Independence of the Legal Profession

116th Congress

11/13/20
Haiti Prime Minister Jouthe
ABA Letter Regarding the Assassination of Monferrier Dorval, president of the Port-Au-Prince Bar Association

1/7/20
House
ABA Support for Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era

10/22/2019
House 
ABA Opposes Anti-Money Laundering Legislation That Undermines Client Confidentiality in Real Estate Transactions, Imposes Burdensome Regulations on Small Businesses

9/19/19
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
ABA Submitted a Comment Letter to the CFPB Regarding its Proposed Rule on "Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F)" 

5/6/19
House Financial Services Committee
ABA Opposes Legislation Imposing Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements on Small Businesses and Their Lawyers

115^th Congress

9/19/18
House
ABA Urges House to Pass H.R. 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act

3/19/18
House Financial Services Committee
ABA Supports H.R. 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act

2/1/18
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
ABA Opposes S. 1454, the “True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act,” Supports Other Means to Fight Money Laundering

11/27/17
House Committee on Financial Services
ABA Opposes Legislation Imposing Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements on Small Businesses and Their Lawyers

11/16/17
House Committee on Financial Services
ABA Supports the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act

5/5/17
Department of Homeland Security
ABA Urges DHS to Preserve Attorney-Client Privilege and Client Confidentiality During Border Searches of Lawyers’ Electronic Devices

4/21/17
House Ways and Means Committee
ABA Letter in Opposition to Accrual Accounting

4/21/17
Senate Committee on Finance
ABA Letter in Opposition to Accrual Accounting

114^th Congress

10/25/16
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
ABA Urges CFPB to Protect the Attorney-Client Privilege in New Rules Governing Disclosure of Confidential Information

6/24/16
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
ABA Urges FDIC to Protect Client Confidentiality in New Deposit Insurance Recordkeeping Rule for Large Banks

5/24/16
Chairman and Ranking Member of House Financial Services Committee Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing 
ABA Opposes H.R. 4450, the “Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act,” Supports Other Means to Fight Money Laundering

4/27/16
House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
ABA Statement on Department of Labor’s Changes to the “Persuader Rule”

4/6/15
Senate Finance Committee
ABA Urges Congress to Reject Harmful Tax Proposals Affecting Law Firms

4/6/15
House Ways & Means Committee
ABA Urges Congress to Reject Harmful Tax Proposals Affecting Law Firms

112th Congress

9/21/2011
Office of Labor-Management Standards
ABA Opposes OMB's Persuader Rule