LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.

Health Issues HCR

Oppose any legislation and/or appropriations bills designed to repeal, defund or undermine the Affordable Care Act. Oppose legislation, including appropriations, to limit reproductive health coverage for women. Support comprehensive health care legislation. Support continued funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Oppose legislation to cut back on contraceptive coverage and defund Planned Parenthood. Support full funding for the Title X family planning program. Oppose attempts to eliminate funding of Title X. Support transparency and consumer representation on health care exchanges. Urge inclusion of voter registration opportunities under the National Voter Registration Act in health exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Urged Administration to come into compliance with National Voter Registration Act by providing voter registration through health benefit exchanges. Oppose the use of the Congressional Review Act to repeal public protections to protect the public's health.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); SENATE; White House Office; Bureau of the Census; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Oppose legislation to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases and which undermine the Clean Air Act. Support the Clean Air Act and oppose attempts to weaken it. Support legislation that will promote clean energy and reduce global warming emissions. Support EPA standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions and to cut carbon pollution from new and existing sources, and oppose attempts to roll them back. Oppose amendments that would delay America's investments in clean energy and efforts to tackle global warming. Support strong climate legislation that ensures meaningful investments to support international climate adaptation and spur international clean energy technology cooperation. Support safe drilling and mining practices. Support guidance for the use of diesel in hydraulic fracturing. Support regulating methane in oil and gas industry. Support tougher standards on smog. Support full funding in federal budget for Great Lakes programs. Oppose congressional attempts to permanently block the Administration's Clean Power Plan. Oppose attempts to undermine the Clean Water Rule. Oppose Executive Order from President Trump to roll back regulations on power plants. Support permanent exclusion of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans from offshore drilling. Oppose the use of the Congressional Review Act to roll back protections on the environment. Oppose H.R.806/S.263 the "Ozone Standards Implementation Act". Support decision to protect the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans from offshore drilling.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of the Census; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Election Commission (FEC); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 263 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

Support legislation designed to promote common sense solutions to gun violence including background checks and curbs on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. Oppose legislation to weaken gun safety laws. Support CDC data collection around gun deaths.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of the Census; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Immigration IMM

Support legislation to create a new pathway to citizenship. Support comprehensive immigration reform. Support Executive action to limit deportation of undocumented immigrants. Support DACA.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of the Census; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Election Commission (FEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support smarter sentencing policies.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); White House Office; Federal Election Commission (FEC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of the Census; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Support legislation to protect civil liberties. Support legislation to provide full voting rights for citizens of the District of Columbia. Work to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens. Support legislation to repair and restore the Voting Rights Act. Oppose H.R.634 the Election Assistance Termination Act.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of the Census; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Election Commission (FEC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 634 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support rulemaking by IRS for 501(c) political activity. Oppose legislation HR 172, HR 781 and S.264 - that would repeal or alter the campaign intervention ban that protects 501(C)(3) organizations. Support legislation requiring all Presidents to divest from their business holdings.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of the Census; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Federal Election Commission (FEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

Bills named: H.R. 781 (115th), S. 264 (115th), H.R. 172 (115th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Support ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Treaty. Support strong climate legislation that ensures meaningful investments to support international climate adaptation and to spur international clean energy technology cooperation.

Contacted: Federal Election Commission (FEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Bureau of the Census; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support attempts to develop rationally-based approaches to taxes and spending for thorough and thoughtful debate. Oppose attempts to extend tax cuts that benefit wealthiest individuals. Oppose budget resolutions and other legislation that would cut programs that serve low and middle-income families. Support budget agreement that defends core programs for those most at risk. Oppose campaign finance riders to appropriation bills. Oppose riders to appropriation bills that harm the environment. Oppose legislation supporting an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that calls for a balanced budget.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Election Commission (FEC); White House Office; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of the Census; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Government Issues GOV

Work to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens. Support legislation to improve voter registration and other election reform proposals, including voter registration opportunities through federal agencies. Support Department of Justice enforcement of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), including section 7. Oppose legislation to repeal the Presidential Public Financing System, HR183. Oppose legislation to terminate the Election Assistance Commission, HR634. Support the independent role of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) in the ethics process. Support effective enforcement action by the House Ethics Committee. Request investigation into systemic problems at the Federal Election Commission. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Support online voter registration legislation that is not discriminatory. Support legislation to provide full voting rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia. Support legislative efforts to provide openness in government and strengthen the Freedom of Information Act. Urge inclusion of voter registration opportunities under the National Voter Registration Act in health exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Urge the Bureau of the Census to develop methodology for tabulating incarcerated individuals at their home address for the 2020 census. Recommend improvements in polling place experience for voters. Urge the FEC to enforce the law and set new rules requiring full disclosure in our elections. Support improved Senate Ethics rules including creation of office of Senate Ethics. Support Election Assistance Commission. Support disclosure and a strengthened definition of coordination in Federal Elections Commission rulemaking and regulations. Oppose campaign finance riders to appropriation bills. Oppose efforts to eliminate the presidential tax checkoff system. Oppose efforts to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics. Oppose use of the Congressional Review Act to repeal public protections. Oppose 5.21 the REINS Act. Oppose 5.34 the Midnight Rules Relief Act Support legislation requiring all presidents to divest from their business holdings.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Bureau of the Census; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Bills named: H.R. 183 (115th), H.R. 634 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Support legislation that will promote clean energy and reduce CO2 emissions. Oppose legislation that would undermine America's investments in clean energy and efforts to tackle global warming. Support EPA standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Support tougher standards on smog. Support strong zoning standard from EPA. Support the Obama administration Clean Power Plan. Support full funding in federal budget for Great Lakes programs. Support regulations on methane in the oil and gas industry. Oppose legislation that would cut budgetary funding for water resources, energy innovation and undermine safe storage of nuclear waste. Support COP21 agreement signed by US and countries in Paris. Support legislation to fund the Flint Water Crises Recovery. Support permanent exclusion of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans from offshore drilling. Oppose use of the congressional Review Act to repeal legislation to protect the environment.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of the Census; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Oppose legislation to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases and undermine the Clean Air Act. Support the Clean Air Act and oppose any attempts to weaken it. Oppose legislation to overturn mercury and air toxins rule. Oppose anti-environmental riders to appropriations bills. Oppose legislation to undermine the Clean Air Act. Support Environmental Protection Agency carbon pollution standards. Oppose cuts to the EPA budget. Oppose legislation to remove EPA regulatory authority for any reason. Oppose legislation that would derail carbon pollution standards. Support regulating methane in oil and gas industry. Support EPA rules on reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants. Support tougher standards on smog. Support a primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone at the more protective end of the range. Oppose amendments to undermine the Clean Water Rule. Oppose congressional and executive attempts to permanently block the EPA's Clean Power Plan.

Contacted: Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of the Census; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE