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Defense News

House Appropriations Committee – June 19, 2024
The House Appropriations Committee announced the Subcommittee on Defense, led by Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA), will hold a field proceeding on military capabilities and next-generation innovation. The event, which will also feature Congressman Steve Womack (R-AR) and Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), will take place at the Defense Innovation Unit headquarters in Mountain View, California and bring together Vice Chiefs from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force for discussions on technologies expected in the field by 2027.

Higher Education News

Forbes – June 20, 2024
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has updated its of how much the federal student loan program will cost taxpayers, and the numbers aren’t pretty. The latest official estimates show that taxpayers will spend $393 billion on the federal student loan program between 2024 and 2034, or around $3,100 per household. CBO estimated there will be about 490,000 fewer students who will receive Pell Grants in FY24, compared to CBO’s FY24 estimate from their May 2023 baseline. If Congress continues providing the same discretionary Pell Grant appropriations every year, the Pell Grant reserve will now run out in FY28.

Important Dates

House Appropriations 

Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) released the markup schedule for Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations bills. This schedule is subject to change. 

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

• Subcommittee Markup

  • Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Bill

Thursday, June 27, 2024

• Subcommittee Markup

  • Fiscal Year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill

  • Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bill

Friday, June 28, 2024

• Subcommittee Markup

  • Fiscal Year 2025 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill

  • Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bill

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

• Full Committee Markup

  • Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Bill

  • Fiscal Year 2025 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill

  • Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bill

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

• Full Committee Markup

  • Fiscal Year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill
  • Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bill
  • Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill