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Legislation and Advocacy

Keep up to date on legislation and policies under consideration by Congress and the Administration and find the tools and resources you need to engage and advocate on issues of importance to higher education business, financial and administrative officers.

Issues

Advocacy Tools

Letters to Congress and the Administration

News

• Obama Puts College Costs in the Limelight
  (January 30, 2012)

• Ten 2011 Federal Policy Actions Impacting the Business of Higher Education
  (January 3, 2012)

• Two-Month Extension for Temporary Payroll Tax Cut
  (December 28, 2011)

• 3 Percent Withholding Tax Repealed
  (November 21, 2011)

• Congress Takes Action on 3 Percent Withholding and Appropriations
  (November 3, 2011)

• House Takes Action to Repeal 3 Percent Withholding Requirement
  (October 20, 2011)

• Legislators attempt to protect Pell, but at an expense
  (October 6, 2011)

• Senate Protects Pell but Trims Loan Subsidy
  (September 26, 2011)

• NACUBO Weighs In on Capitol Hill
  (September 23, 2011)

• Obama Signs Legislation to Improve Patent System
  (September 23, 2011)

• More...

Business Officer Magazine Articles

• Capitol Report
  (December 2011)

• Capitol Report
  (November 2011)

• Capitol Report
  (September 2011)

• Capitol Report
  (July 2011)

• The CBO as Full Partner
  (June 2011)

• Capitol Report
  (June 2011)

• Capitol Report
  (May 2011)

• No More Bacon, Says Simpson
  (April 2011)

• Capitol Report
  (April 2011)

• Capitol Report
  (March 2011)

• More...

Contact

Liz Clark
Director, Congressional Relations
202.861.2553
E-mail