LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support S.502, the Smarter Sentencing Act.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Election Commission (FEC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of the Census

Bills named: S. 502 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support rulemaking by IRS for 501(c) political activity; submitted comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Support adoption of new regulations that properly interpret the statutory eligibility requirements to qualify for tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Election Commission (FEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of the Census; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support attempts to develop rationally-based approaches to taxes and spending for thorough and thoughtful debate. Oppose attempts to extend tax cuts that benefit wealthiest individuals. Oppose budget resolutions and other legislation that would cut programs that serve low and middle-income families. Support budget agreement that defends core programs for those most at risk. Support strengthening Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit. Oppose campaign finance riders to appropriations bills.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of the Census; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

Support legislation designed to promote common sense solutions to gun violence including background checks and curbs on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. Oppose legislation to weaken gun safety laws.

Contacted: Bureau of the Census; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Election Commission (FEC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Immigration IMM

Support legislation to create a new pathway to citizenship. Support comprehensive immigration reform. Support Executive action to limit deportation of undocumented immigrants.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of the Census; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Oppose legislation to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases and undermine the Clean Air Act. Oppose legislation undermining the Clean Air Act. Support the Clean Air Act and oppose any attempts to weaken it. Oppose legislation to overturn mercury and air toxins rule. Oppose anti-environmental riders to appropriations bills. Oppose legislation to allow the construction of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline without permits. Oppose legislation to undermine the Clean Air Act. Support Environmental Protection Agency carbon pollution standards. Oppose cuts to the EPA budget. Oppose legislation to remove EPA regulatory power regarding carbon pollution. Oppose legislation that would derail carbon pollution standards. Support regulating methane in oil and gas industry. Support EPA rules on reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants. Support tougher standards on smog. Support veto of S.1, the Keystone XL pipeline bill. Oppose Representative Whitfield's Rate Protection Act. Oppose S. 1324, introduced by Senator Capito Support the Obama Administration Clean Power Plan. Support a primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone at the more protective end of the range.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of the Census; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Election Commission (FEC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 1 (114th), S. 1324 (114th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Support legislation to protect civil liberties. Support legislation to provide full voting rights for citizens of the District of Columbia. Work to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens. Support legislation to repair and restore the Voting Rights Act. Support H.R.885, The Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015. Support the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of the Census; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); SENATE; Federal Election Commission (FEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 885 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

Support farm bill conservation programs, mandating funding in the Agriculture Appropriations bill. Oppose attempts to cut appropriations for farm bill conservation programs.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of the Census; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Election Commission (FEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Foreign Relations FOR

Support ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Treaty. Support strong climate legislation that ensures meaningful investments to support international climate adaptation and to spur international clean energy technology cooperation.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of the Census; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Election Commission (FEC); SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Health Issues HCR

Oppose any legislation and/or appropriations bills designed to repeal, defund or undermine the Affordable Care Act. Oppose legislation, including appropriations, to limit reproductive health coverage for women. Support comprehensive health care legislation. Support continued funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Oppose legislation to cut back on contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Support full funding for the Title X family planning program. Oppose attempts to eliminate funding of Title X. Support transparency and consumer representation on health care exchanges. Urge inclusion of voter registration opportunities under the National Voter Registration Act in health exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Bureau of the Census; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Oppose legislation to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases and which undermine the Clean Air Act. Oppose legislation undermining the Clean Air Act. Support the Clean Air Act and oppose any attempts to weaken it. Support legislation that will promote clean energy and reduce global warming emissions. Support EPA standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions and to cut carbon pollution from new and existing sources. Support proposed carbon pollution standard for new power plants; submitted comments to EPA. Oppose amendments that would delay America's investments in clean energy and efforts to tackle global warming. Support strong climate legislation that ensures meaningful investments to support international climate adaptation and spur international clean energy technology cooperation. Support safe drilling and mining practices. Support guidance for the use of diesel in hydraulic fracturing. Uphold the cement air toxics standards. Support inclusion of specific case studies on hydraulic fracturing in EPA program report. Oppose legislation to allow the construction of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline without permits. Oppose legislation like S.2414 that would derail carbon pollution standards. Support regulating methane in oil and gas industry. Support "Frack Pack" legislation to remove fracking exemptions from the Clean Air Act, the Resources Recovery and Conservation Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act. Support tougher standards on smog. Support veto of S.1, the Keystone XL pipeline bill. Oppose Representative Whitfield's Rate Protection Act. Oppose S. 1324, introduced by Senator Capito Support the Obama Administration Clean Power Plan. Support a primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone at the more protective end of the range. Support full funding in federal budget for Great Lakes programs.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of the Census; White House Office; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

Bills named: S. 1324 (114th), S. 1 (114th), S. 2414 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Work to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens. Support legislation to improve voter registration and other election reform proposals, including voter registration opportunities through federal agencies. Support Department of Justice enforcement of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), including Section 7. Support the DISCLOSE Act. Oppose H.R.412, legislation to repeal the Presidential Public Financing System. Oppose H.R.195, legislation to terminate the Election Assistance Commission. Support the independent role of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) in the ethics process. Support effective enforcement action by the House Ethics Committee. Request investigation into systemic problems at the Federal Election Commission. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Support improvements in the Election Assistance Commission Biennial Report to Congress. Support online voter registration legislation that is not discriminatory. Support legislation to provide full voting rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia. Support legislative efforts to provide openness in government and strengthen the Freedom of Information Act. Oppose H.R.2019, which would repeal public funding of the Presidential nominating conventions. Urge inclusion of voter registration opportunities under the National Voter Registration Act in health exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Urge the Bureau of the Census to develop methodology for tabulating incarcerated individuals at their home address for the 2020 Census. Recommend improvements in polling place experience for voters. Express concerns regarding enforcement decisions at the Federal Election Commission. Support the Empowering Citizens Act. Support Lobbying and Campaign Finance Act of 2014. Support Disclose Act of 2015. Urge the FEC to enforce the law and set new rules requiring full disclosure in our elections. Support improved Senate Ethics rules including creation of office of Senate Ethics. Support newly reconstituted Election Assistance Commission. Support goals of H.R.12, the Voter Empowerment Act of 2015. Support disclosure and a strengthened definition of coordination in Federal Elections Commission rulemaking and regulations. Support H.R.425, the Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act introduced by Representatives Price and Van Hollen and related legislation. Support H.R.1069, the Presidential Library Donation Reform Act. Support Lobbying and Campaign Finance Act of 2015, introduced by Senator Bennett. Comment to FEC on interpretation of "Pay to Play" regulations regarding government contractors. Support S. 1838,the STOP Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act and related legislation. Support counting incarcerated people at home in Residence Rule and Residence Situations for Census Oppose campaign finance riders to appropriations bills Oppose the McConnell Campaign Finance rider to the Financial Services appropriations bill

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of the Census; Federal Election Commission (FEC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 425 (114th), H.R. 412 (114th), H.R. 195 (114th), S. 1838 (114th), H.R. 12 (114th), H.R. 1069 (114th), H.R. 2019 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Support legislation that will promote clean energy and reduce global warming emissions. Oppose legislation that would undermine America's investments in clean energy and efforts to tackle global warming. Support EPA standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Support "Frack Pack" legislation to remove fracking exemptions from the Clean Air Act, the Resources Recovery and Conservation Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act. Support tougher standards on smog. Support veto of S.1, the Keystone XL pipeline bill. Oppose the Whitfield Ratepayer Protection Act. Support strong ozone standard from EPA. Oppose S. 1324, introduced by Senator Capito Support the Obama Administration Clean Power Plan. Support a primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone at the more protective end of the range. Support full funding in federal budget for Great Lakes programs.

Contacted: Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of the Census; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Election Commission (FEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 1324 (114th), S. 1 (114th)