Government Relations

December 13, 2023
Coalition Letter RE: Sample Studies by Institute for Education Sciences

November 14, 2023
Coalition Letter to Senate Finance Committee RE: Telehealth

November 3, 2023
Coalition Letter to Secretary Cardona and Director Tanden RE: FY25 Postsecondary Student Success Grant Funding

October 16, 2023
Coalition Letter RE: Public and Tax Benefits in 2024-25 FAFSA

October 13, 2023
Coalition Letter RE: FAFSA Release Date

October 12, 2023
Coalition Letter RE: Extension Request for NPRM on Overtime Rule

October 4, 2023
Coalition Letter RE: Comments Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act

September 29, 2023
Student Aid Alliance Letter to Biden Administration RE: FY25 Budget

September 26, 2023
College Cost Transparency Initiative Letter to House and Senate Education Committee Members

September 19, 2023
Letter to Sens. Carper and Moran RE: National Student Parent Month

August 31, 2023
Letter to House Appropriations Committee on Proposed Cuts to U.S. Census Bureau

August 7, 2023
Coalition Letter Regarding Elective Payments of Applicable Credits under Inflation Reduction Act

July 28, 2023
Coalition Letter on Proposed Cuts in FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Funding Bill

July 20, 2023
Student Aid Alliance Letter on Proposed Cuts to FY24 Labor-HHS-Education Funding Bill

June 29, 2023
Coalition Letter RE: Pell Grant Funding

June 20, 2023
SHEEO/IHEP Joint Webinar on the College Transparency Act; Passcode: 9vD%x@l?

June 20, 2023
SHEEO Letter on Proposed Certification Procedure Requirements

June 20, 2023
Comments by Public Association on Financial Responsibility

June 8, 2023
Coalition Letter RE: Need Analysis

May 25, 2023
Coalition Letter on SNAP Benefit Eligibility

May 17, 2023
Coalition Statement on College Transparency Act (CTA)

May 15, 2023
Coalition Letter: Non-Defense Discretionary Funding

May 5, 2023
Coalition Letter: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act

May 8, 2023
Community Letter RE: SNAP Benefits and the Farm Bill

March 31, 2023
Community Letter RE: Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

March 31, 2023
Student Alliance Letter

March 30, 2023
SHEEO Letter RE: Third Party Servicer Guidance

March 29, 2023
Coalition Letter RE: Third Party Servicer Guidance

March 24, 2023
Coalition Letter RE: Student Organizations at Public Colleges and Universities

March 24, 2023
Coalition Letter RE: Free Inquiry Rule

March 23, 2023
Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee RE: State Longitudinal Data Systems and Workforce Data Quality Initiative

March 23, 2023
Letter to House Appropriations Committee RE: State Longitudinal Data Systems and Workforce Data Quality Initiative

March 22, 2023
SHEEO Letter RE: FY 24 Funding for CCAMPIS

March 22, 2023
Coalition Letter RE: Postsecondary Student Success Grants

March 22, 2023
Coalition Letter RE: Double Pell

March 13, 2023
Coalition Letter on FAFSA Delay

March 1, 2023
SHEEO Letter on the Family Farm/Small Business Exemption in the FAFSA

February 23, 2023
Coalition Letter: Request for Extension on Third-Party Servicers Comment Deadline 

February 10, 2023
Coalition Comments on Proposed REPAYE IDR Plan 
SHEEO Comments on Proposed REPAYE IDR Plan 

December 16, 2022
Coalition Letter RE: Postsecondary Student Success Grants 

December 14, 2022
Coalition Letter to Senate RE: Research Funding for HBCUs, MSIs in the 2023 NDAA 

December 6, 2022
Coalition Letter RE: CCAMPIS Program 

December 1, 2022
Coalition Letter RE: Student Veteran Emergency Relief Act 

November 14, 2022
Coalition Letter to OMB RE: FY24 Investments in State Data Systems 

November 10, 2022
Coalition Letter on Paul Simon Study Abroad 

November 8, 2022
Coalition Letter on EDUCATORS for America Act 

November 8, 2022
Coalition Letter on SAP Reset

November 4, 2022
Coalition Letter Supporting Increased Investment in the Postsecondary Student Success Grants (PSSG) Program

November 3, 2022
Coalition Letter RE: Request for Comments on Elective Payments of Applicable Credits and Transfer of Certain Credits

October 31, 2022
Coalition Letter to Congress in Support of Building Civic Bridges Act

October 28, 2022
Coalition Letter RE: Simplifying Higher Education Assistance by Better Coordinating Pell Grants with Higher Education Tax Credits

August 12, 2022
Coalition Letter RE: Comments to the Education Department on the Student Loan Forgiveness NPRM

July 18, 2022
Coalition Letter to Senate RE: Postsecondary Student Success Grants

June 23, 2022
Community Letter RE: Ensuring Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022

May 26, 2022
SHEEO Letter to Congressional leadership RE: Economic Competitiveness Bills

May 10, 2022
Coalition Letter: FY23 Appropriations

May 9, 2022
Coalition letter RE: Supporting Funding for Retention and Completion Grants in FY23 Appropriations

April 21, 2022
Coalition Letter in Support for CCAMPIS Funding for FY23

April 13, 2022
Coalition Letter RE: Student Mental Legislation

March 22, 2022
Coalition Letter RE: Conference of USICA and COMPETES Act

March 15, 2022
Community Letter to House Veterans Affairs Committee Leadership on the 85-15 Rule

March 14, 2022
Community Letter RE: TREAT Act Amendment

March 3, 2022
Coalition Letter RE: and Open Academic Inquiry and Debate on Our Campuses is Essential to Our Democracy and National Well-being

February 23, 2022
Coalition Letter RE: FY23 Budget & College Completion Fund

February 14, 2022
Coalition Letter: RE: Congressional Action on Threats at HBCUs

February 11, 2022
Coalition Letter RE: FY22 FIPSE Student Success Funding

February 8, 2022
Coalition Letter in Support of the College Transparency Act

February 3, 2022
Coalition Letter RE: Double Pell

January 31, 2022
Coalition Letter RE: Increasing Funding for the Child Care Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program in FY22 Appropriations

November 18, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: REMOTE Act

November 4, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Teacher Preparation Investments

November 3, 2021
SHEEO Comments to the U.S. Department of Education RE: 90/10 Rule
Coalition Letter in Support of the PATH Act

November 1, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Visa Flexibility for Afghan Students and Scholars

October 28, 2021
Statement by SHEEO President Robert Anderson, Ph.D., on the Budget Reconciliation Agreement
Coalition Letter RE: Veterans Benefits COVID Extensions, Technical Correction Bill

October 27, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Preserving Critical Higher Education Investments in Build Back Better

October 26, 2021
SHEEO Letter RE: Retention and Completion Fund

October 22, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Public Charge Rule

October 20, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Build Back Better Agenda and Higher Education

October 14, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Flexibility Needed for International Students and Scholars Under New Travel Policy

September 23, 2021
Coalition Letter on Congress RE: Support for Afghan Students and Scholars

September 22, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Funding for Educator Pipeline
Coalition Letter to VA RE: Technical Corrections to Veterans Education Benefits Bill
Coalition Letter: Repeal of the Taxability of Pell Grant Aid in Reconciliation

September 21, 2021
APLU/SHEEO/AASCU Letter RE: Decoupling State Eligibility for Free Community College and Completion Grants

September 10, 2021
Coalition Letter to Senate Leadership in Support of James Kvaal Nomination

August 9, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Form I-9 Requirement Flexibility

July 30, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Federal Investments in Teacher Prep

July 23, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Support for the FY 2022 Labor HHS Minibus Bill

July 20, 2021
SHEEO Letter In Support of Proposed Student Success Fund
Coalition Letter to State Department on NIE Travel Restrictions

July 19, 2021
Coalition Letter to House VA Committee on Isakson-Roe Implementation

July 16, 2021
Coalition Letter on Student Success Proposal

July 14, 2021
Letter to House on FY22 Appropriations Bill

July 13, 2020
Coalition Letter RE: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act

July 1, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Federal Investments in Teacher Preparation

June 29, 2021
SHEEO Comments to U.S. Department of Education on Proposed Title IV Negotiated Rulemaking

June 22, 2021
Coalition Letter Re: Biden Student Success Proposal

June 14, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Higher Education Tax Proposals in American Jobs and American Families Plan Legislation

June 11, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: FY22 Appropriations

June 10, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Presidential Proclamation 10043
Coalition Letter RE: Labor-HHS Funding Levels

June 4, 2021
Coalition Letter to Reps. Correa and Stewart RE: Improving Mental Health for Students Act

May 12, 2021
Coalition Letter to Sens. Kennedy and Sinema RE: Improving Mental Health for Students Act

May 3, 2021
Coalition Letter to Secretary Cardona in Support of Mental Health Care in HEERF

April 28, 2021
Statement from SHEEO President Robert Anderson, Ph.D., on the American Families Plan Higher Education Proposals

April 19, 2021
Coalition Letter in Support of the Student Loan Tax Elimination Act

April 14, 2021
Coalition Letter to HELP Committee Leadership RE: Nomination of James Kvaal

March 29, 2021
SHEEO Letter to Congressional Leaders RE: Double Pell Grant, Protect State Investment in Higher Ed

March 18, 2021
Coalition Letter to Secretaries of State & Homeland Security RE: International Students & Fall 2021

March 8, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: TREAT Act

March 3, 2021
SHEEO Letter to Senate RE: Aid to State and Local Governments

March 2, 2021
Coalition letter to Senate RE: Reconciliation Bill

February 26, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Federal Agency Coordination of Higher Education Programs
Coalition Letter RE: Investments in Modernizing State and Local Data Systems

February 25, 2021
Coalition Letter RE: Reconciliation Package

February 12, 2021
SHEEO Letter to House Oversight Committee RE: Aid to State and Local Governments

February 10, 2021
Coalition Letter to Secretary of Education-Designate Cardona RE: CRRSAA Implementation

February 8, 2021
Coalition Letter to House Education and Labor Committee RE: Reconciliation Bill

February 3, 2021
Coalition Letter to DHS Secretary RE: Higher Education Issues of Importance

January 29, 2021
Coalition Letter to President Biden: COVID-19 Response Effort

January 28, 2021
Coalition Letter to Acting Secretary of Education RE: HEERF II Funds

January 27, 2021
Coalition Letter to Secretary of State RE: International Students

January 26, 2021
Coalition Letter to DHS: Optional Practical Training

January 25, 2021
New America/SHEEO Letter to the FCC RE: Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund

January 8, 2021
Zoom Call on 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Law

December 14, 2020
Coalition Letter RE: TREAT Act in Relief Package

December 4, 2020
Coalition Letter to DHS RE: Spring 2021 Guidance for International Students

December 2, 2020
Coalition Letter to Lawmakers RE: Relief Package
Coalition Letter to DOL RE: President’s Order on Race and Sex Stereotyping

December 1, 2020
SHEEO Letter to Lawmakers RE: Federal Relief Legislation

November 20, 2020
Coalition Letter to Sec. DeVos RE: Suspension of Student Loan Payments

November 9, 2020
Coalition Letter to DHS on H1-B Visa Eligibility

October 30, 2020
Amicus Brief RE: Department of Labor’s H1-B Rule
2nd Amicus Brief RE: Rule on H1-B Visas

October 26, 2020
Coalition Letter to Department of Homeland Security RE: Fixed Time Limit on Student Visas

October 8, 2020
Coalition Letter to President Trump RE: Executive Order on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping”

October 1, 2020
Statement of SHEEO President Robert Anderson on the Updated HEROES Act and Relief Package Negotiations

September 25, 2020
Coalition Letter to House Leadership RE: Relief Package

September 14, 2020
Coalition Letter to Senate HELP Committee RE: FAFSA Simplification

August 6, 2020
Coalition Letter Re: Paycheck Protection Program and Main Street Lending Program in the next relief package

August 3, 2020
Coalition letter Re: Eligibility for Refundable Tax Credit for Paid Sick and FMLA Leave Mandates, Employee Retention Credit and Healthy Workplace Tax Credit

July 29, 2020
Coalition Letter to Senate Leaders Re: Student Borrower Relief Extension

July 28, 2020
SHEEO Statement on the HEALS Act

July 22, 2020
Coalition Letter to Department of Homeland Security Re: Additional Guidance on International Students

July 17, 2020
Coalition Letter Re: Education Funding in the Next Stimulus Bill

July 13, 2020
Amicus Brief: Harvard/MIT v. Department of Homeland Security

July 10, 2020
Coalition Letter in Support of the House FY 21 Education Appropriations Bill
Coalition Letter to DHS to Withdraw ICE Guidance on International Students

July 2, 2020
Coalition Letter to Departments of State and Homeland Security Re: Guidance for International Students for the 2020-21 Academic Year
Coalition Letter to Senate HELP Committee Re: Reopening Costs for Institutions

June 22, 2020
Coalition letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Powell RE: Main Street Lending Program—Nonprofit Organization Facilities

June 5, 2020
Coalition Letter RE: Broadband Internet Access

June 2, 2020
Coalition Letter: Higher Education Eligibility for Refundable Tax Credit for Paid Sick and FMLA Leave Mandates

June 1, 2020
Coalition Letter: Unemployment Insurance Relief for Colleges and Universities

May 29, 2020
Coalition Letter RE: Main Street Lending Program
Coalition Letter RE: Paycheck Protection Program

May 28, 2020
Coalition Letter RE: COVID-19 Limited Liability Protections

May 19, 2020
Coalition Letter to the U.S. Department of Education RE: Postsecondary Student Aid Survey and COVID-19

May 12, 2020
Coalition Letter to Secretary DeVos RE: CARES Act Distribution Data

April 29, 2020
Joint Letter to Congress on Broadband in Stimulus Bills

April 24, 2020
Coalition Letter RE: Broadband Access in Higher Education

April 23, 2020
Coalition Letter to House & Senate Small Business Committees Leadership RE: SBA Programs under CARES Act

Coalition Letter to House Committee on Financial Services/Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs RE: Main Street Lending Program

April 16, 2020
Coalition Letter to Federal Reserve RE: Comments on the Main Street Lending Program and Request for Meeting

April 7, 2020
SHEEO Letter to House and Senate Leadership RE: Federal Aid to States for Public Higher Education

March 25, 2020
3/25 SHEEO Statement on Bipartisan Stimulus Deal

March 20, 2020
Coalition Memo Re: Federal Support for Students and Institutions

March 18, 2020
Coalition Letter to House and Senate Leadership Re: Support for Emergency Aid for Students