HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSN for HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSN
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Meetings with Members of Congress and their staff as part of a coalition of organizations in favor of ensuring owners' rights as part of the First Sale Doctrine. Educating Members and staff about the Supreme Court case Wiley v. Kirtsaeng, and how an adverse decision could affect owners' rights. This could affect homeschoolers since many homeschoolers purchase used curriculum and then resell it.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM ANTHONY ESTRADA | — |
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 about the Parental Rights Amendment. Since it has not been reintroduced, we are using S.J. Res. 42 and H.J.Res. 110 as the template since these were introduced in previous Congress. The Amendment would preserve the right of parents to direct the education, upbringing, and care of their children.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM ANTHONY ESTRADA | — |
| MICHAEL PAUL FARRIS | — |
| MELANIE PALAZZO | — |
Immigration IMM
Educating Members and their staff and U.S. State Department officials (Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor) 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 a 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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM ANTHONY ESTRADA | — |
| MICHAEL PAUL FARRIS | — |
| MELANIE PALAZZO | — |
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 any reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including protecting the language codified in 20 U.S.C. 7886, if Congress reauthorizes ESEA.Additionally, we have reached out to the Department of Defense to discuss how homeschoolers may enlist under new DOD enlistment guidelines promulgated under the 2012 NDAA. We have also continued discussions with Members of Congress and their staff about the 2014 NDAA, and possibly including language to ensure that homeschoolers are not required to score higher on the AFQT enlistment test than their public school counterparts.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM ANTHONY ESTRADA | — |
| MICHAEL PAUL FARRIS | — |
| MELANIE PALAZZO | — |
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.