USCCB Government Relations

In a letter to Congressional appropriators, Archbishop Shelton Fabre @ArchbishopFabre, Kerry Alys Robinson, President of @CCharitiesUSA , and John Berry, President of Society of St. Vincent de Paul, urge much needed funding for housing: usccb.org/resources/Join…

USCCB President, Archbishop Paul Coakley @ArchbishopOKC, and Bishop Brendan Cahill, chairman of the Committee on Migration, write Congress about the reconciliation bill to provide funding for agencies within Department of Homeland Security: usccb.org/resources/Lett…

Chairman of USCCB's Domestic Justice and Human Development Committee @ArchbishopFabre urges Congressional appropriators to provide adequate funding for EPA and DOI to help steward care for God's creation. usccb.org/resources/Lett…

Pro-Life Committee Chairman @BishopDEThomas sends letter of support to @MarshaBlackburn and @virginiafoxx for the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act. "We have consistently called for the separation of abortion from the Title X family planning program, but organizations like Planned Parenthood, despite performing hundreds of thousands of abortions every year, continue to receive millions of dollars in taxpayer money annually. This legislation would build upon Congress’s efforts to end access to taxpayer funding for one of the nation’s largest abortion providers, as was done with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act." usccb.org/resources/Lett…

@BishopDEThomas of Toledo, chairman of USCCB's Committee on Pro-Life Activities, tells congressional appropriators that the Hyde Amendment and related life-saving provisions are "as important as ever," and urges appropriators as they continue markups of FY2027 bills to "to work together towards a better way that protects human dignity, offers solutions, provides support, and ultimately empowers parents and children in all stages and circumstances of life to have the positive futures that they deserve." usccb.org/resources/Lett…

Three U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' committee chairmen urge Congress to oppose legislation that would impose a new insurance coverage mandate to cover life-ending technologies such as IVF. @ArchbishpSample of Portland, Oregon, chairman of USCCB's Committee for Religious Liberty; Bishop Edward Burns of Dallas, chairman of USCCB's Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth; and @BishopDEThomas of Toledo, chairman of USCCB's Committee on Pro-Life Activities, write: "We have written to Congress multiple times expressing our grief for the growing number of families suffering infertility, and expressing our corresponding support for life-affirming, but often overlooked, restorative reproductive medicine. For several reasons, we expressed our necessary opposition to legislation that would expand the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). It is regrettable that we are now compelled to write again on account of the 'Helping to Optimize Patients’ Experience (HOPE) with Fertility Services Act' (H.R. 8119), a bill that would impose a new federal insurance mandate to cover such life-ending technologies and procedures, which we firmly oppose." usccb.org/resources/Lett…

As Congress considers FY2027 agriculture appropriations, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic partner organizations address the moral and human dimensions of appropriations legislation. Archbishop Shelton Fabre, chair of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chair of the Committee on International Justice and Peace, @CCharitiesUSA , @CatholicRelief, the National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and @CathRuralLife write to Congress detailing how agriculture appropriations should support families, feed hungry people, help the most vulnerable farmers and farmworkers, strengthen rural communities, and promote good stewardship of God’s creation. usccb.org/resources/Join…

Two USCCB committee chairmen join with @CatholicRelief to urge Congress in the FY27 appropriations process to fund lifesaving and life-affirming humanitarian and development assistance. The letter was signed by Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chairman of USCCB's Committee on International Justice and Peace, and Bishop Brendan Cahill, chairman of USCCB's Committee on Migration, together with Sean Callahan, President and CEO of CRS: usccb.org/resources/USCC…

Two USCCB committee chairmen sent this letter of support for the bipartisan Clergy Act (HR 227) introduced by @RepVinceFong which would establish a two-year window for clergy to revoke their exemption from Social Security and Medicare taxes and enroll in the programs. usccb.org/resources/Lett…

The USCCB Committee on Pro-LIfe Activities chairman Bishop Daniel E. Thomas sent a letter of support for the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, led by Senator Hawley, and Rep. Harshbarger. Read the letter here: usccb.org/resources/Lett…