EMILY's List Bill Positions
MapLight's report on EMILY's List details EMILY's List's support for or opposition to bills in Congress. MapLight has recorded 3 bill positions taken by EMILY's List since January 1, 2007. These bills relate to topics including Discrimination, Government Operations and Politics, Labor and Employment, Legal Issues, Small Business, and 9 other topics.
Support and opposition information is based on public documents found by MapLight, including congressional testimony, news reports, and company statements. These documents are included with the report.
Scope:
This report provides, for each of the 3 bills EMILY's List has taken a position on, the following information:
* Bill name, number, and sponsor.
* Bill summary and status (i.e. whether the bill is in committee, has become law, etc.).
* EMILY's List's position (support or opposition).
* Date EMILY's List's position was taken and date it was recorded by MapLight.
* Source document for the support or opposition stance.
Source documents:
Source documents for EMILY's List's support or opposition stance are authored by:
* Emily's List; EMILY's List Statement on Healthy Families Act (2 pages)
* Emily's List; Emily's List Statement on Paycheck Fairness Act Introduction (2 pages)
* EMILY's List; Glamour: 2016 State Elections Will Be Critical Battlegrounds for Women's Rights and Women's Health (6 pages)
Reasons to buy:
* Gauge future potential of EMILY's List based on whether a bill they support or oppose advances or is defeated in Congress.
* Evaluate the political activity of EMILY's List, including legislation of interest.
* Understand the reasoning behind EMILY's List's positions on legislation through content of source documents.
* Learn of other organizations that have taken the same position as EMILY's List on a bill (other signers).
* Learn of legislation which affects the financial prospects of EMILY's List.
* Learn whether bills EMILY's List has supported or opposed have been enacted, defeated, or are still pending.
Topics of legislation:
The bills EMILY's List has taken a position on cover the following topics: Culture and Social Issues (3), Business & Labor (2), Government Affairs (2), Legal Affairs (2), Health & Welfare (1). The report is 11 pages long, including 3 source documents.
