The President's Budget is Out, This Week's Congressional Hearings, LAW is Going Live No images? Click here ![]() June 2, 2025 Leading the News this WeekACCT has been informing members and staffers of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee of the possible impacts of the reconciliation proposal that they will soon be tasked with evaluating and possibly modifying. ACCT is greatly concerned with the proposal to eliminate Pell eligibility for students enrolled in less than half-time (this would amount to 7.5 credits, which in a traditional 3 credits per course model means that students would have to enroll for three classes (9 credits) to be Pell eligible). The next couple of days, through the first weeks of June, will be a critical time to reach out to these Senators and advocate for community colleges and their students. To further amplify these efforts in this slim window of time, we ask you to participate in our action campaign and let your Senators know, with data, the ill effects of this current reconciliation bill. Take action here! Any questions or requests for support in contacting the Senate should be directed to publicpolicy@acct.org. News in Higher EducationThe President's Budget RequestA few weeks ago, the Trump administration unveiled its skinny budget request, an abbreviated budget that outlined a general picture of how the administration envisions government agencies and programs ought to be funded. On Friday, the Trump administration released additional information regarding the President's budget request for the Department of Education and the Department of Labor, including funding at the programmatic level. While we are still waiting for the full budget request, including congressional justifications, the new information outlines the following: The elimination of funding for the following programs:
President Trump has also requested a reduction of funding for the following:
The Trump administration is requesting to maintain funding levels for the following:
Congressional HearingsThe Hill will be quite active this week with three Congressional Hearings in the education and labor space. Here is a list of hearings ACCT plans to tune into:
LAW is Going Live Please join ACCT's Government Relations Team on June 6th at 1:00PM ET as they unpack updates in the Federal government, including the latest on the reconciliation process and the Trump administration's budget request. Click here to register. Advocacy UpdateNow that the House Education and Workforce Committee no longer has reconciliation on their to-do list, ACCT is reaching out to committee staff and staffers from members' offices to orient their focus on reauthorizing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). One feature of this reauthorization would be the codification of the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (SCCTG). The December 2024 draft of the Continuing Resolution, a government funding package, included reauthorization language, which was later removed in the final bill in favor of a slimmer funding package. For more on ACCT's list of advocacy priorities, please view our Green Sheet. To further enhance our advocacy efforts, the Government Relations Team invites you to email publicpolicy@acct.org to share how recent developments at the federal level have impacted your students and your campus. ![]()
Outreach EffortsIs your institution meeting or hosting an event with federal elected officials? We created a Congressional Contact Form that will help us track outreach efforts of community college leaders across our membership. By filling out the form, you are better informing ACCT's advocacy efforts and our advocacy team is able to continue those conversations with congressional staff in DC. ![]() ACCT NOW is the go-to resource for issues affecting community colleges. Our new website features original reporting and research, as well as of-the-moment legislative updates. ACCT NOW also includes articles, reports, and research from outside sources that benefit the ACCT community. Read the Latest Articles on ACCT NOW: Would you Like a Federal Update Session for Your Team?Both this new presidential administration and new Congress have brought with them a flurry of developments in the federal landscape that can make keeping up a monumental task. ACCT's Government Relations team is here to help by offering a 45-minute to an-hour federal update session to community college leadership teams who are ACCT members. To request a session, fill out this form and please email publicpolicy@acct.org with any questions. Have a Question?Contact us with any questions or concerns about public policy and ACCT's advocacy on behalf of two-year colleges and two-year college trustees. ACCT's Latest Action in Washington alerts are sent to interested ACCT members to keep you up to date on important legislative activities that impact community colleges. If you no longer wish to receive ACCT's Latest Action in Washington alerts, reply to this email with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. For more information about ACCT's advocacy services, visit acct.org/advocacy Spread the Word.Please encourage your fellow trustees, presidents and colleagues to stay up to date about legislation that affects their community colleges by joining the Latest Action in Washington (LAW) Alert network. To join, simply register here. For more community college news from inside the beltway, follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn, or like us Facebook. |