AJCU Statements & Letters to 118th U.S. Congress & The Administration
Higher Education Act
- Higher ed comments in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (June 20, 2023)
- AJCU and ACCU comments in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (June 20, 2023)
- ACE sign-on letter to U.S. Department of Education on FAFSA needs analysis (June 8, 2023)
- ACE sign-on letter to U.S. Department of Education on Section 117 (foreign gifts and contracts reporting requirements) (June 5, 2023)
- NAICU sign-on letter re: U.S. Department of Education’s Guidance Regarding Personal Liability of College and University Leadership and Trustees for Title IV Obligations (May 16, 2023)
- Higher ed comments on the U.S. Department of Education’s Feb. 15 Dear Colleague Letter, “Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions” (March 29, 2023)
- Higher ed comment letter in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s request for information on “First Amendment and Free Inquiry Related Grant Conditions” (March 24, 2023)
- Comments from the higher education community on Section 117 of the Higher Education Act (February 27, 2023)
- Letter to U.S. Secretary of Education on Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers (TPS) and Institutions (February 23, 2023)
Budget and Appropriations
AJCU works on the Budget every year with the Administration and House and Senate Budget Committees. In addition, AJCU works on appropriations each year with both the House and Senate. AJCU advocates for Federal Student Aid Programs such as Pell Grants, the Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Program (SEOG), Federal Work Study (FWS), the Perkins Loan Program, TRIO and GearUP. AJCU also works on issues pertaining to graduate education, student loans, Parent Plus Loans, Teacher Education in Title II and international education.
- Coalition for International Education letter to House Appropriations Committee leadership on FY24 international education funding (September 11, 2023)
- AJCU letter to House Appropriations leadership on FY24 education funding for FWS and SEOG programs (July 19, 2023)
- Committee for Education Funding letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees on the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill for FY24 (July 6, 2023)
- Higher education community letter to House and Senate Appropriations leaders on Pell grants (June 29, 2023)
- Coalition for Health Funding letter to House and Senate leadership in opposition to cuts to nondefense, discretionary spending cuts or statutory caps on federal appropriations (May 15, 2023)
- Final Coalition for International Education letter to House L-HHS-ED Appropriations Subcommittees regarding FY24 funding for Title VI & Fulbright-Hays (May 9, 2023)
- Final Coalition for International Education letter to Senate L-HHS-ED Appropriations Subcommittees regarding FY24 funding for Title VI & Fulbright-Hays (May 9, 2023)
- Committee for Education Funding letter urging House members to oppose spending cuts in the “Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023″ (April 26, 2023)
- AJCU Testimony: U.S. House of Representatives, Labor, Health Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (March 23, 2023)
Immigration
Comment letter to USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) on proposed increased fees (March 13, 2023)
Tax Policies
Letter regarding the backlog of Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) filings by independent colleges and universities (May 2, 2023)
Additional Issues
- ACE community letter regarding issues in the FY24 NDAA conference (September 21, 2023)
- Final comments from ACE to NSF on the PAPPG foreign gift and contract disclosure (June 12, 2023)
- ACE sign-on letter to OSTP on NSPM-33 research standard requirements (June 5, 2023)
- Higher ed community letter urging Congress to streamline Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (May 25, 2023)
COVID-19 Legislation
AJCU has joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and other higher education organizations to ask Congress to support students and institutions in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Title IX
Homeland Security & International Students
DACA / Dream Act
A Note on Regulations:
After the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2010, regulations from the joint Departments of H&HS, Treasury and Labor were released in March 2011 mandating that religious institutions’ employees and students would have access to contraceptive coverage. AJCU responded to this first NPRM on June 13, 2011 with a focus on the loss of religious freedom and concern over a new definition of a religious institution that had never been used before. AJCU also responded to the second NPRM of February 1, 2013 and filed a response on April 8, 2013. In this NPRM, AJCU thanked the Departments for inclusion of AJCU’s suggested language on establishing a precedent description for a religious institution.
Affiliations
AJCU does not work alone. Here, you will find more information on just a small sample of allies in the work to shine a brighter light on the importance of higher education in the United States.
View documents from the 116th U.S. Congress
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