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Duke in DC's Top News Today:

President Biden and Congress Close in on Debt Ceiling Agreement
Education Department to Delay Title IX Final Rule Until the Fall
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BIDEN AND MCCARTHY COMPROMISE ON DEBT CEILING DEAL

President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) came to a debt ceiling deal over the weekend, marking a compromise between the two parties. The proposal would lift the $31.4 trillion ceiling through 2024 and place new limits on federal spending. The House Rules Committee is expected to take up consideration of the plan today, preparing it for a floor vote in the lower chamber later this week. The Senate will remain in session to act this week, assuming the House passes the plan on time.

For more context, the American Council on Education (ACE) is holding a virtual briefing tomorrow, May 31, at 1:00 pm ET, to discuss the latest developments on raising the national debt ceiling and its implications for the higher education community.

Duke's Office of Government Relations also continues to monitor this issue closely and will continue to update campus on the legislation's impact on the university.

Deal or No Deal

Debt & Research Spending

Student Aid, Institutional Support and Taxes

The latest updates regarding legislation and regulatory actions related to student aid, higher education institutional support, taxes and more.

NACUBO's coronavirus guidance for colleges

NASFAA Student Aid Reference Desk

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO DELAY TITLE IX FINAL RULE UNTIL FALL

Late last week, the Education Department announced it would delay the release of its final Title IX rule until at least October when it will also release its separate final athletics rule.

“The department received more than 240,000 public comments on the proposed rule — nearly twice as many comments as the department received during its last rulemaking on Title IX. Carefully considering and reviewing these comments takes time, and is essential to ensuring the final rule is enduring.”

-- U.S. Department of Education

All About Timing

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