ED Announces New Neg-Reg Committees
Published July 28, 2025
By AACOM Government Relations
Federal Policy
Higher Education
OME Advocate
- On Thursday, July 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced its intent to establish two negotiated rulemaking (neg-reg) committees to implement recent changes enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), H.R. 1.
- The Reimagining and Improving Student Education Committee will focus on major reforms to federal student loans for graduate and professional students, including phasing out Grad PLUS loans and setting new annual and lifetime borrowing limits.
- The Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell Committee will address changes to institutional and program accountability, including potential loss of Direct Loan eligibility for programs with low graduate earnings, reinstatement of Gainful Employment rules and implementation of Financial Value Transparency measures.
- Before establishing the neg-reg committees, the public will have an opportunity to provide oral advice and recommendations addressing the implementation of the OBBBA in a virtual public hearing on August 7, 2025. Nominations for negotiators and written comments will be accepted until August 25, 2025. The committees will consist of students, student loan borrowers, state officials and other organizations representing students and taxpayers, among others. The earliest any rules resulting from this process could go into effect is July 1, 2027, assuming the ED finalizes and publishes the rules by November 1, 2026.
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