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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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Senate Finance Reconciliation Tax Package: Summary of Key Higher Ed Provisions
| 6/17/2025 | The Senate Finance Committee reconciliation tax package includes several provisions that would modify the higher education-related elements of the House-passed version, particularly concerning increases to the endowment tax. |
Topic(s): Tax Reform; Taxation and Finance; Federal Budget and Appropriations; Endowments; Charitable Giving
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Type: Bill Summary
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Legal Challenge to Trump Administration’s Cut to DOD Research Funding
| 6/16/2025 | This complaint, filed by ACE, AAU, APLU, and 12 institutions in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, seeks to halt the Department of Defense’s proposed cap on indirect cost reimbursements for research grants. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts; Research Funding; Science and Technology; Research; Executive Branch
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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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College Credit for Military Training and Experiences
| 6/11/2025 | DoD establishes educational pathways for service members through the Military Training Evaluation Program, the Joint Services Transcript, and the ACE Military Guide, which translate military training and occupational experiences into academic credit. |
Topic(s): Military; Credit; Veterans; GI Bill; Veterans Education; Credit for Prior Learning
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Type: Infographic
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Tuition Assistance for Service Members
| 6/11/2025 | DoD’s Tuition Assistance program allows service members to further their education through college-level courses and workforce training programs and plays a direct role in enabling the readiness of America’s all-volunteer military force. |
Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education; Financial Aid
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Type: Infographic
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Amicus Brief: In Support of Harvard in Harvard College v. the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
| 6/9/2025 | ACE and other higher education associations are supporting Harvard’s motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, challenging the Trump administration’s freeze on billions in federal research funding. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts; Research; Research Funding; Science and Technology; Executive Branch
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Type: Amicus Brief
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