UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Issues pertaining to Pell grants, undergraduate loans, graduate student loans, accountability metrics, student financial aid, Medicaid and Medicare, other higher education tax provisions. FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Issues pertaining to NIH, CDC NIOSH ERC, HRSA Title VII and VIII, Pell, TRIO, International Education, EIR, and workforce development. FY 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts, EPA, including S&T and partnership research. FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Issues pertaining to EDA Regional Innovation, Workforce Training, DOJ NIJ, NASA, and National Science Foundation. FY 2026 Defense Appropriations, Issues pertaining to DOD basic research, microelectronics, and hypersonics. FY 2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations, Issues pertaining to research and development.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.1

EDU · Education

Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to student aid programs, work-based learning, cooperative education, and first-generation students. H.R. 6655, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to apprenticeships, work-based learning, innovation, and youth, adult, and dislocated programming at institutions of higher education.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 6655

HCR · Health Issues

Issues pertaining to biomedical research, NCI, and Alzheimer's research. Issues pertaining to research policy at NIH.

SPO · Sports/Athletics

H.R.3630, Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act, Issues pertaining to student athletes and name, image, and likeness compensation.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.3630

SCI · Science/Technology

Surface Transportation Reauthorization, Issues pertaining to the research title.