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Legislative Updates
- Education Included in Consolidated Appropriations Bill (December 21, 2009)
- Health Care Reform Complicates Student Loan Legislation (December 4, 2009)
- Health Care Reform Passes in House Moves to Senate (November 20, 2009)
- Senate Finance Committee Marks up Health Care Reform (September 28, 2009)
- Options to Pay for Healthcare Reform Include Limits on Student FICA Exception (June 4, 2009)
- Budget Agreement Increases Likelihood of Student Loan, Pell Grant Changes (May 8, 2009)
- Rules for Private Loans Proposed (March 26, 2009)
- Withholding Tables Released to Distribute New Tax Credit for Workers (March 26, 2009)
- Congress, Administration Agree on Economic Stimulus Bill (March 13, 2009)
- Taking a First Glimpse at Obama Administration (March 12, 2009)
- Final Rule Implementing E-Verify - Delayed (January 30, 2009)
- Congress Gets to Work on Economic Recovery Legislation (January 29, 2009)
- Pension Relief Passed by House and Senate (December 18, 2008)
- Tax Extenders Included in Financial Bailout; Cell Phones Not Addressed (October 9, 2008)
- Reporting Requirements Abound in HEOA (September 24, 2008)
- Senate Passes Tax Extenders, Path Unclear in House (September 24, 2008)
- Loan Provisions Permeate Higher Education Opportunity Act (September 10, 2008)
- New GI Bill Will Increase Funding for Veterans' Education (September 1, 2008)
- Revisions to Rules Governing Return of Funds Effective July 1 (July 7, 2008)
- Plans to Ensure Access to Federal Loans Set (July 7, 2008)
- Tax Extenders Stalled in Senate (June 11, 2008)
- House and Senate Pass Bill to Ease Credit Crunch (May 1, 2008)
- House-Senate Conference on Higher Education Begins (March 6, 2008)
- Legislation to Ease Tax Treatment of Employer-Provided Cell Phones (March 3, 2008)
- FASB Proposes Delay of FIN 48 for Nonpublic Entities (January 10, 2008)
- Record Fine Levied for Clery Act Violations (January 8, 2008)
- Final Appropriations Bill Released (January 7, 2008)
- Redesigned Form 990 Released by IRS (January 2, 2008)
- House Finalizing HEA Renewal and Update (December 13, 2007)
- HEA Reauthorization Moving in Congress (June 27, 2007)
- Senate Finance Leaders Call for More Scrutiny of Colleges and Hospitals (May 30, 2007)
- Senate Tax Writers Considering Limits on Tuition Remission, UBIT on Hedge Fund Investments (May 30, 2007)
- House Passes Student Loan Sunshine Act (May 15, 2007)
- Campus Tax-Free Tuition Benefits Saved (February 6, 2007)
- Congress Takes Early Actions on Student Loans, Ethics, and Earmarks (January 24, 2007)
- Congress Extends Tuition Deduction and R&D Credit Prior to Adjournment. (December 13, 2006)
- Senate Hearing Examines Education Tax Benefits (December 5, 2006)
- Witnesses Tell Congress Colleges Aren't Doing Enough to Stop Illegal File Sharing (October 4, 2006)
- Congress Extends HEA Before Leaving for Elections (October 4, 2006)
- Congress Passes Pension Legislation, Including Charitable Incentives, Reforms (August 8, 2006)
- Agreement Reached on Tax Cuts; Charitable Reforms Not Included (May 16, 2006)
- House Passes College Access and Opportunity Act (April 5, 2006)
- Higher Education Community Voices Concerns to Tax Conferees (March 16, 2006)
- Congress Passes Series of Bills Before Holidays (January 6, 2006)
