Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016.

Contacts in support of laws to protect unborn children within the Federal District, including contacts in support of preservation of the "D.C. Hyde Amendment," a prohibition on the use of any congressionally appropriated funds (however labeled by local officials) for abortions (with certain exceptions) in the District of Columbia, in any FY 2017 continuing resolution and in any appropriations vehicle for FY 2018. Contacts in opposition to all ongoing efforts to evade constitutionally required congressional control over spending by the local administrative government of the Federal District, including District Council initiative to institute illegal expenditures of funds without congressional appropriation, in violation of the federal Anti-Deficiency Act and the Home Rule Act. Contacts in support of H.J. Res. 27, S.J. Res 4 (including a letter to the House dated January 17, 2017), to nullify the actions of the D.C. Council pertaining to the "Death with Dignity Act" (B21-0038) and associated violations of the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997, Pub. L. No. 105-12.

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Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

- On February 15, we issued an action alert urging all members of Congress to reject resolutions in the House (H.J. Res. 27) and the Senate (S.J. Res. 4) that would block the District of Columbia's Death With Dignity Act, which allows medical aid in dying, from being implemented.

Client expense: $10,876 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE

H.R. 36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Prohibits late-term elective abortions on unborn babies after 20 weeks post-fertilization, since at this age they can feel pain. H.J. Res. 27, Disapproval Resolution to Overturn the District of Columbia's Death with Dignity Act: Prevent the enactment of a law legalizing assisted suicide in the District of Columbia. S. J. Res. 4, Disapproval Resolution to Overturn the District of Columbia's Death with Dignity Act: Prevent the enactment of a law legalizing assisted suicide in the District of Columbia.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE