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What Advocacy & Nonprofits organizations are saying about federal rules

1,266 Advocacy & Nonprofits organizations have filed 2,552 comment letters on 542 proposed federal rules. The most active are Better Markets, Inc., Equality California, Main Street Foundation Center for Regulatory Analysis and Engagement. Search their letters.

Comment letters

2,552

Organizations

1,266

Rules commented on

542

Agencies they write to most

HHS 548 CMS 330 Treasury 285 SEC 220 Education Department 203 OCC 175 DOJ 145 Labor Department 145 Children and Families Administration 144 FTC 136 FDIC 127 DOT 121 CFPB 75 Veterans Affairs Department 73 Interior Department 67

Most active organizations

1. Better Markets, Inc. · 83 letters on 76 rules
2. Equality California · 76 letters on 5 rules
3. Main Street Foundation Center for Regulatory Analysis and Engagement · 42 letters on 41 rules
4. CPAC Foundation Center for Regulatory Freedom · 41 letters on 41 rules
5. Competitive Enterprise Institute · 27 letters on 26 rules
6. Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) · 26 letters on 26 rules
7. Consumer Reports · 26 letters on 25 rules
8. Pipeline Safety Trust · 26 letters on 18 rules
9. Ethics and Public Policy Center · 22 letters on 22 rules
10. AARP · 21 letters on 21 rules
11. Consumer Federation of America (CFA) · 19 letters on 17 rules
12. The Breakthrough Institute · 19 letters on 19 rules
13. League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) · 18 letters on 16 rules
14. FGA Action · 16 letters on 16 rules
15. Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · 15 letters on 15 rules
16. National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) · 14 letters on 13 rules
17. ClearPath · 13 letters on 12 rules
18. Courtyards Institute · 13 letters on 1 rule
19. Sangre de Cristo Community Care · 13 letters on 1 rule
20. National Consumer Law Center · 12 letters on 9 rules
21. Transparency International U.S. · 12 letters on 10 rules
22. National Employment Law Project (NELP) · 11 letters on 9 rules
23. National Taxpayers Union · 11 letters on 11 rules
24. Pacific Legal Foundation · 11 letters on 10 rules
25. Public Citizen · 11 letters on 11 rules
26. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety · 10 letters on 10 rules
27. American Civil Liberties Union · 10 letters on 10 rules
28. Americans for Tax Reform · 10 letters on 9 rules
29. Economic Policy Institute · 10 letters on 9 rules
30. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) · 10 letters on 10 rules
31. National Partnership for Women & Families · 10 letters on 8 rules
32. Alliance Defending Freedom · 9 letters on 9 rules
33. Arnold Ventures, LLC · 9 letters on 8 rules
34. Center for American Progress · 9 letters on 8 rules
35. Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) · 9 letters on 9 rules
36. Partners in Development Foundation · 9 letters on 2 rules
37. Partnership for Public Service · 9 letters on 9 rules
38. Woodstock Institute · 9 letters on 8 rules
39. Foundation for Defense of Democracies · 8 letters on 8 rules
40. National Organization of Veterans' Advocates · 8 letters on 8 rules
41. The Heritage Foundation · 8 letters on 7 rules
42. UnidosUS · 8 letters on 8 rules
43. Advancing American Freedom · 7 letters on 7 rules
44. America First Policy Institute · 7 letters on 7 rules
45. BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) · 7 letters on 7 rules
46. Brady and GIFFORDS · 7 letters on 7 rules
47. City Bar Justice Center- Veterans Assistance Project · 7 letters on 6 rules
48. Decommissioning Plant Coalition · 7 letters on 7 rules
49. Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. · 7 letters on 7 rules
50. National Women's Law Center · 7 letters on 7 rules

Rules that drew the most letters from this industry

• Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children CMS-2025-1823 · CMS · 90 letters
• Semiannual Reporting S7-2026-15 · SEC · 88 letters
• Community Reinvestment Act Regulations OCC-2026-0694 · FDIC · 70 letters
• Non-Compete Clause Rule FTC-2023-0007 · FTC · 54 letters
• Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status NLRB-2022-0001 · NLRB · 50 letters
• Restoring Flexibility To Support Head Start Program Access ACF-2026-0364 · Children and Families Administration · 43 letters
• Removal of Reporting Requirements EEOC-2026-0034 · EEOC · 39 letters
• William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program ED-2025-OPE-0016 · Education Department · 36 letters Final rule 2025
• ACCOUNTABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND ACCESS THROUGH DEMAND-DRIVEN WORKFORCE PELL: PELL GRANT EXCLUSION RELATING TO OTHER GRANT AID; AND WORKFORCE PELL GRANTS ED-2026-OPE-0133 · Education Department · 33 letters Final rule 2026
• Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs ACF-2026-0595 · Children and Families Administration · 32 letters
• Certification Process for State Capital Counsel Systems DOJ-OAG-2026-0034 · Office of the Attorney General · 28 letters
• Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements CMS-2026-1156 · CMS · 28 letters
• Revising Central Nonprofit Agencies' Requirements To Charge Fees and Clarifying the Permissibility of Subcontracting Within the AbilityOne Program CPPBSD-2026-0001 · Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled · 26 letters
• Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules S7-2026-19 · SEC · 25 letters
• Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden in Family Violence and Prevention Services ACF-2026-0430 · Children and Families Administration · 24 letters
• Whistleblower Incentives and Protections FINCEN-2026-0067 · FinCEN · 24 letters
• Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program CMS-2026-2080 · CMS · 22 letters
• Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B) CFPB-2025-0040 · CFPB · 22 letters Final rule 2026
• Proposed Priorities and Definitions-Secretary's Supplemental Priorities and Definitions on Evidence-Based Literacy, Education Choice, and Returning Education to the States ED-2025-OS-0020 · Education Department · 21 letters Final rule 2025
• Guarding U.S. Medicare Against Rising Drug Costs (GUARD) Model CMS-2025-1888 · CMS · 20 letters
• Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act WHD-2026-0067 · Wage and Hour Division · 20 letters
• Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule; Sponsor Assessment Update To Include Proof of Identity, Background Check, Placement, and Income Verification Standards ACF-2026-0199 · Children and Families Administration · 20 letters
• Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model CMS-2025-1889 · CMS · 19 letters
• Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes CMS-2026-2476 · CMS · 19 letters
• Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys DOJ-OAG-2026-0001 · Office of the Attorney General · 19 letters

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