Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007

S.22Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007 S.38Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007 S. 117 - A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and to require reports on the effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and other purposes. S.383A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release. S.439Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2007 S.455Active Duty Military Tax Relief Act of 2007 S.479A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans. S.589A bill to provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to the United States Paralympics, Incorporated, a subsidiary of the United States Olympic Committee. S.604Military Health Care Protection Act S.644Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007 S.713Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007 S.723Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2007 S.793Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act S.1005 Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2007 S.1084 A bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans. S.1096 Veterans' Housing Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007 S.1146 Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 S.1205 A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes. S.1233 Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Act of 2007 S.1261 Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007 S.1271 Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight (HERO) Act S.1283 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes. S.1409 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007 S.1606 Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act S.1651 Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act S.1718 Veterans Education Tuition Support ActVETS Act S.1825 Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act S.1898 Military Family and Medical Leave Act S.1999 Military Eye Trauma Centers of Excellence S.2585 Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008 S.2874 A bill to amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes. S.2938 Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act of 2008 S.2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes. S.2992 Armed Forces Housing Security Act S.3177 Addressing the critical needs of Iraqi Refugees S.CON.RES.21 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. H.CON.RES.99 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012. H.J.RES.20 Continuing Appropriations resolution FY2007 (identified by CRS) H.R.67 Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.100 Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2007 H.R.327 Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act H.R.530 Military Educational Parity Act of 2007 H.R.538 South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007 H.R.538 South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007 H.R.612 Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 2007 H.R.690 To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55. H.R.704 To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse. H.R.1102 Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007 H.R.1268 Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007 H.R.1354 Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.1354 Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.1418 Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act H.R.1436 Retired Pay Restoration Act H.R.1490 To provide for a presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R.1538 Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007 H.R.1540 Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R.2005 Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.2189 To require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. H.R.2199 Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act of 2007 H.R.2219 Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline Act of 2007 H.R.2239 Early Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits Act H.R.2247 Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007 H.R.2265 Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007 H.R.2330 Veterans' Employment Transition Support Act (VETS) H.R.2366 SBA Veterans' Programs Act of 2007 H.R.2385 To provide and enhance education, housing, and entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. H.R.2514 Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act H.R.2689 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes. H.R.2702 Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007 H.R.2818 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. H.R.2874 Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.2910 Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007VETS Act of 2007 H.R.2943 Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007 H.R.3195 ADA Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.3256 Psychological Kevlar Act H.R.3298 21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act H.R.3329 Homes for Heroes Act of 2007 H.R.3391 Military Family and Medical Leave Act H.R.3393 Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007 H.R.3429 Hire a Hero Act H.R.3467 Second Chance for America's Veterans Act H.R.3480 Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act H.R.3681 Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2007 H.R.3793 Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act of 2007 H.R.3798 National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2007 H.R.4148 National Guard and Reserve Active Duty Higher Education Act H.R.4219 Immediate Benefits for Wounded Warriors Act H.R.4883 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's period of military service. H.R.4884 Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008 H.R.4930 National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act H.R.5740 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. H.R.5944 Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act of 2008 H.R.6020 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. H.R.6205 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism. H.R.6328 Addressing the critical needs of Iraqi Refugees H.R.6465 Extention of ARM until 2018 H.R.6792 Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2008

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Civil Rights Tax Relief Act, H.R. 1540, S. 1689

Client expense: $36,216 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Civil Rights Tax Relief Act, H.R. 1540, S. 1689

Client expense: $35,609 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007, provisions relating to classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes. S. 2199, Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007, provisions relating the ability of U.S. taxpayers to defer nonqualified deferred compensation in offshore tax havens S. 1689/H.R. 1540, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007, all provisions relating to excluding from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims H.R. 3997, Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007, Section 305 relating to deferred compensation of foreign employees working in the United States Relating to the date by which companies are required to amend their deferred compensation plans under Section 409A of the tax code H.R. 1424. To provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy (as passed by Senate and House), Section 801, provisions relating to restrictions on offshore nonqualified deferred compensation. H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 (as placed on Calendar in Senate) Section 401, provisions relating to restrictions on offshore nonqualified deferred compensation S.3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, Section 601, provisions relating to restrictions on offshore nonqualified deferred compensation

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $480,000

S. 3098, Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 - reinstatement of pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008 -reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits H.R. 1840, S. 1130, Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007 - reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits H.R. 1540, S. 1689, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 208 reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 -reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits P.L. 110-343, formerly, H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act provisions relating to Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) relief

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.Con.Res. 99- Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012; H.J. Res. 20- Continuing Appropriations resolution FY2007; H.R. 67- Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 100- Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2007; H.R. 327- Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act; H.R. 530- Military Educational Parity Act of 2007; H.R. 538- South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007; H.R. 690- To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55; H.R. 704- To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse; H.R. 1102- Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007; H.R. 1268- Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007; H.R. 1354- Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 1418- Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act; H.R. 1436- Retired Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 1490- To provide for a presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; H.R. 1538- Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007; H.R. 1540- Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R. 2005- Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 2189- To require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; H.R. 2199- Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act of 2007; H.R. 2219- Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline Act of 2007; H.R. 2239- Early Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits Act; H.R. 2247- Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007; H.R. 2265- Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007; H.R. 2330- Veterans' Employment Transition Support Act (VETS); H.R. 2366- SBA Veterans' Programs Act of 2007; H.R. 2385- To provide and enhance education, housing, and entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; H.R. 2514- Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act; H.R. 2689- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; H.R. 2702- Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; H.R. 2818- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 2874- Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 2910- Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007; H.R. 2943- Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007; H.R. 3195- ADA Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 3256- Psychological Kevlar Act; H.R. 3298- 21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act; H.R. 3329- Homes for Heroes Act of 2007; H.R. 3391- Military Family and Medical Leave Act; H.R. 3393- Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007; H.R. 3429- Hire a Hero Act; H.R. 3467- Second Chance for America's Veterans Act; H.R. 3480- Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act; H.R. 3681- Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2007; H.R. 3793- Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act of 2007; H.R. 3798- National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2007; H.R. 4148- National Guard and Reserve Active Duty Higher Education Act; H.R. 4219- Immediate Benefits for Wounded Warriors Act; H.R. 4883- To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's period of military service; H.R. 4884- Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008; H.R. 4930- National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act; H.R. 5740- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001; H.R. 5944- Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act of 2008; H.R. 6020- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families; H.R. 612 Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 2007; H.R. 6205- To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism; H.R. 6328- Addressing the critical needs of Iraqi Refugees; H.R. 6465- Extention of ARM until 2018; H.R. 6792- Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2008 S. 22- Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; S. 38- Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007 ; S. 117- A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the effects of the Global War on Terrorism; S. 479- A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans; S. 589- A bill to provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to the United States Paralympics, Incorporated, a subsidiary of the United States Olympic Committee; S. 604- Military Health Care Protection Act; S. 644- Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007; S. 713- Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007; S. 723- Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2007; S. 793- Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act; S. 1005- Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 1084- A bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans; S. 1096- Veterans' Housing Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007; S. 1146- Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; S. 1205- A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty; S. 1233- Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Act of 2007; S. 1261- Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007; S. 1271- Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight (HERO) Act; S. 1283- A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status; S. 1409- 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007; S. 1606- Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act, S. 1651- Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act; S. 1718- Veterans Education Tuition Support Act; S. 1825- Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act; S. 1898- Military Family and Medical Leave Act; S. 1999- Military Eye Trauma Centers of Excellence; S. 2585- Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008; S. 2874- A bill to amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled; S. 2938- Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through Education Act of 2008; S. 2963- A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans; S. 2992- Armed Forces Housing Security Act; S. 3177- Addressing the critical needs of Iraqi Refugees; S. 383- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release; S. 439- Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2007; S. 455- Active Duty Military Tax Relief Act of 2007; S. Con. Res. 21- An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012

HR 5140 Tax Relief, urging vote for Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008. HR 2167/ S 1141 Automatic IRA of 2007- Provisions related to establishing an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. HR 5719 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 - Discussed various provisions that could be included in a bill drafted to make the administration of the tax code more effective and efficient. Discussed political, economic and social conditions that would create the conditions necessary to reform the tax code and possible changes that would simplify the tax code and make it more equitable (no Bill). HR 1540 Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007- Provisions related to excluding from gross income amounts received as damages due to discriminatory conduct. HR 6237 Tax Relief for Long-Term Care Act of 2008 - All provisions regarding tax relief for family caregivers and purchasers of LTC insurance, the Tax Relief Act of 2008. S 3032/S 3532 Give Act HR 6283 Reimbursing Our American Drivers (ROAD) Act of 2008 - Lobbied in favor of allowing non-profit organizations to reimburse volunteers (without income tax consequences for mileage driven for charitable purposes up to the business mileage rate, and increasing the mileage deduction allowed for charitable purposes. S 3260 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, FY 2009 - Lobbied for increased funding for IRS taxpayer assistance programs (Tax Counseling for the Elderly and VITA).

Client expense: $7,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007, provisions relating to classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes. S. 2199, Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007, provisions relating the ability of U.S. taxpayers to defer nonqualified deferred compensation in offshore tax havens S. 1689/H.R. 1540, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007, all provisions relating to excluding from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims H.R. 3997, Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007, Section 305 relating to deferred compensation of foreign employees working in the United States Relating to the date by which companies are required to amend their deferred compensation plans under Section 409A of the tax code

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $480,000

HR 5140 Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the economic stimulus bill. HR 2167/ S 1141 Automatic IRA of 2007- Provisions related to establishing an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. HR 5719 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 - Discussed various provisions that could be included in a bill drafted to make the administration of the tax code more effective and efficient. A general discussion of the political, economic and social conditions that would create the conditions necessary to reform the tax code and possible changes that would simplify the tax code and make it more equitable (no Bill). Meeting with House Small Business Committee to discuss the agenda for the Committee hearing scheduled for April 10, 2008 on small business taxes and impact on retirement security (no Bill). HR 1540 Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007- Provisions related to excluding from gross income amounts received as damages due to discriminatory conduct. HR 6237 Tax Relief for Long-Term Care Act of 2008 - All provisions regarding tax relief for family caregivers and purchasers of LTC insurance, the Tax Relief Act of 2008.

Client expense: $6,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1840,To restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion. S. 1130, Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007 (reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits) H.R. 1540, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 1689, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008 reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits S. 3098, Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 reinstatement of pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S.22 Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; S.38 Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007 ; S.117 to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for Veterans; S.383, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two to five years; S.439 Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2007; S.455 Active Duty Military Tax Relief Act of 2007; S.479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans; S.589 to provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to the United States Paralympics, Incorporated; S.604 Military Health Care Protection Act; S.644 Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007; S.713 Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007; S.723 Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2007; S.793 Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act; S.1005 Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2007; S.1084 to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans; S.1096 Veterans' Housing Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007; S.1146 Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; S.1205 to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations in developing and promoting peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty; S.1233 Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Act of 2007; S.1261 Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007; S.1271 Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight (HERO) Act; S.1283 to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status; S.1409 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007; S.1606 Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act; S.1651 Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act; S.1718 Veterans Education Tuition Support ActVETS Act; S.1825 Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act; S.1898 Military Family and Medical Leave Act; S.1999 Military Eye Trauma Centers of Excellence; S.2585 Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008; S.2874 to amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces; S.2963 to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members and survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans; S. 2992 Armed Forces Housing Security Act; S.Con.Res.21 setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012; H.Con.Res.99 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012; H.J.Res.20 Continuing Appropriations resolution FY2007; H.R.67 Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 100 Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2007; H.R.327 Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act; H.R.530 Military Educational Parity Act of 2007; H.R.538 South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007; H.R.612 Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 2007; H.R.690 To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55; H.R.704 To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse; H.R.1102 Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007; H.R.1268 Dignity for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007; H.R.1354 Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.1418 Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act; H.R.1436 Retired Pay Restoration Act; H.R.1490 To provide for a presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H.R.1538 Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007; H.R.1540 Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R.2005 Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.2189 To require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces; H.R.2199 Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act of 2007; H.R.2219 Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline Act of 2007; H.R.2239 Early Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits Act; H.R.2247 Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007; H.R.2265 Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007; H.R.2330 Veterans' Employment Transition Support Act (VETS); H.R.2366 SBA Veterans' Programs Act of 2007; H.R.2385 To provide and enhance education, housing, and entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001; H.R.2514 Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act; H.R.2689 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; H.R.2702 Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; H.R.2818 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R.2874 Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.2910 Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007VETS Act of 2007; H.R.2943 Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2007; H.R.3195 ADA Restoration Act of 2007; H.R.3256 Psychological Kevlar Act; H.R.3298 21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act; H.R.3329 Homes for Heroes Act of 2007; H.R.3391 Military Family and Medical Leave Act; H.R.3393 Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007; H.R.3429 Hire a Hero Act; H.R.3467 Second Chance for America's Veterans Act; H.R.3681 Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2007; H.R.3793 Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act of 2007; H.R.3798 National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2007; H.R.4148 National Guard and Reserve Active Duty Higher Education Act; H.R.4219 Immediate Benefits for Wounded Warriors Act; H.R.4883 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's period of military service; H.R.4884 Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008; H.R.4930 National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act; H.R.5740 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001; H.R.6205 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism.

HR 5140- Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the economic stimulus bill. HR 2167/ S 114- Provisions related to establishing an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. HR 5719- Discussed various provisions that could be included in a bill drafted to make the administration of the tax code more effective and efficient. A general discussion of the political, economic and social conditions that would create the conditions necessary to reform the tax code and possible changes that would simplify the tax code and make it more equitable. Meeting with tax counsel for the House Small Business Committee to discuss the agenda for the Committee hearing scheduled for April 10, 2008. HR 1540- Provisions related to excluding from gross income amounts received as damages due to discriminatory conduct.

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TAX REFORM HR 5140 - (HOUSE)Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM HR 5140 - (HOUSE) Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM HR 2167 - Legislation to establish an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. TAX REFORM HR 5140 (HOUSE)- Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM HR 5719 - A discussion of the various provisions that could be included in a bill drafted to make the administration of the tax code more effective and efficient. TAX REFORM HR 2167 (SENATE) - Legislation to establish an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. TAX REFORM S 1141 (SENATE) - Legislation to establish an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. TAX REFORM S 1141 (HOUSE) - Legislation to establish an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. TAX REFORM HR 2167 (SENATE) - Legislation to establish an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. TAX REFORM HR 2167 (HOUSE) - Legislation to establish an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. TAX REFORM HR 5140 - (HOUSE)Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM HR 5719 - A discussion of the various provisions that could be included in a bill drafted to make the administration of the tax code more effective and efficient. TAX REFORM S 1141 (HOUSE) - Legislation to establish an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. TAX REFORM S 1141 (SENATE) - Legislation to establish an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. TAX REFORM HR 2167 (HOUSE) - Legislation to establish an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. TAX REFORM HR 2167 (SENATE) - Legislation to establish an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. TAX REFORM HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM HR 5140 (HOUSE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM S 1141 (SENATE) - Legislation to establish an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. TAX REFORM S 1141 (HOUSE) - Legislation to establish an auto IRA for workers not covered by pension plan. TAX REFORM (HOUSE) - A general discussion of the political, economic and social conditions that would create the conditions necessary to reform the tax code and possible changes that would simplify the tax code and make it more equitable. TAX REFORM (SENATE) - A general discussion of the political, economic and social conditions that would create the conditions necessary to reform the tax code and possible changes that would simplify the tax code and make it more equitable. TAX REFORM (HOUSE) - Meeting with tax counsel for the House Small Business Committee to discuss the agenda for the Committee hearing scheduled for April 10, 2008. TAX REFORM HR 1540 - To exclude from gross income amounts received as damages due to discriminatory conduct TAX REFORM HR 5719 - A discussion of the various provisions that could be included in a bill drafted to make the administration of the tax code more effective and efficient. TAX REFORM-SAVINGS INCENTIVES HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM-SAVINGS INCENTIVES HR 5140 (HOUSE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM-SAVINGS INCENTIVES HR 5140 (HOUSE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM-SAVINGS INCENTIVES HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM-SAVINGS INCENTIVES HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM-SAVINGS INCENTIVES HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM-SAVINGS INCENTIVES HR 5140 (HOUSE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM-SAVINGS INCENTIVES HR 5140 (HOUSE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM-SAVINGS INCENTIVES HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM-SAVINGS INCENTIVES HR 5140 (HOUSE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX REFORM-SAVINGS INCENTIVES HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX RELIEF HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX RELIEF HR 5140 (HOUSE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX RELIEF HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX RELIEF HR 5140 (HOUSE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX RELIEF HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX RELIEF HR 5140 (HOUSE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX RELIEF HR 5140 (HOUSE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX RELIEF HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX RELIEF HR 5140 (SENATE) - Lobbied in favor of including senior rebate in the stimulus bill. TAX RELIEF HR 5140 (SENATE) - Urging vote for Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 (H.R. 5140) TAX RELIEF HR 5140 (SENATE) - Letters and discussions to support passage of Economic Stimulus Bill to ensure that it includes stimulus payments for older Americans who are eligible to receive one. TAX RELIEF HR 5140 (HOUSE) - Letters and discussions to support passage of Economic Stimulus Bill to ensure that it includes stimulus payments for older Americans who are eligible to receive one.

Criminal Justice Issues including: sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney/client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice. Church State Measures including: free speech of churches. National Security Measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, PATRIOT Act section 215 powers, Protect America Act, Background Check Legislation. Privac Privacy Issues including: telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privilege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration Issues including: deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, ideological exclusions, employer verification, SAVE act, "No Match" letters, immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, naturalization delays, southern US border fence. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues including: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, civil rights discrimination issues, restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposals (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy,) domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform, e-voting, employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, post-Katrina discrimination (prison conditions, provisions of relief), voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment Issues including: reporters' shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, whistleblowers' protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom Issues including: family planning funding, global gag rule, abstinence only funding. Oversight hearings: DHS, ICE - denial of attorney/client privilege. DHS, FBI - immigration name checks. USCIS - immigration fee waivers. DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division - oversight of voting section. Nominations: Grace Chung Becker, briefing civil rights record. BILLS LOBBIED: HR 79, to amend the controlled substances act and the controlled substances import and export act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offences. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) HR 248, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do not call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech) HR 281, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voter5s to vote by mail in Federal elections. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, voter access.) HR 372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do not call registry to prohibit politically oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, robocalls, privacy) HR 460, To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) HR 719, A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of internet access by sex offenders convicted under federal law, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, privacy, criminal justice) HR 811, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, e-voting, voter access, vote verification) HR 818, To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, civil rights, discrimination, voting rights) HR 985, To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms and agreements to the effect that such polices, forms and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, whistle blower protections.) HR 1117, To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reconstitute section7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper and counterfeit resistant drivers's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, privacy issues, REAL ID) HR 1352, To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhumane treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture) HR 13383, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. (Issue lobbied: free speech, robocalls) HR 1415, To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration) HR 1416, To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration) HR 1431, To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. (issue lobbied: civil rights, religious freedom, discrimination) HR 1540, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied, civil rights, discrimination, equal pay) HR 1592, To provide Federal assistance to states, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, equal protection, criminal justice, lgbt issues) HR 1955, To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, first amendment issues, civil liberties) HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection, lgbt issues) HR 2102, to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, free press, reporters' shield) HR 2275, to restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. (Issue lobbied: free speech, separation of church and state) HR 2517, To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, online censorship.) HR 3093, Making appropriations for the Department of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties) HR 3013, To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, civil rights, free speech) HR 3189, To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter powers, PATRIOT Act section 215 powers) HR 3195, To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (Issue lobbied: civil rights) HR 3356, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, surveillance, FISA) HR 3547, To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice) HR 3559, To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, fleeting expletives, broadcast indecency) HR 3685, To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection, lgbt issues) HR 3773, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, privacy) HR 3845, To establish a special counsel for child exploitation prevention and interdiction within the office of the deputy attorney general, to improve the internet crimes against children task force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. (Issue lobbied: free speech, online censorship, privacy) HR 3782, To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, surveillance, privacy, FISA) HR 3791, To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. (issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) HR 3845, To establish a special counsel for child exploitation prevention and interdiction within the office of the deputy attorney general, to improve the internet crimes against children task force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. (Issue lobbied: free speech, online censorship, criminal justice) HR 3846, To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free and law-abiding lives. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice) HR 3887, To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, immigration, criminal justice, human trafficking) HR 3971, To encourage states to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice) HR 4088, To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, national security, e-verify) HR 4109, To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice) HR 4120, To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) HR 4134, To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for internet crime prevention education programs. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) HR 4545, To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) HR 4137, To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) HR 4611, To prohibit racial profiling. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, discrimination) HR 4835, To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, civil rights, media diversity) HR 4882, To ensure broadcast station licenses are utilized to serve the public interest. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, civil rights, media diversity) HR 5036, To direct the administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdiction for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the re3sults of the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, e-voting, vote verification) HR 5038, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights) HR 5129, To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection) HR 5157, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice) HR 5222, to rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, CA, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting. (Issue lobbied: first amendment. ) HR 5442, To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penaltie4s for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect state's rights, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, medical privacy) HR 5470, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, local broadcasting) HR 5514, to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit federal court jurisdiction over state laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, criminal justice) HR 5515, To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such acts, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration) HR 5607, To provide safe, fair and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, state secrets privilege.) HR 5747, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, robocalls) HRES 1055, Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, racial justice) S 49, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the carriage of child pornography by video service providers, to protect children from online predators, and to restrict the sale or purchase of children's personal information tin interstate commerce. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, privacy, criminal justice) S 185, A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration) S 186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, civil rights, free speech) S 215, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. (Issue lobbied: free speech, net neutrality) S 274, A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the special counsel, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, whistle blower protections) S 456, A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, discrimination) S 431, A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, free speech) S 519, A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, censorship, privacy) S 576, A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, due process, discrimination, criminal justice) S 717, A bill to repeal title !! of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides states additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper and counterfeit resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, privacy issue, real ID) S 1105, A bill to provide federal assistance to states, local jurisdictions and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, equal protection, criminal justice, lgbt issues) S 1267, A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, reporters' shields) S 1383, A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offences on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) S 1464, A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration, torture) S 1548, An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, torture) S 1685, A bill to reduce the sentencing disparity between powder and crack cocaine violations, and to provide increased emphasis on aggravating factor relating to the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) S 1689, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal pay) S1693, A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, medical privacy) S 1711, A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) S 1738, A bill to establish a special counsel for child exploitation prevention and interdiction within the office of the deputy attorney general, to improve the internet crimes against children task force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute predators. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, privacy) S 1745, An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations) S 1780, A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives) S 1829, A bill to reauthorize programs under the Missing Children's Assistance Act. (Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, privacy) S 1843, A bill to amend title VII of the civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, women's rights, employment discrimination, equal protection) S 1881, A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that act and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) S 1927, A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, surveillance, FISA) S 1959, A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, first amendment issues, civil liberties) S 1965, A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, privacy, criminal justice) S 2011, A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007." (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, surveillance, FISA) S 2035, A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: free speech, free press, reporters' shield) S 2088, A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter powers, PATRIOT Act section 215 powers) S 2248, An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, surveillance, privacy, FISA) S 2258, A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, to amend the definition of an eligible not-for-profit holder, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) S 2305, A bill to prevent voter caging. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights) S 2344, A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate internet education for children. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) S 2366, A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, national security, immigration ,e-verify) S 2368, A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, national security, immigration, e-verify) S 2481, A bill to prohibit racial profiling. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, discrimination) S 2533, A bill to enact a safe, fair and responsible state secrets privilege Act. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, state secrets privilege) S 2554, A bill to restore, reaffirm and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection) S 2596, A bill to rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the city of Berkeley, CA, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Cops account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting. (Issue lobbied: first amendment) S 2624, A bill to regulate political robocalls. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, robocalls) S 2661, A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent or deceptive means through he internet, a practice known as "phishing," to provide the Federal Trade commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, privacy, criminal justice) S 2709, A bill to increase the criminal penalties for illegally reentering the United States and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, criminal justice, discrimination) S 2710, A bill to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to use an employer's failure to timely resolve discrepancies with Social Security Administration after receiving a "no match" notice as evidence that the employer violated section 274A of the immigration and nationality act. (Issue lobbied: national security, e-verify, privacy, immigration, discrimination) S 2711, A bill to improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of unauthorized aliens and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, discrimination) S 2712, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by December 31, 2010, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, national security) S 2713, A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the illegal immigration reform and immigrant responsibility act of 1996. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2714, A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, discrimination) S 2715, A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied, civil rights, discrimination) S 2716, A bill to authorize the National Guard to provide support for the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, national security, immigration) S 2717, A bill to provide for enhanced federal enforcement of, and state and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2718, A bill to withhold 10 percent of the federal funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from states that issue driver's licenses to individuals without verifying the legal status of such individuals. (Issue lobbied: immigration, civil rights, discrimination) S 2719, A bill to provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2720, A bill to withhold federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, deportation) S 2721, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath of affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2722, A bill to prohibit aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from obtaining legal status or immigration benefits. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, discrimination) S 2731, A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, women's rights, family planning, global gag rule) S 2767, A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) SJRES 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, media diversity)

S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007, provisions relating to classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes. S. 2199, Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007, provisions relating the ability of U.S. taxpayers to defer nonqualified deferred compensation in offshore tax havens S. 1689/H.R. 1540, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007, all provisions relating to excluding from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims H.R. 3997, Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007, Section 305 relating to deferred compensation of foreign employees working in the United States Relating to the date by which companies are required to amend their deferred compensation plans under Section 409A of the tax code

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $480,000

S. 2044, Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007, provisions relating to classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes. S. 2199, Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007, provisions relating the ability of U.S. taxpayers to defer nonqualified deferred compensation in offshore tax havens S. 1689/H.R. 1540, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007, all provisions relating to excluding from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims H.R. 3997, Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007, Section 305 relating to deferred compensation of foreign employees working in the United States Relating to the date by which companies are required to amend their deferred compensation plans under Section 409A of the tax code

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $480,000

H.R. 1840,To restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion. S. 1130, Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007 (reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits) H.R. 1540, S. 1689, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007, H.R. 1540, S. 1689

Client expense: $69,503 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, UNDETERMINED

H.R. 1840, To restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion. S. 1130, Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007 (reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits) H.R. 1540 and S. 1689, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007, H.R. 1540, S. 1689; Small Business and Work Opportunity Act (deferred compensation issues), S. 349

Client expense: $78,650 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1840, to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion. S. 1130, Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007 (reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits) H.R. 1540 and S. 1689, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 349, The Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 - concerning proposed increase in civil and criminal penalties Comments on Additional Options to Improve Tax Compliance Prepared by the Staff of the Joint Commitee on Taxation Comments on the Proposed Codification of the Economic Substance Doctrine Funding for the Internal Revenue Service General issues relating to legislative process - ensuring hearings and public comment for any amendments to the tax code

Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported