Investments in higher education and research are proven drivers of economic growth. They are vital for the development of new technologies, processes, and a workforce that will advance our national security, our energy self-sufficiency, and our citizens’ health.

April 21, 2015

AAU Endorses Alexander-Coons Bill to Reauthorize Energy Department Research Programs Under COMPETES Act

The legislation would reauthorize research programs in the Department of Energy covered by the America COMPETES Act.

Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | Department of Energy | Press Releases

May 26, 2015

AAU and APLU Urge Congress to Pass the 21st Century Cures Bill

The House and Senate’s bipartisan efforts on such legislation in the 114th Congress have been truly extraordinary and should not go unfulfilled.

Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | National Institutes of Health | Letters

November 10, 2016

Revisions to Definitions in the Export Administration Regulations (RIN 0694-AG32)

Enclosed please find comments from the Association of American Universities, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and the Council on Governmental Relations on the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security Revisions to Definitions in the Export Administration…

Science & Security | Biological & Chemical Security | Export Controls | Security Classification | Memo

August 3, 2015

AAU Urges Congressional Leaders to Complete the Appropriations Process for FY17

However, we strongly believe Congress can return after the election, as it has so often in the past, to complete the process.

August 3, 2016