Education

Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) has reintroduced the Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act. This bill will prevent future Administrations from replicating President Biden’s student loan bailout scheme that could have cost taxpayers—many of whom didn’t attend college or already paid off their loans—up to $1.4 trillion. “The amount of student loan debt in this country is… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), and Burgess Owens (R-UT) have introduced the bipartisan Empowering Learners Through Competency-Based Education Act, which will assist universities in cultivating learning environments that will allow students to learn at their own pace, called competency-based education (CBE), in an effort to more… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) has introduced the Responsible Borrowers Act to protect students from taking on excessive student loan debt by allowing institutions of higher education to implement guard rails on how much money students can borrow. This legislation is endorsed by Moraine Park Technical College President, Bonnie Baerwald, and the National… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) has introduced the Fairness for Responsible Borrowers Act to prohibit the Biden Administration from abusing its authority by canceling student loan debt. This bill has 13 cosponsors.   “At a time when inflation is crushing the American people, President Biden is poised to add even more to our national debt by unilaterally… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) and Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) introduced the Stop “Wrongs to Our Kids’ Educational” (WOKE) Meals Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from withholding federal funds from schools that maintain biological distinctions between boys and girls. This bill has been endorsed by Heritage Action for America. “Comply with radical… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) today introduced the Student and Teacher Safety Act to allow schools more flexibility with existing federal funds to make physical safety improvements to campus facilities, support programs aimed at improving school security, and facilitate communication between schools and law enforcement to identify threats. This bill is cosponsored by Congresswoman… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) has introduced The Competency-Based Education Act to assist universities in cultivating learning environments that will allow students to learn at their own pace, called competency-based education (CBE), in an effort to more quickly lead young Americans to meaningful careers and less student loan debt. Grothman’s bill is cosponsored by Congressman Tom… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) joined his House Education and Labor Committee colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona requesting a briefing on the Attorney General’s October 4 memorandum to the FBI regarding more federal involvement to prevent threats to school personnel and board members. The memo made no… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) has introduced the Responsible Borrowing Act. This bill will help alleviate excessive student loan debt by allowing institutions of higher education to implement guard rails on how much money students can borrow. This bill has been endorsed by Moraine Park Technical College President, Bonnie Baerwald. Some people take decades to repay their loans and… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) has introduced H.R. 4563, a bipartisan bill that will restore the right to discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy. The bill is cosponsored by Congressman Luis Correa (D-CA). In the 1970s, Congress decided that when a person declared bankruptcy, student loan debts would no longer be discharged, except under extraordinary circumstances. The logic… Read more »