FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION (FIRE) for FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION (FIRE)
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
FIRE reviewed federal court cases relating to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) in anticipation of the release of proposed Title IX regulations issued by the Department of Education. and reviewed the text of the proposed Title IX regulations when they were published on June 23. FIRE met with congressional offices and committees to discuss free speech issues relating to institutions of higher education, due process concerns relating to campus disciplinary proceedings, Title IX regulations, academic freedom, and the expansion of FIREs free speech mission beyond campus. FIRE reviewed legislative text, provided feedback on draft legislation that has not been introduced on the topic of campus free speech, and offered edits to draft legislative language relating to these issue areas. FIRE submitted a comment to the Department of Health and Human Services in response to a public Request for Information (RFI) regarding health misinformation. In our comment we told HHS that if it were to follow the RFI with the initiation of formal rulemaking, it must be mindful that government attempts to regulate medical misinformation could infringe on free speech rights and threaten academic freedom at institutions of higher education.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH COHN | — |
| JOHN COLEMAN | — |
| TYLER COWARD | — |
| GREG GONZALEZ | — |
Education EDU
FIRE reviewed federal court cases relating to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) in anticipation of the release of proposed Title IX regulations issued by the Department of Education. and reviewed the text of the proposed Title IX regulations when they were published on June 23. FIRE met with congressional offices and committees to discuss free speech issues relating to institutions of higher education, due process concerns relating to campus disciplinary proceedings, Title IX regulations, academic freedom, and the expansion of FIREs free speech mission beyond campus. FIRE reviewed legislative text, provided feedback on draft legislation that has not been introduced on the topic of campus free speech, and offered edits to draft legislative language relating to these issue areas. FIRE submitted a comment to the Department of Health and Human Services in response to a public Request for Information (RFI) regarding health misinformation. In our comment we told HHS that if it were to follow the RFI with the initiation of formal rulemaking, it must be mindful that government attempts to regulate medical misinformation could infringe on free speech rights and threaten academic freedom at institutions of higher education.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH COHN | — |
| JOHN COLEMAN | — |
| TYLER COWARD | — |
| GREG GONZALEZ | — |
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