Congressional Testimony, Letters, and Regulatory Filings

Every year, the National Urban League is invited by Members of Congress to testify before various committees on Capitol Hill on a number of policy needs and priorities of our constituents. These testimonies help members understand how current policies impact the communities they serve across the country. Below you will find a list of testimonies and recordings from hearings that the National Urban League has participated in. 

 



 		  

 

 Date Title Document
  August 8, 2022
Letter to White House on Executive Order on
Artificial Intelligence 
 
Letter to White House on Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence 
 
  July 7, 2023
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Urban League Comments on National Priorities for Artificial Intelligence 
 
Comments on National Priorities for Artificial Intelligence 
 
  February 21, 2023 Federal Communications Commission,
National Urban League Comments on
Digital Discrimination
Comments on Digital Equity Act of 2021 Program Implementation
 
 
January 13, 2023
 		 United States Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation		 National Urban League comments on IIJA Broadband Funding
 


 		  

 

 Date Title Document
  August 5, 2022 Comptroller of the Currency 
NUL Comments on OCC, FDIC and the Federal Reserve Board’s proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act
 
  July 25, 2022 2022 Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee
N. Charles Anderson Testimony on “Reviewing the 2022 Census:
Local Perspectives in Michigan”
 
  July 22, 2022 Federal Communications Commission
National Urban League Comments on Content Vendor Diversity
Petition for Rule Making 
 
  June 27, 2022 Office of Personnel Management Comment on Proposed Rule Changes to Implement the Fair
Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (Filed with National
Employment Law Project and others)
  June 22, 2022 Senate Homeland Security and Government
Affairs Committee
Marc H. Morial Testimony on “Examining D.C. Statehood”
 
  May 16, 2022 Federal Communications Commission National Urban League Comments on Digital Discrimination NOI
 
  May 24, 2022 House Committee on Energy and
Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications
and Technology
Alisa Valentin Testimony on “Strengthening our Communications
Networks: Legislation to Connect and Protect”
 
  April 28, 2022 Committee on House Administration
Joi Chaney Testimony on “A Growing Threat: The Impact of
Disinformation Targeted at Communities of Color”
 
  April 21, 2022 Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice National Urban League Comments on Merger Enforcement
Request for Information
 
  March 15, 2022 Federal Communications Commission
National Urban League Comments on Affordable Connectivity
Program Outreach Grants
 
  March 8, 2022 House Judiciary Committee
Jerika Richardson Testimony on “Reimagining Public Safety
in the COVID-19 Era”
 
  January 7, 2022 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Comment on Georgia’s 1332 waiver and
“Georgia Access Model”
 


 		  

 

 Date Title Document
  September 9, 2021 Department of Health and Human Services Comment on TennCare III Project Approved Special Terms
and Conditions (Filed with Urban League of Middle Tennessee
and Knoxville Area Urban League)
  August 27, 2021 Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, 
Division of Regulations, Legislation,
and Interpretation
Comment on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
 
  July 28, 2021 Department of Health and Human Services,
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Comment on Updating Payment Parameters, Section 1332 Waiver
Implementing Regulations, and Improving Health Insurance Markets
for 2022 and Beyond Proposed Rule
 
  July 23, 2021 Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights Request for Information Regarding the Nondiscriminatory
Administration of School Discipline (Filed with Alliance for
Excellent Education, Center for American Progress, The
Education Trust, Education Reform Now, National Center
for Learning Disabilities, SchoolHouse Connection, TeachPlus, UnidosUS)
  June 22, 2021 Senate Homeland Security and Government
Affairs Committee
Marc H. Morial Testimony on “Examining D.C. Statehood”
 
  May 19, 2021 Department of Education Comment on proposed priority to advance projects that
incorporate culturally and linguistically responsive learning environments
 
  April 14, 2021

Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division,
Division on Regulation, Legislation,
and Interpretation
Comment on Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards
Act (FLSA); Delay of Effective Date