InterAction Budget Advocacy Calendar

Date Activity Notes

2012
November 1-6 6 7-16 12 Bread call-in days for Gang of 8 National Elections Hill Meetings Ongoing RESULTS (and others involved with the World Pneumonia Day Coalition) sending out actions Congress Returns: Lame Duck Session Begins

13

13-16

ONE, Save the Children grassroots email campaign

13-16 19-23 26-30; Dec 1-14

ONE Call-in days to Congress Thanksgiving Recess Tentative Call in Days to Congress

36 completed to date We will probably tie this into supporting Senate numbers for Global Health. Congressional leadership elections; Incoming Member Orientation Exact timing for ONE dependent on election results Exact timing TBD 13 groups considering national call in days on rotating basis Focus on global health and foreign assistance as well as budget ask Bread, Church World Service Op/eds, letters in key districts; activate online action alerts

26-30 27

Oxfam deliver petition in targeted districts Lutheran World Relief Grasstops Hill Day

28 29 26-30

RESULTS call-in Religious Leaders Fly-in Day CRS Actions

December 1-21 1-21 1

Continuation of Lame Duck Hill Meetings - Ongoing World Aids Day

3-14

CRS Actions

ONE planning grasstops sign-on letters; RESULTS showing How to Survive Plague Op/eds, letters in key districts; activate online action alerts

3-7 3-7 4 11

RESULTS email Action Alert Save grasstops work action World Vision Budget Alert Lutheran (ELCA) and Episcopal bishops lobby day for 150 Account

Sustain 2 weeks; focus on budget cuts/sequestration Focus on Sudan and South Sudan. Confirmed bishops from: MN, WI, IL, NY, CA, AK/OK, DE/MD, VA, CO, MA, and DC.

31 TBD

Expiration of Bush Tax Cuts/Fiscal Cliff Begins InterAction CEO Hill Meetings

TBD TBD

Bread call-in day CARE Action call-ins or letters

2013
January 2 3 2-31 Sequestration Begins 113th Congress Convenes InterAction refines and updates FY14 funding recommendations Choose to Invest drafted RESULTS in-district meetings with new members Oxfam release aid going well Presidential Inauguration State of the Union Address National Preach-In

Ongoing process during January; justifications for accounts written Release materials with positive aid stories Swearing in Jan 20; public events on Jan 21 ONE is working with Sen. Rubio to coordinate

7-11 7-11 21 29 Last weekend of Jan./first weekend of Feb. February 1 4 4-8 4-8 5-8 8 12 Mid to late Feb

Mid to late Feb Feb-Mar

Target Date for release of InterAction Foreign Assistance Briefing Book (FABB) Presidents FY14 Budget Release Target Date RESULTS releases Appropriations memos Oxfam online action when Presidents request come out InterAction revises/finalizes FY 14 funding recommendations InterAction Congressional Sign-on letter for FY14 Appropriations begin circulation CRS lobby day Letter to authorizing committees to influence Views and Estimates letter to Budget committees re FY14 request and budget Meetings with Budget Committee World Vision actions

Letter closes after 2 weeks

25-27 26 March

ONE Power Summit ONE Lobby Day

Steer authorizing committee input to Budget committee To influence budget resolutions 20-25 pastor Hill visits; letters to the editor; high level; campus activities/mobilization ONEs national summit

5-7 11-15 TBD 15-20

Mid to late March 21-22

House/Senate SFOPs Hearings Re: FY14 Appropriations CARE National Conference Oxfam lobby days Save lobby day InterAction Congressional Sign-on letter for FY14 Appropriations sent to Appropriators prior to deadline for input USAID starts communicating with field offices for FY15 budget; start FY15 discussions with USAID and PRM World Water Day Activities Lobby Day and More

March 7 lobby day

Input given to appropriators as Markup is drafted

24 25 27 27 April 1 15 (Approx.) 22-26 (Approx.) April 29 May 1 May (Approx.)

World TB Day Activities - RESULTS Target Date for Choose to Invest Publication Debt Ceiling Reached?? Continuing Resolution Expires

House/Senate Hearings Re: FY14 Appropriations Oxfam April Fools theme push Target Date for House and Senate Budgets RESULTS global education/TB Lobbying around 302b allocations InterAction Forum

Meetings, Sign-on letter?

House Appropriations Bill Markups Sign on letter to Appropriators Re: SFOPs bills following House Markup

If needed, letter to Senate appropriators drafted which makes recommendations based on House Markup

Begin Collection of FY15 Requests for OMB June (Approx.) (Approx.) TBD July (Approx.)

House Consideration of Appropriations Bills Senate Appropriations Bill Markups Letter to OMB regarding FY15 Requests Bread Lobby Day Senate Consideration of Appropriations Bills

August Congressional Recess Prep Sign on for FY 14 conference letter

September 30 Sign-on letter regarding Conferences for FY14 End of Fiscal Year 2013