Governmental & Legislative Work

Governmental Affairs

The Governmental Affairs Office (GAO) serves as the focal point for the Association's advocacy efforts before Congress, the Executive Branch and other governmental entities on diverse issues of importance to the legal profession.

What's New in Washington

February 19, 2015

ABA Supports the Ability of the Government to Reallocate Payroll Tax Revenues Between the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund
Hard Truths: Law Enforcement & Race

Read the full text of FBI Director James Comey's poignant speech about race relations and law enforcement
February 2, 2015

ABA Submits Comments on Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization