AAU, together with COGR, APLU, and AAMC, sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget urging the office to extend until September 30 the flexibilities outlined in the OMB memo M-20-17, “Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations.”
AAU joined ACE and 75 other higher education organizations on a letter to congressional leaders urging them to “quickly enact temporary and targeted liability protections related to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
AAU joined APLU, AAMC, and ACE on a letter to Senate leaders and the leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee to urge them to provide at least $26 billion in supplemental appropriations for federal research agencies in the next COVID-19 relief measure.
As Congress continues to work on economic stimulus legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, AAU asks that challenges faced by the U.S. scientific research workforce during this crisis are addressed.
AAU joined a coalition of 256 employers and 67 associations in writing to the Trump Administration on the importance of OPT and H-1B visas among other nonimmigrant visa categories rumored to be under consideration for a new executive order on immigration.
The Coalition for National Security Research, which includes AAU, has created a document to outline priorities for Congress to consider as they work on infrastructure or economic stimulus legislation.
The Coalition for National Security Research, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to Congress and the administration urging them to provide short- and long-term emergency supplemental appropriations to support the United States’ national security as the nation recovers from COVID-19.
AAU joined ACE and eight other associations in a letter to the Trump Administration regarding OPT and the importance of international students.
AAU, APLU, AAMC, and COGR submitted joint comments to the EPA opposing the agency's proposed rule, Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science, and supplemental information (SNPRM).
AAU joined ACE and 29 other higher education organizations on a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in support of H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act.