WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Twelve U.S. senators submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget opposing the proposed rule revising the guidance for federal financial assistance. The legislators expressed concerns that the rule would undermine transparency, promote partisan influence, and hinder local communities' ability to effectively use federal funding. The senators warned that the proposed guidance threatens to turn federal grants and cooperative agreements into a partisan tool that could allow political appointees to more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- 1Elevan Biopharmaceuticals, Fishers, Indiana, has provided a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee's upcoming meeting on bulk drug substances. The pharmacy advocates for the inclusion of four peptide substances on the Bulk Drug Substances list, emphasizing the importance of lawful, quality-controlled access for compounded medications tailored to individual patient needs. 1Elevan Bio letter, signed by CEO Darrin Carrico, highlights that these p more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Jeremy C. Kress, associate professor of business Law at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Graham Steele, assistant professor of law at the University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and the Federal Reserve System arguing that the proposals to revise capital rules likely violate the Dodd-Frank Ac more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Three Montezuma County Commissioners have submitted a public comment letter expressing support for the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management's proposed revision of regulations for grazing administration, exclusive of Alaska. The letter highlights livestock grazing as foundational to its economy and culture, especially on public lands managed by the BLM and adjacent U.S. Forest Service landscapes. The Montezuma County Commission, Cortez, Colorado, stresses the importance of clarifying that the term "li more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Three organizations submitted a public comment letter expressing opposition to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration's proposed rule that would permit the designation of unmanned aircraft flight restrictions over food and agriculture fixed site facilities. These organizations emphasized on their concerns that such restrictions would impede First Amendment-protected photojournalism and deter vital public oversight of industrial animal agriculture operations. The organizations are FarmSTAND,  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Aflac Inc., Columbus, Georgia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The letter addressed the Excepted Fertility Benefits proposed rule concerning the provision and regulation of excepted fertility benefits for both group and individual health insurance markets. In the letter, Aflac outlined its support for the Departments of Health and Human S more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Alliance Defending Freedom, an alliance-building non-profit legal organization, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding the excepted fertility benefits proposed rule by the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services. ADF highlighted the importance of protecting religious freedom, conscience rights, and human life in the final rule, urging the departments to include explicit provisions that safeguard ethical fertil more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Alpha-1 Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration supporting a citizen petition seeking modernization of regulatory standards for therapies targeting rare diseases. The nonprofit organization, dedicated to improving outcomes for individuals with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin deficiency, emphasized the need for updated evidentiary and trial design approaches tailored to the unique challenges of rare disease drug devel more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- America's Service Commissions, representing the 52 governor-designated state and territorial service commissions, submitted a public comment letter to the AmeriCorps Agency regarding the VISTA application and reporting forms. The association letter, written by Alli Zuel, CVA Network & Volunteer Engagement Manager, advocates for the state and territorial entities responsible for administering AmeriCorps State funding and supporting AmeriCorps VISTA projects. ASC appreciates the agency's efforts toward clarification and  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Academy of Dermatology/Association, Schaumburg, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the agency's Request for Information on the Comprehensive Review of the Essential Health Benefits Framework and Typical Employer Plan Standard. The Academy, representing over 18,000 dermatologists, emphasized the need for Americans to have access to affordable, high-quality dermatologic healthcare and to retain the freedom to choose their physicians and in more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Academy of Family Physicians has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the agency's proposed rule on State Directed Payments and Medicaid fee-for-service targeted practitioner payments. The proposal, issued in response to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act enacted in July 2025, would impose medicare-based payment limits on medicaid managed care provider reimbursement mechanisms. The AAFP letter, written by Board more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Anthropological Association, Arlington, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter conveying its views to the National Science Foundation regarding the agency's plan to transition from the Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures guide to a new Guidance on Financial Assistance. The association expressed concern about a lack of detailed information identifying which policies would be removed, revised, or newly integrated in the updated guidance. The AAA encouraged the NSF to provide a clear comparison hig more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Labor, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding the proposed rule on Excepted Fertility Benefits. The organization, representing approximately 8,000 women's healthcare professionals who do not perform induced abortion, expressed appreciation for the inclusion of benefits addressing infertility diagnosis and treatment in th more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Matt Muma, senior counsel of health policy at the American Benefits Council, an employee benefits public policy organization, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding the proposed excepted fertility benefits rules published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2026. The Council represents more than 220 major employers who sponsor health an more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Brain Tumor Association, Chicago, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget regarding proposed changes to federal financial assistance regulations. The association expressed concerns over how the rule would alter the administration of federal grants that support critical brain tumor research and healthcare. The ABTA letter, signed by Nicole Willmarth, Chief Mission Officer, warned that the proposed requirement for political approval of grant awards would supersede more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Diabetes Association, Arlington, Virginia, expressed concerns in a public comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget regarding the proposed regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The association cautions that the planned changes may disrupt longstanding merit-based, peer-reviewed federal funding processes critical to advancing diabetes research and prevention programs. The ADA letter, signed by Chief Advocacy Officer Lisa Murdock and Chief Scientific and Medical Officer Rita Rastogi Kalyani, more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Feed Industry Association, Arlington, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration addressing concerns over the ongoing review of butylated hydroxytoluene use in food. While the FDA's evaluation primarily targets BHT's use in human foods, the AFIA emphasized the potential unintended consequences for its continued application in animal food. AFIA, representing more than 600 companies involved in the U.S. animal food sector, highli more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Health Care Association submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urging the agency to discontinue mandatory data collection and reporting requirements related to annual influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel in nursing homes. The AHCA represents over 15,000 long-term and post-acute care facilities across the United States. In its letter, AHCA highlighted that while the National Health Safety Network (NH more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Health Insurance Plans has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. AHIP provided feedback on the proposed rules related to Excepted Fertility Benefits, which were published on May 13, 2026, in the Federal Register. The association, representing health insurance providers offering coverage and services to hundreds of millions of Americans, supports employer options to more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Arizona Auditor General has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget regarding proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance, planned to take effect in October 2026. The letter highlights concerns about three main issues: the removal of the annual update reference for the Compliance Supplement, elimination of key internal control guidance referencing the Green Book and COSO framework, and revised requirements for downstream recipients after federal fund transfers. The compliance supplemen more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Association for Commuter Transportation, Sharon, Massachusetts, expressed apprehensions in a public comment letter addressed to the Office of Management and Budget regarding proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance. The organization represents transportation demand management professionals who rely on federal financial assistance for their programs. ACT highlighted that the proposed rules would impose new administrative burdens and financial uncertainties, particularly concerning th more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Berkeley Society of Friends, California, submitted a public comment letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services addressing concerns over the interim final rule on signatures on immigration benefit requests. The organization's Racial Justice Action Team and Social and Environmental Action Committee urged USCIS to withdraw the rule, which becomes effective July 10, 2026, the same day comments are due. The letter highlights the rule's framework, which allows for discretionary deni more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security expressing opposition to the agency's interim final rule titled "Signatures on Immigration Benefit Requests." The rule, published on May 11, 2026, by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services, amends regulations to authorize USCIS to reject or deny immigration benefit applications at any point in adjudication if signatures are deemed non more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Center for Biological Diversity, St. Petersburg, Florida, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the agency's proposal to list the southern hognose snake (Heterodon simus) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The Center supports the proposed listing and calls for the swift finalization of the designation along with a robust Section 4(d) rule to address the species' most pressing threats, including unregulated forest manageme more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- CME Group Inc., Chicago, Illinois, has provided a public comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission concerning the request for information on facilitating innovation and competition among fintech firms in derivatives markets. The letter, written by Jonathan Marcus, Senior Managing Director, General Counsel, addresses the potential impacts of CFTC regulations on fintech entities and questions whether current licensing and registration processes create barriers to entry. CME Group, a leading operator of f more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services addressing concerns about the essential health benefits framework and its impacts on affordability and patient access. The letter, signed by President Aaron Broadwell and Madelaine A. Feldman, vice president of advocacy and government affairs, focused on how the design of prescription drug benefits and patient cost-sharing affect premiums and c more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The letter, written by Marian Grant, Senior Regulatory Advisor, addresses the agency's request for information concerning the comprehensive review of the essential health benefits framework and the typical employer plan standard. C-TAC focuses on improving health care for individuals living with serious illnesses by promoting access to comprehensive, p more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Gordon Schnell and Daniel Vitelli, partners at Constantine Cannon LLP, a law firm based in New York, submitted a public comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding its proposed amendments to the whistleblower award determination rules. The letter praised the CFTC's whistleblower program for providing vital incentives and protections to individuals reporting commodities violations but highlighted concerns about lengthy delays in award decisions. The commission's proposal includes implementing a 30 more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Derivative Path Hedging Solutions Inc., Walnut Creek, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission addressing regulatory challenges impacting fintech firms in derivatives markets. The financial technology company, in a letter signed by David Pepper, Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel, responded to the commission's request for information on regulations affecting innovation and competition among fintech entities offering financial products and services. In its com more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- dYdX Labs, a fintech firm in San Francisco, California, has provided a public comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission addressing regulatory adjustments to facilitate innovation and competition in financial products and services related to decentralized finance. The letter, written by Daniel Lasko, General Counsel, responds to the CFTC request for information on identifying regulations that may affect fintech firms, particularly those developing on-chain derivatives trading protocols like dYdX Chain an more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Doug Wadsworth, president of the Endangered Small Credit Union Defense, a nonprofit advocacy organization in Kennewick, Washington state, and Tri-CU Federal Credit Union, submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau urging tailored regulatory relief for small credit unions under the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule and related mortgage disclosure regulations. The organization represents small credit unions nationwide with assets under $500 million and shared concerns over burdensome a more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Fife Public Schools,, Washington state, has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget concerning proposed revisions to Uniform Guidance which addresses federal financial assistance related to conferences. The district letter, written on its behalf by Keith C. Hannah, Director of Teaching & Learning - Professional Learning & Communications, expressed concern that requiring prior explicit federal approval for conference attendance under federal awards would place undue administrative burdens more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Global Safety Principles Alliance, Dubois, Wyoming, provided a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration regarding the modernization of regulations for transporting hazardous materials using highly automated transportation systems. GSPA emphasized the need for a cautious, phased, and risk-based regulatory approach given that existing Hazardous Materials Regulations were not designed with autonomous systems in mind. GSPA highlighted that auton more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Green Diamond Resource Co., Oakland, California, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service regarding its application for an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act. The permit pertains to the federally threatened marbled murrelet and timber harvest activities on company-owned lands in Humboldt and Del Norte counties, California. Green Diamond updated the agency with revised information on land ownership and habitat areas relevant to its proposed Mar more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Heritage Foundation submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor and Department of the Treasury regarding their proposed rule on excepted fertility benefits. The letter supports the rule's establishment of a new category of limited excepted benefits focused on treating infertility's root causes, advocating for coverage that includes restorative reproductive medicine alongside in vitro fertilization. Infertility affects about 16 percent of American couples  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- International Securities Lending Association Americas, New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Federal Reserve. The letter addresses the agencies' proposals to revise their risk-based capital rules, which aim to implement the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's 2017 revisions to the Basel III framework. ISLA Americas recognizes the Agencies' constructive approach to recalibrating the regulatory capital more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Lynn Keenan, managing editor of the Journal of Restorative Reproductive Medicine, San Francisco, California, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration. Keenan emphasizes that the final rule must incorporate a definition of infertility that recognizes it as a symptom of underlying male or female pathology preventing conception or pregnancy after six months of fertility-focused intercourse. Keenan wrote: "I am a retired Clinical Professor of Medicine, hav more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Minnesota Department of Human Services and the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, St. Paul, submitted a public comment letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services opposing a proposed expansion of the Alien Change of Address form. The agencies expressed concerns about adding questions about employment, schooling, and receipt of means-tested public benefits such as Medicaid and SNAP to the address update process required under Section 265 of the Immigration and more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The North Carolina Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Raleigh, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service expressing support for the proposed listing of the southern hognose snake as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act rule. The NCTWS, representing over 300 wildlife professionals, stressed the importance of this action to bolster conservation efforts for the species across its southeastern U.S. range. According to the organization, southern hogno more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- James C. Fleming, director of child support section at the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, Bismarck, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding the Office of Child Support Enforcement's proposed rescission of certain code of federal regulations provisions. The department expressed support for the rulemaking but identified four specific exceptions that should be retained due to their importance for child support services and administrative clarity.  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The New York Immigration Coalition submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security regarding the agency's interim final rule on immigration fees and related procedures mandated by the Reconciliation Bill. The coalition, an umbrella organization representing over 200 immigrant and refugee groups and allies across New York State, expressed strong opposition to the rule, which they argue imposes harsh penalties on asylum seekers and Temporary Protected Status holders. The coalition letter, si more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Gerard Migeon, founder and CEO of Natural Womanhood, St. Louis, Missouri, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services addressing the agency's proposed rule on excepted fertility benefits. The organization advocates for a shift towards restorative reproductive medicine as the primary treatment approach for infertility, highlighting the importance of identifying underlying pathological causes rather than relying on assistive reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization.  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Navy Federal Credit Union, Vienna, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter expressing support for the National Credit Union Administration interim final rule reaffirming federal preemption over state laws that restrict non-interest charges and fees, particularly regarding credit and debit card interchange fees. The letter emphasizes the necessity of a uniform federal framework for federally chartered credit unions to operate safely and consistently across all 50 states. The NCUA rule aims to prevent state la more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The New Mexico Academy of Family Physicians, representing over family physicians and medical students and based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has expressed concerns in a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the agency's interim final rule imposing community engagement work requirements on certain Medicaid enrollees. The organization cautions that the rule's operational demands risk undermining Medicaid's core mission of providing con more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Pangea Legal Services, San Francisco, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services urging the agency to rescind an interim final rule concerning signatures on immigration benefit requests. The rule permits USCIS to deny previously accepted benefit requests if a valid signature is later found missing, while retaining the filing fee and deeming the requestor ineligible for the benefit sought. The letter, signed by Co-Director and Immigrat more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Payward Inc., San Francisco, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission addressing regulatory challenges fintech firms encounter when deploying artificial intelligence in derivatives markets. The letter, written by Jonathan Jachym, Global Head of Policy and Market Structure, responds to the CFTC's request for information on facilitating innovation and competition in financial products and services for fintech companies. Payward emphasized that current registration cate more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Providence Health and Services, Spokane, Washington state, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention addressing the specificity of the National Healthcare Safety Network surveillance criteria for surgical site infections. The healthcare organization contended that current CDC/NHSN surgical site infections definitions are overly sensitive and lack the necessary specificity, resulting in inaccurate infection classifications. According to more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Research!America, a nonprofit alliance in Alexandria, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration regarding the agency's request for information on drug repurposing for unmet medical needs. The organization emphasizes the importance of improving the pathway from scientific discovery to patient benefit by addressing challenges such as resource limitations and regulatory barriers. Research!America highlights that drug repurposing has posit more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Selfient Inc., Worthington, Massachusetts, submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission addressing the agency's proposed policy statement on the suppression of accuracy in artificial intelligence systems. The letter focuses on the substantiation of representations regarding AI behavior, emphasizing the need for clear evidence to back claims about AI objectives and conduct. Selfient, operating as ROSE (Regulated, Ordered & Signed Execution), provides infrastructure that creates cryptographically signe more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Solana Policy Institute, San Francisco, California, submitted a public comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission seeking targeted clarifications to regulations that could facilitate innovation and competition for financial technology firms, including digital-asset and blockchain companies. The public comment letter responds to the CFTC's request for information on regulations impacting fintech firms and focuses on practical adjustments that maintain market integrity, customer protection, and Commiss more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics based in Bellingham, Washington state, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget regarding the proposed "Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance." SPIE represents a broad community of scientists, engineers, students, entrepreneurs, and technology leaders involved in critical technological advancements across sectors such as national security, healthcare, communications, and quantum science. The organization letter, signed more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Kathy Roberts Forde, professor of journalism at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget expressing concerns about a proposed federal rule that could undermine the scientific and research enterprise. The letter argues that the rule endangers the independence of federal grantmaking by introducing political oversight that could override traditional peer review processes. Forde wrote: "I have spent my career studying what happens when those i more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Gina Solomon, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Occupational, Environmental and Climate Medicine at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget opposing the agency's proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance for federal financial assistance. The proposed rule seeks to revise the framework governing federally funded research and public programs but has drawn criticism for its potential to politicize research f more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- William Tucker Carrington, director of the Mississippi Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi School of Law, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice opposing the State of Mississippi's application for certification under Chapter 154 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. The application seeks procedural benefits aimed at expediting capital post-conviction proceedings, including shortened statutes of limitations and limitations on habeas corpus claims. The Mississip more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Womens Health RN, a health organization in Austin, Texas, addressed the U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding the proposed regulation on excepted fertility benefits. The group submitted a public comment letter advocating for a clear inclusion of expanded diagnostic laboratory testing and professional health coaching within the scope of covered fertility services under the new rule. The proposed rule intends to broaden access to fertility care by establishing a limited category o more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The World Wildlife Fund Great Plains Program has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management regarding its proposed revision of regulations for grazing administration, exclusive of Alaska. The organization, which collaborates with ranchers, state and federal agencies, tribal communities and conservation groups, provided feedback aiming to ensure that the updated grazing regulations support resilient agricultural economies while conserving the health, diversity, and pr more ST