Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act

1. Student loan relief provisions generally, including student loan payment pause; debt cancellation; and borrower defense to repayment discharges 2. H.J.Res.45/S.J.Res.22, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans 3.School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship 4.Paraprofessionals and teacher pay 5.School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits 6.Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations 7.Climate Change Education, Entirety 8.DC voucher/SOAR FY2024 funding and policy provisions 9.Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding 10.Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban 11.Green Ribbon Schools Act, Entirety 12.Right to Read Act, Book Banning; and Academic Censorship related issues 13.Career and Technical Education related issues 14.Instructional spending metrics (institutions of higher education) 15.Community School related issues 16.S.385, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety 17.H.R.5, Parents Bill of Rights, Entirety 18.H.R.3727 Teacher Health and Wellness Act 19.S.1774/H.R. 3761, Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act 20.H.R.3726, Student Mental Health Rights Act 21.H.R.2949/S.1331, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act 22.S.1353, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2023 23.Possible changes to federal collection and dissemination of higher education data, including through reauthorization of Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA) or other legislation 24.H.R.3596/S.1762, Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2023 25.Student Loan Interest Elimination Act (draft bill) 26.Americas College Promise Act 27.College for All Act 28.Inform Parents Act (draft bill) 29.Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act (draft bill) 30.H.R.3188, Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act, Entirety 31.H.R.3188, Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act, Entirety 32.The IDEA Full Funding Act 33.H.R.2715/S.1202, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act 34.H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act, Pell Grant issues 35.S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act, Entirety Monitor the following: 1.Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband related issues; American Families Plan; 2.Education provisions; and Climate generally 3.Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Indoor Air Quality in Schools; 4.Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act 5.H.R.2728, Young Farmer Success Act 6.Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; Including PSLF waiver, regulations, and TEPSLF 7.Department of Education, Title IX and Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams 8.Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally 9.Electric Bus related issues 10.TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally 11.Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues 12.Borrower defense rule issues 13.Public transparency for low financial-value postsecondary programs 14.Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten, generally 15.Child care workforce issues, generally 16.Recognizing Care Workers 17.Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, and generally 18.Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety 19.S.889, Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act 20.Accreditation (higher education) issues 21.School climate proposals, including Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act 22.Respond, Innovate, Succeed and Empower (RISE) Act