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
A vast majorityof FIRE's expenses incurred during the quarter are attributable to the staff hours that went into preparing FIRE's Comment to the Department of Education on its proposed regulations on the enforcement of Title IX, Docket No. ED-2021-OCR-0166, RIN 1870-AA16. FIRE's comment offered detailed objections to aspects of the proposalthat would violate free speech and due process rights. FIRE also had communications with congressional offices regarding the possibility of future legislation on campus free speech. Those conversations included discussion of the Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act (H.R. 8945) and improvements FIRE would like to see tothe bill. We also analyzed the Restoring Artistic Protection Act (RAP Act H.R. 5831), the SLAPP Protection Act of 2022, (H.R. 8864) and legislation on combatingIslamophobia (S. 3384/ H.R. 5565) in anticipation of potentially engaging on those bills. FIRE has not yet engaged any congressional offices on any of those bills. Finally, FIRE discussed the Banned Book Resolution (H. Res. 1392) with a congressional office.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH COHN | — |
| JOHN COLEMAN | — |
| TYLER COWARD | — |
| GREG GONZALEZ | — |
Education EDU
A vast majorityof FIRE's expenses incurred during the quarter are attributable to the staff hours that went into preparing FIRE's Comment to the Department of Education on its proposed regulations on the enforcement of Title IX, Docket No. ED-2021-OCR-0166, RIN 1870-AA16. FIRE's comment offered detailed objections to aspects of the proposalthat would violate free speech and due process rights. FIRE also had communications with congressional offices regarding the possibility of future legislation on campus free speech. Those conversations included discussion of the Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act (H.R. 8945) and improvements FIRE would like to see tothe bill. We also analyzed legislation on combatingIslamophobia (S. 3384/ H.R. 5565) in anticipation of potentially engaging on those bills. FIRE has not yet engaged any congressional offices on any those bills. Finally, FIRE discussed the Banned Book Resolution (H. Res. 1392) with a congressional office.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH COHN | — |
| JOHN COLEMAN | — |
| TYLER COWARD | — |
| GREG GONZALEZ | — |
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