Statements and Letters on Federal Affairs
GSC Y67 and Prior
- Statement Endorsing the NSF for the Future Act
- Statement on the Endless Frontier Act
- Graduate Student Mental Health Federal Advocacy Initiative
- Letter from MIT Graduate Student Government on the National Interest Exception for All Students
- Letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy on the Future of the Research Environment
- Letter to the Biden Administration on Climate Change
- Letter to the Department of Defense
- Letter to the Biden Administration Office of Science and Technology Policy Transition Team
- Letter to the Biden Administration Department of Education Transition Team
- Letter to the Biden Administration Department of Homeland Security and State Transition Teams
- Letter on the College Transparency Act
- Statement on the Quantum Frontiers Report
- Statement of Support for the education and research recommendations of the “Future of Defense Task Force Report 2020.”
- Collective Student Government Comment on DHS Duration of Status Proposed Ruling
- Letter on H.C.R. 116 Bipartisan AI National Strategy Resolution
- Joint MIT-CMU Statement Endorsing Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act
- Statement Endorsing the Endless Frontier Act
- Statement Endorsing the RISE Act
- Amicus Brief in Support of the MIT-Harvard Lawsuit Against ICE Modifications Affecting International Students on F-1 Visas
- Statement on Infrastructure Research Appropriations and the “FAST” Act
- Statement on the 21st Century Youth Entrepreneurship Act
- Statement on Graduate Student Retirement Savings
- Joint MIT-CMU Letter on Combating Sexual Harassment in Science
- Joint MIT-CMU Letter on College Student Hunger
- Public Comment on the Proposed Rule on Title IX Regulations
- Statement in Support of the IMAGINE Act
- Statement on the Chinese Visa Policy
- Statement on Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule on Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science
- Statement on the Gun Violence Research Act
- Statement on the Importance of Funding Scientific Research
- Statement on the House Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- Statement on the HONEST Act
- Statement on Graduate Student Finance
- Statement Supporting MIT DACA Students
- Statement on the Charlottesville Tragedy
- Statement on the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act
- Statement on Importance of Funding Scientific Research
- Statement on Climate Change and Climate Research
- Statement on Scientific Integrity
- Statement on Funding for the Arts & Humanities
- Statement on Infrastructure Development Research
- Spring 2017 Legislative Action Days DC Visit Leave Behind
- Statement on Retaining U.S.-Educated International Talent to Strengthen Innovation and Job Creation in the United States
- Statement on Policies that Prevent Sexual Harassment and Assault
- Statement on Gender Equality
- Statement in Support of LGBT Students
- Spring 2017 International Women’s Day DC Visit Leave Behind on Gender Equality
- Spring 2017 International Women’s Day DC Visit Leave Behind on Immigration
- Joint Statement on the Executive Order issued on January 27th, 2017, entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States”
- Statement in Support of the International Entrepreneur Rule
- Letter to US State Department in Support of Domestic Visa Renewal
- Statement in Support of S.2624: “National Biomedical Research Act”
- Letter to US House Committee on the Judiciary in Support of H.R.3987: “Jobs in America Act”
- Article in The Tech on the Proposed Rule for STEM OPT Extension
- Letter to US Secretary of Homeland Security Johnson on the Proposed Rule for STEM OPT Extension
- Letter to US Congressman Capuano in Opposition to H.R.1806: “America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015”
- Statement on MIT Graduate Student Open Access Policy
Statements and Letters on State and Local Affairs
GSC Y68 (AY 2021-22)
- Joint Statement in Support of Making Election Day a State Holiday in MA
- Joint Statement Endorsing VOTES Act
- Statement Endorsing An Act Prohibiting Body Size Discrimination
GSC Y67 and Prior
- All-Gender Restroom Code Modification Proposal
- Statement on Reforming Policing and Public Safety Infrastructure
- Statement on Missing Middle Housing Zoning Petition
- Letter to the Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gasfitters
- Public Comment on the MBTA Forging Ahead Plan
- Statement in Support of Cambridge Affordable Housing Overlay
- Statement in Support of the Creation of a Cambridge Student Association
- Statement on An Act Relative to Voting Options in Response to COVID-19
- Statement in Support of Campaign Finance Reform
- Statement in Support of Allowing Noncitizen Voting in Municipal Elections
- Statement in Support of Carbon Pricing and Renewable Energy Mandates
- Joint Statement in Support of Legislation to Reduce Sexual Misconduct on Higher Education Campuses
- Statement in Support of the Formation of a Young Adult Commission
- Statement in Support of the South Massachusetts Avenue Corridor Safety Improvement Project
- Statement on Ballot Question 3 of the Massachusetts 2018 General Election
- Statement on Resolve creating a task force on sexual misconduct climate surveys for colleges and universities in Massachusetts
- Statement on An Act automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud
- Statement on An Act to promote a clean energy future
- Statement on safe bicycle infrastructure on the Longfellow Bridge
- Statement on the Safe Communities Act
- Tax Impact Estimates for the Global Entrepreneur in Residence Program
- Letter on Ranked Choice Voting
- Statement on An act to reduce traffic fatalities
- Statement on An Act relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses
- Statement on the Global Entrepreneur in Residence Program
- Letter in Support of S.371: “An Act establishing election day registration”
- Letter in Support of H.2091 and S.373: “An Act automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud”, and H.2080: “An Act relative to automatic voter registration”
- Statement on An Act combating climate change and An Act to promote green infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create jobs
- Letter to Cambridge City Leadership on Making Busy Cambridge Intersections Safe for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
- Statement on Student Privacy
- Spring 2017 Statehouse Visit Leave Behind
- Email to MA Governor Baker in Support of H.4509: “An Act to establish pay equity”
- Article in The Tech in Support of H.4253: “An Act relative to gender identity and nondiscrimination”
- Letter to MA House of Representatives in Support of H.4253: “An Act relative to gender identity and nondiscrimination”
- Letter to Somerville Board of Aldermen in Support of the removal of the provision from the Somerville Zoning Ordinance prohibiting more than four unrelated persons from sharing a single dwelling
- Letter to MA General Court in Support of the Global Entrepreneur in Residence Program
- Letter to MA General Court in Support of H.3937: “An Act automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud”
- Letter to MA Governor Baker in Support of H.1577 and S.735: “An Act relative to gender identity and nondiscrimination” and “An Act relative to transgender anti-discrimination”
