Center for Inquiry Office of Public Policy

These are some of the issues the Office of Public Policy is currently lobbying on:

*Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Amendments passed in the House, with our help (See “We helped!”). Now on to the Senate.

*United Nations dues for 2009 and funding for the UN Population Fund

*Appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Education, and Department of Labor: funding Title X, funding real sex education and opposing funding for ineffective Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage disinformation programs (See “Ignorance Can Kill); affordable birth control; and funding for the National Science Foundation.

*Support~A Woman’s Civil Rights Bill, The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, H. R. 2831

*Support~Stop Deceptive Advertising in Women’s Services Act, H.R.2478/S.2793

* Support~ Removing Impediments to Students Education Act or RISE Act, which will amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance, H.R.5157/S.2767

* Support~H.R.6263, Women in Academic Science and Engineering

* Support~H.R.6104 and S.B. 3047, Enhancing U.S. education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

*Support~S.B. 2347, the Prevention through Affordable Access Act, continues discount pricing for drugs including contraceptives for university students and safety-net clinics.

*Working on anti-contraception issues such as The PillKills and provider refusals.