Issues lobbied + lobbyists (4)
FAM — Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
In general and on an ongoing basis, we support protections for women's bodily autonomy, reproductive freedom, and choice and reproductive freedom (including WHPA);Lobbied in favor of efforts in the Senate to pass the Access to Family Building Act, which establishes a statutory right for an individual to access assisted reproductive technology (ART) services, such as IVF, and for a healthcare provider to provide ART service
Lobbyists:- LUCE REMY — covered position: VP, Public Policy
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
EDU — Education
Met congressional staff to urge for continued support for inclusive policies in schools and general nondiscrimination against LGBTQ+ students and students with LGBTQ+ parents in K-12 schools. Lobbied against ongoing efforts in the House to insertanti-LGBTQ amendments into appropriations bill as well as bills that call for archaic defi nition of gender and restrict the ability of Trangender students to participate in school sports and activities.
Lobbyists:- LUCE REMY — covered position: VP, Public Policy
- NIKHIL VASHEE — covered position: Senior Director, Education Law & Policy
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Lobbied against ongoing efforts in the House to insert anti-LGBTQ amendments and language into appropriations bills.
Lobbyists:- LUCE REMY — covered position: VP, Public Policy
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
CIV — Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act and other nondiscrimination protections in the child welfare system for LGBTQ+ youth in care, prospective foster and adoptive parents, and families of origin. Lobbied against ongoing efforts in the Houseto insert anti-LGBTQ amendments and language into appropriations bill. Pushing back on efforts to remove Protections for Transgender individuals in Federal law. And where appropriate in other bills, we lobby for nondiscrimination protections forLGBTQ+ people and families in government services and programs, schools, the child welfare system, and reproductive healthcare.
Government entities lobbied: Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE