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The DC Digest-September 12, 2025

September 12, 2025

House Appropriations Committee Advances Two Funding Bills
House Passes NDAA Bill
Bayh-Dole Coalition Releases Statement on Secretary Lutnick’s Patent Profit Sharing Proposal
Education Department to End Funding for Minority Serving Institutions
Senator Ted Budd Convenes Senate Subcommittee Hearing on AI
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The DC Digest-September 9, 2025

September 9, 2025

Appropriations Report Spells Out Potential HHS Cuts
Trump Administration Continues Shift of Workforce Programs from Department of Education to Department of Labor
Education Department Revamping Student Aid Office to Boost Consumer Education

September 5, 2025

August 22, 2025

NIH Director Issues Agency Priorities, Orders Internal Review of Agency’s Funding Portfolio
Supreme Court Clears Way for Nearly $800 Million in Cuts to NIH Grants
Education Department Plans to Reinstate Office of Civil Rights Workers
Trump Admin Could Block Student Loan Relief for Some Public Service Workers
Education Department Prohibits Use of Federal Work-Study Funds for Jobs Supporting Political Activities
State Department has Revoked Over 6,000 Student Visas this Year
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August 15, 2025

Trump Administration Threatens Takeover of Harvard Patents Worth Hundreds of Millions
Federal Judge Declares Education Department’s Attempt to Block DEI Programs Unlawful
Justice Department Releases Guidance on Unlawful Discrimination
Administration Finds GWU Failed to Address Campus Antisemitism
Trump Issues Executive Order on “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking”
Trump Issues Presidential Memorandum on “Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions”
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