AMAC-Backed Amicus Brief Helps Secure Major Parental Rights Victory at Supreme Court
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court took an important step toward protecting parental rights by allowing a lower court’s injunction to go into effect, blocking California school policies that required educators to withhold information from parents about their children’s gender transitions at school. AMAC Action joined a broad coalition in an amicus brief in Mirabelli v. Bonta, urging the Court to defend the longstanding principle that parents, not bureaucrats or public-school officials, have the primary role in guiding their children’s upbringing. This decision is a major step toward protecting families and strengthening accountability in public education nationwide.
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AMAC Holds Landmark Meeting with Social Security Administration Commissioner
This week, AMAC leadership met with Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano and Deputy Commissioner Arjun Mody at SSA headquarters in Baltimore for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of America’s most important retirement program. The meeting underscored AMAC’s ongoing commitment to being a serious, solutions-oriented stakeholder as Congress and the Administration confront Social Security’s looming solvency challenges.
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Conservative Groups Support Health Care Price Transparency
Several conservative groups are backing a proposed new health care price transparency rule, updating what President Donald Trump established during his first term. In the State of the Union address last month, Trump asserted that “maximum price transparency” for health care services is a “big deal.” The Trump administration proposed a rule that would require insurers to publish all negotiated health care rates.
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Ohio Bill Banning Ranked Choice Voting Advances Following AMAC Action Testimony
Legislation to ban ranked-choice voting in Ohio is moving forward after recent committee hearings in the Buckeye State. During the hearings, written testimony from AMAC Action Senior Vice President Andy Mangione supported the bill. He warned that ranked-choice voting can add unnecessary complexity to elections, confuse voters, and make results less transparent. The bill’s progress reflects growing momentum to preserve straightforward, traditional voting methods in Ohio.
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Slam the Scam Day: Raising Awareness and Combating Impersonation Scams
Impersonation scams continue to target millions of Americans, with seniors among those most at risk. On March 5, the Social Security Administration observed National “Slam the Scam” Day to raise awareness and help citizens recognize the warning signs of government imposter schemes. The campaign highlighted practical steps people can take to avoid becoming victims of fraud.
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Legislation and Policy Support
H.R. 7008 – Stop Insider Trading Act
This bill takes a proactive approach to how members of Congress manage sensitive financial information by banning members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from purchasing a security issued by a publicly traded company; requires members of Congress to file a public notice at least seven days, but no more than 14 days, in advance for each intended sale with the Clerk of the House of Representatives; and requires the House Ethics Committee to issue a fee equal to $2,000 or 10% of the value of the covered investment for violations of the law – whichever is greater and the net gain realized from the sale. Click here to read AMAC Action’s letter of support.
Action ☆ Academy
What Do We Do About the Homeless?
In the 5-minute video What Do We Do about the Homeless?, Christopher Rufo, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, explains how cities can meaningfully reduce homelessness through a strategy that mixes compassion with commonsense enforcement. PragerU is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes American values in short educational videos for people of all ages.
Term of the Week: Habeas Corpus
“A legal term meaning that an accused person must be presented physically before the court with a statement demonstrating sufficient cause for arrest. Thus, no accuser may imprison someone indefinitely without bringing that person and the charges against him or her into a courtroom. In Latin, habeas corpus literally means ‘you shall have the body.’” (Hirsch, E. D., et al. The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. 2nd ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1993, p. 330.)
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Class for March, April, and May
Public Policy from a Constitutional Viewpoint
Restoring self-government begins with renewing our understanding of the Constitution’s role in guiding public policy. In Hillsdale College’s 12-lesson, free online course Public Policy from a Constitutional Viewpoint, learn how the Founders designed the Constitution to limit government and protect natural rights, and how early Progressives later challenged those limits across many areas of public policy.
Quote of the Week
“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”
— James Madison
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