{"database": "lobbying", "table": "lobbying_activities", "rows": [[1584937, "921b68d2-ff21-4a1a-a68c-c45fb0594cdd", "Q3", "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE", 48975, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE", 2014, "third_quarter", "GOV", "Urge the Census Bureau to end prison-based gerrymandering.\nReform Senate rules to give extremists less power and make it easier to pass confirmations and enact legislation via a simple majority.\nSupport H.R. 268Support full funding for the Census Bureau (at the Presidents' request of $985.2 million) and for the American Community Survey and for preparations for the 2020 Census.\n\nEncourage the President to nominate a Director of the Census without delay.\n\nOppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8 regarding photo identification requirements for voters.\n\nSupport HR 12, Support S. 123\n\nSupport HR 281\n\nOppose HR 140\n\nSupport HR 280\n\nSupport re-enfranchiement of ex-felony offenders\n\nSupport John Thompson to be Director of the US Census Bureau.\n\nSupport H.R. 360 / S. 186.\n\nRegarding proposed changes to the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC):  Support the proposed change in the dates of the campaign solicitation period; the better use of technology, as long as that technology not a replacement for the basic fundamentals of employee engagement and fundraising; streamlining the application process to reduce the burden on charities; and implementing Universal Giving, whereby any donor can give to any charity no matter where the donor is based.  Oppose:  eliminating paper pledges in favor of online and electronic giving; a wholesale reorganization without concern for engagement at the local market level; and the proposal to require charities to pay a non-refundable up-front fee of an unknown amount that could change annually, as opposed to the current system which deducts the cost of managing the campaign from the dollars raised before those dollars are distributed. \n\nOppose H.R. 367.\n\nAsk Members of Congress not to suport the politics of hatred and bigotry as espoused by the Voters Values Summit by speaking at their annual conference.\n\nOppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013.\n\nSupport a robust public financing measure.\n\nSupport $982.5 million for the US Census Bureau in FY 2014.\n\nSupport the change in the rules of thd US Senate requiring only a simple majority for cloture on a presidential nominee to the executive branch or the judiciary, with the exception of Supreme Court Justices.\n\nSupport the Government By the People Act and the Fair Elections Now Act, HR 20 / S 2023.\nSupport H Res 504.\nSupport S. 1945 / H.R. 3899 with strengthening amendmentSupport full staffing of the Election Assistance Commission.  Support Tom Hicks and Myrna Perez for EAC Commissioners.\n\nSupport a Constitutional amendment limiting campaign contributions by PACs, businesses, and individuals.\n\nOppose Recommendation 5.44, entitled Transparency as to Real Party in Interest, in the FCC Process Reform Report.\n\nSupport the American Community Survey; oppose efforts to make it voluntary.  Oppose HR 1078.\n\nSupport efforts to count prisoners, for purposes of the US Census, at the place of their last residence.  Oppose \"prison-based gerrymandering\"\n\nSupport bringing the Affordable Care Act into compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).\n\nSupport the proposed diversity standards included in the Agencies' Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by the Agencies and Request for Comment.\n\nOppose proposed rule requiring all groups with a c(4) tax status to provide infirmation n contributors under certain circmstances.   \n\nOppose proposed USDA rule to increase the line speed at poultry processing plants and to reduce the number of federal inspecters at poultry processing plants.\n\nOppose language included in the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014, that would require the Secretary of Treasury to contract with private debt collection agencies to collect taxes. \n\nSupport efforts to inspire the Redskins football team to change its name.\n\nSupport full funding of the U.S. Census Bureaus Fiscal Year 2015 budget request in the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill. Oppose cuts included in the House bill (H.R. 4660).\n\nSupport S. J. Res. 19 / H.J. 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