Markup of H.R. 7894, H.R. 7661, H.R. 7890, H.R. 7892, H.R. 7891, H.R. 7893 & H.R. 6084

The House Committee on Education & Workforce held a markup session on March 17, 2026, to consider several bills related to education, student aid fraud prevention, literacy instruction, and retirement plan litigation reform. Key procurement-related discussions included amendments and votes on bills such as HR7894, which proposed reforms to the Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Act to address perceived political bias and board appointments; HR7890, the Science of Reading Act, aimed at prioritizing evidence-based literacy instruction funding; HR7891 and HR7892, which focused on enhancing identity fraud detection and verification processes in federal student aid disbursement; HR7893, which sought to improve social security number verification for federal student aid applicants; HR7661, the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, which would restrict the use of federal funds for sexually oriented materials in schools; and HR6084, the ORISA Litigation Reform Act, designed to strengthen pleading standards in ERISA-related lawsuits. The committee debated numerous amendments, many of which were rejected, and ultimately voted to report these bills to the House with amendments. The discussions also touched on concerns about data privacy, federal overreach in education, and protections for students and workers. Several roll call votes were postponed and recorded during the session. The committee authorized staff to make technical and conforming changes to the bills before transmission to the House of Representatives.