2nd Quarter - Report

AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE for AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

Period 2nd Quarter 2025 Filed Jul 21, 2025 Signed by Alessandro Terenzoni

Official filing
Firm
AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
Client
AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
Income
—
Expenses
$88,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Education EDU

H.R. 833 / S. 292, Educational Choice for Children Act: Opposed bill that would create a tuition tax credit program. H.R. 1: Opposed provision creating private school voucher. Signed onto letter in support of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Signed onto letter to Secretary of Education objecting to campaign against LGBTQ+-inclusive school policies. Conducted outreach following Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit decisions in education cases. Opposed re-authorization of DC Opportunity Scholarship Program in FY2026 appropriations bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DENA SHER Associate Vice President for Public Policy
ALESSANDRO TERENZONI Vice President for Public Policy

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 833 (119th), S. 292 (119th), H.R. 1 (119th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Signed onto letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services on the importance of civil rights and health equity. Signed onto letter urging oversight of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Discussed response to E.O. 14173, which rescinded equal employment opportunity requirements that apply to federal contractors. H.R. 1954 / S. 894, Do No Harm Act: Supported bill to amend the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Signed onto letter opposing the inclusion of anti-LGBTQ riders in the FY2026 appropriations bills.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DENA SHER Associate Vice President for Public Policy
ALESSANDRO TERENZONI Vice President for Public Policy

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1954 (119th), S. 894 (119th)

Government Issues GOV

Urged rescission of directives instructing employees to report only specific kinds of anti-religious bias. Signed onto letter urging increased funds for judicial security. Signed onto letters requesting confirmation hearing for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nominees and opposing Andrea Lucass confirmation. H.R. 1: Opposed provision imposing constraints on judicial power in federal cases. Opposed the nomination of Kimberly Richey to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education. Opposed the nomination of Jonathan Berry to serve as the Solicitor of Labor at the Department of Labor. Signed onto letter to Speaker Mike Johnson regarding guest chaplain. H.R. 924 / S. 398, National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act (NO BAN Act): Supported bill to prohibit certain travel bans. Outlined legal considerations for agencies pursuant to presidential memorandum, Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DENA SHER Associate Vice President for Public Policy
ALESSANDRO TERENZONI Vice President for Public Policy

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 924 (119th), H.R. 1 (119th), S. 398 (119th)

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.