AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations

FY26 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations - funding for the Legal Services Corporation; Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Legal Orientation Program; and domestic violence survivor programs. FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations - funding for the Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children Program. FY26 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations - funding for foreign assistance related to democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs. FY26 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - funding for federal defenders. FY26 Legislative Branch Appropriations - funding for the Library of Congress. Activity in support of preservation of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. S.2067, the Rescissions Act of 2025, or similar legislation to repeal foreign assistance funding Support increased annual appropriations, as well as robust funding for the Legal Services Corporation, as well as supplemental disaster relief funding.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Library of Congress (LOC) · White House Office · Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) · Justice, Dept of (DOJ) · State, Dept of (DOS) · Treasury, Dept of · Legal Services Corporation · Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

S.J.Res.38, H.J.Res.80 - Establishing Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment