AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

Lobbying for AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

Filing 4th Quarter - Report

Reporting period

4th Quarter 2025

Oct 1 - Dec 31 · Posted Jan 20, 2026

Expenses

$90,000.00

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 5

Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
SENATE

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

Bills named in this filing 2

HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
S 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Lobbying activity 3

Education

Met with the Office of Management and Budget regarding implementation of federal voucher program, created in H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Prepared for outreach to IRS regarding implementation of federal voucher program, created in H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

Supported congressional letter to President Trump urging rescission of Executive Order, Designating Antifa As A Domestic Terrorist Organization. Opposed December 16, 2025, hearing held by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government targeting a nonprofit.

Government Issues

Sent letter to Department of Health & Human Services regarding a survey sent to its employees. Supported congressional letter on the effect of the joint proposed settlement in National Religious Broadcasters v. Bessent on the Johnson Amendment. S. 1071, FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act - Opposed inclusion of provisions to undermine diversity, equality, and inclusion in the military. Supported congressional letter to Secretary of Defense raising concerns with September 30 Memorandum re: Grooming Standards for Facial Hair Implementation. Opposed the nomination of T. March Bell to serve as Inspector General for the Department of Health & Human Services.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.