HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSN for HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSN
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM
Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. All treaties threaten parental rights, homeschool freedom, and US sovereignty.Meetings with Members of House and Senate and their staff to urge them to support the Parental Rights Amendment. It was been introduced in the House as H.J.Res. 50, and we are working to introduce it in the Senate. The Amendment would preserve the right of parents to direct the education, upbringing, and care of their children.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CORDELL JAMES ASBENSON New | — |
| WILLIAM ANTHONY ESTRADA | — |
| MICHAEL PAUL FARRIS | — |
Immigration IMM
Educating Members and their staff about the Romeike family, German homeschoolers who fled persecution in Germany and received asylum in the US. Seeking help from Members of Congress either with letter to the Administration, or through a Congressional Resolution, or through appropriate legislation which would allow persecuted homeschoolers from foreign nations to claim asylum in the US. Urging the Administration to grant the Romeike family asylum through phone calls and a White House petition.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CORDELL JAMES ASBENSON New | — |
| WILLIAM ANTHONY ESTRADA | — |
| MICHAEL PAUL FARRIS | — |
Education EDU
Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with Members of Congress and their staff to talk about homeschooling success and to ask Congress to "leave us alone." Meetings with Members of Congress and staff about protecting homeschool freedom in reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including protecting the language codified in 20 U.S.C. 7886, if Congress reauthorizes ESEA.Discussions on HR 5, the Student Success Act, and S. 1094, the Harkin Senate ESEA reauthorization. Support of provisions in HR 5 that protect homeschoolers and defund the Common Core. Opposition to most of S. 1094 due to increasing the federal role in education, but support of S. 1094's inclusion of language that protects homeschoolers. Work with Members of Congress and their staff on the 2014 NDAA, HR 1960, to include the Kline-Hunter-Polis-Andrews Amendment which ensures that homeschoolers are not required to score higher on the AFQT enlistment test than their public school counterparts. This amendment passed the House and was included in HR 1960 when it passed the House. Working with Senators and their staff to ensure that this language is included in the Senate's NDAA reauthorization. Work with U.S. Department of Education's Office of Non Public Education on homeschool issues and activities.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CORDELL JAMES ASBENSON New | — |
| WILLIAM ANTHONY ESTRADA | — |
| MICHAEL PAUL FARRIS | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.