Senate

Legislative Update & Advocacy Resources

• The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions released its reconciliation provisions for education programs on June 10. The proposal reflects notable improvements over the House-passed legislation. Importantly, the bill does not advance the House’s institutional risk-sharing proposal, and some of the most sweeping structural changes to Title IV have been scaled back. However, the Senate proposal still contains several provisions of serious concern for private, nonprofit institutions. 

• The Senate Finance Committee released its version of tax legislation as part of the reconciliation process on June 17. The proposal that emerged offers a mixed bag for private, nonprofit higher education.  While much of the bill language is similar to the House-passed tax bill, there were some significant differences, including language that would worsen the current endowment tax.

Advocacy Steps

Let your senators know that their bill is better than the House version, but you still have concerns.  You can also ask your representative to work toward the Senate provisions.

Senate HELP Committee

• NAICU Bill Summary

• NAICU Talking Points

• House and Senate Bills Side-by-Side Comparison

Senate Finance Committee

• NAICU Bill Summary

• House and Senate Bills Side-by-Side Comparison