Bryan Dickson Senior Policy Analyst NACUBO #2 Washington Update Ohio Bursars Association Spring Conference April 5, 2018 Columbus, Ohio Bryan Dickson Senior Policy Analyst NACUBO

Policy Priorities Which policy areas should be a priority for Trump and Congress? Pew Research Center January 10-15, 2018 Sources: “Economic issues decline among public’s policy priorities,” Pew Research Center, January 25, 2018. January 29, 2018 |

House Caucus Breakdown Freedom Caucus Median Republicans Tuesday Group Progressive Caucus Median Democrats Blue Dog Coalition Total Republicans* 238 Tuesday Group** ~52 Freedom Caucus** ~36 Total Democrats* 193 Blue Dog Coalition 18 New Democrat Coalition 61 Progressive Caucus 75 Vacancies 4 216 Votes Needed to Pass *The individual caucuses do not add up to the total number as some House members are in multiple caucuses or no ideological caucus. **The House Republican caucuses do not publicly release lists of members. Estimates come from news reports.

60 Votes for Supermajority Republican Senate Factions Centrists 60 Votes for Supermajority 50 Votes for Majority Conservatives Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) Due Process Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) Sources: National Journal Research, 2017. March 2, 2018 | Daniel Stublen

■ Republican held seats (239) ■ Democrat held seats (193) Cook Political Report Ratings for 2018 House Races ■ Republican held seats (239) ■ Democrat held seats (193) Source: Cook Political Report.

■ Republican held seats (8) ■ Democrat/Independent held seats (26) Cook Political Report Ratings for 2018 Senate Races ■ Republican held seats (8) ■ Democrat/Independent held seats (26) * Includes independent Angus King (ME) who caucuses with the Democrats ** Includes independent Bernie Sanders (VT) who caucuses with the Democrats Sources: Cook Political Report, 2017.

End of the Shutdown Cycle! Congress passed sweeping budget deal and stopgap spending package on Feb 9 Raised caps on both discretionary and non-discretionary spending Promised additional $4 billion for higher education over the next 2 years for “student-centered programs that aid college completion and affordability” Increased NIH funding by $2 billion BUT no agreement on DACA

Key Provisions of the Budget Deal Increases defense discretionary spending cap by $80 billion in FY18 and $85 billion in FY19 Fully repeals sequestration for nondefense spending Extends CHIP funding for four years and reauthorizes community health centers for two years Funds government through March 23 to give Congress time to deal with appropriations Allocates $20 billion to infrastructure spending Provides $90 billion in emergency funding for Puerto Rico, Florida and Texas Provides $4 billion over two years to address claims at Veterans Affairs Authorizes $6 billion over two years to address the opioid crisis Suspends debt ceiling until March 1, 2019

Key Dates February – June 2018 Federal Fiscal Year March April May June July President’s budget request Debt limit deadline DACA benefits begin to expire (if not for injunction) Omnibus bill passed Congress traditionally completes action on the concurrent resolution Opioid crisis’ status as public emergency expires Annual appropriation bills may be considered in the House Congress in recess 7/2-7/6 Federal Fiscal Year October 1 – September 30 FY18 Appropriations = Award Year 2018-2019 for Federal Student Aid FY19 Appropriations = Award Year 2019-2020 for Federal Student Aid Continuing resolutions keeps the federal government operating at existing budget levels.

Overview of the FY18 Omnibus Bill IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ■ FY17 enacted level ■ FY18 request (Trump) ■ FY18 enacted level Sources: Government Executive, 2018.