District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009

Executive and judicial nominations and appointments incl. both individuals and rules/procedure, also legislative rules/procedures Issues related to the 2010-2011 congressional transition, incl. miscellaneous policy prescriptions Right-left tensions related to miscellaneous policy issues, public figures, and political outcomes Campaign finance reform and implementation of the Federal Election Campaign Act (Public Law No: 92-225, see especially Section 441b) and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (Public Law No: 107-155, especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b), as well as congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce), incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein DREAM/American Dream Act, incl. H.R. 1751, H.R. 6497, S. 729, S. 3827, S. 3962, S. 3963, and S. 3992, as well as addition of DREAM/American Dream Act as an amendment to FY11 Defense Authorization (S. 3454), and the House amendment to the Senate amendment of H.R. 5281 Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, incl. the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 (H.R. 157 & S. 160), the DC Delegate vote in the Committee of the Whole House as it relates to the 112th Congress and applicable House Rules, and appropriations riders under the 112th Congress Pigford claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture, implementation of applicable provisions in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (H.R. 6124 enacted as Public Law No: 110-246, Title XIV, Subtitle A, Section 14012), and related USDA and DOJ action, incl. H.R. 3623 and S. 972, as well as consideration (or potential consideration) of Pigford-related provisions in legislation incl. the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4213), the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (H.R. 4783), the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (H.R. 4899), and the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510)

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 157/ S. 160 - District of Columbia Voting Rights Act; S Con Res 13-Budget Resolution. CJS Appropriations Bill, HR 627; issues related to legal decisions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 157 / S. 160. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Support for needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia. Support sane, safe & sensible anti-gun violence laws in light of the Heller v. District of Columbia lawsuit. Work to ensure that DC City Council is allowed to make it's own gun laws to comply with Heller and not have laws imposed on them. Support H.R. 157 without any gun provisions. Oppose the "Childer's amendment" to DC Statehood bill, which basically overrides all DC gun legislation. Oppose continued federal funding for school vouchers in D.C. Oppose motions to overturn D.C. law allowing same sex marriages.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

H.R. 157, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009; A bill to provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional District for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010; H.R. 4899, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. H.R. 5162, Second Amendment Enforcement Act; A bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. H.R. 5175, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act or the DISCLOSE Act; A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal elections, to prohibit government contractors from making expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in such elections, and for other purposes. H.R. 6523, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. H.Res. 1365, Commending the National Rifle Association for developing the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program and teaching 23,000,000 children its lifesaving message. S. 3265, Second Amendment Enforcement Act; A bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. S. 3454, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.

Client expense: $505,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act: forbids employers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of their perceived or actual gender identity or sexual orientation, in addition to prohibiting preferential treatment or quotas; (H.R.3017/S.1584). D.C. Voting Rights Act: attempts to enfranchise over 550,000 District of Columbia residents through the addition of one House seat for our Nations Capital and another for the primarily Republican state of Utah; (H.R.157/S.160).

Client expense: $123,200 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act: forbids employers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of their perceived or actual gender identity or sexual orientation, in addition to prohibiting preferential treatment or quotas; (H.R.3017/S.1584). D.C. Voting Rights Act: attempts to enfranchise over 550,000 District of Columbia residents through the addition of one House seat for our Nations Capital and another for the primarily Republican state of Utah; (H.R.157/S.160).

Client expense: $123,200 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3721/S. 1756 "Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act" H.R. 5748 End Racial Profiling Act Civil Rights Act of 2009 S. 564/H.R. 1425, Wartime Treatment Study Act H.R. 3017/S. 1584 , Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 12/ S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act, supported S1504 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 HR 4115 Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 HR 3764/S 718 The Civil Access to Justice Act H.R. 157/S. 160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 CEDAW, Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women S1789 Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009

Client expense: $107,320 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 157/ S. 160 - District of Columbia Voting Rights Act; S Con Res 13-Budget Resolution. CJS Appropriations Bill, HR 627; issues related to legal decisions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act: forbids employers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of their perceived or actual gender identity or sexual orientation, in addition to prohibiting preferential treatment or quotas; (H.R.3017/S.1584). D.C. Voting Rights Act: attempts to enfranchise over 550,000 District of Columbia residents through the addition of one House seat for our Nations Capital and another for the primarily Republican state of Utah; (H.R.157/S.160).

Client expense: $140,297 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 157 / S. 160. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Support for needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia. Support sane, safe & sensible anti-gun violence laws in light of the Heller v. District of Columbia lawsuit. Work to ensure that DC City Council is allowed to make it's own gun laws to comply with Heller and not have laws imposed on them. Support H.R. 157 without any gun provisions. Oppose the "Childer's amendment" to DC Statehood bill, which basically overrides all DC gun legislation. Oppose continued federal funding for school vouchers in D.C. Oppose motions to overturn D.C. law allowing same sex marriages.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

H.R. 1700 & S. 2129 National Women's History Museum Act of 2009 H.R. 1826/6116 & S. 752 Fair Elections Now Act S. 2959 American Elections Act of 2010 H.R. 4537/4790 Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 Uniting American Families Act of 2009 (H.R. 1024 and S. 424) and its possible inclusion in the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act (incl. H.R. 4321), S. 3932, and other comprehensive immigration reform measures (incl. Schumer-Graham discussion, Senate Democratic framework, and Menendez draft), as well as LGBT-inclusion generally (regarding immigration) Reauthorization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Anti-discrimination language), incl. the SAMHSA Modernization Act of 2010 (H.R. 5466) H.R. 12, S. 182/3772 Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 157 & S. 160 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 Immigration reform proposals, incl. Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act (incl. H.R. 4321), S. 3932, and other comprehensive immigration reform measures (incl. Schumer-Graham discussion, Senate Democratic framework, and Menendez draft) Implementation of the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, Section 571, incl. the Military Readiness Enhancement Act (H.R. 1283 & S. 3065), the Honest and Open Testimony Act (H.R. 4180), H.Res. 1090, and FY11 Defense Authorization (House: H.R. 5136 Amdt 672 and Rules Cmte #43; Senate: S. 3454 Armed Services Cmte Amdt) Marriage equality and implementation of the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act of 2009 (H.R. 3567) Marriage rights in the state of California H.R. 4540 Preventing Foreign Influence in our Elections Act H.R. 5175 & S. 3295/3628 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 74, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 84, S.J.Res. 28 & S.J.Res. 36 Campaign finance reform and implementation of the Federal Election Campaign Act (Public Law No: 92-225, see especially Section 441b) and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (Public Law No: 107-155, especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b), as well as congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce), incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals, incl. funding and grant-making practices Pigford claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture, implementation of applicable provisions in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (H.R. 6124 enacted as Public Law No: 110-246, Title XIV, Subtitle A, Section 14012), and related USDA and DOJ action, incl. H.R. 3623 and S. 972, as well as consideration (or potential consideration) of Pigford-related provisions in legislation incl. the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4213) and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (H.R. 4899)

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

H.R. 157 & S. 160 - District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

H.R.3721/S. 1756 "Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act" H.R. 5748 End Racial Profiling Act Civil Rights Act of 2009 S. 564/H.R. 1425, Wartime Treatment Study Act H.R. 3017/S. 1584 , Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 12/ S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act, supported S1504 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 HR 4115 Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 HR 3764/S 718 The Civil Access to Justice Act H.R. 157/S. 160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 CEDAW, Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women PN 1303-111, Ari Ne'eman, to be Member of the National Council on Disability S1789 Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009

Client expense: $136,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009 (incl. H.R. 1604 and S. 3299) H.R. 2510 - Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act Uniting American Families Act of 2009 (H.R. 1024 and S. 424) and its possible inclusion in the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act (incl. H.R. 4321) and other comprehensive immigration reform measures (incl. previous Schumer-Graham discussion and new Senate Democratic framework), as well as LGBT-inclusion generally (regarding immigration) Reauthorization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Anti-discrimination language), incl. the SAMHSA Modernization Act of 2010 (H.R. 5466) H.R. 12 & S. 182 Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 157 & S. 160 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 Immigration reform proposals, incl. Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act (incl. H.R. 4321) and other comprehensive immigration reform measures (incl. previous Schumer-Graham discussion and new Senate Democratic framework) AZ SB 1070 Immigration; law enforcement; safe neighborhoods Implementation of the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, Section 571, incl. the Military Readiness Enhancement Act (H.R. 1283 & S. 3065), the Honest and Open Testimony Act (H.R. 4180), H.Res. 1090, and FY11 Defense Authorization (House: H.R. 5136 Amdt 672 and Rules Cmte #43; Senate: S. 3454 Armed Services Cmte Amdt) Campaign finance reform and implementation of the Federal Election Campaign Act (Public Law No: 92-225, see especially Section 441b) and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (Public Law No: 107-155, especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b), as well as congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce), incl. legislation (incl. Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1826 & S. 752), American Elections Act of 2010 (S. 2959), Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 (H.R. 4537 & H.R. 4790), Prevent Foreign Influence in our Elections Act (H.R. 4540), and DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 5175 & S. 3295)) and constitutional amendments (incl. H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 74, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 84 & S.J.Res. 28) H.R. 3017 & S. 1584 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 4820 Fair and Inclusive Housing Rights Act of 2010 Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals, incl. funding and grant-making practices Codification and expansion of the "public safety exception" to Miranda v. Arizona, which was created by New York v. Quarles

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 157 & S. 160 - District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 157/ S. 160 - District of Columbia Voting Rights Act; S Con Res 13-Budget Resolution. CJS Appropriations Bill, HR 627; issues related to legal decisions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.3721/S. 1756 "Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act" H.R. 5748 End Racial Profiling Act Civil Rights Act of 2009 S. 564/H.R. 1425, Wartime Treatment Study Act H.R. 3017/S. 1584 , Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 12/ S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act, supported S1504 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 HR 4115 Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 HR 3764/S 718 The Civil Access to Justice Act H.R. 157/S. 160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 CEDAW, Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women PN 1303-111, Ari Ne'eman, to be Member of the National Council on Disability S1789 Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009

Client expense: $136,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 157 / S. 160. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Support for needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia. Support sane, safe & sensible anti-gun violence laws in light of the Heller v. District of Columbia lawsuit. Work to ensure that DC City Council is allowed to make it's own gun laws to comply with Heller and not have laws imposed on them. Support H.R. 157 without any gun provisions. Oppose the "Childer's amendment to DC Statehood bill, which basically overrides all DC gun legislation. Oppose continued federal funding for school vouchers in D.C.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act: forbids employers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of their perceived or actual gender identity or sexual orientation, in addition to prohibiting preferential treatment or quotas; (H.R.3017/S.1584). The D.C. Voting Rights Act: attempts to enfranchise over 550,000 District of Columbia residents through the addition of one House seat for our Nations Capital and another for the primarily Republican state of Utah; (H.R.157/S.160).

Client expense: $175,738 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 157, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009: A bill to provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional District for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. H.R. 4899, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 H.R. 5162, To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia: A bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. H.R. 5175, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act or the Disclose Act: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal elections, to prohibit government contractors from making expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in such elections, and for other purposes. H.Res 1365, Commending the National Rifle Association for developing the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program and teaching 23,000,000 children its lifesaving message. S. 160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009; A bill to provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional District for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. S. 3265, To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia: A bill to restore Second Amendment righs in the District of Columbia. S. 3295, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act or the Disclose Act: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal elections, to prohibit government contractors from making expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in such elections, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence lobbied on the following bills: S. 843, the "Gun Show Background Check Act"; H.R. 2324, the "Gun Show Loophole Closing Act"; and H.R. 157, the "D.C. House Voting Rights Act."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Fix of Gross v. FBL, Supreme Court decision, supported End Racial Profiling Act Civil Rights Act of 2009 S. 564/H.R. 1425, Wartime Treatment Study Act H.R. 3017/S. 1584 , Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 12/ S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act, supported S1504 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 HR 4115 Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 HR 3764/S 718 The Civil Access to Justice Act H.R. 157/S. 160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 CEDAW, Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

Client expense: $153,662 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation and funding (incl. FY11 Appropriations) of the Help America Vote Act (Public Law No: 107-252 Uniting American Families Act of 2009 (H.R. 1024 and S. 424) and its possible inclusion in the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (H.R. 4321) and other comprehensive immigration reform measures (incl. a to-be-introduced Schumer-Graham package), as well as LGBT-inclusion generally (regarding immigration) Implementation of Public Law No: 111-84, Division E, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act H.R. 12 & S. 182 Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 157 & S. 160 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 DC Bill 18-482 Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 Immigration reform proposals, incl. Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (H.R. 4321) and other comprehensive immigration reform measures (incl. a to-be-introduced Schumer-Graham package) Implementation of the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, Section 571, incl. the Military Readiness Enhancement Act (H.R. 1283 & S. 3065), the Honest and Open Testimony Act (H.R. 4180), and H.Res. 1090 Campaign finance reform and implementation of the Federal Election Campaign Act (Public Law No: 92-225, see especially Section 441b) and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (Public Law No: 107-155, especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b), as well as congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce), incl. legislation (incl. Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1826 & S. 752), American Elections Act of 2010 (S. 2959), Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 (H.R. 4537 & H.R. 4790), Prevent Foreign Influence in our Elections Act (H.R. 4540), and a to-be-introduced Schumer-Van Hollen package) and constitutional amendments (incl. H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 74 & S.J.Res. 28) H.R. 3017 & S. 1584 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals, incl. funding and grant-making practices Detainee treatment procedures and implementation of the Military Commissions Act (Public Law No: 109-366), as well as congressional response to the Boumediene v. Bush and al Odah v. United States decisions, incl. H.R. 4556, S. 2977, and related motion(s) to recommit the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (H.R. 2701) that would bar prosecution of some terrorism defendants in federal criminal courts Marriage equality and implementation of the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-199) Decennial Census to be conducted in 2010

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

Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

District of Columbia's voucher program, incl. government studies and other reports, reauthorization proposals (incl. H.R. 2556 & S. 1552, as well as H.R. 4213 Amdt 3381 & H.R. 1586 Amdt 3456), and funding (incl. FY11 Administration Budget, FY11 Budget Resolution, and FY11 Appropriations) DC Bill 18-482 - Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 H.R. 157 & S. 160 - District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009

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

Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 157 / S. 160. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Support for needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia. Support sane, safe & sensible anti-gun violence laws in light of the Heller v. District of Columbia lawsuit. Work to ensure that DC City Council is allowed to make it's own gun laws to comply with Heller and not have laws imposed on them. Support H.R. 157 without any gun provisions. Oppose the "Childer's amendment to DC Statehood bill, which basically overrides all DC gun legislation. Oppose continued federal funding for school vouchers in D.C.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

H.R. 157, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009: A bill to provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional District for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. H.R. 3590, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. S. 160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009: A bill to provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional District for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $515,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act: forbids employers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of their perceived or actual gender identity or sexual orientation, in addition to prohibiting preferential treatment or quotas; (H.R.3017/S.1584); The D.C. Voting Rights Act: attempts to enfranchise over 550,000 District of Columbia residents through the addition of one House seat for our Nations Capital and another for the primarily Republican state of Utah; (H.R.157/S.160).

Client expense: $190,176 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 157/ S. 160 - District of Columbia Voting Rights Act; S Con Res 13-Budget Resolution. CJS Appropriations Bill, HR 627; issues related to legal decisions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Federal voting representation for the District of Columbia, incl. H.R. 157 & S. 160 District of Columbia's voucher program, incl. report by the government, reauthorization proposals, applicable provisions in and amendment to the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 1105) enacted as Public Law No: 111-8, and FY10 appropriations, as well as amendment to S. 160 Voter identification and Congressional response to the Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Democratic Party v. Rokita decisions, incl. amendment to S. 160 Marriage equality, incl. amendment to S. 160

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

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

DC Bill 18-482 Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 H.R. 157 & S. 160 - District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

Detainee treatment procedures and implementation of the Military Commissions Act (Public Law No: 109-366), as well as congressional response to the Boumediene v. Bush and al Odah v. United States decisions, incl. transfer and prosecution protocols suggested by H.R. 2847 Amdt 2669 and H.R. 3082 Amdts 2774 and 2779 Operations of the Department of Homeland Securitys Chief Privacy Officer and implementation of the Homeland Security Act (Public Law No: 107-296, Title II, Subtitle C, Section 222) and the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act (Public Law No: 110-53, Title VIII, Section 802) Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals, incl. funding and grant-making practices, as well as H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Anti-discrimination language) Decennial Census to be conducted in 2010, incl. H.R. 2847 Amdt 2644 (proof of citizenship) Creation and implementation of an HHS Office of LGBT Health through healthcare reform, incl. Senate provisions (S. 1679 Section 332 and Finance Cmte Draft) and other related language Uniting American Families Act of 2009 (H.R. 1024 and S. 424) and its possible inclusion in the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (H.R. 4321) and other comprehensive immigration reform measures, as well as LGBT-inclusion generally (regarding immigration) H.R. 2517 & S. 1102 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009 H.R. 3335 & S. 1516 - Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 Hate crimes prevention/enforcement, incl. H.R. 1913 & S. 909, as well as addition of S. 909 as Amendment 1511 to S. 1390 (enacted as Public Law No: 111-84, Division E) and other FY10 Defense Authorization (H.R. 2647 & S. 1391), as well as related hate crimes amendments (S. 1390 Amdts 1615, 1616 & 1617) H.R. 12 & S. 182 Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 3017 & S. 1584 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 Implementation of the Protect America Act (Public Law No: 110-55), the FISA Amendments Act (Public Law No: 110-261), and the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law No: 107-56), incl. the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3845) and the FISA Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 3846) H.R. 157 & S. 160 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 DC Bill 18-482 Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 H.R. 1729 & S. 1125 Student Voter Opportunity To Encourage Registration Act of 2009 Immigration reform proposals, incl. Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (H.R. 4321) and other comprehensive immigration reform measures Marriage equality and implementation of the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-199), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act of 2009 (H.R. 3567) and Administration legal briefs in DOMA litigation Oversight of the Department of Justices Civil Rights Division and discussion of misc. civil rights issues and initiatives with the DOJ and the Division Implementation of Public Law No: 111-2, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Implementation of the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, Section 571, incl. the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 1283) Marriage rights in the state of Maine Appointments to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and implementation of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (Public Law No: 108-458, Title I, Subtitle F, Section 1061) and the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act (Public Law No: 110-53, Title VIII, Section 801)

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

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)

H.R. 429, S. 446, A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. H.R. 156, Stop the Congressional Pay Raise Act H.R. 3662, S. 1653, the Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 H.R. 215, Congressional Pay Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 282, Delay Congressional Pay Raise Act S. 102, S. 317, S. 620, A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. HR 569, S.357, Equal Justice for the Military Act (provides service members with the same opportunity that the government has to petition the Supreme Court for review of a court martial that carries serious consequences to the Supreme Court H.R. 984, S. 417, the State Secrets Protection Act H.R. 157, S. 160, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 S. 718, H.R. 3764, Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act Legislative recommendations related to: attorney-client privilege and the Rules Enabling Act H.R. 1515, to assist courts in the States and territories with improving the administration of justice H.Res. 473, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States. Draft legislation to encourage greater use of federal agency E-rulemaking (electronic rulemaking) Proposed appointment of new Chair or Acting Chair and other proposed start-up activities for the newly reconstituted Administrative Conference of the United States H.R. 2850, the Administrative Law Judges Retirement Act of 2009-legislation that would provide for enhanced retirement benefits for administrative law judges Urged the OPM and to use its authority to make locality adjustments to the basic pay of administrative law judges (ALJs) and to grant ALJs the same national pay raise that was expected to be authorized for the General Schedule for fiscal year 2010. The appointment and examination process for ALJssupports improvements in the process. H. R. 4115, Open Access to Courts Act of 2009, S. 1504, Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 -to provide restoration of notice pleading

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 157, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009: A bill to provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional District for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending. H.R. 2892, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. H.R. 3288, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, H.R. 3293, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010. H.R. 3590, The Patient and Affordable Care Act: An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. S. 160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009: A bill to provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional District for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S. 1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $516,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 157 / S. 160. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Support for needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia. Support sane, safe & sensible anti-gun violence laws in light of the Heller v. District of Columbia lawsuit. Work to ensure that DC City Council is allowed to make it's own gun lawws to comply with Heller and not have laws imposed on them. Support H.R. 157 without any gun provisions. Oppose the "Childer's amendment to DC Statehood bill, which basically overrides all DC gun legislation. Oppose continued federal funding for school vouchers in D.C.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office

H.R. 157/ S. 160 - District of Columbia Voting Rights Act; S Con Res 13-Budget Resolution. CJS Appropriations Bill, HR 627; issues related to legal decisions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Serve America Act H.R.1388/S.277; DC Vote H.R.157.

Client expense: $22,861 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 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, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, Vice President of the U.S.

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act HR 11 Paycheck Fairness Act HR 12 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act - S160 Distric of Columbia House Voting Right Act - HR 157

Client expense: $577,819 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of the Help America Vote Act (Public Law No: 107-252), incl. and FY09 appropriations (H.R. 3170, H.R. 3170 Amdt 344 & S. 1432) H.R. 1024 & S. 424 - Uniting American Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3335 & S. 1516 - Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 Hate crimes prevention/enforcement, incl. H.R. 1913 & S. 909, as well as addition of S. 909 as Amendment 1511 to FY10 Defense Authorization (H.R. 2647 & S. 1390/1391), and related hate crimes amendments (S. 1390 Amdts 1615, 1616 & 1617) H.R. 12 & S. 182 Paycheck Fairness Act Implementation of Public Law No: 111-2, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act H.R. 3017 & S. 1584 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 Implementation of the Protect America Act (Public Law No: 110-55), the FISA Amendments Act (Public Law No: 110-261), and the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law No: 107-56), incl. the Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts Act of 2009 (S. 1686) and the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1692) H.R. 157 & S. 160 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 Implementation of the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, incl. the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 1283) Marriage equality and implementation of the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act of 2009 (H.R. 3567) and Administration legal briefs in DOMA litigation Civil (incl. voting) rights and the Supreme Court, incl. implications of specific high court rulings and other issues under House Judiciary Committee jurisdiction Marriage rights in the state of Maine and Maryland H.R. 1729 & S. 1125 Student Voter Opportunity To Encourage Registration Act of 2009 Election preparedness and contingency plans, incl. lessons learned from the 2004 and 2008 election cycles Electoral reform proposals not mentioned herein, incl. those that take a comprehensive approach H.R. 1024 & S. 424 Uniting American Families Act of 2009 State and local law enforcement of immigration laws, incl. implementation of the 287(g) program operated by the Department of Homeland Security Immigration reform proposals, incl. those that take a comprehensive approach Politicization at the Department of Justice (incl. Schlozman investigation) Voter identification and state/federal response to the Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Democratic Party v. Rokita decisions

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 157 & S. 160 - District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 District of Columbia's voucher program, incl. government studies and other reports, reauthorization proposals (incl. H.R. 2556 & S. 1552), FY10 Administration Budget, FY10 Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 85 & S.Con.Res. 13), and FY10 appropriations (H.R. 3170 (Rules Cmte Amdt 87, Floor-Motion to Recommit) & S. 1432)

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

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

H.R. 429, S. 446, A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. S. 657, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2009 H.R. 156, Stop the Congressional Pay Raise Act H.R. 3662, S. 1653, the Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 H.R. 215, Congressional Pay Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 282, Delay Congressional Pay Raise Act S. 102, S. 317, S. 620, A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. HR 569, S.357, Equal Justice for the Military Act (provides service members with the same opportunity that the government has to petition the Supreme Court for review of a court martial that carries serious consequences to the Supreme Court H.R. 984, S. 417, the State Secrets Protection Act H.R. 157, S. 160, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 S. 718, Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act Legislative recommendations related to: attorney-client privilege and the Rules Enabling Act H.R. 2661, the Court Security Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 1515, to assist courts in the States and territories with improving the administration of justice H.Res. 473, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States. H.R. 1107, To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts" Draft legislation to encourage greater use of federal agency E-rulemaking (electronic rulemaking) Proposed appointment of new Chair or Acting Chair and other proposed start-up activities for the newly reconstituted Administrative Conference of the United States H.R. 2850, the Administrative Law Judges Retirement Act of 2009-legislation that would provide for enhanced retirement benefits for administrative law judges

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 157/ S. 160 - District of Columbia Voting Rights Act; S Con Res 13-Budget Resolution. CJS Appropriations Bill, HR 627.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 157 / S. 160. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Support for needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia. Support sane, safe & sensible anti-gun violence laws in light of the Heller v. District of Columbia lawsuit. Work to ensure that DC City Council is allowed to make it's own gun lawws to comply with Heller and not have laws imposed on them. Support H.R. 157 without any gun provisions. Oppose the "Childer's amendment to DC Statehood bill, which basically overrides all DC gun legislation. Oppose continued federal funding for school vouchers in D.C.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office