mr MICHAEL FARRIS

Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with various Congressional offices to talk about homeschooling success. Meetings with Members of Congress and staff about protecting homeschool freedom in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including protecting the language codified in 20 U.S.C. 7886, if Congress reauthorizes ESEA.

Meetings with Members of House and Senate and their staff about the Parental Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 42 and H.J.Res. 110. Urged grassroots calls in favor of these bills. The Amendment would preserve the right of parents to direct the education, upbringing, and care of their children.

Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Work on S. Res. 99, a Senate Resolution of opposition to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Mike Farris testified before the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee in opposition to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. We have also conducted personal lobbying visits with Senators and their staff against this treaty. We have also urged our grassroots to call, email, and write their senators and urge them to oppose the CRPD. We have also worked with Members of the House of Representatives to have them send a letter to Senate Leadership urging opposition to the CRPD. The CRPD would allow UN officials to oversea all decisions regarding children with disabilities under the treaty's use of the "best interests of the child" standard. The treaty would also cede US sovereignty to the UN. Also urged grassroots calls to the White House to ask President Obama to withdraw this treaty from consideration by the U.S. Senate.

Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with various Congressional offices to talk about homeschooling success. Meetings with Members of Congress and staff about protecting homeschool freedom in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including protecting the language codified in 20 U.S.C. 7886, if Congress reauthorizes ESEA. Meeting with Members of Congress and their staff, as well as representatives from the U.S. Department of Education, regarding homeschool eligibility for Federal Student Aid without the need for a GED. Work with Congress and the Department of Defense to ensure that homeschool graduates are able to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces, and that their homeschool diploma does not disqualify them. Section 532 of H.R. 1540, the 2012 NDAA, specifically authorized this language, and we worked with Congress and the DOD to make sure that the regulations and recruitment policies complied with Section 532 of H.R. 1540.

Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Work on S. Res. 99, a Senate Resolution of opposition to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Mike Farris testified against this treaty in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. We have also conducted personal lobbying visits with Senators against this treaty, and urged grassroots calls, emails, and letters opposing this treaty. This treaty would allow UN officials to oversee all decisions regarding children with disabilities, under the best interests of the child standard, and would also cede US sovereignty to the UN. Also urged grassroots calls to the White House to ask President Obama to withdraw this treaty from consideration by the U.S. Senate.

Opposition to the nomination of Jesse Furman to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Urged grassroots calls to Senators and urged Senators to oppose Mr. Furman's confirmation.

Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with various Congressional offices to talk about homeschooling success. Meetings with Members of Congress and staff about protecting homeschool freedom in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including protecting the language codified in 20 U.S.C. 7886, if Congress reauthorizes ESEA. Meeting with Members of Congress and their staff, as well as representatives from the U.S. Department of Education, regarding homeschool eligibility for Federal Student Aid without the need for a GED. Urged grassroots calls to the White House and Members of Congress to oppose President Obama's call in his State of the Union address for changes to state-wide compulsory attendance laws. HSLDA views any federal attempts to change the compulsory attendance laws as an unconstitutional federal intrusion into state education laws that could indirectly hurt homeschool freedom.

Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Opposition to S. 1877, Federal Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Legislation introduced by Senators Boxer and Casey. We believe that this bill would lead to gross violations of the civil rights of innocent families, who may be hotlined for child abuse/neglect for no reason.

Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Work on S. Res. 99, a Senate Resolution of opposition to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Work on S. Res. 99, a Senate Resolution of opposition to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Work on S. Res. 99, a Senate Resolution of opposition to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.

S.J.Res. 16 and H.Res. 42 - lobbying in support of passage of the Parental Rights Amendment.

S.J.Res. 16 and H.Res. 42 - lobbying in support of passage of the Parental Rights Amendment.

S.J.Res. 16 and H.Res. 42 - lobbying in support of passage of the Parental Rights Amendment.

Opposition to House and Senate health care reform bills for their creation of federally funded home visitation programs, increase of government control over state and family jurisdiction, and unconstitutional growth of the federal government. The specific bills and sections that we oppose due to creation of home visitation programs are H.R. 3590, section 2951; H.R. 3962, section 1904; S. 1796 (the Chairman's Mark), and H..R. 3200, section 1904.

S.J.Res. 16 and H.Res. 42 - lobbying in support of passage of the Parental Rights Amendment.

Opposition to Title IV, section 401 of H.R. 3221 for its creation of federally funded state early education programs. Opposition to the House and Senate Health Care Reform bills for their creation of federally funded state home visitation programs. Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with various Congressional offices to talk about the success of homeschooling. Meetings with House and Senate Members and staff about the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to ensure that homeschoolers are exempted from all regulation in the Act, and to ensure that prohibitions are retained against federal funds from being used for national standards, national curriculum, and national databases.

Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Work on a Congressional Resolution of opposition to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.

S. 909 - opposition to federal hate crimes law because of its potential to limit religious speech/home education instruction about homosexuality. H.R. 1913 - opposition to federal hate crimes law because of its potential to limit religious speech/home education instruction about homosexuality.

Parental rights legislation.

Protecting homeschoolers in NCLB reauthorization. Opening Byrd Scholarship to homeschoolers. National standards legislation.

Grassroots lobbying provisions in lobbying reform bill. Coalitions and associations language in lobbying reform bill.