Legislative Activities

Welcome to our link on federal legislative activities for the upcoming year. We will update this link as regularly as we have new information.

Community letter on Campus Costs associated with the pandemic [PDF]
Final Accreditation and State Authorization Regulations [PDF]
USDE WEBINARS For Negotiated Rulemaking adopted November 2019 and effective July 1, 2020
Summary of College Affordability Act (Oct 23, 2019) [PDF]
Alexander Introduces Long-Term Solution to Fund Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Serving Institutions [PDF] (Oct 16, 2019)
Press Release on the College Affordability Act Added [PDF] (Oct 15, 2019)
College Affordability Act Bill Text Added [PDF] (Oct 15, 2019)
Responses to follow-up questions from HELP Committee members Added [DOC] (May 8, 2019)
Memo: Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Accountability in Higher Education Added [PDF] (April 11, 2019)
Why Regional Accreditation Matters [DOC]