MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND for MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Environment/Superfund ENV

Saving Energy through Public Transportation Act, H.R. 6052.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 6052 (110th)

Housing HOU

Reform of the regulation of the housing government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs); H.R. 6076, the Home Retention and Economic Stabilization Act of 2008;

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6076 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Child Tax Credit, S. 3125.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: S. 3125 (110th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 3846; Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act, H.R. 3547.

Contacted: White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3846 (110th), H.R. 3547 (110th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Role of community-based and faith-based organizations in providing government-funded social services (urging restoration of religious liberty and civil rights protections); voter-verified paper trail requirements for federal elections; ADA Amendments Act of 2008, H.R. 3195.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3195 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Title X family planning program, in re: access to comprehensive family planning services.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Education, Dept of

Immigration IMM

Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act, H.R. 4088; standards governing ICE detention practices that prohibit the use of shackles or restraints on pregnant women in ICE custody; RIN 1205-AB54, DOL Proposed Regulations, Labor Certification Process and Enforcement for Temporary Employment in Occupation Other than Agriculture or Registered Nursing in the United States (H-2B Workers); Employment Eligibility Verification Systems; New Employee Verification Act, HR 5515; DHS Docket No. ICEB-2006-0004 Safe Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter: Clarification; Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis.

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 4088 (110th), H.R. 5515 (110th)

Education EDU

Interim rule re: "Applying for Free and Reduced Price Meals in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program and for Benefits in the Special Milk Program and Technical Amendments (RIN 0584-AD54)"; Notice of Interpretation re: Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act; "NCLB Recess Until Reauthorization Act" HR 6239; Proposed Rulemaking for programs administered under Part A of Title I of the Elementary Secondary Education Act: 34 CFR Part 200/Docket ID ED-2008-OESE-0003; U.S. Department of Education monitoring and enforcment of federal grants management requirements re: Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act; Strengthening Communities through English and Integration Act (unreleased).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 6239 (110th)