ABA passes Section Sponsored resolution at the 2005 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill.

The ABA House of Delegates passed the following Section-sponsored resolution at the 2005 ABA Annual Meeting.

Report #108, supporting the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as amended through 1992.

The ABA House of Delegates also passed the following Section Co-sponsored resolutions.

Report #10A, affirming the belief that a fair, impartial, and independent judiciary is fundamental to a free society and calls on all Americans, including elected officials, to support and defend our judiciary and its role in maintaining the fundamental liberties under the Constitution of the United States.

Report #10B, urging Congress, the states and territories to enact and/or adopt policies consistent with the recommendations of the national bipartisan Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care for improving the outcomes for abused and neglected children under dependency court jurisdiction.

Report #10C, supporting federal, state and territorial laws that would restrict the sale, distribution, transfer and possession of .50 caliber sniper weapons except to the United States military, and the National Guard and law enforcement agencies

Report #105, urging all state, territorial and local legislative bodies and governmental officials to repeal laws and discontinue practices that permit insurers to deny coverage for alcohol or drug related injuries or losses covered by accident and sickness insurance policies that provide hospital, medical and surgical expense coverage.

Report #106A, encouraging Congress to establish the Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to the Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment.

Report #106C, encouraging Congress, the Department of Justice Judicial Security Review Group and the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General to determine whether the United States Marshals Service has corrected significant vulnerabilities to critical elements of its judicial security program that were identified by the IG in its March 2004 report entitled “Review of the United States Marshals Service Judicial Security Process.”

Report #112, urging Congress, the U.S. Postal Service and other appropriate federal entities to ensure the prompt delivery of and adequate customer access to the U.S. mail for people experiencing homelessness.

Report #113B, opposing any structural or financial changes in the Medicaid program and the need for innovation in shaping more effective health care system that would weaken the current entitlement nature of the program or shared legal obligation that the federal, state and territorial governments have to provide a comprehensive set of benefits to all individuals who meet eligibility criteria and supports Medicaid restructuring that adheres to sever enumerated principles.

Report #114, urging federal, state, territorial and local governments to reduce domestic violence by enforcing orders of protection as required under federal, state, local and territorial law and urges state and local governments to enact appropriate remedies for failure to enforce the terms of civil and criminal protection orders.

 

Read about all of the reports considered by the House of Delegates at the 2005 ABA Annual Meeting.