Disapproving the action of the Council of the District of Columbia in approving section 3(a) of the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014.

Legislation: SJRes10, A resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. SJRes11, A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights & Religion and Belief. SJRes19, Constitutional amendment to limit 1A on political speech-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S50, Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. S178, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S208, Secure the Border First Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Policy. S247, Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S255, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S270, Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S353, Justice Safety Valve Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums, Sentencing. S356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S435, State Marriage Defense Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S439, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S447, Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. S467, CORRECTIONS Act-Issues Lobbied: Prison Early Release. S497, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S502, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. S512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S674, 21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. S675, Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment (REDEEM) Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Records and Juvenile Solitary Confinement. S683, CARERS Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Medical Marijuana. S750, Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Enforcement. S754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. S772, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Disfranchisement. S786, FAMILY Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S877, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. S987, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S1056, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; LGBT Rights. S1119, National Criminal Justice Commission Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. S1123, USA FREEDOM Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S1169, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: ESEA reauthorization; Education; School discipline; School climate; LGBT Rights; Religious Liberty; Racial Justice; Criminal Justice Reform. S1357, To extend [authorities] under the FISA of 1978-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S1376, National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; Border security; LGBT Rights. S1382, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Women's Rights. S1438, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1513, Second Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. S1553, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S1558, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1598, First Amendment Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1599, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S1610, BALTIMORE Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling. S1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act-Issues Lobbied: DHS budget: CBP/ICE oversight and accountability; Deferred Action; Reproductive Rights; National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; AUMF. S1631, FISA Improvements Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S1659, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. S1725, FY2016 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S2048, USA FREEDOM Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S2536, SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. HConRes55, Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces deployed to Iraq or Syria on or after August 7, 2014, other than Armed Forces required to protect United States diplomatic facilities and-Issues Lobbied: Authorized Use of Military Force. HJRes43, A resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. HJRes44, A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights & Religion and Belief. HRes295, Resolution supporting use of body-worn cameras-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR5, Student Success Act-Issues Lobbied: Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) reauthorization; Education; School discipline; School climate; Religious Liberty; LGBT Rights; Racial Justice; Criminal Justice Reform. HR36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. HR148, DISCLOSE Act & Numerous CFR Measures and Constitutional Amendments-Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance Reform. HR234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. HR283, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR399, Secure Our Borders First Act-Issues Lobbied: Border policy. HR401, Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; National Security. HR540, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR637, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR731, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act-Issues Lobbied: Mental Health and Criminal Justice. HR824, State Marriage Defense Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR846, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR864, Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR920, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. HR932, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR940, Health Care Conscience Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. HR983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Detainers; state and local immigration enforcement. HR1232, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1439, FAMILY Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR1459, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Disfranchisement. HR1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Cybersecurity. HR1680, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. HR1700, Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act-Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied children, Access to counsel, Due process, Immigrants with disabilities. HR1735, FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Torture; Women's Rights; Border Enforcement; LGBT Rights. HR1933, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; LGBT Rights. HR1962, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. HR2029, FY 2016 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention. HR2048, USA Freedom Act 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. HR2063, National Center for the Right to Counsel Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Law Reform. HR2092, Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR2197, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. HR2449, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Women's Rights. HR2530, Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016-Issues Lobbied: Housing, Disparate Impact, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. HR2578, FY 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; Surveillance; Privacy; Immigration; Housing, Disparate Impact; Immigration enforcement, court funding; Access to counsel, Immigration courts, Asylum. HR2596, FY 2016 Intelligence Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; National Security; Surveillance. HR2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. HR2654, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2685, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Torture; Women's Rights. HR2772, FY 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Reproductive Rights. HR2800, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2802, First Amendment Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2867, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR2875, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2899, Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. HR2944, SAFE Justice Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile Justice; Mandatory Minimums, Drug Reform, Sentencing. HR2972, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Reproductive Rights. HR3361, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR3979, National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR4225, SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. HR4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Congressional Issues without Bill Numbers: June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. My Brothers Keeper Initiative-Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Education, Disparate Impact, Womens Rights, Racial Profiling. Protecting Individuals From Mass Aerial Surveillance Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, Privacy. Women in Combat-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. FY16 Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Border Enforcement; DHS budget: CBP/ICE Oversight and Accountability; Deferred Action; Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Executive Actions. CBP Oversight and Excessive Use of Force-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Fair Donations for All Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 [Discussion Draft]-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. CORRECT Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Force Multiplier Act-Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing. Standards To Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment Involving Unaccompanied Children-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. The Financial Services and General Government FY16 Appropriations bill-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief; LGBT Rights. Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies-Issues Lobbied: Access to Counsel, Immigration Courts, Asylum. Birthright Citizenship-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Comprehensive LGBT Non-discrimination bill-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Federal RFRA fix legislation-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Refusals. Equal Pay-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. DHS immigration enforcement reform: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); Detainers; Parole; Deportations; Victims of Violence-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Lifeline-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Broadband Adoption Act-Issues Lobbied: Freedom of Speech. Civil Asset Forfeiture-Issues Lobbied: Police Reform. Gift Tax-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Whistleblower Protection-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Sex Trafficking-Issues Lobbied: Human Rights. Targeted Killings-Issues Lobbied: National Security. Mens Rea Legislation-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Law Reform. Body-Worn Cameras-Issues Lobbied: Police Reform. FOIA Reform-Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency. Section 702 Loophole-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Agencies: Bureau of Justice Statistics-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights; Death in Custody Reporting. Bureau of Prisons-Issues Lobbied: Compassionate Release, Clemency Project 2014 and Reentry; Solitary Confinement. Department of Defense-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance. Department of Education-Issues Lobbied: Every Child Achieves Act of 2015. Department of Health and Human Services-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Conditioning Devices; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Access to Reproductive Health Care for Minors in ORR Custody; Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2015; Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to the Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR), parts 301 through 370, published on March 2, 2015 at 80 Fed. Reg. 11266.; Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission by Blood and Blood Products: Draft Guidance for Industry FDA-2015-D-1211-0001. Department of Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; Oversight and Accountability of Customs and Border Protection (CBP); Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; DHS Immigration Enforcement Reform: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); Detainers; Parole; Deportations; Victims of Violence; Bond Hearings, Prolonged Detention; CBP Sexual Assault; REAL ID; Countering Violent Extremism. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Issues Lobbied: Fair Housing, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; VAWA. Department of Justice-Issues Lobbied: Torture; Law Enforcement Reform; Disability Rights; Death in Custody Reporting; The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; Gender-Biased Policing; Sentencing Reform; Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Commutations and Pardons; Prison Overcrowding; Police Militarization; Rescission of 2007 OLC Memo on RFRA; Baltimore Police Activity; Native American Rights (Board of Immigration Appeals); Voting Rights; First Amendment; Private Prisons. Department of Labor-Issues Lobbied: Gender Discrimation. Department of Treasury-Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking. Director of National Intelligence-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Employer Wellness Programs. Executive Office of the President-Issues Lobbied: RFRA OLC Memo; Encryption; My Brothers Keeper; Drone Strikes; Budget; Immigration; Housing Discrimination; Surveillance Reform; LGBT Rights and Religious Refusals; Criminal Justice; Voting. Federal Aviation Administration-Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drones. Federal Bureau of Investigation-Issues Lobbied: Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; Encryption, Government Back Doors. Federal Communications Commission-Issues Lobbied: Open Internet Rule; IP Transition; E-Rate Rulemaking; Low Power FM Application Window; Media Ownership Rule. Food and Drug Administration-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Aversive Conditioning Devices; Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission by Blood and Blood Products: Draft Guidance for Industry FDA-2015-D-1211-0001. Internal Revenue Service-Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking (including petition for). National Security Agency-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. National Telecommunications and Information Administration-Issues Lobbied: Encryption. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs-Issues Lobbied: Gender Discrimation. Office of Management and Budget-Issues Lobbied: REAL ID; Federal Budget. Office of Justice Program-Issues Lobbied: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act. Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention-Issues Lobbied: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act. Office of the Vice President-Issues Lobbied: Gender-Biased Policing. Transportation Security Administration-Issues Lobbied: June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services-Issues Lobbied: Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence. U.S. Customs and Border Protection-Issues Lobbied: June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; Racial Profiling; Border Enforcement/ CBP Oversight and Excessive Use of Force. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Issues Lobbied: Deportation and Detention Practices; Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence. U.S. Sentencing Commission-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. United States Trade Representative-Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership. White House-Issues Lobbied: H.R. 1735; Targeted Killing; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Every Child Achieves Act of 2015; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; My Brothers Keeper Initiative; Gender-Biased Policing; Civil Remedy for Violence Against Women Act; H.J. Res 43/S.J. Res. 10; Sentencing Reform, Private Prisons and Solitary Confinement; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; DHS Immigration Enforcement Reform: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); Detainers; Parole; Deportations; Victims of Violence; Commutations and Pardons; Rescission of 2007 OLC Memo on RFRA.

Client expense: $746,129 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

20-week ban, Abortion coverage, DC Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act, EACH Woman Act, General reproductive health issues, H.J. Res. 43, H.J. Res. 44, H.R. 36 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, S. 1553 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H.R. 448 Women's Health Protection Act of 2015, S. 217 Women's Health Protection Act of 2015, H.R. 742 Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015, S. 358 Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015, HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act, NDAA Amendment #1550, S. 178 Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) bill & hyde language, Telemedicine abortion

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

We Oppose Private School Vouchers in the Every Child Achieves Act (Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) We write to express our strong opposition to the inclusion of any provision in the Every Child Achieves Act that would create or lead to a private school voucher, including language that would make Title I funding portable by allowing the money to follow a child to that childs public or private school. Title I Portability Is a Stepping-Stone to Vouchers We are concerned that Title I portability, even when limited to public schools, is a stepping-stone for an expansion of vouchers for private and religious schools using either federal or state funds, which our organizations vehemently oppose. We stand in strong opposition to the addition of any provision to legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that would interfere in the relationship between students and health care providers by limiting access to information or health care services. On February 26th, 2015, during consideration of H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, a politically motivated amendment was added to the Managers Amendment that would do just that. We voice opposition to the reauthorization of the District of Columbia private school voucher program. We oppose this and all private school voucher programs because public funds should be spent on public schools, not private schools. But the D.C. program, in particular, has proven ineffective and unaccountable to taxpayers. We urge you to reject any and all congressional efforts, including resolutions of disapproval, that would prevent two D.C. civil rights bills from taking effect. The D.C. Council unanimously passed both the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014 (RHNDAA) and the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014 (HRAA) to support one basic underlying principle: fairness. We write to urge you to oppose H.J. Res 43, the resolution of disapproval to block the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act (RHNDA), which was adopted by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and may reach the House floor this week. We are also strongly opposed to H.J. Res. 44, which would block the Human Rights Amendment Act (HRAA). The RHNDA and the HRAA are local anti-discrimination bills that would guarantee basic fairness for people who work and study in D.C., and Congress should not interfere through these resolutions or any other means.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Corporation for Natl & Community Service, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE