ACPA Speaks Up!
initiatives from 2011-2018
Advocacy Topics
Letters
Budget and Appropriations
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Letter to Congress on Possible FY2018 Budget Rescission and the Impact on Student Aid (5/4/18)
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Letter to Congress in Support of the FY 2018 Omnibus Spending Bill (3/22/18)
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Letter to Congressional Budget and Appropriations Leaders on Priorities for FY 2018 (6/7/17)
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Letter to Congressional Leadership in Support of the Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act (5/2/17)
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Letter to Congress on Finalizing Appropriations for FY 2017 (4/5/17)
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Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders on Year-Round Pell Grants (3/16/17)
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Letter to Congressional Appropriations Leaders on Year-Round Pell Grants (10/24/16)
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Letter to the Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee on Cutting Pell Grant Funding (11/25/14)
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Letter to House and Senate Budget Committee Chairs on Sequestration (11/1/13)
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Letter to Congress on Protecting Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions (10/14/11)
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Letter to the Senate on Preserving the LEAP Program (3/2/11)
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Letter to the Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee on Cutting Pell Grant Funding (11/25/14)
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Letter to House and Senate Budget Committee Chairs on Sequestration (11/1/13)
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Letter to Congress on Protecting Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions (10/14/11)
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Letter to the Senate on Preserving the LEAP Program (3/2/11)
Financial Aid
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Comments to the Department of Education on Proposed Borrower Defense Rule (8/30/18)
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Letter to Reps. Paul Ryan and Nancy Pelosi on PROSPER Act (2/15/18)
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Letter to the House Education and the Workforce Committee in Advance of the HEA Bill Markup (12/11/17)
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Letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Suspension of IRS Data Retrieval Tool (4/14/17)
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Higher Education Community Comments on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (8/2/13)
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Letter to Senate on Legislation to Maintain the Subsidized Student Loan Interest Rate (5/7/12)
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Letter to House Legislation to Maintain the Subsidized Student Loan Interest Rate (4/26/12)
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Letter to the Senate on Preserving the LEAP Program (3/2/11)
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Higher Education Community Comments on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (8/2/13)
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Letter to Senate on Legislation to Maintain the Subsidized Student Loan Interest Rate (5/7/12)
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Letter to House Legislation to Maintain the Subsidized Student Loan Interest Rate (4/26/12)
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Letter to the Senate on Preserving the LEAP Program (3/2/11)
Student Issues
Higher Education Act
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Comments to the Department of Education on Gainful Employment Regulations (9/13/18)
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Comments to the Department of Education on Proposed Borrower Defense Rule (8/30/18)
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Letter to the Senate HELP Committee on Priorities for Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (2/23/18)
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Letter to the House Education and the Workforce Committee in Advance of the HEA Bill Markup (12/11/17)
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Comments on Sen. Alexander’s Policy Paper on Data Transparency and Consumer Information (5/8/15)
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Comments on Sen. Alexander’s Risk-Sharing Policy Paper (4/28/15)
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Comments on Department of Education’s Proposed Regulations for Teacher Preparation Programs (2/2/15)
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Comments on the OMB Cost Estimates for Proposed Teacher Preparation Regulations (1/2/15)
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Comments to the Education Department on Proposed Gainful Employment Rules (5/27/14)
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Higher Education Community Comments on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (8/2/13)
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Letter to the House: Vote Yes to Repeal State Authorization and Credit Hour Regulation (2/27/12)
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Letter to Rep. Virginia Foxx on Education Department’s Final Program Integrity Rules (3/10/11)
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Letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Credit Hour Definition in Program Integrity Regulations (2/16/11)
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Comments on the Notice for Proposed Rulemaking for Title IV Student Financial Aid Programs (8/2/10)
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Comments on Sen. Alexander’s Policy Paper on Data Transparency and Consumer Information (5/8/15)
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Comments on Sen. Alexander’s Risk-Sharing Policy Paper (4/28/15)
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Comments on Department of Education’s Proposed Regulations for Teacher Preparation Programs (2/2/15)
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Comments on the OMB Cost Estimates for Proposed Teacher Preparation Regulations (1/2/15)
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Comments to the Education Department on Proposed Gainful Employment Rules (5/27/14)
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Higher Education Community Comments on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (8/2/13)
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Letter to the House: Vote Yes to Repeal State Authorization and Credit Hour Regulation (2/27/12)
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Letter to Rep. Virginia Foxx on Education Department’s Final Program Integrity Rules (3/10/11)
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Letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Credit Hour Definition in Program Integrity Regulations (2/16/11)
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Comments on the Notice for Proposed Rulemaking for Title IV Student Financial Aid Programs (8/2/10)
Immigration
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Letter to Homeland Security on Proposed Change in Public Charge Rule (12/10/18)
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Letter to the Department of Homeland Security on Processing DACA Renewals (4/13/18)
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Higher Education Associations’ Letter of Thanks to Representatives Calling for DACA Fix (12/15/17)
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Letter to Congress on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (9/12/17)