: America Cannot Settle for Educational Mediocrity
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Chairman Walberg on PISA Results: America Cannot Settle for Educational Mediocrity
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results:
"Today's results should be a wake-up call. American students are capable of competing with anyone in the world, but our education system is failing to give them the knowledge
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Chairman Walberg on PISA Results: America Cannot Settle for Educational Mediocrity
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results:
"Today's results should be a wake-up call. American students are capable of competing with anyone in the world, but our education system is failing to give them the knowledgeand skills they need to succeed.
"Since 2022, U.S. reading scores have fallen significantly, while math performance remains stuck near historic lows. One in three American 15-year-olds can't do basic math, and more than one in four struggles with basic reading. At the same time, students in countries across the globe continue to outperform the United States.
"More spending and more Washington bureaucracy won't fix what's broken. We need to get back to the basics: empower parents, demand academic excellence, and make sure every student is prepared to succeed in the classroom."
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According to the 2025 PISA results:
* U.S. reading scores dropped 14 points since 2022, falling to one of the lowest levels ever recorded for American students.
* U.S. math scores showed no meaningful improvement and remain near historic lows.
* One in three American 15-year-olds lacks basic math skills, and more than one in four lacks basic reading skills.
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Original text here: https://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=413752
Gottheimer, Stefanik Discuss Combating Antisemitism on College Campuses at Vanderbilt University, Launch New Bipartisan Caucus on Campus Antisemitism
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Gottheimer, Stefanik Discuss Combating Antisemitism on College Campuses at Vanderbilt University, Launch New Bipartisan Caucus on Campus Antisemitism
Highlights Leadership at Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Kentucky, University of Texas, University of Alabama; Record-High Campus Antisemitism Since October 7th
NASHVILLE, TN -- Today, Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21)
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Gottheimer, Stefanik Discuss Combating Antisemitism on College Campuses at Vanderbilt University, Launch New Bipartisan Caucus on Campus Antisemitism
Highlights Leadership at Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Kentucky, University of Texas, University of Alabama; Record-High Campus Antisemitism Since October 7th
NASHVILLE, TN -- Today, Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21)announced the launch of the new bipartisan Combating Antisemitism on College Campuses Caucus while visiting Vanderbilt University. The caucus aims to hold colleges and universities accountable for protecting Jewish students, faculty, and staff.
The Representatives announced the formation of the caucus during a conversation at Vanderbilt University featuring Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and five visiting university leaders from across the country, including leaders from The University of Kentucky, The University of Texas at Austin, Dartmouth College, The University of Alabama, and Washington University in St. Louis. The panel discussed how their campuses are working to combat antisemitism while protecting free expression.
"Since October 7th, Jewish students on too many campuses have been harassed, intimidated, and made to feel like strangers in their own school," said Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5). "That's why Elise and I are teaming up to launch this caucus to hold universities accountable, back up the schools getting it right, like Vanderbilt, and make sure every Jewish kid can have a college experience without fear of discrimination or violence."
"From asking questions at the most watched hearing in Congressional history with university presidents that led to an earthquake in higher education to passing key legislation, I have been proud to be the leader in Congress on combatting antisemitism and anti-Americanism at our colleges and universities," said Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY- 21). "I am proud to launch this bipartisan Congressional Caucus with my friend and colleague Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) who has been a leading partner and legislator with whom I have worked on this critical issue. We are committed to saving American higher education for the next generation."
Since the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, antisemitism on American college campuses has surged to levels never before recorded. According to the Anti-Defamation League, antisemitic incidents on campuses spiked more than 300 percent in 2023 alone, followed by a further sharp rise in 2024, with well over a thousand incidents logged in the year after October 7th. The vast majority of Jewish college students say they have personally witnessed or experienced antisemitism since that day.
The Combating Antisemitism on College Campuses Caucus will:
* Serve as a bipartisan forum for Members of Congress to coordinate oversight of how colleges and universities respond to antisemitism.
* Press institutions to protect Jewish students, faculty, and staff, and to enforce their own anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies.
* Advance and track federal legislation targeting campus antisemitism and BDS-driven discrimination, including the Antisemitism Awareness Act, the HEAL Act, and the newly House-passed Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act.
* Spotlight schools that are getting it right and share best practices across campuses nationwide.
Gottheimer has been a leading voice in Congress against antisemitism, including:
* Authoring the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which directs the Department of Education to use the IHRA working definition of antisemitism when enforcing federal anti-discrimination law. The bill passed the House 320-91 last Congress.
* Helping pass the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act, restricting federal student aid to colleges that engage in commercial BDS boycotts of Israel. The bill cleared the House 237-169 on September 3rd and now heads to the Senate.
* Authoring the HEAL Act (Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act) and the October 7th Remembrance Education Act to strengthen Holocaust and October 7th education in schools.
* Leading H.Res. 883, declaring the "from the river to the sea" chant antisemitic, and the IGO Anti-Boycott Act, both of which have passed the House.
* Pressing university presidents directly, sending letters to schools including Rutgers, Columbia, Harvard, Penn, MIT, Princeton, Brown, GW, and NYU demanding concrete plans to protect Jewish students.
* Serving as a member of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism.
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Original text here: https://gottheimer.house.gov/posts/release-gottheimer-stefanik-discuss-combating-antisemitism-on-college-campuses-at-vanderbilt-university-launch-new-bipartisan-caucus-on-campus-antisemitism
Gottheimer Attends Unveiling of "Joan's Joy Legacy Lane" in Honor of Joan D'Alessandro
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Gottheimer Attends Unveiling of "Joan's Joy Legacy Lane" in Honor of Joan D'Alessandro
Gottheimer Co-Sponsors Paula Bohovesky and Joan D'Alessandro Act
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HILLSDALE, NJ -- Yesterday, Monday, September 7, 2026, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Mayor Michael Sheinfield, the Hillsdale community, Rosemarie D'Alessandro, and the D'Alessandro family to unveil "Joan's Joy Legacy Lane," a new street sign honoring the memory of Joan D'Alessandro
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Gottheimer Attends Unveiling of "Joan's Joy Legacy Lane" in Honor of Joan D'Alessandro
Gottheimer Co-Sponsors Paula Bohovesky and Joan D'Alessandro Act
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HILLSDALE, NJ -- Yesterday, Monday, September 7, 2026, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Mayor Michael Sheinfield, the Hillsdale community, Rosemarie D'Alessandro, and the D'Alessandro family to unveil "Joan's Joy Legacy Lane," a new street sign honoring the memory of Joan D'Alessandroand her mother's decades-long fight for stronger child protection laws.
"Joan's joy is still here. It's on this street sign. It's in the law that bears her name. And it's in every child who is a little safer because you refused to let her story end in silence," said Congressman Gottheimer (NJ-5).
Joan D'Alessandro was a seven-year-old Girl Scout who was murdered on April 19, 1973, while delivering cookies to a neighbor's house in Hillsdale. Her mother, Rosemarie D'Alessandro, turned her grief into advocacy, championing the passage of "Joan's Law" in New Jersey in 1997 under Governor Christie Whitman, and its federal counterpart, signed by President Bill Clinton in 1998, ensuring that anyone who murders and sexually assaults a child under fourteen is never eligible for parole. The legislation has been updated in New Jersey to apply to any child under eighteen.
Gottheimer is a cosponsor of the Paula Bohovesky and Joan D'Alessandro Act, to raise the age for prohibition on parole to cover all minors eighteen and under who were murdered and sexually assaulted.
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Original text here: https://gottheimer.house.gov/posts/photo-release-gottheimer-attends-unveiling-of-joans-joy-legacy-lane-in-honor-of-joan-dalessandro
D.C. Circuit Sides With CHC and 115 Members of Congress to Block IRS From Handing Taxpayer Data to ICE, Calls Trump Administration Objections 'Weak Sauce'
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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D.C. Circuit Sides with CHC and 115 Members of Congress to Block IRS from Handing Taxpayer Data to ICE, Calls Trump Administration Objections 'Weak Sauce'
Court finds the administration's data-sharing scheme "indisputably contravenes" federal privacy law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously upheld a lower court's order blocking the Internal Revenue Service from turning over confidential taxpayer information to Immigration and Customs
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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D.C. Circuit Sides with CHC and 115 Members of Congress to Block IRS from Handing Taxpayer Data to ICE, Calls Trump Administration Objections 'Weak Sauce'
Court finds the administration's data-sharing scheme "indisputably contravenes" federal privacy law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously upheld a lower court's order blocking the Internal Revenue Service from turning over confidential taxpayer information to Immigration and CustomsEnforcement (ICE). The ruling in Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS delivers a decisive victory for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), which led an amicus brief signed by 115 Members of Congress urging the court to uphold the taxpayer privacy protections Congress enacted in the wake of Watergate.
The unanimous ruling in Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS is a rebuke of an administration that built a system to hand over people's private tax records to deportation agents, cut every corner along the way, and then admitted it under oath. The IRS released 47,289 taxpayer records to ICE. Yet for more than nine out of ten, the agency never checked whether ICE had supplied a real address, as the law requires, and ICE listed the same employee as the point of contact on all 1.28 million requests it filed.
The D.C. Circuit did not mince words.
The court found the IRS's new process "indisputably contravenes" federal privacy law and is a "far cry" from the careful, case-by-case review the agency used for decades. It brushed aside the administration's complaint that the injunction was burdensome as "weak sauce." It also warned that the IRS is "now on notice twice over," noting that the government and its personnel face steep civil and criminal consequences for willfully disclosing protected taxpayer information.
"Today the court affirmed what we have argued from the very beginning: no administration is above the law, and paying your taxes does not mean surrendering your right to privacy," said CHC Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat. "This administration built a machine to strip millions of Americans of protections Congress put in place fifty years ago after Watergate. One hundred fifteen Members of Congress stood up and told this court what Congress actually intended when it wrote Section 6103. Today, the D.C. Circuit agreed. This is a win for working-class families, the Latino community, and for every taxpayer in this country."
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has led Congress's legal engagement on IRS-ICE data sharing since the practice first came to light. This is the fourth amicus brief CHC has led on the issue:
April 30, 2025 -- CHC led more than 100 House Democrats in an amicus brief in Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent at the D.C. District Court.
July 9, 2025 -- CHC led 93 House and Senate Democrats in an amicus brief in Centro before the D.C. Circuit.
September 2025 -- CHC filed an amicus brief in Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS at the D.C. District Court. On November 21, 2025, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted a preliminary injunction halting the data sharing.
March 2026 -- CHC led 115 Members of Congress in an amicus brief before the D.C. Circuit defending that injunction on appeal, the largest congressional amicus brief CHC has led this Congress.
The case was brought by the Center for Taxpayer Rights, Main Street Alliance, the Communications Workers of America, and the National Federation of Federal Employees, represented by Democracy Forward. Today, the prohibition on IRS-ICE data sharing remains in place as the case proceeds.
Today's opinion can be found HERE (https://chc.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/congressionalhispaniccaucus.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/ctr-cadc-opinion.pdf).
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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is 44 members strong. The CHC serves as a forum for the Hispanic Members of Congress to coalesce around a collective legislative agenda. The Caucus is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. For more information, please visit chc.house.gov.
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Original text here: https://chc.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/dc-circuit-sides-chc-and-115-members-congress-block-irs-handing
Crapo Announces Nominations Hearing for HHS, IRS Chief Counsel and Tax Court
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Crapo Announces Nominations Hearing for HHS, IRS Chief Counsel and Tax Court
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will hold a nomination hearing on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET to consider Gerard Klomp to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS); James Gadwood to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Crapo Announces Nominations Hearing for HHS, IRS Chief Counsel and Tax Court
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will hold a nomination hearing on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET to consider Gerard Klomp to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS); James Gadwood to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department ofthe Treasury; Ge Bai to be an Assistant Secretary of HHS; and Andrew A. De Mello to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court.
Title: Hearing to consider nominees for HHS; IRS; U.S. Tax Court
Witnesses: Gerard Klomp; James Gadwood; Ge Bai; Andrew A. De Mello
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM ET
Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Opening statements and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.finance.senate.gov. An additional live video will be streamed on https://x.com/MikeCrapo.
Members of the press interested in covering this hearing in person should RSVP to the appropriate Senate press gallery.
Senate Daily Press: 202-224-0241 or senate_press_gallery@saa.senate.gov
Senate Periodical Press: 202-224-0265 or periodicals@saa.senate.gov
Senate Photographers: 202-224-6548 or press_photo@saa.senate.gov
Senate Radio/TV: 202-224-6421
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Original text here: https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/crapo-announces-nominations-hearing-for-hhs-irs-chief-counsel-and-tax-court
Comer and Timmons Release Report on Navy's Response to Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health Risks in Naval Aviation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Comer and Timmons Release Report on Navy's Response to Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health Risks in Naval Aviation
WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Chairman William Timmons (R-S.C.) today released a new staff report titled, "Unseen Impacts: An Investigation into the Navy's Response to Potential Traumatic
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Comer and Timmons Release Report on Navy's Response to Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health Risks in Naval Aviation
WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Chairman William Timmons (R-S.C.) today released a new staff report titled, "Unseen Impacts: An Investigation into the Navy's Response to Potential TraumaticBrain Injury and Mental Health Risks in Naval Aviation." The report analyzes the Navy's knowledge of and actions taken regarding potential brain injuries in naval aviators contributing to suicide. The findings reveal that despite internal warnings and external reporting, the Navy has not taken the steps necessary to determine whether it is systemically exposing its aviators to long-term brain injury. The report is a culmination of the Military and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee's investigation into the Navy's handling of potential physiological and psychological injuries of its flight officers.
"Naval aviators who have potentially suffered from traumatic brain injuries and other neurological ailments deserve the ability to seek out healthcare without feeling ostracized or weak. The absence of a thorough investigation by the Navy into the possible neurological causes of suicide among aviators is concerning and a disservice to those who serve. The Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs remains committed to its mission of conducting oversight of U.S. military operations and ensuring that members of the military have the best care possible as they serve and protect our nation," said the lawmakers.
Below are key findings from the report:
* Top Navy officials were alerted to mental health concerns and suicides within the naval aviation community but did not initiate a formal investigation into possible neurological causes. The current healthcare system for naval aviators detects acute injuries but may miss long-term damage. The Navy has not conducted a comprehensive study on cumulative injuries for naval aviators and flight officers. Medical policies are built to respond to identifiable incidents, not to track gradual, career-long brain stress.
* Naval aviation culture discourages aviators from seeking mental healthcare. Fear of losing flight status or damaging careers leads many to avoid care or underreport symptoms, obscuring the true scope of the issue. Aviators who consider seeking mental health assistance must navigate potential organizational stigma, professional disincentives, and deeply embedded cultural norms that prioritize performance and self-reliance over psychological well-being. As a result, seeking mental healthcare may be perceived, both internally and externally, as a sign of weakness or inadequacy.
* The Navy internally attributed mental health issues primarily to operational stress rather than neurological injury. Internal efforts emphasize maintaining operational tempo and general mental health access, while failing to examine whether the physical demands of aviation are contributing to neurological harm. Navy data shows that 31 percent of aviation personnel report severe or extreme stress, and 43 percent cite inadequate manning as the primary source of burnout and fatigue, linking these challenges directly to operating and personnel tempo.
* Project Odin's Eye is not being effectively used for aviators. Odin's Eye is a cottage initiative started and operated by a handful of Navy personnel which serves as a test to determine the fitness of operators. This program focuses on screening and performance optimization in select communities but are not structured as formal research studies and do not generate population wide, cumulative exposure. The Navy asserts that Project Odin's Eye is not a research project or protocol and it does not generate the kind of long-term, population level data needed to assess chronic brain injury. The Navy's response to the Committee does not indicate that the program has been officially implemented in the naval aviation community.
Based on the findings, the Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs is recommending that Congress should mandate a longitudinal brain health study of naval aviators, direct the Department of War to establish a dedicated aviator brain health program, and direct the DOW to reform medical policies to reduce stigma and barriers to care.
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REPORT: https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Navy_TBI-Report_FINAL_Sept4.pdf
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Original text here: https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-and-timmons-release-report-on-navys-response-to-traumatic-brain-injury-and-mental-health-risks-in-naval-aviation/
Architect of the Capitol: Start the Fall Season at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Architect of the Capitol issued the following public notice on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Start the Fall Season at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
Upcoming programs and tours, provided by the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. Highlights include a celebration of the U.S. Capitol Guide Service and Constitution Day events.
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Happy Birthday to the U.S. Capitol Guide Service!
On September 8, 1876, Congress established the U.S. Capitol Guide Force. For 150 years, official Capitol Guides have welcomed countless visitors to the halls of the U.S. Capitol and served as the public face
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Architect of the Capitol issued the following public notice on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Start the Fall Season at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
Upcoming programs and tours, provided by the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. Highlights include a celebration of the U.S. Capitol Guide Service and Constitution Day events.
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Happy Birthday to the U.S. Capitol Guide Service!
On September 8, 1876, Congress established the U.S. Capitol Guide Force. For 150 years, official Capitol Guides have welcomed countless visitors to the halls of the U.S. Capitol and served as the public faceof Capitol tours. Over time, our ranks, responsibilities, contributions, and uniforms have evolved, but the tradition of educating and inspiring remains the same.
Celebrate the Guide Service (https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/guide150)
Outdoor Tours Return
Explore the beautiful U.S. Capitol Grounds on this 50-minute tour. Meet our knowledgeable guides at the north entrance of the Capitol Visitor Center. No reservations or tour passes are required. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.
Learn About Specialty Tours (https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/visit/special-tours-and-activities)
Constitution Day
The U.S. Constitution is one of the oldest in the world. On Thursday, September 17, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., we are offering free family-friendly activities that transport you to 1787 when the framers of the Constitution wrote one of our nation's founding documents.
* Journey from Independence to Constitution, 10-11 a.m.
* Curator Talk, 10:30 a.m.
* First Amendment Button Making Activity, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
* Construct Your Own Constitution Stuffie, 1-3 p.m.
Browse Program Schedule (https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/event-calendar?calendar_date=2026-09-17)
Coming Soon: The Capitol To Your Classroom
Visit our website to learn about upcoming registration for in-person and virtual student programs, and how to reserve our hands-on education gallery, the Democracy Lab.
Explore Education Resources (https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/learn)
Take a Piece of History Home
Visit our store to find limited edition, U.S. made gifts and collectables, several crafted from the historic marble steps of the U.S. Capitol! Explore our shops and website to find your perfect momento.
Shop Now (https://shop.visitthecapitol.gov/store/collectibles/historic-repurposed-building-materials/)
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Original text here: https://www.aoc.gov/about-us/news-notices/start-fall-season-us-capitol-visitor-center
