AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations

FY2023 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations - funding for the Legal Services Corporation; federal courts; immigration legal representation pilot program; immigration courts; Legal Orientation Program; John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender student loan repayment program. FY2023 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations - funding for democracy and rule of law programs, funding for contributions to international organizations. FY2023 Legislative Branch Appropriations - funding for the Library of Congress and the Law Library of Congress. FY2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations - funding for the Office of Refugee Resettlement related to unaccompanied children legal services program. S.Res.46, A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt. Support for increased annual appropriations as well as robust funding for the Legal Services Corporation. Support for student loan debt forgiveness, reforming and strengthening the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, reduced student loan interest rates and ability to refine loans, and the continued suspension of federal student loan payments.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · White House Office · Office of Management & Budget (OMB) · Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) · Justice, Dept of (DOJ) · State, Dept of (DOS) · Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

H.R. 7, S. 205, the Paycheck Fairness Act. H.R. 5444, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies. Issues relating to voting rights, election reform, and election security.