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State Relations
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Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Study Committee
The Study Committee on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care will meet September 9th and September 10th at 9am with presentations from invited speakers including Health Care Practitioners and Health Care Practitioner Educators from the School of Medicine and Public Health at UW-Madison.
For more information on this study committee, you can access the committee page here.
You can watch both meetings live on WisconsinEye.
Federal Relations
Federal Funding Update
On September 1, the House of Representatives considered the Senate Amendments to H.R. 6500 – The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027. The bill, which was previously agreed to in the Senate, passed the House via a vote of 370-48.
The bill was signed into law on September 2, 2026, and provides funding for the federal government and a delay of the Uniform Guidance Rule through December 11, 2026.
Education and Workforce Committee Updates
On Monday, September 7, the House Education and Workforce Committee "requested three Government Accountability Office (GAO) studies to examine major issues affecting students, colleges, and taxpayers: state and public university tenure reforms, barriers students face when transferring college credits, and the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in college admissions and scholarship decisions."
If interested, you can read Chairman Walberg's statement on each request via the Committee press release.
The full letters are available below:
- Read the full letter on tenure here.
- Read the full letter on transfers here.
- Read the full letter on AI here.
Full House and Senate Hearing Schedule
If interested, you can see a full list of upcoming hearings on the Senate Hearings & Meetings Page. A review of the committee hearings in the House of Representatives is available via the Committee Schedule within the House of Representatives Legislative Activity section on the Chamber’s main page.
House and Senate Floor Schedules
The House of Representatives and Senate are in a scheduled recess week. Both chambers are set to return to Washington DC for votes the week of September 14.
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