4th Quarter - Report — NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTI… for NETWORK (2014)

Firm

NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE

Client

NETWORK

Income

—

Expenses

$95,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 2260: The Expire Act: NETWORK opposed this extension of tax benefits to corporations because they are not paid for and they do not provide adequate relief to people living in poverty. NETWORK supports a permanent and enhanced Earned Income Tax Credit for working families and childless individuals. NETWORK supports a permanent and refundable Child Tax Credit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SIMONE CAMPBELL	—
LAURA TRACY PERALTA-SCHULTE	—

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: S. 2260 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

NETWORK suppports extending full funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA TRACY PERALTA-SCHULTE	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); President of the U.S.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

NETWORK supports removing sequester limits for the domestic discretionary budget and increasing spending on programs that invest in human potential. NETWORK suppports funding programs aimed at encouraging conflict prevention and the protection of humanitarian assistance.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARGE M CLARK	—

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

NETWORK supports Executive Order 13650 which improves the safety and security of chemical plants in America. NETWORK suppports granting Endangered Species Protection to monarch butterflies. NETWORK supports protecting the Artic National Wildlife Refuge and passing a comprehensive conservation plan to achieve this goal.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARGE M CLARK	—

Contacted: White House Office; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Immigration IMM

NETWORK supports comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship. NETWORK strongly supports Pres. Obama's Executive Action providing relief from deportation to immigrants living in America. NETWORK supports spending for and legal protection of unaccompanied children from Central America. NETWORK supports strengthening human rights efforts and funding international institutions that strengthen the rule of law.NETWORK opposes funding for detention centers for immigrant families and suppports the use of alternatives to detention (ATDs).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SIMONE CAMPBELL	—
LAURA TRACY PERALTA-SCHULTE	—

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

NETWORK suppports improvements to the Freedom of Information Act to improve the quality of information available to citizens. NETWORK supports passage of the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 to protect voting rights for all citizens.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARGE M CLARK	—

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Agriculture AGR

NETWORK supports using science as the basis of food selection for WIC programs and as such opposes the inclusion of white potatoes in the program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARGE M CLARK	—

Contacted: President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

NETWORK opposes extension of fast track authority unless significantly modified to give Congress more authority over trade issues. NETWORK supports increased environmental and labor protections in the Transpacific Partnership agreement and opposes inclusion of an investment chapter and increased intellectual property protection for pharmaceutical products.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SIMONE CAMPBELL	—
LAURA TRACY PERALTA-SCHULTE	—

Contacted: President of the U.S.; SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Defense DEF

NETWORK supports S. 3711, a bill that would restore whistleblower protections for intelligence community contractors who disclose fraud, waste, abuse, gross mismanagement or a violation of law. NETWORK supports recommendations to enhance fiscal responsibility and strengthen accountablity in defense programs. NETWORK opposes the use of spending through Section 1033 to militarize Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARGE M CLARK	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: S. 3711 (113th)

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.