Congress is currently considering approval of FY 2021 funding for several federal courthouses in need of significant repair. The following federal courthouses (including a New York federal courthouse) have been designated by the General Services Administration as potential recipients of outyear funding (FY 2022-2025) for necessary building repair and upgrades, as indicated on the attached list of GSA courthouse repair projects.
FBA National has launched a campaign in collaboration with the local chapters to secure funding for all federal courthouse repair projects contained in the General Service Administration (GSA) budget FY2021 request and outyear budgets. Safe and secure courthouses are critical to the administration of justice.
FBA chapters are encouraged to participate in this campaign by writing to their House and Senate lawmakers to ask for their support for the chapter’s local courthouse’s repair project and an increase in the 302(b) allocation for the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, which oversees funding for GSA and courthouse repairs. The attached model letter can be quickly adapted for immediate communication on your chapter’s letterhead with your lawmakers. Names and addresses of House lawmakers can be found here; Senate lawmaker address information can be found here. FBA National can also provide you with the names and email addresses for staff associated with the lawmakers.
Please send your correspondence as soon as possible. This matter is of considerable urgency, since House and Senate appropriations leaders will soon set the 302(b) funding allocations, which in turn will determine how much funding will be available to GSA for courthouse repairs. Please send your letters to your House Representatives and Senators as promptly as possible. FBA participants in Capitol Hill Day on March 19 also will advocate for Judiciary and courthouse repair funding.