AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE lobbying for AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 21, 2025

Expenses

$88,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

DENA SHER

Previously held: Associate Vice President for Public Policy
ALESSANDRO TERENZONI

Previously held: Vice President for Public Policy

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 20

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Education, Dept of
Energy, Dept of
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
SENATE
Small Business Administration (SBA)
State, Dept of (DOS)
Treasury, Dept of
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 7

HR 833
Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
S 292
Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
HR 1954
Do No Harm Act
S 894
Do No Harm Act
HR 924
NO BAN Act
S 398
NO BAN Act

Lobbying activity 3

Education

H.R. 833 / S. 292, Educational Choice for Children Act: Opposed bill that would create a tuition tax credit program. H.R. 1: Opposed provision creating private school voucher. Signed onto letter in support of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Signed onto letter to Secretary of Education objecting to campaign against LGBTQ+-inclusive school policies. Conducted outreach following Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit decisions in education cases. Opposed re-authorization of DC Opportunity Scholarship Program in FY2026 appropriations bill.

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

Signed onto letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services on the importance of civil rights and health equity. Signed onto letter urging oversight of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Discussed response to E.O. 14173, which rescinded equal employment opportunity requirements that apply to federal contractors. H.R. 1954 / S. 894, Do No Harm Act: Supported bill to amend the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Signed onto letter opposing the inclusion of anti-LGBTQ riders in the FY2026 appropriations bills.

Government Issues

Urged rescission of directives instructing employees to report only specific kinds of anti-religious bias. Signed onto letter urging increased funds for judicial security. Signed onto letters requesting confirmation hearing for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nominees and opposing Andrea Lucass confirmation. H.R. 1: Opposed provision imposing constraints on judicial power in federal cases. Opposed the nomination of Kimberly Richey to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education. Opposed the nomination of Jonathan Berry to serve as the Solicitor of Labor at the Department of Labor. Signed onto letter to Speaker Mike Johnson regarding guest chaplain. H.R. 924 / S. 398, National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act (NO BAN Act): Supported bill to prohibit certain travel bans. Outlined legal considerations for agencies pursuant to presidential memorandum, Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations.