AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
12 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
FY26 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. FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations - funding for the Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children Program. FY26 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations - funding for foreign assistance related to democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs. FY25 and FY26 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - funding for federal public defenders. FY26 Legislative Branch Appropriations - funding for the Library of Congress. Activity in support of preservation of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. S.2067, the Rescissions Act of 2025, or similar legislation to repeal foreign assistance funding Support increased annual appropriations, as well as robust funding for the Legal Services Corporation, as well as supplemental disaster relief funding.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DENISE A CARDMAN | — |
| HOLLY O'GRADY COOK | — |
| CHRISTINA ENNIS | — |
| DAVID EPPSTEIN | — |
| LARSON FRISBY | — |
| KRISTI GAINES | — |
| KENNETH GOLDSMITH | — |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
S. 761 - the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools Policies Act General issues around reproductive choice. General issues around resolution implementation declaring ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DENISE A CARDMAN | — |
| HOLLY O'GRADY COOK | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HOLLY O'GRADY COOK | — |
| LARSON FRISBY | — |
Foreign Relations FOR
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. engagement and leadership in international organizations.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HOLLY O'GRADY COOK | — |
| LARSON FRISBY | — |
| KRISTI GAINES | — |
Government Issues GOV
S. 2379, H.R. 4602 - the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act Issues related to authorizing new federal judgeships and filling existing vacancies. Issues relating to ensuring that Administrative Law Judges receive similar security protections as their state and federal counterparts. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Duty of Candor; Docket No. RM22-20-000, 87 Fed. Reg. 49784 (August 12, 2022)-provisions regulating certain attorneys engaged in the practice of law and requiring them to disclose certain attorney-client privileged and other protected client information.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DENISE A CARDMAN | — |
| HOLLY O'GRADY COOK | — |
| DAVID EPPSTEIN | — |
| LARSON FRISBY | — |
Immigration IMM
Issues relating to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations personnel interviews of unaccompanied children in Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters for immigration enforcement purposes with little or no notice to counsel. 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. Issues related to congressional informational request regarding federal funding received for provision of legal services to migrants. Issues related to racial profiling as a part of immigration enforcement actions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HOLLY O'GRADY COOK | — |
| CHRISTINA ENNIS | — |
| KRISTI GAINES | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
Activity in support of reintroduction of 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. Issues relating to creating a guardianship court improvement program.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HOLLY O'GRADY COOK | — |
| DAVID EPPSTEIN | — |
| LARSON FRISBY | — |
| KENNETH GOLDSMITH | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HOLLY O'GRADY COOK | — |
| LARSON FRISBY | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HOLLY O'GRADY COOK | — |
| DAVID EPPSTEIN | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
Issues relating to ensuring market access for U.S. lawyers and law firms in foreign countries.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HOLLY O'GRADY COOK | — |
| KRISTI GAINES | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Executive Order 14192 (Unleashing Prosperity through Deregulation), to the extent that it relates to the credit for increasing research activities under Internal Revenue Code section 41. Executive Order 14247 (Modernizing Payments To and From Americas Bank Account), to the extent that it requires the Secretary of the Treasury to cease issuing paper checks and transition to the use of electronic payments and prepaid cards for all tax refunds where feasible. P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1), One Big Beautiful Bill Act- (1) proposed provisions that would have eliminated or reduced the ability of law firms and other professional service pass-through businesses to deduct their state and local taxes (SALT) at the entity level and (2) final provisions that permanently renew and modify the existing 20% deduction for qualified business income of law firms and other professional service pass-through businesses contained in Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HOLLY O'GRADY COOK | — |
| LARSON FRISBY | — |
Education EDU
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 Public Service Loan Forgiveness purposes. Activity in support of preserving the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Activity opposing efforts by the Administration to redefine eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HOLLY O'GRADY COOK | — |
| LARSON FRISBY | — |
| KENNETH GOLDSMITH | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.