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Summary: Higher Ed Provisions in the Ways and Means Tax Reconciliation Tax Package
| 5/15/2025 | The House Committee on Ways and Means has advanced a tax package that would extend provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and make changes relevant to higher education and nonprofit institutions. |
Topic(s): Tax Reform; Taxation and Finance
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Type: Bill Summary
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A Call to Reforge the Historic Compact Between Higher Education and the Federal Government
| 5/14/2025 | More than 50 higher education organizations released a joint statement opposing actions by the Trump administration that jeapordize the enduring partnership between the federal government and higher education institutions. |
Topic(s): Higher Education Act
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Type: Statement
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Letter to the House on Proposed Medicaid Cuts
| 5/12/2025 | On behalf of 13 other higher ed organizations, ACE wrote to the leadership of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce warning about the consequences for students and institutions of large cuts to Medicaid under consideration. |
Topic(s): Federal Budget and Appropriations; Health Care
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to OMB on Deregulation RFI
| 5/12/2025 | On behalf of 13 other higher ed organizations, ACE sent comments to the Office of Management and Budget in response to a request for information on subjects that could be deregulated. |
Topic(s): Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments to the Education Department on Potential Negotiated Rulemaking Agenda
| 5/8/2025 | ACE and other higher education associations submitted comments in response to the Department of Education’s notice on potential negotiated rulemaking, urging a more balanced regulatory approach and raising concerns about recent rules and proposed changes. |
Topic(s): Regulation; Higher Education Act
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to the House Opposing the “DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act”
| 5/7/2025 | On behalf of four other higher ed associations, ACE wrote to House leadership opposing legislation that would limit funding for US institutions that have relationships with Chinese colleges and universities. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Internationalization
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Type: Letters and Comments
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 Engaging State Policymakers to Support College Student Mental Health: A Resource Guide for Campus Leaders
| 5/5/2025 | This toolkit provides knowledge and resources to help campus leaders, staff, and students advocate for increased state support and funding for college student mental health. |
Topic(s): Mental Health; Health Care; National Engagement
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Type: Toolkit
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Complaint Filed in U.S. District Court for Massachusetts Over NSF Research Funding Cuts
| 5/5/2025 | This complaint, filed by ACE, AAU, APLU, and 13 research universities in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, challenges the National Science Foundation’s cap on indirect cost reimbursements as unlawful and harmful to federally funded research. |
Topic(s): Science and Technology; Research; Research Funding; Law and Courts
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Key Mental Health in Higher Education Stats
| 5/1/2025 | Critical information on the mental health crisis among college students. |
Topic(s): Mental Health; Health Care
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Type: Infographic
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Letter Opposing the House Budget Reconciliation Bill
| 4/29/2025 | Letter to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce expressing strong concerns and opposition to the Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan, a proposal to provide for budget reconciliation affecting education programs.
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Topic(s): Federal Budget and Appropriations; Tax Reform; Taxation and Finance
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Type: Letters and Comments
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