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Bill Summary: 2025 Senate Reconciliation Package
| 7/1/2025 | This summary outlines the provisions in the Senate reconciliation bill that impact higher education institutions and students. The Senate passed the measure on July 1, 2025. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Student Loans; Financial Aid; Pell Grants; Federal Budget and Appropriations; Tax Reform; Taxation and Finance
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Type: Bill Summary
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Letter to the Senate on Proposed Reconciliation Bill
| 6/27/2025 | On behalf of 43 other higher education organizations, ACE wrote to Senate leadership with concerns about portions of the reconciliation bill under consideration and appreciation for other elements of the legislation. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Financial Aid; Taxation and Finance; Federal Budget and Appropriations
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to the House Education & Workforce Committee on H.R. 4054
| 6/25/2025 | On behalf of four other higher education associations, ACE wrote to the House with concerns about some elements of a bill that would make changes to accreditation. |
Topic(s): Accreditation; Legislation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments to the Department of Energy on Proposed Changes to Civil Rights Regulations
| 6/16/2025 | ACE urged the secretary of energy to withdraw proposed changes to five rules that would amend civil rights protections and to follow a standard rulemaking process when considering these changes. |
Topic(s): Regulation; Gender Equity; Research; Research Funding; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Senate 2025 Education Budget Reconciliation Bill
| 6/12/2025 | This summary outlines major provisions of the Senate’s 2025 education budget reconciliation bill, including sweeping changes to student aid eligibility, loan programs, repayment plans, and institutional accountability measures. |
Topic(s): Higher Education Act; Federal Budget and Appropriations; Financial Aid; Pell Grants; Student Loans
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Type: Bill Summary
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Analysis of Proposed Student Aid Changes in House Reconciliation Bill
| 6/6/2025 | Estimated impact by state of proposed changes to Pell Grant eligibility and elimination of subsidized loans under the 2025 House budget reconciliation bill. |
Topic(s): Higher Education Act; Federal Budget and Appropriations; Financial Aid
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talking Points: Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan
| 6/5/2025 | The House-passed Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan would sharply reduce access to Pell Grants and federal student loans, eliminate key aid programs, and impose new penalties on colleges. |
Topic(s): Higher Education Act; Federal Budget and Appropriations; Financial Aid
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Letter to the House on Proposed Reconciliation Package
| 5/21/2025 | On behalf of 17 other higher education associations, ACE wrote to House leadership to oppose the reconciliation bill under consideration due to provisions that will restrict student aid and impose new taxes on insitutions. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Financial Aid; Taxation and Finance; Higher Education Act; Federal Budget and Appropriations
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Type: Letters and Comments
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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; Executive Branch
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Type: Statement
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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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