| 117th CONGRESS - January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
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| 05/02/22 | College Transparency Act in USICA-COMPETES (S.1260/H.R.4521) Reconciliation | |
| 04/13/22 | Letter to Congress on Student Mental Health Legislation | |
| 03/22/22 | Community Letter on S.1260 U.S. Innovation and Competition Act and H.R.4521 America COMPETES Act of 2022 | |
| 03/15/22 | Letter to the House of Representatives on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 85-15 Ratio Policy Reset and Changes to the 35% Exemption | |
| 03/14/22 | Community Letter to Provide Temporary License Reciprocity for Practitioners for In-Person or Telehealth Visits During National Emergencies - TREAT Act | |
| 02/28/22 | Community Letter to the Departments of State and Homeland Security Requesting Flexibility and Support for Ukrainian Students and Scholars in the United States | |
| 02/28/22 | Community Comments for the State Department’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Regarding Increased Visa Fees | |
| 02/23/22 | Community Letter to President Joe Biden on FY 2023 Budget Request to Congress in Support of the Creation of a New College Retention and Completion Grant Program | |
| 02/11/22 | Community comments to the Department of Justice’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the clarification and modernization of the implementing regulations for the Foreign Agents Registration Act | |
| 02/08/22 | CUPA-HR Letter Seeking Meetings in Advance of Proposed NPRM on the FLSA Overtime Rule | |
| 02/03/22 | Double Pell Alliance Letter to Congress Requesting Increased Investment | |
| 11/29/21 | Community Comment Letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Proposed Regulations on the DACA Program | |
| 11/18/21 | Community Letter to House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees on the REMOTE Act and the Need to Improve the Reworked ‘Rounding Out’ Rule | |
| 11/17/21 | Community Letter to Secretary Cardona on Restarting Loan Repayments and the Transition Period | |
| 11/01/21 | Community Letter to Department of State on Visa Flexibility for Afghan Students | |
| 10/28/21 | Community Letter to House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees on Technical Corrections to Recent Isakson Roe Legislation | |
| 10/14/21 | Community Letter to the White House and CDC on the Upcoming Changes to U.S. Travel Policy for International Travelers and Vaccinations | |
| 09/23/21 | Community Letter to Congress to Assist Students and Scholars Displaced by the Crisis in Afghanistan | |
| 09/23/21 | Community Letter to Leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives on the Repeal of the Taxability of Pell Grant Aid in Reconciliation | |
| 09/22/21 | Community Letter to Senate Finance Committee on the Repeal of the Taxability of Pell Grant Aid in Reconciliation | |
| 09/21/21 | AASCU-APLU-SHEEO Letter to House and Senate Education Committee Leadership on College Retention and Completion Fund | |
| 09/09/21 | Community Letter to House Education and Labor Committee Leaders on Proposed Reconciliation Bill | |
| 09/07/21 | Community Letter on Possible House Senate Conference for the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act | |
| 09/03/21 | Community Letter to House Ways and Means Committee on the Repeal of Taxability of Pell Grants | |
| 08/23/21 | Community Letter to Department of Education on Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds Proposed Reporting Requirements | |
| 08/09/21 | Community Letter to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services on I9 Flexibility Guidances | |
| 08/02/21 | Letter Supporting College Completion Funds | |
| 08/02/21 | Joint Statement Regarding Dangerous Restrictions by States on COVID-19 Public Health Measures | |
| 07/20/21 | Community Letter to Departments of State and Homeland Security Regarding the National Interest Exemption (NIE) to the COVID-19 Travel Restrictions | |
| 07/16/21 | Community Letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Regarding the Resumption of Student Loan | |
| 07/14/21 | Community Letter to House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Regarding Implementation Concerns with Several Provisions of the Isakson Roe Act | |
| 07/14/21 | Community Letter in Support of House of Representatives Appropriations Committee’s Labor-HHS-Education Bill | |
| 07/01/21 | Community Submission on Comments to the Department of Education’s Request for Title IV Negotiated Rulemaking Topics | |
| 06/15/21 | Joint AASCU, APLU, SHEEO Infrastructure Proposal for Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities | |
| 06/14/21 | Higher Education Tax Proposals to Support Students and Institutions in the American Jobs and American Families Plans Legislation | |
| 06/10/21 | Community Letter to U.S. State Department Requesting Removal of Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE Directive on International Students from July 16, 2020 | |
| 06/04/21 | AASCU Joins Community Letter on the Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act | |
| 06/02/21 | COVID College Vaccination Challenge - One Pager | |
| 06/02/21 | COVID-19 College Vaccination Challenge - Digital Toolkit | |
| 06/01/21 | CUPA-HR Higher Education Comments for Determining Prevailing Wage Levels | |
| 05/24/21 | Community Letter Against Senator Rubio’s Proposed Amendment | |
| 05/19/21 | Community Letter to Senate Leaders on Free Speech Amendment | |
| 05/11/21 | AASCU Statement on Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III Emergency Aid and Guidance | |
| 04/27/21 | AASCU Joins Community Letter in Support of Title VI and the Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act | |
| 04/14/21 | Community Letter in Support of James Kvaal’s Nomination | |
| 04/13/21 | AASCU Joins Statement on Voting Rights by Higher Education Organizations | |
| 04/01/21 | AASCU-AACC-APLU Letter to Department of Education on Stimulus Funds MOE Language and Waivers | |
| 03/18/21 | Community Letter to the Departments of State and Homeland Security on Ways to Assist International Students Return to Campus | |
| 116th CONGRESS - January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
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| 12/02/20 | Community’s Letter to Congress on the Financial Impact of the Pandemic on Institutions of Higher Education—December 2020 | |
| 12/01/20 | Community Response to the Request for Information Regarding the Sept. 22 Executive Order 13950 on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” | |
| 11/20/20 | Community letter to President-elect Joe Biden that identifies executive branch actions we would like to see addressed by the incoming administration | |
| 11/20/20 | Community letter to Secretary DeVos urging an extension of the current suspension of payment and 0% interest for federal student loan borrowers, as well as the suspension of collections on defaulted loans | |
| 07/29/20 | Community Letter to Congress in Support of the “SAFE TO WORK Act,” to Provide Temporary and Targeted Liability Protections Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic | |
| 07/29/20 | Community Letter to Senate Requesting Extension of the Student Loan Debt Relief Provisions | |
| 07/22/20 | Community Letter to U.S. Department of State to Request Briefing on Status on the Removal of 2020 Presidential Proclamation 10043 Concerning Chinese Students and Researchers | |
| 07/22/20 | Community Letter to DHS Seeking Clarity Regarding the Status of Incoming International Students | |
| 07/20/20 | AASCU Joins Public IHE Associations in Letter to Congress on Public Benefits in the Fifth Supplemental Bill | |
| 07/10/20 | Community Letter to the Department of Homeland Security on ICE Guidance from July 6, 2020 on International Students | |
| 07/02/20 | Community Letter to Senate HELP Committee on Reopening Costs for Institutions – Fall 2020 | |
| 06/01/20 | Community letter regarding CARES Act Emergency Unemployment Relief Funding | |
| 05/29/20 | Community Letter to the Senate on 5th Supplemental Request for IHEs and students | |
| 05/22/20 | Letter to Federal Reserve and Treasury on nonprofit facility for Main Street Lending Program | |
| 05/05/20 | Community endorsement of the American Opportunity Student Tax Relief Act of 2020 | |
| 04/30/20 | ED Announces CARES Act Funding for MSIs and IHEs With Greatest Unmet Need | |
| 04/23/20 | Community request to Congress to change the mid-sized loan programs in the CARES Act | |
| 04/23/20 | Community request to Congress to changes the SBA programs created under the CARES Act, specifically, the PPA
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| 04/16/20 | Community Comments to the Federal Reserve for Guidance on the Main Street Lending Program | |
| 04/14/20 | Community letter in support of the Senate Student-Veteran Coronavirus Response Act | |
| 04/09/20 | Higher Education Community Tax Proposals to Congress in Support of Students and Institutions—Phase 4 COVID-19 Legislation | |
| 04/08/20 | Request for Guidance from State Department: COVID-19 and International Students | |
| 04/01/20 | Preliminary Analysis of Funding Estimates Under CARES Act 2020 | |
| 04/01/20 | Description of Formula Used for Funding Analysis Estimates | |
| 03/27/20 | Statement from AASCU President Mildred García, Ed.D., on passage of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act | |
| 03/24/20 | Higher ed community letter to Secretary DeVos on the proposed rulemaking on Title IX | |
| 03/24/20 | Higher ed community letter to Secretary Devos requesting regulatory relief during pandemic | |
| 01/16/20 | Coalition letter to Senator Elizabeth Warren D-MA in support of the AIM-HIGH Act | |
| 12/23/19 | Coalition letter to UCCIS re: Immigration and Naturalization Benefit Request Fees | |
| 12/17/19 | Coalition letter to the U.S. Department of Education re: Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosure | |
| 12/09/19 | Coalition letter to House Ways and Means and Senate Finance leadership re: Kiddie Tax Scholarship Fix, Extension of Tuition Deduction and Repeal of Parking Tax and Endowment Tax | |
| 12/05/19 | AASCU letter to Senate HELP Leadership re: Amendments to FUTURE Act | |
| 11/13/19 | AASCU mentioned in Arkansas Democrat-Gazette story "DACA should cease, legal or not, court hold; UA has 34 students in program | |
| 11/05/19 | Coalition letter to U.S. Department of Education Re: Foreign Gift and Contracts Disclosure | |
| 10/28/19 | Coalition letter to House Education and Labor Committee Chair Bobby Scott D-VA and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx R-NC on the College Affordability Act | |
| 10/07/19 | Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court re: DACA | |
| 09/16/19 | Coalition letter to House and Senate leaders re: DACA Policy | |
| 09/09/19 | AASCU's Luis Maldonado quoted in Education Dive article "Ed Dept pitches foreign gifts reporting tool, but uncertainty remains." | |
| 08/21/19 | Coalition letter to NASA regarding Reporting Requirements Regarding Findings of Sexual Harassment, Other Forms of Harassment, or Sexual Assault | |
| 08/01/19 | Coalition letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren D-MA & Rep. Al Lawson D-FL re: College Student Hunger Act of 2019 | |
| 07/25/19 | Coalition letter to Sec. DeVos Re: State Authorization and California Students | |
| 07/12/19 | AASCU letter to the U.S. Department of Education on accreditation NPRM | |
| 07/12/19 | Coalition letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding Section 117 of the Higher Education Act | |
| 06/27/19 | Coalition letter to Senate leaders re: Permanent Protection for Dreamers | |
| 06/21/19 | Coalition letter to Senate leadership urging swift passage of the Kiddie Tax Scholarship Fixd | |
| 06/21/19 | Coalition letter to Secretary Betsy DeVos pertaining to Section 117 of the Higher Education Act | |
| 06/19/19 | Coalition letter on Extension of Tuition Deduction and Repeal of Parking Tax | |
| 06/07/19 | Amicus brief in the Case of Sweda vs University of Pennsylvania | |
| 06/30/21 | AASCU/APLU Letter to Principal Deputy Under Secretary Diane Jones on the Borrower Defense to Repayment Regulations | |
| 05/25/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in CNBC article
"These Americans fled the country to escape their giant student debt." | |
| 05/21/19 | Coalition comments on DOL's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Employee Overtime | |
| 05/21/19 | Coalition letter in support of HR2820, the Dream Act of 2019 and HR 2821, the American Promise Act of 2019 | |
| 05/20/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Marketwatch article
"Inside the nationwide effort to encourage students to take college credit--while still in high school." | |
| 05/20/19 | Coalition letter to House Ways and Means Chairman Neal on the Kiddle Tax Scholarship Fix in SECURE Act | |
| 05/09/19 | Coalition letter to House Appropriations Committee Chair and Ranking Member in support of the FY2020 Labor-HHS-Education Budget | |
| 05/05/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in MassLive article
"Springfield College joins other Massachusetts schools in making SAT scores optional." | |
| 04/27/19 | AASCU's Thomas Harnisch quoted in Missoulian article
"Montana educators tout program success, track federal proposed cuts." | |
| 04/25/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Yale Daily News article
"Up Close: Before and after 'Varsity Blue.'" | |
| 04/22/19 | AASCU quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education story
"Warren's Free-College Plan Would Cancel Student Debt for Millions." | |
| 04/09/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in CNBC article
"Student Loan Borrowers with Cancer Are Supposed to Be Able to Pause Payments. They're Hitting a Wall." | |
| 04/03/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article
"Few Lessons Learned on For-Profit Closures." | |
| 04/02/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Times Higher Education UK article
"US Slows Refunds to Students Defrauded by For-Profits to Trickle." | |
| 03/26/19 | Coalition letter to Senate HELP Committee leaders on simplifying the FAFSA Form and Eliminating the Aid Elimination Penalty | |
| 03/21/19 | AASCU quoted in Reuters story
"Trump signs executive 'free speech' order for U.S. colleges." | |
| 03/20/19 | Coalition letter to House leaders in support of the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 | |
| 03/13/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Popular Mechanics article "The State of American Trade Schools." | |
| 03/04/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Sinclair Broadcasting article
"Trump promises order on campus free speech 'very soon,' offers few details | |
| 03/04/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in CNBC article
"Attending college is a more uncertain experience today. Here's how to avoid regret. | |
| 02/14/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article
"Democratic Contenders' Record on Higher Ed." | |
| 02/13/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in CNBC article
"A GOP proposal could snatch your student loan payment right from your paycheck." | |
| 02/07/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Education Dive article
"As borrower defense gets another rewrite, for-profits wrestle with uncertainty." | |
| 02/04/19 | AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Times Higher Education article
"US officials retreat from 'provocative' higher education reforms." | |
| 01/31/19 | AASCU Webinar on the Federal Negotiated Rulemaking Process | |
| 01/30/19 | Coalition Letter to Secretary DeVos on proposed Title IX regulations | |
| 01/17/19 | Coalition Letter to Delegated Undersecretary Jones Pertaining to Section 117 of the Higher Education Act | |
| 01/16/19 | "Dwindling International Enrollment Pushes American Universities Towards Uncertain Futures." | |