HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSN for HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSN
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM
Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Work on S. Res. 99, a Senate Resolution of opposition to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Mike Farris testified before the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee in opposition to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. We have also conducted personal lobbying visits with Senators and their staff against this treaty. We have also urged our grassroots to call, email, and write their senators and urge them to oppose the CRPD. We have also worked with Members of the House of Representatives to have them send a letter to Senate Leadership urging opposition to the CRPD. The CRPD would allow UN officials to oversea all decisions regarding children with disabilities under the treaty's use of the "best interests of the child" standard. The treaty would also cede US sovereignty to the UN. Also urged grassroots calls to the White House to ask President Obama to withdraw this treaty from consideration by the U.S. Senate.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM ANTHONY ESTRADA | — |
| MICHAEL PAUL FARRIS | — |
| MELANIE PALAZZO | — |
Education EDU
Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with various Congressional offices to talk about homeschooling success. Meetings with Members of Congress and staff about protecting homeschool freedom in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including protecting the language codified in 20 U.S.C. 7886, if Congress reauthorizes ESEA. Meeting with Members of Congress and their staff, as well as representatives from the U.S. Department of Education, regarding homeschool eligibility for Federal Student Aid without the need for a GED. Work with Congress and Defense Department to implement Section 532 of HR 1540, the 2012 NDAA. This section ensures that homeschool graduates are able to enlist in the Armed Forces just like any other high school graduate.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM ANTHONY ESTRADA | — |
| MICHAEL PAUL FARRIS | — |
| MELANIE PALAZZO | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.