UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

MED · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

Support for NIH and CDC funding and institute programs Support for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program at NIH

MMM · Medicare/Medicaid

Support for Medicaid programs at hospitals, including children's hospitals Medicaid State Directed Payments (SPD)

PHA · Pharmacy

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ROD · Roads/Highway

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SCI · Science/Technology

FY27 appropriations for all federal agencies supporting science and technology research, including NASA, NSF, NOAA, NIST, DOD, ARPA-H, and DOE.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

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TRA · Transportation

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SMB · Small Business

Support for SBIR/STTR funding and reauthorization

ART · Arts/Entertainment

Support for robust funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities

VET · Veterans

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SPO · Sports/Athletics

Issues impacting student athletes, including those related to Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act or the SCORE Act, H.R. 4312 S.4668 - Protect College Sports Act of 2026

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 4312, S.4668

CIV · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

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CPT · Copyright/Patent/Trademark

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AGR · Agriculture

Advanced Drought Information System for Iowans and Advanced Flood and Drought Monitoring and Forecasting for Western Iowa community project funding proposals

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

FY27 robust funding for federal research agencies including, NIH, CDC, NSF, Department of Defense (Army RDT&E; USACE), NASA (support for Heliophysics division and Science Mission Directorate), National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH), Injury Control Research Centers, Public Health Training Centers, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, National Endowment for the Humanities, Educational and Cultural Affairs program at Department of State(including Fulbright Program), Department of Energy Office of Science, and federal student aid programs including Pell Grant program, Federal Work-Study, Graduate Areas of National Need program, Supplemental Educational Opportunities Grant program (SEOG), and TRIO and Gear Up Support for the National Information Collaboration on Ecohydraulics (NICE) program Support for Advanced Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessment, and Flood Forecasting for the Eastern Iowa Community Funding project; Support for Advanced Drought Information System for Iowans Community Funding project Support for Technology Maturation and Workforce Development for Space Science Project Community Funding project Support for Institute of Museum and Library Sciences Support for Prevention Research Centers at CDC Support for Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) Budget Model for Facilities and Administrative costs

DEF · Defense

Support for Tactical Communications for Human Autonomy Teams (TACO-HAT) RDT&E funding under Air Force Human Effectiveness Applied Research at the Air Force

ECN · Economics/Economic Development

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EDU · Education

Support for federal financial aid programs, including the Pell Grant program Support for GRAD PLUS loan program Concerns with changes in definitions of "graduate" and "professional" student in implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Support for and implementation of the Understanding the True Cost of College Act, S. 1558

Literal federal measure citations: S. 1558

ENV · Environment/Superfund

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HCR · Health Issues

Impacts of H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act Support for Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025, S. 1941 Concerns with delayed Notice of Funding Opportunity announcements at HHS, and specifically HRSA Implementation concerns with S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1, S. 1941, S.331

HOM · Homeland Security

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IMM · Immigration

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