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    2022 ANNUAL MEETING

    House of Delegates Resolutions


    The ABA's policymaking body will meet Aug. 8-9 at the Annual Meeting  in Chicago to debate and vote on a wide range of policy issues. This page will be updated as the House acts.

    Resolution 10A
    Status: Adopted
    Recommends that certain Association policies that pertain to public issues and are 10 years old or older be archived

    Resolution 10B
    Status: Adopted
    Recommends that certain Association policies that pertain to public issues that were adopted in 2002 be archived

    Resolution 11-1 (w/video)
    Status: Failed
    Amends §1.2 of the Association’s Constitution

    Resolution 11-2 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Amends §31.7 of the Association’s Bylaws 

    Resolution 11-3
    Status: Withdrawn
    Amends §31.7 of the Association’s Bylaws

    Resolution 11-4 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Amends §6.4 (a) of the Association’s Constitution

    Resolution 200 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Urges legislation regarding appointment of Administrative Law Judges

    Resolution 300
    Status: Withdrawn
    Concurs in in making amendments to Standards 206 and 405

    Resolution 301
    Status: Adopted
    Concurs in making amendmentso Definitions (7) and (8) and Standards 306 and 311

    Resolution 302        
    Status: Adopted
    Concurs in making amendments to Rules 19 and 29

    Resolution 400 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Urges support for the people of Western Sahara to self-determination

    Resolution 401 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Urges educational inclusion of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander curricula

    Resolution 402 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted as Amended
    Reaffirms Resolution 00A10F

    Resolution 403
    Status: Adopted
    Urges legislation amending Title XVIII of the Social Security Act

    Resolution 404 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted as Amended
    Supports overruling Supreme Court’s decisions in the Insular Cases and the “territorial incorporation doctrine.”

    Resolution 405 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted as Amended
    Condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine, urges UN General Assembly on next steps

    Resolution 500
    Status: Withdrawn
    Adopts the ABA Rules for Non-Administered Arbitrations
     
    Resolution 501
    Status: Adopted
    Adopts the ABA Criminal Justice Standards on Diversion

    Resolution 502
    Status: Adopted
    Urges legislation permitting courts to hear petitions that allow de novo hearings

    Resolution 503 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Urges establishment and expansion of Offices of Equity

    Resolution 504 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Urges enactment and expansion of cyberstalking legislation

    Resolution 505 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Urges passage of the RESPECT Act [H.R.3587]

    Resolution 506
    Status: Adopted
    Urges amendment of the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (“SNAP”)

    Resolution 507 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Urges legislation remedying longstanding effects of structural racism

    Resolution 508 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Supports a test for deciding when the Lanham Act should apply extraterritorially

    Resolution 509
    Status: Adopted
    Supports judgment with respect to a patent owner’s patent

    Resolution 510
    Status: Adopted
    Supports legislation to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the intellectual property ecosystem

    Resolution 600
    Status: Adopted
    Grants approval and reapproval to certain programs, withdraws approval of others
     
    Resolution 601 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Urges enactment of statutes to complete a thorough background check of a prospective purchaser of a firearm

    Resolution 602
    Status: Adopted
    Adopts the revised American Bar Association Election Administration Guidelines and Commentary 

    Resolution 603        
    Status: Adopted
    Urges implementation of Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering

    Resolution 604 (w/video)        
    Status: Adopted as Revised
    Adopts the ABA Nine Principles on Reducing Mass Incarceration
     
    Resolution 605 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted as Amended and Revised
    Combines the Model Supreme Court Rules Governing Lawyer Referral and Information Services and the Minimum Quality Standards for Lawyer Referral

    Resolution 606 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Urges actions to address issues of racism in America’s civil and criminal justice systems

    Resolution 800 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted as Amended
    Urges enactment of laws that aim to prevent gender-based violence

    Resolution 801 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Urges enactment of legislation to close the so-called “boyfriend,” “stalking,” and “ex parte” loopholes in firearms laws and regulations

    Resolution 802 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Urges enactment of laws that provide a civil rights cause of action and remedies

    Resolution 803
    Status: Withdrawn
    Encourages the government’s use of strong encryption to protect personal data

    Resolution 804 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Opposes the imposition of criminal or civil liability on any individual who assists or provides support to a person seeking an abortion

    Resolution 805 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Opposes legislation that restrict contraceptives

    Resolution 806 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Supports enactment of the Respect for Marriage Act

    Resolution 807 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Opposes the prosecution of health care providers who provide an abortion

    Resolution 808 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Opposes statutes authorizing private citizens to evade federal court review of the constitutionality of a law

    Resolution 809 (w/video)
    Status: Adopted
    Urges legislation that protects personal reproductive and sexual health information from disclosure