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NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD

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504 HEXTON HILL RD.

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SILVER SPRING

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20904

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USA

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4a. Contact Name		b. Telephone Number	c. E-mail
Ms.	Fran Eskin-Royer	3016226838	NACExecDir@gsadvocacy.org

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77993-12

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CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICA

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362080000

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DEMOCRATIC POLICY & STEERING COMMITTEE HEARING LETTER: Letter urging the House Committee to convene a hearing on the misuse of military and immigration enforcement powers in the U.S. The hearing would allow Members of Congress to document abuses, hear from impacted communities, and explore legislative remedies to restore accountability and oversight.

DIGNITY ACT OF 2025 (H.R.4393). Virtual coalition lobbying meeting with the office of Rep. Salazar (FL-27-R).

DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA): Letter urging Senators to stand up for DACA recipients and other members of our community who know no other home but this one. DACA recipients have been wrongly targeted. DACA was only meant to be temporary relief for Dreamers. Congress and Congress alone has the power to end this uncertainty and provide Dreamers with a pathway to citizenship. Simultaneously, Congress must urge the Administration to uphold the protections DACA recipients receive. With courts challenging DACAs future and proposals threatening to end it, and with DACA recipients being stopped, detained, and threatened with deportation, now is not a time for passivity.

PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION: Letter to the President and Congress calling for an increase in the Presidential Determination number for the refugee resettlement program.

With the Presidential Determination set at 7,500 people-and with the range of populations eligible for resettlement sharply reduced from previous years-the sign-on letter underscores the importance of the refugee program.

For more than four decades, the U.S. refugee program has reflected our nations deepest values and global leadership in protecting the persecuted. Rooted in the Refugee Act of 1980, this bipartisan commitment has offered safety and opportunity to millions fleeing violence and oppression. Today, that legacy is at risk.

REUNITING FAMILIES ACT (S. 3410 / H.R. 6565): Letter to Congress endorsing the Reuniting Families Act of 2025 that would strengthen protections for immigrant families and address long-standing problems in a family immigration system that hasnt seen meaningful reform in more than three decades.

DIGNITY FOR DETAINED IMMIGRANTS ACT (H.R. 6397): Letter to Congress endorsing The Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act that would:

Repeal mandatory detention;
Prohibit the detention of families and children in family detention;
Create a presumption of release and impose a higher burden of proof to detain primary caregivers and vulnerable populations, including pregnant women, survivors of torture or gender-based violence, people with serious mental or physical illness or disability, LGBTQ individuals, asylum seekers, and people over age 60;
Phase out the use of private detention facilities and jails over a three-year period;
Require DHS to establish civil detention standards that provide, at minimum, the level of protection in the American Bar Associations Civil Immigration Detention Standards;
Mandate the DHS Inspector General to conduct unannounced inspections with meaningful penalties for failure to comply with standards; and
Require DHS to admit Members of Congress to detention facilities for unannounced inspections.

ANTI-HUNGER, HEALTH & ECONOMIC SUPPORTS TO IMM FAMILIES AFFECTED BY PUBLIC CHARGE RECISSION:
Letter to Dept of Homeland Security expressing strong opposition to the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2025. The provisions of DHS 2022 public charge regulation (87 FR 55472), described in the NPRM as straitjackets, are more accurately described as guardrails that safeguard the 28% of the United States population - about half of whom are U.S. citizens - living in immigrant families from arbitrary or biased application of the immigration laws public charge provision. Rescinding the 2022 regulation is a threat to the nations health and wellbeing, and to the just administration of immigration law, and DHS should abandon this proposal.

PROPOSED PUBLIC CHARGE RULE (FOCUS ON WIC / SNAP): Letter to Department of Homeland Security opposing its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, if enacted, would change the definition of what could be considered in making a public charge determination for people seeking a U.S. green card or visa. Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (Docket No. USCIS-2025-0304) would rescind the 2022 public charge regulation and replace it with a vague, expansive framework that could dramatically increase fear, confusion, and disenrollment from essential nutrition, health, and housing programs.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, President of the U.S., Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)

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DOMESTIC HUMAN NEEDS (DHN) HOUSING APPROPRIATIONS LETTER: Interfaith letter requesting Congress to provide responsibly robust funding levels and service continuation for homeless assistance and affordable housing programs in the fiscal year (FY) 26 spending bill.

Bearing witness to how having a safe place to call home transforms lives, we urge you to include language in the next continuing resolution or appropriations bill requiring HUD to renew all existing Continuum of Care grants expiring during calendar year 2026 for one 12-month period (Section 166 from H.R. 5450/S. 2882 achieves this and there is support across the aisle). Given delays posed by the government shutdown, grants soon ending, and the time it takes to participate in a funding competition and then develop new project sites and programs, renewing current CoC grants is the responsible course of action at this time. Supporting steadfast service would reflect Gods reliability and trustworthiness, prevent months of funding gaps, and equip providers to continue to cover rent, staff, and operation.

CENSUS FUNDING: At a time when so many of us are keenly aware of the importance of good accurate data, letter expressing support for the Census Bureau and opposing a poison pill policy rider, Section 605, from the House version of the Appropriations Bill. The letter urges the final Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science bill provides no less than the amount recommended by the House Appropriations Committee, $1.6765 billion, and that Section 605 of the House bill be stricken in conference.

REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM: As Congress works to finalize its FY26 appropriations, this letter urges Congress to allocate $110 million for the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) grant program in the final FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill. The REO program supports workforce development and reentry services leading to career-path employment for individuals with criminal legal histories, as well as employment services for youth and young people involved in the criminal legal system or who have not completed school.

UPHOLDING PROTECTIONS FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN ACT OF 2025 (H.R. 6389): Letter to the House expressing support for The Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025, a bill that would address many of the harms to unaccompanied children enacted in H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). OBBBA imposes an unprecedented fee structure on all individuals seeking protection in the United States, including unaccompanied children. The Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act would exempt unaccompanied children from these onerous fees, and it would eliminate the new fee for abandoned, abused, or neglected youth to apply for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.

The bill also addresses other OBBBA provisions that threaten the safety and wellbeing of unaccompanied children, including by:

Repealing a provision that provides funding for summary returns of specified unaccompanied children-a provision the Administration has attempted to rely upon to justify mass forced returns of Guatemalan children
Repealing provisions funding traumatic body examinations of children in the custody of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Promoting safe sponsor placements for unaccompanied children by prohibiting ORR from using funding provided under OBBBA to share information on sponsors with DHS for purposes of immigration enforcement, a practice that deprives children of safe, loving homes and significantly prolongs their length of stay in government custody.

PLEASE NEGOTIATE FY26 NDAA CENTERED ON HUMAN DIGNITY: Blast to Senate with the message -

Please hold Pentagon funding at the $892.6 billion agreed upon by the House of Representatives as you conference the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Why?

o The Pentagon budget has already been hugely bolstered by HR1 that injected $150 million more into Pentagon spending.
o Americans are experiencing drastic cuts in critical healthcare and food assistance programs as stipulated in H.R. 1.
o These cuts are being exacerbated by the government shutdown - a shutdown rooted in Congress'
stalemate around American healthcare costs.

Giving additional funding to the Pentagon while failing to act for basic human needs would send a terrible and hurtful message to the American people, communicating a disregard for human dignity and compassion.

o The Administration is deploying Pentagon forces unconstitutionally - both domestically and overseas. If additional money goes to the Pentagon, Congress would be tacitly supporting this unlawful overreach.

VOTE NO ON H.R. 5371 SPENDING PACKAGE (CONTINUING RESOLUTION TO FUND GOVT THROUGH. JAN 30, 2026): Blast to House urging Reps to vote NO on the spending package (H.R. 5371) expected on the House floor later today. This bill does not include provisions to extend the enhanced ACA premium tax credits and protect vital health programs. These tax credits are vital to rein in ballooning health costs - we must prevent them from expiring. Every day of delay means more people will become uninsured as they despair over unaffordable premium increases. Please do what is right for the American people.

GUARDRAILS ARE NECESSARY TO PROTECT INVESTMENTS FOR CHILDREN: Letter to leadership of House and Senate calling for additional language that protects Congress' Constitutional right around appropriations to help ensure appropriated funds reach the children, families, and communities as intended and without delay.

Investing in children leads to stronger outcomes both now and throughout a childs lifetime. Federal funding for children has consistently fallen-with FY25 marking the 4th straight year investments in children have dropped both in terms of dollar amount and share of spending in the federal budget. In addition, the current Administrations actions have put the Congressionally appropriated funding at risk. Over the past year, the Administration has unilaterally deferred or impounded funds set to serve children and families. There have been drastic staffing reductions in the offices that provide technical assistance and implement many of these critical programs.

Guardrails are needed to protect Congress power, ensuring appropriated federal funds are apportioned consistent with bipartisan appropriations agreements, and to preserve the federal programs dedicated to bettering the health, development, and well-being of children.

INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT: Letter to Senate leadership re: the Senate Interior-Environment spending bill that includes a provision that would eliminate $250 million in previously approved funding for lead service line replacements. The provision repurposes that funding that Congress had already approved for FY2026 in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The letter urges Senate leadership to remove this provision from the spending bill.

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THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PREVENTION AND PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT (H. R. 1144 - domestic AND international focus). Letter to House urging support for and passage of the bill. This critical and comprehensive legislation is vital for the continued prevention of trafficking, protection of survivors, and prosecution of perpetrators. This bill has a proven track record of broad, bipartisan support, having passed the House with overwhelming consensus in the last two Congresses (as H.R. 5856 and H.R. 6552). Despite this, it has yet to be reauthorized.

BI-PARTISAN VENEUZUELA WAR POWERS RESOLUTION, S.J.RES. 90: Letter urging Congress to support the Kaine-Paul war powers resolution and prevent a march to war with Venezuela, as the Administration continues to escalate against the country, both via boat strikes and the implicit and explicit threat of regime change.

The Venezuela War Powers Resolution would require President Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from imminent hostilities with Venezuela which have not been congressionally authorized. This WPR may come to the Senate floor for a vote imminently and would require only a change of a few votes from the October 8th War Powers vote in order to succeed.

The letter outlines both how Trump and Secretary Rubio's regime change campaign against Venezuela is unconstitutional and illegal, and how broadly opposed it is by the American public (53% of Americans are against using U.S. military to overthrow Maduro while only 18% support the idea). The letter also describes the potentially catastrophic consequences of a regime change war in Venezuela, including mass civilian death, renewed migration crises, and a power vacuum that could empower the very drug cartels the administration claims to target. It notes the potentially politically ruinous effect those consequences could have on politicians seen as supporting the war, such as was the case with regime change efforts in Libya and Iraq.

U.S. MILITARY ACTION IN THE CARIBBEAN: Letter to Congress responding to the U.S. strikes in the Caribbean that have killed at least 17 people, largely believed to be fishermen or migrants. The letter's goals are to help inform congressional offices and encourage support for the various congressional initiatives on War Powers Resolutions (WPRs).

The present administrations economic threats and coercive measures have created such fear in the region that few governments or leaders have been willing to condemn these extrajudicial executions or the escalating risk of war under the false pretext of combating narco-terrorism. This makes a letter of broad support all the more urgent-not only to send a clear message to Congress and, through it, to the Administration, but also to show the people of Latin America and the Caribbean that they are not alone, and that civil society and policy organizations are pressing every legal avenue to prevent what could otherwise become a devastating course of events with lasting consequences for the region.

REQUEST FOR FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF EXECUIVE OVERREACH RE: MILITARIZED RESPONSES IN VENEZUELA:
Letter urging U.S. Congress to formally investigate the unlawful use of the U.S. military in Venezuela, which includes extrajudicial killings of people on board three boats in the high seas alleged to be transporting drugs as well as the deployment of federal troops to U.S. cities.

PEACE IN GAZA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST: Interfaith letter to World Leaders, including the U.S. President, responding to the atrocities in Gaza as a powerful and unified faith voice amid devastating times.

The text of this letter was finalized before the ceasefire deal announced on October 8, 2025. The ceasefire is a welcome step. As the letter indicates, we celebrate the return of hostages and detainees, but insist there is still a need for a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire and for the conditions that will lead to a just and lasting peace. World leaders must now redouble their efforts to ensure the terms of the deal are not violated and a permanent peace is realized.

The futures of Palestinians, Israelis and all people of the Middle East are intertwined. For durable peace, the needs of all communities, especially the most marginalized, are heard, honored, and fully addressed.

ENSURE A SUSTAINED CEASEFIRE AND ROBUST HUMANITARIAN AID IN GAZA & WEST BANK: NAC sent a blast to all the Foreign Policy LAs in Congress alerting them to a large coalition of 40 Christian organizations having launched an economic resistance campaign focused on tech company Palantir (https://investigate.afsc.org/company/palantir) and Chevron (https://afsc.org/BoycottChevron) for their complicity in the war, supporting Israels policies of ethnic cleansing through artificial intelligence and surveillance contracts with the Israeli military, as well as through public statements of support.

The message asked each Congressmember to take effective actions to ensure a sustained ceasefire and robust humanitarian aid as a first step, such as contacting President Trump to stay on top of this issue or by supporting related resolutions/bills to exert leverage, such as HR 3565 Stop the Bombs or opposing annexation of the West Bank.

TURNING DEBT INTO HOPE GRASSROOTS LOBBYING: Grassroots Lobbying targeting the President. The late Pope Francis said, We cannot be content to hope; we have to organize hope. We can organize our hope and Turn Debt Into Hope for billions of people! NAC invited Sisters, Partners-in-Mission, and Action Alert Friends, to join the Jubilee effort by signing a petition aimed at the G7 and G20 about forgiving debt to developing nations.

INCLUDE UNWRA IN GAZA RECOVERY PLAN: Letter offering organizational support to a letter to Secretary Rubio in response to his comment that UNRWA will have no role in Gazas future. --UNRWA is still on the ground in Gaza and remains the backbone of the humanitarian response. UNRWAs neutrality and impartiality has been independently investigated and affirmed by four independent bodies and it is (past) time for the Agency to be fully enabled to continue fulfilling its mandate in accordance with international humanitarian principles, until a just and lasting solution to the plight of Palestine refugees is secured.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, President of the U.S., State - Dept of (DOS)

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CHILD SAFETY AND WELL-BEING ACT OF 2025 (TBD): Rep. Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) is re-introducing the Child Safety and Well-Being Act. Letter in support of this House legislation that would establish a long-overdue and much-needed independent childrens commission to advise Congress, agencies, and states on how best to support children. It would: 1) Establish a 15-member Childrens Commission, 2) Represent the views and interests of children and marginalized youth; and, 3) Grant the Commissioner authority.

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SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) CUTS: Letter urging Members of Congress to cosponsor the upcoming Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025, which would repeal the damaging SNAP cuts in the recent budget reconciliation law. The federal budget includes unprecedented cuts to our nations core nutrition program - SNAP, will reduce food assistance for millions of people, including children, raise grocery costs, and generate harm to our economy. The $187 billion cut to SNAP over the next decade (according to the Congressional Budget Office) is the largest cut to SNAP ever enacted and will result in more poverty and hunger.

TERMINATION OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY REPORTS: Letter to Dept of Agriculture expressing concern about the announced termination of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Household Food Security Reports and asks for reinstatement. For 30 years, under both Democratic and Republican administrations, these reports have provided the trusted, objective, nonpartisan data necessary for the faith community, advocates, and policymakers alike to tackle the growing moral crisis of hunger in America.

Per the most recent Household Food Security Report published for 2023, there were over 47 million Americans living in food-insecure households. The scope of this issue calls for additional government insight and intervention. Until hunger is eradicated in this country, the federal government needs to have the best available data to make informed policy decisions that will impact these tens of millions of families.

The faith traditions of the advocacy groups involved in writing and supporting the reinstatement are united in the belief that the government has a moral obligation to support the most vulnerable of our communities.

SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) GRASSROOTS LOBBYING: NAC constituents were invited to urge their elected officials to contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) immediately release contingency funds available to pay for November SNAP benefits. 42 million Americans are at risk of losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on November 1 because of the government shutdown - and nearly 40% are children. The USDA has a contingency fund for this situation and hasnt released it.

ACT TOGETHER FOR THE FOOD INSECURE DURING THE SHUTDOWN: NAC sent a blast to the Agriculture and Health LAs in the House and Senate urging Members of Congress to press the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use contingency and carryover funds to keep SNAP running during the shutdown, as it has done during previous shutdowns. The agency can and should choose to do so again.

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SUPPORT INCLUSION OF THE ROAD TO HOUSING ACT OF 2025 IN THE NDAA: Letter calling for the House to include The ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 (SA 3901) in the final conferenced version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that conferees put forward for a vote.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEV. CONTINUM OF CARE GRANTS: Grassroots lobbying. NAC advocates were asked to tell their members of Congress to include language requiring the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to renew all existing continuum of Care (CoC) Program grants expiring during the 2026 calendar year for one 12-month period in the upcoming appropriations process.

FEMA ACT of 2025 (H.R 4669): Letter to the House of Representatives in support of the FEMA Act of 2025, organized by the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition. The DHRC is a coalition of over 900 organizations that works to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including the lowest income, and other at-risk populations who are often the hardest hit by disasters and have the fewest resources to recover.

The FEMA Act would restore FEMAs status as an independent agency outside of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and implement a host of improvements that will help the agency to respond faster, more fairly and with increased flexibility to the needs of all disaster survivors across the country.

HOMELESS PERSONS MEMORIAL DAY LETTER: Letter to Congress remembering all who died while experiencing homelessness over the past year. It shares our prayers that Congress will act to responsibly fund key programs and specifically include a provision in the T-HUD bill to prevent anticipated funding gaps in HUDs largest homeless assistance program, which we are concerned could result in more people dying outdoors this winter. It calls on Congress to renew current grants and take further action to address the homelessness crisis and bring peace to those who suffer.

HOUSING LEGISLATION: Met with staff for House Financial Services Committee for Rep. Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the Committee to discuss current Housing legislation being considered after Committee hearings, and strategies and recommendations for comprehensive low-income housing reform. On 12/17/25 Chairman of the Committee, Rep. French Hill and Rep. Waters introduced H.R.6644 - Housing for the 21st Century Act which includes some of our recommendations.

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PLEASE COSPONSOR CHILDREN DON'T BELONG ON TOBACCO FARMS ACT (H.R. 3335): Blast to House of Rep offices urging them to co sponsor H.R. 3335. This simple bill bans minors from working on this dangerous crop, which often makes farmworkers sick. Symptoms of Green Tobacco Sickness include headaches, dizziness, nausea, fainting, and vomiting. Increasingly, researchers believe there may be long-term health impacts. In the U.S., you must be 21 years old to buy cigarettes, but exemptions to child labor laws allow 12-year-olds to harvest toxic tobacco. Even the tobacco industry acknowledges that children under 16 should not harvest this toxic crop. In 2015, they negotiated a compromise with former DOL Secretary Tom Perez in which they pledged to ask farmers not to hire teens under 16 to harvest the crop. That compromise is not working and is unenforceable, preventing DOL Wage and Hour investigators from protecting child farmworkers.

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PREMIUM TAX CREDITS: Letter strongly urges Congress to permanently extend the enhancements to the premium tax credit without delay and without any changes. That includes not making changes to certain plans that offer zero-dollar premiums, which have been central to recent increases in the number of Americans enrolling in coverage. Increasing the monthly cost of health care coverage, even by relatively modest amounts, for people with limited income would create significant barriers for them to maintain coverage, putting them at risk of dropping out of coverage altogether due to added confusion and red tape.

IRS/ICE DATA SHARING AGREEMENT: Letter to Congress focused on IRS/taxpayer privacy and the IRS-ICE data sharing agreement being litigated in the courts in advance of tax season. It calls for immediate Congressional oversight hearings to demand accountability and protect the integrity of our tax system.

PROTECT AND EXPAND THE ENHANCED AFFORABLE CARE ACT (ACA) PREMIUM TAX CREDIT: After the government shut down, the continuing resolution on the extension of the ACA premium tax credits has not been addressed. Republican leaders in the Senate have promised a vote to fix the healthcare crisis the first week of December, but the Speaker of the House has yet to ensure a vote.

This letter calls on Congress to:

Keep their promise and pass a bill to protect and expand the ACA health credit;
Ensure any changes to the credit keeps healthcare affordable for low- and middle-income families;
Reject any deal that uses peoples health care as a bargaining chip in broader negotiations.

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RESTORE SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN SERVICES: Letter to the Department of Justice urging them to protect access to lifesaving victim services for thousands of survivors of human trafficking in the US. On October 1, 2025, the Department of Justice cut off funding for over 100 victim service providers, serving at least 5,000 survivors. The DOJ Office for Victims of Crime has yet to release any notices of funding opportunities for the $88 million in appropriated funds from FY25 appropriations. Without new grants, over 100 communities have lost or will soon lose a crucial service provider that helps keep their communities safe. Survivors need these services to escape trafficking and rebuild their lives.

FREE DC: Congress reconvening means that the public will be seeing an escalation of federal attacks on Washington, DC via legislation. Six bills that would severely erode DCs already limited control over its criminal justice system and leave individuals and organizations in DC in jeopardy are queued up for a floor vote. One bill is an attempt to dissolve the office of the elected Attorney General of DC, which would enable this administration to target any entities that operate in DC. The belief is that the Administration is using DC as a testing ground for these efforts - and will move on to other cities if successful. Specific recommendations include:

OPPOSE H.R. 5214, the District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act, introduced by Rep. Stefanik, that would increase pre-trial detention and require cash bail for a range of alleged offenses. Calendar No. 269.

OPPOSE H.R. 5179, the District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act, introduced by Rep. Fallon, that would remove DCs elected Attorney General and grant the President sole authority to nominate a replacement. Calendar No. 270.

OPPOSE H.R. 5107/S. 2687, the CLEAN DC Act, introduced by Rep. Clyde and Sen. Cruz, that would repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. Calendar No. 271.

OPPOSE H.R. 5172, the Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act, introduced by Rep. Biggs, that would increase or establish mandatory minimum sentences for a number of offenses, and remove the exception for minors. Calendar No. 279.

OPPOSE H.R. 5242/S. 2815, to repeal D.C.s Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016 and the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022, introduced by Rep. Kustoff and Sen. Cornyn. An amendment was added to this bill in committee that would prohibit automated traffic enforcement in DC and undo the no-right-on-red traffic safety law. Calendar No. 293.

OPPOSE H.R. 5163, the Clean and Managed Public Spaces Act, that would prohibit camping on public property in DC and effectively criminalize homelessness, introduced by Rep. Timmons. Calendar No. 294.

Sent letter on this topic to both the House and Senate.

TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS RELIEF ACT (H.R. 4323) - URGE SENATE PASSAGE: Grassroots lobbying. NAC celebrated House passage of the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, a focus of its shared advocacy with the Alliance to End Human Trafficking. It also urged its constituents to urge Senators to take up and pass the bill that would help survivors of human trafficking clear their criminal records for offenses committed as a direct result of their exploitation, creating pathways for expungement, vacatur, and sentencing relief to help them rebuild lives

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SHUT DOWN LETTER: At the end of the 3rd week of the Government shutdown with no signs of negotiations in sight and more hardship ahead for the country, letter to Members of Congress and the Administration urging Congress to meet and work out a deal that ends the government shutdown, fixes the healthcare crisis and puts people back to work.

The letter mentions core values that NAC supports particularly human dignity. It also taps into NAC focus areas that seriously impact the most vulnerable communities across the country. This pain will only accelerate as funding reserves dry up for important programs. Three weeks into the shutdown with no end in sight, the current Administration has indicated that programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Head Start, federal rental assistance programs, and food programs for women, infants and children will soon run out. Likewise, out-of-pocket health insurance premiums for twenty-two million people who get health care through the Affordable Care Act will spike by 114% with enrollment beginning in less than two weeks. Five million Americans will lose insurance immediately because they will not be able to pay these dramatic pricing increases. None of these outcomes are acceptable. The request is for an immediate bipartisan solution.

CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT: Letter urging members of the House Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government and the Judiciary Committee to reject the abuse of congressional oversight to target organizations for their lawful work. Congress should instead focus on the serious challenges facing the American people.

CLOSE GUANTANAMO: Interfaith request to Congress and the President to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center. January 2026 marks the 24th anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention center. Statement reaffirms our unified call to close Guantanamo and end its use for any form of unlawful detention.

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PARIS AGREEMENT: The letter calls on President Trump to reverse its decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, the historic global accord uniting nearly all nations to the shared effort to address climate change.

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REINSTATEMENT OF RICHARDSON WAIVER: Since 1971, the Richardson Waiver has ensured that Health and Human Services rulemaking related to agency management, grants, benefits, contracts, and loans are subject to public notice and comment. This longstanding, bipartisan practice promotes transparency and allows for meaningful stakeholder input in health care policymaking.

Earlier this year, HHS announced it would reverse this precedent, ending its practice of soliciting public comments on the full array of proposed rules. In contrast to the transparency that this Administration has promised, this shift undermines the inclusive, evidence-based feedback process that is essential to sound health policy.

In response, organizations are signing on in support of this Congressional Review Act resolution to reinstate the Richardson Waiver, put forward by Senators King and Wyden. Sent to Senate.

PREEMIE ACT (H.R. 1197) AND PREVENTING MATERNAL DEATHS ACT (S.2621/H.R.1909): Letter to Congress strongly urging passage of the PREEMIE ACT AND PREVENTING MATERNAL DEATHS ACT to reauthorize and expand research, education and intervention activities related to preterm birth, along the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act (PMDA) which would strengthen federal support for Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs). Both of these bills passed the House and Senate HELP Committee by near unanimous votes during the 118th Congress.

The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality and morbidity rates in the developed world.

HEALTHY START REAUTHORIZATION ACT (H.R. 3302) - INTERFAITH STATEMENT (Sent to Congress): Healthy Start-the USAs only federally funded, community-driven program solely focused on reducing infant mortality-is under immediate threat.

Last week, the Administration terminated the entire staff of the Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (DHSPS) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This action effectively dismantles the federal infrastructure that supports Healthy Start, undermining decades of progress in maternal and infant health-at a time when infant mortality is rising, with Mississippi declaring a public health emergency due to a sharp increase in infant deaths.

The statement signed by interfaith advocacy groups calls for the reversal of these terminations, full funding for Healthy Start, and swift passage of the Healthy Start Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3302).

IMPACTS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES (ACIP) DECISION ON HEPATITIS B - BIRTH DOSE: Letter endorsing Reps. Chu and Schrier's letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting that they examine the projected public-health, economic, and equity impacts if the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) were to adopt ACIPs decision to not recommend the Hepatitis B vaccine at birth to all infants.

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., Government Accountability Office (GAO)

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FIREARMS EXPORT LAWS: Letter to Commerce Dept. objecting to the regulatory changes on firearms export rules announced by the Commerce Department on September 29, 2025. The new rules reverse the commonsense provisions put in place in May 2024 after a careful review of gaps in policy. As such, these regulatory changes are both reckless and irresponsible.

GUN VIOLENCE: 13th Anniversary Sandy Hook Coalition Letter urging Congress to pass priority gun violence prevention legislation identified by the Sandy Hook Coalition, and to block the gun lobby's #1 priority bill - the so called "Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act" - which essentially works as a National Permit-less Carry bill since 29 states don't require permits to carry concealed weapons. Letter issued on the 13th anniversary of Sandy Hook (Dec. 14).

THE AMERICAS REGIONAL MONITORING OF ARMS SALES (ARMAS) ACT OF 2025 (H.R. 6736): Letter to House and Senate showing organizational support to the Americas Regional Monitoring of Arms Sales (ARMAS) Act of 2025 that seeks to disrupt firearm trafficking from the United States to Latin America and the Caribbean by implementing stronger transparency, accountability, and oversight mechanisms for U.S. arms exports.

As the region grapples with rising violence and insecurity exacerbated by the increasing presence and aggression of transnational organizations, notably fentanyl cartels, we cannot ignore the role U.S.-sourced weapons have played in furthering these crises. Insufficient oversight and accountability mechanisms for arms sales have allowed an increasing number of U.S. weapons to end up in the hands of illicit actors in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to data from the Government Accountability Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, U.S.-sourced firearms accounted for 75% of firearms recovered from the Dominican Republic and 70% from Mexico. Most recently, U.S. guns were connected to the murder and kidnapping of four American citizens in the Texas-Mexico border town of Matamoros, Mexico.

OPPOSE H.R.38 - CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY ACT. Grassroots lobbying. NAC encouraged its network to contact their House members to oppose H.R. 38 because the House is considering bringing H.R. 38, the federally mandated concealed carry reciprocity bill, up for a vote.

NAC Constituents were asked to tell their Representative to oppose H.R. 38 and to urge House leadership not to bring this dangerous legislation to the Floor for a vote.

H.R. 38 would substitute the laws of a persons residence state for the laws of the state in which s/he is physically present, overriding state laws governing who can carry a loaded concealed handgun, where they can carry it, and who can possess such a weapon in the first place. The legislation would undermine state and local public safety laws and increase the risk of deadly attacks against religious and cultural communities.

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SUPPORT THE NEEDS AND DIGNITY OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Grassroots lobbying. NAC constituents invited to urge their Senator to: 1) Urge the Education Department (ED) to reverse the layoffs that put families and children with disabilities at risk; 2)Instruct the ED that IDEA may not be moved to the Department of Health & Human Services or another agency; 3) Conduct an oversight hearing in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to address these concerns.

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23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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Fran	Eskin-Royer

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Fran	Eskin-Royer

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Fran	Eskin-Royer

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FRAN	ESKIN-ROYER

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Fran	Eskin-Royer