AAU joined NACUBO, ACE, and eight other higher education organizations on a letter to express strong opposition to and offer comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking on implementation of the endowment tax
As the NDAA Conference Committee begins its initial meetings to reconcile the final FY20 bill, AAU and APLU sent a letter to HASC and SASC leadership highlighting three associational priorities: 1) the Securing American Science and Technology Act; 2) robust investments in S&T to remain globally competitive; and 3) addressing the funding gap that prevents new discoveries from DoD research projects from moving into the marketplace for applied use.
AAU recently joined a coalition of 81 organizations representing scientists, clinicians, patients, and higher education groups on a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar to express concerns over two recent NIH notices on human fetal tissue research.
AAU, along with ACE, APLU, and 40 other higher education organizations, sent a letter to House leaders urging they pass the FUTURE Act
The Task Force on American Innovation, of which AAU is a member, recently send sent a letter to Congressional Appropriations Committee Leaders encouraging bipartisan support for significant investments in research and development and urging prompt completion of the FY20 appropriations process.
The Ag Research Caucus circulated a dear colleague letter asking Senate Leadership and Appropriators to fund AFRI at $460 million, consistent with the House-passed level. The letter is being led by Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL), Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA).
Fifty-two AAU members joined over 600 other colleges and universities on an institutional sign-on letter to House and Senate leadership for the second anniversary of DACA's cancellation, encouraging them to pass legislation to protect DACA recipients.
AAU, along with 80 other organizations, sent letters to Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and to Senate Agriculture and Appropriations Committee leadership expressing their support for the America Grows Act, legislation that would authorize a five percent annual funding increase over the next five years for USDA research – including AFRI research.
The Student Aid Alliance sent a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee leadership thanking them for their continued bipartisan support of federal student aid programs, and requesting the committee fund federal student aid programs at levels provided in the House-passed FY20 Labor-HHS-Ed.
The Coalition for National Security Research, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee leadership thanking them for their work on the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act.