Issues lobbied + lobbyists
GOV — Government Issues
Federal courts and judicial nominees; Support for confirmation of judges committed to civil and human rights; Nomination of Justin Olson to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana; Nomination of Brian Charles Lea to the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee; Nomination of Anna St. John to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Nomination of Andrew Davis to the United States District Court for the Western District Court of Texas; Nomination of Katie Lane to the United States District Court for the District of Montana; Nomination of Markwayne Mullin to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
Government entities lobbied: SENATE
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
FY26 appropriations for Department of Homeland Security; Funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection; FY27 appropriations for National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, including the Helms amendment, the Hyde amendment, increased funding for international family planning and reproductive health programs, increased funding for UNFPA, and ending the Kemp-Kasten amendment; Funding cuts to Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and other essential services that families rely on to make ends meet.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
FAM — Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Reproductive healthcare in FY26 and FY27 federal spending bills; A federal right to abortion; Federal issues related to state abortion bans and abortion access in the United States; Administrative actions that restrict abortion access; H.Con.Res.78 and S.Con.Res.28, Abortion Provider Appreciation Day Resolution; H.R.4611 and S.2377, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act of 2025, regarding access to affordable health insurance plans that cover abortion; Abortion-coverage restrictions, including restrictions related to ACA premium tax credits and health savings accounts; Extension of ACA enhanced premium tax credits; Access to evidence-based medication abortion care; Veterans access to reproductive health care, including H.R.4876, the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act; Funding for anti-abortion centers/crisis pregnancy centers, including H.R.6945, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act and in appropriations bills; H.R.6359 and S.3627, the Pregnant Students Rights Act; Healthy pregnancy and postpartum period; Gender equity and sex discrimination; LGBTQI+ rights; Discrimination against LGBTQI+ people; Attempts to weaken nondiscrimination protections for people with gender dysphoria, including Health and Human Services proposed Rule 0945-AA27 modifying 45 C.F.R. Part 84, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance; H.Res.1058 and S.Res.604, the Transgender Bill of Rights; H.Con.Res.82 and S.Con.Res.32, supporting the goals and ideals of International Transgender Day of Visibility; Bans and restrictions on gender affirming care; Proposed rule, RIN 0938-AV87 modifying 42 C.F.R. Part 482, that would bar hospitals from participating in Medicare and Medicaid if they provide transition-related health care (TRH); Proposed rule, RIN 0938-AV73 modifying 42 C.F.R. Parts 441 and 457, that would prohibit Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for transition-related health care (TRH); Issues related to workplace fairness and gender discrimination; the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) proposed rescission of its Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment.
Government entities lobbied: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
IMM — Immigration
The link between immigrant justice and reproductive reproductive freedom; Treatment of LGBTQ+ immigrants and protesters by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection; H.R.4104 and S.2149, the Health Equity & Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Families Act, which would remove political interference and restore coverage so immigrants in the United States could participate in the health insurance programs for which they would be eligible but for their immigration status or length of stay.
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
CIV — Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
The intersection of reproductive freedom, democracy, and voting rights; H.R. 7300, the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act; H.R.7296 and S. 1383, and H.R.22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.
Lobbyists:- ms EMILY MARIE STEINERT MCDOWELL
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
FOR — Foreign Relations
The elimination and politicization of foreign assistance programs that historically served LGBTQI+ people.
Government entities lobbied: State, Dept of (DOS)