ARL advances our priorities by working in coalition with representatives from civil society, higher education, libraries, scholars, open science, research, technology, and trade. On this page you will find letters, comments, and endorsements that capture our positions on funding research and higher education; maintaining balance in copyright; facilitating full participation in the education experience for all students, including international students and students with disabilities; and calling for transparency and accountability in the federal government.
View our sign-on letters below.
Academic Freedom
Appropriations
Broadband & Open Internet
Civil and Human Rights
Higher Education Policy
International Students & DACA Recipients
Open Science
Personnel/Confirmations
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ACE Letter on the National Defense Authorization Act
On September 21, 2023, ARl joined a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) asking members of the Congressional Armed Services Committee to strike certain provisions from the bill....
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Coalition for International Education Letter on International Language and Foreign Language Studies
On September 11, 2023, ARL joined a letter by the Coalition for International Education calling on Congressional appropriators to fund the U.S. Department of Education’s International Education and Foreign Language...
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ARL, Coalition Partners to Congress: Do Not Restrict the Promise of Generative AI
On September 11, 2023, ARL joined libraries, civil society organizations, and legal experts and scholars in expressing concern to Congress about calls for new copyright restrictions in response to the...
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Letter to the Office of Management and Budget on Fair Reimbursement for the 21st Century Library
On August 9, 2023, ARL sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget regarding 2 CFR Chapter 2, Part 200, referred to as “Uniform Guidance,” to offer analyses...
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Public Access Letter on Appropriations
On August 3, 2023, ARL sent a letter to appropriations leadership in the House and Senate asking them to remove Section 552 from the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill....
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Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Letter on National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding
As a member of the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF), ARL joined a letter asking House and Senate Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriators to fund the National Science Foundation...
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ACE Letter to National Science Foundation (NSF) on Research Security Reporting Requirements
On June 12, 2023, ARL joined a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) to the National Science Foundation (NSF) asking NSF to engage with the higher education community...
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ACE Letter to Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)-33
On June 5, 2023, ARL joined comments by ACE on OSTP’s draft Research Security Program Standard Requirement, which was developed as part of National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)-33 for U.S....
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ACE Letter to US Department of Education on Foreign Gift and Contract Disclosures
On June 5, 2023, ARL joined comments by ACE in response to an Information Collection Request published by the Department of Education on Section 117 foreign gifts and contract reporting...
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Coalition for International Education
On May 9, 2023, ARL joined the Coalition for International Education and 28 other organizations in calling on congressional appropriators to invest in the US Department of Education’s International and...