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

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 resolutions that ensures meaningful investments to support international climate adaptation and to spur international clean energy technology cooperation. Support efforts to end human trafficking.

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

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. 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 full funding in federal budget for Great Lakes programs. Oppose EPA plan to permanently block the 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". Oppose efforts to stop implementation of the Waters of the U.S. rule Oppose decision to open U.S. waters to offshore drilling of oil and gas

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

Bills named: H.R. 806 (115th), S. 263 (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. Oppose S.446 and HR 38 on national reciprocity of concealed weapons Oppose the Share Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 38 (115th), S. 446 (115th)

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 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 S.21 the REINS Act. Oppose S.34 the Midnight Rules Relief Act Support legislation requiring all presidents to divest from their business holdings. Support the We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 Support new regulations from the FEC regarding online advertisements. Support full funding for the U.S. Census Bureau and the nomination of a well qualified individual to lead the department. Oppose inclusions of questions related to citizenship status on the US Census

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

Bills named: H.R. 634 (115th), H.R. 183 (115th), S. 21 (115th), S. 34 (115th)

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. Support the Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017 Support the Voting Rights Advancement Act. Oppose data request by the 'Election Integrity' Commission Support the We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 Support full funding for the U.S. Census Bureau and the nomination of a director to lead the department. Oppose inclusion of questions related to citizenship status on the U.S. Census

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

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

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

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. Support inclusion of voter registration opportunities under the National Voter Registration Act in health exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Oppose the use of the Congressional Review Act to repeal public protections to protect the public's health. Oppose American Health Care Act introduced and passed in the U.S. House Oppose Better Care Reconciliation Act introduced in the U.S. Senate Urged U.S. House and Senate to reject provisions that would undermine Medicare and Medicaid Urged Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to dispense with website updates during key enrollment periods. Oppose efforts to cut paid family leave. Support reauthorization of CHIP Urged congressional leadership to enact safeguards to stabilize the health insurance markets. Oppose the Graham-Cassidy health care compromise Oppose executive order ending health subsidies Opposed plans to shutdown healthcare.gov during peak times of open enrollment Oppose executive order eliminating employer-covered birth control coverage

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Bureau of the Census; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); 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. Oppose efforts to cut paid family leave provisions Oppose efforts to terminate and defund the Election Assistance Commission Oppose the elimination of the individual mandate as included in the Senate's tax bill

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

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. Oppose the rollback of the 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. Oppose the removal of the U.S. from the UN Paris agreement 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. Oppose S.1460 Oppose efforts to reevaluate existing regulations by EPA and Secretary Pruitt Oppose H.J.Res 36 and S.J.Res 11 Oppose H.R. 806 Oppose efforts to use Yucca mountain as a nuclear storage facility. Oppose decision to open U.S. shores to offshore drilling

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

Bills named: H.R. 806 (115th), H.J.Res. 36 (115th), S. 1460 (115th), S.J.Res. 11 (115th)

Immigration IMM

Support legislation to create a new pathway to citizenship. Support comprehensive immigration reform. Support Executive action to limit deportation of undocumented immigrants. Oppose executive order rolling back DACA. Urged full funding of civil and human rights agencies and their priorities. Support the Dream Act of 2017

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

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

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support smarter sentencing policies.

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