2025 first_quarter Filing
Q1Lobbying Activities
NDRN's main focus in on the Protection and Advocacy (P&A and Client Assistance Program (CAP) funding contained in the Labor/ HHS/Appropriations bill. We are advocating for increases in those programs to reflect the increased workload of our members in the FY 2025 cycle. We also advocate for increases in programs that support people with disabilities in both the Labor/HHS appropriations bill, but also in other appropriations bills like THUD or CJS. We also started to work and plan for the FY 2026 appropriations cycle.
Following legislation and regulations that will either positively or negatively impact the ability of people with disabilities to use the full range of communication devices. This includes all forms of communication - television, phone, internet, and other communication paths.