HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSN for HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSN
What was lobbied
2 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. Work on S. Res. 99, a Senate Resolution of opposition to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Mike Farris testified against this treaty in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. We have also conducted personal lobbying visits with Senators against this treaty, and urged grassroots calls, emails, and letters opposing this treaty. This treaty would allow UN officials to oversee all decisions regarding children with disabilities, under the best interests of the child standard, and would also cede US sovereignty to the UN. Also urged grassroots calls to the White House to ask President Obama to withdraw this treaty from consideration by the U.S. Senate.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM ANTHONY ESTRADA | — |
| MICHAEL PAUL FARRIS | — |
| MELANIE PALAZZO | — |
Education EDU
Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with various Congressional offices to talk about homeschooling success. Meetings with Members of Congress and staff about protecting homeschool freedom in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including protecting the language codified in 20 U.S.C. 7886, if Congress reauthorizes ESEA. Meeting with Members of Congress and their staff, as well as representatives from the U.S. Department of Education, regarding homeschool eligibility for Federal Student Aid without the need for a GED. Work with Congress and the Department of Defense to ensure that homeschool graduates are able to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces, and that their homeschool diploma does not disqualify them. Section 532 of H.R. 1540, the 2012 NDAA, specifically authorized this language, and we worked with Congress and the DOD to make sure that the regulations and recruitment policies complied with Section 532 of H.R. 1540.
| 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.