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AAU Higher Education Legislation

Higher Education Legislation

AAU is committed to advocating for higher education legislation that supports our mission to advance society through education, research and discovery. On behalf of its members, AAU monitors and engages on a wide range of policy and appropriations-related education issues, including accreditation, graduate education, international programs, student aid, and other issues in the Higher Education Act. Of particular importance is the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), which was last reauthorized in 2008 and is currently up for renewal. AAU looks forward to working with policymakers on the next reauthorization of the HEA.

Letters

AAU Joins Letter Seeking Increased Funding for Higher Education and NIH

AAU joined an ACE letter to the House Committee on Labor-HHS funding for FY24.
Letters

Student Aid Alliance Urges Congress to Increase Federal Student Aid Funding

SAA letter to Congress on FY24 education cuts.
Letters

AAU, Associations Endorse Tax-Free Pell Grant Act

AAU joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and 18 other higher education organizations in endorsing the Tax-Free Pell Grant Act (H.R. 3000), which “would repeal the taxability of Pell Grants and help hundreds of thousands of low-income Pell Grant recipients access the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC).”
Fact Sheets

Department of Education Funding Table FY24

Status of FY24 appropriations including the President’s FY24 Budget Request for AAU’s funding priorities at the Department of Education including Title IV and Title VI funding.

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AAU joined 35 organizations in a Letter urging House Leadership to include Title VI funding in USICA

AAU joined 35 organizations in sending a letter urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to include “Reauthorization of International Education Programs Under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965” in the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USI

Letters | FY23 | Federal Budget | Higher Education Legislation

AAU Joins 34 Organizations in a Letter to Secretary of Education Regarding Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Programs

AAU joined 34 organizations in sending a letter urging Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to prioritize and strengthen the Education Department's international and foreign language education and research funding in FY23, specifically for the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs.
Letters | FY23 | Federal Budget | Higher Education Legislation

AAU, Associations Ask Congress to Pass Legislation Making Technical Corrections to Recent Veterans’ Education Bills

AAU joined ACE and 16 other higher education associations in urging congressional leaders to pass legislation to extend COVID-related flexibilities granted to the Department of Veterans Affairs
Letters | COVID-19 | Affordability and Student Aid | Higher Education Legislation

AAU, Associations Call on Congressional Leaders to Retain Investments in Higher Education in the Build Back Better Act

AAU joined ACE and 63 other higher education associations in sending a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging them to retain robust funding in higher education and key tax provisions provided in the Build Back Better Act as it moves through negotiations.
Letters | Student Aid | Higher Education Legislation | Taxation & Finance

AAU Offers Recommendations to Congress on the Build Back Better Act

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder sent a letter to Congress expressing support for certain provisions of the Build Back Better Act and urging some important modifications as the bill advances through the legislative process. The letter emphasizes the significance of a successful government-university partnership and asks Congress to improve the legislation so it benefits students and America’s research and innovation enterprise.
Infrastructure and Innovation | Letters | Student Aid | Student Aid Tax Issues | Endowments and Charitable Giving | FY22 | COVID-19 | Higher Education Legislation | Innovation and Competitiveness | Taxation & Finance

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