Advocacy

FY2025 Appropriations
We are tracking the status of FY2025 appropriations, where things stand, and what it all means for bond lawyers.

Tracking Tax Reform in 2025
Congress is focused on addressing the pending expirations of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) prior to the end of this calendar year. Here’s where things stand and what…

Protecting Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds
Letter sent by the Public Finance Network (PFN), including NABL, to members of the 119th Congress in support of the tax exemption on municipal bonds.

Trump Admin Memo on Pausing Federal Funds
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released a memo instructing federal agencies to review existing federal financial assistance programs and temporarily pause certain funds.

Protecting Bonds to Build Infrastructure and Create Jobs
Data brief by the Public Finance Network (PFN) estimating how much the tax-exemption saves issuers and borrowers in the municipal market.

119th Congress Begins
The new Congress has begun with a long agenda on tap. Here’s what we know coming out of the gate.

On the PRA Review of SEC Rule 15c2-12
Comments in response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Paperwork Reduction Review of burdens associated with the application of Rule 15c-12.

New Year; New Debt Ceiling
What the latest debt limit approach means for municipal market and its stakeholders.

Advocacy Town Hall 2025
Member-exclusive discussion and update on NABL’s advocacy priorities going into 2025.

Preparing for the 119th Congress
What can and should municipal market participants do today to help prepare for tax reform next year?

Recapping the Elections 2024
Elections and the municipal bond market. Who won, what do we know, and why does it matter?

Response to the Proposed FDTA Joint Standards
Comments in response to the joint data standards proposed by several financial regulators per the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA).