Government Agency
- United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- The head of the agency, or incumbent, is Kathleen Sebelius
- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves
- This ties into the purpose of my public issue because mine relates to birth control as well as freedom of religion. HHS's purpose is the protect the health of Americans and provide human services, and to some, that may birth control.
- The head of the agency, or incumbent, is Kathleen Sebelius
- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves
- This ties into the purpose of my public issue because mine relates to birth control as well as freedom of religion. HHS's purpose is the protect the health of Americans and provide human services, and to some, that may birth control.
Congressional Committee
- House Committee on Ethics
- The head staff member is Dan Schwager (Chief Counsel/Staff Director)
- Ranking Member is Johnny Isakson (Republican)
- This committee ties into my issue because ethics have to do with moral standards of people. This committee has the ability to investigate possible ethic violations. Many religious people follow their morals and believe in pro-life, and the government possibly forcing birth control upon churches to provide them is against the ethics of many people. So, this congressional committee may have the ability to investigate in this particular issue.
- The head staff member is Dan Schwager (Chief Counsel/Staff Director)
- Ranking Member is Johnny Isakson (Republican)
- This committee ties into my issue because ethics have to do with moral standards of people. This committee has the ability to investigate possible ethic violations. Many religious people follow their morals and believe in pro-life, and the government possibly forcing birth control upon churches to provide them is against the ethics of many people. So, this congressional committee may have the ability to investigate in this particular issue.
Interest Group
- The Christian Coalition (CC)
- The Christian Coalition, which draws most of its support from conservative Protestants, has an agenda that includes support for school prayer, opposition to homosexual rights, and a constitutional amendment banning abortion.
- The head of the group is Rev. Joel C. Hunter
- This interest group would would advocate my public issue because they are centered around the United States and how church and state should be related. Though this is different, the group bans abortion and would not support forced birth control on the church.
- The Christian Coalition, which draws most of its support from conservative Protestants, has an agenda that includes support for school prayer, opposition to homosexual rights, and a constitutional amendment banning abortion.
- The head of the group is Rev. Joel C. Hunter
- This interest group would would advocate my public issue because they are centered around the United States and how church and state should be related. Though this is different, the group bans abortion and would not support forced birth control on the church.