Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009

Federal appropriations for infrastructure, transportation and public safety projects: S. 3261, Transportation-Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2009; and H.R. 7322 & S. 3182, Commerce-Justice-Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; FY2010 appropriations for transportation, health care, justice, and homeland security projects; surface transportation reauthorization projects.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5658/S.3001, Department of Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2346, Department of Defense Appropriations Act; H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Bill, FY 2008 Program funding: Records data conversion; intelligence data capture and digitization, storage, access and exploitation; H.R. 5658/S.3001, Department of Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2346, Department of Defense Appropriations Act; H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Bill, FY 2008 (cont.) digitization of military historical records; document management; medical data center development; military medical records data integration; investigative files digitization and data access; special forces information transfer system; medical records system development; equipment tracking system H.R. 7322/S.3182, Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Act Records data conversion; climate database program H.R. 7324/S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill Equipment tracking system H.R. No 6599/S. 3301, Military/Veterans Appropriations Bill Veterans, wounded warriors, and Military Health System medical records integration

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 7322/S.3182, Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Act Records data conversion; climate database program H.R. 7324/S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill Equipment tracking system

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5658/S.3001, Department of Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2346, Department of Defense Appropriations Act; H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Bill, FY 2008 Program funding: Records data conversion; intelligence data capture and digitization, storage, access and exploitation; H.R. 5658/S.3001, Department of Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2346, Department of Defense Appropriations Act; H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Bill, FY 2008 (cont.) digitization of military historical records; document management; medical data center development; military medical records data integration; investigative files digitization and data access; special forces information transfer system; medical records system development; equipment tracking system H.R. 7322/S.3182, Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Act Records data conversion; climate database program H.R. 7324/S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill Equipment tracking system S.3621, Department of Transportation/HUD Appropriations Bill Transportation infrastructure data repository H.R. No 6599/S. 3301, Military/Veterans Appropriations Bill Veterans, wounded warriors, and Military Health System medical records integration

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 7322/S.3182, Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Act Records data conversion; climate database program H.R. 7324/S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill Equipment tracking system

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 7322/S.3182, Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Act Records data conversion; climate database program H.R. 7324/S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill Equipment tracking system

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5658/S.3001, Department of Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2346, Department of Defense Appropriations Act; H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Bill, FY 2008 Program funding: Records data conversion; intelligence data capture and digitization, storage, access and exploitation; H.R. 5658/S.3001, Department of Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2346, Department of Defense Appropriations Act; H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Bill, FY 2008 (cont.) digitization of military historical records; document management; medical data center development; military medical records data integration; investigative files digitization and data access; special forces information transfer system; medical records system development; equipment tracking system H.R. 7322/S.3182, Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Act Records data conversion; climate database program H.R. 7324/S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill Equipment tracking system S.3621, Department of Transportation/HUD Appropriations Bill Transportation infrastructure data repository H.R. No 6599/S. 3301, Military/Veterans Appropriations Bill Veterans, wounded warriors, and Military Health System medical records integration

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5658/S.3001, Department of Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2346, Department of Defense Appropriations Act; H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Bill, FY 2008 Program funding: Records data conversion; intelligence data capture and digitization, storage, access and exploitation; H.R. 5658/S.3001, Department of Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 2346, Department of Defense Appropriations Act; H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Bill, FY 2008 (cont.) digitization of military historical records; document management; medical data center development; military medical records data integration; investigative files digitization and data access; special forces information transfer system; medical records system development; equipment tracking system H.R. 7322/S.3182, Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Act Records data conversion; climate database program H.R. 7324/S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill Equipment tracking system S.3621, Department of Transportation/HUD Appropriations Bill Transportation infrastructure data repository H.R. No 6599/S. 3301, Military/Veterans Appropriations Bill Veterans, wounded warriors, and Military Health System medical records integration

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 7322/S.3182, Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Act Records data conversion; climate database program H.R. 7324/S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill Equipment tracking system

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 7324, S. 3258 - Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act 2009 - Advanced imaging network capabilities Department of Defense Appropriations 2009 - Prosthetics advanced research and development -- HR 2638 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations 2009 - Pediatric guardian program- HR 7322; S. 3182 Labor, HHS Appropriations 2009 - Diabetes care and support program, advanced imaging equipment- S.3230

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Science Budget, Authorization and Appropriations Bills covering the Department of Energy; the National Science Foundation; Department of Defense; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology. Bill Numbers: H.R. 7324, S. 3258, H.R. 7322, S. 1745, H.R. 2638

Client expense: $121,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE

H.R. 2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; track and monitor status of bill; H.R. __ / S. 3230 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, and Related Agencies and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2009; track and monitor status of bill; and H.R. 7322 / S. 3182 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2009; seek support for child sexual abuse prevention training program.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

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

HJR 0079 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Media Ownership. HR 0248 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. Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, privacy. HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Voting Rights, absentee voting. HR 0372 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 Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, privacy. HR 0800 To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Labor Rights. HR 0923 To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Voting Rights, DOJ prosecution of Civil Rights era crimes. HR 0985 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 policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers. HR 0985 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 policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: human rights. HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Voting Rights. HR 1338 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, legislation enhancing the Equal Pay Act. 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 inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: human rights. HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, privacy, censorship. HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. Issues Lobbied: human rights. 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. Issues Lobbied: human rights. 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. Issues Lobbied: civil rights. HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties. HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, First Amendment. HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Issues Lobbied: civil rights. 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. Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, free press, censorship. HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation responding to the Ledbetter v. Goodyear decision . HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issues Lobbied: attorney-client privilege. HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215 power. HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. 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. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, gangs. 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. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. 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. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. HR 3887 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Human Rights. 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. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice. HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. Issues Lobbied: human rights. HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. Issues Lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination. HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification. HR 5035 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base, to eliminate minimum mandatory penalties for offenses involving cocaine, to use the resulting savings to provide drug treatment and diversion programs for cocaine users, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination. HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Voting Rights, ban on voter caging. HR 5057 To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, arrestee testing. HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: first amendment, free speech, censorship, net neutrality. HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, State Secrets Privilege. HR 5803 To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Voting Rights, paper ballots . HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issues Lobbied: first amendment, free speech, censorship, net neutrality. HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, Fusion Center Funding. HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice. HR 6143 To make technical corrections to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties. HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, controlled but unclassified information. HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. HR 6358 To require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Human Rights. HR 6518 To increase public confidence in the justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process. Issues Lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination. HR 6575 To require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations to prevent the over-classification of information, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification. HR 6932 To amend the Fair Housing Act to prevent discrimination relating to the display of religious symbols, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, religious liberty, discrimination. HR 7016 To prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Human Rights. HR 7033 To provide safeguards with respect to the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, background checks. HR 7136 To secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Sentencing Reform, Voting Rights, Felon Voting Rights. HR 7227 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. Issues Lobbied: Requiring federal detention facilities to report in-custody deaths to the attorney general. HR 7255 To reform immigration detention procedures, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Immigration Detention Conditions. HR 7296 To delay the implementation of agency rules adopted within the final 90 days of the final term a President serves. Issues Lobbied: Due Process. HR 7311 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Human Rights. HR 7322 Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Free Speech (restrictions on Legal Services Corporations). HRES 1211 Expressing the sense of the House that the Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigation as modified on May 30, 2002 ("Ashcroft Guidelines") should be rescinded and replaced by the former Guidelines ('Levi guidelines') to protect Americans from domestic Federal Bureau of Investigation spying in the absence of suspected criminal activity Issues Lobbied: National Security, First Amendment, Free speech. S 0020 A bill to prohibit the implementation or enforcement of certain regulations. Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties. S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. Issues Lobbied: human rights. S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issues Lobbied: Frist Amendment, free speech, censorship, net neutrality. S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issues Lobbied: Frist Amendment, free speech, censorship, net neutrality. S 0274 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. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers. S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S 0456 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. Issues Lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice, gangs. S 0766 A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies of victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, legislation enhancing the Equal Pay Act. 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. Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, censorship, free press, reporters shield. S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: human rights. 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. Issues Lobbied: human rights. S 1711 A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. Issues Lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination. 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. Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, censorship, fleeting explatives. 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. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation responding to the Ledbetter v. Goodyear decision . 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. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, First Amendment. S 2011 "The Protect America Act of 2007" Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. 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. Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, censorship, free press, reporters shield. S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215 power. S 2111 A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to increase implementation of early intervention services, particularly school-wide positive behavior supports. Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties. 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. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, State Secrets Privilege. S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties. S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, Freedom of Information Act Reform. S 2945 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice occurs on the date on which the aggrieved person knew or should have known that the person was affected by the decision or practice, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination. S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S 3061 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Human Rights. S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice, gangs. S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Free Speech (restrictions on Legal Services Corporations). S 3209 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify the filing period applicable to charges of discrimination, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination. S 3217 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issues Lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, attorney-client protections. S 3245 A bill to increase public confidence in the justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process. Issues Lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination. S 3594 A bill to protect United States citizens from unlawful arrest and detention. Issues Lobbied: Immigration Due Process. S 3628 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodations in employment, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: civil rights. S 3640 A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration. Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Sentencing Reform, Voting Rights, Felon Voting Rights. S 3662 An original bill to establish the Controlled Unclassified Information Office, to require policies and procedures for the designation, marking, safeguarding, and dissemination of controlled unclassified information, and for other purposes. Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, controlled but unclassified information. S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. Issues Lobbied: human rights. SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, censorship, media ownership. Additional Congressional issues lobbied: FBI Background Check legislation, Attorney General Guidelines for FBI Activities, Universal Voter Registration, Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act, Immigration Raids, E-Verify, Public Protection From False or Fraudulent Information and Science Act, Vote Caging bills, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Prison Re-entry Work Proposals, Restrictions on Public Advocacy Litigation. Other Issues Lobbied: Department of Defense Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Separation of Powers, Military Deployment/Posse Comitatus. Department of Homeland Security Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, Government Spying, Information Sharing, E-Verify, detention conditions, and immigration due process. Department of Justice Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 12333, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, Government Spying, Regulation of intelligence agencies, Information Sharing, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Oversight and Commutations for non-violent crack offenses. Executive Office for Immigration Review Issues Lobbied: improving pro bono representation before the agency. Federal Bureau of Investigations Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Constitutional rights and Attorney General Guidelines Federal Communications Commission Issues Lobbied: Internet filtering and Expanding use of white spaces and undeveloped areas of the broadcast spectrum. Health and Human Services Issues Lobbied: Refusal Regulation. Department of Housing and Urban Development Issues Lobbied: Streamlining Public Housing. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Issues Lobbied: Immigration detention standards. National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Issues Lobbied: PREC Standards for Lockups, Juvenile and Community Corrections Facilities. Office of the Director of National Intelligence Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 12333, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, Government Spying, Regulation of intelligence agencies and Information Sharing. Office of Management and Budget Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties and Community-Based Abstinence Education Performance Progress Report. Commission on Civil Rights Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, religious discrimination in prisons, felony enfranchisement

Client expense: $341,982 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Appropriations for the Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Trade and Development Agency, International Trade Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security (Commerce Department), Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (State Department), Millennium Challenge Corporation. Executive Branch decisions pertaining to budget requests for the agencies in the preceding sentence. H.R. 2638, H.R. 7322, S.3182, S.3288,

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)

Undersea Research - HR. 7322 FY2009 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act; S. 3182 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act of 2009

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2830 To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. S 1696 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. HR 2643 Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. S 1751 An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. HR 2641Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. HR 3094 To establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be known as the National Park Centennial Fund, and for other purposes. S 1696 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. HR 7322 Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. HR 7324 Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. S 3258 An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Great Smokies NP North Shore Road Cash Settlement FY09 Budget Resolution

Client expense: $119,266 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE

HR 2638: Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2009/Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act 2009; HR 7322/S3182: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Reated Agencies Appropriations Act 2009--All provisions relating to FBI Biometric Programs, NGI, Information Technology Programs, and Census 2010 Programs; HR 6599/S3301: Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act 2009--Relating to matters pertaining to Veterans Healthcare Information Technology Programs; House draft/S3261; Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2009--All provisions relating to Aviation, Airport Security, and HUD Working Capital Fund HR 7323/S3260: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2009--Relating to Matters Pertaining to the National Archives and Records Administration HR 2638: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008--Continiuing Resolution /FY 2009 "Minibus"--pertaining to exception language contained in the bill relating to the 2010 Census Program. Provisions in Division C and Titles I, II, III and IV related to DOD Appropriations for ship building, censors, maritime systems, naval systems, naval aviation, simulation and training, and science & technology programs. All provisions relating to aircraft and technology programs and issues HR 5658/S3001: National Defense Authorization Act 2009--provisions dealing with procurement funding for programs and acquisition provisions. Provisions in Titles I, II, III and VIII related to DOD Appropriations ship building, censors, maritime systems, naval systems, naval aviation, simulation and training, science & technology programs and related acquisition matters FY 2010: Defense Authorization and Appropriations Acts, to be named HR 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Military Aircraft Programs S3288: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009--Support the President's budget request for 150 Account

Client expense: $3,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

S. 3230/No House bill number yet, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; HR 7322/S 3182, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 3230/No House bill number yet, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2009 and for other purposes; HR 7322/S 3182, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; S 3261, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 7322 / S 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title III, all provisions relating to medical research and treatment programs. HR 7324 / S 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2009, title III, all provisions relating to medical research and treatment programs. HR ____ / S 3288, State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to overseas medical care programs. HR ____ / S 3230, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Title II, all provisions relating to hospitals, medical programs and medical research; Title III, all provisions relating to university and post-secondary education. HR 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, Division C, Title IV, all provisions relating to medical research and treatment programs. HR 7110 / S 3689, Making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to infrastructure improvements and economic development.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 7322 S3182 FY 2009 Appropriations for Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science and related agencies. S 3258, HR 7324 FY 2009 Appropriations for Energy and Water Development-7 (continued) S 3261 Appropriations for Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development and related agencies. HR 2638 , FY 2009 Consolidated Security Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act. S 3289 FY 2009 Appropriations for US Dept. of Agriculture and Related Agencies. Appropriations for Interior, Enviroment and Related Agencies FY 2009.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 7322/S 3182, FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, issues pertaining to SHIELD, Lunar Energy Generation Program, NASA, and National Science Foundation funding. HR 6599/S 3301, FY 2009 Military Construction Appropriations bill, issues relating to Houston Corps of Cadets Building. HR 7324/S 3258, FY 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, issues pertaining to National Wind Energy Center, Center for Clean Fuels and Power Generation, High-Efficiency Cascade Solar Cells, Solid State Energy and Lighting Institute, Wind Energy program funding, and DOE Office of Science funding. HR 7323/S 3260, FY 2009 Financial Services and General Government, issues pertaining to Bay Area Houston Technology and Education Center. HR 6947/S 3181, FY 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, issues pertaining to Regional Control-Command Network. S 3230, FY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, issues pertaining to Center on Student Success, Sugar Land Connected Learning Laboratory, Center for the Retention of STEM Educators, Cell Differentiation Synthetic Biology at the Institute for Molecular Design, UH Victoria Forensic DNA Testing Laboratory and Genetic Diagnostics, Reading First funding, Pell Grant funding, and National Institutes of Health Funding. HR 2638, Consolidated Appropriations bill for FY 2009. FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill, provisions relating to National Wind Energy Center, Center for Clean Fuels and Power Generation, Cell Differentiation Synthetic Biology at the Institute for Molecular Design, and SHIELD. FY 2009 Economic Stimulus Package, issues pertaining to NIH, NSF and university infrastructure. HR 1424, Emergency Economic Stablization Act of 2008. .

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S: 3289: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Funding for the Food and Drug Administration (Human Drug, Biologics, Food Safety, Critical Path, Reagan-Udall Foundation, Center for Veterinary Medicine) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 (Cont...) Funding for the USDA (Office of General Counsel, Biotechnology Regulatory Service (APHIS), Animal Care & Veterinary Services (APHIS), Trade Activities (Office of the Secretary & Food Safety Inspection Service), Agriculture Research Service, Biofuels (Rural Development)) Drug Importation Livestock Cloning/Product Labeling S: 3230: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Funding for National Institutes of Health Funding for Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness Funding for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Funding for Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority (BARDA) Drug Importation S: 3258/H.R. 7324: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Funding for Biofuels H.R. 7323/S.3260: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Sarbanes Oxley - Section 404 H.R. 7322/S: 3282: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Funding for Technology Innovation Program (TIP) S.3288: Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Funding for Biotechnology Research and Development Programs at the Agency for International Development H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Bill Funding for National Institutes of Health Funding for Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness Funding for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Funding for the Food and Drug Administration Funding for Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority (BARDA) H.R. 7110/S.3604/S.3688: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act for 2008 Funding for National Institutes of Health Funding for Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness Funding for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Funding for the Food and Drug Administration Funding for Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority (BARDA) S.3181: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY 2009 Drug Importation

Client expense: $1,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 7322, FY 2009 Commerce/Justice/Science appropriations bill, provisions relating to funding Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Science Budget, Authorization and Appropriations Bills covering the Department of Energy; the National Science Foundation; Department of Defense; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology. Bill Numbers: H.R. 7324, S. 3258, H.R. 7322, S. 1745, H.R. 2638

Client expense: $121,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE

S. 3182 FY09 Senate and H.R. 7322 House CJS Appropriations bill provisions and funding related to Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and The Office of Federal Detention Trustee (OFDT). Senate (S. 3182) and House (H.R. 7322) FY2009 Commerce, Justice and State Appropriations.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marshals Service

FY 2009 House (H.R. 7322) and Senate (S.3182) Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill = Provisions and funding related to Bureau of Prisons and Office of the Federal Detention Trustee

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marshals Service

S. 3182 and H.R. 7322 FY2009 Department of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provisions relating to funding and operations of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; funding for the Legal Services Corporation; funding for Executive Office of Immigration Review S. 3230 and House Draft FY2009 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations funding for the Social Security Administration, S. 3260 and H.R. 7323, FY2009 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act proposed amendment to provide funding for the Administrative Conference of the United States; funding for the Internal Revenue Service FY2009 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act funding for the Law Library of Congress, including the Global Legal Information Network; H.R. 6589, Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act, to authorize greater transparency, accountability and independent fundraising for the Law Library of Congress. S.3288 and House Draft FY2009 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act funding for international rule of law programs, including for the ABA Rule of Law Initiative; funding for contributions to international organizations and peacekeeping operations H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; Legal Services Corporation funding; funding for civil legal assistance lawyer loan repayment assistance Proposal to reprogram $3.3 million from Department of Homeland Security or other federal executive agency to the Administrative Conference of the United States General Recommendations related to: funding for the Legal Services Corporation; funding to improve the Social Security disability claims process; and funding for the federal judiciary.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S. 3230/No House bill number, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 and for other purposes; HR 7322/S 3182, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; S. 3261, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 3258, HR 7324 - An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. (Department of Energy Office of Science Funding and Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Restoration funding) S. 3289 and pending House legislation making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. (Funding for agriculture research programs; funding for the Food and Drug Administration; funding for the Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service) S. 3182 and HR 7322 making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.(NOAA research programs; NSF) HR 2638 - A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Funding for basic and applied research at Department of Defense) Pending legislation making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. (National Endowment for the Humanities; EPA Science and Technology) S. 3181 and HR 6947 - making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. (Funding for Science and Technology Directorate, University Centers of Excellence) S. 3261 and HR 3074 - An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. (Economic Development Initiatives; university transportation programs; Federal Highway Administration programs; Office of Pipeline Safety) S. 3230 and pending House legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. (funding for federal student aid programs and NIH) Pending Stimulus package (funding for student aid, basic research and infrastructure investments).

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2009 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Department of Interior: Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service land acquisition. Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service State and Private Forestry (Forest Legacy Program) and National Forest System land acquisition; S. 3182 FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Procurement, Acquisition and Construction -- National Ocean Service -- Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS) and Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Program. H.R. 7322 FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- Procurement, Acquisition and Construction -- National Ocean Service -- Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS) and Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Program.

Client expense: $48,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act (S. 2304/H.R. 3992) Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and Reauthorization Act of 2008 (S. 3155) Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations (H.R. 7322/S. 3182)

Client expense: $26,261 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Appropriations bills: Labor/HHS (S. 3230); Commerce, Justice, Science (H.R. 7322/S. 3182), Housing and Urban Development (S. 3261), Veterans Administration (H.R. 6599/ S. 3301) Continuing Resolution, FY 09 (H.R. 2638) Economic Stimulus, (H.R. 7110/S. 3604)

Client expense: $26,261 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR_____, S. ____ FY 09 Interior Appropriations - provisions related to coastal restoration. HR____, S.____ FY 09 Defense Appropriations - provisions related to bio defense, Research Dev Test and Evaluation HR 7322, S. 3182 FY 09 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill - provisions related to coastal restoration. P.L. 110-252 Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, provisions related to disaster loans, disaster assistance, health care. H.R.___, S. 3230 FY 09 Labor HHS/ED Approps, provisions related to school reform and research in Louisiana. H.R. 4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008, sec 864-Education Disaster and Emergency Relief loan program. HR 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Approps Act 2009: provisions related to Bio Defense RDT&E and funding for section 864 of HR 4137 (Education Disaster & Emergency Relief Loan Program) and Navy RDT&E Manpower IT. HR____, S.____, Economic Stimulus: provisions to fund section 864 of HR 4137 (Education disaster & Emergency Relief Loan program) and provisions related to infrastructure funds for roads, environment, coastal repair, hospital and other facilities. HR 7323, S.3260 - FY 2009 Financial Services Appropriations: provisions related to small business development.

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 7322 & S. 3182, Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, NASA Funding. H.R. 6063 and S. 3270, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008, NASA Funding. H.R. 2750 and S. 2159, NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act, Space Support Activities. H.R. 4837, Spacefaring Priorities for America's Continued Exploration (SPACE) Act, Shuttle Extension. H.R. 4308, NASA Innovation Fund & Sponsorship Act of 2007, Continued NASA Public Awareness, Space Shuttle. H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, NASA Funding. International Space Station Funding and Safety. Aeronautics. Commercial Space Launch. Air Traffic Management. Science Education. Space Exploration. Science Programs - NASA. Economic Recovery Spending.

Client expense: $4,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 3182 and H.R. 7322, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, Export Issues. H.R. 3288, The Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009, Export Issues H.R. 1400 and S. 970, Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007, Export Issues. H.R. 5443 and S. 1846, US - Republic of Korea Defense Cooperation Improvement Act of 2008, Export Issues. H.J.Res. 76 - Sale of Defense Articles to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. US - Russia Relations. US - Saudi Relations. US - India Relations. US - China Relations. US - Denmark Relations. US - Libya Relations. US - UK Treaty. US - Australia Treaty. Russia Civil Nuclear Cooperation. Congressional Export Working Group. Export Administration Act.

Client expense: $4,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

[H.R. 7322] - House Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill FY09 - All provisions related to juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, reentry [Not Yet Numbered] - House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill FY09 - All provisions related to child abuse and neglect prevention, after-school programs, child care, Head Start, and dropout prevention. [S. 3182] - Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill FY09 - All provisions related to juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, reentry. [S. 3230] - Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill FY09 - All provisions related to child abuse and neglect prevention, after-school programs, child care, Head Start, and dropout prevention. [H.R. 2638] - Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009. [Not Yet Numbered] - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Client expense: $7,043 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR____; S. 3261 FY 09 Transportation/HUD Appropriations bill - construction of facilities HR 7322; S 3182 -FY 09 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill - projects related to juvenile justice and gang legislation HR 3846; Youth Promise Act - services and programs to address juvenile delinquency. P.L. 110-252 - Supplemental Approps Act 2008, provisions for rebuilding facilities in La., due to Hurricane Katrina S. 3155 - Reauthorize Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974; provisions and programs related to at-risk youth, juvenile justice and gang legislation. H.R.____; S_____, Economich Stimulus legislation provisions related to infrastructure project funding for roads, environmental infrastructure, hospitals and other facilities

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

-National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendment Act of 2008 - H.R. 5940, S. 3274: Reauthorization of federal nanotechnology research activities. -Economic Stimulus (No bill) -FY09 Omnibus for NSF, NIST, DoE Funding -No bill: -Science, Department of State, Justice & Commerce Appropriations S. 3182, H.R. 7322: Funding for research at the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology -Department of Energy Appropriations - S. 3258, H.R. 7324: Funding for Department of Energy Office of Science

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

IBM has lobbied for various Governmental Programs including Amtrak, Customs Modernization Program, Food Stamp Program, IT Projects, STEM Education and Government/Private Sector Research and Development Programs. Please see Lobbying Area Codes: AGR, CPT, DEF, EDU, GOV, HCR, HOM, SCI, & TRA for the report on these issues. Fiscal Year 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act National Science Foundation National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census Department of Commerce, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Department of Energy, Office of Science H.R. 2419 Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 H.R. 2764, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. H.R. 3161 / S. 1859 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes - Food stamps and nutrition titles Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy) DD(X) Destroyer Program Army Distributed Learning System Army Future Combat System Air Force Presonnel Services Delivery Transformation Navy Marine Corps Intranet / Next Generation Enterprise Networks Defense Information Systems Agency eCollaboration GoArmyEd / eArmyU FY09 Continuing Resolutions - Appropriations Economic Stimulus - Appropriations (no bill number) H.R. 2638 FY'09 Continuing Resolution (Appropriations) H.R. 7322 CIS Appropriations (FY'09)

Client expense: $1,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 7322 and S. 3128, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2009: provisions related to juvenile justice program funding.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 7322 and S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2009: provisions related to juvenile justice program funding.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.____, S.____ - FY2009 Interior Appropriations - provisions related to coastal restoration. H.R.____, S.____ - FY2009 Defense Appropriations - provisions related to bio defense RDT&E. H.R.7322, S. 3182 - FY2009 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations - provisions related to coastal restoration. H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009: Provisions related to Bio Defense RDT&E and funding for section 864 of H.R. 4137 (Education Disaster & Emergency Relief Loan Program) and Navy RDT&E Manpower IT. H.R.___. S___, Economic Stimulus: provisions to fund Section 864 of H.R. 4137 (Education Disaster & Emergency Relief Loan Program) and provisions related to infrastructure funds for roads, environment, coastal repair, hospitals and other facilities. H.R. 7323, S. 3260 - FY 2009 Financial Services Appropriations: provisions related to small business development. H.R.___, S. 3230 - FY 2009 Labor/HHS/ED Appropriations: provisions related to school reform and research in Louisiana. P.L. 110-252, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008: provisions related to disaster loans, disaster assistance, health care. H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008, Section 864 - Education Disaster and Emergency Relief loan program.

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R.____, S.3261 - FY2009 Transportation / HUD Appropriations - construction of facilities. H.R.7322, S. 3182 - FY2009 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations - juvenile justice and gang legislation. H.R. 3846, Youth Promise Act - services and programs to address juvenile delinquency. S.3155, Reauthorize Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, provisions and programs related to at-risk youth, juvenile justice and gang legislation. P.L. 110-252, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 - provisions for re-building facilities in Louisiana due to Hurricane Katrina. H.R.__S.___, Economic Stimulus legislation provisions related to infrastructure project funding for roads, environmental infrastructure, hospitals, and other facilities.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

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