In response to a directive to cut $330 billion in mandatory federal education spending over the next decade, the House Education and Workforce Committee has proposed a reconciliation package projected to save taxpayers approximately $350 billion—surpassing the target by $20 billion.

This part of the reconciliation bill, passed at the end of April, now moves to the House Budget Committee before heading to the full House.   

The policies in the proposal mark a major step toward restoring accountability in higher education, not only to help students but also to improve the institutions that serve them. These policies will overhaul student loan options, ensure that colleges and universities have a substantial financial stake regarding their students’ future success and debt load, and limit future executive action.  

Such efforts have been a long time coming and represent a welcome change after the Biden-Harris administration’s largely failed efforts to fundamentally reshape the higher education system and unlawfully

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