HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST for HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Defense DEF

Support for closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay H.R.4909: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017; Subtitle D: Counterterrorism; sections 1032-1038 - * Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees * Opposition to overbroad Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces * Support for AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, and sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force S.2943: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017; Subtitle D: Counterterrorism; sections 1021-1030 - * Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees * Opposition to overbroad Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces * Support for AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, and sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force S.3000: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017; Sections 8097-8099- Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees H.R.5293: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017; Sections 8096-8098 - Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees Opposition to H.R.5351: To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Support for changes to lethal targeting policies and practices to align with international law, including international human rights law Support for executive action to establish meaningful restrictions limiting war authorities to situations that clearly rise to the level of armed conflict

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5293 (114th), S. 3000 (114th), H.R. 5351 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), S. 2943 (114th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Support for closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay H.R.4909: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017; Subtitle D: Counterterrorism; sections 1032-1038 - * Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees * Opposition to overbroad Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces * Support for AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, and sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force S.2943: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017; Subtitle D: Counterterrorism; sections 1021-1030 - * Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees * Opposition to overbroad Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces * Support for AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, and sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force S.3000: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017; Sections 8097-8099- Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees H.R.5293: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017; Sections 8096-8098 - Opposition to transfer restrictions on Guantanamo Bay detainees Opposition to H.R.5351: To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Support for changes to lethal targeting policies and practices to align with international law, including international human rights law Support for executive action to establish meaningful restrictions limiting war authorities to situations that clearly rise to the level of armed conflict

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5293 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), S. 3000 (114th), H.R. 5351 (114th), S. 2943 (114th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Support for H.R.5732: To halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, encourage a negotiated political settlement, and hold Syrian human rights abusers accountable for their crimes Support for enhanced civilian protection in Syria S.3117: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 - Support for restoring human rights conditions on Egypt foreign assistance Support for redirecting U.S. foreign assistance for Egypt to other countries in the region in response to Egypts widespread crackdown on civil society organizations Support for advancing human rights protections in global efforts to counter violent extremism Support for advancing human rights protections in bilateral engagement with allies in the Middle East and North Africa Support for countering antisemitism and extremism in France, Germany, and Hungary Support for protecting and promoting human rights defenders, including through broader dissemination and implementation of embassy guidelines on engagement with human rights defenders Support for S.2009: Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015 Support for H.R.3445: Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015 Support for advancing human rights protections for LGBT refugees and asylum-seekers Support for advancing human rights protections for grassroots LGBT activists in sub-Saharan Africa

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3445 (114th), S. 2009 (114th), S. 3117 (114th), H.R. 5732 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Support for reforms to U.S. Refugee Admissions Program resettlement processing to increase efficiency to meet and expand refugee resettlement numbers, and to address specific problems--with no hold cases as well as Priority 2 and Priority 3 cases Support for reforms to refugee resettlement processing to ensure protections for LGBT refugees Support for establishing a goal of doubling resettlement at the Leaders Summit on the Global Refugee Crisis Support for increasing the annual number of refugees admitted in the United States through the resettlement program to a total of 140,000, with an additional 60,000 admitted through other pathways, including, possibly, through private sponsorship H.R.5912: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 - Support for increased appropriations for refugee resettlement S.3117: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 20172017 - Support for increased appropriations for refugee resettlement S.2943: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 - Support for extension and expansion of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program to include an additional 4,000 visas Support for increased protections for Central American refugees Support for reforms to the Asylum Office to reduce the backlog of pending cases Support for addressing efficiency and due process concerns in the asylum system Support for reforming the U.S. immigration detention system, including efforts to end detention of families, discontinue use of jails and jail-like facilities, improve custody/release procedures, expand alternatives to detention, and increase access to counsel

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 2943 (114th), S. 3117 (114th), H.R. 5912 (114th)