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Dream Act of 2017
Client: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND · Firm: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
Direct- S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017; Sen. Bennett Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it. Direct- S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017; Sen. Kaine Emailed Senators urging them to oppose any spending bill that does not include a legislative solution for DACA holders. Sen. Baldwin; Sen. Bennett; Sen. Brown; Sen. Cantwell; Sen. Cardin; Sen. Carper; Sen. Casey; Sen. Coons; Sen. Donnelly; Sen. Duckworth; Sen. Durbin; Sen. Hassan; Sen. Heinrich; Sen. Heitkamp; Sen. Jones; Sen. Kaine; Direct- S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it. Sen. Carper; Sen. Lankford; Sen. Rubio; Sen. Shelby; Sen. Nelson; Sen. Coons; Sen. Warner; Sen. Capito; Sen. Kaine; Sen. Sullivan; Sen. Corker; Sen. Burr; Sen. Heller; Sen. Rounds; Sen. Ernst; Sen. Toomey; Sen. Alexander; Sen. Cornyn; Direct- S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 Met to urge Member to support Dream Act and oppose border wall funding. Sen. Feinstein; Sen. Durbin; Sen. Casey; Sen. Van Hollen; Sen. Heitkamp; Direct- No specific bill. (Phone communication); Norma Rodriguez Discussed congressional letter calling on members to speak out against state governors seeking to pressure the president to end the DACA program. Direct- No specific bill (In-person briefing); House Democratic staff. Spoke at a briefing of Democratic congressional staffers to discuss the new developments on DACA and encourage offices to reach out to governors that joined 11-state letter calling for end to DACA and encourage withdrawal from the effort. Direct- No specific bill (In-person meeting); CHC staff Met to discuss preparation for DACA announcement and coordinate work/message. Direct- No specific bill. (In-person meeting); Valeria Carranza, Leg Director, Representative Adriano Espaillat Met to discuss Latino and MALDEF priority issues, including DACA, immigrant detention, jurisdictions with community trust policies, and legislative priorities for 2017.
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2018 · first_quarter · 1A
Direct-No specific bill. (written letter) U.S. Senate Wrote letter on behalf of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) asking the U.S. Senate to oppose the nomination of Kyle Duncan to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2018 · first_quarter · Q1
Source: Senate LDA
Pay Equity for All Act of 2017
Client: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND · Firm: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
Direct- S. 1034, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017(Written letter) Joined sign on letter, to U.S. Congress, to support legislation that creates a pathway to legal immigration status for agricultural workers. Direct- H.R. 2418, Pay Equity for All Act (Written letter) Joined sign-on letter, to House of Representatives,supporting legislation that prohibits employers from asking applicants for salary history before making an offer.
Dream Act of 2017
Client: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND · Firm: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
Direct- S. 126, the Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 and S. 295, the Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act (written letter) Joined sign-on letter opposing legislation to split the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Sent to: Senator Grassley, Senator Feinstein Direct -No specific bill. (written letter) Joined sign-on letter thanking Senator Franken for his commitment to an independent and fair judiciary. Sent to: Senator Franken Direct - S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it. Senator Lankford Direct -H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017 Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Member to support it. Rep. McSally; Rep. Valadao; Members of Congress; Rep. Bacon; Rep. Curbelo; Rep. Davis ;Rep. Hurd; Rep. Royce; Rep. Newhouse; Rep. Kinzinger; Rep. Donovan ;Rep. Pearce ;Rep. Jenkins; Rep. McCaul; Rep. Hunter; Rep. Amodei; Rep. LoBiondo; Rep. Culberson; Rep. Johnson; Rep. Calvert
Dream Act of 2017
Client: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND · Firm: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
Grass- All Congress (letter); H.R. 3440 - Dream Act of 2017 Coalition letter to all of Congress, on behalf of the Hispanic Education Coalition, advocating for the urgent need for a clean Dream Act. Direct- Tri-Caucus staffers including Jacque Chevalier (Rep. Bobby Scott), Norma Salazar (Rep. Raul Grijalva), Bridget DeHart (Rep. Yvette Clarke); H.R. 3440 - Dream Act of 2017 In person meeting on behalf of the Hispanic Education Coalition, advocating for the urgent need for a clean Dream Act. Direct- Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it.; S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 Sen. Rubio, Sen. Donnelly, Sen. Hoeven, Sen. Scott, Sen. Johnson, Sen. Ernst, Sen. Manchin, Sen. Heller, Sen. Tillis, Sen. Flake, Sen. Bennet, Staff for Sen. Rubio, Staff, Sen. Donnelly, Staff, Sen. Tillis, Staff , Sen. Gardner, Staff , Sen. Flake, Staff , Sen. Bennet, Direct- Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it.; H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017 Rep. Olson, Rep. Johnson, Rep. Upton, Rep. Newhouse, Rep. Davis, Rep. Ryan, Rep. McSally, Rep. Sensenbrenner, Rep. Diaz-Balart, Rep. Hurd, Sen. Bennet , Rep. Curbelo, Rep. Tipton, Rep. Sessions, Rep. Conaway, Rep. Pearce, Rep. LaHood, Tyler Menzler (Shuster), Staff, Rep. LoBiondo, Staff, Rep. Reichert, Staff (Casey), Speaker Ryan, Staff, Rep. Newhouse, Staff, Rep. McSally, Staff, Rep. Curbelo, Elizabeth Mann (Curtis), Jackson Smith (Tipton), Ryan Ethington (Sessions), Staff, Thornbury, Staff, Calvert, Matthew Russel, Conaway, Bryan (McSally), Ben Johnson (Pearce), Samantha Dybas (LaHood) Direct- No specific bill; (written letter) Submitted letter opposing the nomination of Jeff Mateer to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Sen. Grassley, Sen. Feinstein, & Senate Judiciary Committee Direct- H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017; (In-person meeting) Large group meeting to discuss strategy for passage of H.R. 3440. House Democratic staff , Pelosi and other Dem leadership, Staff, CHC Direct- H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017; (Letter) U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives Letter in support of the Dream Act and urging legislators support.
Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017
Client: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND · Firm: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
Direct- S. 1034, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017(Written letter) Joined sign on letter, to U.S. Congress, to support legislation that creates a pathway to legal immigration status for agricultural workers. Direct- H.R. 2418, Pay Equity for All Act (Written letter) Joined sign-on letter, to House of Representatives,supporting legislation that prohibits employers from asking applicants for salary history before making an offer.
Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017
Client: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND · Firm: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
Direct - 1034, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017(written letter) Joined sign-on letter opposing Congressional efforts to expand the H-2A visa program and supporting S. 1034, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017. Sent to: Members of Congress Direct- No specific bill. Met to discuss the Office of Management and Budgets decision to review and stay the EEO-1 survey, requiring pay data collection by gender, race, and ethnicity, and other equal pay issues for the EEOC. EEOC Commissioner Charlotte Burrows, EEOC Commissioner Jenny Yang
Repeal ID Act of 2017
Client: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND · Firm: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
Direct- S. 126, the Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 and S. 295, the Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act (written letter) Joined sign-on letter opposing legislation to split the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Sent to: Senator Grassley, Senator Feinstein Direct -No specific bill. (written letter) Joined sign-on letter thanking Senator Franken for his commitment to an independent and fair judiciary. Sent to: Senator Franken Direct - S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it. Senator Lankford Direct -H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017 Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Member to support it. Rep. McSally; Rep. Valadao; Members of Congress; Rep. Bacon; Rep. Curbelo; Rep. Davis ;Rep. Hurd; Rep. Royce; Rep. Newhouse; Rep. Kinzinger; Rep. Donovan ;Rep. Pearce ;Rep. Jenkins; Rep. McCaul; Rep. Hunter; Rep. Amodei; Rep. LoBiondo; Rep. Culberson; Rep. Johnson; Rep. Calvert
Dream Act of 2017
Client: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND · Firm: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
Direct- S. 126, the Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 and S. 295, the Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act (written letter) Joined sign-on letter opposing legislation to split the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Sent to: Senator Grassley, Senator Feinstein Direct -No specific bill. (written letter) Joined sign-on letter thanking Senator Franken for his commitment to an independent and fair judiciary. Sent to: Senator Franken Direct - S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it. Senator Lankford Direct -H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017 Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Member to support it. Rep. McSally; Rep. Valadao; Members of Congress; Rep. Bacon; Rep. Curbelo; Rep. Davis ;Rep. Hurd; Rep. Royce; Rep. Newhouse; Rep. Kinzinger; Rep. Donovan ;Rep. Pearce ;Rep. Jenkins; Rep. McCaul; Rep. Hunter; Rep. Amodei; Rep. LoBiondo; Rep. Culberson; Rep. Johnson; Rep. Calvert
Dream Act of 2017
Client: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND · Firm: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
Grass- All Congress (letter); H.R. 3440 - Dream Act of 2017 Coalition letter to all of Congress, on behalf of the Hispanic Education Coalition, advocating for the urgent need for a clean Dream Act. Direct- Tri-Caucus staffers including Jacque Chevalier (Rep. Bobby Scott), Norma Salazar (Rep. Raul Grijalva), Bridget DeHart (Rep. Yvette Clarke); H.R. 3440 - Dream Act of 2017 In person meeting on behalf of the Hispanic Education Coalition, advocating for the urgent need for a clean Dream Act. Direct- Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it.; S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 Sen. Rubio, Sen. Donnelly, Sen. Hoeven, Sen. Scott, Sen. Johnson, Sen. Ernst, Sen. Manchin, Sen. Heller, Sen. Tillis, Sen. Flake, Sen. Bennet, Staff for Sen. Rubio, Staff, Sen. Donnelly, Staff, Sen. Tillis, Staff , Sen. Gardner, Staff , Sen. Flake, Staff , Sen. Bennet, Direct- Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it.; H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017 Rep. Olson, Rep. Johnson, Rep. Upton, Rep. Newhouse, Rep. Davis, Rep. Ryan, Rep. McSally, Rep. Sensenbrenner, Rep. Diaz-Balart, Rep. Hurd, Sen. Bennet , Rep. Curbelo, Rep. Tipton, Rep. Sessions, Rep. Conaway, Rep. Pearce, Rep. LaHood, Tyler Menzler (Shuster), Staff, Rep. LoBiondo, Staff, Rep. Reichert, Staff (Casey), Speaker Ryan, Staff, Rep. Newhouse, Staff, Rep. McSally, Staff, Rep. Curbelo, Elizabeth Mann (Curtis), Jackson Smith (Tipton), Ryan Ethington (Sessions), Staff, Thornbury, Staff, Calvert, Matthew Russel, Conaway, Bryan (McSally), Ben Johnson (Pearce), Samantha Dybas (LaHood) Direct- No specific bill; (written letter) Submitted letter opposing the nomination of Jeff Mateer to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Sen. Grassley, Sen. Feinstein, & Senate Judiciary Committee Direct- H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017; (In-person meeting) Large group meeting to discuss strategy for passage of H.R. 3440. House Democratic staff , Pelosi and other Dem leadership, Staff, CHC Direct- H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017; (Letter) U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives Letter in support of the Dream Act and urging legislators support.
Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act
Client: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND · Firm: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
Direct- S. 126, the Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 and S. 295, the Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act (written letter) Joined sign-on letter opposing legislation to split the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Sent to: Senator Grassley, Senator Feinstein Direct -No specific bill. (written letter) Joined sign-on letter thanking Senator Franken for his commitment to an independent and fair judiciary. Sent to: Senator Franken Direct - S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it. Senator Lankford Direct -H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017 Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Member to support it. Rep. McSally; Rep. Valadao; Members of Congress; Rep. Bacon; Rep. Curbelo; Rep. Davis ;Rep. Hurd; Rep. Royce; Rep. Newhouse; Rep. Kinzinger; Rep. Donovan ;Rep. Pearce ;Rep. Jenkins; Rep. McCaul; Rep. Hunter; Rep. Amodei; Rep. LoBiondo; Rep. Culberson; Rep. Johnson; Rep. Calvert
Direct- No specific bill (written letter); Sec. DeVos Wrote letter to Sec. DeVos on behalf of the Hispanic Education Coalition (HEC) asking her to not approve state plans that do not conform to the native language assessment requirements in ESSA. Direct- No specific bill (written letter) Wrote letter on behalf of the Hispanic Education Coalition (HEC) to the HELP Committee asking it to consider our priorities in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Sen. Alexander, Sen. Murray, and Senate HELP Committee
Direct-No specific bill. (written letter) U.S. Senate Wrote letter on behalf of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) asking the U.S. Senate to oppose the nomination of Kyle Duncan to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Direct- S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017; Sen. Bennett Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it. Direct- S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017; Sen. Kaine Emailed Senators urging them to oppose any spending bill that does not include a legislative solution for DACA holders. Sen. Baldwin; Sen. Bennett; Sen. Brown; Sen. Cantwell; Sen. Cardin; Sen. Carper; Sen. Casey; Sen. Coons; Sen. Donnelly; Sen. Duckworth; Sen. Durbin; Sen. Hassan; Sen. Heinrich; Sen. Heitkamp; Sen. Jones; Sen. Kaine; Direct- S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it. Sen. Carper; Sen. Lankford; Sen. Rubio; Sen. Shelby; Sen. Nelson; Sen. Coons; Sen. Warner; Sen. Capito; Sen. Kaine; Sen. Sullivan; Sen. Corker; Sen. Burr; Sen. Heller; Sen. Rounds; Sen. Ernst; Sen. Toomey; Sen. Alexander; Sen. Cornyn; Direct- S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 Met to urge Member to support Dream Act and oppose border wall funding. Sen. Feinstein; Sen. Durbin; Sen. Casey; Sen. Van Hollen; Sen. Heitkamp; Direct- No specific bill. (Phone communication); Norma Rodriguez Discussed congressional letter calling on members to speak out against state governors seeking to pressure the president to end the DACA program. Direct- No specific bill (In-person briefing); House Democratic staff. Spoke at a briefing of Democratic congressional staffers to discuss the new developments on DACA and encourage offices to reach out to governors that joined 11-state letter calling for end to DACA and encourage withdrawal from the effort. Direct- No specific bill (In-person meeting); CHC staff Met to discuss preparation for DACA announcement and coordinate work/message. Direct- No specific bill. (In-person meeting); Valeria Carranza, Leg Director, Representative Adriano Espaillat Met to discuss Latino and MALDEF priority issues, including DACA, immigrant detention, jurisdictions with community trust policies, and legislative priorities for 2017.
Grass- No specific bill (speech) Spoke at rally urging Senators to oppose the nominations of Kyle Duncan and Thomas Farr to the federal bench. Direct - Voting Rights Advancement Act, H.R. . (In-person meeting); Representative Terri Sewell, and other house democratic congressional staff Met to discuss the VRAA and a proposed campaign to lift up the issue of voting discrimination and the need for a hearing on the bill Direct- No specific bill (Email communications); Alice Lugo, Counsel, Senator Bob Menendez Emailed to express MALDEFs opposition to Neil Gorsuchs nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, and our opposition to a vote on cloture.
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Direct- No specific Bill; written letter Joined sign-on letter asking the Judiciary Committee to hold additional hearings for judicial nominees Brett Talley and Thomas Farr for failure to provide full disclosure to Committee. Sen. Grassley & Sen. Feinstein
Direct- No specific bill; written letter Joined sign-on letter asking Sec. Devos to reject New Yorks requested waivers under ESSA. Sec. Devos Direct- No specific bill; written letter Sent letter to Senators asking them to question Kenneth Marcus, nominee for Assistant Secretary for the Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Sen. Alexander & Sen. Murray
Grass- All Congress (letter); H.R. 3440 - Dream Act of 2017 Coalition letter to all of Congress, on behalf of the Hispanic Education Coalition, advocating for the urgent need for a clean Dream Act. Direct- Tri-Caucus staffers including Jacque Chevalier (Rep. Bobby Scott), Norma Salazar (Rep. Raul Grijalva), Bridget DeHart (Rep. Yvette Clarke); H.R. 3440 - Dream Act of 2017 In person meeting on behalf of the Hispanic Education Coalition, advocating for the urgent need for a clean Dream Act. Direct- Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it.; S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 Sen. Rubio, Sen. Donnelly, Sen. Hoeven, Sen. Scott, Sen. Johnson, Sen. Ernst, Sen. Manchin, Sen. Heller, Sen. Tillis, Sen. Flake, Sen. Bennet, Staff for Sen. Rubio, Staff, Sen. Donnelly, Staff, Sen. Tillis, Staff , Sen. Gardner, Staff , Sen. Flake, Staff , Sen. Bennet, Direct- Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it.; H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017 Rep. Olson, Rep. Johnson, Rep. Upton, Rep. Newhouse, Rep. Davis, Rep. Ryan, Rep. McSally, Rep. Sensenbrenner, Rep. Diaz-Balart, Rep. Hurd, Sen. Bennet , Rep. Curbelo, Rep. Tipton, Rep. Sessions, Rep. Conaway, Rep. Pearce, Rep. LaHood, Tyler Menzler (Shuster), Staff, Rep. LoBiondo, Staff, Rep. Reichert, Staff (Casey), Speaker Ryan, Staff, Rep. Newhouse, Staff, Rep. McSally, Staff, Rep. Curbelo, Elizabeth Mann (Curtis), Jackson Smith (Tipton), Ryan Ethington (Sessions), Staff, Thornbury, Staff, Calvert, Matthew Russel, Conaway, Bryan (McSally), Ben Johnson (Pearce), Samantha Dybas (LaHood) Direct- No specific bill; (written letter) Submitted letter opposing the nomination of Jeff Mateer to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Sen. Grassley, Sen. Feinstein, & Senate Judiciary Committee Direct- H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017; (In-person meeting) Large group meeting to discuss strategy for passage of H.R. 3440. House Democratic staff , Pelosi and other Dem leadership, Staff, CHC Direct- H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017; (Letter) U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives Letter in support of the Dream Act and urging legislators support.
Filing targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2017 · third_quarter · Q3
Direct-No specific bill. (Sign-on letter) Discussed issues MALDEF wanted raised during the Senate nomination hearing for Eric Dreiband to serve as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Sent to: Senate Judiciary Committee Democratic staff
Direct- S. 126, the Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2017 and S. 295, the Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act (written letter) Joined sign-on letter opposing legislation to split the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Sent to: Senator Grassley, Senator Feinstein Direct -No specific bill. (written letter) Joined sign-on letter thanking Senator Franken for his commitment to an independent and fair judiciary. Sent to: Senator Franken Direct - S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it. Senator Lankford Direct -H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017 Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Member to support it. Rep. McSally; Rep. Valadao; Members of Congress; Rep. Bacon; Rep. Curbelo; Rep. Davis ;Rep. Hurd; Rep. Royce; Rep. Newhouse; Rep. Kinzinger; Rep. Donovan ;Rep. Pearce ;Rep. Jenkins; Rep. McCaul; Rep. Hunter; Rep. Amodei; Rep. LoBiondo; Rep. Culberson; Rep. Johnson; Rep. Calvert
Direct - 1034, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017(written letter) Joined sign-on letter opposing Congressional efforts to expand the H-2A visa program and supporting S. 1034, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017. Sent to: Members of Congress Direct- No specific bill. Met to discuss the Office of Management and Budgets decision to review and stay the EEO-1 survey, requiring pay data collection by gender, race, and ethnicity, and other equal pay issues for the EEOC. EEOC Commissioner Charlotte Burrows, EEOC Commissioner Jenny Yang
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2017 · second_quarter · Q2
Direct- S. 1034, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017(Written letter) Joined sign on letter, to U.S. Congress, to support legislation that creates a pathway to legal immigration status for agricultural workers. Direct- H.R. 2418, Pay Equity for All Act (Written letter) Joined sign-on letter, to House of Representatives,supporting legislation that prohibits employers from asking applicants for salary history before making an offer.
Direct- No specific bill (In-person meeting) Met Brian Appel of Senator Bennets Office. Meeting to ask Sen. Bennet to oppose Judge Gorsuchs nomination to the Supreme Court. Direct-No specific bill(In-person meeting) Legislative Counsel, Joleen Rivera, of Sen. Cortez Mastos Office. Meeting to discuss MALDEFs priorities for judicial appointments.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE