Issues
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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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FOREIGN POLICY & IMMIGRATION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
CHINA/TIBET
ISRAEL/PALESTINE
RUSSIA/UKRAINE
EMBARGOS & SANCTIONS
CUBAN EMBARGO
IRAN SANCTIONS
NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS
SAUDI ARABIA HUMAN RIGHTS
SYRIAN CIVIL WAR
IMMIGRANT CITIZENSHIP
DREAMERS
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
IMMIGRANT VETERANS
IMMIGRANTS
GUEST WORKERS
IMMIGRANT AMNESTY
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
IMMIGRATION
BORDER SECURITY
IMMIGRATION REFORM
VISAS
GLOBALIZATION
CHINA
COVID-19 ACCOUNTABILITY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTTY THEFT
TAIWAN
GLOBAL FINANCE
HEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIES
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
UN GLOBAL COMPACT
GLOBAL HEALTH
GLOBAL HUNGER
NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
PANDEMICS
GLOBAL TRADE
RESHORING
TRADE WAR
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
ELECTION REFORM
CITIZENS UNITED
ELECTION REFORM
VOTER SUPPRESSION
GOVERNANCE
ANTITRUST REFORM
D.C. STATEHOOD
PRESIDENTIAL POWER
GOVERNMENT
EMOLUMENTS
PORK BARREL SPENDING
SOCIAL SECURITY
GOVERNMENT POLICY
OFFICEHOLDER STOCK TRADING
POLICE MILITARIZATION
WHISTLEBLOWERS
LAWS
REVOLVING DOOR
STAND YOUR GROUND LAWS
WAR ON DRUGS
POLITICS
PUBLIC FUNDING OF ELECTIONS
REDISTRICTING
TERM LIMITS
STATUTES
ELECTION INTERFERENCE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
GUNS
AMMUNITION
AMMUNITION BACKGROUND CHECKS
ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION
LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINES
CRIME
GUN VIOLENCE
SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
STALKING
OWNERSHIP
FIREARM BACKGROUND CHECKS
GUN BUYBACK PROGRAMS
RED FLAG LAWS
RESPONSIBILITY
CHILD ACCESS TO GUNS
FIREARMS REPORTING
GUN MANUFACTURERS
TRAFFICKING
GUN DEALERS
GUN THEFT
INTERSTATE FIREARM TRANSPORTATION
WEAPONS
ASSAULT WEAPONS
GHOST GUNS
UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS
HEALTHCARE
CANCER
BREAST CANCER
COLORECTAL CANCER
LUNG CANCER
CHILDREN
CHILDHOOD CANCER
CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE
TOXIC CHEMICALS
EMERGENCY SERVICES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
EMERGENCY ROOMS
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTHCARE
HMO COMPETITION
UNIVERSAL CORONAVIRUS VACCINE
UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE
HOSPITALS
DRUG SHORTAGES
HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS
NURSING SHORTAGE
ILLNESS
DIABETES
HEART DISEASE
MENTAL HEALTH
REGULATION
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
GENERIC DRUGS
PAIN RELIEF
SENIORS
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
NURSING HOMES
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES
HUMAN RIGHTS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES RIGHTS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
REHABILITATION
WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD CARE
CHILD SUPPORT
CIVIL RIGHTS
FOSTER CARE
SCHOOL SAFETY
VOTING RIGHTS ACT
DISCRIMINATION
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
SLAVERY REPARATIONS
LGBTQ RIGHTS
LGBTQ CIVIL RIGHTS
LGBTQ SENIORS
LGBTQ YOUTH
POVERTY
HOMELESSNESS
HUNGER
LIVING WAGE
SENIOR'S RIGHTS
ELDER ABUSE
LONG TERM CARE
SENIOR CPI-E
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
FAMILY POVERTY
GENDER PAY GAP
WORKING MOMS
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
CHINA/TIBET
ISRAEL/PALESTINE
RUSSIA/UKRAINE
EMBARGOS & SANCTIONS
CUBAN EMBARGO
IRAN SANCTIONS
NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS
SAUDI ARABIA HUMAN RIGHTS
SYRIAN CIVIL WAR
IMMIGRANT CITIZENSHIP
DREAMERS
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
IMMIGRANT VETERANS
IMMIGRANTS
GUEST WORKERS
IMMIGRANT AMNESTY
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
IMMIGRATION
BORDER SECURITY
IMMIGRATION REFORM
VISAS
GLOBALIZATION
CHINA
COVID-19 ACCOUNTABILITY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTTY THEFT
TAIWAN
GLOBAL FINANCE
HEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIES
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
UN GLOBAL COMPACT
GLOBAL HEALTH
GLOBAL HUNGER
NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
PANDEMICS
GLOBAL TRADE
RESHORING
TRADE WAR
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
ELECTION REFORM
CITIZENS UNITED
ELECTION REFORM
VOTER SUPPRESSION
GOVERNANCE
ANTITRUST REFORM
D.C. STATEHOOD
PRESIDENTIAL POWER
GOVERNMENT
EMOLUMENTS
PORK BARREL SPENDING
SOCIAL SECURITY
GOVERNMENT POLICY
OFFICEHOLDER STOCK TRADING
POLICE MILITARIZATION
WHISTLEBLOWERS
LAWS
REVOLVING DOOR
STAND YOUR GROUND LAWS
WAR ON DRUGS
POLITICS
PUBLIC FUNDING OF ELECTIONS
REDISTRICTING
TERM LIMITS
STATUTES
ELECTION INTERFERENCE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
GUNS
AMMUNITION
AMMUNITION BACKGROUND CHECKS
ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION
LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINES
CRIME
GUN VIOLENCE
SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
STALKING
OWNERSHIP
FIREARM BACKGROUND CHECKS
GUN BUYBACK PROGRAMS
RED FLAG LAWS
RESPONSIBILITY
CHILD ACCESS TO GUNS
FIREARMS REPORTING
GUN MANUFACTURERS
TRAFFICKING
GUN DEALERS
GUN THEFT
INTERSTATE FIREARM TRANSPORTATION
WEAPONS
ASSAULT WEAPONS
GHOST GUNS
UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS
HEALTHCARE
CANCER
BREAST CANCER
COLORECTAL CANCER
LUNG CANCER
CHILDREN
CHILDHOOD CANCER
CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE
TOXIC CHEMICALS
EMERGENCY SERVICES
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
EMERGENCY ROOMS
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTHCARE
HMO COMPETITION
UNIVERSAL CORONAVIRUS VACCINE
UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE
HOSPITALS
DRUG SHORTAGES
HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS
NURSING SHORTAGE
ILLNESS
DIABETES
HEART DISEASE
MENTAL HEALTH
REGULATION
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
GENERIC DRUGS
PAIN RELIEF
SENIORS
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
NURSING HOMES
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES
HUMAN RIGHTS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES RIGHTS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
REHABILITATION
WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD CARE
CHILD SUPPORT
CIVIL RIGHTS
FOSTER CARE
SCHOOL SAFETY
VOTING RIGHTS ACT
DISCRIMINATION
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
SLAVERY REPARATIONS
LGBTQ RIGHTS
LGBTQ CIVIL RIGHTS
LGBTQ SENIORS
LGBTQ YOUTH
POVERTY
HOMELESSNESS
HUNGER
LIVING WAGE
SENIOR'S RIGHTS
ELDER ABUSE
LONG TERM CARE
SENIOR CPI-E
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
FAMILY POVERTY
GENDER PAY GAP
WORKING MOMS
AGRICULTURE
AQUACULTURE
FARM POLLUTION
FARMER SUPPORT
FARMING
FOOD SAFETY
MICROBIAL RESEARCH
RANCHING
ANIMAL WELFARE ANIMAL HABITATS
ANIMAL PROTECTION
ANIMAL TREATMENT
ENDANGERED SPECIES
MARINE ANIMAL PROTECTION
BANKS BANK FEES
BANKS
HOMES
REGULATION
CONSUMER PROTECTION & PRIVACY DISASTER PROTECTION
PRIVACY
SURVEILLANCE
TRAVEL
CRIME CRIMES
POLICE
PRISONS
SEXUAL CRIMES
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
VICTIMS
EDUCATION ECONOMICS
SCHOOL EFFICIENCY
SCHOOLS
SPECIAL NEEDS
ENERGY CLEAN ENERGY
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY EXTRACTION
VEHICLES
ENVIRONMENT AIR
ECOSYSTEMS
EPA
POLLUTION PROTECTION
REGULATION
WATER
| Winning Issue: | AQUACULTURE FEED |
| Winning Issue: | BIOSOLID FERTILIZER |
| Winning Issue: | DAIRY FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | FOREIGN OWNED FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | DIOXINS |
| Winning Issue: | E.COLI, SALMONELLA & LISTERIA |
| Winning Issue: | MEAT PACKING |
ANIMAL WELFARE ANIMAL HABITATS
| Winning Issue: | ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT |
| Winning Issue: | DOGFIGHTING |
| Winning Issue: | COSMETICS TESTING |
| Winning Issue: | SHARK FINNING |
| Winning Issue: | SEA TURTLES |
BANKS BANK FEES
| Winning Issue: | CREDIT CARD FEES |
| Winning Issue: | BANK BAILOUTS |
| Winning Issue: | HOME OWNERSHIP |
| Winning Issue: | DERIVATIVES |
CONSUMER PROTECTION & PRIVACY DISASTER PROTECTION
| Winning Issue: | CATASTROPHE PREPAREDNESS |
| Winning Issue: | CYBERSECURITY |
| Winning Issue: | DOMESTIC DRONES |
| Winning Issue: | AIR TRAVEL |
CRIME CRIMES
| Winning Issue: | HATE CRIMES |
| Winning Issue: | POLICE MISCONDUCT |
| Winning Issue: | PRISON PRIVATIZATION |
| Winning Issue: | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
| Winning Issue: | DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT |
| Winning Issue: | CHILD TRAFFICKING |
EDUCATION ECONOMICS
| Winning Issue: | COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY |
| Winning Issue: | SCHOOL FACILITIES |
| Winning Issue: | CHARTER SCHOOLS |
| Winning Issue: | BILINGUALISM |
ENERGY CLEAN ENERGY
| Winning Issue: | SOLAR ENERGY |
| Winning Issue: | FUSION ENERGY |
| Winning Issue: | FRACKING |
| Winning Issue: | PETROLEUM EXPORTS |
ENVIRONMENT AIR
| Winning Issue: | AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS |
| Winning Issue: | BIODIVERSITY |
| Winning Issue: | CLEAN WATER ACT |
| Winning Issue: | DRINKING WATER |
| Winning Issue: | ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE |
| Winning Issue: | NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION |
LABOR
CHILD LABOR
ORGANIZED LABOR
WORKERS
WORKING CONDITIONS
LEGAL SYSTEM COURTS
LAWS
TORT
MEDIA & ADVERTISING DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING
INVASIVE ADVERTISING
MEDIA
MILITARY MILITARY PERSONNEL
POLICY
VETERAN’S RIGHTS
WOMEN WARRIORS
NATURAL RESOURCES FISHERIES
FORESTS
MINING
WATER
WETLANDS
NUCLEAR NUCLEAR EVERGY
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
REPRODUCTION ABORTION
ABORTION ACCESSIBILITY
FERTILITY
SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE
SPACE
TECHNOLOGY
SPORTS ATHLETES
COMPETITION
REGULATION
TAXES CORPORATE TAXES
OVERSEAS TAXES
TAX RATES
TAXES
TERRORISM TERRORISM
TERRORISTS
WAR POWERS
| Winning Issue: | CHILD FARMWORKERS |
| Winning Issue: | FEDERAL CONTRACTORS |
| Winning Issue: | WORKER SAFETY |
| Winning Issue: | REMOTE WORKERS |
LEGAL SYSTEM COURTS
| Winning Issue: | JUDICIAL ETHICS |
| Winning Issue: | THREE STRIKES LAWS |
| Winning Issue: | MEDICAL MALPRACTICE |
MEDIA & ADVERTISING DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING
| Winning Issue: | POLITICAL ADS |
| Winning Issue: | TELEMARKETING FRAUD |
| Winning Issue: | MEDIA DIVERSITY |
MILITARY MILITARY PERSONNEL
| Winning Issue: | MILITARY PERSONNEL HEALTH |
| Winning Issue: | DEFENSE SPENDING |
| Winning Issue: | UNEMPLOYED VETERANS |
| Winning Issue: | WOMEN IN COMBAT |
NATURAL RESOURCES FISHERIES
| Winning Issue: | LONGLINE FISHING |
| Winning Issue: | WILDFIRES |
| Winning Issue: | MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING |
| Winning Issue: | WATER TREATMENT |
| Winning Issue: | WETLANDS CONSERVATION |
NUCLEAR NUCLEAR EVERGY
| Winning Issue: | NUCLEAR WASTE |
| Winning Issue: | NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION |
REPRODUCTION ABORTION
| Winning Issue: | RIGHT TO LIFE |
| Winning Issue: | PLANNED PARENTHOOD |
| Winning Issue: | INFERTILITY |
SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE
| Winning Issue: | STEM CELLS |
| Winning Issue: | SPACE EXPLORATION |
| Winning Issue: | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES |
SPORTS ATHLETES
| Winning Issue: | NCAA |
| Winning Issue: | PEDs |
| Winning Issue: | TITLE IX |
TAXES CORPORATE TAXES
| Winning Issue: | WALL STREET TAX |
| Winning Issue: | REPATRIATED CORPORATE PROFITS |
| Winning Issue: | UPPER INCOME TAX RATES |
| Winning Issue: | FAIR TAX |
TERRORISM TERRORISM
| Winning Issue: | WATER SYSTEM SECURITY |
| Winning Issue: | DOMESTIC TERRORISM |
| Winning Issue: | WAR AUTHORIZATION |