Public Policy & Governmental Affairs Sign-On Letters
2011-2025
Advocacy Topics
Letters
General
- Letter to the US Congress (House of Representatives and Senate) Armed Services Committees leadership (Nov. 18. 2025) regarding the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
- Letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (Oct. 31, 2025) on the VA Proposed Rule
- Letter to the Department of Homeland Security on the Sept. 19, 2025, U.S. Presidential Proclamation “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers” (10/23/25)
- Higher Education Community Statement in opposition the U.S. federal administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” (10/17/25)
- AAC&U Statement on the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education (10/9/25)
- Letter to the U.S. Department of Education in opposition to the Admission and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey component (10/7/25)
- Support for the Joint Associations Group’s FAIR model for funding the full costs of federally supported research (9/22/25)
- Opposition to the changes proposed to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program (9/17/25)
- Double Pell (9/15/25)
- Letter to Secretary Rubio Urging Exemption of F/J/M Visas from Travel Ban (9/8/2025)
- Expressing strong opposition to cuts to critical education programs contained in the House fiscal year (FY) 2026 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) bill (9/5/2025)
- Comments on the Department of Education’s (Department) pending implementation of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act (8/28/202)
- AHEAD Letter Protecting Title II Web Access Rule (7/26/2025)
- Community letter regarding Senate reconciliation bill (6/27/2025)
- Protect Pell Grant Funding (6/6/2025)
- Sign on letter to State Department re: student visa interview pause (5/30/2025)
- Community Statement Opposing Administration’s Actions (5/14/2025)
- A Call for Constructive Engagement (4/22/25)
- Input on the development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan (3/14/25)
- Response to the Department of Education’s February 2025 Dear Colleague Letter (2/25/25)
- ACE community letter to the U.S. Department of State and recently confirmed Secretary Rubio on the value of Higher Education (2/3/2025)
- ACE Letter to ED Regarding the Extension of FVT/GE Reporting (1/29/2025)
- How Colleges and Universities Can Help With the Federal COVID-19 Pandemic Response (1/29/2021)
- ACE Request to the Department of Labor to Withdraw the RFI on Race and Sex Stereotyping (12/1/2020)
- Executive Action Priorities for Higher Education Under the Biden Administration (11/17/2020)
Budget and Appropriations
- ACE Letter to Congress related to FY2026 Budget Appropriations (9/30/25)
- Letter to House Leaders in Support of Funding for Students and Institutions in the Budget Reconciliation Bill (2/25/2021)
- ACE Letter to Congress addressing the financial impact of COVID on colleges and universities (11/30/2021)
- ACE Letter to Congress on Increased COVID-19 Funding Relief for Higher Education (9/28/20)
- ACE Letter to Congress on Institutional Loans in the next COVID Supplemental bill (8/4/20)
- ACE Letter to Congress expressing appreciation for recent budget appropriations (7/9/20)
- ACE Letter to Senate on consideration of new higher education costs during future COVID-19 supplemental deliberations (7/2/20)
- ACE Letter to Federal Reserve on Nonprofit requirements for Main Street Lending Program (6/22/20)
- ACE Letter to Senate Banking Committee on nonprofit facility for Main Street Lending Program (6/4/20)
- ACE Letter to Senate re: Higher Education Eligibility for Refundable Tax Credit for Paid Sick and FMLA Leave Mandates (6/2/20)
- EDUCAUSE Letter to House and Senate on Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act (6/5/20)
- ACE Letter to Senate on state unemployment insurance (6/1/20)
- ACE letter to Federal Reserve and Treasury on nonprofit facility for Main Street Lending Program (5/22/20)
- ACE Letter to Congress on HEROES pandemic support (5/14/2020)
- ACE Letter to Congress on SBA and Mid-Sized Loan Programs (4/23/2020)
- ACE Letter to Congress regarding the need for additional pandemic recovery aid for higher education students and institutions (4/9/20)
- ACE Letter to Congress to increase tax credits related to pandemic recovery for higher education students and institutions (4/9/20)
- ACE Letter to DOE to release COVID19 emergency funds to higher education institutions (4/2/20)
- ACE Letter to Hill on COVID-19 Stimulus (4/21/20)
- Alaska State Legislators Higher Education Letter (7/5/19)
- Letter to House Leaders in Support of the FY 2020 Minibus Appropriations Bill (6/19/19)
- Letter to House Supporting FY 2020 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill (5/8/19)
- Letter to Congress on Possible FY2018 Budget Rescission and the Impact on Student Aid (5/4/18)
- Letter to Congress in Support of the FY 2018 Omnibus Spending Bill (3/22/18)
- Letter to Congressional Budget and Appropriations Leaders on Priorities for FY 2018 (6/7/17)
- Letter to Congressional Leadership in Support of the Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act (5/2/17)
- Letter to Congress on Finalizing Appropriations for FY 2017 (4/5/17)
- Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders on Year-Round Pell Grants (3/16/17)
- Letter to Congressional Appropriations Leaders on Year-Round Pell Grants (10/24/16)
- Letter to the Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee on Cutting Pell Grant Funding (11/25/14)
- Letter to House and Senate Budget Committee Chairs on Sequestration (11/1/13)
- Letter to Congress on Protecting Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions (10/14/11)
- Letter to the Senate on Preserving the LEAP Program (3/2/11)
- Letter to the Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee on Cutting Pell Grant Funding (11/25/14)
- Letter to House and Senate Budget Committee Chairs on Sequestration (11/1/13)
- Letter to Congress on Protecting Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions (10/14/11)
- Letter to the Senate on Preserving the LEAP Program (3/2/11)
Financial Aid
- Request to Congress: Double the Pell Grant in FY2026 (9/15/25)
- Request to Congress: Double the Pell Grant (3/25/2021)
- ACE Letter to Acting Secretary of Education on Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (1/28/2020)
- ACE Letter to Request to Extend Relief for Federal Student Loan Borrowers (11/19/20)
- ACE Letter to U.S. Congress on Student and Institutional Aid in next COVID Supplemental bill (8/5/20)
- ACE Letter to Senate requesting extension of relief for student borrowers (7/29/20)
- ACE Letter to Senate regarding CARES Act guidance and solutions (7/22/20)
- Letter to DOE drawing attention to new CARES Act regulations that exclude intended eligible students (7/2/20)
- Letter to Congress to not make CARES Act emergency student loans taxable (4/21/20)
- Letter to Congress to ensure Veterans Education Benefits extend to periods of only online instruction (3/18/2020)
- FUTURE Act to ensure a continued funding stream for Minority Serving Institutions – Letter to U.S. House of Representatives (12/10/19)
- FUTURE Act to extend funding for STEM programs at HBCUs, HSIs, Tribal Colleges and other Minority Serving Institutions – US Senate
- FUTURE Act to extend funding for STEM programs at HBCUs, HSIs, Tribal Colleges and other Minority Serving Institutions
- VSO and Ed Groups Joint Support Letter on NDAA Shalala Amendment DOD Tuition Assistance (7/25/19)
- Comments to the Department of Education on Proposed Borrower Defense Rule (8/30/18)
- Letter to Reps. Paul Ryan and Nancy Pelosi on PROSPER Act (2/15/18)
- Letter to the House Education and the Workforce Committee in Advance of the HEA Bill Markup (12/11/17)
- Letter to Education Secretary about Potential problems with the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Programs (5/2/17)
- Letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Suspension of IRS Data Retrieval Tool (4/14/17)
- Higher Education Community Comments on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (8/2/13)
- Letter to Senate on Legislation to Maintain the Subsidized Student Loan Interest Rate (5/7/12)
- Letter to House Legislation to Maintain the Subsidized Student Loan Interest Rate (4/26/12)
- Letter to the Senate on Preserving the LEAP Program (3/2/11)
- Higher Education Community Comments on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (8/2/13)
- Letter to Senate on Legislation to Maintain the Subsidized Student Loan Interest Rate (5/7/12)
- Letter to House Legislation to Maintain the Subsidized Student Loan Interest Rate (4/26/12)
- Letter to the Senate on Preserving the LEAP Program (3/2/11)
Student Issues
- ACE Letter to DHS regarding additional guidance on international students (7/21/20)
- ACE Letter to DHS requesting ICE guidance on international students is withdrawn (7/9/20)
- ACE Letter to DOE to request guidance on international student’s return to campus (7/2/20)
- ACE Letter to Senate HELP Committee on safe harbor protections for colleges who reopen related to COVID-19 (6/3/20)
- Secretariat Letter to Governors in support of Licensing Reciprocity to Facilitate Telemedicine (4/2/20)
- SAHEC Letter to Secretary of Education to Suspend Title IX Regulation Changes (3/26/20)
- Letter to Secretary of Education to Delay Title IX Regulation Change Implementation until after COVID-19 Crisis (3/24/20)
- Letter in Support of allowing counseling services to cross state lines during Coronavirus – coming from AUCCCD (3/17/20)
- Letter in Support of the College Student Hunger Act (8/1/19)
- Department of Education Letter on Title IX Regulation (1/29/19)
- Comments to the Department of Education on Proposed Rule Amending Title IX Regulations (1/30/19)
- H.R. 2006- College Equity Act of 2019 (4/1/19)
- Letter to HHS on Proposed Definition of Sex (11/29/18)
- A Joint Statement in Response to the Rolling Stone Article Regarding the Responses to sexual assault at the University of Virginia (12/12/14)
Higher Education Act
- Letter to DOE from APS to delay Title IX Regulation Changes until January 1, 2021 (7/9/20)
- Letter to Senate from SAHEC/APS to delay Title IX Regulation Changes until January 1, 2021 (6/4/2020)
- Letter to Congress on Technical and Regulatory issues Higher Education Act stimulus package conditions recommendations (4/21/20)
- Letter on the College Affordability Act related to the Higher Education Act Reauthorization (10/28/19)
- Testimony to Senate HELP Committee on Addressing Campus Sexual Assault (4/2/19)
- Comments to the Department of Education on Gainful Employment Regulations (9/13/18)
- Comments to the Department of Education on Proposed Borrower Defense Rule (8/30/18)
- Letter to the Senate HELP Committee on Priorities for Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (2/23/18)
- Letter to the House Education and the Workforce Committee in Advance of the HEA Bill Markup (12/11/17)
- Comments on Sen. Alexander’s Policy Paper on Data Transparency and Consumer Information (5/8/15)
- Comments on Sen. Alexander’s Risk-Sharing Policy Paper (4/28/15)
- Comments on Department of Education’s Proposed Regulations for Teacher Preparation Programs (2/2/15)
- Comments on the OMB Cost Estimates for Proposed Teacher Preparation Regulations (1/2/15)
- Comments to the Education Department on Proposed Gainful Employment Rules (5/27/14)
- Higher Education Community Comments on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (8/2/13)
- Letter to the House: Vote Yes to Repeal State Authorization and Credit Hour Regulation (2/27/12)
- Letter to Rep. Virginia Foxx on Education Department’s Final Program Integrity Rules (3/10/11)
- Letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Credit Hour Definition in Program Integrity Regulations (2/16/11)
- Comments on the Notice for Proposed Rulemaking for Title IV Student Financial Aid Programs (8/2/10)
- Comments on Sen. Alexander’s Policy Paper on Data Transparency and Consumer Information (5/8/15)
- Comments on Sen. Alexander’s Risk-Sharing Policy Paper (4/28/15)
- Comments on Department of Education’s Proposed Regulations for Teacher Preparation Programs (2/2/15)
- Comments on the OMB Cost Estimates for Proposed Teacher Preparation Regulations (1/2/15)
- Comments to the Education Department on Proposed Gainful Employment Rules (5/27/14)
- Higher Education Community Comments on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (8/2/13)
- Letter to the House: Vote Yes to Repeal State Authorization and Credit Hour Regulation (2/27/12)
- Letter to Rep. Virginia Foxx on Education Department’s Final Program Integrity Rules (3/10/11)
- Letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Credit Hour Definition in Program Integrity Regulations (2/16/11)
- Comments on the Notice for Proposed Rulemaking for Title IV Student Financial Aid Programs (8/2/10)
Immigration
- ACE Letter to the Department of Homeland Security on the Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media proposed rule (9/29/25)
- Letter to State and DHS Requesting Support for International Students in Fall 2021 (3/18/2021)
- Letter to Senate Leadership in Support of DREAM Act 2021 (2/22/2021)
- Letter to Secretary of State Blinken on Supporting International Students (1/27/2021)
- Letter to DHS on OPT Work Authorization Delays (1/26/2021)
- ACE Comments on the Trump Administration’s Interim Final Rule on H-1B Visas (11/9/2020)
- ACE Comments on Proposed Rule on International Student and Exchange Visitor Duration of Status (10/26/2020)
- Secretariat/ACE Letter to State/ DHS / Labor re Presidents immigration Exec Order (4/30/2020)
- Letter Urging Senate to Pass Dream Act (6/27/19)
- Letter to the House Supporting the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (6/3/19)
- Letter to the House of Representatives on the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (3/20/19)
- Letter to Homeland Security on Proposed Change in Public Charge Rule (12/10/18)
- Letter to Rep. Jeff Denham and Other Representatives in Support of the “Queen of the Hill” Immigration Bill Resolution (5/24/18)
- Letter to the Department of Homeland Security on Processing DACA Renewals (4/13/18)
- Higher Education Associations’ Letter of Thanks to Representatives Calling for DACA Fix (12/15/17)
- Letter to Congress on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (9/12/17)
- Letter to Homeland Security Secretary on Maintaining the United States as the Destination of Choice for Students, Scholars (1/31/17)
Labor and Employment
Law and the Courts
- ACE Request to Withdraw Trump Administration’s Executive Order Restricting Diversity Training (10/8/2020)
- Comments on the Department of Education’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on President Trump’s March 2019 Executive Order on Free Speech (2/18/20)
- Amicus Brief Harvard v Students Fair Admissions (7/30/18)
- Comments on the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (6/5/14)
- Comments on the Education Department’s NPRM for FERPA (5/23/11)
- Comments on the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (6/5/14)
- Comments on the Education Department’s NPRM for FERPA (5/23/11)
Tax Policy
- Letter to Congress as Conference Committee Begins Negotiations on Final Tax Bill (12/8/17)
- Letter to House Ways and Means Committee on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (11/6/17)
- Comments on Draft Guidance for Tax-Exempt Social Welfare Organizations on Candidate-Related Political Activities (2/27/14)
- Comments on Draft Guidance for Tax-Exempt Social Welfare Organizations on Candidate-Related Political Activities (2/27/14)