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H.R. 2648, to Provide Bankruptcy Relief for Student Borrowers

May 9, 2019

Bill text for H.R. 2648, legislation to provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers

H.R. 2445, Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2019 (Support)

November 12, 2019

NCLC and CRL write in support of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 2445, the SelfEmployed Mortgage Access Act of 2019.

Group Response Letter to Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act

July 28, 2020

We write on behalf of the 56 undersigned organizations advocating for students and student loan borrowers in response to the Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act. Although simplifying the FAFSA and establishing clear repayment options are worthy goals, this legislation would actually penalize many borrowers and remove important protections, while ignoring the urgent needs for both student loan debt cancellation and, at the very least, extension and expansion of the automatic forbearance period put in place by the CARES Act.

Group Letter: Response to HUD's Mortgagee Letter 2021-05

March 18, 2021

Group letter in response to Mortgagee Letter 2021-05, which expanded the relief available to borrowers with COVID-19 hardships.

Group Letter Urging Treasury to Create a Climate Hub with a Leader to Address the Financial Stability

February 25, 2021

Letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressing our eagerness to work together to tackle the climate crisis.

Group Letter Urging the FCC to Reduce Phone Call Costs for People Who Are Incarcerated and to Ensure Accessible Communications for Incarcerated People with Disabilities

December 17, 2021

Groups urge the FCC to reduce phone call costs for people who are incarcerated and to ensure accessible communications for incarcerated people with disabilities.

Group Letter Urging the Department of Labor to Revise the “Notice-And-Access” Rule on Retirement Plan Disclosures

March 8, 2021

Comments urging the Department of Labor (DOL) to undertake a rulemaking to address the severe shortcomings in the Department’s recently adopted “Notice-and-Access” rule and to ensure adequate protections for workers and retirees regarding retirement plan disclosures.

Group Letter Urging Massachusetts Legislators to Pass No Cost Calls Legislation

September 3, 2020

The Massachusetts State Legislature must act now to address the ongoing extraction of vital resources from families, predominantly Black and Brown, seeking to stay connected to incarcerated loved ones. We urge you to pass S. 2846 to remove the cost barrier to phone calls for incarcerated people and their families.

Group Letter Urging HUD, VA, and USDA to Extend the Deadline for Borrowers to Start COVID-Relief

September 23, 2021

On behalf of the clients and communities we represent, we urge HUD, VA, and USDA to extend the September 30, 2021 deadline for borrowers to start forbearance plans due to COVID-19 hardships.

Group Letter Urging Finalization of Reviews and Publishing of Energy Efficiency Standards for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies

February 13, 2012

Group Letter to the Department of Energy and the Office of Management and Budget urging finalization of reviews and publishing of energy efficiency standards for battery chargers and external power supplies.

Group Letter Urging Congressional Leadership to Provide a Swift and Substantial Government Response to Meet the Scale of the COVID-19 Crisis.

June 18, 2020

Group letter urging Congressional leadership to provide a swift and substantial government response to meet the scale of the COVID-19 crisis.

Group Letter to the U.S. Senate HELP Committee Opposing Proposals to Immunize Colleges from Legal Liability If They Engage in Careless Actions That Make Their Students or Workers Sick from COVID-19

June 3, 2020

The undersigned organizations representing students, consumers, and workers strongly oppose proposals to remove accountability for those that engage in careless actions that make their students or workers sick. If students or workers contract COVID-19 due to bad practices by a college or university, those harmed deserve the right to seek justice.

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