August 2015 Government & Community Relations Update

Members of the UO community and campus neighbors invited to participate in the community welcome


Members of the UO community and campus neighbors are invited to help go door to door in near campus neighborhoods to welcome UO students living off campus back for the year, share tips on keeping themselves and their belongings safe, and encourage them to be good neighbors.
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US Senate Finance Committee extends IRA charitable rollover, other tax provisions


On July 21, the US Senate Finance Committee amended and passed a tax extenders package by a vote of 23-3 with support from Ranking member and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden (D).
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Appropriations bills stalled as end of federal fiscal year nears


With the House and Senate now in their August recess, there are only twenty legislative days scheduled for the Senate and twelve for the House before the end of the fiscal year (September 30) and government funding expires. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have passed all of their FY16 spending bills, but floor action on the bills is stalled in both chambers. 
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US Senate committee passes FASTR


On July 29, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act (S. 779 and H.R.
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