CUPA-HR Letters, Briefs and Testimony
We frequently collaborate with other higher ed and HR associations to weigh in on important issues. We’re also invited from time to time to testify on the Hill and meet with various federal agencies on workforce-related legislation. Below are the letters and briefs to regulatory agencies, Congress and the courts that CUPA-HR has submitted on its own or has participated in developing with other organizations, as well as information related to our meetings and testimony in D.C.
CUPA-HR’s Public Policy Statement provides a framework for CUPA-HR’s public policy advocacy efforts.
2026
Harvard Lawsuit
CUPA-HR Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Harvard in International Student Lawsuit (January 20, 2026)
2025
Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise
CUPA-HR joins comment letter in response to OSTP RFI on Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise (December 22, 2025)
Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act
CUPA-HR joins letter to House Education and Workforce Committee supporting the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act (November 18, 2025)
Working Families Flexibility Act
CUPA-HR joins letter to House Education and Workforce Committee supporting the Working Families Flexibility Act (November 18, 2025)
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform
CUPA-HR Joins Letter Seeking PBM Transparency and Accountability Reforms (November 11, 2025)
H-1B Visas
CUPA-HR Joins Letter to DHS on H-1B Visa Fee Increase (October 23, 2025)
Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) Survey
CUPA-HR Joins Letter Expressing Concern With ED’s Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) Survey (October 7, 2025)
Appropriations Funding
CUPA-HR Joins Letter to Congressional Leaders on FY 2026 Appropriations (September 30, 2025)
Student Visas
CUPA-HR Joins Comment Letter in Response to DHS Duration of Status Proposed Rule (September 29, 2025)
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
CUPA-HR Joins Comments on Proposed Rule to Change Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program (September 17, 2025)
Student Visas
CUPA-HR Joins Letter Requesting Comment Period Extension for Duration of Status Proposed Rule (September 16, 2025)
Reconciliation Bill
CUPA-HR Joins Letter to Senate Leadership on Budget Reconciliation Bill (June 27, 2025)
Harvard Lawsuit
CUPA-HR Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Harvard’s Lawsuit Challenging the Trump Administration’s Recent Actions (June 9, 2025)
Student Visas
CUPA-HR Joins Letter to Department of State on Pause on Student Visa Interviews (May 30, 2025)
Reconciliation Bill
CUPA-HR Joins Letter to House Leadership on Reconciliation Bill (May 21, 2025)
Student Visas
CUPA-HR Joins Letter Seeking Information on International Students and Scholars (April 4, 2025)
Student-Athletes
CUPA-HR Joins Amicus Brief Supporting NCAA Student-Athlete Eligibility Rules (March 28, 2025)
Working Families Flexibility Act
CUPA-HR Submits Letter in Support of the Working Families Flexibility Act (March 25, 2025)
February 14 “Dear Colleague” Letter
CUPA-HR Sends Letter to ED Requesting Additional Guidance for the February 14 “Dear Colleague” Letter (March 19, 2025)
AI in Higher Ed
CUPA-HR Joins Comment Letter Responding to NITRD’s Request For Information to Develop AI Action Plan (March 14, 2025)
February 14 “Dear Colleague” Letter
CUPA-HR Joins American Council on Education and Other Higher Education Associations to Request Clarity Regarding the February 14 Department of Education “Dear Colleague” Letter (February 25, 2025)
Employer Participation in Repayment Act
CUPA-HR Signs on to Letter in Support of the Employer Participation in Repayment Act (February 18, 2025)
ERISA
CUPA-HR Joins Amicus Brief for Cunningham v. Cornell Regarding 403(b) Retirement Savings Plans and ERISA Compliance (January 3, 2025)
FLSA Overtime Rule
CUPA-HR Signs on to Letter to DOL Requesting a Delay to the January 1, 2025 Effective Date of Overtime Rule (November 7, 2024)
Tax Reform
CUPA-HR Signs on to Letter to House Ways and Means Committee’s Tax Teams to Support Students and Strengthen Higher Education Institutions (October 15, 2024)
Employer Participation in Repayment Act
CUPA-HR Signs on to Letter in Support of the Employer Participation in Repayment Act (August 1, 2024)
Financial Aid and FAFSA
CUPA-HR Signs on to Letter Urging Congress to Strengthen FAFSA Process and Improve Financial Aid System (May 22, 2024)
CUPA-HR Signs on to Letter to Secretary of Education Expressing Concern About Processing Time for Institutional Student Information Records (March 28, 2024)
FLSA Overtime Rule
CUPA-HR Signs on to Letter in Support of the Overtime Pay Flexibility Act (March 6, 2024)
Insurance Coverage for Vaccines
CUPA-HR Signs on to Letter Urging Full Implementation of Requirement for Commercial Insurance to Cover CDC-Recommended Vaccines (March 1, 2024)
Schedule A Modernization
CUPA-HR Signs on to Letter to DOL Supporting Modernization of Schedule A to Include STEM Occupations (February 20, 2024)
Paid Leave
CUPA-HR Submits Letter in Response to Paid Leave RFI (January 31, 2024)
H-1B Visas
CUPA-HR Signs On to Multi-Sector Letter in Response to the H-1B NPRM’s Proposed Definition for Specialty Occupations (December 21, 2023)
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter with 19 Other Higher Education Associations in Response to the Department of Homeland Security’s H-1B Modernization Proposal (December 22, 2023)
FLSA Overtime Rule
Letter to Workplace Protections Subcommittee for OT Hearing (November 29, 2023)
Telehealth in Higher Education
Higher Ed Community Statement on Telehealth to Senate Finance Committee (November 14, 2023)
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
CUPA-HR Signs On to Coalition Letter Commenting on the Proposed Amendments to the Regulations of the MHPAEA (October 17, 2023)
FLSA Overtime Rule
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter to DOL Requesting an Extension to the Comment Period on the NPRM Regarding the Minimum Salary Threshold for Exempt Status Under FLSA (October 12, 2023)
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter to DOL Regarding Proposed Amendments to the Regulations of the MHPAEA (October 4, 2023)
FLSA Overtime Rule
CUPA-HR Letter to DOL Requesting an Extension to the Comment Period on the NPRM Regarding the Minimum Salary Threshold for Exempt Status Under FLSA (September 22, 2023)
Pell Grants, Federal Work-Study Program, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter Expressing Concerns over the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill for FY 2024 (July 28, 2023)
FLSA Overtime
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter Requesting the Abandonment or Postponement of Proposed Changes to FLSA Overtime Rules (May 25, 2023)
Tax-Free Pell Grant Act
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter Endorsing the Tax-Free Pell Grant Act (H.R. 3000) (May 5, 2023)
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter to Senate HELP Committee Outlining Steps to Reform the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Industry and Lower Drug Costs (May 1, 2023)
Race and Ethnicity Standards – IPEDS
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter Urging the OMB to Provide Institutions With Ample Time to Comply With Proposed Standards for Reporting Race and Ethnicity (April 27, 2023)
Third-Party Servicers
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind the Current Dear Colleague Letter “Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions” (March 29, 2023)
Free Inquiry Rule
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter in Response to the Department of Education’s Request for Information Seeking Input on Final Regulations Issued in the 2020 Regulatory Package (March 24, 2023)
Prohibition on Incentive Compensation
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter Regarding the Department of Education’s Dear Colleague Letter on the Incentive Compensation Prohibition and Bundled Services Exception (March 16, 2023)
Immigration and Naturalization
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter Regarding the Proposed Rule to Adjust Certain Immigration and Naturalization Benefit Request Fees Charged by USCIS (March 13, 2023)
Foreign Gifts and Contracts Reporting
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter on Proposed Information Collection Request on Section 117 Foreign Gifts and Contracts Reporting Requirement (February 27, 2023)
Third-Party Servicers
CUPA-HR Signs On to Letter Urging the Department of Education to Extend the Comment Period and Institutional Reporting Deadline Regarding the Dear Colleague Letter “Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Services and Institutions” (February 23, 2023)
