The Weekly Update Archive: Fed Friday Updates

June 27, 2025

Reconciliation Updates Over the past week, the Senate Parliamentarian reviewed H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act against the Senate’s “Byrd Rule”.  As revealed by the Senate Budget Committee’s Ranking Member several provisions appear to violate the rule, which – if interested – you can read the Ranking Member’s press releases. As these provisions are […]

June 20, 2025

Department of Defense Indirect Cost Rate Late last week, the Department of Defense (DoD) sought to implement the agency’s earlier memorandum regarding the implementation of a 15% indirect cost cap. On June 16, the Association of American Universities, the American Council on Education, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and several institutions filed a […]

June 13, 2025

Letter from President Rothman to Congressional Delegation on Federal Budget Impact Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman sent a letter to Wisconsin’s congressional delegation expressing concern related to the proposed cuts to federal financial aid and federal research agencies contained within President Trump’s FY26 Discretionary Budget Request. The letter asks for Congress to keep these concerns in […]

June 6, 2025

Board of Regents Meeting Update At the June meeting of the Board of Regents, President Rothman shared his concerns related to the impacts of proposed changes to federal financial aid being discussed in Congress. He was joined by several UW-Milwaukee students who spoke directly to the importance of the Pell Grant as they pursue their […]

May 30, 2025

Litigation Update On May 28, Attorney General Kaul announced that Wisconsin “joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) attempt under the Trump Administration to gut funding for critical scientific research and education at universities in Wisconsin and across the nation.” As is further […]

May 23, 2025

Higher Education Leaders Share Concerns on Federal Financial Aid The leaders of the Universities of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and the Wisconsin Technical College System sent a letter to Wisconsin’s Congressional Delegation highlighting concerns with the Student Success and Taxpayer Saving Plan as passed by the House Education and Workforce […]

May 16, 2025

Congressional Updates This week, throughout various committees in the House of Representatives, the chamber continued to advance reconciliation proposals as directed by H.Con.Res.14, the FY25 Concurrent Budget Resolution. The House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture Committee websites contain additional information on these pieces, and in the coming days, the House of Representatives […]

May 9, 2025

Recent Federal Actions Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Reminds Colleges and Universities of Their Obligations to Help Struggling Borrowers White House: Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research White House: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Achieves Improved Safety and Security of Biological Research Department of Education: ED, HHS, and GSA Initiate […]

May 2, 2025

Recent Federal Actions Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Finds the University of Pennsylvania Has Violated Title IX Department of Education: ED, HHS Launch Title VI Investigations of Harvard University and Harvard Law Review Amid Allegations of Discriminatory Practices White House: Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals […]

April 25, 2025

Recent Federal Actions National Science Foundation: Updates on NSF Priorities National Institutes of Health: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education to Begin Federal Student Loan Collections, Other Actions to Help Borrowers Get Back into Repayment White House: Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities White […]