These Leadership Conference Lifeline Reply Sign On Comments address proposals that would make it harder for low-income households to obtain Lifeline benefits. These comments oppose the proposal to require Lifeline applicants to provide their full social security number and the proposal that would put Lifeline out of the reach of those who do not live…
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This is an NRDC prepared sign on letter to Ranking Member DeLauro and Ranking Member Kaptur asking that they ensure Dept of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is adequately funded and to protect the office’s efficiency and renewables mandate. Recent DOE actions have been to dilute the office’s focus and programs by…
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This is a public interest sign on letter to House and Senate appropriators to save the $2.75 billion in funding for the Digital Equity Act programs which would fund digital literacy, broadband affordability and connected devices for underserved communities. The administration illegally cancelled the IIJA funds for these critical programs to close the digital divide.…
This Outside Witness Testimony on FY 2027 Department of Energy Weatherization appropriations is directed to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and related agencies.
This is a Maryland Energy Affordability Coalition (MEAC) sign on letter/testimony in support of HB 648 which lowers the age for the simplified energy assistance redetermination from 65 to 60. This simplified process has a 92% success rate. Seniors who receive energy assistance and are on fixed incomes receive an energy assistance redetermination letter that…
The undersigned 175 consumer, civil rights, community, housing, labor, faith, military and veterans, human rights, older American, legal services, small business, and other organizations and academics representing more than 40 states and the District of Columbia agree that all loans should be safe and affordable. High-cost, unaffordable forms of credit or disguised credit are marketed…
This analysis by Synapse Energy Economics shows how utility affordability programs have benefits for all utility customers. With examples from New York, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Missouri and elsewhere, this analysis can help regulators, policymakers and consumer advocates to create affordability programs that help all utility customers.
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The comments, submitted by CRL and NCLC, support FHA’s proposed Reinstatement Advance Payment (RAP) pilot because it will improve the borrower experience with Partial Claims, a key tool for assisting borrowers who fall behind on their mortgages.
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The undersigned civil rights, housing, and consumer advocacy organizations write to raise significant concerns regarding artificial intelligence (AI) test projects authorized under section 10509 of the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633). If AI is deployed, it must be deployed responsibly and without discrimination in all sectors, including financial services. We are deeply concerned about the current…
The Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026, as currently drafted, would complete the attack on the CFPB already underway to devastating effect. Americans for Financial Reform, the National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low-income clients, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, the National Fair Housing Alliance, the National Association of Consumer…
NCLC submitted comments supporting and urging additional protections for proposed New York regulations implementing the Buy Now Pay Later Act.
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