7f7bce28-cf54-4b6b-b2b6-8fd6285a690cQ1 — 1st Quarter - ReportUniversity
ART — Arts/Entertainment(H.R.TBD/S.TBD) - FY2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; Title III - provisions related to the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. EOs, grant rescissions/cancellations, and policy shifts that affect faculty, students, programs, and core research and education missions.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
COM — Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV(H.R.TBD/S.TBD) FY2027 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; Title IV - provisions previously related to public media funding and restoring congressional support EOs, grant rescissions/cancellations, and policy shifts that affect faculty, students, programs, and core research and education missions.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
AGR — Agriculture(H.R. TBD/S.TBD)FY2027 Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies: Titles I and VI - all provisions related to research, extension, education, and food safety. *provisions related to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) program and LGU matching-fund waiver authority. *funding provided under the the Research Facilities Act (RFA) and any other legislative proposals to support federal infrastructure investments at LGUs and schools of agriculture to address deferred maintenance needs and increase research capacity. *USDA ARS closure and conveyance authority (H.R.TBD/S.TBD) - FY2027 Appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, Title II - provisions related to international research and food security (H.R.7567/S.TBD) - Farm Bill programs - All provisions related to LGU interests, including but not limited to Title VII Research, Extension, and Education; and the Research Facilities Act (RFA) EOs, grant rescissions/cancellations, and policy shifts that affect faculty, students, programs, and core research and education missions.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
DEF — Defense(H.R.TBD/S.TBD) - FY2027 Appropriations for the Department of Defense; Title IV, provisions related to DoD basic research in 6.1 and 6.2 programs, including funding for research programs into ground combat vehicles and autonomous vehicle technologies. (H.R. TBD/S.TBD)- FY 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) - provisions related to international students, researchers, visa policy, ground combat and autonomous vehicle research, and protection of intellectual property. EOs, grant rescissions/cancellations, and policy shifts that affect faculty, students, programs, and core research and education missions.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
EDU — Education(H.R.TBD/S.TBD) - FY2027 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill; Title III - provisions related to the Department of Education's higher education and research programs, including student financial aid and international education. Provisions and programs related to higher education, pathways programs, and student financial needs/support/success - including efforts to significantly increase the Pell grant. All aspects of student financial aid policy changes, loan limits, and higher ed accountability measures included in the OBBBA budget reconciliation bill (P.L. 119-21) Provisions related to funding for migrant students services (HEP & CAMP) S.TBD, H.R. TBD - Higher Education Re-authorization Act (entire bill) Academic veterinary medical education issues; student loan re-financing, student debt, Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP). EOs, grant rescissions/cancellations, regulatory changes, and policy shifts that affect faculty, researchers, students, programs, and core research and education missions. Future of Dept. of Ed program responsibilities, such as Title IV student financial aide delivery/FAFSA administration, among others important to higher ed.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
HCR — Health Issues(H.R.TBD/S.TBD) - FY2027 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Title II - provisions related to funding for university-based research and training in the Public Health Service agencies, including NIH, HRSA, CDC, ARPA-H, and AHRQ. Support for continuing and future federal funding opportunities for programs and initiatives - including those sponsored by the CDC - to support the long-term recovery of the Flint community. Funding for expansion of federal support for training and increasing the healthcare workforce - including Graduate Medical Education, Title VII training programs, and Title VIII nursing programs EOs, grant rescissions/cancellations, regulatory changes, and policy shifts that affect faculty, researchers, students, programs, and core research and education missions.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
SCI — Science/Technology(H.R.TBD/S.TBD) - FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Title I and Title III, all provisions related to research and education in NASA, NSF, NIST, and NOAA. (H.R.TBD/S.TBD) - FY2027 Appropriations for Energy and Water Development, Title III - all provisions related to science and research, including nuclear physics research facilities. Full funding for the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167) - which re-authorized and re-designated the research missions of the National Science Foundation (NSF); spur domestic innovation of advanced technologies through basic and applied research; authorized new R&D programs across federal research agencies; and for other purposes. Proposals to protect university IP, including under potential Bayh-Dole "march in" rights, and mitigate nefarious influence from hostile foreign actors. S.854 - Risky Research Review Act - whole bill, potential impact on bio-medical research, regulatory burden, and efforts to increase oversight and accountability. Proposed regulatory changes to Facilities and Administration (F&A) cost agreements/negotiated indirect cost reimbursements for federally sponsored research, including the proposed FAIR Model for indirect cost reimbursements. EOs, grant rescissions/cancellations, regulatory changes, and policy shifts that affect faculty, researchers, students, programs, and core research and education missions.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue CodePolicy related to higher education expenses for students and families; income tax deductions; tax treatment of university endowments; tax treatment of charitable donations; tax treatment of public financing options; and general university business operations proposed or included in the OBBBA budget reconciliation bill (P.L. 119-21)
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
IMM — ImmigrationProvisions and legislative proposals related to international student, academic faculty, support staff, and other university-affiliated professional visas and entry policy. Provisions that include, among employment-based immigrant preferences, aliens who graduate from a U.S. research institution with a doctorate or master's degree in a STEM field and intend to work in a related field. Proposed changes/elimination of "duration of status" rules. EOs, grant rescissions/cancellations, regulatory changes, and policy shifts that affect faculty, researchers, students, programs, and core research and education missions.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
MMM — Medicare/MedicaidH.R.TBD/S.TBD - The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act and similar efforts to increase federal funding for graduate medical education. Policies proposed and/or included in the OBBBA budget reconciliation act (P.L. 119-21) that cut Medicaid funding for hospitals and Medicaid-funded intergovernmental transfer programs; state financing mechanisms that directly support academic medicine and hospital partnerships serving urban and rural populations.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
SPO — Sports/AthleticsPolicy proposals/issues related to student athletes and Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) and other issues that may impact collegiate athletics. (H.R. 4312, S. TBD) the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE Act), all provisions.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
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