Report to be sent to all congressional offices in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/11/23) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today held a Facebook livestream press conference to announce its new report “CAIR Congressional Legislative Priorities in the 118th Congress.”
READ: CAIR Congressional Legislative Priorities in the 118th Congress
https://www.cair.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/LegislativePriorities.pdf
WATCH: CAIR’s Livestream Press Conference
“We encourage every member of Congress to co-sponsor and support these American Muslim legislative priorities to better protect and uphold the rights of all Americans and improve the lives of those impacted by our country’s policies overseas,” said CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department Robert S. McCaw. “These legislative priorities were developed in consultation with American Muslim community members, and for the next two years Muslim constituents will work with their representatives in Congress to ensure our voice is being heard and acted upon.”
The One Hundred Eighteenth United States Congress was convened in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 3. CAIR’s new policy document outlines its congressional legislative and advocacy priorities for the next two years, which includes defending American Muslim civil rights, protecting the rights of all persons residing in the U.S., and the rights of those seeking to travel to the United States.
CAIR’s congressional legislative priorities document will be sent to all congressional offices in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
In working to uphold the U.S. Constitution and American values, CAIR’s congressional legislative and advocacy agenda includes supporting or opposing certain acts or resolutions and calling for hearings several on topics relevant to policy considerations of the American Muslim community.
CAIR’s legislative priorities include Congress endorsing or opposing the following congressional acts or resolutions identified by CAIR. CAIR has also identified the five following hearing topics and actions to be acted upon by congressional committees.
ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS
1. Access to Counsel Act
2. Afghan Adjustment Act
3. American Dream and Promise Act
4. Combating International Islamophobia Act
5. Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act
6. End Racial and Religious Profiling Act (ERRPA)
7. George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
8. Israel Anti-Boycott Act (Oppose)
9. Keeping Our Promise Act
10. Justice For Shireen Act
11. National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act (NO BAN Act)
12. Neighbors Not Enemies Act
13. Prohibiting Weapons Sales to Human Rights Violators: Egypt, India, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates
14. Protecting Data at the Border Act
15. Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
16. Repeal of 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq
17. Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act
18. U.S. House Resolutions Against Indian Government’s Abuses in Jammu and Kashmir
19. U.S. House Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations and Violations of International Religious Freedom in India
20. U.S. House Resolution Honoring the Victims Resulting from Hate Crimes, Islamophobia and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment, in the Aftermath of September 11, 2001
21. U.S. House Resolution Recognizing the Commencement of Ramadan
22. U.S. House Resolutions Recognizing the Commencement of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
23. U.S. House Resolution Removing Muslim Member(s) of Congress from Committee Assignments (Oppose)
24. U.S. House and Senate Resolutions Recognizing July as Muslim-American Heritage Month
25. Voting Rights Advancement Act
COMMITTEE HEARING TOPICS
1. Government overreach pertaining to the unconstitutional Terrorism Screening Database (TSDB).
2. Probe of U.S. military paying contractors to spy on Muslim prayer, dating, and other Islamic study apps.
3. Invasive federal countering violent extremism legacy programs and their impacts on civil rights.
4. How Islamophobia in the U.S. is fueled by certain nonprofit charities and foundations.
5. Designating India as a Country of Particular Concern for human rights and religious freedom violations.
Following the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States, CAIR publicly released a detailed agenda detailing policy changes that the Biden-Harris administration should pursue within its first 100 days in office to restore the rights of Americans Muslims and advance justice for all.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com