Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act of 2007

H.R. 79, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 146, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 258, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 304, the Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act, which would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act, would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 545, the Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act, would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 555, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act, would direct the Federal Communications Commission to dismantle the current system providing phone services to correctional facilities and force these facilities to contract with private services; H.R. 1118, the Drug Trafficking Elimination Act would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21) and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; H.R. 2281, the Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act, would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 2325, the Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; H.R. 3547/S. 456, the Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 3791, the Securing Adolescents From Expolitation (SAFE) Online Act, would enahnce the abilities of Federal agencies to preserve evidence against child pornographers; S. 980, the Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, which impose better registration and reporting requirements on pharmacies that operate over the Internet; S. 1235, the Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; H.R. 3211/H.R. 4056/S. 2565, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Badge of Bravery Act," which would establish an award for law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty; H.R. 4120, the Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act, will make prosecutions of child pornographers easier by removing the requirement that Federal officials must prove interstate transmission in child pornography cases; H.R. 2747/S. 1276, the Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act, which would expand written and electronic logbook requirements applicable to sellers and purchasers of those chemicals used in the production of methamphetamines H.R. 5057, the "Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act," which would reauthorize funding for DNA analysis programs; H.R. 5674, the "Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act," which would require the installation of a secure area within the facilities operated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons for the safe stroage of firearms; H.R. 5938, the "Former VIce President Protection Act," expands Secret Service protection for former Vice Presidents and their families; H.R. 5952, the "Police and Fire Station Modernization Act," would authorize annual tax credit bonds for the renovation or construction of police or fire stations; H.R. 6045/S. 3012, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act," which would reauthorize the Bulletproof Partnership Grant program; H.R. 3711/S. 2511, legislation that would authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to waive the matching fund requirements for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant program; H.R. 7015 (Filner, D-CA), legislation which would grant statutory arrest authority to la enforcement officers employed by the U.S. Department of Defense; S. 1211, the "Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act," would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; S. 2956, the "Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act," will help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 2168, the "Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act," which would authorize criminal restitution orders in identity theft cases to compensate victims for the time spent to remediate the intended or actual harm incurred and allow prosecution of computer fraud offenses for conduct not involving an interstate or foreign communication, and would also eliminate the requirement in current law that damage to a victim's computer aggregate at least $5,000 before a prosecution can be brought for unauthorized access to a computer and expand other aspects of Federal computer fraud and identity theft law; Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Justice, SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 79, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 146, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 258, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 304, the Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act, which would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act, would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 545, the Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act, would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 555, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act, would direct the Federal Communications Commission to dismantle the current system providing phone services to correctional facilities and force these facilities to contract with private services; H.R. 1118, the Drug Trafficking Elimination Act would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21) and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; H.R. 2281, the Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act, would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 2325, the Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; H.R. 3547/S. 456, the Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 3791, the Securing Adolescents From Expolitation (SAFE) Online Act, would enahnce the abilities of Federal agencies to preserve evidence against child pornographers; S. 980, the Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, which impose better registration and reporting requirements on pharmacies that operate over the Internet; S. 1235, the Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; H.R. 3211/H.R. 4056/S. 2565, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Badge of Bravery Act," which would establish an award for law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty; H.R. 5674, the "Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act," which would require the installation of a secure area within the facilities operated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons for the safe stroage of firearms; H.R. 5952, the "Police and Fire Station Modernization Act," would authorize annual tax credit bonds for the renovation or construction of police or fire stations; H.R. 6035/S. 2511/S. 3012, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act," which would reauthorize the Bulletproof Partnership Grant program; S. 1211, the "Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act," would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.

Law enforcement and first responder issues: prevention bills (S.1296, S. 144, H.R. 1069, S. 1217); cops bills (S. 368, H.R. 1700); Sergeant Prendes Act (H.R. 2281); Right to Carry bill (S.376); anti-gang bill (S. 456 and H.R. 1582).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 79, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 146, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 258, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 304, the Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act, which would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act, would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 545, the Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act, would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 555, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act, would direct the Federal Communications Commission to dismantle the current system providing phone services to correctional facilities and force these facilities to contract with private services; H.R. 1118, the Drug Trafficking Elimination Act would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21) and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; H.R. 2281, the Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act, would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 2325, the Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; H.R. 3547/S. 456, the Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 3791, the Securing Adolescents From Expolitation (SAFE) Online Act, would enahnce the abilities of Federal agencies to preserve evidence against child pornographers; S. 980, the Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, which impose better registration and reporting requirements on pharmacies that operate over the Internet; S. 1235, the Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; H.R. 3211/H.R. 4056/S. 2565, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Badge of Bravery Act," which would establish an award for law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty; H.R. 5674, the "Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act," which would require the installation of a secure area within the facilities operated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons for the safe stroage of firearms; H.R. 5952, the "Police and Fire Station Modernization Act," would authorize annual tax credit bonds for the renovation or construction of police or fire stations; H.R. 6035/S. 2511/S. 3012, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act," which would reauthorize the Bulletproof Partnership Grant program; S. 1211, the "Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act," would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.

Law enforcement and first responder issues: anti-gang bill (S. and H.R.1582); prevention bills (S.1296, S. 144, H.R. 1069, S. 1217); cops bills (S. 368, H.R. 1700); Sergeant Prendes Act (H.R. 2281); S.376).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 79, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 146, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 258, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 304, the Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act, which would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act, would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 545, the Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act, would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 555, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act, would direct the Federal Communications Commission to dismantle the current system providing phone services correctional facilities and forcing these facilities to contract with private services; H.R. 1118, the Drug Trafficking Elimination Act would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21) and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; H.R. 2281, the Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act, would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 2325, the Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; H.R. 3547/S. 456, the Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 3791, the Securing Adolescents From Expolitation (SAFE) Online Act, would enahnce the abilities of Federal agencies to preserve evidence against child pornographers; S. 980, the Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, which impose better registration and reporting requirements on pharmacies that operate over the Internet; S. 1235, the Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers; S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.

Law enforcement and first responder issues: anti-gang bill (S. 456 and H.R. 1582); prevention bills (S. 1296, S. 144, H.R. 1069, S. 1217); cops bills (S. 368, H.R. 1700); Sergeant Prendes Act (H.R. 2281); S. 376

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office

S 2237 "Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007" S 456 "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007" HR 3547 "Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act" HR 2281 "Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act of 2007"

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

Law enforcement and first responder issues: anti-gang bill (S. 456 and H.R. 1582); prevention bills (S. 1296, S. 144, H.R. 1069, S. 1217); cops bills (S. 368, H.R. 1700); Sergeant Prendes Act (H.R. 2281); S. 376

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 2325, (Gohmert, R-AZ), the "Court and Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," which would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. 1235 (Cornyn, R-TX), the "Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers' and Judges' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers";; H.R. 460 (Rangel, D-NY), the "Crack Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act," would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 1118 (Keller, R-FL), the "Drug Trafficking Elimination Act of 2007," would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21)and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; S. 456 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 545, the "Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act," would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 688, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 79, the "Powder Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act," would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; S. 449, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 304, the "Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act," would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 2281, the "Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act," would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 146, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol;

HR 660 "Court Security Improvement Act of 2007" S 79 / HR 933 "Witness Security and Protection Act of 2007" S 231 A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012 S 368 / HR 1700 "COPS Improvements Act of 2007" S 456 / HR 1582 "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007" HR 880 "Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2007" HR 2281 "Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act of 2007"

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE