YWCA USA for YWCA USA
What was lobbied
10 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Housing HOU
S. 2182, Eviction Crisis Act, In support of ending the national housing crisis and assisting families struggling because of eviction; S. 1368/H.R. 2768, American Housing and Economic Mobility Act, In support of increasing access to affordable housing.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAMELA YUEN | — |
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM
S. 2175/H.R. 2119, Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, In support of ending domestic violence and in support of programs that provide resources to families experiencing domestic violence; H.R. 1620, Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2021, In support of ending gender-based violence; S. 611/H.R. 1652, VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021, In support of the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) deposits fix.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAMELA YUEN | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 1081, Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act, In support of increasing the charitable giving deduction; S. 243, Legacy IRA Act, In support of incentivizing more charitable giving by seniors.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAMELA YUEN | — |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
H.J. Res. 28, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women, In support of a constitutional amendment prohibiting or denying equality of rights under the law; S.J. Res. 1/H.J. Res. 17, Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment, In support of removing the deadline for ratification of the equal rights amendment.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAMELA YUEN | — |
Health Issues HCR
S. 346/H.R. 959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, In support of maternal health and closing disparities in maternal health outcomes for women of color; S. 162/H.R. 666, Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, In support of strengthening anti-racist health policy; S. Res. 172/H. Res. 344, A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis, In support of declaring racism a public health crisis; H.R. 1475, Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act, In support of additional resources and guidance to identify mental health, social-emotional, and behavioral health problems; S. 1948/H.R. 3673, National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act, In support of strengthening and expanding the National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAMELA YUEN | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
S. 618/H.R. 1704, Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act, In support of strengthening the charitable giving incentive; In support of emergency stimulus funding for small business and nonprofit organizations to address child care, domestic violence, housing and homelessness, and other human services; in support of emergency funding through existing grant programs to support child care providers and domestic violence and sexual assault service providers; in support of increased funds for wi-fi and broadband during the COVID-19 pandemic; In support of establishing and providing $50 billion in appropriations for the Child Care Stabilization Fund to award grants to child care providers during through the Child Care Development Block Grant during and after the COVID-19 pandemic; In support of expanding the long-term availability of quality child care and helping workers return to their jobs following the COVID-19 shutdown; In support of increasing the federal unemployment insurance reimbursement for self-insured nonprofits; In support of federal funding for gender-based violence programs administered by HHS and DOJ, particularly the Violence Against Women Act and the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims, Continuum of Care, and Emergency Solutions Grant Program; In support of federal funding for teen reproductive health.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAMELA YUEN | — |
Government Issues GOV
S. 1267, 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act, In support of extending the deadline of the 2020 Census
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAMELA YUEN | — |
Education EDU
H.R. 2248, Ending PUSHOUT Act, In support of ending the school to prison pipeline, in support of strengthening data collection on exclusionary discipline practice particularly for girls of color; S. 2125/H.R. 4011, Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act, In support of removing police from schools; S. 2186/H.R. 4097, Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act of 2021, In support of Title IX coordinators; In support of Catherine Lhamon to serve as Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights at the Department of Education; In support of Title IX and gender equity in education; In support of safe, healthy, and inclusive educational environments; In support of strengthening the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC); In support of strengthening apprenticeship legislation to enhance and improve workforce training opportunities particularly for women and communities of color; In support of an easily accessible student debt cancellation for all student loan borrowers; in support of ensuring student debt cancellation is not limited to institution attended.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAMELA YUEN | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
S. 248/H.R. 804, FAMILY Act, In support of paid family and medical leave; S. 205/H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act, In support of empowering women to negotiate for equal pay, in support of prohibiting retaliation against workers who inquire or share their wages; H.R. 1065, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, In support of reasonable job accommodations for pregnant workers; H.R. 2243, Fair Pay Act of 2021, In support of comparable worth; H.R. 2242, Pay Equity for All Act of 2021, In support of a ban on the use of salary history in negotiations; S. 53/H.R. 603, Raise the Wage Act, In support of increasing the federal minimum wage; S. 740/H.R. 1987, WORK NOW Act, In support of preserving and creating jobs in the nonprofit sector; H.R. 1911, Child Care is Infrastructure Act, In support of increasing access to high quality infrastructure; S. 1360/H.R. 2817, Child Care for Working Families Act, In support of increasing access to child care and early learning, in support of increasing access to living wages and skills-based training for childcare providers and educators; S. 1195/H.R. 2465, Healthy Families Act, In support of paid sick and safe days; Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, In support of strengthening protections and access for domestic workers; BE HEARD in the Workplace Act, In support of ending workplace harassment; EMPOWER Act, In support of eliminating workplace harassment; In support of increasing access to high quality affordable child care; In support of paid sick days and family medical leave during a public health emergency; In support of Julie Su to serve as Deputy Secretary of Labor.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAMELA YUEN | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
S. 788/H.R. 5, Equality Act, In support of strengthening anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people; S. 937/H.R. 1843, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, In support of strengthening reporting of COVID-19 hate crimes; H.R. 1280, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, In support of a federal standard for police use of force; in support of requiring use of de-escalation techniques and the duty to intervene; in support of banning neck holds, chokeholds and similar excessive force; in support of prohibiting racial profiling and religious profiling by law enforcement officials with robust data collection including disaggregated demographic categories; in support of eliminating federal programs that provide military equipment to law enforcement; in support of prohibiting no-knock warrants, especially for drug searches; in support of holding law enforcement accountable for the deprivation of civil rights and civil liberties; in support of a national public database covering all police agencies; in support of ending qualified immunity; S. 1086/H.R. 2382, Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act, In support of strengthening hate crime reporting; S. 597, End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, In support of ending racial and religious profiling by law enforcement officials; H.R 55, Emmett Till Antilynching Act, In support of establishing a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching; S. 244/H.R. 1347, Eric Garner Excessive Force Prevention Act, In support of banning chokeholds and similar excessive force; In support of Vanita Gupta to serve as Assistant Attorney General; In support of Kristen Clarke to serve as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAMELA YUEN | — |
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