CLASP

CLASP submitted a comment opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposing changes to the Unaccompanied Children Program through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). The rule would create additional requirements in sponsor assessment to include restrictive proof…

CLASP submitted comments in response to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's notice of proposed rulemaking, Removal of Reporting Requirements, RIN 3046-AB37 (“NPRM”), to rescind requirements to file EEO-1, EEO-2, EEO-3, EEO-4, EEO-5, and EEO-6 reports.

CLASP submitted comments opposing a new federal policy that would allow citizenship and immigration data from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to be shared with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The comments warn that expanded data sharing could deter eligible immigrant…

CLASP submitted this comment in support of the USDA’s proposed expansion of retailer access to SNAP incentive waivers. Programs such as the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) have demonstrated that when families have greater access to affordable fruits and vegetables, they purchase and consume…

If implemented, the OMB proposed revisions would create significant financial risk and instability for federal grantees, making it more difficult to provide vital services to communities.

CLASP recommends the inclusion of gender-based violence and harassment as a form of workplace violence.

CLASP submitted these comments on the Department of Labor’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the standard for determining who is an employee and who is an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Migrant and Seasonal…

CLASP submitted this comment in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education Committee’s ongoing rulemaking to implement student financial aid provisions under Public Law 119–21 and the Office of Postsecondary Education’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued on January 30, 2026.

CLASP and other national partners organized a sign-on letter and submitted comments on the NPRM to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on February 4, 2026.

CLASP recently submitted comments in opposition to the Department of Labor’s proposed rule, “Occupational Safety and Health Standards; Interpretation of the General Duty Clause: Limitation for Inherently Risky Professional Activities."