AACOM Hosts Webinar on Higher Education Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Published July 28, 2025

By AACOM Government Relations

Federal Policy Higher Education OME Advocate

On July 24, 2025, the AACOM Government Relations Department hosted a webinar to explain changes to the federal student financial aid landscape included in the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), H.R. 1.

Dave Bergman, JD, AACOM’s senior vice president of government relations and health affairs, and Brian Melnyk, JD, senior associate at Venable, LLP, provided an overview of the reconciliation process, AACOM’s actions and what the final law means for osteopathic medical students and schools. For more information, you can view a recording of the webinar and AACOM’s Reconciliation FAQ document.