Letter to the House Opposing the DETERRENT Act
| 3/25/2025 | On behalf of five other higher ed organizations, ACE wrote to leaders of the House of Representatives urging them to remove sections from the DETERRENT Act that would harm higher education institutions. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Research; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments on the Artificial Intelligence Action Plan
| 3/14/2025 | Comments to the National Coordination Office in response to the Request for Information on the federal Artificial Intelligence Action Plan, submitted by ACE and 27 other higher education associations. |
Topic(s): Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to the House on the DETERRENT Act
| 2/11/2025 | On behalf of five other higher ed associations, ACE urged the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to remove some sections from the DETERRENT Act that would create undue burdens for institutions. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Research; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Legal Challenge to Trump Administration’s Cut to NIH Research
| 2/10/2025 | Complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts by ACE, the Association of American Universities, and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities seeking to halt the Trump administration's proposed cut to NIH research funding. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts; Research; Research Funding; Science and Technology
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Letter to Congress on the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act
| 10/8/2024 | On behalf of 18 other higher education associations, ACE shared concerns with the House and Senate armed services committees about provisions in the NDAA that would place restrictions on institutions' research activity. |
Topic(s): Science and Technology; Federal Budget and Appropriations
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Type: Letters and Comments
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ACE Policy Recommendations to 2024 Presidential Candidates
| 9/11/2024 | Ahead of the November election, ACE wrote to the presidential candidates’ campaigns with recommendations for key policies to strengthen higher education.
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Topic(s): Affordability; Research; Campus Safety; Taxation and Finance; Immigration and International Students; Veterans Education; Mental Health
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Type: Memo
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Letter to House Leadership on China Legislation
| 9/9/2024 | On behalf of five other higher education associations, ACE wrote to House leadership with comments on several bills under consideration that concern China and could impact U.S. colleges and universities. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Research; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments on Cyber Incident Reporting Rule for the Critical Infrastructure Act
| 7/3/2024 | Comments to the Department of Homeland's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency regarding the proposed rule for cyber incident reporting under the Critical Infrastructure Act. The comments focus on the inclusion and sudden designation of the entire higher education sector as “covered entities” and the resulting impact. |
Topic(s): Data; Science and Technology; Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to the Rules Committee on the National Defense Authorization Act
| 6/7/2024 | Along with 22 other higher education associations, ACE sent this letter to the House Rules Committee urging lawmakers to oppose efforts to add the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act and the DETERRENT Act to the National Defense Authorization Act. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Pell Grants; Financial Aid; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to the FBI on the Restructuring of the Office of Private Sector
| 5/15/2024 | Along with three other higher education organizations, ACE wrote to the Federal Bureau of Investigation with concerns about how the new structure for its Office of Private Sector affects the Academic Liaison program. |
Topic(s): Campus Safety; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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