Letters & Testimony

2025

State Workforce Agency Appropriations Priorities

(04/23/2025)

IRS PFML Guidance Comment Letter

(04/15/2025)

Letter In Support of H.R. 1156 Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

(02/11/2025)

Comments on the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network (I-PLAN) Act

(01/22/2025)

2024

Campaign to Invest in America's Workforce (CIAW) FY25 Appropriations Letter

(08/13/2024)

Comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding E&T Services for the Child Support Program

(07/30/2024)

Letter to Congress regarding WIOA Reauthorization Principles & Recommendations

(06/04/2024)

Letter to Senate HELP and House Committee on Ed and the Workforce regarding National Directory of New Hires recommendations for WIOA

(05/16/2024)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: National Apprenticeship System Enhancements

(03/18/2024)

Letter supporting re-establishing the Federal Employment Data Exchange System

(01/29/2024)

Response to the Office of Family Assistance’s TANF RFI

(01/11/2024)

2023

Letter to House Committee on Veterans Affairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

(10/16/2023)

Response to USDOL's RFI on the Confidentiality and Disclosure of State UC Information

(09/25/2023)

Scott B. Sanders Testimony on Strengthening WIOA: Improving Outcomes for Job Seekers, Employers, and Taxpayers

(09/20/2023)

TANF Extension Request to Congress

(09/19/2023)

Campaign to Invest in America’s Workforce (CIAW) FY24 House Appropriations Letter

(07/27/2023)

Letter to Congress re: HR 1163 - UI Reform Provisions

(04/14/2023)

NASWA Response to USDOL'S RFI on Sector Strategies

2022

Comments to the Equitable Data Working Group from Leaders of State Data Collaboratives

(10/03/2022)

Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Extend TANF Program

(09/09/2022)

Comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing

(06/16/2022)

Letter to Congress voicing concerns to USDOL's proposal for Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing Requirements

(06/09/2022)

Letter of Support for Congressman Davis’ Interest Waiver for UI Trust Funds Proposal

(01/20/2022)

Letter on Pandemic UI Requests

(01/07/2022)

2021

NGA - NASWA response to Senator Burr's request

(08/02/2021)

Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Extend Certain CARES Act Provisions

(07/26/2021)

Letter to Congress on Workforce Initiatives and Funding

(04/23/2021)

Principles for Expanding and Enhancing Apprenticeship Programs

(04/15/2021)

Letter to USDOL Secretary Walsh re: Request for Federal UI Fraud Taskforce

(03/24/2021)

Letter of Items to include in Next Stimulus Legislation

(02/08/2021)

2020

Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Extend TANF Program

(11/24/2020)

Letter of Support on Continuing Certain Aspects of COVID-19 Legislation Set to Expire

(10/16/2020)

Comments on the Request for Information on Federal Coordination to Promote Economic Mobility for All Americans

(10/02/2020)

Statement of Scott B. Sanders Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate

(06/09/2020)

2019

Support Letter for HR 1759 to Senator Grassley

(07/25/2019)

Letter to Congress to Fix Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Program

(03/08/2019)

NASWA Letter to Congress to Support the BRIDGE for Workers Act | March 13, 2019

How States Are Using Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) | March 27, 2019

Illinois Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Initiative

(04/24/2019)

Florida's Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Initiative

(04/24/2019)

Indiana's Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Initiative

(04/24/2019)

2018

Guiding Policy for Apprenticeship

(03/08/2018)

(07/10/2017)

2017

FY 2018 Program Letter Request

(04/24/2017)

Support Letter for Repeal of UI-Drug Test Rule

(03/08/2017)

Recommendations to Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking

(11/14/2016)

2016

Letter to Policymakers on Commission on Evidence-Based Policy Making

(05/06/2016)

NASWA/NGA Joint Response to Equal Opportunity Regulations

(03/28/2016)

FY2017 Appropriations Programmatic Request Letter

(03/11/2016)

2015

Comments on Changes to RJM

(04/28/2015)

(02/10/2015)

NASWA Affiliates