Issues

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Polling: You may select one issue in each sub-category displayed in this column. Polling remains open for 7 days, after which time the winning issues advance to the Pledging section.

Pledging: If you wish to affect the issues displayed in these columns, you may pledge money, write a letter to your representatives, or both. Pledges will be accepted from Day 8 through the end of each cycle. Issues remain in the pledging section for one week in order to allow administrators enough time to prepare effective trustee candidates.

Trustee Elections: Members who have pledged funds to an issue may vote for a recipient, or trustee, of those funds. This column is displayed from Day 15 through midnight (PST) of Day 21, the last day of the cycle.


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AGRICULTURE
AQUACULTURE
AQUACULTURE FEED
AQUACULTURE WASTE
FARMED SALMON ESCAPE
FARM POLLUTION
BIOSOLID FERTILIZER
LIVESTOCK ANTIBIOTICS
NITROGEN FERTILIZER
FARMER SUPPORT
DAIRY FARMS
LOCAL FARMS
SMALL FARMS
FARMING
BLACK FARMERS
FOREIGN OWNED FARMS
HONEYBEES
FOOD SAFETY
DIOXINS
FOOD IRRADIATION
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS
MICROBIAL RESEARCH
E.COLI, SALMONELLA & LISTERIA
FARMED SALMON TOXICITY
FOOD ALLERGENS
RANCHING
FEDERAL LANDS GRAZING
FEEDLOTS
MEAT PACKING

ANIMAL WELFARE
ANIMAL HABITATS
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
FACTORY FARMS
GREAT APES
ANIMAL PROTECTION
DOGFIGHTING
FUR TRAPPING
MEAT SUBSTITUTES
ANIMAL TREATMENT
COSMETICS TESTING
HORSE SLAUGHTER
PUPPY MILLS
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ELEPHANT, RHINOCEROS & TIGER PARTS TRADE
ENDANGERED SPECIES TRAFFICKING
SHARK FINNING
MARINE ANIMAL PROTECTION
FORAGE FISH
SEA TURTLES
WHALES

BANKS
BANK FEES
CREDIT CARD FEES
OVERDRAFT FEES
STUDENT LOANS
BANKS
BANK BAILOUTS
GREEN BANKS
MINORITY BANKS
HOMES
HOME OWNERSHIP
MORTGAGE INSURANCE
REDLINING
REGULATION
DERIVATIVES
GLASS-STEAGALL ACT
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

CONSUMER PROTECTION & PRIVACY
DISASTER PROTECTION
CATASTROPHE PREPAREDNESS
PRICE GOUGING
SEA LEVEL RISE
PRIVACY
CYBERSECURITY
MEDICAL PRIVACY
ONLINE DATA COLLECTION
SURVEILLANCE
DOMESTIC DRONES
FACIAL RECOGNITION
SOCIAL MEDIA PRIVACY
TRAVEL
AIR TRAVEL
TEXTING WHILE DRIVING
TRAFFIC CAMERAS

CRIME
CRIMES
HATE CRIMES
IDENTITY THEFT
JUVENILE CRIME
POLICE
POLICE MISCONDUCT
POLICE TRAINING
RACIAL PROFILING
PRISONS
INMATE HEALTH
PRISON PRIVATIZATION
RECIDIVISM
SEXUAL CRIMES
CAMPUS RAPE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TRANSIT ASSAULT
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT
DRUNK DRIVING
FENTANYL
VICTIMS
CHILD TRAFFICKING
CRIME VICTIMS
MISSING CHILDREN

EDUCATION
ECONOMICS
COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
STUDENT LOAN DEBT
SCHOOL EFFICIENCY
SCHOOL FACILITIES
STEM FIELDS
TEACHER SHORTAGE
SCHOOLS
APPRENTICESHIPS
CHARTER SCHOOLS
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
SPECIAL NEEDS
BILINGUALISM
HEAD START
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

ENERGY
CLEAN ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY
WIND ENERGY
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY STORAGE
FUSION ENERGY
SMART GRID
ENERGY EXTRACTION
FRACKING
OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING
ORPHANED OIL WELLS
VEHICLES
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
PETROLEUM EXPORTS
RENEWABLE FUELS

ENVIRONMENT
AIR
AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS
INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS
LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD
ECOSYSTEMS
BIODIVERSITY
CORAL REEFS
RAINFORESTS
EPA
CLEAN WATER ACT
GREAT LAKES
SUPERFUND SITES
POLLUTION PROTECTION
BROWNFIELD SITES
DRINKING WATER
MILITARY SITES
REGULATION
ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
CARBON TAX
GREEN NEW DEAL
WATER
EMERGING CONTAMINANTS
NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION
PLASTIC POLLUTION
LABOR CHILD LABOR
Winning Issue: CHILD FARMWORKERS
ORGANIZED LABOR
Winning Issue: FEDERAL CONTRACTORS
WORKERS
Winning Issue: WORKER SAFETY
WORKING CONDITIONS
Winning Issue: REMOTE WORKERS

LEGAL SYSTEM
COURTS
Winning Issue: JUDICIAL ETHICS
LAWS
Winning Issue: THREE STRIKES LAWS
TORT
Winning Issue: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

MEDIA & ADVERTISING
DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING
Winning Issue: POLITICAL ADS
INVASIVE ADVERTISING
Winning Issue: TELEMARKETING FRAUD
MEDIA
Winning Issue: MEDIA DIVERSITY

MILITARY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Winning Issue: MILITARY PERSONNEL HEALTH
POLICY
Winning Issue: DEFENSE SPENDING
VETERAN’S RIGHTS
Winning Issue: UNEMPLOYED VETERANS
WOMEN WARRIORS
Winning Issue: WOMEN IN COMBAT

NATURAL RESOURCES
FISHERIES
Winning Issue: LONGLINE FISHING
FORESTS
Winning Issue: WILDFIRES
MINING
Winning Issue: MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING
WATER
Winning Issue: WATER TREATMENT
WETLANDS
Winning Issue: WETLANDS CONSERVATION

NUCLEAR
NUCLEAR EVERGY
Winning Issue: NUCLEAR WASTE
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Winning Issue: NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION

REPRODUCTION
ABORTION
Winning Issue: RIGHT TO LIFE
ABORTION ACCESSIBILITY
Winning Issue: PLANNED PARENTHOOD
FERTILITY
Winning Issue: INFERTILITY

SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE
Winning Issue: STEM CELLS
SPACE
Winning Issue: SPACE EXPLORATION
TECHNOLOGY
Winning Issue: AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

SPORTS
ATHLETES
Winning Issue: NCAA
COMPETITION
Winning Issue: PEDs
REGULATION
Winning Issue: TITLE IX

TAXES
CORPORATE TAXES
Winning Issue: WALL STREET TAX
OVERSEAS TAXES
Winning Issue: REPATRIATED CORPORATE PROFITS
TAX RATES
Winning Issue: UPPER INCOME TAX RATES
TAXES
Winning Issue: FAIR TAX

TERRORISM
TERRORISM
Winning Issue: WATER SYSTEM SECURITY
TERRORISTS
Winning Issue: DOMESTIC TERRORISM
WAR POWERS
Winning Issue: WAR AUTHORIZATION
FOREIGN POLICY & IMMIGRATION CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Winning Issue: CHINA/TIBET
EMBARGOS & SANCTIONS
Winning Issue: CUBAN EMBARGO
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
Winning Issue: CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS
IMMIGRANT CITIZENSHIP
Winning Issue: DREAMERS
IMMIGRANTS
Winning Issue: GUEST WORKERS
IMMIGRATION
Winning Issue: BORDER SECURITY

GLOBALIZATION
CHINA
Winning Issue: COVID-19 ACCOUNTABILITY
GLOBAL FINANCE
Winning Issue: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
GLOBAL HEALTH
Winning Issue: NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
GLOBAL TRADE
Winning Issue: RESHORING

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
ELECTION REFORM
Winning Issue: ELECTION REFORM
GOVERNANCE
Winning Issue: ANTITRUST REFORM
GOVERNMENT
Winning Issue: EMOLUMENTS
GOVERNMENT POLICY
Winning Issue: OFFICEHOLDER STOCK TRADING
LAWS
Winning Issue: REVOLVING DOOR
POLITICS
Winning Issue: REDISTRICTING
STATUTES
Winning Issue: ELECTION INTERFERENCE

GUNS
AMMUNITION
Winning Issue: ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION
CRIME
Winning Issue: GUN VIOLENCE
OWNERSHIP
Winning Issue: FIREARM BACKGROUND CHECKS
RESPONSIBILITY
Winning Issue: CHILD ACCESS TO GUNS
TRAFFICKING
Winning Issue: GUN DEALERS
WEAPONS
Winning Issue: ASSAULT WEAPONS

HEALTHCARE
CANCER
Winning Issue: BREAST CANCER
CHILDREN
Winning Issue: CHILDHOOD CANCER
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Winning Issue: EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
HEALTHCARE
Winning Issue: HMO COMPETITION
HOSPITALS
Winning Issue: DRUG SHORTAGES
ILLNESS
Winning Issue: HEART DISEASE
REGULATION
Winning Issue: AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
SENIORS
Winning Issue: ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

HUMAN RIGHTS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES RIGHTS
Winning Issue: AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
Winning Issue: CHILD ABUSE
CIVIL RIGHTS
Winning Issue: SCHOOL SAFETY
DISCRIMINATION
Winning Issue: HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
LGBTQ RIGHTS
Winning Issue: LGBTQ CIVIL RIGHTS
POVERTY
Winning Issue: HOMELESSNESS
SENIOR'S RIGHTS
Winning Issue: ELDER ABUSE
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Winning Issue: GENDER PAY GAP