COPS Improvements Act of 2009
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2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1409, HR 1, HR 1804, HR 1266, HR 626, HR 2978, Hr 958, HR 958, HR 1256, HR 673, HR 2647, HR 2847, HR 3183, HR 3326, HR 3170, HR 2996, HR 3082, HR 2736, HT 235, HT 949, HT 413, HR 3509, HR3962, HT 3182, HR5200, HR 3200, HR 4213, HR 4899, HR1722, s 560, s 1390, s507, s 354, s 1436, s1432, s 1407, s 924, s 484, s362, s 252, fiscal 2011 budget res, Hr 4489, HR 4865, s 3341, s 1611, s 167, HR 1139, S 132, HR 1022, HR 970, S 714, HR 3695, HR 4104, S 1132, HR 242
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1409, HR 1; HR 1804; HR 1266; HR 626; HR 2978; HR 958; HR 1256; HR 673; HR 2647; HR 2847; HR 3183; HR 3326; HR 3170; HR 2996; HR 3082; HR 2736; HR 235; HR 949; HR 413; HR 3590; HR 3962; HR 3186, HR 5200, HR 3200, HR 4213, HR 4899, HR 1722, S 560; S 1390; S 507; S 354; S 1436; S 1432; S 1407; S 924; S 484; S 362; S 252; Fiscal 2011 Budget Resolution, HR 4489, HR 4865, S 3341, S1611, S 167, HR 1139, S 132, HR 1022, HR 970, S 714, HR 3695, HR 4104, S 1132, HR 242
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR1139 COPS Improvement Act of 2009 Authorize funding for COPS on Beat program to fight crime, address meth crisis, and hire police officers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 68, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly limit States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 1139/S. 167, the COPS Improvements Act, would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; and H.R. 4899, the "Supplemental Appropriations Act."
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
FY 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, COPS enhancement authorization bill (H.R. 1139 and S. 167), National Criminal Justice Commission Act (S. 714), drug enforcement on Federal lands bill (H.R. 5645), anti-methamphetamine bill (S. 256)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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| MI |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Betty Sutton | Democratic | OH |
| Brian Higgins | Democratic | NY |
| Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | NY |
| Charles Wilson | Democratic | OH |
| Corrine Brown | Democratic | FL |
| David G. Reichert | Republican | WA |
| David Loebsack | Democratic | IA |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Diana DeGette | Democratic | CO |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Eliot L. Engel | Democratic | NY |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic | CT |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| John Hall | Democratic | NY |
| John Murtha | Democratic | PA |
| Lois Capps | Democratic | CA |
| Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | CA |
| Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Democratic | GU |
| Michael McMahon | Democratic | NY |
| Mike McIntyre | Democratic | NC |
| Mike Ross | Democratic | AR |
| Nita M. Lowey | Democratic | NY |
| Patrick Kennedy | Democratic | RI |
| Pedro R. Pierluisi | Democratic | PR |
| Peter J. Visclosky | Democratic | IN |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Ron Klein | Democratic | FL |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic | CT |
| Rush Holt | Democratic | NJ |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Shelley Berkley | Democratic | NV |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Steve Israel | Democratic | NY |
| Steven C. LaTourette | Republican | OH |
| Tim Holden | Democratic | PA |
| Timothy H. Bishop | Democratic | NY |
2010 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR 31, HR73, HR533, HR 834, HR866, HR1022, HR1139, HR1343, HR1972, HR2541, S132, S150, S167, S168, S714, S251
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1409, HR 1; HR 1804; HR 1266; HR 626; HR 2978; HR 958; HR 1256; HR 673; HR 2647; HR 2847; HR 3183; HR 3326; HR 3170; HR 2996; HR 3082; HR 2736; HR 235; HR 949; HR 413; HR 3590; HR 3962; HR 3186, HR 5200, HR 3200, HR 4213, HR 4899, HR 1722, S 560; S 1390; S 507; S 354; S 1436; S 1432; S 1407; S 924; S 484; S 362; S 252; Fiscal 2011 Budget Resolution, HR 4489, HR 4865, S 3341, S1611, S 167, HR 1139, S 132, HR 1022, HR 970, S 714, HR 3695, HR 4104, S 1132, HR 242
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 68, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly limit States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 1139/S. 167, the COPS Improvements Act, would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; and H.R. 4899, the "Supplemental Appropriations Act."
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR1139 COPS Improvement Act of 2009 Authorize funding for COPS on Beat program to fight crime, address meth crisis, and hire police officers. USDOJ COPS Hiring Grant Program in FY10 Approps.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.3636, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2011, Criminal Justice issues. S.714, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009, Criminal Justice issues. H.R.1139/S.167, COPS Improvements Act of 2009, Criminal Justice issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
FY 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, COPS enhancement authorization bill (H.R. 1139 and S. 167), National Criminal Justice Commission Act (S. 714), drug enforcement on Federal lands bill (H.R. 5645), anti-methamphetamine bill (S. 256)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR31, HR73, HR533, HR834, HR866, HR1022, HR1139, HR1343, HR1972, HR2541, HR3837, HR4104, S132, S150, S167, S168, S205, S251, S714, H4466, HR495,
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Monitor and advocate on legislation concerning law enforcement issues, including negotiated rulemaking; Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY 2011 Appropriations bill (bill number not yet assigned), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR1) & Omnibus Appropriations Act 2009 (HR1105) as it relates to Byrne/JAG funding. In addition bills monitored include Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2009 (S132), Communities in Action Neighborhood Defense and Opportunity Act of 2009 (HR1303) and the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009 (HR 413). Monitor and advise re S 1611. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (HR 2892) 2010, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (HR 2847), COPS Improvements Act of 2009 (HR 1139/S167). National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 (S714), Fair Sentencing Act of 2009 (S1789).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1409, HR 1; HR 1804; HR 1266; HR 626; HR 2978; HR 958; HR 1256; HR 673; HR 2647; HR 2847; HR 3183; HR 3326; HR 3170; HR 2996; HR 3082; HR 2736; HR 235; HR 949; HR 413; HR 3590; HR 3962; HR 3186, HR 5200, HR 3200, HR 4213, HR 4899, HR 1722, S 560; S 1390; S 507; S 354; S 1436; S 1432; S 1407; S 924; S 484; S 362; S 252; Fiscal 2011 Budget Resolution, HR 4489, HR 4865, S 3341, S1611, S 167, HR 1139, S 132, HR 1022, HR 970, S 714, HR 3695, HR 4104, S 1132, HR 242
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2011, Criminal Justice issues. S.714, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009, Criminal Justice issues. H.R.1139/S.167, COPS Improvements Act of 2009, Criminal Justice issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR1139 COPS Improvement Act of 2009 Authorize funding for COPS on Beat program to fight crime, address meth crisis, and hire police officers. USDOJ COPS Hiring Grant Program in FY10 Approps.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
FY 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, COPS enhancement authorization bill (H.R. 1139 and S. 167), National Criminal Justice Commission Act (S. 714), drug enforcement on Federal lands bill (H.R. 5645)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 68, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly limit States who fund antidrug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants programs; H.R. 1139/S. 167, the COPS Improvements Act, which would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; and H.R. 4899, the "Supplemental Appropriations Act."
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Monitor and advocate on legislation concerning law enforcement issues, including negotiated rulemaking; Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY 2011 Appropriations bill (bill number not yet assigned), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR1) & Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (HR1105) as it relates to Byrne/JAG funding. In addition bills monitored include Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2009 (S132), Communities in Action Neighborhood Defense and Opportunity Act of 2009 (HR1303) and the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009 (HR 413). Monitor and advise re S 1611. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (HR 2892), 2010, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (HR 2847), COPS Improvements Act of 2009 (HR 1139/S.167). National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 (S. 714), Fair Sentencing Act of 2009 (S. 1789).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR31, HR73, HR533, HR834, HR866, HR1022, HR1139, HR1343, HR1972, HR2541, HR3837, HR4104, S132, S150, S167, S168, S205, S251, S714, H4466, HR495,
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1409, HR 1; HR 1804; HR 1266; HR 626; HR 2978; HR 958; HR 1256; HR 673; HR 2647; HR 2847; HR 3183; HR 3326; HR 3170; HR 2996; HR 3082; HR 2736; HR 235; HR 949; HR 413; HR 3590; HR 3962; HR 3186, HR 5200, HR 3200, HR 4213, HR 4899, HR 1722, S 560; S 1390; S 507; S 354; S 1436; S 1432; S 1407; S 924; S 484; S 362; S 252; Fiscal 2011 Budget Resolution, HR 4489, HR 4865, S 3341, S1611, S 167, HR 1139, S 132, HR 1022, HR 970, S 714, HR 3695, HR 4104, S 1132, HR 242
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 68, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly limit States who fund antidrug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants programs; H.R. 1139/S. 167, the COPS Improvements Act, which would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; and H.R. 3288, the Consolidated FY2010 Appropriations Act, specifically, the appropriations for the U.S. Department of Justice and its State and local law enforcement assistance programs;
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR1139 COPS Improvement Act of 2009 Authorize funding for COPS on Beat program to fight crime, address meth crisis, and hire police officers. USDOJ COPS Hiring Grant Program in FY10 Approps.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Monitor and support H.R. 1064 & S. 435 providing for juvenile crime and gang prevention. Monitor H.R. 413 providing for public safety officers' collective bargaining. Support for H.R. 1139 COPS Extension. Support for S. 327 the Omnibus Crime Control & Safer Streets Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
FY 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, COPS enhancement authorization bill (H.R. 1139 and S. 167), National Criminal Justice Commission Act (S. 714), anti-gang legislation (H.R. 2857), concealed weapons expansion for law enforcement (H.R. 3752 and S. 1132), and the Youth PROMISE Act (H.R. 1064 and S. 435)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR 31, HR 73, HR 533, HR 834, HR 866, HR 1022, HR 1139, HR 1972, HR 2541, HR 3837, HR 4104, HR 4466, S 132, S 150, S 167, S 168, S 205, S 251, S 714, S 1749, S 1789, S 3120,
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Monitor and advocate on legislation concerning law enforcement issues, including Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY 2011 Appropriations bill (bill number not yet assigned), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR1) & Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (HR1105) as it relates to Byrne/JAG funding. In addition bill monitored include Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2009 (S132), Communities in Action Neighborhood Defense and Opportunity Act of 2009 (HR1303) and the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009 (HR 413). Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (HR 2892), 2010, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (HR 2847), COPS Improvements Act of 2009 (HR 1139/S.167). National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 (S. 714), Fair Sentencing Act of 2009 (S. 1789).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Monitor and support H.R. 1064 & S. 435 providing for juvenile crime and gang prevention. Monitor H.R. 413 providing for public safety officers' collective bargaining. Support for H.R. 1139 COPS Extension.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: HR 1064 Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1139 COPS Improvements Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1215 Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Support for Immigration reform; HR 1283 Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 1304 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HR 1315 Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; HR 1412 Justice Integrity Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice; HR 1507 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; HR 157 Fairness Doctrine Amendment - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; HR 1726 Lap top searches at the border - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, racial discrimination; HR 1788 A bill to amend the False Claims Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Legal Representation; HR 1800 National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215; HR 1966 Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 2200 - Issues Lobbied: TSA authorization/body scanning machines, Privacy/bodily integrity; HR 2289 Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 2517 Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 2597 Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, Positive Behavior Supports; HR 2647 National Defense Authorization Act Conference Report - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention, Military Commissions, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Death Penalty, 1st Amendment, Free Speech and Association, Religious Liberty; HR 2701 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight, openness and congressional oversight; HR 2847 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation, Free speech, restrictions on Legal Services Corporation, , Voting Rights, Against the Vitter Census Amendment; HR 3017 Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3081 FY2011 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill - Issues Lobbied: Support UNFPA funding and advocate for permanent rescission of the Global Gag Rule; HR 3082 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; HR 3170 FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty, Opposition to the DC abortion rider and FEHBP abortion rider, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Medical Marijuana; HR 3221 the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, HEA Penalty, Privacy; HR 3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 3288 FY 2010 Consolidated Omnibus Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, HIV/AIDS, LGBT Rights, Free speech, restrictions on Legal Services Corporation, End funding for abstinence-only programs and fund more comprehensive sex ed programs, Support UNFPA funding and advocate for permanent rescission of the Global G; HR 3293 FY2010 Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Bill - Issues Lobbied: End funding for abstinence-only programs and fund more comprehensive sex ed programs; HR 3295 RISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, HEA Penalty; HR 3326 FY 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation, Franken Senate Amendment No. 2588, Mandatory Pre-dispute Arbitration; Title VII; Sexual Assault; HR 3335 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; HR 3458 Net Neutrality Legislation - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 3471 Real ID - Issues Lobbied: repeal legislation, National ID, religious liberty; HR 3531 Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act - Issues Lobbied: Support for bill and trying to get Senate counterpart; HR 3567 the Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Oppose Nelson-Hatch amendment and anti-choice language in the managers amendment; support womens health amendment; oppose Title V extension and support Personal Responsibility Education program; HR 3630 Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 3721 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; HR 374 Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; HR 3764 Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on Legal Services Corporation; HR 3845 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: national security, privacy and constitutional rights; HR 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act - Issues Lobbied: Oppose Stupak-Pitts anti-choice amendment; support Healthy Teen Initiative to Prevent Teen Pregnancy; HR 3986 Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; HR 4005 JUSTICE Act - Issues Lobbied: national security, privacy and constitutional rights; HR 4321 Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: Due process, judicial review of legalization decisions, e-verify, indefinite detention, prolonged detention, community-based alternatives to detention, mandatory detention, restoration of judicial review, federal preemption of state and local immigration; HR 4335 Prison Abuse Remedies Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; HR 4386 Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act - Issues Lobbied: support for emergency contraception; HR 5577 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Open government, access to information, over-classification; HR 894 Over-Classification Reduction Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; HR 984 State Secret Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: national security, privacy and constitutional rights; HR 985 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; HRes 383 Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security Laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 1390 the National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention, Military Commissions, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Death Penalty, 1st Amendment, Free Speech and Association; S 147 Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; S 1494 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 1516 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; S 1549 Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: detention; S 1550 Strong Standards Act - Issues Lobbied: detention conditions; S 1584 Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; S 160 Fairness Doctrine Amendment - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; S 167 COPS Improvements Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: national security, privacy and constitutional rights; S 1756 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; S 1789 Fair Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; S 1796 Americas Healthy Futures Act - Issues Lobbied: Due process, privacy; S 182 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation Updating the Equal Pay Act; S 2904 Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act - Issues Lobbied: support for emergency contraception; S 372 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S 417 State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, access to information; S 428 A bill to allow travel between the United States and Cuba - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Right to Travel; S 435 Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 449 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; S 458 A bill to amend the False Claims Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Legal Representation; S 495 Justice Integrity Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice; S 612 FOIA Memorandum/OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, Freedom of Information Act Reform; S 678 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 712 Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on Legal Services Corporation; S 714 National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity, Communications privacy, executive power; S. 1686 JUSTICE Act - Issues Lobbied: national security, privacy and constitutional rights; S.448 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; S1261 PASS ID - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; S1490 Personal Date Privacy and Security Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Other Congessional Matters: ACORN Funding - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Against the establishment of a Commission to Investigate Violent Extremism in the US - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Asylum legislative proposal - Issues Lobbied: Immigration; Biometric ID - Issues Lobbied: Oppose mandatory biometric ID; Border deaths (ACLU-San Diego Report) - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Immigration; CEDAW - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Civil Rights Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Employment Discrimination; Restoring Civil Rights Protections; Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: Due process, judicial review of legalization decisions, e-verify, indefinite detention, prolonged detention, community-based alternatives to detention, mandatory detention, restoration of judicial review, federal preemption of state and local immigration; Corporal Punishment - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Deaths in detention - Issues Lobbied: civil liberties, due process; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: national security; Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) Draft Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act (Draft Legislation) - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; FBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: civil liberties; Gene Patenting Legislation (no bill introduced yet) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, First Amendment; Human Rights in the 111th Congress - Issues Lobbied: YS treaty implementation and mental illness in US jails and prisons; Human Rights Treaty Implementation Hearing - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Interior enforcement in CIR - Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, Immigration; Iqbal/Twombley decision Notice Pleadings Standards - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; Patent Reform (no bill introduced yet) - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; Library of Congress Oversight Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, federal employees' rights; Terrorism Studies and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; The Convention on the Rights of the Child Treaty - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; National Security Issues - Issues Lobbied: Torture/Detention/Interrogation Oversight; Use of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Federal Agency Issues: Commission on Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: Reauthorization; Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: Posse comitatus , Discrimination; Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: Support rescission of the 2006 Single-Sex Education Regulations, Human Rights, First Amendment; Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: Comments on Civil Rights Data Collection; Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Electronic medical records, Privacy, Prostitution Pledge - Oppose new proposed regulations, Supporting reproductive health care for unaccompanied minors; Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General - Issues Lobbied: Detainee transfers; Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Preemption, indefinite detention, prolonged detention, Criminalization of unlawful presence, Detainee transfers, National ID, religious liberty, employment, lap top searches at the border, 4th Amendment, Racial Discrimination, Use of datamining technologies by the government, Government Watch Lists, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Controlled Unclassified Information, Ideological Exclusion, Restrictions on Travel; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Criminalization of unlawful presence, Indigent Defense Reform, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act (Draft Legislation), Crack Cocaine Sentencing Reform, Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry, National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation, Executive Order Ensuring Lawful Interrogations, Closure of Guantanamo Detention Facilities, Executive Order - Review of Detention Policy Options, National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogations, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Attorney General Guidelines; Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: State and local police enforcement of immigration; Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Issues Lobbied: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Proposed Rulemaking RIN 3046-AA85: Regulations to Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act as Amended; Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: Immigration Reform, Opposing Secure Communities, promoting alternatives to detention and enforceable detention standards, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act (Draft Legislation), Crack Cocaine Sentencing Reform, JUSTICE Act, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, Faith-Based Programs, Executive Branch Protections Against LGBT Discrimination, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Cyber-security Review, Executive Order 12958, Controlled Unclassified Information, Federal websites cookies policy; FBI - Issues Lobbied: FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Attorney General Guidelines; Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Child Safe Viewing Act; National Archives - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; National Archives, Information Security Oversight Office - Issues Lobbied: Controlled Unclassified Information; National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy; National Security Council - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification, Executive Order 12958; Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships - Issues Lobbied: Faith-Based Programs; Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 12886, Title X Funding in FY11 Budget Request, Lobbying Restrictions; Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs - Issues Lobbied: Restrictions on Travel; Office of Personnel Management - Issues Lobbied: Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (74 Fed. Reg. 46937) RIN Number 3206-AL92, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Executive Branch Protections Against LGBT Discrimination; Office of Personnel Management, Center for Pay and Leave Administration - Issues Lobbied: Absence and Leave' Sick Leave program (74 Fed. Reg. 46934) RIN Number 3206-AL93, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; State Department - Issues Lobbied: Trafficking, Restoration of Inter-agency working groups on human rights, Ideological Exclusion; Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Immigration Reform, Opposing Secure Communities; promoting alternatives to detention and enforceable detention standards
Client expense: $406,539 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2009 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR1139 COPS Improvement Act of 2009 Authorize funding for COPS on Beat program to fight crime, address meth crisis, and hire police officers. USDOJ Modification of scope for methamphetamine education program and COPS Hiring Recovery Program..
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR 31, HR 73, HR 533, HR 834, HR 866, HR 1022, HR 1139, HR 1343, HR 1972, HR 2541, HR 3837, HR 4104, S 132, S 150, S 167, S 168, S 205, S 251, S 714
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations (H.R. 2847), COPS enhancement authorization bill (H.R. 1139 and S. 167), National Criminal Justice Commission Act (S. 714), and Youth PROMISE Act (H.R. 1064 and S. 435)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 68, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly limit States who fund antidrug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants programs; H.R. 1139/S. 167, the COPS Improvements Act, which would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; and H.R. 3288, the Consolidated FY2010 Appropriations Act, specifically, the appropriations for the U.S. Department of Justice and its State and local law enforcement assistance programs;
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 168/H.R. 1314, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 275, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities - entire bill H.R. 448 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill H.R. 911, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act restrictions on County Probation departments H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower program, Firefighting regulations H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 entire bill S. 1503/H.R. 2276, IMPACT Act entire bill H.R. 1639, Border Health Care Relief Act entire bill H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy & Security Act provisions relating to clean vehicles and funding for local energy efficiency programs H.R. 2997/S. 1406 - FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs H.R. 2847 - FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for: Methamphetamine Enforcement, Regional Gang UnitForensic Scientists, DNA Services, Sexual Assault Enforcement Team, Computer Aided Dispatch Upgrade, Ventura County HUD Fraud Prevention Program; funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 3183/S. 1436 - FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Funding for: Matilija Dam, Santa Clara River Watershed Protection Plan, Santa Paula Creek Storm Damage Restoration Work, Mugu Lagoon and Calleguas Creek Watershed Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Projects H.R. 2892/S. 1298 - FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 2996 - FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program, Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Funding for State and local air pollution control programs, Section 103 and 105 State and local air grant programs; support for Senate language regarding EPA actions for Halaco Superfund site H.R. 3293 - FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations - Funding for: Juvenile Wellness Court, Adult Protective Services Predictive Model; One-Stop Health Care Enrollment Center; Adult Protective Services Multidisciplinary Team, Pathways to Improving the Lives of Children and Families. Funding for public health infrastructure programs: Funding for public health infrastructure programs, nutrition services for older Americans, CSBG, SSBG; and Library Services and Technology Act H.R. 3288 - FY 2010 Transportation/HUD Appropriations - Airport Improvement Program; funding for housing and community development programs Homeless assistance, HOPWA, HOPE VI, Elderly Housing Anti-Gang legislation Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization Reduction in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) Small Community Air Service Development Program grant application Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant formula
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 168/H.R. 1314, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 911, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act - restrictions on County Probation departments H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 - entire bill H.R. 1404/S. 561, Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME) Act- entire bill H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill H.R. 3415, to suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired. H.R. 3525, tax exempt bonds to finance renewable energy projects entire bill H.R. 2997/S. 1406 - FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs H.R. 2847 - FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 3183/S. 1436 - FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Funding for: Santa Maria River Levee; Lower Mission Creek; Lake Cachuma Recreation Area; Goleta Beach H.R. 2892/S. 1298 - FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 2996 - FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Funding for State and local air pollution control programs; Reinstatement of moratorium on offshore drilling H.R. 3293 - FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations - Funding for public health infrastructure programs:, Ryan White Part C S. 1703/H.R. 3697/H.R. 3742, Indian Land To Trust S. 1733, the Clean Jobs and American Power Act reduction of emissions from ocean-going marine vessels H.R. 3962/H.R. 3200, Americas Healthy Future Act limit cuts to Medicare and Medicaid payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH); amendment; expansion of 340B pricing program, increased Medicare reimbursement for doctors H.R. 2006, Elder Justice Act entire bill H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions related to expansion of 340B pricing program; cuts to Medicare and Medicaid payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH); regarding reimbursement for FQHCs Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), increased Medicare reimbursement for doctors. S. 1859, Child Support Incentive Restoration Act entire bill Anti-Gang legislation impacts on local government Surface Transportation Programs reauthorization funding for County projects; Off-System Bridge Set Aside Program Local siting authority of cell phone towers (contact with FCC)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 168/H.R. 1314, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 448/S. 1821 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill H.R. 686, to permit local public agencies to act as Medicaid enrollment brokers - entire bill H.R. 911, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act restrictions on County Probation departments H.R. 915/S. 1451, FAA Reauthorization Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program, Firefighting regulations H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 entire bill H.R. 1404/S. 561, Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME) Act- entire bill H.R. 2054, the No Child Left Inside Act entire bill H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill S. 1503/H.R. 2276, IMPACT Act entire bill H.R. 3045, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act provisions related to administrative funding and inspections H.R. 2820/S. 1236, GPCI Justice Act entire bill H.R. 3962/H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act provisions related to employee coverage, benefits, COBRA expansion, Medicaid expansion, government run insurance plan H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions related to employee coverage, benefits, COBRA expansion, Medicaid expansion, government run insurance plan. H.R. 2997/S. 1406 - FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs H.R. 2847 - FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for: Regional Communications System Upgrade, DA Gang and Drug Crime Investigation and Prosecution, Regional Gang Enforcement Collaborative, Decreasing Juvenile Gang Involvement; funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 3183/S. 1436 - FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations San Diego County Special Area Management Planning (SAMP) Program H.R. 2892/S. 1298 - FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 2996 - FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program, Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; H.R. 3293 - FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations - Funding for public health infrastructure programs Ryan White Title I and community-based health, nutrition services for older Americans, CSBG, SSBG H.R. 3288 - FY 2010 Transportation/HUD Appropriations - Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program; Funding for: Bradley Avenue/State Route 67 Interchange, South Santa Fe Widening, Otay Mesa Road Widening, and Camp Lockett; H.R. 2006, Elder Justice Act entire bill S. 1733 Clean Jobs and American Power Act provisions relating to local control H.R. 3791 Fire grants reauthorization entire bill S. 1859, Child Support Incentive Resoration Act entire bill S. 1703/H.R. 3697/H.R. 3742, Indian Land Into Trust H.R. 2076, the Border Security and Responsibility Act - Border Fence Mitigation for Environmental Impacts H.R. 3629, Healthy Borderlands Act - Border Fence Mitigation for Environmental Impacts H.R. 1448 Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act resources for local efforts to combat border-related violence Climate change local impacts Gang legislation Surface Transportation Programs reauthorization funding for County projects; Non-motorized transportation pilot program Regulation of Pesticides for Mosquito Control Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization Small Community Air Service Development Program grant application Inclusion of language to permit local public agencies to act as Medicaid enrollment brokers in health care reform legislation. Cell phone broadcast of emergency alerts and warnings
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 168/H.R. 1314, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 448/S. 1821 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill H.R. 911, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act - restrictions on County Probation departments H.R. 915/S1451, FAA Reauthorization Airport Improvement Program, Firefighting regulations H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 entire bill H.R. 1404/S. 561, Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME) Act- entire bill H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill S. 1503/H.R. 2276, IMPACT Act entire bill H.R. 2997/S. 1406 - FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs; H.R. 2847 - FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for: night vision binoculars for the Sheriffs Department, and the Sheriffs Departments digital management system; funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 3183/S. 1436 - FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations - Riverside County Special Area Management Planning (SAMP) Program; Rancho California Water Reclamation project H.R. 2892/S. 1298 - FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 2996 - FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program, Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Funding for habitat acquisition in Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mountains H.R. 3293 - FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations: Funding for public health infrastructure programs, Ryan White Title I, SSBG, CSBG H.R. 3288 - FY 2010 Transportation/HUD Appropriations - Airport Improvement Program;, and Western Regional Homeless Multi-Service Center; funding for housing and community development programs Section 8, HOME Program, Homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing; additional appropriations for Section 8 Vouchers in use S. 1859, Child Support Incentive Restoration Act entire bill H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions related to expansion of 340B pricing program; cuts to Medicare and Medicaid payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH); amendment regarding Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). H.R. 3962/H.R. 3200, Americas Healthy Future Act limit cuts to Medicare and Medicaid payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH); amendment regarding Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs); expansion of 340B pricing program H.R. 2006, Elder Justice Act entire bill Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization Anti-Gang legislation Allocation of Customs and Border Protection officer at Foreign Trade Zone 244 Ratification of Free Trade Agreements with Columbia, Panama, and South Korea FY 2009 Section 8 Funding Shortfall
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2009 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Monitor and advocate on legislation concerning law enforcement issues, including Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY 2010 Appropriations bill (bill number not yet assigned), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR1) & Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (HR1105) as it relates to Byrne/JAG funding. In addition bill monitored include Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2009 (S132), Communities in Action Neighborhood Defense and Opportunity Act of 2009 (HR1303) and the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009 (HR 413). Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (HR 2892), 2010, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (HR 2847), COPS Improvements Act of 2009 (HR 1139/S.167). National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 (S. 714), Fair Sentencing Act of 2009 (S. 1789).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR 31, HR 73, HR 533, HR 834, HR 866, HR 1022, HR 1139, HR 1343, HR 1972, HRES 47, S 132, S 150, S 167, S 168, S 205
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Monitor and support H.R. 1064 & S. 435 providing for juvenile crime and gang prevention. Monitor H.R. 413 providing for public safety officers' collective bargaining. Support for H.R. 1139 COPS Extension.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, SENATE, White House Office
2009 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 68, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly limit States who fund antidrug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants programs; H.R. 1139/S. 167, the COPS Improvements Act, which would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; and H.R. 2847, the "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010," making appropriations for the U.S. Department of Justice for FY2010;
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2009 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: HR 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Lobbying Restrictions, Ethics Executive Order; HR 157 Fairness Doctrine Amendment - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; HR 374 Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; HR 894 Over-Classification Reduction Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, over-classification; HR 984 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties, due process; HR 985 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HR 1064 Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1139 COPS Improvements Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1215 Immigration Oversight & Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, due process, detention conditions; HR 1283 Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR1304 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HR 1315 Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; HR 1412 Justice Integrity Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice; HR 1467 To extend certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 for 10 years. - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties, surveillance; HR 1507 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; HR 1604 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Absentee Voting Rights; HR 1788 A bill to amend the False Claims Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Legal Representation; HR 1800 National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215; HR 1966 Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 2289 Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 2517 Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 2597 Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, No Child Left Behind, Juvenile Justice, Positive Behavior Supports; HR 2647 National Defense Authorization Act Conference Report - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention, Military Commissions, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Death Penalty, Free Speech and Association, Religious Liberty; HR 2701 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; HR 2847 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY10 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech,restrictions on Legal Services Corporations; HR 2892 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY 2010 Conference Report - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; HR 3017 Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3081 State-Foreign Ops Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Global Gag Rule; HR 3170 FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Medical Marijuana, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty, Federal Employees Health Benefits, DC abortion funding bans; HR 3200 Americas Affordable Health Choices Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Abortion restrictions, abstinence-only programs, comprehensive sex ed, gender rating, womens health amendment; HR 3221 Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, HEA Penalty; HR 3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 3293 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Abstinence-only, comprehensive sex ed, Title X/PPFA funding; HR 3295 RISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, HEA Penalty; HR 3312 Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 3335 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Felon Voting Rights; HR 3531 HELP Separated Children Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration; HR 3567 Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3630 Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 3721 Gross Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; HR 3764 Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations; HR 5577 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Open government, access to information, over-classification; HRes 383 Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security Laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 147 Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; S 160 Fairness Doctrine Amendment - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; S 167 COPS Improvements Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 182 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation Updating the Equal Pay Act; S 372 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S 417 State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; S 428 A bill to allow travel between the United States and Cuba. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Right to Travel; S 435 Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 448 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; S 449 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; S 458 A bill to amend the False Claims Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Legal Representation; S 495 Justice Integrity Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice; S 612 FOIA Memorandum/OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, Freedom of Information Act Reform; S 678 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 712 Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations; S 714 National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S.1220 Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, First Amendment; S 1390 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Mandatory Minimums, National Security, Detention, Military Commissions, LGBT Rights, 1st Amendment, Free Speech and Association; S 1494 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 1516 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Felon Voting Rights; S 1549 Protect Citizens from Unlawful Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: Detention conditions; S 1550 Strong STANDARDS Act - Issues Lobbied: Detention conditions; S 1584 Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; S 1594 Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act - Issues Lobbied: Detention conditions; S 1679 Health care reform - Issues Lobbied: Abortion restrictions, abstinence-only programs, comprehensive sex ed, gender rating, womens health amendment, immigration status, LGBT discrimination; S 1686 JUSTICE ACT - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues; S 1692 USA Patriot Act Sunset Extention Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues; S 1756 Gross Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA; Other Congressional Matters: Biometric ID - Issues Lobbied: Oppose mandatory biometric ID; Civil Rights Act of 2009 draft legislation- Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Employment Discrimination; Restoring Civil Rights Protections; Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: privacy/border security, Biometric ID, E-verify, immigration court reform, 287(g); Corporal Punishment - Issues Lobbied: Corporal Punishment in Public Schools; NCLB Reauthorization; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) Draft Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; E-Verify - Issues Lobbied: employment verification, immigration status; Health Care Reform - Issues Lobbied: Verification requirements; Immigration detention reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, due process; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, due process; Iqbal/Twombley decision/ Notice Pleadings Standards - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; Medicaid family planning expansion - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Patent Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, First Amendment; Prison Abuse Remedies Act draft legislation(and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; Fusion Centers - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying; Convention on the Rights of the Child Treaty - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; TVPRA of 2008 draft bill - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Federal Agency Issues: Centers for Disease Control - Issues Lobbied: Lift the HIV Travel Ban; Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: Posse comitatus , Discrimination; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, DHS oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, domestic spying , fusion centers; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Privacy, National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogations, Indigent Defense Reform, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009, Crack Cocaine Sentencing Reform, Executive Order Ensuring Lawful Interrogations, Executive Order Review of Detention Policy Options, Executive Order Closure of Guantanamo Detention Facilities, Executive Order Ensuring Lawful Interrogations, Executive Order Closure of Guantanamo Detention Facilities, Executive Order Review of Detention Policy Options, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, FBI Oversight, domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers, FOIA Memorandum/OPEN FOIA Act of 2009, Attorney General Guidelines, Faith-Based Programs, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry; Federal Bureau of Investigation - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, open government, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, FBI oversight, DHS oversight, law enforcement oversight, domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers, Attorney General Guidelines; Federal Communication Commission - Issues Lobbied: Child Safe Viewing Act; Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Ideological Exclusion, Restrictions on Travel, Racial profiling concerns, opposing 287(g), HELP Separated Children Act, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers; Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: 287(g) agreements, local enforcement of immigration laws, detention conditions, due process; Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: OCR Enforcement, Positive Behavior Supports, Corporal Punishment, NCLB Reauthorization; Office of Safe Schools Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: OCR Enforcement, Positive Behavior Supports, Corporal Punishment, NCLB Reauthorization; Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: Restrictions on Travel, Lobbying Restrictions, Open government, regulatory review, Executive Order 12886; Office of Personnel Management - Issues Lobbied: Executive Branch Protections Against LGBT Discrimination; State Department - Issues Lobbied: Restoration of Inter-agency working groups on human rights, Ideological Exclusion, TVPRA of 2008; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: USCCR Reauthorization; Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: OCR Enforcement, Positive Behavior Supports, Corporal Punishment, NCLB Reauthorization; Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: Federal websites cookies policy , Privacy, Crack Cocaine Sentencing Reform, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Executive Branch Protections Against LGBT Discrimination, Cyber-security Review, Faith-Based Programs, Crack Cocaine Sentencing Reform Civil Rights, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty, Office of Science and Technology and Scientific Integrity; National Security Council - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, over-classification
Client expense: $482,697 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
2009 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 168/H.R. 1314, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill H.R. 275, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities - entire bill H.R. 448 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill H.R. 911, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act restrictions on County Probation departments H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower program, Firefighting regulations H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 entire bill S. 1503/H.R. 2276, IMPACT Act entire bill H.R. 1639, Border Health Care Relief Act entire bill H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy & Security Act provisions relating to clean vehicles and funding for local energy efficiency programs H.R. 2997/S. 1406 - FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs H.R. 2847 - FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for: Methamphetamine Enforcement, Regional Gang UnitForensic Scientists, DNA Services, Sexual Assault Enforcement Team, Computer Aided Dispatch Upgrade, Ventura County HUD Fraud Prevention Program; funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 3183/S. 1436 - FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Funding for: Matilija Dam, Santa Clara River Watershed Protection Plan, Santa Paula Creek Storm Damage Restoration Work, Mugu Lagoon and Calleguas Creek Watershed Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Projects H.R. 2892/S. 1298 - FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 2996 - FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program, Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Funding for State and local air pollution control programs, Section 103 and 105 State and local air grant programs; support for Senate language regarding EPA actions for Halaco Superfund site H.R. 3293 - FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations - Funding for: Juvenile Wellness Court, Adult Protective Services Predictive Model; One-Stop Health Care Enrollment Center; Adult Protective Services Multidisciplinary Team, Pathways to Improving the Lives of Children and Families. Funding for public health infrastructure programs: Funding for public health infrastructure programs, nutrition services for older Americans, CSBG, SSBG; and Library Services and Technology Act H.R. 3288 - FY 2010 Transportation/HUD Appropriations - Airport Improvement Program; funding for housing and community development programs Homeless assistance, HOPWA, HOPE VI, Elderly Housing Anti-Gang legislation Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization Reduction in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) Small Community Air Service Development Program grant application Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant formula
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Government Issues
SS. 168/H.R. 1314, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill S. 292, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities - entire bill H.R. 448 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill H.R. 911, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act restrictions on County Probation departments H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 entire bill H.R. 1404/S. 561, Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME) Act- entire bill H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill H.R. 2820/S. 1236 GPCI Justice Act entire bill H.R. 3415, to suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired. H.R. 3525, tax exempt bonds to finance renewable energy projects entire bill Americas Health Futures Act provisions related to reimbursement for FQHCs H.R. 2997/S. 1406 - FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs H.R. 2847 - FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 3183/S. 1436 - FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Funding for: Santa Maria River Levee; Lower Mission Creek; Lake Cachuma Recreation Area; Goleta Beach H.R. 2892/S. 1298 - FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 2996 - FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Funding for State and local air pollution control programs; Reinstatement of moratorium on offshore drilling H.R. 3293 - FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations - Funding for public health infrastructure programs:, Ryan White Part C Anti-Gang legislation Surface Transportation Programs reauthorization funding for County projects; Off-System Bridge Set Aside Program BIA Land-into-Trust Notification Procedures Santa Maria Levee Cost Share Exemption Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program formula Habitat conservation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 168/H.R. 1314, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill S. 292, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities - entire bill H.R. 448 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill H.R. 686, to permit local public agencies to act as Medicaid enrollment brokers - entire bill H.R. 911, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act restrictions on County Probation departments H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program, Firefighting regulations H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 entire bill H.R. 1219, the Lake Hodges Surface Water Improvement and Reclamation Act entire bill H.R. 1404/S. 561, Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME) Act- entire bill H.R. 2054, the No Child Left Inside Act entire bill H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill S. 1503/H.R. 22, IMPACT Act entire bill H.R. 3045, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act provisions related to administrative funding and inspections H.R. 2820/S. 1236, GPCI Justice Act entire bill H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act provisions related to employee coverage, benefits, COBRA expansion, Medicaid expansion, government run insurance plan Affordable Health Choices Act (Senate HELP bill) provisions related to employee coverage, benefits, COBRA expansion, Medicaid expansion, government run insurance plan H.R. 2997/S. 1406 - FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs H.R. 2847 - FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for: Regional Communications System Upgrade, DA Gang and Drug Crime Investigation and Prosecution, Regional Gang Enforcement Collaborative, Decreasing Juvenile Gang Involvement; funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 3183/S. 1436 - FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations San Diego County Special Area Management Planning (SAMP) Program H.R. 2892/S. 1298 - FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 2996 - FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program, Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; H.R. 3293 - FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations - Funding for public health infrastructure programs Ryan White Title I and community-based health, nutrition services for older Americans, CSBG, SSBG H.R. 3288 - FY 2010 Transportation/HUD Appropriations - Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program; Funding for: Bradley Avenue/State Route 67 Interchange, South Santa Fe Widening, Otay Mesa Road Widening, and Camp Lockett; Border Fence Mitigation for Environmental Impacts Climate change local impacts Gang legislation Surface Transportation Programs reauthorization funding for County projects; Non-motorized transportation pilot program Regulation of Pesticides for Mosquito Control Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization Small Community Air Service Development Program grant application
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Marines
2009 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 168/H.R. 1314, the SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 211/S. 211 - the Calling for 2-1-1 Act - entire bill S. 292, to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities - entire bill H.R. 448 Elder Abuse Victims Act - entire bill H.R. 911, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act restrictions on County Probation departments H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Airport Improvement Program, Firefighting regulations H.R. 1139, the COPS Improvements Act of 2009 entire bill H.R. 1404/S. 561, Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME) Act- entire bill H.R. 2182, the Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act entire bill H.R. 2209, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act entire bill S. 1503, IMPACT Act entire bill H.R. 2997/S. 1406 - FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - California County Pest Detection and Import Inspection Programs; H.R. 2847 - FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for: night vision binoculars for the Sheriffs Department, and the Sheriffs Departments digital management system; funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 3183/S. 1436 - FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations - Riverside County Special Area Management Planning (SAMP) Program; Rancho California Water Reclamation project H.R. 2892/S. 1298 - FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 2996 - FY 2010 Interior Appropriations - Fire Safety and Fuels Reduction Program, Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Funding for habitat acquisition in Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mountains H.R. 3293 - FY 2010 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations: Funding for public health infrastructure programs, Ryan White Title I, SSBG, CSBG H.R. 3288 - FY 2010 Transportation/HUD Appropriations - Airport Improvement Program;, and Western Regional Homeless Multi-Service Center; funding for housing and community development programs Section 8, HOME Program, Homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing; additional appropriations for Section 8 Vouchers in use Anti-Gang legislation Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization Affordable Health Choices Act provisions related to expansion of 340B pricing program Ratification of Free Trade Agreements with Columbia, Panama, and South Korea Americas Healthy Future Act amendment to limit cuts to Medicare and Medicaid payments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH); amendment regarding Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations (H.R. 2847), COPS enhancement authorization bill (H.R. 1139 and S. 167), National Criminal Justice Commission Act (S. 714), and Youth PROMISE Act (H.R. 1064 and S. 435)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR1139 COPS Improvement Act of 2009 Authorize funding for COPS on Beat program to fight crime, address meth crisis, and hire police officers. USDOJ Modification of scope for methamphetamine education program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2009 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Monitor and advocate on legislation concerning law enforcement issues, including Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies FY 2010 Appropriations bill (bill number not yet assigned), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR1) & Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (HR1105) as it relates to Byrne/JAG funding. In addition bill monitored include Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2009 (S132), Communities in Action Neighborhood Defense and Opportunity Act of 2009 (HR1303) and the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009 (HR 413). Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (HR 2892), 2010, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (HR 2847), COPS Improvements Act of 2009 (HR 1139/S.167). National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 (S. 714).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Monitor and support H.R. 1064 & S. 435 providing for juvenile crime and gang prevention. Monitor H.R. 413 providing for public safety officers' collective bargaining. Support for H.R. 1139 COPS Extension.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, SENATE, White House Office