FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION for FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

H.R. 5314, Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience (PREPARE) Act of 2014, all provisions

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: H.R. 5314 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.J.Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, provisions related to Syria H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Division A, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, the division as a whole; Division B, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, the division as a whole; Division C, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015, the division as a whole; Division G, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, the division as a whole; Division I, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, the division as a whole; Division J, Title I, provisions related to Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities; Title III, provisions related to the Complex Crises Fund, and Transition Initiatives; and Title VIII, provisions related to Conflict Stabilization Operations, Complex Crisis Fund, Transition Initiatives, and Peacekeeping Operations, and the division as a whole; and Division K, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, the division as a whole H.R. 804, Smarter Than Sequester Defense Spending Reduction Act, all provisions H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015, Title IV, provisions relating to a new nuclear cruise missile; Title VIII, provisions relating to ballistic missile silos; Titles IX and X, provisions relating to the Overseas Contingency Operations account; and the bill as a whole H.R. 4903, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II, provisions relating to the detention beds mandate H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title III, provisions relating to Atomic Energy Defense Activities H.R. 5013, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, Title I, provisions relating to Conflict and Stabilization Operations and to Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities; Title III, provision relating to Transition Initiatives and to Complex Crises Fund; and the bill as a whole S. 2499, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, Title III, provisions relating to Complex Crises Fund and Transition Initiatives; Title IV, provision relating to Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities; Title VIII, provisions relating to Conflict Stabilizations Operations, Complex Crisis Fund, Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities and Contributions to International Organizations; and the bill as a whole S. 2534, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015, Title II, provisions relating to the detention beds mandate Unnumbered Senate bill, energy and water development appropriations bill for 2015, Title III, provisions relating to Atomic Energy Defense Activities

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4870 (113th), H.R. 804 (113th), H.J.Res. 124 (113th), S. 2534 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th), S. 2499 (113th), H.R. 4903 (113th), H.R. 5013 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 332, Climate Protection Act of 2013, all provisions S. 2911, Super Pollutants Act of 2014, all provisions Unnamed House resolution, to address climate change, all provisions

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 2911 (113th), S. 332 (113th)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

H.R. 1728, Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act, all provisions S. 54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013, all provisions S. 150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, all provisions

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE

Bills named: S. 150 (113th), S. 54 (113th), H.R. 1728 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1010, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1737 (113th), H.R. 1010 (113th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 200, Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act, all provisions H.R. 2183, Drones Accountability Act, all provisions H.R. 3979, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, Title XII, provisions relating to Foreign Nations; Title XIII, provisions relating to Cooperative Threat Reduction; Title XV, provisions relating the Overseas Contingency Operations account; Title XVI, Subtitle D, provisions relating to Nuclear Forces; Title XXXI, provisions relating to the National Nuclear Security Administration; and the bill as a whole H.R. 5478, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 2410, Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, Title X, provisions pertaining to the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay; Title XII, provisions relating to Russia; Title XIII, Subtitle B, provisions relating to Cooperative Threat Reduction; Title XV, provisions relating to Overseas Contingency Operations; Title XVI, Subtitle A, provisions relating to Nuclear Forces; Title XXXI, provisions relating to the National Nuclear Security Administration; and the bill as a whole S. 2904, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, all provisions

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2410 (113th), H.R. 2183 (113th), S. 2904 (113th), H.R. 200 (113th), H.R. 5478 (113th), H.R. 3979 (113th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.Con.Res. 53, Urging all parties to the conflict in Syria to work through the United Nations and with the international community to hold the Assad regime accountable and resolve the crisis in Syria through a negotiated political settlement, all provisions H.J.Res. 125, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against ISIL Resolution, all provisions H.R. 198, Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force, all provisions H.R. 783, Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons and Stop War Through Diplomacy Act, all provisions H.R. 2324, Sunset to the Authorization for Use of Military Force Act, all provisions H.R. 2494, Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 2501, Congressional Accountability and Oversight in Syria Act, all provisions H.R. 2606, Stabilization and Reconstruction Integration Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 2901, Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 3292, United States-Iran Nuclear Negotiations Act, all provisions H.R. 3526, Humanitarian Assistance Facilitation Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 4608, War Authorization Review and Determination Act, all provisions H.R. 5415, Authorization for Use of Military Force against International Terrorism Act, all provisions H.Res. 238, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace, all provisions H.Res. 445, Urging the P5+1 to only accept a final nuclear agreement with Iran that definitively prevents Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability, ceases Iran's construction of advanced missiles and warheads, suspends Iran's support for terrorist organizations, and reduces human rights violations within Iran, all provisions Unnumbered House bill, to address the crisis in the Central African Republic, all provisions S. 1201, Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1881, Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013, all provisions S.J.Res. 43, Authorization for Use of Force Against the Organization Called the Islamic State, all provisions S.J.Res. 44, Authorization for Use of Military Force against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, all provisions S.J.Res. 46, Declaration of War against the Organization known as the Islamic State, all provisions S.Res. 384, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the humanitarian crisis in Syria and neighboring countries, resulting humanitarian and development challenges, and the urgent need for a political solution to the crisis, all provisions Unnumbered Senate bill, related to the prevention and mitigation of genocide and mass atrocities, all provisions Unnumbered Senate bill, to address the crisis in the Central African Republic, all provisions Unnumbered Senate joint resolution, authorizing limited force against the Islamic State, all provisions Nomination of Frank Rose to be Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 46 (113th), H.J.Res. 125 (113th), H.Con.Res. 53 (113th), H.R. 2324 (113th), H.R. 5415 (113th), H.R. 2501 (113th), H.R. 3526 (113th), H.Res. 238 (113th), S.J.Res. 43 (113th), H.R. 198 (113th), H.R. 2494 (113th), S.Res. 384 (113th), H.R. 2901 (113th), H.Res. 445 (113th), S. 1201 (113th), H.R. 2606 (113th), H.R. 783 (113th), S. 1881 (113th), H.R. 3292 (113th), H.R. 4608 (113th), S.J.Res. 44 (113th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 726, To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages, all provisions H.R. 4214, Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act, all provisions S. 1086, Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, provisions relating to Native American Child Care program funding S. 1622, Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act, all provisions S. 1948, Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act, all provisions S. 2299, Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2014, all provisions S. 2945, A bill to repeal section 910 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, all provisions S. 2960, A bill to provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans, all provisions

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 2960 (113th), S. 2299 (113th), S. 1622 (113th), H.R. 726 (113th), S. 1948 (113th), H.R. 4214 (113th), S. 2945 (113th), S. 1086 (113th)

Welfare WEL

H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014, all provisions S. 313, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014, all provisions

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 647 (113th), S. 313 (113th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 1447, Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 3382, Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions S. 1690, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013, all provisions

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 3382 (113th), S. 1690 (113th), H.R. 1447 (113th), S. 1410 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.Res. 593, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to better understand water availability, sustainability, and security at a national scale, the United States should prioritize the assessment of the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources, and produce a national water census with the same sense of urgency that was incorporated in the "Man on the Moon" project to address the inevitable challenges of "Peak Water", all provisions

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.Res. 593 (113th)