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Environment/Superfund ENV

Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill -- Title VI Sandoval Fix

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.

Government Issues GOV

Supreme Court and Judicial Nominations

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Housing HOU

Housing Desegregation Consent Decree (Westchester County) ; Housing Choice Voucher Program; Fair Housing Act - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2010. (H.R. 5814); Consumer Financial Protection (H.R. 4173) -- re: attorney exemptions and auto-dealers

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5814 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Veterans Voting Support Act (H.R. 6625); Democracy Retoration Act (H.R. 3335); Deceptive Practices; Online Voter Registration (H.R. 1719); Federal Election Integrity Act (H.R. 512); Redistricting

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 512 (111th), H.R. 3335 (111th), H.R. 6625 (111th), H.R. 1719 (111th)

Education EDU

Blueprint for Education Reform; ESEA Reauthorization; School Discipline; Parental Engagement; Historically Black Colleges; Diversity and Integration - federal guidance in desegregation cases ; DREAM Act; Education and Corporate Competitiveness; High performing schools in black communities

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act (H.R. 5300); Equal Employment for All Act (H.R. 3149); Gross v. FBL Financial Services -- Legislative Fix (Age Discrimination) ; Paycheck Fairness Act (S.182); Pigford Settlement Statement; USDA Diversity issues; Coalition against religious discrimination; Equal pay and Work-Family balance initiatives

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5300 (111th), H.R. 3149 (111th), S. 182 (111th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Fair Sentencing Act (S. 1789); End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 5748); Drug Policy Summit

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; White House Office; Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1789 (111th), H.R. 5748 (111th)