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LETTERS AND TESTIMONY: Additional Topics

The ABA frequently corresponds with Members of Congress, the Executive Branch and other governmental bodies and testifies before Congress on matters of importance to the administration of justice and the legal profession.

110th Congress
Date Recipient Description
08-15-08 US Dept. of Education Comment letter to the Department of Education concerning implementation of public service loan forgiveness under P.L. 110-84, the College Cost Reduction and Access Act.
07-30-08 Senate Letter supporting programs in the Higher Education Act reauthorization and for prompt passage of the Conference Report.
07-29-08 Senate Letter urging a vote for cloture on a motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2035, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007.
07-29-08 House Letter supporting the introduction of the Charles H. W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act.
07-18-08 House Letter supporting the harmonizing of the definitions of "homeless" under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistant Act to include those living in campgrounds, motels or doubled-up in other’s homes.
07-10-08 House Letter recommending the creation of a bipartisan independent commission to address the challenges of disaster response and preparedness(Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management)
07-10-08 Senate Letter recommending the creation of a bipartisan independent commission to address the challenges of disaster response and preparedness(Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs)
05-07-08 House Written statement supporting funding and special issues confronting the Law Library of Congress (Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch)
04-28-08 Senate & House Letter supporting S. 2767, a bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965(Committee on Education and Labor)
04-22-08 Senate Letter supporting S.1843, the Fair Pay Restoration Act
02-07-08 Senate Letter commending the recent introduction of S. 2523, the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007
01-29-08 House Letter regarding the oversight of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990(Committee on Education and Labor)
01-25-08 House Letter supporting H.R. 840, a bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Act (House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity)
01-4-08 Senate Written Statement on The Fair Pay Restoration Act (Committee on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions)
12-18-07 House Written statement H.R. 40, a bill to create a commission to study those effects of slavery evident into the present day(Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties)
11-6-07 Senate & House Letter supporting the passage of Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007, H.R. 3685.
10-24-07 House Written Statement on the subject of "The Library of Congress: Current Issues with Library Management" (Committee on House Administration)
10-23-07 House Letter supporting the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act
10-16-07 House Letter supporting the retention of gender identity and gender expression protection in H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (Committee on Education and Labor)
09-19-07 Senate Letter addressing the need for a federal reporters’ shield law and expressing support in principle for S. 1267, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (Committee on the Judiciary)
09-18-07 House Letter supporting H.R. 2761, legislation that would reauthorize, for fifteen years, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
06-25-07 House Letter supporting the amendment of the federal definition of homelessness (Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity)
06-13-07 House Letter supporting H.R. 2102, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (Committee on Judiciary)
05-02-07 DOT &
FHWA
Letter making recommendations to the Federal Highway Administration on their Model PPP Legislation (Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration)
109th Congress
Date Recipient Description
06-28-06 Senate Letter commenting on the mark-up on S. 2831, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2006 (Committee on the Judiciary)
03-21-06 USCCR Letter commenting on the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act (U.S. Commission on Civil Rights)
03-17-06 Senate Letter supporting the needs of animals as part of emergency response planning
03-03-06 Senate Letter supporting full funding for the Library of Congress and the Law Library of Congress (Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch)
03-03-06 House Letter supporting full funding for the Library of Congress and the Law Library of Congress (Committee on Appropriations)
01-17-06 House Letter supporting authorizing the Law Library of Congress to make its World Law Bulletin available to the public (Joint Committee on the Library)
10-19-05 Senate Written statement commenting on reporters' privilege legislation (Committee on the Judiciary)

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