AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE for AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Support interpretation of Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 that incorporates anti-Semitic harassment under certain circumstances as "national origin" discrimination; ENDA ; Proposed questions for Supreme Court nominee Kagan.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Vice President of the U.S.

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Open Fuel Standards Act (H.R.1476 / S.835); Offshore drilling for oil and natural gas; Anticipated Climate Bill; Energy security; Reduced dependence on foreign oil.

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 835 (111th), H.R. 1476 (111th)

Defense DEF

Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Foreign Relations FOR

Iran Divestment; Iran; Turkey; Middle East; Called for conference committee action on Comprehensive Iranian Sanctions bills (H.R.1327 / S.2799); Darfur; Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act (S.908 / H.R.2194) ; U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel; U.S. support of Middle East peace; OSCE related issues; combating anti-Semitism; Religious freedom for the Bahai community in Iran; Israeli security; Elections in Sudan; Gaza Flotilla Incident; Final Iran Sanctions H.R.2194 [More] Visa waiver program; protection of Jewish cemeteries; Support for full funding for UN peacekeeping in FY11 International Affairs Budget; Foreign Affairs Budget; Appropriations for Middle East desalination research center; Israeli - Palestinian peace process; Goldstone Resolution; Holocaust era insurance claims; Terrorism; Jackson - Pence letter to Secretary of State Clinton on Iranian nuclear ambition; Schumer - Graham letter to Secretary of State Clinton on Iranian nuclear ambition; Hoyer - Cantor Letter supporting U.S. - Israel Relationship; Boxer - Isakson Letter supporting U.S. - Israel Relationship; Poe-Peters Letter Supporting Israel's right to self defense; Reid - McConnell Letter supporting Israel's right to self defense; Elimination of Discrimination against Women; Review of UN Human Rights Council; Disposition of Iraqi Jewish archives; The release of Gilad Shalit, including resolution; Mosav Hassan Yousef political asylum case.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 2194 (111th), S. 2799 (111th), S. 908 (111th), H.R. 1327 (111th)

Religion REL

Workplace Religious Freedom Act; Religious accommodation issues; Implementation and reform of faith-based initiative, Recommendations of Report of the White House Council on Faith Based & Neighborhood Partnerships; Withdrawal of OLC opinion on application of RFRA to faith-based initiative; SAMHSA.

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Vice President of the U.S.; Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform (H.R.4321); Reuniting Families Act (S.1085); Dream Act (H.R.1751 / S.729); Haitian Emergency Life Protection Act Act (H.R.4616 / S.2998); Refugee Protection Act (S.3113); Support elimination of one-year filing deadline for asylum applications; REPAIR proposal; Arizona S.B.1070.

Contacted: White House Office; Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4616 (111th), S. 1085 (111th), H.R. 4321 (111th), S. 2998 (111th), S. 3113 (111th), H.R. 1751 (111th), S. 729 (111th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Crimes Against Humanity Act; Jewish Community Security Issues

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Vice President of the U.S.; Education, Dept of