Issues relating to ensuring market access for U.S. lawyers and law firms in foreign countries.
FY27 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 survivors program. FY27 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations - funding for the Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children Program. FY27 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations - funding for foreign assistance related to democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs. FY27 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - funding for for the Defender Services Office of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts. FY27 Legislative Branch Appropriations - funding for the Library of Congress and the Law Library of Congress. S.J. Res. 182, a Congressional Review Act resolution seeking repeal of Department regulations to exclude employer eligibility for PSLF based on an ambiguous definition of substantial illegal activity. Activity in support of a technical fix to ensure that a new tiered Standard Repayment option for student loans is an eligible repayment plan for PSLF purposes.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Withdrawal of Bureau Guidance, Interpretive Rules, Policy Statements, and Advisory Opinions; 12 CFR Chapter X; 90 Fed. Reg. 20084 (May 12, 2025) [withdrawing numerous CFPB guidance documents, including CFPB Statement of Policy Regarding Prohibition on Abusive Acts or Practices; Docket No CFPB-2023-0018; 88 Fed. Reg. 21883 (April 12, 2023)-provisions that could require creditor attorneys and law firms to act in the interests of consumers instead of their creditor clients in violation of the attorneys' existing ethical obligations or that would conflict with other existing state court ethical obligations]. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Final Rule on Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers; Document No. 2024-19198; RIN 1506-AB54, 89 Fed. Reg. 70258 (August 29, 2024). H.J.Res. 55, S.J.Res. 15, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network relating to "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers". H.R. 3213, the Restoring Court Authority Over Litigation Act; and Sections 204 and 205 of the draft CFPB Reform Act of 2026 [including key provisions of the Restoring Court Authority Over Litigation Act]. Support favorable assessment of United States laws, regulations, and efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing and oppose any new proposed regulations on US lawyers in upcoming Financial Action Task Force 2026 Mutual Evaluation Report for the US.
Funding for foreign assistance agencies and programs that promote democracy, human rights, and rule of law. U.S. ratification of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (Singapore Convention on Mediation). U.S. funding, engagement, and leadership in international organizations.
S. 2379, H.R. 4602 - the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act. S. 4667, Research related to the Open Courts Act of 2026 (PACER). Comments on Proposed Rule: Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance, 91 Fed. Reg. 32,198 (May 29, 2026); Docket No. OMB-2026-0034; RIN 0412-AB19. Comments opposing the applications of Florida and Mississippi to the Department of Justice, which request certification to opt-in to fast-track habeas procedures in death penalty cases. Comments on General Services Administration Information Collection 3090-0290, System for Award Management Registration Requirements for Financial Assistance Recipients. Issues relating to ensuring that Administrative Law Judges receive similar security protections as their state and federal counterparts. Food & Drug Administration Draft Guidance: General Considerations for the Use of New Approach Methodologies in Drug Development, Docket No. FDA-2025-D-6131 (Mar. 19, 2026) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Withdrawal of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Termination of Rulemaking Proceeding Regarding Duty of Candor; Docket No. RM22-20-000, 90 Fed. Reg. 53249 (November 25, 2025)-provisions to regulate certain attorneys engaged in the practice of law and to require them to disclose certain attorney-client privileged and other protected client information.
H.R. 7836, the Real Courts, Rule of Law Act 8 CFR 1292.1 - provisions authorizing the Department of Justices Recognition and Accreditation Program, supporting restoration and effective operation of the Program. Issues related to the operation and funding for the Department of Health and Human Service's Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children Program. Issues related to the operation and funding for the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review's Legal Orientation Program.
H.R. 7491, S. 3850 - the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act, which would ensure that attorney-client confidentiality extends to email for those in the federal prison system, just as it does for other modes of communication. Related activity in support of Appropriations Committee report language acknowledging the issue in H. Rept. 119-652. H.R. 9095, the Right to Trial Act, eliminating unjustified disparity in offenses charged and sentences received due to exercising a constitutional right to a trial. Activity in support of full funding in FY2027 for the Defender Services Office of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts. Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys; Docket No. OAG199; AG Order No. 6653-2026-A; RIN 1105-AB82, 91 Fed. Reg. 10780 (March 5, 2026).
H.R. 20 and S. 852, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act-provisions in Section 202 that would amend Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 29 U.S.C. 433(c), to require attorneys to report certain confidential client information to the Department of Labor.
Draft legislation to establish clear criteria for when a Medicare set-aside may be reviewed by Medicare, to provide a time frame for CMS to review set-aside submissions, and to provide an optional direct payment of set-aside amounts to Medicare.
S.J. Res. 182, a Congressional Review Act resolution seeking repeal of Department regulations to exclude employer eligibility for PSLF based on an ambiguous definition of substantial illegal activity. Activity in support of a technical fix to ensure that a new tiered Standard Repayment option for student loans is an eligible repayment plan for PSLF purposes.
Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions, Promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), RIN 2501-AE12