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

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q2 report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 20, 2026

Expenses

$80,000

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using the LDA's own definitions (method 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 2

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 3

Education

H.R. 5505, Equal Campus Access Act of 2025: Opposed bill expanding campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups. H.R. 9289 / S. 4297, Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026: Supported legislation to repeal the federal tax-credit scholarship program.

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

H.R. 1954 / S. 894, Do No Harm Act: Supported bill to amend the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. H.R. 9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027: Opposed inclusion of the Weldon Amendment.

Government Issues

H. Res. 1415: Supported a resolution related to church-state separation. H. Res. 773: Supported a resolution related to church-state separation. H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: Opposed amendment regarding changes to the military chaplaincy and supported amendment regarding religious affiliation codes.

Bills named in this filing 9

H.R. 5505
Equal Campus Access Act of 2026
H.R. 9289
Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026
S. 4297
Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act
H.R. 1954
Do No Harm Act
S. 894
Do No Harm Act
H.R. 9260
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
H. Res. 1415
Celebrating the country's history of church-state separation and recognizing the 250th anniversary of the founding of t…
H. Res. 773
Honoring the foundational principle of separation of church and state, opposing extreme right-wing Christian nationalis…
H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027