AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE for AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Application of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to intimidation of Jewish students, and legislation relating thereto; Hate crimes; NAACP anniversary resolution; civil rights of Muslim Americans; strengthening protections against segregation on the basis of religion; ENDA; Support for DC voting rights

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of

Foreign Relations FOR

Iran Sanctions; maintaining a robust foreign aid budget including opposition to cuts in CR (H.R.1); foreign aid to Tunisia/Egypt; Lautenberg Amendment to the 2011 Budget; Support of Israel and strong US-Israel relationship including military aid package; Holocaust insurance legislation; Combating anti-Semitism; Restitution efforts; UN and HRC singling out of Israel; US-Israel relations; Iran drive for nuclear capabilities and human rights abuses; Senate resolution on Libyan human rights violations and international intervention; Continuing international affairs and UN funding; Unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood; Iran Transparency and Accountability Act; House and Senate resolutions condemning Iran for oppression of Baha'is; US ratification of the UN Convention on the elimanation of all forms of the discrimination of women (CEDAW)

Contacted: White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Open fuel standard; energy security; reduced dependence on foreign oil/domestic petroleum development; electrification of vehicles; investment in alternative fuels and alternative vehicles; offshore drilling for oil and natural gas; clean energy standard; sustainability legislation; support for incentives and research and development

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of

Education EDU

Improving disclosure of foreign gifts to Amercan universities; Opposition to DC vouchers including opposition to Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (S.206/H.R.471) and inclusion in Continuing Resolution (H.R.1)

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 471 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th), S. 206 (112th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Jewish community security issues; Threat of homegrown violent Islamist extremism

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support for South Korea, Panama, Colombia Free Trade Agreements

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Energy, Dept of

Religion REL

Support for Jewish chaplains memorial; Workplace Religious Freedom Act and religious accommodation in general; implementation of faith-based initiative including 12/10 executive order, and further reforms including with regard to employment discrimination in government-funded projects; chaplaincy of House of Representatives; Jewish Chaplains Resolutions: H. Con. Res. 12 and S. Con. Res. 4.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 4 (112th), H.Con.Res. 12 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Support for comprehensive immigration reform; opposition to enforcement-only approach; E-verify; workplace enforcement; H1B visas; support for birthright citizenship; resumption of deportation of Haitians; support for refugee programs funding, including opposition to cuts in CR (H.R.1)

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)