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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Tuesday May 12, 2026 ( 4 items )  

Government Watchdog Report on Effectiveness of the FAFSA Simplification Act
WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSbrep) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * New Government Watchdog Report on Effectiveness of the FAFSA Simplification Act Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report on the impact of the effectiveness of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Simplification Act. Requested by House Committee on Education and Wo  more

Scott, Adams Demand FSA Leadership Testify About Implementation of the 'Big, Ugly Bill'
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Adams Demand FSA Leadership Testify about Implementation of the 'Big, Ugly Bill' Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Ranking Member Alma Adams (NC-12), House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development (HEWD), requested Chairman Tim Walberg (MI-05), House  more

Vindman Announces Winners of 2026 Congressional Art Competition
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Announces Winners of 2026 Congressional Art Competition * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congressman Vindman announced the winners of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Virginia's Seventh Congressional District. Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in each con  more

Vindman Joins National Capital Region Democrats in Condemning Relocation of USDA's Food Assistance Employees
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Joins National Capital Region Democrats in Condemning Relocation of USDA's Food Assistance Employees * Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Representatives Eugene Vindman (Va.-07), Suhas Subramanyam (Va.-10), Don Beyer (VA-08), Steny Hoyer (Md.-05), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Glenn Ivey (Md.-04), April McClain Delaney (Md.-06), Kweisi Mfume (Md.-07), Jamie Raskin (Md.-08), and James Walkinsh  more