Senate bill in development and H.R. 9260 FY27 Labor/HHS/ED appropriations - related to student aid and student success especially Pell, SEOG, TRIO, Work-study, and Gilman study abroad including a project to expand student internships with rural partners. Also Institute of Education Sciences and National Institutes of Health. Senate bill in development and H.R. 8845 FY27 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations related to federal research by universities including NSF,NIST, quantum science, wildfire resilience, and other programs related to applied activities like acoustic testing and mass timber and the Economic Development Administration including tech hubs. Senate bill in development and H.R. 9171 FY27 Interior Appropriations related to US Geological Survey including earthquake early warning and subduction zone science, National Endowment for the Humanities, Joint Fire Science Program, and wildfire research and cameras. HR 8595 and pending Senate legislation related to Department of State and related programs specifically appropriations for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program and Fulbright program. FY27 bills in development related to indirect research costs and the FAIR model
Issues pertaining to college athletics and student-athletes including Name-Image-Likeness (H.R. 4668 SCORE Act and S. 4668 the Protect College Sports Act) Implementation of H.R. 1 and issues related to professional degrees and loan limits Issues related to college students' basic needs.
Policies involving the National Institutes of Health facilities and administration/indirect costs rate. Support for the university-federal research partnership including NIH, NSF, IES, and NEH grants and mechanisms to make research awards.
Administration executive actions related to immigration and international student/scholar visas