Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025

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Budget/Appropriations: 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 survivor programs. 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. FY26 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - funding for federal 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. Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: S.J.Res.38, H.J.Res.80 - Establishing Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities: 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. Foreign Relations: 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. Government Issues: H.R. 1526, No Rogue Rulings Act. H.R. 3607, Maintaining Authority and Restoring Security to Halt the Abuse of Law (MARSHALS)Act - to transfer U.S. Marshals to the Judicial Branch. 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. Issues related to the ABA's role in evaluating federal judicial nominees to Article III courts. General research and discussions about Schedule F designation for government attorneys and about the termination of senior military advisors for each of the uniformed services. 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. Immigration: 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 immigration detention standards - efforts to identify trends in the abuses reported on the ABAs detention hotline. 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. Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule; Update To Accord With Statutory Requirements, Proposed by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), RIN 0970-AD16 - provisions that would allow for the agency to deny release of an unaccompanied child to a potential sponsor based solely on that sponsors immigration status and to share information about a sponsors immigration status with enforcement authorities. Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice: H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act - seeking to incorporate a public health harm-reduction model in connection with the bill's new approach to drug classification procedure. HR 1702, Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2025 (JUDGES Act of 2025). HR 1526, No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025 - general research and discussions. Issues relating to creating a guardianship court improvement program. Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: 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. Medicare/Medicaid: 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. Trade (domestic/foreign): H.R. 3490, S. 2043 - the Open America's Waters Act, potential provisions to exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act. Issues relating to ensuring market access for U.S. lawyers and law firms in foreign countries. Telecommunications: Analyzed federal laws/regulations related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data security, digital/personal privacy, intellectual property to ensure they did not seek to harm or regulate the legal profession, such as by undermining the attorney-client privilege, the lawyers ethical duty to protect client confidentiality, the work product doctrine and do no limit the ability to access the justice system and legal counsel. Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: 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. General research and discussions surrounding the tax status of nonprofit organizations, including as it relates to tax cut expirations. Education: 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.

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Budget/Appropriations: Inclusion of esophageal cancer in the FY 2026 Department of Defense's Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Program Inclusion of report language in the FY 2026 LHHS Appropriations bill Inclusion of esophageal cancer in the FY 2027 Department of Defense's Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Program Inclusion of report language in the FY 2027 LHHS Appropriations bill Health Issues: Support passage of the Clinical Trials Modernization Act (S. 4440/H.R. 3521) Support passage of the Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act (HR3490; Public Law No. 119-96)