2026 IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM 

 (adopted 6/13/2026) 

STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES

Iowa Democrats passionately embrace the ideals set forth in 1787 in the Preamble to the  United States Constitution, embedding in it the wisdom to construct a democratic republic  which would “form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility,  provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of  liberty to ourselves and our posterity”. 

Democrats know the purpose of government is to act on behalf of the public good, to  create and execute policies and laws that promote and protect everyone’s human rights  equally, to protect our shared environment, to promote justice, safety and security and to  oversee the equitable distribution of resources, affording all citizens the opportunity to  attain their highest level of social, cultural, economic, mental, and physical well-being. 

We believe a robust, fully funded, and inclusive public education system is a vital  investment. We must teach the sometimes inglorious, uncomfortable history of our nation  in order to know the past, understand the present, and prepare coming generations to create a better future. We must provide accessible, high-quality education at all levels. To  maintain Iowa’s high standards, our educational systems must remain innovative,  accountable, and fully funded.  

We regard healthcare, employment, and education as fundamental human rights. All  Iowans have a stake in local, national, and global efforts to provide for these needs. We  believe foreign policy should be guided by diplomacy, the promotion of international  human rights, and a commitment to peaceful conflict resolution through global  cooperation. We shall comply with international treaties and agreements and ensure that  our international relations uphold our civil rights values.

Our nation continues to face many challenges to those founding ideals and progress  toward “forming a more perfect union”, among which are sexism, ageism,  homo/transphobia, deadly-loose gun laws, environmental degradation, fossil fuel  dependence, voter suppression, gerrymandering, theft of Supreme Court positions,  unequal application of justice, cojoining religion and government, regressive taxation,  culture wars, using religion to promote white supremist nationalism, deceptive  propaganda, excessive money in politics, insufficient and burdensome access to health  care, unbridled corporate greed, and denial of racism and racist history.  

Our young and idealistic democracy, both on the national level and here in Iowa, has been  a testament to the advancement of the ideals bequeathed to us in our founding. 

We are proud of the Democratic Party’s contributions to our nation’s heritage,  accomplishments, diversity, and movement toward a “more perfect union”. We devote  ourselves to the preservation and advancement of diversity, sustainability, opportunity, and  all manner of equality. We embrace our rights and sacred duty to continue the work of  national improvement begun two centuries ago. 

We support: a representative government that is compassionate, progressive, and  responsible. We call for the restoration of meaningful checks and balances between the  three branches of government to rebuild public confidence. To this end, we fully support  the comprehensive implementation and funding of the priorities listed in the Democratic  Platform.

STATEMENT OF ISSUES 

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Agriculture, Energy, and the Environment

Economy, Commerce, and Labor

Education

Government and Law

Health and Human Services

International Affairs

A list of acronyms used in each section appears at the end of that section.

AGRICULTURE, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT 

Productive Living Through a Healthy Food Supply, Promoting Clean Air, Water, Diverse  Ecosystems, Parks, Oceans, Forests, and Enhancing National Security 

Agriculture 

Ensuring Responsible Stewardship of Our Rural Land 

We support: 

1. An Equitable Farm Bill. 

2. Domestic/small-scale ownership of land. 

3. Diversification of agriculture. 

4. Requiring and funding NRS practices. 

5. Hemp. 

6. Labeling GMO seeds. 

7. Reducing crop insurance caps. 

8. Legal protection from pesticide and GMO drift. 

We oppose: 

9. “Ag-Gag” bill. 

10. Cancer Gag Act. 

11. Seed Patents.

Agricultural Development 

We support: 

12. Sustainable/regenerative/diverse/climate-smart agriculture. 13. Implementing RUSLE3 with data access. 

14. Fully funding REAP/IWILL/Leopold Center/NRORTF/LWLT/NMP. 15. Incentives for food production. 

16. Reducing and sequestering GHG emissions. 

17. Increasing the fertilizer tax. 

18. Requiring sustainable farming practices to qualify for farm subsidies. 19. Market-indexing USDA loan rates. 

20. Strengthening the public’s right-to-know for permits/TRI chemical use. 21. 2010 FFPR. 

22. Marketing Iowa’s agricultural commodities worldwide. 23. Farmer Cooperatives. 

24. Programs/Incentives enabling new/underrepresented farmers. 

We oppose: 

25. Private equity receiving farm subsidies. 

26. Foreign investment/ownership in agriculture. 

27. US food aid commodity dumping. 

Livestock Management 

We support: 

28. Strengthening/Enforcing animal welfare laws, including minimum space  requirements. 

29. Requiring NMPs.

30. Reducing antibiotic/hormone use. 

31. Strict, enforceable regulations of CAFOs. 

Antitrust 

We support: 

32. Strengthening and strict enforcement of antitrust laws. 

33. Fair livestock market access. 

We oppose: 

34. Land consolidation. 

35. Large-scale vertical integration.  

Planning and Zoning 

We support: 

36. Responsible land use and development policies, which include a. Walking and biking infrastructure 

b. Public transit 

c. Urban growth boundaries 

d. “Smart growth” planning. 

37. Preserving Iowa’s farmland, natural areas, and community character. 38. Ensuring the workers who build Iowa’s future share in its prosperity through: a. Project Labor Agreements 

b. Prevailing wage requirements 

c. Union labor utilization requirements. 

39. Tribal Sovereignty. 

40. Native landscaping.

41. Investments in WMAs. 

42. Strengthening landowner involvement in water control. 

43. Incentivizing LEED requirements. 

We oppose: 

44. Light Pollution. 

45. Development in floodplains. 

46. Involuntary annexation. 

47. Eminent Domain for corporate/private use/benefit. 

48. Development/exploitation of public parkland. 

49. Development that exploits Iowa’s land, undermines its communities, and cuts  corners on environmental and worker protections to pad corporate bottom lines. 

50. Unrestricted urban sprawl. 

Food Supply and Safety 

We support: 

51. Stricter enforcement of food safety regulations. 

52. Irradiation/antibiotic/hormone/GMO/COO labelling. 

53. Small-scale meat processing operations. 

54. Addressing food waste/deserts. 

55. Increasing food assistance funding/benefits, including COLA. 56. Creating a single food safety agency. 

57. Local and community food systems. 

Energy 

Transitioning Away From Carbon-Emitting Energy Sources

We support: 

58. Energy independence. 

59. The Green New Deal. 

60. Renewable energy subsidies. 

61. Reinstating the CPP. 

62. Fossil fuel conversion to renewable energy. 

63. 75% de-carbonized energy by 2035. 

64. A cap on carbon emissions. 

65. A revenue-neutral price on carbon. 

66. Worker retention tax credits supporting displaced energy workers. 67. Diverse renewable energy R&D. 

68. Funding R&D of nuclear energy.  

69. Dedicated funding to university-based energy R&D programs. 

We oppose: 

70. Direct fossil fuel subsidies. 

71. Energy commodity speculation. 

Limiting Drilling/Extraction 

We support: 

72. Safe transport/storage/tracking of radioactive/biologically hazardous material. 

We oppose: 

73. Deep water and Arctic drilling. 

74. Fracking.

Modernizing Our Grid Infrastructure 

We support: 

75. IUC regulations of community and individual/cooperative-owned renewable energy. 76. IRPs/FIT/expanded net-metering. 

77. Smart grid/microgrid improvement with BES. 

78. Energy conservation. 

79. Standardized renewable energy permitting reform. 

80. Environmental/economic/health impact assessments pre-data center  construction/expansion. 

81. Data centers paying the full cost of utilities/infrastructure. 

82. Nuclear power. 

82a. A moratorium on new AI data centers and crypto mining facilities. 

Maximizing Transportation Efficiency 

We support: 

83. Higher CAFE standards. 

84. Incentivizing EV purchases, including tax credits. 

85. The NEVI Program funding with EVITP workforce requirements. 86. EV mass transit. 

87. Reconsidering the benefits/detriments of biofuel production. 

We oppose: 

88. Inappropriate RFS waivers. 

Environment 

Stewardship And Livability – Placing Our Children’s Future Above Corporate Profits

We support: 

89. Policies that treat Iowa’s air, land, water, and natural environment as the shared  inheritance of all Iowans, protecting them from pollution, degradation, and corporate  exploitation. 

90. A constitutional right to a healthy environment. 

91. Rejoining the Paris Climate Accords. 

We oppose: 

92. The exploitation of Iowa’s air, land, water, and natural environment for private gain at  public expense. 

Clean Water Availability For All 

We support: 

93. Policies that hold polluters accountable, restore Iowa’s waterways, and guarantee  every Iowan, rural or urban, access to clean, affordable water. 

93a. We support R&D with universities, water and land quality specialists. 

Acronyms Used in This Section 

BES – Battery Energy Storage 

CAFO – Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation 

CAFE-Corporate Automotive Fuel Economy 

COO – Country of Origin 

COLA – Cost of Living Adjustment 

CPP-Clean Power Plan 

EV – Electric Vehicle 

EVITP – Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program 

FFPR – Farmer Fair Practice Rules

FIT – Feed-in Tariff 

GHG – Greenhouse Gases 

GMO – Genetically Modified Organisms 

IWILL – Iowa Water and Land Legacy 

IUC – Iowa Utilities Commission 

LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design IRP – Integrated Resource Plan 

LWLT – Land and Water Legacy Trust 

NEVI – National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure 

NMP – Nutrient Management Plan 

NRORTF – Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund NRS – Nutrient Reduction Strategy 

R&D – Research and Development 

REAP – Resource Enhancement and Protection 

RFS – Renewable Fuel Standard 

RUSLE3 – Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation Version Three TRI – Toxic Release Inventory 

USDA – United States Department of Agriculture 

WMA – Water Management Authority 

ECONOMY, COMMERCE, and LABOR

Workers’ Rights and Collective Bargaining 

We support: 

94. The PRO Act. 

95. Workers’ Freedom to Negotiate Act.

96. Full restoration of Chapter 20 collective bargaining rights for all public employees,  including the right to strike/negotiate on all working conditions. 

97. Whistleblower protection. 

98. Mandatory paid breaks. 

99. Predictive scheduling/fair workweek laws. 

We oppose: 

100. Right-to-work laws. 

101. Mandatory binding mediation/arbitration/class-actions waivers, NDAs. 

Comprehensive Workplace Safety 

We support: 

102. The right of workers to choose their own medical providers for workplace injuries. 103. The right to refuse unsafe work without retaliation. 

104. Increased staffing/funding for OSHA/MSHA/NIOSH. 

105. Expanded union participation and oversight in safety inspections and accident  investigations. 

Fair Compensation and Pay Equity 

We support: 

106. A living wage for all workers, indexed to the MIT living wage calculator. 107. Eliminating the sub-minimum wage for tipped/incarcerated workers. 108. Enforcing the Paycheck Fairness Act. 

109. Penalizing wage/benefits/retirement theft. 

110. Improving COLA formulas. 

111. Federal elected-officials’ benefits parity with government-employees.

We oppose: 

112. Extreme executive-to-worker pay disparities. 

113. Shareholder supremacy. 

Economic Security and Family Support 

We support: 

114. Non-punitive, paid family/medical/parental leave for all workers. 115. Expansion of unemployment insurance to 26 weeks. 

116. UBI. 

117. Access to universal/publicly-funded childcare. 

118. Lowering retirement age with full Social-Security payout. 

119. Transitioning weapons industries toward civilian‐use manufacturing. 120. Homestead exemptions. 

121. Charitable deductions. 

122. Increasing/expanding EITC. 

123. Gender equalization of Social-Security benefits/appropriate equitable reparations. 124. Foreclosure protections. 

125. Creating a STPO. 

Corporate Accountability and Consumer Protections 

We support: 

126. Consumers’ right to sue. 

127. Strengthening/expanding/enforcing antitrust laws. 

128. Reinstating Glass-Steagall. 

129. Strong/independent CFPB/BCP. 

130. Lowering interest rate caps on consumer loans, including credit cards.

131. Corporate fines exceeding profit gains. 

132. AI regulation. 

133. Definancialization. 

134. Stronger FDA oversight/funding. 

135. Genetic patent reforms. 

136. Strengthening product safety standards/enforcement. 

137. GDPR-level privacy protections. 

138. VCFCA. 

139. Regulating private equity firms with the same transparency/oversight standards as  publicly traded companies. 

139a. Permanent Digital Millennium Copyright Act exceptions allowing unrestricted  distributional modification of abandoned media. 

139b. Protecting intellectual property from use for AI training. 

We oppose: 

140. Predatory lending. 

141. Hidden/excessive fees. 

142. Legal immunity for developers/implementors/users of AI.  

Progressive Taxation and Fiscal Reform 

We support: 

143. A tax system placing majority tax burden on extremely high earners.  144. Wealth taxes. 

145. Elimination of the Social Security taxable wage cap. 

146. Increasing IRS responsiveness. 

147. TEA. 

148. Capping residential property-taxes for low-income citizens.

149. Taxing all stock-exchange transactions. 

150. Separating Social-Security-Trust-Fund from federal budget. 

We oppose: 

151. Off-shore tax-havens/corporate-inversions/loopholes. 

152. Carried interest loophole. 

153. Taxing unemployment/worker-compensation/disability/Social-Security benefits. 

Sustainable Infrastructure and Digital Rights 

We support: 

154. Funding for: 

a. Independent public broadcasting 

b. Universal high-speed broadband 

c. Mass transit/high-speed rail 

d. Green New Deal framework. 

155. Net neutrality and online privacy. 

156. Right-to-repair laws. 

157. Retraining programs for workers affected by: 

a. AI 

b. Automation 

c. Environmental reform. 

We oppose: 

157a. Repealing section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

Small Business and Local Economy

We support: 

158. Near-zero-interest loans for local small businesses. 

159. Main Street America. 

160. “Made in USA” policies requiring a minimum of 90% U.S.-manufactured content,  including U.S. Military Supplies. 

161. GIVFAP. 

162. Earmarking lottery/gambling taxes for public-educational/medical funding. 

Fiscal Responsibility 

We support: 

163. Responsible federal budgeting by: 

a. Implementing fair tax reform 

b. Conducting rigorous reviews of spending priorities. 

Cannabis Reform 

We support: 

164. Legalizing/regulating/taxing cannabis products similarly to alcohol. 

Immigration & Labor 

We support: 

165. Humane/efficient immigration processing to ensure a stable/legal workforce. 

Targeted Tax Relief 

We support: 

166. Providing essential tax credits to low-income individuals/veterans/seniors/PWD.

Worker Protections 

We support: 

167. Prioritizing employees as first-in-line creditors during corporate  liquidations/bankruptcies. 

Privatization of Public Assets 

We oppose: 

168. Privatization of: 

a. Social Security 

b. Medicare 

c. Medicaid 

d. Public Lands 

e. IPERS 

f. Essential public infrastructure. 

Unfair Labor Practices 

We support: 

169. Strengthening child labor laws. 

We oppose: 

170. Union-busting. 

171. Wage theft. 

172. Misclassification of employees as independent contractors. 173. Strikebreaking. 

174. Mandatory overtime. 

175. Limiting/ending of overtime pay.

Inequitable Economic Policies 

We oppose: 

176. “Trickle-down” economics. 

177. Regressive/flat taxes. 

178. Corporate welfare. 

179. Use of credit scores/social media/incarceration history in employment decisions. 180. Treating investment earnings differently from earned income. 181. Implementing the “Kansas Experiment.” 

Market Exploitation 

We support: 

182. Limiting TIF. 

183. Banning commercialized prediction markets. 

We oppose: 

184. Stock buybacks. 

185. Price discrimination. 

186. Rent gouging. 

187. Financial speculation. 

188. Ghost jobs. 

189. Subsidies/tax breaks for data-centers/fossil-fuel-companies. 

Acronyms Used in This Section 

AI – Artificial Intelligence 

BCP – Bureau of Consumer Protection 

CFPB – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

COLA – Cost of Living Adjustment/Allowance 

EITC – Earned Income Tax Credit 

FDA – Food and Drug Administration 

GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation 

GIVFAP – Grow Iowa Values Financial Assistance Program 

IPERS – Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System 

IRS – Internal revenue service 

MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (referring to the Living Wage Calculator) MSHA – Mine Safety and Health Administration 

NDA – Non-Disclosure Agreement 

NIOSH – National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 

OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration 

PRO Act – Protecting the Right to Organize Act 

PWD – Persons with Disabilities 

STPO – State Tenant Protection Office 

TEA – Taxpayer Empowerment Agenda 

TIF – Tax Increment Financing 

UBI – Universal Basic Income 

VCFCA – Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act 

EDUCATION 

We support: 

190. Public funds for public education only. 

191. Prioritizing student-centered education. 

192. Giving local control to school districts.

193. Increasing equitable funding for public-schools/AEAs/community-colleges/public universities. 

194. Maintaining/funding the US and Iowa Department of Education. 195. An equitable-method for funding public-schools. 

196. SSA of no-less-than 8% within the first 30-days of the legislative calendar. 197. Funding on-site ESPs, including but-not-limited to: 

a. Librarians 

b. Paraprofessionals/associates 

c. Nurses 

d. Licensed mental-health providers 

e. Media-Specialists 

f. School-counselors 

g. Social-workers 

h. STOTPT. 

198. Full, sustainable funding for programs addressing: 

a. MH/MI 

b. Poverty 

c. Support/integration of ELL/ESL students 

d. Career/vocational education 

e. STEAM 

f. Civics 

g. SEL 

h. Personal financial-literacy 

i. Special-education/twice-exceptional 

j. TAG 

k. At-risk dropout-prevention

l. Reduction in student/teacher ratios 

m. NEA/NEH/NSF 

n. Safe, adequate facilities 

o. Fine Arts 

p. IDEA 

q. Wrap-around Services 

r. Literacy 

s. LFS 

t. ILO 

u. TRiO 

v. Before/After school programs 

w. Summer programs 

x. Public radio/television. 

199. Evidence-based teaching standards. 

200. De-emphasizing standardized tests. 

201. Appropriate use of technology to support the process of  

physiological/neurological/psychological/social development. 

202. Media-literacy education that emphasizes critical-thinking, including the impacts of  social-media. 

203. Fully-funded, universal, free, high-quality full-day early childhood programs. 

204. Tuition-free vocational-programs/state-universities/community-colleges with  reduction in other fees. 

205. Student-loan forgiveness. 

206. Bankruptcy/predatory-loan protections for student-borrowers. 207. Equitable funding based on student need. 

208. Requiring oversight of private-schools identical to public-schools especially if they  receive public funding.

209. Comprehensive education including access to the arts/music/physical education/CTE/foreign-language/STEAM/work-based learning, and other programs at all  grade-levels. 

210. Medically-accurate/evidence-based/age-appropriate sex-education/gender education/family-planning, including LGBTQIA+/nonbinary, in all public-schools. 

211. Evidence-based/peer-reviewed/all-inclusive approach to teaching human-diversity,  science, and Indigenous/US/world history without government interference. 

212. Adopting universal mental-health policies/procedures/educational-standards for  PreK-14. 

213. Middle/high-school health-curriculums, including information about consent and  dating violence. 

214. Erin’s Law. 

215. Protecting in-person/digital privacy of all students/families/school staff &  administration. 

216. Free nutritious breakfast/lunch/snack for all students, including special-diets, food backpack and summer-food programs. 

217. The Sanctuary School and Safe Zone Movement. 

218. Eliminating racial-disparities in discipline-policies and educational-outcomes. 

219. Non-discriminatory curricula/dress-code, including but-not-limited-to hair discrimination/traditional-dress. 

220. Trained DEI/de-escalation/mediation/trauma-informed professionals in schools to  help end the school-to-prison pipeline. 

221. Professional conflict resolution facilitators in schools. 

222. Attracting/retaining educators from underrepresented populations. 

223. A safe/inclusive environment and intervention-strategies protecting students from  bullying/harassment/bias/retaliation. 

224. DVDP. 

225. Transgender/intersex children’s right to utilize names, restrooms/locker-rooms, and  sports-teams/activities matching their gender-identities. 

226. Allowing LGBTQIA+ supportive organizations.

227. Protections from discriminatory actions against BIPOC/LGBTQIA+/PWD individuals. 

228. All-encompassing and inclusive curricula/learning experiences for all students,  especially BIPOC/LGBTQIA+/PWD individuals. 

229. Equal access to education/language-rich environments for PreK-14 Blind/Low vision/Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing students to optimize language development. 

230. Funding/training for early identification/intervention of special-needs,  emotional/hostile/violent behavior. 

231. DEI-offices/programming/curriculum/affinity-group scholarships in higher education. 

232. The ISEA’s Educator Bill of Rights. 

233. Educators’/ESPs’ right-to-strike and engage in collective-bargaining on all working  conditions. 

234. Academic freedom in higher-education. 

235. Tying university medical-research to academic freedom. 

236. All public PreK-14/higher-education, non-administrative, salaries/benefits/pensions  above national-average. 

237. A competitive living-wage/benefits for ESPs. 

238. Unemployment benefits for ESPs who experience seasonal layoffs. 239. A path to tenure for all university faculty, including part-time. 

240. Strengthening/ensuring IPERS benefits. 

241. Reduction of class size and special-education rosters. 

242. Ratio of child-to-staff caps in-line with AAP/NAEYC. 

243. Learning disability screening in PreK-14 schools/IJJS. 

244. Diversity/equity/implicit bias training for all staff yearly. 

245. Restoring full-services/local-control to AEAs. 

246. Access/funds/financial-aid for incarcerated/formerly-incarcerated people for  accredited ABE/higher-education, including Pell Grants. 

247. Fully-funded public libraries/museums with independent boards.

248. Investment in accessible/affordable/quality childcare and childcare-workers. 249. Stronger regulation/oversight of restraints. 

249a. Prohibiting private, charter, and voucher-funded schools that receive public dollars  from dismissing/suspending/expelling students with individualized education programs. 

We oppose: 

250. School-sanctioned religious practice/bias/clergy in public-schools. 251. Changes to accreditation regulations based on political/religious ideology. 252. Unfunded mandates. 

253. Generative Artificial-Intelligence. 

254. The Solomon Amendment. 

255. Lowering licensing requirements for teachers/administrators. 256. Merit pay. 

257. Guns on school-grounds including employees/SROs. 

258. SROs being stationed inside schools. 

259. Criminalizing educators for teaching equitable topics. 

260. Censorship in our schools including banning books/literary resources. 261. Parental notification that outs students who identify as LGBTQIA+. 262. Seclusion rooms. 

263. Sanctioning/endorsing any group/club recognized by the SPLC as a hate group. 264. Government micromanagement of public-universities and the Board-of-Regents. 265. Manipulating Board-of-Regents political-party balance. 

266. Iowa legislators being on the Board-of-Regents. 

Acronyms Used in This Section 

AAP – American Academy of Pediatrics

ABE- Adult Basic Education 

AEA – Area Education Agencies 

BIPOC – Black, Indigenous, and People of Color 

DEI – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

CTE – Career Technical Education 

DVDP – District Voluntary Diversity Plans 

ELL – English Language Learners 

ESL – English as a Second Language 

ESP – Educational Support Professionals 

IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

IJJS – Iowa Juvenile Justice System 

ILO – Iowa Learning Online 

IPERS – Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System 

ISEA – Iowa State Education Association 

LGBTQIA+ – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Agender, and other sexual orientations and gender identities (+) LFS – Local Foods for Schools 

MH/MI – Mental Health/Mental Illness 

NAEYC – National Association for the Education of Young Children NEA – National Endowment for the Arts 

NEH – National Endowment for the Humanities 

NSF – National Science Foundation 

PWD – Persons with Disabilities 

SEL – Social and Emotional Learning 

SPLC – Southern Poverty Law Center 

SRO – School Resource Officer

SSA – State Supplemental Aid 

STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math 

STOTPT – Speech, Occupational, and Physical Therapy 

TAG – Talented and Gifted 

TRiO – The Federal TRiO Programs are the primary federal student outreach and student  services programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from  disadvantaged backgrounds. 

GOVERNMENT AND LAW 

Civil and Human Rights 

We support: 

267. The UDHR/relevant treaties/standards as a basis for human-rights. 268. Funding local civil rights agencies/enforcement-authority. 

269. The Bill of Rights. 

270. CRAs. 

271. ERA. 

272. DEI. 

273. Affirmative action. 

274. Indigenous sovereignty. 

275. JMMIW. 

276. Right-to-privacy. 

We oppose:

277. Crimes against humanity, including:

a. Murder 

b. Extermination 

c. Genocide 

d. Enslavement 

e. Forced transfer of populations 

f. Inhumane imprisonment 

g. Torture 

h. Sexual violence 

i. Persecution 

j. Apartheid 

k. other inhumane acts/abuses. 

278. Discrimination. 

279. Child marriage. 

280. White supremacy. 

LGBTQIA+ Equality and Gender Identity Protections

We support: 

281. Iowa Code reinstating gender/sexual-identity protections. 282. Marriage/parental rights. 

283. Inclusive identification/facilities/public-participation. 284. Gender-affirming care. 

285. Accountability for denial of gender-affirming care. 

We oppose:

286. Conversion therapy. 

287. Anti-LGBTQIA+ policies/laws.

288. Gay/trans panic defenses. 

Religious Freedoms and Secular Government 

We support:

289. Freedom of religion. 

290. Separation of church/state. 

We oppose:

291. Christian/religious nationalism. 

Criminal Justice and Public Safety 

Law Enforcement and Courts 

We support: 

292. Establishing CRBs with subpoena power to investigate police misconduct. 

293. Professional de-escalation/use-of-force/bias/disability/mental-health response  training/units. 

294. Mandatory police body/dash-cams. 

295. The right to record police-public interactions. 

296. Independent review of SA/DV/abuse claims against law-enforcement. 297. Reforming civil/criminal asset-forfeiture. 

298. Funding/expanding drug/mental/family/diversion courts. 

299. Equitable pre-trial detention. 

300. State/federal compensation for acquitted defendants. 

301. Prosecuting malfeasance/white-collar crimes. 

302. Expeditious rape-kit processing.

We oppose: 

303. Police militarization. 

304. Racial profiling. 

305. State/local law-enforcement cooperating with ICE/DHS/CBP. 306. Cash-bail. 

307. Disproportionate policing of poor/minority communities. 308. ALPRs/mass-surveillance systems. 

Sentencing, Drugs, & Specific Crimes 

We support: 

309. Decriminalizing Schedule-III drugs. 

310. Expungement of cannabis convictions. 

311. Eliminating racial/economic disparities in the justice-system. 312. A national SA/DV/abuse database. 

We oppose: 

313. Statutes of limitations for SA/DV/abuse. 

Corrections, Reentry, & Rehabilitation 

We support: 

314. Restorative justice. 

315. Expanding community-based corrections. 

316. Compliance with the “Nelson Mandela Rules.” 317. Equal/fair compensation for prison-labor. 

318. Adequately staffing prisons. 

319. Comprehensive healthcare/addiction treatment.

320. Expanding prison education/wraparound/post-release programs. 321. “Ban-the-Box” laws. 

We oppose: 

322. Capital punishment. 

323. Mandatory minimums. 

324. Three-strike laws. 

325. Life sentences without possibility of parole. 

326. Mass incarceration. 

327. Privatized prisons/jails/parole-services. 

328. Solitary confinement. 

329. The “Duly Convicted Clause.” 

330. Housing minors in adult populations. 

331. Charging for court-appointed attorneys/incarceration/vital sundries/communication. 

Gun Safety 

We support: 

332. Banning assault-style rifles/high-capacity magazines/automatic weapon kits.  333. BCE/FERPO Acts. 

334. Gun violence prevention programs. 

335. Requiring recurring firearms-education/competency-testing/liability insurance/safe-storage/reporting lost/stolen weaponry. 

336. Establishing firearm-free zones. 

We oppose: 

337. “Stand-Your-Ground”/”Castle-Doctrine.” 

338. Open Carry 

Elections and Political Processes 

Campaign and Elections 

We support:

339. Universal automatic/same-day voter-registration. 

340. Accessible ballots. 

341. Permanent absentee-ballot applications. 

342. The statutory right-to-vote for all citizens, including those currently/previously  incarcerated. 

343. Congressional voting representation for DC/US territories. 344. Restoring the VRA. 

345. Standardized/locally controlled elections. 

346. Guaranteed time to vote. 

347. 40-day early/absentee voting-period. 

348. Independent/non-partisan redistricting. 

349. Increased diversity of elected-representatives. 

350. Campaign finance reform. 

351. Only publicly-funded elections. 

352. Timely disclosure of election contributions. 

353. NPVIC Commitment. 

354. Abolishing the Electoral-College. 

355. Multi-party elections. 

356. MMPR. 

357. IRV/RCV. 

358. The Equal-Time/Fairness Doctrine.

359. Funding independent fact-checking political advertisements. 360. Adequate election staffing/worker protections. 

361. Eliminating sex/gender identification markers. 

362. Banning third-party voter challenges/voter-vigilantism. 

363. Criminal/civil remedies for voter intimidation. 

364. Voter-verified paper audit-trail. 

365. Mandatory post-marking/counting of mail-ballots. 

366. Iowa’s First-in-the-Nation status. 

367. Strengthening peaceful-transfer processes. 

367a. Ballot initiatives. 

367b. The Corporate charter reform to implement the Montana/Iowa Plan by 2030. 

We oppose:

368. Voter suppression/intimidation/restrictions/testing. 

369. The SAVE Act. 

370. Signature/photo identification matching. 

371. Purging of voter-ID rolls. 

372. Jungle Primaries. 

373. Gerrymandering. 

374. “Bad-faith” electors. 

375. “Citizens United v. FEC.” 

376. Corporate/dark money influence/spending in elections. 377. Weapons or ICE/CBP/law enforcement near voting/registration locations. 378. Non-independent state/federal personnel as poll watchers.

Party Involvement 

We support: 

379. Forming an education/participation task-force in the Democratic Party. 380. Complete fiscal transparency throughout the IDP. 

381. Eliminating endorsements/financial support by the DNC/DCCC/DSCC for  primaries. 

382. Transparency/accuracy in reporting caucus counts. 

383. Reforming the current Precinct Caucuses. 

384. Stricken 

We oppose:

385. Superdelegates. 

386. Interference in primaries. 

387. MLK day caucusing. 

Emergency Management

We support: 

388. FEMA reform including efficient/timely/transparent fund distribution. 389. Federally funding local governments’ disaster tax loss. 390. HHS oversight of structural rehabilitation. 

391. Disaster recovery/buyout assistance. 

392. Expansion of Iowa’s EAPs. 

We oppose: 

393. Redirecting FEMA funds to non-FEMA DHS operations. 394. Partisan withholding of FEMA funds.

395. SBA loans as FEMA disqualifier for personal contents. 

Government and Civic Systems 

Government Services 

We support:

396. Public services/SOEs. 

397. Equitable access to government services. 

398. Full appropriation of government-mandated programs. 399. Publicly-funded, local, independent news/paper. 400. Independent state bank. 

401. Public accountability for essential services. 402. Expanded public service opportunities. 

We oppose: 

403. Politicized/privatized public services/infrastructure/utilities. 404. Austerity. 

Government Structure and Processes 

We support:

405. Ethical governance. 

406. Science/data-driven policy. 

407. Competitive multi-party democracy. 

408. Filibuster ban. 

409. Unicameral Congress. 

410. Supremacy of Congress.

411. Expanding the House of Representatives. 

412. An Economic Bill of Rights. 

413. Reducing the national debt. 

414. Congressional ethics reform/enforcement. 

415. Increased scope/enforcement/restrictions on insider 

trading/stock/securities/betting/lobbying for all government officials/immediate family/employees/lobbyists. 

416. Independent/non-partisan SCOTUS/DOJ/Judiciary. 

417. Expansion of SCOTUS. 

418. Merit-based/non-partisan selection of judges/justices. 

419. SCOTUS reform. 

420. Enforcing the Emoluments Clause. 

421. Reduction of presidential powers. 

422. Pardon reform. 

423. Congress/SCOTUS/POTUS term/age limits. 

424. Initiative/Referendum voting processes. 

425. DC Statehood. 

426. Local home-rule protections. 

427. All government/legal documentation written in clear/understandable language. 428. Election of independent IUC-members, county auditors/recorders/treasurers. 429. Restoration of state auditor powers. 

430. Recall of state/local officeholders by petition. 

431. IEC multi-state legal action. 

432. Personal financial accountability for lawbreaking by elected officials. 433. Balanced genders on public boards/commissions.

We oppose: 

434. Concentration of executive power. 

435. Political interference in the justice system. 

436. Misuse of presidential pardon/clemency powers including self/preemptive pardons. 437. Nepotism. 

438. Former/current officials/employees/domestic-partners as corporate/corporate affiliated lobbyists. 

439. Legislatorial exemption from law. 

440. Congressional riders. 

441. DOGE Cuts. 

442. A new constitutional convention. 

Transparency 

We support:

443. Sunshine laws. 

444. Independent auditing of government-agencies. 

445. Whistleblower protections. 

446. Unsealing of Epstein-related materials/prosecution of perpetrators. 447. Restoration of State Auditor powers. 

We oppose:

448. No-bid contracts. 

Military and Veterans 

We support: 

449. Living wages/fully-funded benefits for servicemembers/veterans/families.

450. Expanded healthcare/mental-healthcare/housing/education. 451. PACT Act. 

452. Improved VA accountability. 

453. Equitable benefits: Guard/Reserve families/veterans. 454. Strengthening reintegration programs. 

455. Equity/nondiscrimination for LGBTQIA+ servicemembers/veterans. 456. Veterans’ employment protections. 

457. Programs for Veteran-owned businesses. 

458. Accountability for all POW/MIA/KIA. 

We oppose: 

459. Privatizing the VA. 

460. Cutting benefits. 

461. Deportation of veterans. 

462. Conscription. 

463. Mercenaries. 

464. Domestic military deployment. 

465. Distributing military-combat equipment to non-military entities. 466. Renaming facilities after Confederates. 

Technology and Communications 

We support: 

467. Publicly-owned, universal broadband. 

468. Free online access to public documents. 

469. Strengthened cybersecurity.

470. SKG. 

471. Tech/social-media consumer protections. 

We oppose:

472. Generative AI. 

473. Online censorship. 

474. Robocalls. 

475. Media/tech monopolies and consolidations, including but not limited to the  Paramount/WB and Nexstar/Tegna mergers. 

476. Excessive commercial data-collection. 

477. Warrantless data-collection. 

478. Internet ID Age-Verification. 

Transportation and Infrastructure 

We support: 

479. Widespread public transportation access/services. 

480. Expanding HSR/passenger/freight train services. 

481. Infrastructure repair/construction/safety/sustainability investment. 482. Green/Blue New Deals. 

483. Public ownership of utilities. 

484. Electrifying public/private transportation. 

485. Expanding rural transportation options. 

486. Emission reduction policies. 

487. Universal driver’s license access. 

488. Nationalizing Amtrak. 

489. Wildlife crossings.

490. Postal banking by the USPS. 

491. Free public transportation. 

Acronyms Used in This Section 

AI – Artificial Intelligence 

ALPR – Automated License Plate Readers 

Ban the Box – Require employees to remove conviction and arrest history questions from  job applications and delay background checks until after a conditional offer has been  made. 

BCE Act – Background Check Expansion Act 

Castle Doctrine – A common law principle where there is no duty to retreat before using  lethal force if you are in your home or yard 

CBP – Customs and Border Patrol 

CRAs – Civil Rights Acts 

CRB – Community Review Board 

DHS – Department of Homeland Security 

DEI – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

DOGE – Department of Government Efficiency 

DNC – Democratic National Convention 

DCCC – Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee 

DSCC – Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 

DoJ – Department of Justice 

Duly Convicted Clause – Refers to the punishment exemption in the 13^th amendment to the  US Constitution, stating “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment  for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United  States.” 

DV – Domestic Violence 

EAP – Emergency Assistance Program

ERA – Equal Rights Amendment 

FEC – Federal Elections Commission 

FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency 

FERPO Act – Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order 

HHS – Health and Human Services 

HSR – High-Speed Rail 

ICE – Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

ICERD – International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 

ICRMW – International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers  and Members of Their Families 

ICCPR – International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 

ICESCR – International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights IDP – Iowa Democratic Party 

IEC – Iowa Executive Council 

IRV – Instant-Runoff Voting 

IUC – Iowa Utilities Commission 

JMMIW – Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women 

KIA – Killed in Action 

LGBTQIA+ – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Agender, and other sexual orientations and gender identities (+) MIA – Missing in Action 

MLK – Martin Luther King Jr. 

MMPR – Multi-Member Proportional Representation 

Nelson Mandela Rules – The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of  Prisoners 

NPVIC – National Popular Vote Interstate Compact 

PACT Act – Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act

POTUS – President of the United States 

POW – Prisoner of War 

RCV – Ranked-Choice Voting 

SA – Sexual Assault 

SAVE Act – Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act 

SBA – Small Business Administration 

Schedule-III Drug – Substances with a lower potential for abuse than Schedule I or II and  have a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the US. 

SCOTUS – Supreme Court of the United States 

SKG – Stop Killing Games 

SOE – State-Owned Enterprises 

Three-Strike Laws – Statues that mandate significantly increased prison sentences – often  life in prison – for individuals convicted of a third felony. 

USPS – United States Postal Service 

UDHR – Universal Declaration of Human Rights 

VA – Department of Veterans Affairs 

VRA – Voting Rights Act 

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

General 

We support: 

492. Healthcare/housing/food/safety/dignity as fundamental human rights. 493. Government-funded/comprehensive/universal/single-payer healthcare. 

General Health 

We support:

494. Medical/Bodily Autonomy. 

495. Immunization/vaccination. 

496. Medical cannabis. 

497. Telehealth. 

498. Scientific/evidence-based medicine. 

499. Preventative healthcare. 

500. Public smoking/vaping bans, including casinos. 

501. Organ donation designation “opt-out.” 

502. Death with Dignity. 

503. Green funerals. 

504. Expanding rural healthcare. 

505. Addressing healthcare workforce shortages. 

506. State EHRs. 

507. Research for cancer/chronic-disease/stem-cells/medical-cannabis/psychedelic therapies/substance-abuse/Alzheimers/dementia. 

508. De-stigmatizing disability/mental health. 

We oppose: 

509. Denial/reduction of medical services due to religious/personal bias. 510. AI in place of licensed medical professionals. 

Health Insurance, Reimbursement, and Coverage 

We support: 

511. Guaranteed Hearing/vision/dental/LTC/substance-abuse/mental health coverage. 512. Regulation/transparency in healthcare pricing. 

513. Measures to decrease drug prices, including but-not-limited to:

a. Negotiation/regulation 

b. Removing non-safety-related import restrictions c. Capping prescription medication to the global average price d. Generic drugs 

e. Banning evergreening practices. 

514. Capping surgery/procedure costs. 

515. Publicly-financed/full insurance reimbursement for: a. Couples/family therapy 

b. Care for those with limited capacity to care for themselves c. Reproductive/postpartum healthcare. 

We oppose: 

516. Privatizing Medicaid/Medicare. 

517. For-profit healthcare. 

518. Prescription drug advertisements. 

519. Pharmaceutical kickbacks to healthcare professionals. 520. Work requirements for Medicaid. 

521. Price-gouging. 

Mental Health and Addiction 

We support: 

522. Comprehensive first-responder training. 

523. Expanding community MHCs. 

524. Crisis response programs. 

525. Increasing psychiatric beds. 

526. Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.

527. Trauma-informed care. 

528. In-state mental health services for children, including behavioral health. 529. Mental health parity. 

530. Recognition/treatment of addiction as a healthcare issue. 

531. Substance-use disorder treatment/prevention. 

532. Safe access to sterile needles. 

533. Portugal-style drug decriminalization. 

534. Free anti-overdose medications. 

535. Targeted services for people with ACEs. 

We oppose: 

536. Closing MHIs/MHCs. 

Human Services 

We support: 

537. Non-prescriptive SNAP/WIC. 

538. Affordable healthy foods. 

539. Shelter/restrooms/food/mailboxes for people experiencing homelessness. 540. Clinics providing accessible mental health/addiction services in underserved areas. 541. Addressing social worker/mental health practitioner shortages. 542. Shift limits/patient ratios following best practices. 

543. First-responder education/training on abuse. 

544. Acknowledging gun injuries/deaths/suicides are public health/safety challenges. 545. Home/community-based services. 

546. Increasing LTC/childcare facility inspections. 

547. Meaningful penalties for violating laws/regulations protecting patients.

548. Consumer representation on HHS review boards. 

549. Expanding respite care funding/programming. 

We oppose: 

550. Human Trafficking. 

551. Cutting medical research funding. 

Aging and Disabilities 

We support: 

552. Better publicization of accessibility services/eligibility requirements. 553. Increased staffing requirement for LTC facilities. 

554. Increased ADA compliance. 

555. Livable reimbursement for caregivers. 

556. Training/support for caregivers/family. 

557. Work Without Worry Act 

Children and Families 

We support: 

558. Universal childcare. 

559. Safe foster/adoptive systems. 

560. Protections from and education about all forms of abuse. 561. Shelters/resources for children/youth/families/domestic violence survivors. 562. Family preservation/permanency planning programs. 

563. A living wage for licensed childcare providers. 

564. Gender neutrality in custodial matters. 

565. Modernizing enforcement of child support payments.

566. Clergy as mandatory reporters. 

567. Raising income eligibility levels for child assistance programs. 568. Kinship-care/foster-care parity. 

We oppose: 

569. Religion-based adoption exemptions. 

570. Private, Second-Chance adoptions. 

LGBTQIA+ 

We support: 

571. Gender-affirmation in care. 

572. Classifying “withholding gender-affirming care from children” as child abuse. 573. Repealing legislation restricting/criminalizing transgender healthcare. 574. Placing transgender foster youth with affirming placements. 

We oppose: 

575. Sex assignment of intersex individuals at birth. 

576. Prohibiting LGBTQIA+ from donating blood/tissue/organs. 577. Conversion therapy. 

Reproductive Rights and Family Planning 

We support: 

578. Codifying Roe vs. Wade. 

579. Reproductive justice. 

580. Access to contraception/birth-control, including by mail. 581. Infertility services.

582. Planned Parenthood. 

583. STI prevention/treatment/PrEP. 

584. Comprehensive/age-appropriate/medically accurate sex education. 585. Increased financial support for adoptive/birth-parents/surrogate/foster-parents. 586. Requiring accessibility to dedicated spaces for lactation. 

587. Expanding insurance coverage/legal protections for Certified Nurse  Midwives/doulas/traditional birth-workers. 

588. Initiatives supporting Black/Indigenous maternal health. 

We oppose: 

589. Laws restricting/criminalizing abortion/reproductive healthcare. 590. Reproductive health mis/disinformation. 

591. Forced sterilization/castration/genital mutilation, including default circumcision. 592. Coercive/misleading family-planning/pregnancy/abortion services. 593. Prosecuting healthcare providers for administering medically necessary treatment. 

Acronyms Used in This Section 

ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences 

ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act 

AI – Artificial Intelligence 

EHR – Electronic Health Registry 

Evergreening – strategy pharmaceutical companies use to extend the lifetime of patents  about to expire to retain revenue from them 

Green Funeral – funeral/burial processes that minimize environmental impacts HHS – Health and Human Services 

LGBTQIA+ – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, 

Asexual/Agender, and other sexual orientations and gender identities (+) LTC – Long term care 

MHC – Mental Health Center 

MHI – Mental Health Institution

Portugal-style drug decriminalization – provided safe injection sites, rehabilitation, and  other treatments as primary methods of addressing drug use while decriminalizing the use  itself (maintaining criminal charges for production & sale), leading to some of lowest  overdose rates in EU and dramatic decline in HIV diagnoses 

PrEP – Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, a medicine that prevents people from getting HIV SNAP/WIC – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program / Women, Infants, and Children STI – Sexually Transmitted Infection 

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 

We support:

594. Laws/treaties/policies prioritizing diplomacy, human-rights, peaceful conflict  resolution. 

595. All nations’/peoples’ territorial integrity/self-determination. 

596. Self-determination for all US territories & protectorates. 

597. Indigenous nations’/land/sacred sites, tribal sovereignty. 

598. Ending genocide/religious/ethnic cleansing. 

599. Ending human trafficking, protecting survivors, prosecuting perpetrators. 600. Ensuring free/fair/transparent democratic elections & peaceful transfer of power. 601. Humanitarian aid/relief for global crises & disasters. 

602. Defending equality of rights and political empowerment worldwide. 603. Comprehensive reproductive health care/family planning programs. 604. Ukraine’s sovereignty & fair peace negotiations. 

605. Normalizing Venezuela/Cuba/Iran relations. 

606. Humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan/Iraq/Syria/Yemen/Ukraine. 607. Reform/expansion of UN Security Council membership. 

608. Significant reduction of military spending with funds used for healthcare,  infrastructure, environmental protections, & other civilian needs. 

609. Closing “black sites,” ending extrajudicial detainment.

610. Ending U.S. imperialism. 

611. Universal enforcement of the Leahy Law. 

611a. Closure of all US prisons in foreign nations including Guantanamo Naval Base. 611b. We support reparations for those harmed by US occupation. 

Israel/Palestine 

We support: 

612. Ending U.S. funding/support to Israel. 

613. Immediate permanent ceasefire. 

614. Return of Palestinian hostages/detainees. 

615. Registration of AIPAC and affiliates as foreign agents under FARA. 616. Palestine full UN membership. 

617. Establishment of a single self-determining continuous secular and viable Palestian  state. 

618. Palestinian Right of Return. 

619. Recognition of the Nakba. 

620. Recognition of Israel as a colonist state. 

621. Palestinians/Israelis security/democracy/equal rights. 

622. Condemnation of Israel’s genocide of Palestine. 

623. The Sumud Flotilla and ending Israeli blockade. 

624. Ending Israel’s invasion/occupation of Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon. 

We oppose: 

625. Israeli apartheid, occupation & settlement of Palestine.

626. Israel’s nuclear weapons. 

627. Legislation punishing/prohibiting BDS. 

Iran 

We support:

628. Resuming the JCPOA nuclear agreement. 

629. Full US military withdrawal. 

We oppose: 

630. US/Israeli wars of aggression. 

631. Targeting civilian infrastructure. 

Immigration 

We support: 

632. Birthright citizenship. 

633. Humane treatment/due process/labor rights for all immigrants. 634. Abolishing DHS and reinstating sub-agencies to their original departments. 635. Abolishing ICE and CBP. 

636. Protecting/reuniting separated children. 

637. Sponsor-less immigration. 

638. Protecting immigrants and their families’ civil rights. 

639. Recognizing immigrants’ LGBTQIA+ relationships. 

640. Humanitarian border. 

641. Equal Asylum.

We oppose: 

642. Foreign/domestic data collection and mass surveillance. 643. Concentration camps and similar detention facilities. 644. Laken Riley Act. 

645. Criminalization of immigration. 

646. Inhumane conditions & for-profit detention. 

647. Border militarization/walls. 

648. Discriminatory visa regulations. 

649. Separating families. 

650. Deportation to third-party countries. 

Trade/Development 

We support:

651. Reducing international arms trade. 

652. Unfreezing finances for aid. 

653. SDGs. 

654. Emerging Countries Developmental Assistance. 655. FTAs with environmental/social/labor standards. 656. Global collaborative guided economic development. 

We oppose: 

657. Use/weaponization of tariffs without congressional approval. 658. Economic exploitation/imperialism. 

659. Trade deals that harm workers/consumers/the environment. 660. Currency manipulation. 

661. The WTO and IMF.

International Laws & Organizations Participation

Human Rights 

We support: 

662. CEDAW/UNCRC/RSICC/ICPAPED/Geneva & Vienna  Conventions/CRPD/IBHR/HRC/UNCAT/UDHR/UNSCR, 1325, 1888. 

Trade 

We support: 

663. UNCLS. 

Environment 

We support: 

664. Paris Climate Accords/UNFCC/GPT/CBDCNP/GOT. 

Diplomacy 

We support: 

665. UN. 

666. OAS. 

Health & Humanitarian 

We support:

667. WHO/NSC/HHS/CDC/NIH addressing global pandemics. 668. USAID/GFATM. 

669. UNRWA/AAA.

Security 

We support: 

670. ICC/ICJ. 

671. NATO. 

672. UN Peacekeeping. 

673. TPNW/CTBT/START/NPT/ATT/BWC/APMBC/CCM/CCW. 

We oppose: 

674. Treaties limiting free access to the internet. 

675. Treaties establishing online identity verification. 

676. Killing/detention of journalists/aid workers/opposition leaders. 677. Aid enabling oppression. 

678. Subverting democracy. 

679. Apartheid regimes. 

680. Blockades/embargoes harming civilians. 

Acronyms Used in This Section 

UN – United Nations 

AIPAC – American Israeli Political Action Committee 

FARA – Foreign Agents Registration Act 

BDS – Boycott, Divest, Sanction 

JCPOA – Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 

DHS – Department of Homeland Security 

ICE – Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

CBP – Customs and Border Patrol 

LGBTQIA+ – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex,

Asexual/Agender, and other sexual orientations and gender identities (+) SDGs – Sustainable Development Goals 

FTAs – Free Trade Agreements 

WTO – World Trade Organization 

IMF – International Monetary Fund 

CEDAW – Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women UNCRC – United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 

RSICC – Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 

ICPAPED – International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced  Disappearance 

CRPD – Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 

IBHR – International Bill of Human Rights 

HRC – Human Rights Council 

UNCAT – United Nations Convention Against Torture 

UDHR – Universal Declaration of Human Rights 

UNSCR – United Nations Security Council Resolution 

UNCLS – United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 

UNFCC – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change GPT – Global Plastics Treaty 

CBDCNP – Convention on Biological Diversity / Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols GOT – Global Ocean Treaty 

OAS – Organization of American States 

WHO – World Health Organization 

NSC – National Security Council 

HHS – Department of Health and Human Services 

CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

NIH – National Institutes of Health 

USAID – United States Agency for International Development GFATM – Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria UNRWA – United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees AAA – Afghan Adjustments Act 

ICC – International Criminal Court 

ICJ – International Court of Justice 

NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

TPNW – Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 

CTBT – Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 

START – Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty 

NPT – Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ATT – Arms Trade Treaty 

BWC – Biological Weapons Convention 

APMBC – Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention 

CCM – Convention on Cluster Munitions 

CCW – Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons