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Letter from 70 Groups Opposing S.1465 and H.R.5402, Credit Access and Inclusion Act

June 18, 2025

Seventy (70) organizations, led by NCLC, sent this letter opposing S.1465 and H.R.5402, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act. This legislation is touted as helping “credit invisible consumers” by adding rent and utility payment information to their credit reports. However, the actual intent of the bill is to preempt state and other federal laws that…

Turn On the Tap

June 20, 2025

Case studies explore how low-income water affordability and assistance programs around the country are using data sharing to increase participation.

House Budget Reconciliation Sign-on Letter - Transportation

May 20, 2025

This letter opposes the improper use of the reconciliation process to attempt to unravel clean transportation rules.

Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development

June 12, 2025

Testimony requesting the committee’s continued support for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) core program ($375 million), WAP training and technical assistance ($15 million), and the Weatherization Readiness Fund ($52 million).

FY2026 LIHEAP Appropriations Testimony

June 12, 2025

NCLC, on behalf of its low-income clients, submitted testimony to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Edu on FY 2026 LIHEAP appropriations. The testimony makes the case for, at a minimum, level funding of $4.1 billion, but ideally full funding at $5.1 billion.

NCLC Letter to MA Budget Conference Committee Re Tenant Broker Fees

June 11, 2025

This letter urges the Massachusetts Budget Conference Committee to adopt the final Senate language, as amended, that bans the practice of requiring tenants to pay broker fees for rental units where the broker was hired by the landlord.

Letter Supporting Independent Regulators

June 4, 2025

NCLC joined a letter from civil rights, labor, community, consumer protection, and economic justice advocates expressing deep and growing alarm over the continuing attacks on independent financial regulatory agencies.

Comments on Income-Driven Repayment Application

June 9, 2025

NCLC provided the U.S. Department of Education with these comments on the new proposed form for student loan borrowers to use to request to enroll in income-driven repayment plans. NCLC’s recommended several changes to help ensure that the process of enrolling and remaining in IDR plans is as smooth and accessible as possible to all…

Road to Opportunity Act: Stories from Impacted Drivers

June 9, 2025

This one-pager provides quotes from Massachusetts residents who lost their driver’s licenses due to unpaid fines and fees. The harms inflicted on these residents underscores the urgent need to pass the Road to Opportunity Act: An Act to increase opportunity by ending debt-based driving restrictions (H.3662/S.2368).

Disability and Consumer Rights Organizations Express Concerns about Cuts to Medicaid and the ACA

June 5, 2025

Disability, elder, consumer rights and other organizations express concerns regarding cuts to Medicaid and the ACA under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Organizations Urge Congress Not To Cut Pell Grants

June 6, 2025

More than 170 organizations urge Congress to invest in our nation’s workforce by fully funding the Pell Grant program and rejecting any proposed eligibility cuts. More than seven million students across the nation rely on Pell Grants to pay for college. Any program or eligibility cuts would increase costs for families and significantly reduce college…

U.S. House Bill Would Protect Collection Attorneys Engaged in Abusive Litigation Conduct

May 30, 2025

A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 3213, Restoring Court Authority Over Litigation Action of 2025 (Fitzgerald, Barr, and Meuser), would harm consumers by removing important protections against abusive litigation conduct by attorneys. This bill would: Congress amended the FDCPA in 1986 to prevent abusive collection practices by attorneys. H.R. 3213 would protect attorneys…

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