Policy Corner
The Americans for Prosperity policy team is a bench of policy experts with decades of experience who deliver expert advice in a timely manner to those on the front lines of advancing public policy change. We achieve this by partnering with state and federal policymakers and coalition partners to translate big ideas into reality-based solutions to advance freedom and opportunity for all.
AFP Input on the Future of Congressional Modernization
What are big, creative, actionable, bipartisan/nonpartisan ideas to modernize Congress? That’s the question the Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation of the Committee on House Administration put to congressional offices and external stakeholders, as Roll Call covered. Not for budget and appropriations, alas. But still, we submitted a few ideas and look forward to seeing other […]
Congressional Testimony: “Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creators”
On September 2nd, Austen Bannan testified in front of the House Committee on Workforce & Education’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
AFP submits letter on improving welfare programs
The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare held a hearing today on “Welfare Reform at 30: Restoring the Promise of Work and Personal Responsibility in Federal Welfare Programs.” We submitted a letter noting the success of the 1996 reforms and the program integrity measures in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. We […]
Recasting Labor Regulation After Loper Bright
In recent years, significant DOL regulatory policies have swung back and forth on a pendulum depending on the party controlling the White House. DOL may continue to see shifts from one administration to the next, but the end of Chevron deference may finally help lead to more stable policy as rules are modified or rescinded to hold up in courts.
Following Supreme Court Interpretation, Congress Should Amend Federal Sentencing Law
Congress should amend 18 U.S.C. § 3582 to clarify that sentencing disparities created by the First Step Act may be considered by judges when assessing requests for compassionate release.
The Next Frontier of Universal School Choice: Removing Barriers to Expand Educational Options
The school choice revolution is the greatest education policy change of our lifetime. The task ahead is not to retreat from it but to go one step further: eliminate the remaining obstacles so that every family, at every income level, can choose freely.
Virginia’s New Regulatory Playbook: How Governor Spanberger’s Executive Order 17 Compares to Governor Youngkin’s Executive Order 19
At first glance the differences in regulatory approaches between the two governors appear to be more continuity than change; however, the changes that do exist reveal an important shift in governing philosophy.
Following Supreme Court Interpretation, Congress Should Amend the Securities Act
When the Supreme Court interprets a statute, its job is to say what the law is—not what it should be. If Congress disagrees with the result and wants the statute to mean something else, the Constitution provides it with the tool to do so: amend the statute. Yet this legislative response remains chronically underused.
Tower Dump Searches Ruled Unconstitutional
Following the Chatrie decision, a Mississippi judge found warrant requests for cell tower dumps do not establish probable cause or particularity requirements, making them unconstitutional general warrants.
Recasting Housing Regulations After Loper Bright
The Loper Bright decision not only impacts existing regulations but has implications for interpreting newly passed legislation. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a sweeping, bipartisan housing bill, was enacted on July 11, 2026, and any legal challenges regarding unclear or ambiguous language will receive judicial, not agency, deference.
