NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE STORES

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Concerns with the potential ramifications of overtime regulations for exempted workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. -Final overtime rule, 89-FR-32842 (all provisions)

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations. Provisions related to funding for Pell Grants, Work Study, and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) -Open Textbook Pilot grant program. -S.2587 and accompanying committee report S. Rept.119-55 -Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. -H.R.5304 and accompanying committee report H. Rept. 119-271 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 -H.R. 7148, Pub.L. 119-75: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. FY2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations. Provisions related to funding for Pell Grants, Work Study, and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) -Open Textbook Pilot grant program.

Literal federal measure citations: S.2587, H.R.5304, H.R. 7148

BAN · Banking

Reducing credit and debit card interchange rates, including competitive routing and unfair credit card practices. -Public Law No: 111-203 (H.R. 4173), the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Subtitle G, Sec. 1075 of HR 4173 (as enacted). Reasonable fees and rules for payment card transactions and routing of transactions. -S. 3623, - The Credit Card Competition Act of 2026 (all provisions). -H.R. 7035, -The Credit Card Competition Act of 2026 (all provisions).

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 4173, HR 4173, S. 3623, H.R. 7035

EDU · Education

Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (PL 89-329) as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, provisions related to cost of attendance, settling ledger accounts, books and supplies, accessibility for students with disabilities, work study, Pell grants, and Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. -HEA Sec 133 information disclosure, Sec 443 and Sec 462 financial aid, Sec 472 cost of attendance. -H.R.1886 and S.740. The Affordable College Textbook Act of 2025 (all provisions). -H.R.1. One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Subtitle D Workforce Pell, Sec. 70606 American Opportunity Tax Credit.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.1886, S.740, H.R.1

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Higher Education Tax Proposals to Support Students and Institutions. -H.R.1. One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Sec. 70606 American Opportunity Tax Credit)

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.1