Outdoor recreation is a major economic driver in America, generating 5 million jobs in 2023 and 3.1% of all U.S. employees during the same time, many of which are in rural areas. It is vital that the federal government, in partnership with state...

NCSL is joined by the National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Council of State Governments and International City/County Council Management Association in strongly recommending passage of a...

NCSL sent congressional leadership policy priorities for the remainder of the 118th Congress and the final 2025 fiscal year appropriations package.  NCSL priorities include: Farm Bill reauthorization, Supplemental Appropriations for...

Together with the National Governors Association, Council of State Governments, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the International City/County Management Association, NCSL...

This letter urges Congress to pass the Disaster Management Cost Modernization Act, which would enable states to consolidate management functions and utilize management costs across all open disasters.

This letter urges Congress to reauthorize the Second Chance Act, which provides critical reentry grant programs and enhances services and supports for housing, childcare, career training, and treatment for substance use disorders.

On behalf of the National Conference of State Legislatures, we extend our congratulations to you and Vice President-elect Vance on your election and the trust that the American people have placed in you. 

NCSL joined 13 national organizations in a letter requesting that the Biden administration include in its disaster supplemental request to Congress an extension of the obligation deadline for American Rescue Plan funds for homeless children and...

NCSL, NACO and USCM urge Congress and the White House to preserve DEA teleprescribing flexibilities. Our members have all been on the front lines of the substance use disorder crisis, often in partnership with the federal government, trying to...

In a letter to congressional leaders, NCSL highlighted policy principles concerning potential federal tax legislation. State and federal tax policies are inextricably linked, and changes to federal policy may impact state policy and outcomes....

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) sent a letter to Congress urging them to oppose the Ensuring Quality Investments in Preparedness (EQUIP) Act of 2024 (H.R. 8616).

NCSL submitted written comments on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s interim final rule on the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (Summer EBT) program and the non-congregate meal option for rural communities for the Summer...

NCSL responds to Drug Enforcement Administration's request for public comments on cannabis rescheduling. The response urges the DEA to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. It also requests the DEA...

NCSL sends letter of support on the bipartisan Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Act (H.R. 7906) to enhance the ability of state, tribal and local child support agencies to better serve families. The bill would provide tribes and state...

NCSL, along with several other organizations representing state and local governments, wrote to House and Senate Appropriations leadership urging them to preserve current funding for the State and Local Cyber Security Grant Program (SLCGP)....

NCSL and 17 nationwide stakeholder organizations called on Congress to restore cuts to U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FEMA made in the FY24 spending agreement. The cuts made in the FY24 spending agreement for DHS will result in an...

NCSL urges Attorney General and Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator to remove cannabis from Schedule I classification under the Controlled Substances Act. In August, the Department of Health and Human Services recommended that the DEA...

NCSL urges House Committee on Agriculture chair G.T. Thompson (R-Pa.) and ranking member David Scott (D-Ga.) to provide states with additional flexibility to address backlogs in SNAP applications. The letter asks that the Farm Bill include...

NCSL sent a letter to congressional leadership reiterating support for the SAFER Banking Act. The legislation would provide much-needed banking resources to legal state cannabis businesses and help facilitate secure, simpler, and more enforceable...

The rise in use of AVs has the potential to both revolutionize personal mobility and provide immeasurable safety benefits. As federal, state and local governments all play a role in regulating vehicles that operate on public roads, there is a...

NCSL submitted comments on the recent Department of Labor Notice for Purposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on National Apprenticeship System Enhancements. In the comment, NCSL identified that the NPRM raises questions and concerns for states that require...

NCSL, the National Governor’s Association, the National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties, and the Untied State Conference of Mayors sent a joint letter to Congress urging leadership to pass the Water Resources...

On behalf of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the bipartisan organization representing the legislatures of our nation’s states, commonwealths and territories, we write to urge you to immediately provide critically...

The Farm Bill is a vital piece of historically bipartisan legislation that governs not only American farms, but also nutrition standards, rural economic development, infrastructure, wildfire mitigation and so much more. States continue to stand...