LD-2 Disclosure Form

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

2. Address

Address1

1156 15th Street, NW

Address2

Suite 915

City

Washington

State

Zip Code

20005

Country

USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City

State

Zip Code

Country

4a. Contact Name		b. Telephone Number	c. E-mail
Mr.	Hilary O. Shelton	2024632940	hoshelton@naacpnet.org

5. Senate ID#

48975-12

7. Client Name	Self	Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

6. House ID#

345850000

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

Supported the plight of African American farmerswho were not part of the Pigford I or Pigford II settlement.
Support the inclusion of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) amendment in H. R. 1947 / S. 954
Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act.
Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947.
Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1947

Oppose H.R. 1947.

Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947.

Oppose cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps) in H.R. 1947.

Support the Gillibrand amendment to S. 954 to expand eligibility for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps.

Oppose the Roberts amendment to S. 954 to make it harder to qualify for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps.

Oppose Inhofe amendment to S. 954, which would repeal the SNAP program and make it a block grant to states and add a work requirement and drug testing requirements for recipients.

Oppose amendment by Congressman Southerland to H.R. 1947 mandating work requirements of SNAP recipients.

Oppose Huelskamp amendment to H.R. 1947 which would create a work requirement for SNAP recipients and repeal the nutrition education and obesity prevention programs.

Oppose Schweikert amendment to H.R. 1947 striking funds for the Healthy Food Financing Inititative.

Support the concerns of black, Southern farmers who may have been left out of the Pigford I or Pigford II settlement.

Oppose H.R. 3102.

Support current funding levels and eligibility standards for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps).

Oppose proposed USDA rule to increase the line speed at poultry processing plants and to reduce the number of federal inspecters at poultry processing plants.

Support the DeLauro (CT) amendment to H.R. 4800, the Appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for Fiscal Year 2015, prohibiting the USDA from spending any funds to implement the Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection rule that was proposed on January 27, 2012.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), White House Office

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Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans.
Support S. 673
Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB.
Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767.

Oppose H.R. 1566.

Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans.

Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans.

Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949.

Oppose S. 1217.

Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers.

Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

Oppose H.R. 3211.

Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans.

Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector.

Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users.

Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system.

Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards.

Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers.

Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions.

Support S. 1150 / H.R. 3097, legislation to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley.

Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending.

Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans.

Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571.

Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation.
Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act.

Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act.

Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949

Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes.

Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve.

Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571

Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt;
Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection.

Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment.

Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done.

In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators.

Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system.

Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.

Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act.

Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration.

Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country.

Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act

Support HR 5130.

Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction.

Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration.

Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.

Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them.

Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837

Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761

Support S. 2432.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Defense - Dept of (DOD)

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

Support policies that create jobs ; oppose benefit cuts for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; protect our nations safety net; and ensure adequate revenues to preserve the basic functions of government.
No further cuts to non-defense discretionary programs (beyond sequestration).

Support adequate funding to preserve the basic functions of government and real security for all our people and reduce wasteful defense spending.

Oppose sequestration cuts which will disproportionately affect family planning services for low income women.

Encourage policies which will smartly reduce the prison population to save money.

No additional cuts, beyond sequestration, of Department of Justice grant programs.

Oppose budget cuts that threaten services to populations with unequal access to high quality health care.

Oppose any amendment to H.Res. 8, the Budget resolution, creating a private school voucher or tuition tax credit program.

Support Congressional Black Caucus alternative to H. Con. Res. 25, the Budget resolution.

Oppose H. Con Res. 25 as passed by the House of Representatives.

Oppose sequestration.

Support increasing the 302(b) allocation to the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) to the highest possible level in fiscal year (FY) 2014.

Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015.

Oppose social-policy riders on the funding bills for the District of Columbia that usurp the prerogative of the District of Columbias elected mayor and council and the citizens they represent.

Support continued funding for federal programs that are aimed at addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, including the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program ($8.59 million increase of $63.49 million for the REACH program); the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($55.8 million in FY 2014); the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program ($42.5 million in FY 2014); and the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Also support $42.5 million for the HSS Office of Civil Rights in FY 2014; $283.3 million for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities in FY 2014; $520 million for Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act n FY 2014; $327 million for Title X of the Public Health Service Act in FY 2014; $1.58 billion level discretionary funding in addition to maintaining all funds available through the mandatory Health Center Fund for Community Health Centers in FY 2014; $2.668 billion for the Ryan White Program in FY 2014; and a sufficient in amount to meet data collection objectives across HHS agencies, divisions, and programs in FY 2014.

Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities.

Support $5 million in FY 2014 to establish a State Paid Leave Fund within the Department of Labor.

Support $75 million in appropriations for FY 2014 for the Integrated Planning and Investment Grants Program within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Oppose Congress adding any amendments to the appropriatuions billl for the District of Columbia restricting local spending priorities using locally raised funds.

Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014.

Support Moore amendment to HR 2217, increasing the amount provided to the Office of the Secretary of DHS by $3.3 million in FY 2014, with the intention of restoring the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to Fiscal year 2013 levels.

Support H. J. Res. 59 as passed by the U.S. Senate; Oppose H. J. Res. 59 as passed by the House.

Oppose shut down of the federal government.

Support increasing the national debt limit with no strings attached.

Oppose amendments #1784 and #1786 to S. 1243, the Transportation HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2014, which would deny federal assistance to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.

Oppose S. 101, which would have the impact of denying federal funds to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.

Support an end to Job-Killing Sequestration Cuts.

Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security from Benefit Cuts.

Defend Core Programs for Those Most at Risk.

Eliminate All Tax Incentives for Sending Jobs Overseas and Instead Create Jobs at Home.

Support $982.5 million for the US Census Bureau in FY 2014.

Oppose the inclusion of the immigration detention bed mandate language in the appropriations bill that funds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY 2014.

Support inclusion of funding for the Charles Colsen Task Force in FY 2014 appropriations.

Support passage of a continuing resolution, enact a budget for Fiscal Year 2014, and deal responsibly with the necessary increase of the debt ceiling.

Support increasing the 302(b) allocation to the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) to the highest possible level for fiscal year (FY) 2015.

Support lifting the ban on federal funding for syringe services programs (SSPs).

Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services appropriations bill.

Support full funding of the U.S. Census Bureaus Fiscal Year 2015 budget request in the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill. Oppose cuts included in the House bill (H.R. 4660).

Oppose the inclusion of social-policy riders targeting the District of Columbia on the appropriations bill.
Oppose any amendments that would reduce funding for the Census Bureau during Senate consideration of S. 2437.

Support the nomination of Shaun Donovan to serve as Director of the Office of Budget and Management.

Support the Ellison (MN) amendment regarding Fair Labor Standards to HR 4660 & HR 4870

Oppose Garret (NJ) amendment regarding Fair Housing to HR 4660.

Oppose Meadows (NC) Greenhouse Gas Emmission amendment to HR 4660.

Support the Cohen (TN) Clemecy amendment to HR 4660.

Support the Cohen (TN) Legal Services Corp. amendment to HR 4660.

Support the Thompson (CA) National Instant Criminal Background Check Amendment to HR 4660.

Oppose the Scott, A. (GA) Legal Services Amendment to HR 4660.

Oppose Gingrey (GA) Official Time amendment to HR 4745.

Oppose Schock (IL) rental assistance voucher amendment to HR 4745.

Oppose the Gosar (AZ) "Fair Housing" amendment to H.R. 4745.

Oppose the Chabot (OH) Section 8 amendment to HR 4745.

Oppose the Gohmert (TX) Public Housing Amendment to HR 4735.

Support the Nadler (NY) Housing for Persons with AIDS amendment to HR 4745.

Support Moore (WI) substitue, on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, to H. Con. Res. 96

Oppose H.Con. Res. 96

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Education - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)

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Finalize the DSW (Definition of Solid Waste) rule.
Oppose Coats Amendment to S Con Res 8, regarding air toxin standards.
Oppose Inhofe amendment to S Con Res 8 regarding greenhouse gas emissions.
Oppose the "Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013."
Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015.

Oppose H.R. 2218, The Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013.

Oppose The Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013.

Support the EPA taking afffirmative steps to prevent a chemical disaster by issuing new rules and guidance under section 112r of the Clean Air Act to ensure those obligations are met.

Support nomination of Gina McCarthy to serve as Administrator of the US EPA.

Support federal action to address Climate Change.

Support petition for reconsideration of EPA rule regarding chlorodifluoromethane, HCFC-22, R-22 a hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC).

Support aggressive federal government reaction to climate change, including: whole community solutions; Consolidated federal support; Prioritization of vulnerable populations and resources; Bringing in the experts; and the Protection of watersheds.

Oppose HR 2279.

Oppose HR 3826.

Oppose HR 2641.

Oppose Meadows (NC) Greenhouse Gas Emmission amendment to HR 4660.

Oppose HR 2824.

Support the Capps (CA) motion to recommit H.R. 935.

Oppose H.R. 935

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office

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Oppose any amendment to H.Res. 8, the Budget resolution, creating a private school voucher or tuition tax credit program.
Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act.
Support HR 285, Support HR 40 , Suport HR 337, Support S. 84
Urge the Census Bureau to end prison-based gerrymandering.

Oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8 regarding photo identification requirements for voters.

Support HR 12, Support S. 123

Support HR 281

Oppose HR 140

Support HR 280

Support re-enfranchiement of ex-felony offenders.

Oppose S. 624.

Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1038.

Support President Obamas Executive Order 13559.

Support an end to federally funded employment discrimination.

Review and Withdraw the June 29, 2007, Office of Legal Counsel Memorandum re: RFRA.

Restore Executive Order 11246.

Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds.

Support HR 360 / S 186.

Support H.R. 1755 / S. 815.

Support restoring and expanding Sections 4 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 post-Shelby v. Holder.

Support Moore amendment to HR 2217, increasing the amount provided to the Office of the Secretary of DHS by $3.3 million in FY 2014, with the intention of restoring the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to Fiscal year 2013 levels.

Support laws and regulations to re-enfranchise ex-felony offenders.

Ask Members of Congress not to suport the politics of hatred and bigotry as espoused by the Voters Values Summit by speaking at their annual conference.

Support H.R. 2479, the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act.

Support a robust public financing measure.

Support S. 1150 / H.R. 3097, legislation to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley.
Support S. 815, The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)

Support Robert Wilkins' nomination to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circut.

Support the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 4459 / S. 2235).

Support full staffing of the Election Assistance Commission. Support Tom Hicks and Myrna Perez for EAC Commissioners.

Support H.R. 4123.

Support ensuring that upcoming legislation to reform our nations housing finance system will create a system that serves all qualified borrowers in a fair, non-discriminatory fashion.

In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.

Support S. 1945 / H.R. 3899 with strengthening amendments

Support efforts to inspire the Redskins football team to change its name.

Support HR 3530.

Support the Conyers (MI) Civil Rights amendment to HR 4138

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, White House Office, State - Dept of (DOS)

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Support HR 292
Support S 132
Oppose social-policy riders on the funding bills for the District of Columbia that usurp the prerogative of the District of Columbias elected mayor and council and the citizens they represent.
Oppose Congress adding any amendments to the appropriatuions billl for the District of Columbia restricting local spending priorities using locally raised funds.

Support lifting the ban on federal funding for syringe services programs (SSPs).

Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill.

Oppose the inclusion of social-policy riders targeting the District of Columbia on the appropriations bill.

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Support the application of Fair Housing laws to disaster relief for Hurricane Sandy. Ensure that all voices and the concerns of all communities within New Jersey are heard by HUD in the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office

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Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330
Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8
Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845

Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014.

Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future.

Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act.

Support HR 378.

Oppose S. 624.

Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans.

Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA).

Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013.

Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities.

Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers.

Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline.

Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds.

Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014.

Oppose H.R. 5.

Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans.

Support H.R. 1330.

Support S. 1238.

Oppose H.R. 1911.

Support S. 2432.
Oppose S. 1003.

Support S. 953.

Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education.

Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law.

Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act.

Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act.

Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd.

Oppose the Department of Educations implementation of new underwriting standards for the Parent PLUS Loan (PPL) program. Support a meeting with Secretary Duncan to discuss the future of the program.

Support HR 1343

Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.

Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" rule, with special emphasis on the portions which provide financial relief for students in programs that lose eligibility; limit enrollment in poorly performing programs until they improve; close loopholes and raise standards; and protect low-cost programs where most graduates dont borrow.

Support H.R. 4902 / S. 2374.

Oppose the funding of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY2015 Financial Services Appropriations bill.

Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement.

Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program.

Support H.R. 3136

Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435.

Support Jackson Lee amendment to HR 10

Oppose HR 10

Support S. 1086

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), State - Dept of (DOS)

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Finalize the DSW (Definition of Solid Waste) rule.
Oppose the "Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013."
Support basing policies on the impact the would have on climaate change.

Oppose H.R. 2218, The Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013.

Oppose The Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013.

Support nomination of Gina McCarthy to serve as Administrator of the US EPA.

Oppose H.R. 367.

Oppose HR. 1582.

Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013.

Support the EPA taking afffirmative steps to prevent a chemical disaster by issuing new rules and guidance under section 112r of the Clean Air Act to ensure those obligations are met.

Oppose H.R. 2279; oppose H.R. 2226; oppose H.R.2318

Oppose HR 3826

Oppose 2641.

Support federal action to address Climate Change; support the Holt (NJ) amendment to HR 3590

Support petition for reconsideration of EPA rule regarding chlorodifluoromethane, HCFC-22, R-22 a hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC).

Oppose HR 3590

Oppose HR 4318

Oppose HR 3826

Oppose HR 2641

Oppose Meadows (NC) Greenhouse Gas Emmission amendment to HR 4660.

Oppose HR 2824.

Support the Capps (CA) motion to recommit H.R. 935.

Oppose H.R. 935

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office

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Support for the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to add fair lending metrics to his review of the loans made by the financial institutions.
Support H.R. 645
Support the CFPB's proposed Loan Officer rule
Support S. 114

Support H.R. 532

Make specific proposals for maximizing the impact of the Independent Foreclossre REview (IFR) to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve.

Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans.

Support the CFPB fully counting creditor payments to brokers in the determination of points and fees.

Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB.

Support HR 1330

Support S. 673

Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949

Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future.

Request a meeting between the NAACP and the US Department of Treasury and various industries who serve primarily racial and ethnic minority, and African American, neighborhoods.

Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767.

Oppose H.R. 1566.

Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans.

Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans.

Oppose S. 1217.

Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers.

Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

Support H.R. 1330.

Support S. 1238.

Oppose H.R. 1911.

Oppose S. 1003.

Support S. 953
Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans.

Oppose H.R. 3211.

Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector.

Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users.

Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system.

Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards.

Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers.

Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions.

Support the proposed "Qualified Mortgage" rule as written by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its recent guidance on indirect auto lending.

Strongly support adopting the same standards for Qualified Residential Mortgages as they have for Qualified Mortgage loans.

Oppose HR 2385; oppose HR 2446; oppose the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013; oppose H.R. 3193; oppose H.R. 3183; oppose H.R. 2571.

Support the Ability to Repay standard and its implementation.

Oppose H.R. 3519, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act.

Oppose H.R. 2446, the mis-named Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act.

Oppose H.R. 1077 / S. 1577 / H.R.2767 / H.R.3211 / S.949.

Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes.

Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve.

Support Janet Yellen to serve as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Oppose HR 3193, HR 2385, HR 2446, H.R. 3519, and H.R. 2571.
Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction.

Support reform of the debt collection industry to improve remedies; require documentation about the debt;
Require Retention of and Access to Information about Debt Collection Efforts and the Consumer; Adopt Clear Responsibility for Ensuring Collectors Have Complete Information; Require Documentation to Initiate Suit; Prohibit Abusive, Deceptive, Unfair and Harassing Debt Collection Activities by Creditors as well as Collectors; Limit the Number of Telephone Contacts Per Week; Require Collectors to Honor Oral Requests to Cease Communication; Mandate a Simpler Notice of the Right to Verification and to Cease Communication; Mandate Itemization and Meaningful Investigations of Disputes; Stop Collection of Time-Barred Debt; Prevent Abuses of Credit Reports; Protect the Privacy of Servicemembers and Other Consumers; Protect Consumers in Medical Debt Collections; Protect Consumers in Student Loan Debt Collections; and Ban enforcement of forced arbitration clauses when consumers assert claims of illegal debt collection.

Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment.

Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done.

In regards to GSE reform, we urged the committe to not provide FMIC insurance to purely private capital markets deals; to ensure strong equity requirements for guarantors; to ensure the new system can serve all regions and eligible borrowers before flipping the switch; to provide pricing transparency and standardization for consumers; to uphold the principles of fair housing and fair lending; to permit more flexibility for the down payment requirement; do not limit the system to QM loans as defined by the CFPB; to facilitate effective loss mitigation by loan servicers; simplify the market-based incentive to provide access to underserved markets; broaden the funding base to provide adequate funding for the Market Access Fund; ensure that FMIC and its offices can collect and use data from market participants to further the purposes of the Act and provide adequate public disclosure; and any down payment requirement must be flexible and established by the regulators.

Support the Menendez (NJ) amendment to S. 1217 to address a number of fair housing issues related to the proposed new housing finance system.

Support the Federal Housing Finance Agency moving expeitiously toward implementing the Enterprise duty to serve rule as mandated by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.

Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act.

Oppose bringing S. 1217 to the full Senate floor for consideration.

Support President Obama nominating new Governors for the two open seats on the Federal Reserve Board who will strongly and effectively represent Main Street, and the aspirations for stability and financial progress of hard working families across the country.

Oppose H.R. 3389, H.R. 4262, H.R. 4383, H.R. 4539, H.R. 4604, H.R. 3770, H.R. 4684, H.R. 4662, and the Bureau Examination Fairness Act

Support HR 5130

Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus proposed national telephone survey of 1,000 credit card holders as part of its study of pre-dispute binding mandatory (or forced) arbitration.

Applaud the CFPB or the substantive work of its staff in developing the Preliminary Results of the Section 1028 Arbitration Study, and for identifying important issues for further study. As the Bureaus research continues, we urge a special focus on the impact of class mandatory arbitration clauses on the ability of individuals to vindicate their rights to a financial marketplace free of discrimination.

Oppose abusive and aggressive debt collecting practices and support strong action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to address them.

Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837

Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761

Support S. 2432.

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Support Manchin, Leahy, Feinstein and Lautenberg amendments to S. 649. Support cloture of S 649.
Support H.R. 141, S. 150, H.R. 437, S. 374, H.R. 137, H.R. 138, H.R. 142, S. 54, H.R. 955
Oppose funding for additional resource officers in schools.

Oppose "Stand your ground" laws.

Support the nomination of Mr. B. Todd Jones to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives

Oppose the exemption in H.R. 3590 to certain requirements under NEPA.

Oppose HR 3590

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Support the U.N. Global Arms Trade Treaty. Oppose the Inhofe amendment to S Con Res 8
Support basing policies on the impact the would have on climate change.
Support HR 214.
Support efforts to curb human trafficking, especially from Haiti.
Support Samantha Power to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

Support the nomination of Patrick Gaspard to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa.

Support Keith Harpers nomination as Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Support HR 3530

Support HR 2548

Support H. Res. 617

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Urge the Census Bureau to end prison-based gerrymandering.
Reform Senate rules to give extremists less power and make it easier to pass confirmations and enact legislation via a simple majority.
Support H.R. 268
Support full funding for the Census Bureau (at the Presidents' request of $985.2 million) and for the American Community Survey and for preparations for the 2020 Census.

Encourage the President to nominate a Director of the Census without delay.

Oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8 regarding photo identification requirements for voters.

Support HR 12, Support S. 123

Support HR 281

Oppose HR 140

Support HR 280

Support re-enfranchiement of ex-felony offenders

Support John Thompson to be Director of the US Census Bureau.

Support H.R. 360 / S. 186.

Regarding proposed changes to the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC): Support the proposed change in the dates of the campaign solicitation period; the better use of technology, as long as that technology not a replacement for the basic fundamentals of employee engagement and fundraising; streamlining the application process to reduce the burden on charities; and implementing Universal Giving, whereby any donor can give to any charity no matter where the donor is based. Oppose: eliminating paper pledges in favor of online and electronic giving; a wholesale reorganization without concern for engagement at the local market level; and the proposal to require charities to pay a non-refundable up-front fee of an unknown amount that could change annually, as opposed to the current system which deducts the cost of managing the campaign from the dollars raised before those dollars are distributed.

Oppose H.R. 367.

Ask Members of Congress not to suport the politics of hatred and bigotry as espoused by the Voters Values Summit by speaking at their annual conference.

Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013.

Support a robust public financing measure.

Support $982.5 million for the US Census Bureau in FY 2014.

Support the change in the rules of thd US Senate requiring only a simple majority for cloture on a presidential nominee to the executive branch or the judiciary, with the exception of Supreme Court Justices.

Support the Government By the People Act and the Fair Elections Now Act, HR 20 / S 2023.
Support H Res 504.
Support S. 1945 / H.R. 3899 with strengthening amendment

Support full staffing of the Election Assistance Commission. Support Tom Hicks and Myrna Perez for EAC Commissioners.

Support a Constitutional amendment limiting campaign contributions by PACs, businesses, and individuals.

Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report.

Support the American Community Survey; oppose efforts to make it voluntary. Oppose HR 1078.

Support efforts to count prisoners, for purposes of the US Census, at the place of their last residence. Oppose "prison-based gerrymandering"

Support bringing the Affordable Care Act into compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).

Support the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment.

Oppose proposed rule requiring all groups with a c(4) tax status to provide infirmation n contributors under certain circmstances.

Oppose proposed USDA rule to increase the line speed at poultry processing plants and to reduce the number of federal inspecters at poultry processing plants.

Oppose language included in the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014, that would require the Secretary of Treasury to contract with private debt collection agencies to collect taxes.

Support efforts to inspire the Redskins football team to change its name.

Support full funding of the U.S. Census Bureaus Fiscal Year 2015 budget request in the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill. Oppose cuts included in the House bill (H.R. 4660).

Support S. J. Res. 19 / H.J. Res. 20

Support HR 1217/ S568

Oppose any amendments that would reduce funding for the Census Bureau during Senate consideration of S. 2437.

Oppose Poe amendment to H.R. 4660 making the American Community Survey voluntary.

Support S. 2235 / H.R. 4459.

Support the nomination of Shaun Donovan to serve as Director of the Office of Budget and Management.

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Oppose sequestration cuts which will disproportionately affect family planning services for low income women.
Oppose budget cuts that threaten services to populations with unequal access to high quality health care.
Support full implemantation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act; oppose efforts to repeal it. Oppose Cruz amendment to S Con Res 8
Support the inclusion of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) amendment in H. R. 1947 / S. 954
Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015.

Support continued funding for federal programs that are aimed at addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, including the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program ($8.59 million increase of $63.49 million for the REACH program); the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($55.8 million in FY 2014); the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program ($42.5 million in FY 2014); and the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Also support $42.5 million for the HSS Office of Civil Rights in FY 2014; $283.3 million for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities in FY 2014; $520 million for Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act n FY 2014; $327 million for Title X of the Public Health Service Act in FY 2014; $1.58 billion level discretionary funding in addition to maintaining all funds available through the mandatory Health Center Fund for Community Health Centers in FY 2014; $2.668 billion for the Ryan White Program in FY 2014; and a sufficient in amount to meet data collection objectives across HHS agencies, divisions, and programs in FY 2014.

Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities.

Oppose H.R. 2667.

Oppose H.R. 2668.

Support full implememntation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Oppose H.R. 45.

Oppose Schweikert amendment to H.R. 1947 striking funds for the Healthy Food Financing Inititative.

Ensure the full implememtation of the Affordable Care Act in Mississippi.

Oppose H.R. 2775.

Oppose H.R. 2009.

Oppose H.R. 367.

Stated that in response to questions regarding Section 1557 of the Afordable Care Act that the burdens of costly health care are not distributed evenly. Rather, they fall disproportionately on communities of color, which are more likely to experience higher rates of unemployment, to have jobs that do not have health insurance, and to have lower incomes that put higher insurance premiums out of their financial reach.

Support Health Care Equity, especially as it applies to racial and ethnic minorities.

Support the recommendation by the US Preventative Services Task Force on Lung Cancer Screening, giving such screening a favorable grade of B.

Urged the Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to administer section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, through robust implementation and enforcement mechanisms, in the final regulations that OCR promulgates.

Support data about how new drugs and devices work in women, minorities, and older Americans be publicly available to patients, clinicians, and researchers on a consistent and reliable basis.

Support for including the following programs in any year-end health extenders package: the Qualified Individual (QI) program, the Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) program, and Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) as well as the state incentive payment provisions and funding for quality improvement in the Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA).

Support Protecting Seniors from Medication Labeling Mistakes.

Oppose HR 4118.

Support a release of the enrollment in the Affordable Care Act disaggregated by age, race, ethnicity, and primary language.

Support improving the Tax Code to advance cost-effective policies that can bolster healthy lifestyles in key populations, and hold promise for halting or reversing the nations costly and unsustainable obesity epidemic.

Support bringing the Affordable Care Act into compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).

Support coverage of lung cancer screening as a Medicare benefit consistent with the final favorable recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued December 31, 2013.

Support lifting the ban on federal funding for syringe services programs (SSPs).

Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement.

Support H.R. 4765.

Support coverage of lung cancer screening as a Medicare benefit consistent with the final favorable recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) , which gave the process a "B" grade.

Support requested funding for the Ryan White HIV / AIDS Program, which offers health services for people living with HIV / AIDS, be set at $2.32 billion.

Support HR 4810.

Support the Nadler (NY) Housing for Persons with AIDS amendment to HR 4745.

Oppose H. Res. 676.

Support the Capps (CA) motion to recommit H.R. 935.

Oppose H.R. 935

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Oppose the expansion of expansion of Operation Streamline and federal felony prosecutions of people crossing the Mexican border into the United States in comprehensive immigration reform.
Support the creation of a Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program (FRPP)

Support the selection of a Director of the United States Secret Service (USSS) who is qualified to not only ensure the continued performance of the USSS, but can also meet the internal challenges currently facing the USSS.

Support Moore amendment to HR 2217, increasing the amount provided to the Office of the Secretary of DHS by $3.3 million in FY 2014, with the intention of restoring the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to Fiscal year 2013 levels.

Work with the Transportation Security Agency to ensure that its rules and regulations regarding criminal background checks were not shutting people put of the potential job market (with package carriers, etc.).

Support a DOJ investigation of NYPDs surveillance program of Muslim mosques and those who worship there.

End the FBI racial and ethnic mapping program. Targeting entire communities for investigation based on racial and ethnic stereotypes is unconstitutional and produces flawed intelligence. The FBI should focus on actual criminal suspects and national security threats, not mapping entire communities based on racial stereotypes.
Revise the 2008 Mukasey Attorney General Guidelines and the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG), respectively, to require heightened levels of supervisory approval and factual predicates for investigations that implicate First Amendment protected activity, including the use of undercover agents or informants in places of worship.
Clarify in the Guidelines and DIOG that race, ethnicity, national origin or religion should not be considered in deciding the scope and substance of domestic intelligence or other law enforcement activity, except when there is trustworthy information, relevant to the locality and timeframe, that links a person of a particular race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion to an identified criminal incident or scheme.
Develop policies under which federal agencies, in particular DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security, use their authority under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to condition funds to state and local law enforcement agencies on whether the agency has adopted a policy prohibiting the use of race, color, or national origin as a factor in their law enforcement activities, absent suspect-specific information that includes a racial or ethnic identifier.
Require all state and local law enforcement agencies that receive federal funds to collect data on the use of race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin in their law enforcement activities.
Engage in compliance reviews of select state and local law enforcement agencies to determine whether they are complying with their obligations under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to be free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in all of their law enforcement activities.
Undertake a comprehensive independent audit of all Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) screening processes to determine whether travelers are being profiled based on suspect classifications, including race, religion, ethnicity, and national origin, or that current screening factors are being used as proxies for the classifications above.

Oppose the inclusion of the immigration detention bed mandate language in the appropriations bill that funds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY 2015.

Oppose the deportation of Elvis Lewis.

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Support the application of Fair Housing laws to disaster relief for Hurricane Sandy.
Support HUD's issuing a guidance concerning the application of the Supreme Courts Olmstead decision to HUD-financed housing.
Support HUD's Disparate Impact proposed rule
Support HR 285
Support HUD issuing a robust Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulation.

Support increasing the 302(b) allocation to the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) to the highest possible level in fiscal year (FY) 2014.

Support the continuation and expansion of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC).

Support $75 million in appropriations for FY 2014 for the Integrated Planning and Investment Grants Program within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Support H.R. 2654 / S 1281.

Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

Support HUD's proposed regulation entitled, "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.."

Support H.R. 384.

Ensure that all voices and the concerns of all communities within New Jersey are heard by HUD in the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

Oppose Vitter amendment to S. 1243 prohibiting individuals convicted of certain crimes from receiving housing asistance benefits.

Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector.

Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users.

Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system.

Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers.

Support H.R. 2479, the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act.

Support regulatory and legislative changes to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program to increase the realization of its potential in helping low income families move to higher-opportunity, less-segregated communities.

Oppose amendments #1784 and #1786 to S. 1243, the Transportation HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2014, which would deny federal assistance to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.

Oppose S. 101, which would have the impact of denying federal funds to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.

Support any future housing finance system affirmatively establishing pathways to sustainable and affordable homeownership for a wide range of qualified buyers as well as assure an adequate supply of safe and affordable rental homes.

Support Affordable Housing Goals and a duty to serve.

Support inclusion of funding for the National Housing Trust Fund in any reform of the housing secondary market.

Support use of current profits of the Government Sponsored Enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) to immediately fund the National Housing Trust Fund.

Support increasing the 302(b) allocation to the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) to the highest possible level for fiscal year (FY) 2015.

Support the proposed changes to the USDA nondiscrimination regulation covering federally-conducted programs to expand the regulation to include gender identity as a protected group.

Support ensuring that upcoming legislation to reform our nations housing finance system will create a system that serves all qualified borrowers in a fair, non-discriminatory fashion.

Support Brown (OH) amendment to section 803 of S. 1217. This amendment will significantly improve how servicing is done.

Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act.

Encourage the FHFA to set strong housing goals and to enable the Enterprises to reach their goals through innovative and proactive means.

Support an FHFA reversal of the GSE policy on principal reduction.

Support H.R. 4960.

Support Julian Castro's nominatin to be Secretary of HUD.

Support implementation of the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) proposal by HUD.

Support requested funding for the Ryan White HIV / AIDS Program, which offers health services for people living with HIV / AIDS, be set at $2.32 billion.

Support H.R. 3543 / S. 1761

Oppose Garret (NJ) amendment regarding Fair Housing to HR 4660.

Oppose Schock (IL) rental assistance voucher amendment to HR 4745.

Oppose the Gosar (AZ) "Fair Housing" amendment to H.R. 4745.

Oppose the Chabot (OH) Section 8 amendment to HR 4745.

Oppose the Gohmert (TX) Public Housing Amendment to HR 4735.

Support the Nadler (NY) Housing for Persons with AIDS amendment to HR 4745

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Support the inclusion of language in any immigration bill that will not only strengthen prohibitions against racial profiling and inappropriate use of force, but also enhance the training of border patrol agents, increase oversight, and create a mechanism for a meaningful opportunity for border communities to share their input.
Oppose the expansion of expansion of Operation Streamline and federal felony prosecutions of people crossing the Mexican border into the United States in comprehensive immigration reform.

Support the inclusion of diversity visas in immigration reform.

Support comprehensive immigration reform which : Includes a direct, viable, and fair roadmap to citizenship for all immigrants; Respects family unity; Upholds human and civil rights in immigration enforcement and detention; Protects workers rights; and Provides access to resources.

Support the creation of a Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program (FRPP).

Oppose Grassley amendment #17 to S. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Oppose Hatch amendment #2 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Oppose Grassley amendment #43 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Oppose Grassley amendment #53 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Oppose Graham amendment #3 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Oppose Grassley amendment #27 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Oppose Grassley amendment #52 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Oppose Grassley amendment #25 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Oppose Grassley amendment #26 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Oppose Graham amendment #1 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Oppose Sessions amendment #31 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Support Coons amendment #8 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Support Blumenthal amendment #2 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Oppose Grassley amendment #21 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Oppose Grassley amendment#22 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Support amending Section 3305 of S. 744 to:
Add a prohibition on profiling based on religion and national origin; and
Eliminate overly broad exceptions for border and national security.

Support provisions that protect due process and civil and human rights in S. 744.

Oppose Inhofe amendment #1203 to S. 744 during consideration by the full U.S. Senate.

Support Cardin amendment #1264 to S. 744 during consideration by the full U.S. Senate.

Support Cardin amendments #1266 and #1267 to S. 744 during consideration by the full U.S. Senate.

Support Cardin amendment #1265 to S. 744 during consideration by the full U.S. Senate.

Oppose Grassley amendment #49 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Oppose Sessions amendment #39 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.

Support S. 744.

Support issuing U Visas to Jamaican Guestworkers in Destin, FL., as they pursue complaints about conditions at Mister Clean.

Support the POWER Act (Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation) as introduced in the 112th Congres (S. 1195 / H.R. 2169) and included in S. 744 in the 113th Congress, Comprehensive Senate Immigration Reform.

Oppose the SAFE ACT (H.R. 2278).

Oppose the inclusion of the immigration detention bed mandate language in the appropriations bill that funds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY 2015.

Oppose the deportation of Elvis Lewis.

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Support EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers.
Support S. 47
Urge the Census Bureau to end prison-based gerrymandering.

Support provision in Senate -passed version of S 47 to retain protections that bar federally funded religious discrimination; oppose house substitute to S 47 which removes those protections.

Encourage policies which will smartly reduce the prison population to save money.

No additiional cuts, beyond sequestration, of Department of Justice grant programs.

Support the inclusion of language in any immigration bill that will not only strengthen prohibitions against racial profiling and inappropriate use of force, but also enhance the training of border patrol agents, increase oversight, and create a mechanism for a meaningful opportunity for border communities to share their input.

Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act.

Support S. 607

Support S. 619

Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1038

Suport the establishment of a White House Pardons Commission to review pre-FSA crack cocaine convictions.

Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 1316

Support the Justice Safety Valve Act, H.R. 1695 / S. 619. Support hearings in both the House and the Senate on this legislation.

Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, H.R. 1844 / S. 878.

Support nomination of Tony West to serve as Associate Atrorney General.

Support amending Section 3305 of S. 744 to:
Add a prohibition on profiling based on religion and national origin; and
Eliminate overly broad exceptions for border and national security.

Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act.

Support the Department of Justice's revision of its policy to ensure the Office of the Attorney General reviews all proposed transfers of youth to adult status in order to provide the scrutiny required by the Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama before the possible imposition of a life sentence.

Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947.

Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1497.

Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds.

Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014.

Oppose "Stand your ground" laws.

Support H.R. 360 / S. 186.

Support the nomination of Mr. B. Todd Jones to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives.

Support the House Judiciary's bipartisan task force aimed at reducing the federal criminal code and analyzing our country's apparent addiction to and over-reliance on criminalization and incarceration.

Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable.

Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947.

Support the Deartment of Justice charging George Zimmerman with federal civil rights charges in the murder of Trayvon Martin.

Support the nomination of Srikanth Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.

Support the nomination of Patricia Millett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.

Support the nomination of Nina Pillard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.

Support the nomination of Judge Robert Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.

Work with the Transportation Security Agency to ensure that its rules and regulations regarding criminal background checks were not shutting people put of the potential job market (with package carriers, etc.).

Oppose provisions in HR 3102 which mandate drug testing for all recipients of SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) and bannning certain ex-felony offenders from receiving SNAP food assistance.

Support a DOJ investigation of NYPDs surveillance program of Muslim mosques and those who worship there.

Support the establishment of the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections.

Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013.

Support S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act.

Support H.R. 2581 / S. 1038.

Support H.R. 1447, the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013.

Support a revision of the June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies to clarify ambiguities, close loopholes, and eliminate provisions that allow for any form of racial or religious profiling. We believe the Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance must be strengthened by:
"Including a prohibition on profiling on the basis of religion and national origin;
"Eliminating loopholes that allow for profiling in the national security and border contexts;
"Expanding the ban on profiling to include law enforcement surveillance activities;
"Applying the Guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies that work in partnership with federal agents or receive federal funding; and
"Including mechanisms for enforceability.

End the FBI racial and ethnic mapping program. Targeting entire communities for investigation based on racial and ethnic stereotypes is unconstitutional and produces flawed intelligence. The FBI should focus on actual criminal suspects and national security threats, not mapping entire communities based on racial stereotypes.
Revise the 2008 Mukasey Attorney General Guidelines and the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG), respectively, to require heightened levels of supervisory approval and factual predicates for investigations that implicate First Amendment protected activity, including the use of undercover agents or informants in places of worship.
Clarify in the Guidelines and DIOG that race, ethnicity, national origin or religion should not be considered in deciding the scope and substance of domestic intelligence or other law enforcement activity, except when there is trustworthy information, relevant to the locality and timeframe, that links a person of a particular race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion to an identified criminal incident or scheme.
Develop policies under which federal agencies, in particular DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security, use their authority under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to condition funds to state and local law enforcement agencies on whether the agency has adopted a policy prohibiting the use of race, color, or national origin as a factor in their law enforcement activities, absent suspect-specific information that includes a racial or ethnic identifier.
Require all state and local law enforcement agencies that receive federal funds to collect data on the use of race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin in their law enforcement activities.
Engage in compliance reviews of select state and local law enforcement agencies to determine whether they are complying with their obligations under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to be free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in all of their law enforcement activities.
Undertake a comprehensive independent audit of all Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) screening processes to determine whether travelers are being profiled based on suspect classifications, including race, religion, ethnicity, and national origin, or that current screening factors are being used as proxies for the classifications above.

Support the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 (S. 1410).

Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (AFA, H.R. 1844/S. 878).

Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878

Support the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice.

Support the Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act, Support HR 3643, HR 3626

Support S 1307 / HR 1316

Support the Death Penalty Abolition bill, HR 3741.

Oppose Stand Your Ground laws at every level.

Support Robert Wilkins' nomination to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circut.

Support the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 4459 / S. 2235).

Support H.R. 4123.

Support full funding for programs nder the Violence Against Women Act in FY 2015.

Oppose profiling based on religion, which may sometimes be used as a proxy for race, ethnicity, or national origin, in law enforcement.

Support the American Pharmacists Association passing a resolution calling on all of its members to refrain from assisting in the creation or application of lethal drugs used to impose the death penalty.

Support S. 1690/H.R. 3465, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013.

Support S. 1410 / H.R. 3382

Support S 1675.

Support the nomination of one of the many eminently qualified African American candidates from Maryland to the current vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. This person would replace Judge Andre Davis when he assumed senior status at the end of February.

Support the expansion by the US Department of Justice of the prohibition on racial profiling to include profiling by sexual preference.

Support a speedy review completion and updating by the U.S. Department of Justice of the June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies.

Support S. 2022

Support S. 1945 / H.R. 3899 with strengthening amendments.

Support the review and withdrawal of the DoJ Office of Legal Counsel memo of June 29, 2007 (OLC Memo). The OLC Memos interpretation that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 provides for a blanket override of statutory non-discrimination provisions is erroneous and threatens core civil rights and religious freedom protections.

Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement.

Oppose the nominations of Michael Boggs to serve as judge within the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Support S. 2235 / H.R. 4459.

Support S. 2022

Support S. 1675

Support S. 1960 / H.R. 3465

Support HR 3530.

Support the Cohen (TN) Clemecy amendment to HR 4660.

Support the Cohen (TN) Legal Services Corp. amendment to HR 4660.

Support the Thompson (CA) National Instant Criminal Background Check Amendment to HR 4660.

Oppose the Scott, A. (GA) Legal Services Amendment to HR 4660.

Support the nomination of Staci Yandle to be a Judge for the US DIstrict Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Support the nomination of Darrin P. Gayles to be a judge on the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Support the Conyers (MI) Civil Rights amendment to HR 4138.

Oppose H.R. 4138.

Oppose H. Res. 676

Support HR 5081

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

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Support H.R. 1010, Support S. 460.
Support Tom Perez to be Secretary of Labor
Oppose Scott amendment to S Con Res 8 regarding union dues.
Support HR 337, Support S 84
Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, H.R. 1844 / S. 878.

Oppose S. 624.

Oppose HR 1406.

Support the Healthy Families Act, H.R. 1286 / S. 631.

Support the Fair Minimum Wage Act, H.R. 1010 / S. 460. / s. 2223

Support $5 million in FY 2014 to establish a State Paid Leave Fund within the Department of Labor.

Support H.R. 2654 / S 1281.

Support H.R. 1755 / S. 815.

Support continuation of Davis-Bacon laws; oppose King (IA) amendment to H.R. 2216

Oppose H.R. 1120.

Oppose H.R. 803.

Work with the Transportation Security Agency to ensure that its rules and regulations regarding criminal background checks were not shutting people put of the potential job market (with package carriers, etc.).

Support issuing U Visas to Jamaican Guestworkers in Destin, FL., as they pursue complaints about conditions at Mister Clean.

Support the POWER Act (Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation) as introduced in the 112th Congres (S. 1195 / H.R. 2169) and included in S. 744 in the 113th Congress, Comprehensive Senate Immigration Reform.

Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program.

Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013.

Support increasing the minimum wage for tipped workers and tying it to inflation, as contained in H.R. 1010 / S. 460.

Support youth summer programs, federal funding for appreticeships and internships, and ensuring divrsity in any such programs.

Support H.R. 1340 / S. 655, the Urban Jobs Act.

Support H.R. 3016

Support the Department of Labors (DOL) commitment to reviewing and revising the regulations and goals for women and minorities in apprenticeships and on federal construction projects.

Support an increasee in the minimum wage, support S. 2223.

Support S. 1737.

Support the Department of Labors (DOL) commitment to reviewing and revising the regulations and goals for women and minorities in apprenticeships and on federal construction projects.

Support the President's Executive Orders on minimum wage increases for federal employees, overtime pay, and eliminating pay dispaarities between men and women.

Support H.R. 4227 / S. 2133

Support S. 2199 / S. 84 / H.R. 377

Oppose proposed USDA rule to increase the line speed at poultry processing plants and to reduce the number of federal inspecters at poultry processing plants.

Oppose language included in the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014, that would require the Secretary of Treasury to contract with private debt collection agencies to collect taxes.

Support the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.

Support the DeLauro (CT) amendment to H.R. 4800, the Appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for Fiscal Year 2015, prohibiting the USDA from spending any funds to implement the Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection rule that was proposed on January 27, 2012.

Support H.R. 645 / S. 1837

Support S. 2199.

Support H.R. 3136.

Support Davis-Bacon prevailing wage laws; oppose King (IA) amndment to HR 4923

Support HR 803

Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435.

Support the Ellison (MN) amendment regarding Fair Labor Standards to HR 4660 & HR 4870

Oppose Gingrey (GA) Official Time amendment to HR 4745

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

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Support the release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies).
Support the FCC's publicly adopting and adhering to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015.

Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries.

Support media ownership diversity.

Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles.

Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program.

Support an active, robust and diverse media sector, both in terms of ownership and content, when considering mergersbetween telecom or media companies.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), White House Office

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Support policies that create jobs ; oppose benefit cuts for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; protect our nations safety net; and ensure adequate revenues to preserve the basic functions of government.
Support translating the single, streamlined application for insurance affordability programs into at least fifteen languages.
Support protecting Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security from Benefit Cuts.
Support coverage of lung cancer screening as a Medicare benefit consistent with the final favorable recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued December 31, 2013.

Support requested funding for the Ryan White HIV / AIDS Program, which offers health services for people living with HIV / AIDS, be set at $2.32 billion.

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office

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Support a robust Antiquities Act. Oppose HR 250. oppose HR 382, oppose HR 432, oppose HR 758 oppose HR 1512 oppose HR 1434 oppose HR 1439, oppose HR 1459, oppose HR 885.
Support Harriet Tubman National Park, Support HR 664 / HR 513 / S 247

Support ensuring that our national parks, monuments, forests and other public lands protect and honor the stories of all Americans. This incldes landmarks which celebrate the contributions of women, American Indians, Latinos, Asian-Americans, African-Americans, LGBT Americans, or other historically disenfranchised communities.

Support the Antiquities Act.

Oppose H.R. 1459

Oppose the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act (H.R. 4318).

Support H.R. 4119, the West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act.

Oppose HR 3590

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Interior - Dept of (DOI)

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Support provision in Senate -passed version of S 47 to retain protections that bar federally funded religious discrimination; oppose house substitute to S 47 which removes those protections.

Support the review and withdrawal of the DoJ Office of Legal Counsel memo of June 29, 2007 (OLC Memo). The OLC Memos interpretation that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 provides for a blanket override of statutory non-discrimination provisions is erroneous and threatens core civil rights and religious freedom protections.

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Support Marie Johns to be nominated as the next Director of the Small Business Administration

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Oppose any amendment to H.Res. 8, the Budget resolution, creating a private school voucher or tuition tax credit program.
Support a meeting with Treasury Secretary Lew to discuss the civil rights implications of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC).
Support the continuation and expansion of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC).
Support regulatory and legislative changes to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program to increase the realization of its potential in helping low income families move to higher-opportunity, less-segregated communities.

Support eliminating all tax incentives for sending jobs overseas and Instead Create Jobs at Home.

Support for including the following programs in any year-end health extenders package: the Qualified Individual (QI) program, the Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) program, and Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) as well as the state incentive payment provisions and funding for quality improvement in the Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA).

Support improving the Tax Code to advance cost-effective policies that can bolster healthy lifestyles in key populations, and hold promise for halting or reversing the nations costly and unsustainable obesity epidemic.

Oppose proposed rule requiring all groups with a c(4) tax status to provide information on contributors under certain circmstances.

Oppose language included in the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014, that would require the Secretary of Treasury to contract with private debt collection agencies to collect taxes.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, White House Office, Treasury - Dept of

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Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications.

Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.
Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015.

Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607

Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries.

Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874

Support media ownership diversity

Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685

Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward.

Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline.

Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology:
1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography.
2.The networks and services must be reliable.
3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter.
4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies.
5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry.

Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable.

Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age.

Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework

Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC.

Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878

Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs.

Support the Federal Communications Commission playing an active role in the IP transition by closely monitoring the process and ensuring the constituencies served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age.

Support E-Rate and the presidents ConnectED initiative, which would leverage E-Rate to connect 99 percent of students to high-speed broadband or high-speed wireless in five years. Oppose cannibalizing other low-income telecommunications subsidies under the Universal Service Fund to pay for E-Rate and ConnectEd.

Support recognition of the civil rights implications of many of the issues on the FCCs agenda; enhancing diversity and inclusion in the media and telecommunications industries; improving diversity and inclusion at all levels of FCC staffing; and the establishment by the Chair of a collaborative process and dialogue with the civil rights community in addressing these principles

Oppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report.

Support the FCC making a promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media a centerpiece of its policy agenda

Urge the FCC to support Minority Business Enterprise in communications by:
Eliminate the Attributable Material Relationship Rule
Increase Bidding Credits to at Least 40%
Reinstitute Select DE-only Closed Spectrum Auctions
Incorporate Diversity and Inclusion in the Commissions Public Interest Analysis
of M&A and Secondary Market SpectrumTransactions
Conduct Ongoing Recordkeeping of DE Performance
Complete the Adarand Studies, Updating the Section 257 Studies (2000)
Regularize Procedural Requirements
Conduct a Substantive Review of Proposed DE Rules
Support Increased Funding and Statutory Amendments for TDF

Support the FCC playing an active role by closely monitoring the IP transition process and ensuring the constituencies w served and represented by the NAACP benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age.

Oppose further media consoidation without data from studies similar to Section 257 studies are complete.

In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.
We need the voices of and platforms for racial and ethnic minorities, including African-Americans that have scale, to achieve the goal of diverse, fair, balanced and comprehensive coverage. This means that the interest of diverse public is best addressed when our nations media systems are representative of, accessible too, and affordable by the communities that it serves.

Support the Federal Communication Commissions E-Rate Program.

Support the FCC's spectrum auction and urge that the Commission issue rules that result in an open and fair auction on equal terms for all carriers.

Support an active, robust and diverse media sector, both in terms of ownership and content, when considering mergersbetween telecom or media companies.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), White House Office

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Support EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers.
Suport H.R. 645.
Oppose HR 890

Support youth summer programs, federal funding for appreticeships and internships, and ensuring divrsity in any such programs.

Support H.R. 1340 / S. 655, the Urban Jobs Act.

Support H.R. 3016.

Support an extension of long-term unemployment benefits for 3 months; support an extention through Nov, 15, 2014. Support S. 1854; Support the Reid (NV) amendment to S. 1854.

Support S.655/H.R.1340

Support HR 1343

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

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Oppose HR 890.
Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act.
Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947.
Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1947
Oppose H.R. 1947.

Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947.

Oppose cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps) in H.R. 1947.

Support the Gillibrand amendment to S. 954 to expand eligibility for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps.

Oppose the Roberts amendment to S. 954 to make it harder to qualify for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps.

Oppose Inhofe amendment to S. 954, which would repeal the SNAP program and make it a block grant to states and add a work requirement and drug testing requirements for recipients.

Oppose amendment by Congressman Southerland to H.R. 1947 mandating work requirements of SNAP recipients.

Oppose Huelskamp amendment to H.R. 1947 which would create a work requirement for SNAP recipients and repeal the nutrition education and obesity prevention programs.

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Support more Veterans' Courts.
Support H.R. 2654 / S 1281. Support H.R. 384. Support H.R. 1412. Support HR 357. Support HR 4810. Support H.R. 3230

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office

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Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845.
Oppose S. 624.
Oppose HR 890.

Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program.

Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement.

Support H.R. 4765.

Support S. 1086

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, White House Office

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Support increasing the 302(b) allocation to the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) to the highest possible level in fiscal year (FY) 2014.

Support Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation.
Support the implementation of MAP-21 in such a way that focses on ensuring that federal transportation dollars are invested in a manner that allows all Americans to connect to greater economic opportunity.

Oppose amendments #1784 and #1786 to S. 1243, the Transportation HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2014, which would deny federal assistance to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.

Oppose S. 101, which would have the impact of denying federal funds to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.

Support increasing the 302(b) allocation to the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) to the highest possible level for fiscal year (FY) 2015.

Support reliabel, safe, and affordable transportation options for all Americans.

Work to ensure that all Americans share in the economic and social benefits of our transportation investments.

Support reserving and expanding existing programs that fund essential transportation options; leveraging data collection and performance measures to ensure transportation projects benefit all; and expanding access to transportation jobs for the lower-income people, women, people with disabilities, and communities of color.

Support HR 5021

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), White House Office

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Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015. Support the DeFazio (OR) Eminent Domain amendment to HR 6

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), White House Office

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Support the inclusion of microlending and small business development tools in the President's "Ladders of opportunities" program.

Support the Administration's "Ladders of Opportunities" program.

Support youth summer programs, federal funding for appreticeships and internships, and ensuring divrsity in any such programs.

Support H.R. 1340 / S. 655, the Urban Jobs Act.

Support H.R. 3016.

Oppose amendments #1784 and #1786 to S. 1243, the Transportation HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2014, which would deny federal assistance to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.

Oppose S. 101, which would have the impact of denying federal funds to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Small Business Adminstration (SBA), White House Office

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Support data about how new drugs and devices work in women, minorities, and older Americans be publicly available to patients, clinicians, and researchers on a consistent and reliable basis.
Support Protecting Seniors from Medication Labeling Mistakes.

Support coverage of lung cancer screening as a Medicare benefit consistent with the final favorable recommendation of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) , which gave the process a "B" grade.

Food & Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office

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Support the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights.
In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.
In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data.

Oppose proposed USDA rule to increase the line speed at poultry processing plants and to reduce the number of federal inspecters at poultry processing plants.

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

In the era of "big data", support the basic concepts including: Stop High-Tech Profiling; Ensure Fairness in Automated Decisions; Preserve Constitutional Principles; Enhance Individual Control of Personal Information; and protect people from inaccurate data

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Support Peters (CA) Motion to recommit H.R. 4435. Support the Ellison (MN) amendment regarding Fair Labor Standards to HR 4870.

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