{"id":7598,"date":"2026-09-04T11:09:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T16:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/?p=7598"},"modified":"2026-09-04T11:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T16:09:26","slug":"september-4-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/09\/04\/september-4-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"September 4, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Federal Friday<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Department of Justice:\u00a0<a id=\"OWA567136aa-3a7c-7fe9-700b-16affe8b92e5\" class=\"x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/ohio-state-university-agrees-21m-settlement-resolve-allegations-it-failed-disclose-employees. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/ohio-state-university-agrees-21m-settlement-resolve-allegations-it-failed-disclose-employees\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Ohio State University Agrees to $2.1M Settlement to Resolve Allegations that it Failed to Disclose Employees\u2019 Ties to the People\u2019s Republic of China in Applications for Federal Research Funding<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Department of Justice:\u00a0<a id=\"OWA62c3a07b-34c4-e6bf-ea4c-0d833e03cfe2\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-clarifies-duty-states-report-known-illegal-aliens-under-welfare-reform\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Justice Department Clarifies Duty of States to Report Known Illegal Aliens Under Welfare-Reform Law<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Department of Treasury:\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd1e8a0ec-0134-fd5a-aaf6-3b73c85bfc80\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0621\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0621\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Treasury, IRS Move to End Tax-Exempt Status for Discriminatory Practices in Private Schools<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Department of State:\u00a0<a id=\"OWA8a9aa819-bbab-b93f-c3e1-1a2ec3472cf9\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/office-of-the-spokesperson\/2026\/09\/trump-administration-launches-foundry-school-to-build-the-workforcebehind-americas-manufacturing-comeback\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/office-of-the-spokesperson\/2026\/09\/trump-administration-launches-foundry-school-to-build-the-workforcebehind-americas-manufacturing-comeback\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">Trump Administration Launches Foundry School to Build the Workforce Behind America\u2019s Manufacturing Comeback<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Federal Funding Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On September 1, the House of Representatives considered the Senate Amendments to\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/6500?hl=hr+6500&amp;s=2&amp;r=1. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/6500?hl=hr+6500&amp;s=2&amp;r=1\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">H.R. 6500 \u2013 The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027<\/a>. The bill, which was previously agreed to in the Senate, passed the House via a vote of <a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/votes\/house\/119-2\/286. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/votes\/house\/119-2\/286\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">370-48<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The bill was signed into law on September 2, 2026, and provides funding for the federal government and a delay of the Uniform Guidance Rule through December 11, 2026.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Political Activity Guidance Reminder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, as uncertainty continues around the federal landscape, Universities of Wisconsin employees should be mindful of political activity and public advocacy guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Activities such as sharing a petition or contacting a legislator for political purposes using your university email address or state resources to engage in political campaign activities at any time or engaging in political activities during work time are prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>In your capacity as private citizens, on non-work time, and without use of university resources (including the use of university email addresses) employees may circulate or sign a petition or letter of support advocating for public policy or a political candidate. However, if using your name and official title, it should be made clear that an individual\u2019s endorsement indicates neither support nor endorsement by the university of a particular policy position or candidate, and that you are acting solely in your role as a private citizen.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, you can read the\u00a0<a id=\"OWA1cbf98ed-840a-f95d-657e-65ba8609d374\" class=\"x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/guidance-on-political-campaign-activities-at-university-of-wisconsin-system-institutions\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/guidance-on-political-campaign-activities-at-university-of-wisconsin-system-institutions\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"12\">Guidance on Political Activities Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>\u00a0document. Importantly, these FAQs should be treated as general guidelines and not legal advice.<\/p>\n<p>Please direct specific questions regarding political campaign issues to the Office of General Counsel or your university\u2019s Office of Legal Affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Friday Department of Justice:\u00a0Ohio State University Agrees to $2.1M Settlement to Resolve Allegations that it Failed to Disclose Employees\u2019 Ties to the People\u2019s Republic of China in Applications for Federal Research Funding Department of Justice:\u00a0Justice Department Clarifies Duty of States to Report Known Illegal Aliens Under Welfare-Reform Law Department of Treasury:\u00a0Treasury, IRS Move to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3213,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fed-friday-updates","category-federal-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7598"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7600,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7598\/revisions\/7600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}