UNIDOSUS (FKA NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA)

Supported congressional efforts, including S.J. Res. 202, to overturn Small Business Administration restrictions on lawful permanent resident-owned businesses and restore their access to federal small-business financing.

Advocated for increased federal investments in workforce training, apprenticeships, and pathways to good-paying jobs, including programs authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Supported stronger worker protections, fair wages and benefits, and opportunities for career advancement.

Advocated for expanding the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to strengthen working families economic security and reduce child poverty. Supported increasing the CTC's value, restoring full refundability and monthly payments, and reversing eligibility restrictions affecting immigrant and mixed-status families. Also supported expanding the EITC and prioritizing refundable tax credits in congressional efforts to address affordability.

Advocated for constitutional, accountable, and nondiscriminatory immigration enforcement, urging Congress to establish enforceable safeguards protecting due process, civil rights, and government accountability. Opposed expanded immigration enforcement and detention without corresponding protections and oversight.

Advocated for stronger privacy protections, limits on warrantless government surveillance and misuse of sensitive personal information, and greater transparency and congressional oversight. Supported federal artificial intelligence policies that prevent algorithmic discrimination, protect civil rights and consumer privacy, and establish accountability for automated decision-making. Opposed restrictive proof-of-citizenship voting requirements that would disproportionately burden eligible Latino voters and other underserved communities.

Supported the Improving Access to Financial Coaching Act of 2026 to expand community-based financial coaching for underserved households. Opposed the CLARITY Act due to concerns about its potential effects on community-bank deposits, lending to underserved communities, community reinvestment obligations, and consumer protections.

Advocated for restoring previously appropriated funding for HUDs Housing Counseling Assistance Program and reversing federal reimbursement restrictions. Supported increased investments in affordable housing development, manufactured housing preservation, and homeownership opportunities. Also supported establishing a Neighborhood Homes Tax Credit and strengthening Federal Home Loan Banks investments in affordable housing.

Opposed SNAP benefit reductions, expanded work-reporting requirements, and state cost shifts enacted through H.R. 1. Advocated for a two-year delay of new SNAP benefit cost-sharing requirements through Farm Bill negotiations, adequate FY2027 WIC funding, and extending SNAP access to Puerto Rico. Also supported expanding access to free meals for low-income students, including those attending community colleges and minority-serving institutions.

Advocated for simplifying Medicaid and Affordable Care Act enrollment and renewals through automatic eligibility determinations using existing government data. Supported stronger enforcement of Medicaid beneficiary rights, improved due process protections, removal of immigration-based coverage restrictions, and expanded coverage in states that have not expanded Medicaid. Also advocated for reversing federal health coverage cuts and restoring enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits to protect affordable coverage for low-income families.

Advocated for expanding access to affordable, high-quality early childhood education, strengthening Head Start and Early Head Start, and supporting the early childhood workforce. Also advocated for restoring the Office of English Language Acquisition, strengthening Title III services for English learners, and addressing basic-needs challenges affecting Latino college students.