{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-2556.780","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 2556.780","heading":"What prohibitions on lobbying activities apply to VISTA sponsors and subrecipients?","body":"(a) No VISTA sponsor or subrecipient may assign a VISTA to perform service or engage in activities related to influencing the passage or defeat of legislation or proposals by initiative petition.\n(b) No VISTA sponsor or subrecipient may use any AmeriCorps financial assistance, such as VISTA funds or the services of a VISTA, for any activity related to influencing the passage or defeat of legislation or proposals by initiative petition.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XXV—CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE","PART 2556—VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA","Subpart H—Restrictions and Prohibitions on Political Activities and Lobbying"],"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":"fe352b34f877807880785e54a971fe6ccd0e5ca01f2a2ccd95ce54b86da5b8ed","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-2556.775","next":"us/45-cfr-2584.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}