{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1639.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1639.3","heading":"Prohibition.","body":"Except as provided in §§ 1639.4 and 1639.5, recipients may not initiate legal representation, or participate in any other way in litigation, lobbying or rulemaking, involving an effort to reform a Federal or State welfare system. Prohibited activities include participation in:\n(a) Litigation challenging laws or regulations enacted as part of an effort to reform a Federal or State welfare system.\n(b) Rulemaking involving proposals that are being considered to implement an effort to reform a Federal or State welfare system.\n(c) Lobbying before legislative or administrative bodies undertaken directly or through grassroots efforts involving pending or proposed legislation that is part of an effort to reform a Federal or State welfare system.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XVI—LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION","PART 1639—WELFARE REFORM"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"c80566b8e3e793ea51ff0bdaa9ce9fd64aa292f868e2a35dbf8fe7aeaf232fd5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1639.2","next":"us/45-cfr-1639.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}