Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations: National Science Foundation (NSF) Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research; National Sea Grant Program; National Estuarine Research Reserve System; Regional Climate Data and Information Program - Climate Adaptation Partnerships) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Science Mission Directorate; Heliophysics; Space Technology; Aeronautics Research Directorate; National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program) Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations: Department of Education (Pell Grant Program; Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants; Federal Work Study; Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need; International Education and Foreign Language Programs - Title VI and Fulbright Hays; Institute of Education Sciences) Department of Health and Human Services (National Institutes of Health; Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Injury Control Research Centers; National Institutes for Occupational Safety & Health Education & Research Centers) Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Department of Energy (Office of Science; Advanced Research Projects for Energy; University Consortia for Nuclear Nonproliferation Research) Interior Environment Appropriations: National Endowments & Institute for Museum & Library Services (National Endowment for the Humanities; National Endowment for the Arts) H.R. 4 - Recissions Act H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21) H.R. 3838/S. 2296 - 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 119-60) Securing American Funding and Expertise from Adversarial Research Exploitation Act of 2025 H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-37)
Deterrent Act (H.R. 1048) College Cost Reduction Act (Discussion Draft) Issues pertaining to college athletics Issues pertaining to free speech, student safety, and campus climate Updates on impacts of Executive Orders and agency directives on U-M operations H.R. 6718 - Professional Student Degree Act Professional student degree classifications and related impacts from the AHEAD Committee negotiated rulemaking session
Policies with regard to visiting scholars and international students Visa processing
Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Maintaining telehealth regulations and flexibilities 340B
Proposed cap of 15% on F&A expenditures (NIH, NSF, DoD, DOE) and the FAIR Model as the proposed alternative developed by a group of Subject Matter Experts as well as higher education and research advocacy associations Updates on impacts of Executive Orders and agency directives on U-M operations and funded research projects CREATE AI Act of 2025 (H.R. 2385) Deterrent Act (H.R. 1048) Risky Research Review Act (S. 854/H.R. 1864) Investing in National Next-Generation Opportunities for Venture Acceleration and Technological Excellence (INNOVATE) Act (S. 853) SBIR/STTR reauthorization - potential provisions related to undue foreign influence Policy related to AI research and funding Issues pertaining to science and security National Defense Authorization Act for FY26 (NDAA) H.R. 881 - DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act H.R. 1082 - Cell and Tissue Product Safety Securing American Funding and Expertise from Adversarial Research Exploitation Act of 2025 BIOSECURE Act SAFE Research Act Discussion of proposals that would impact the Bayh-Dole Act, including related impact on university technology transfer programs, and university licensing revenue
Issues pertaining to college athletics, including Name, Image, and Likeness Discussion Draft of the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act College Student-athlete Protections and Opportunities through Rights, Transparency, and Safety (College SPORTS) Act Protecting Student Athletes Economic Freedom Act SAFE Act
H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21) - provisions relating to tax-exempt sector, endowments, student and employee benefits
Discussions on university and project eligibility with FTA regarding a Campus Connector concept
H.R. 6422 - American Water Stewardship Act