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Lobbying issues and bill citations
HCR · Health Issues
Save Our Safety Net Hospitals Act S.2743/H.R.5064; ACA Medicaid DSH cuts (Section 2551, P.L. 111-148); One Big Beautiful Bill Act Medicaid cuts (P.L. 119-21); FY26 and FY27 NIH and health research funding; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-75); Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S.2439/H.R.4731); Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (S.1600/H.R.3178); CONNECT for Health Act (S.1261/H.R.4206); Repayment of outstanding FEMA COVID-19 hospital reimbursement; Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (S.2759/H.R.5283); Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (S.709/H.R.1585); congressional directed spending for Ambulatory Surgical Centers - Expansion of Robotic Surgery Program at Stony Brook Medicine; and congressional directed spending for Ambulatory Surgical Centers - Joint Replacement Surgery Instrument Upgrades at Stony Brook Medicine.
Literal federal measure citations: S.2743, H.R.5064, S.2439, H.R.4731, S.1600, H.R.3178, S.1261, H.R.4206, S.2759, H.R.5283, S.709, H.R.1585
BUD · Budget/Appropriations
FY26 and FY27 Appropriations and Authorization bills for federal research agencies including DOD, HHS, NIH, NSF, NASA, NOAA, NIST and Departments of Energy and Education; Pell Grant Funding; FY27 congressional directed spending (CDS) for Securing the Future: Infrastructure for an American Critical Technology Workforce at Stony Brook University; CDS request for quantum protected cybersecurity network at Stony Brook University.
EDU · Education
Student financial aid funding including the Pell Grant, Federal Work Study program, the Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program; education provisions included in H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Additionally, Dept. of Education regulatory changes including graduate student loan limits; inclusion of professional degrees in definition.
Literal federal measure citations: H.R.1
DEF · Defense
Increased funding for Quantum and AI research; enhance partnerships between DoD and Stony Brook University.
IMM · Immigration
Proposed changes to OPT; H1B fee increase; duration of status; Administration Immigration Actions: including: (i) Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media(NPRM); (ii) Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions(NPRM); and (iii) Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers (proclamation). Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (S.2759/H.R.5283) and Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (S.709/H.R.1585).
Literal federal measure citations: S.2759, H.R.5283, S.709, H.R.1585
