Caging Prohibition Act of 2009

Hate crimes prevention/enforcement Decennial Census to be conducted in 2010 Funding and implementation of the Help America Vote Act (Public Law No: 107-252), incl. budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 312 & S.Con.Res. 70) Federal voting representation for the District of Columbia, incl. H.R. 157 & S. 160 Pay equity and Congressional response to the Ledbetter v. Goodyear decision, incl. H.R. 11, S. 181, and their enactment as Public Law No: 111-2, as well as the Paycheck Fairness Act, incl. H.R. 12 & S. 182 Mandatory electronic employment verification proposals, incl. applicable provisions in H.R. 1 & S. 1, and their enactment as Public Law No: 111-5 Equal opportunity protections, incl. applicable provisions in H.R. 1 & S. 1, and their enactment as Public Law No: 111-5 Voter fraud issues and Congressional response to the Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Democratic Party v. Rokita decisions, incl. report by the government, oversight of the Voting Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, and amendment to H.R. 1388 Deceptive practices in voting, incl. H.R. 97 and oversight of the Voting Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, as well as caging (H.R. 103 & S. 528) legislation and vote challenging practices Voter identification and Congressional response to the Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Democratic Party v. Rokita decisions, incl. amendment to S. 160 Voter registration, incl. implementation of the National Voter Registration Act (Public Law No: 103-31) Early voting Oversight of the Department of Justices Civil Rights Division, incl. its Voting Rights Section Investigation into the United States Attorneys program, incl. voter fraud issues, and pursuit of contempt citations (incl. 110th: H.Res. 979, H.Res. 980 & H.Res. 982) Implementation of the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, incl. H.R. 1283 Marriage equality, incl. amendment to S. 160 Legal and policy issues related to national security detainees, incl. establishment of a truth commission to investigate detainee treatment and other actions taken by the previous Administration Election preparedness and contingency plans, incl. lessons learned from the 2004 and 2008 election cycles Development of a 2009 Civil Rights Act that would close loopholes created by recent Supreme Court decisions

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

a.H.R. 1024 & S. 424 - Uniting American Families Act of 2009 b.H.R. 1604 - Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009 c.Hate crimes prevention/enforcement, incl. H.R. 1913 & S. 909, as well as possible addition of S. 909 as an amendment to other pending legislation such as FY10 Defense Authorization c.Hate crimes prevention/enforcement, incl. H.R. 1913 & S. 909, as well as possible addition of S. 909 as an amendment to other pending legislation such as FY10 Defense Authorization Defense Authorization/Support passage of bill-entire d.Employment Non-Discrimination Act, incl. H.R. 2981 & H.R. 3017/Supporting passage of bills-entire e.Reauthorization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (pushing for removal of Anti-discrimination language and Access to Recovery drug treatment vouchers) f.Reauthorization of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (Remove Anti-discrimination language ensure civil rights of program beneficiaries are protected) g.Domestic surveillance by executive branch agencies and implementation of the Protect America Act (Public Law No. 110-55), the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law No. 110-261), and the surveillance guidelines set by the previous Administration under its Attorney General and FBI-monitoring for possible changes to laws h.H.R. 984 State Secret Protection Act of 2009; S. 417 State Secrets Protection Act-looking for potential changes i.Reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law No: 107-56)-monitoring for future action j.Ex-felon enfranchisement, incl. the Democracy Restoration Act k.Implementation of the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, incl. H.R. 1283- l.Marriage equality and implementation of the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. Administration legal briefs in DOMA litigation, as well as amendments offered (but not taken up) during consideration of FY10 Commerce, Justice, Science Approps (H.R. 2847), which would have regulated federal and Supreme Court jurisdiction and access to those courts for DOMA and other marriage-related cases--urging the repeal of DOMA m.Legal and policy issues related to national security detainees, incl. implementation of the Military Commissions Act (Public Law No: 109-366), H.R. 104 and the establishment of a truth commission to investigate detainee treatment and other actions taken by the previous Administration--monitoring any potential changes n.Election preparedness and contingency plans, incl. lessons learned from the 2004 and 2008 election cycles o.Development of a 2009 Civil Rights Act that would close loopholes created by recent Supreme Court decisions p.Deceptive practices in voting, incl. H.R. 97 and oversight of the Voting Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, as well as caging (H.R. 103 & S. 528) legislation and vote challenging practices q.Voter registration and implementation of the National Voter Registration Act (Public Law No: 103-31), incl. voter registration modernization (VRM) proposals r.Funding and implementation of the Help America Vote Act (Public Law No: 107-252), incl. FY10 Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 85 & S.Con.Res. 13) and FY10 Appropriations s.Healthcare reform (no specific legislation) and its impacts on civil rights and privacy rights, incl. any potential it may have to positively broaden protections or negatively promote discrimination--Healthcare reform targeted at lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans t. Electoral reform proposals not mentioned above, incl. those that take a comprehensive approach, such as the Count Every Vote Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, White House Office

Hate crimes prevention/enforcement Decennial Census to be conducted in 2010 Funding and implementation of the Help America Vote Act (Public Law No: 107-252), incl. budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 312 & S.Con.Res. 70) Federal voting representation for the District of Columbia, incl. H.R. 157 & S. 160 Pay equity and Congressional response to the Ledbetter v. Goodyear decision, incl. H.R. 11, S. 181, and their enactment as Public Law No: 111-2, as well as the Paycheck Fairness Act, incl. H.R. 12 & S. 182 Mandatory electronic employment verification proposals, incl. applicable provisions in H.R. 1 & S. 1, and their enactment as Public Law No: 111-5 Equal opportunity protections, incl. applicable provisions in H.R. 1 & S. 1, and their enactment as Public Law No: 111-5 Voter fraud issues and Congressional response to the Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Democratic Party v. Rokita decisions, incl. report by the government, oversight of the Voting Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, and amendment to H.R. 1388 Deceptive practices in voting, incl. H.R. 97 and oversight of the Voting Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, as well as caging (H.R. 103 & S. 528) legislation and vote challenging practices Voter identification and Congressional response to the Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Democratic Party v. Rokita decisions, incl. amendment to S. 160 Voter registration, incl. implementation of the National Voter Registration Act (Public Law No: 103-31) Early voting Oversight of the Department of Justices Civil Rights Division, incl. its Voting Rights Section Investigation into the United States Attorneys program, incl. voter fraud issues, and pursuit of contempt citations (incl. 110th: H.Res. 979, H.Res. 980 & H.Res. 982) Implementation of the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, incl. H.R. 1283 Marriage equality, incl. amendment to S. 160 Legal and policy issues related to national security detainees, incl. establishment of a truth commission to investigate detainee treatment and other actions taken by the previous Administration Election preparedness and contingency plans, incl. lessons learned from the 2004 and 2008 election cycles Development of a 2009 Civil Rights Act that would close loopholes created by recent Supreme Court decisions

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office