Iowa Bill Directs Regent Universities to Sign Trump’s Higher Education Compact

Iowa bill directs regent universities to sign Trump’s higher education compact

A bill directing regent institutions to sign the proposed federal Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education and include effective date provisions was advanced to committee Wednesday. The bill, House Study Bill 548, directs the University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, and Iowa State University to sign a compact introduced by President Donald Trump in October 2025.  The Trump administration’s proposal offers preferential federal …

Bill to have state universities join Trump administration compact moves ahead

An Iowa House subcommittee moved ahead legislation Wednesday to have universities join a new federal education compact created by President Donald Trump, shown here during a Jan. 27, 2026, visit to Clive, Iowa. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)A bill requiring state universities to join an educational compact created by President Donald Trump and his administration passed through an Iowa House subcommittee Wednesday. House Study Bill…