Virtual Happy Hour

Join special guests, ACC President & Founder Benji Backer and Shoshana Weissmann of RStreet for our second members-only virtual happy hour!

A link to access the event will be sent *to student and young professional members* approximately 30 minutes before happy hour begins!

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Recent Work from the Federal Affairs Team

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Newsletters Executive Team Updates, Our Organization

Sighting New Milestones; Always Improving

Jeff Vanderslice April 21, 2026

In the News Budget and Spending Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Healthier Communities, Thriving Families

Senators Hassan & Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen the Child Tax Credit and Provide a Tax Cut for 3.5 Million Working Families

Anthony Lamorena Jan 8, 2026 Senator Maggie Hassan

In the News Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Juvenile Justice, Parole, Pretrial, Prosecution, Reentry, Sentencing

Durbin, Grassley Introduce Criminal Justice Reform Bills

Anthony Lamorena Dec 16, 2025 U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

In the News Federal Government Affairs, Insurance, Tort Reform

Kennedy reintroduces the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act to end overseas meddling in U.S. litigation

Anthony Lamorena Nov 19, 2025 Senator John Kennedy

Analysis Community Supervision, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Parole, Reentry

Boulders on the Hill: Reforming Community Supervision

Anthony Lamorena, Nicholas Thielman Oct 28, 2025

Analysis Artificial Intelligence, Federal Government Affairs, Technology and Innovation

Testimony in Review: Adam Thierer’s September 2025 Testimony Before the House Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet

Canyon Brimhall, Nicholas Thielman Sept 25, 2025

Analysis Clean Slate, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Reentry

The Economic Case for Clean Slate Policy

Anthony Lamorena, Nicholas Thielman April 28, 2025

In the News Behavioral Health, Cannabis, Cannabis, Cannabis Banking, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Policing, Substance Regulation

Joyce, Miller, Titus Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect States’ Rights

Anthony Lamorena April 17, 2025 Congressman Dave Joyce

Analysis Artificial Intelligence, Federal Government Affairs, Technology and Innovation

Testimony in Review: Adam Thierer’s April 2025 Appearance Before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Canyon Brimhall April 15, 2025

Analysis California, Catastrophe Insurance, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Insurance, Insurance Regulation, Regulatory Reform, State Policy

Overview of Steven Greenhut’s Congressional Testimony on “California Wildfires and the Consequences of Overregulation”

Alexandra Perez Brewer, Anthony Lamorena Feb 19, 2025