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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Week 1 - Polling
LABOR
CHILD LABOR
CHILD FARMWORKERS
FORCED LABOR
TOBACCO FARMS
ORGANIZED LABOR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
FEDERAL CONTRACTORS
LABOR UNIONS
WORKERS
LABOR DISPUTES
UNEMPLOYMENT
WORKER SAFETY
WORKING CONDITIONS
DOMESTIC WORKERS
GIG ECONOMY
REMOTE WORKERS
LEGAL SYSTEM
COURTS
COURTROOM TV
JUDICIAL ETHICS
SCOTUS TERM LIMITS
LAWS
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING
THREE STRIKES LAWS
TORT
CIVIL DAMAGES
MANDATORY ARBITRATION
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
MEDIA & ADVERTISING
DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS
NEUROMARKETING
POLITICAL ADS
INVASIVE ADVERTISING
PHARMACEUTICAL ADS
ROBOCALLS
TELEMARKETING FRAUD
MEDIA
FAIRNESS DOCTRINE
MEDIA DIVERSITY
SOCIAL MEDIA DISINFORMATION
MILITARY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL HEALTH
MILITARY PERSONNEL HOUSING
MILITARY PERSONNEL SUICIDE
POLICY
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
DEFENSE SPENDING
SEA-LAUNCHED NUCLEAR CRUISE MISSILES
VETERAN’S RIGHTS
HOMELESS VETERANS
UNEMPLOYED VETERANS
VETERAN’S HEALTHCARE
WOMEN WARRIORS
MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA
SERVICEWOMEN’S HEALTH
WOMEN IN COMBAT
NATURAL RESOURCES
FISHERIES
BYCATCH
ILLEGAL FISHING
LONGLINE FISHING
FORESTS
FOREST INFESTATION
FOREST MANAGEMENT
WILDFIRES
MINING
ACID MINE DRAINAGE
HARDROCK MINING
MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING
WATER
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ARSENIC
WATER TREATMENT
WETLANDS
BLUE CARBON
WETLANDS CONSERVATION
WETLANDS MITIGATION BANKING
NUCLEAR
NUCLEAR EVERGY
NUCLEAR ENERGY ACCIDENTS
NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANTS
NUCLEAR WASTE
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
NUCLEAR FIRST STRIKE
NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY EXPORTS
REPRODUCTION
ABORTION
ABORTION SERVICES
RIGHT TO LIFE
SEX EDUCATION
ABORTION ACCESSIBILITY
BIRTH CONTROL
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
TRAP LAWS
FERTILITY
HUMAN CLONING
INFERTILITY
MALE INFERTILITY
SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE
CLIMATE GEOENGINEERING
ELECRTOMAGNETIC FIELDS
STEM CELLS
SPACE
EXTRATERRESTRIALS
PLANETARY DEFENSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
TECHNOLOGY
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AUTOMATION COMPENSATION
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
SPORTS
ATHLETES
AMATEUR ATHLETE COMPENSATION
CTE INJURIES
NCAA
COMPETITION
BOXING
PEDs
YOUTH SPORTS PEDs
REGULATION
STADIUM SUBSIDIES
TITLE IX
TV BLACKOUTS
TAXES
CORPORATE TAXES
CORPORATE WELFARE
PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS
WALL STREET TAX
OVERSEAS TAXES
OFFSHORE BANKS
OVERSEAS HEADQUARTERS
REPATRIATED CORPORATE PROFITS
TAX RATES
PROPERTY TAXES
UPPER INCOME TAX RATES
WEALTH TAX
TAXES
CHILD TAX CREDIT
FAIR TAX
FLAT TAX
TERRORISM
TERRORISM
FIRST RESPONDERS
PEACEBUILDING
WATER SYSTEM SECURITY
TERRORISTS
DIRTY BOMB
DISASTER AID
DOMESTIC TERRORISM
WAR POWERS
PATRIOT ACT
RENDITION & TORTURE
WAR AUTHORIZATION
LABOR
CHILD LABOR
CHILD FARMWORKERS
FORCED LABOR
TOBACCO FARMS
ORGANIZED LABOR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
FEDERAL CONTRACTORS
LABOR UNIONS
WORKERS
LABOR DISPUTES
UNEMPLOYMENT
WORKER SAFETY
WORKING CONDITIONS
DOMESTIC WORKERS
GIG ECONOMY
REMOTE WORKERS
LEGAL SYSTEM
COURTS
COURTROOM TV
JUDICIAL ETHICS
SCOTUS TERM LIMITS
LAWS
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING
THREE STRIKES LAWS
TORT
CIVIL DAMAGES
MANDATORY ARBITRATION
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
MEDIA & ADVERTISING
DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS
NEUROMARKETING
POLITICAL ADS
INVASIVE ADVERTISING
PHARMACEUTICAL ADS
ROBOCALLS
TELEMARKETING FRAUD
MEDIA
FAIRNESS DOCTRINE
MEDIA DIVERSITY
SOCIAL MEDIA DISINFORMATION
MILITARY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL HEALTH
MILITARY PERSONNEL HOUSING
MILITARY PERSONNEL SUICIDE
POLICY
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
DEFENSE SPENDING
SEA-LAUNCHED NUCLEAR CRUISE MISSILES
VETERAN’S RIGHTS
HOMELESS VETERANS
UNEMPLOYED VETERANS
VETERAN’S HEALTHCARE
WOMEN WARRIORS
MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA
SERVICEWOMEN’S HEALTH
WOMEN IN COMBAT
NATURAL RESOURCES
FISHERIES
BYCATCH
ILLEGAL FISHING
LONGLINE FISHING
FORESTS
FOREST INFESTATION
FOREST MANAGEMENT
WILDFIRES
MINING
ACID MINE DRAINAGE
HARDROCK MINING
MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING
WATER
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ARSENIC
WATER TREATMENT
WETLANDS
BLUE CARBON
WETLANDS CONSERVATION
WETLANDS MITIGATION BANKING
NUCLEAR
NUCLEAR EVERGY
NUCLEAR ENERGY ACCIDENTS
NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANTS
NUCLEAR WASTE
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
NUCLEAR FIRST STRIKE
NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY EXPORTS
REPRODUCTION
ABORTION
ABORTION SERVICES
RIGHT TO LIFE
SEX EDUCATION
ABORTION ACCESSIBILITY
BIRTH CONTROL
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
TRAP LAWS
FERTILITY
HUMAN CLONING
INFERTILITY
MALE INFERTILITY
SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE
CLIMATE GEOENGINEERING
ELECRTOMAGNETIC FIELDS
STEM CELLS
SPACE
EXTRATERRESTRIALS
PLANETARY DEFENSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
TECHNOLOGY
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AUTOMATION COMPENSATION
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
SPORTS
ATHLETES
AMATEUR ATHLETE COMPENSATION
CTE INJURIES
NCAA
COMPETITION
BOXING
PEDs
YOUTH SPORTS PEDs
REGULATION
STADIUM SUBSIDIES
TITLE IX
TV BLACKOUTS
TAXES
CORPORATE TAXES
CORPORATE WELFARE
PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS
WALL STREET TAX
OVERSEAS TAXES
OFFSHORE BANKS
OVERSEAS HEADQUARTERS
REPATRIATED CORPORATE PROFITS
TAX RATES
PROPERTY TAXES
UPPER INCOME TAX RATES
WEALTH TAX
TAXES
CHILD TAX CREDIT
FAIR TAX
FLAT TAX
TERRORISM
TERRORISM
FIRST RESPONDERS
PEACEBUILDING
WATER SYSTEM SECURITY
TERRORISTS
DIRTY BOMB
DISASTER AID
DOMESTIC TERRORISM
WAR POWERS
PATRIOT ACT
RENDITION & TORTURE
WAR AUTHORIZATION
Week 2 - Pledging
FOREIGN POLICY & IMMIGRATION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
EMBARGOS & SANCTIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
IMMIGRANT CITIZENSHIP
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
GLOBALIZATION
CHINA
GLOBAL FINANCE
GLOBAL HEALTH
GLOBAL TRADE
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
ELECTION REFORM
GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT POLICY
LAWS
POLITICS
STATUTES
GUNS
AMMUNITION
CRIME
OWNERSHIP
RESPONSIBILITY
TRAFFICKING
WEAPONS
HEALTHCARE
CANCER
CHILDREN
EMERGENCY SERVICES
HEALTHCARE
HOSPITALS
ILLNESS
REGULATION
SENIORS
HUMAN RIGHTS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES RIGHTS
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
CIVIL RIGHTS
DISCRIMINATION
LGBTQ RIGHTS
POVERTY
SENIOR'S RIGHTS
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
FOREIGN POLICY & IMMIGRATION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
| Winning Issue: | CHINA/TIBET |
| Winning Issue: | CUBAN EMBARGO |
| Winning Issue: | CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS |
| Winning Issue: | DREAMERS |
| Winning Issue: | GUEST WORKERS |
| Winning Issue: | BORDER SECURITY |
CHINA
| Winning Issue: | COVID-19 ACCOUNTABILITY |
| Winning Issue: | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND |
| Winning Issue: | NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES |
| Winning Issue: | RESHORING |
ELECTION REFORM
| Winning Issue: | ELECTION REFORM |
| Winning Issue: | ANTITRUST REFORM |
| Winning Issue: | SOCIAL SECURITY |
| Winning Issue: | WHISTLEBLOWERS |
| Winning Issue: | WAR ON DRUGS |
| Winning Issue: | TERM LIMITS |
| Winning Issue: | ELECTORAL COLLEGE |
AMMUNITION
| Winning Issue: | AMMUNITION BACKGROUND CHECKS |
| Winning Issue: | SCHOOL SHOOTINGS |
| Winning Issue: | RED FLAG LAWS |
| Winning Issue: | FIREARMS REPORTING |
| Winning Issue: | GUN THEFT |
| Winning Issue: | ASSAULT WEAPONS |
CANCER
| Winning Issue: | COLORECTAL CANCER |
| Winning Issue: | TOXIC CHEMICALS |
| Winning Issue: | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS |
| Winning Issue: | UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE |
| Winning Issue: | NURSING SHORTAGE |
| Winning Issue: | MENTAL HEALTH |
| Winning Issue: | GENERIC DRUGS |
| Winning Issue: | PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES |
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES RIGHTS
| Winning Issue: | WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES |
| Winning Issue: | CHILD SUPPORT |
| Winning Issue: | VOTING RIGHTS ACT |
| Winning Issue: | AFFIRMATIVE ACTION |
| Winning Issue: | LGBTQ YOUTH |
| Winning Issue: | HUNGER |
| Winning Issue: | LONG TERM CARE |
| Winning Issue: | FAMILY POVERTY |
Week 3 - Trustee Elections
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
AGRICULTURE
AQUACULTURE
| Winning Issue: | AQUACULTURE WASTE |
| Winning Issue: | LIVESTOCK ANTIBIOTICS |
| Winning Issue: | SMALL FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | FOREIGN OWNED FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | FOOD IRRADIATION |
| Winning Issue: | FARMED SALMON TOXICITY |
| Winning Issue: | FEDERAL LANDS GRAZING |
ANIMAL HABITATS
| Winning Issue: | FACTORY FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | FUR TRAPPING |
| Winning Issue: | PUPPY MILLS |
| Winning Issue: | ELEPHANT, RHINOCEROS & TIGER PARTS TRADE |
| Winning Issue: | FORAGE FISH |
BANK FEES
| Winning Issue: | STUDENT LOANS |
| Winning Issue: | MINORITY BANKS |
| Winning Issue: | MORTGAGE INSURANCE |
| Winning Issue: | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
DISASTER PROTECTION
| Winning Issue: | SEA LEVEL RISE |
| Winning Issue: | ONLINE DATA COLLECTION |
| Winning Issue: | FACIAL RECOGNITION |
| Winning Issue: | TEXTING WHILE DRIVING |
CRIMES
| Winning Issue: | IDENTITY THEFT |
| Winning Issue: | POLICE TRAINING |
| Winning Issue: | RECIDIVISM |
| Winning Issue: | CAMPUS RAPE |
| Winning Issue: | FENTANYL |
| Winning Issue: | MISSING CHILDREN |
ECONOMICS
| Winning Issue: | EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION |
| Winning Issue: | STEM FIELDS |
| Winning Issue: | APPRENTICESHIPS |
| Winning Issue: | HEAD START |
CLEAN ENERGY
| Winning Issue: | GEOTHERMAL ENERGY |
| Winning Issue: | SMART GRID |
| Winning Issue: | ORPHANED OIL WELLS |
| Winning Issue: | RENEWABLE FUELS |
AIR
| Winning Issue: | LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD |
| Winning Issue: | RAINFORESTS |
| Winning Issue: | SUPERFUND SITES |
| Winning Issue: | BROWNFIELD SITES |
| Winning Issue: | GREEN NEW DEAL |
| Winning Issue: | EMERGING CONTAMINANTS |