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Support Full Funding for the Census Bureau
Please join us in requesting that the U.S. Census Bureau be funded at a level of at least $4.239 billion in fiscal year 2019. This amount is $438 million above the Administration’s FY2019 request of $3.801 billion for the Bureau and reflects the level stated
in the Department of Commerce’s revised FY19 cost estimate for the 2020 Census. The decennial census provides vital data for the nation and is used to apportion the seats of the U.S. House of Representatives, realign the boundaries of legislative districts
of each state, allocate billions of dollars in federal financial assistance, and provide social demographic, and economic data to guide policy decisions at each level of government. Adequate funding of the 2020 Census will help continue information technology
systems development and critical testing that will improve accuracy and reduce the lifecycle cost of the 2020 Census.
CLOSING TODAY: Support the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund!
We invite you to sign-on to a letter to the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee supporting the President’s Budget Request for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) for Fiscal Year 2019. The letter requests continued funding
of $65 million for this critical and successful program.
Improve Access to Cancer Clinical Trials – DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY
Please join us in urging the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies to include report language to improve patient access to cancer clinical trials.
CLOSING TODAY: Support Rural Utilities Service Electric Loan Program
Sending Office: Honorable K. Michael Conaway Sent By: Chase.Sauvage@mail.house.gov Request for Signature(s) Current Cosigners (226): Rep. Bill Foster, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter, Rep. Walter B. Jones, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Rep. Kevin Cramer, Rep. Peter Welch, Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, Rep. Steve Pearce, Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr., Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Rep. Paul Tonko, Rep. […]
Support Education Innovation and Research in FY19 Appropriations! COB TODAY!!
We are writing to ask you to join us in sending the attached letter to the Labor-HHS Subcommittee in support of FY 2019 funding for the federal Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program.
Request For Report Language of Gynecologic Cancers – CLOSES TOMORROW
Please join us in urging the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies to include report language directing the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to provide an update on the status of patient access
to clinical trials for gynecologic cancers in the report accompanying the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
LAST CALL – SUPPORT SECOND CHANCE ACT FUNDING
In prisons and jails across the country, almost 2.2 million people are incarcerated —nearly one in every 200 U.S. residents.[1] At least 95 percent of people incarcerated in state prisons will be released back
to their communities at some point, yet research suggests that as many as 40 percent will be reincarcerated within three years of their release. Helping individuals to access the services they need for reentry to rebuild their lives can help reduce recidivism,
strengthen families and communities and improve public safety.
Increase CFTC Monitoring of Virtual Currencies – DEADLINE NOON FRIDAY
Please join me in urging the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies to include report language to encourage the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to monitor virtual
currencies.
Prevent Drastic Systemic Changes to SNAP
Please join us in urging the Agriculture Appropriations Committee to include language prohibiting funds from being used to implement the Trump Administration’s “American Harvest Box” proposal. As you know, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program helped
more than 41 million people in FY2017 access fresh fruit, vegetables, proteins, and other healthy foods. SNAP grants families the ability to purchase food items that are right for their families, ensuring that their specific nutritional needs are met. Without
the benefits provided by SNAP, many low-income Americans would struggle to provide their families with food.
Support National Early Child Care Collaboratives Funding in FY19 Labor-HHS Appropriations
I urge you to join me in sending the attached letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee. It requests that the National Early Child Care Collaboratives program
be funded at the Fiscal Year 2019 level of $4 million.