Advocacy Letter: Demand OMB rescind the proposed Uniform Guidance overhaul

October 4, 2026

The Honorable Mark Warner
The Honorable Tim Kaine
The Honorable Eugene Vindman

Dear Senators Warner and Kaine and Representative Vindman,

The new rule proposed by the Office of Management and Budget and 40+ agencies is a blatant and illegal power grab by the Trump administration that wants the executive branch alone to have unprecedented discretion and control over funding. This proposal puts essential services at risk in communities nationwide, allowing any president to weaponize federal grants for their own discriminatory political agenda. Please urge OMB to rescind its proposal to overhaul the Uniform Guidance.

This dangerous and unlawful rule would be devastating for countless grant recipients and the communities they serve. Families could lose access to early childhood education programs like Head Start. Survivors of abuse could face greater barriers to support. Researchers could lose funding for lifesaving scientific work. Health care providers could face new obstacles to delivering care. Congress’ ability to pass laws requiring federal funds to be spent in programs that serve their constituents would be hamstrung. And households of color, immigrant families, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals will disproportionately bear the brunt of this rule change.

Federal funding should meet the critical needs that Congress enacted laws to address, not be spent meeting any president’s personal political agendas. I urge you to use your power to get this proposed rule change rescinded.

Sincerely,

James Landrith
Woodbridge, VA

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