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Each year, the Association of College and Research Libraries Government Relations Committee, in consultation with the ACRL Board of Directors and staff, formulates an ACRL Legislative Agenda. Drafted with input from key ACRL committees, ACRL leaders, and the ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office, the ACRL Legislative Agenda is prioritized and focuses on issues at the national level affecting the welfare of academic and research libraries. The ACRL Board of Directors recently approved the 2025-26 ACRL Legislative Agenda.
The 2025-26 ACRL Legislative Agenda focuses on five issues that will be the focus of ACRL’s advocacy efforts, listed in priority order:
- Upholding Intellectual Freedom
- Federal Funding for Libraries
- Net Neutrality
- Safety and Security of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Affordable College Textbook Act
The agenda also includes a watch list of policy issues of great concern to academic librarians. Issues on the watch list are:
- Proposed Elimination of the IPEDS Academic Libraries Survey
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA)/Immigration Issues
- Consumer Data Privacy
- Accessible Instructional Materials
- Federal Funding for Higher Education and Federally Funded Research
- Additional Information
The full 2025-26 Legislative Agenda is available here.