Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program Act of 2009

FY 2011 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any office of the EEOC or to make reductions in force part of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC. FY 2011 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill - provisions on cuts in funds for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health, and increasing the Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. HR 626/S 354, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act -- proposal to provide federal employees who are new parents or adoptive parents with eights weeks of full pay and benefits. HR 1722/S 707, Telework Improvements Act - provisions to increase amount of telework for eligible employees to at least 20% of the hours worked for every two work week period. HR 1881 - Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act, provision to grant TSOs true workplace rights and protections as other federal employees. S 362/HR 949 - provision to restore the rights of VA health care professionals to bargain and file grievances over workplace issues under Title 38 (RNs, physicians, physician assistants, and other VA employees on front lines of VA health care). HR 1507/S 372, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, provisions to reform protection from retaliation for disclosure of fraud, waste, and abuse. HR 1409/S 560, Employee Free Choice Act, establishment of a pro-worker system for employees to form, join, or assist a labor organization thus assuring workers the right to bargain for better working conditions, wages, and benefits. S 1963 - Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Healthy Services Act; including personnel provisions impacting VA health care professionals' pay and scheduling, and converting Title 5 Nursing Assistants to Hybrid Title 38 personnel system. HR 4832, One America, Many Voices Act, to grant federal employees whose position descriptions require a multilingual skill a 5% pay differential. HR 4735 - proposal to terminate federal employees who have seriously delinquent tax debt due the Internal Revenue Service. HR 1383, Air Force Depot Workers Fairness Act - provision on compensatory time and a half. HR 3345, National Guard Technician Equity Act - provisions on Title 32 National Guard and Reserve issue including dual status and retiree health care. H.R.3493, Locality Pay Equity Act - provisions to align blue collar and white collar wage areas. HR 673 and HR 675, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act - provisions to provide law enforcement officer status to many different groups of federal employees. HR 1990, Pepper Spray bill - provisions dealing with Bureau of Prisons management policy changes, including the use of non-lethal weaponry. H.R.4239 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to provide statutory relief from 10% early withdrawal penalty for BOP correctional workers who participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

FY 2011 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any office of the EEOC or to make reductions in force part of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC. FY 2011 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill - provisions on cuts in funds for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health, and increasing the Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. HR 626/S 354, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act -- proposal to provide federal employees who are new parents or adoptive parents with eights weeks of full pay and benefits. HR 1722/S 707, Telework Improvements Act - provisions to increase amount of telework for eligible employees to at least 20% of the hours worked for every two work week period. HR 1881 - Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act, provision to grant TSOs true workplace rights and protections as other federal employees. S 362/HR 949 - provision to restore the rights of VA health care professionals to bargain and file grievances over workplace issues under Title 38 (RNs, physicians, physician assistants, and other VA employees on front lines of VA health care). HR 1507/S 372, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, provisions to reform protection from retaliation for disclosure of fraud, waste, and abuse. HR 1409/S 560, Employee Free Choice Act, establishment of a pro-worker system for employees to form, join, or assist a labor organization thus assuring workers the right to bargain for better working conditions, wages, and benefits. S 1963 - Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Healthy Services Act; including personnel provisions impacting VA health care professionals' pay and scheduling, and converting Title 5 Nursing Assistants to Hybrid Title 38 personnel system. HR 4832, One America, Many Voices Act, to grant federal employees whose position descriptions require a multilingual skill a 5% pay differential. HR 4735 - proposal to terminate federal employees who have seriously delinquent tax debt due the Internal Revenue Service. HR 1383, Air Force Depot Workers Fairness Act - provision on compensatory time and a half. HR 3345, National Guard Technician Equity Act - provisions on Title 32 National Guard and Reserve issue including dual status and retiree health care. H.R.3493, Locality Pay Equity Act - provisions to align blue collar and white collar wage areas. HR 673 and HR 675, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act - provisions to provide law enforcement officer status to many different groups of federal employees. HR 1990, Pepper Spray bill - provisions dealing with Bureau of Prisons management policy changes, including the use of non-lethal weaponry. H.R.4239 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to provide statutory relief from 10% early withdrawal penalty for BOP correctional workers who participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

FY 2011 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any office of the EEOC or to make reductions in force part of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC. FY 2011 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill - provisions on cuts in funds for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health, and increasing the Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. HR 626/S 354 - proposal to provide federal employees who are new parents or adoptive parents with eights weeks of full pay and benefits. HR 1722/S 707, Telework Improvements Act - provisions to increase amount of telework for eligible employees to at least 20% of the hours worked for every two work week period. HR 1881 - Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act, provision to grant TSOs true workplace rights and protections as other federal employees. S 362/HR 949 - provision to restore the rights of VA health care professionals to bargain and file grievances over workplace issues under Title 38 (RNs, physicians, physician assistants, and other VA employees on front lines of VA health care). HR 1507/S 372, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, provisions to reform protection from retaliation for disclosure of fraud, waste, and abuse. HR 1409/S 560, Employee Free Choice Act, establishment of a pro-worker system for employees to form, join, or assist a labor organization thus assuring workers the right to bargain for better working conditions, wages, and benefits. S 1963 - Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Healthy Services Act of 2009; including personnel provisions impacting VA health care professionals' pay and scheduling, and converting Title 5 Nursing Assistants to Hybrid Title 38 personnel system. HR 4832, One America, Many Voices Act, to grant federal employees whose position descriptions require a multilingual skill a 5% pay differential. HR 4735 - proposal to terminate federal employees who have seriously delinquent tax debt due the Internal Revenue Service. HR 1383, Air Force Depot Workers Fairness Act - provision on compensatory time and a half. HR 3345, National Guard Technician Equity Act - provisions on Title 32 National Guard and Reserve issue including dual status and retiree health care. H.R.3493, Locality Pay Equity Act - provisions to align blue collar and white collar wage areas. HR 673 and HR 675, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act - provisions to provide law enforcement officer status to many different groups of federal employees. HR 1990, Pepper Spray bill - provisions dealing with Bureau of Prisons management policy changes, including the use of non-lethal weaponry. H.R.4239 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to provide statutory relief from 10% early withdrawal penalty for BOP correctional workers who participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)