HARVARD UNIVERSITY--PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
Lobbying for HARVARD UNIVERSITY--PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
H.Con.Res. 14Establishing the congressional budget for FY25 and establishing levels for FYs 26 through 34. S.Con.Res.7 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. HR 1968 FY2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act FY25 and 26 funding, tax, and policy issues related to research, education, student aid, humanities, and international education and development.
HR 1048 DETERRENT Act Higher Education and Student aid issues - including student loans and repayment programs, FAFSA, need analysis and financial aid, Pell Grant funding, campus climate, college cost, accountability, admissions, athletics, graduate education, veterans education, distance education, first amendment and academic freedom issues, campus climate and safety, regulatory reform, foreign gift and contract reporting, higher education financing, financial disclosures and regulations, program administration, international education and collaboration issues, public service, and opportunity in higher education broadly.
Immigration issues, including a timely and predictable process for student and scholar visas. International student and scholar issues, including those related to status in the US. Other issues related to US entry, dual intent, and expedited pathways to citizenship for graduates of US universities and Dreamers.
Issues related to agency reorganization and program prioritization as well as research security and integrity, including faculty disclosures, foreign gifts and contracts reporting, international graduate students and scholars in STEM fields, data privacy, and research transparency, including open access. Investment in the federal science agencies, including NSF, DOEs Office of Science, and NIST, workforce development and related issues, and supply chain resilience, major research equipment and facilities, climate and sustainability, and the commercialization of university-based discoveries.
Issues related to tax reform, college and university endowments, the net investment income tax, unrelated business income tax issues, taxation of scholarships and fellowships, expansion and simplification of the tuition tax credits and philanthropy, including charitable giving.
Funding and policy issues related to DOD S&T programs; security, international engagement and investment; health; targeted initiatives for scientific research, including artificial intelligence and quantum science; and national security workforce.
Issues related to agency reorganization, program prioritization, and award reallocation, including changes to F&A. The federal-university partnership in biomedical education, training, and research, clinical and translational science, mental health, pandemic preparation and response, and collaborative engagements domestically and internationally. Investment in NIH, CDC, and ARPA-H.
Issues relating to VA educational benefits and research.