Issues

• Business, Housing & Economic Development

  NFWL's Business Committee works on a variety of issues from tax policy to anti-counterfeiting.

• Communication, Media and Information Technology

  This Committee is currently inactive; NFWL is currently doing outreach to legislators and corporate sponsors to encourage work on communications and media issues facing the states. To join the Committee, please call NFWL at 202-293-3040.

• Crime, Justice, Terrorism, and Substance Abuse

  The Crime/Justice Committee has been looking at a variety of substance abuse issues, including youth demand reduction programs, prison rehabilitation programs and medical treatments for abusers. The committee also works on human trafficking, child abuse, homeland security and other pressing issues.

• Education, Training and Workplace

  The Education Committee has initiated an annual program to distribute backpacks, provided by Office Depot, to underprivileged children during August just before school begins. The Committee has also looked at higher education and early childhood education issues over the past year.

• Energy, Natural Resources and Agriculture

  This Committee is currently being expanded to increase both legislative and corporate membership. Issues the committee will work on include nuclear energy, alternative energy sources and global warming.

• Health and Empowerment

  Recently, this committee has focused on patient choice, alternative & complementary healthcare, and vaccine issues. It is one of the largest and most active committees of NFWL.

• Intergovernmental

  Bringing Native American leaders together with state legislators from around the country to work on public policy issues.

• Veterans Affairs

  This Committee works to provide to support to active-duty soldiers currently serving overseas and US veterans of war.