National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010
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2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 5143 and S. 714 - Supporting the National Criminal Justice Commission Act through disseminating information through the Justice Fellowship website and through providing tools for advocacy. Contacts include Justice Fellowship website viewers.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2010 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 678/HR 6029) Youth PROMISE Act (HR 1064/S 435) Recidivism Reduction Act (HR 2829) Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (S. 3636) National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 (S. 714, H.R. 5143) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009 (H.R.911/S. 2860)
Client expense: $11,432 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 1653, the Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 S. 714/H.R. 5143 National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 PN906-111, Edward Milton Chen, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California PN1028-111, Louis B. Butler, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin PN1138-111, Albert Diaz, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit PN1139-111, James A. Wynn, Jr., to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit S1789 Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 PN1576-111, Mary Murguia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit PN885-111, Jane Branstetter Stranch, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit PN1471-11, Goodwin Liu, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit PN2102-111, Robert Neil Chatigny, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit PN2106-111, John J. McConnell, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island
Client expense: $104,500 · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 265, the Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009. H.R.1022, S.132, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2009, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R.1064, S.435, the Youth PROMISE Act. H.R.1133, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates. H.R.1412, S.495, the Justice Integrity Act. H.R.1459, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act. H.R.1466, the Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009. H.R.1873, the Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2009 H.R.1931, the Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. H.R.2289, the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act. H.R.2934, the Common Sense in Sentencing Act. H.R.3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act. H.R.3237, the Ramos-Compean Justice Act of 2009. H.R.3335, S.1516, the Democracy Restoration Act. H.R.4335, Prison Abuse Remedies Act. S.678, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009. S.714, H.R. 5143, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009. S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, provisions of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crime Prevention Act. S.1789, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2009. S.2772, H.R.4080, the Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2009. S. 445, H.R. 4326, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act H.R. 5304, The Byrne/JAG Program Accountability Act Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in 1999 Holder Memorandum, 2003 Thompson Memorandum, October 2005 McCallum Memorandum, December 2006 McNulty Memorandum, and August 2008 corporate charging guidelines amendment to U.S. Attorneys Manual [Filip Memorandum]). Proposed Presidential executive order applying a modified version of the Justice Departments August 2008 corporate charging guidelines provisions dealing with waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections to all federal agencies. Proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the Commissions Seaboard Report, formally known as the Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 and Commission Statement on the Relationship of Cooperation to Agency Enforcement Decisions, issued on October 23, 2001 as Releases 44969 and 1470; and in Section 4.3 of the SECs Enforcement Manual issued on October 6, 2008 and revised on January 13, 2010). Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in the HUDs February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities urging them to include an addendum in all contracts with legal counsel that would restrict their attorneys ability to assert the attorney-client privilege on behalf of these clients in regard to HUD investigations and enforcement proceedings) and policy pressuring state and local government entities that administer federal awards to not pay their employees attorneys fees during investigations. Proposed changes to Environmental Protection Agency policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the EPA Cooperation Standards, "Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations," Effective May 11, 2000). Proposed changes to Department of Defense policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in DOD policy titled Use of DOD Information SystemsStandard Consent Banner and User Agreement requiring military defense lawyers to provide access to client computer files issued on May 9, 2008). H.R.5300, the Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2010 H.R.5748, End Racial Profiling Act H.R.6059, First Offender Improvement Act
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
FY 2011 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - amendment to prohibit bill from being used to implement the pro-contractor revision of OMB Circular A-76; Civil Service Reform; contracting out; blue collar pay; minimum wage; federal retirement systems; and union representation. HR 2736/S 924 - "Clean Up" Act - Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements - provisions to revive the civil service, save taxpayer dollars, restore good government, and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in contracting out. HR 1881 - Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act -- provisions on pay and personnel management requirements for Transportation Security Administration employees. HR 5143/S 714, National Criminal Justice Commission - provisions to establish and improve public safety, cost-effectiveness, overall prison administration, and fairness in the implementation of the criminal justice system.
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| CA |
| Brad Miller | Democratic | NC |
| Darrell Issa | Republican | CA |
| Dennis Moore | Democratic | KS |
| Donna M. Christensen | Democratic | VI |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Frederick Boucher | Democratic | VA |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Jackie Speier | Democratic | CA |
| James P. Moran | Democratic | VA |
| John Lewis | Democratic | GA |
| Lamar Smith | Republican | TX |
| Laura Richardson | Democratic | CA |
| Marcia L. Fudge | Democratic | OH |
| Mike Quigley | Democratic | IL |
| Patrick Kennedy | Democratic | RI |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Rubén Hinojosa | Democratic | TX |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Steven R. Rothman | Democratic | NJ |
| Thomas J. Rooney | Republican | FL |
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
Client expense: $235,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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), Legal Services Corporation, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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
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)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: H. Res. 1777 House Resolution: Raising Awareness of School Pushout and Promoting Dignity in Schools - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Education; Corporal Punishment, Positive Behavior Supports; HR 1064 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1283 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 1315 the Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 1727 Managing Arson Through Criminal History - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, criminal justice; HR 1751 American Dream Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Immigrants rights; HR 2200 TSA authorization/body scanning machines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy/bodily integrity; HR 2262 the Safe Schools Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 2289 the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 2517 the 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, Education, School Discipline, Positive Behavior Supports; HR 2965 the Dont Ask, Dont Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3017 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3458 Net Neutrality - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 3471 Real ID repeal legislation - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; HR 3567 the Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Health Amendment, abortion coverage in PCIP; HR 3590 (Sec. 1557) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: non-discrimination clause, Womens Health Amendment; HR 374 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 3986 the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; HR 4115 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide a restoration of notice pleading in Federal courts, and for other purposes. - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 429 A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. - Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency, First Amendment; HR 4335 Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; HR 4364 Citizen Participation Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: first amendment rights of petition and free speech; HR 4530 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 4556 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 4645 Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Freedom to Travel, Human Rights; HR 4806 the Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 4892 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 5136 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 5143 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; HR 5175 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association, Privacy; HR 5231 the Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 5237 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; HR 5300 Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 5548 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; HR 5566 Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 5628 Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Disability Rights; Corporal Punishment; HR 5748 End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 5822 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; HR 5894 Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Discrimination; HR 5939 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 6423 Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; HR 6497 DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; HR 6500 Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: Housing Discrimination; LGBT Rights; HR 6523 Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; HR 6532 Procedures for Sanctions Against Charities Act - Issues Lobbied: Due process; HR 6548 Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 985 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HRes 383 Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security Laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 1261 PASS ID - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; S 147 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S 1504 A bill to provide that Federal courts shall not dismiss complaints under rule 12(b)(6) or (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957). - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 1584 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; S 1684 Managing Arson Through Criminal History - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, criminal justice; S 182 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation Updating the Equal Pay Act; S 2977 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3065 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Rights, Academic Freedom; S 3081 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3112 Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Freedom to Travel; S 3295 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association; S 3327 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; S 3390 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; S 3454 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Ban on privately funded abortions on military bases, Dream Act; S 3480 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; S 3607 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: Detention, Due Process; S 3628 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Freedom of Association, Privacy; S 3656 FY2011 CJS Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: LSC Funding, Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 3707 Terrorist Detention Review Reform Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; S 3804 Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, online copyright; S 3806 SECURE Facilities Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, backscattter; S 3841 Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 3992 DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; S 435 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 446 A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. - Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency, First Amendment; S 448 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; S 678 the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 714 the 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: Privacy; First Amendment, Communications privacy, executive power; Other Congressional Matters: Gene Patenting Legislation (no bill introduced yet) - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Women's Right; Campaign Finance - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment , Free Speech, Public Financing; Terrorism Studies and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Radical ideologies and speech rights - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Domestic Terrorism and online speech - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Youth Speech Online and Cyberbullying - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech, Equal Protection; Birthright Citizenship Amendment - Issues Lobbied: 14th Amendment, Racial Justice, Equal Protection; Congressional oversight of the Faith-based Initiative - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Discrimination; Higher Education Anti-harassment bill - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; Broadcaster Fairness and Accuracy - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; Espionage Act Amendments - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press and wikileaks; State and local enforcement of immigration laws - Issues Lobbied: Immigrants Rights, Privacy; Southwest border enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement oversight, privacy; Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Immigration, National ID, employment verification, privacy; Secure Communities - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Immigrants Rights; SAMHSA Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; Workplace Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; Thomson Correctional Center Purchase - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; Miranda Warnings - Issues Lobbied: National Security, due process rights; Targeted Killings - Issues Lobbied: National Security, due process rights; ESEA Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Corporal Punishment; Positive Behavior Supports; Convention for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers; Patriot Act Reform Legislation - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues; Attorney General Guidelines - Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights, discrimination; Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Location Tracking - Issues Lobbied: privacy; New sex ed legislation - Issues Lobbied: reproductive rights; Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, access to the courts; Boucher Consumer Internet Privacy Legislation - Issues Lobbied: online privacy Federal Agency Issues: U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards, FBI Oversight, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty, Faith-Based Programs, Miranda Warnings, National Security, Targeted Killings, Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry, Information Sharing, Privacy, Attorney General Guidelines, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance, Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, DADT Court Decisions, Indigent Defense Reform, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Haitian refugees, Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Controlled Unclassified Information, Limiting use of WBI/Border Questioning of US Citizens, National ID, employment verification, privacy, Use of datamining technologies, Government Watch Lists, Racial Profiling; Department of Homeland Security, CRCL - Issues Lobbied: PREA implementation, Secure communities; Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI/Border Questioning of US Citizens; White House - Issues Lobbied: Haitian refugees, Targeted Killings, Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Controlled Unclassified Information, State Secrets Guidance, CEDAW, abortion coverage in PCIP, National Defense Authorization Act; Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty, Faith-Based Programs; White House Pay Equity Task Force - Issues Lobbied: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization, Racial Justice; Human Rights; US Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Safe release policies, alternatives to detention, Secure communities, Grievance process, 287 (g) agreements; Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: ICE enforcement, detention; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Issues Lobbied: Material support; Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Electronic medical records, Womens Health Amendment, abortion coverage in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Abortion in the health care exchanges created by health care reform law, Denials of repro health care at religious hospitals; Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Civil Rights, Hospital Visitation Protections; Department of Health and Human Services, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Civil Rights, Blood Donation Ban for Gay and Bisexual Men; DOJ Civil Rights Division - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights Enforcement and Election Protection, Racial Justice; Voting Rights; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; Federal Bureau of Investigation - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Attorney General Guidelines; National Archives - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Commerce Department - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Framework of Broadband Access, Net Neutrality; Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Pregnancy discrimination in mortgages, ules relating to use of tenants criminal convictions, VAWA certification form, Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, or Stalking; CDC- Issues Lobbyied: LGBT issues; Treasury Department: Housing Discrimination
Client expense: $210,055 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
To eliminate racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Enhance Hate Crime enforcement (support H.R. 1913). Support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty. Eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities (support H.R. 265 and H.R. 1459). Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences (support H.R. 1466). Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support the abolition of and a moratorium on the federal death penalty. Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs (support H.R. 1064 / S. 435). Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein (support the Justice Integrity Act, S. 495 / H.R. 1412). Support nomination of Eric Holder to be Attorney General. Support the nominations of Tony West, Julie Fernandez, Dawn Johnson and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice. Support the nomination of Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, President Obamas nominee to be the new Drug Czar. Support the uniform reporting of deaths while in police custody (support H.R. 738). Oppose S. 132, as it is too punitive. Abolish mandatory minimum sentences(support H.R. 1466). Support federal investigations into racially disparate actions by local police and by state and local and federal death sentences. Support Sonia Sotomayor for the US Supreme Court. Support the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, and oppose any amendments that may result in more juveniles being tried as adults; support S. 678. Support the elimination of current restrictions on the Legal Services Corp (LSC) to allow more qualified attorneys to work for LSC and to allow LSC attorneys to participate in class action law suits. also support increased funding for LSC. Support Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the US Supreme Court. Extreme concerns about the 287 (g) program, which funds local law enforcement agencies' efforts to implement federal immigration policies. Support for the elevation of Magistrate Judge Marisa Demeo to the position of Associate Judge on the D.C. Superior Court. Support the End Racial Profiling Act, to be introduced by congressman John Conyers and Sen. Russ Feingold. Support a pattern and practice investigation into the Erie, PA., police department. Support a Pattern and Practice investigation into the police department of Rockford, IL. Oppose S. 132, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2009 as it is currently written. Support that Congress should create a new, independent agency to oversee the further development, advancement and utilization of forensic science. Support pattern and practice investigation into Broward County, Florida law enforcement. Support HR 3986, allowing federal judges to grant heabeus relief for a prisoner on death row. Oppose applying the death penalty to hate crimes convictions. Oppose placing restrictions on former felons or members of gangs in public housing. Support Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). Support S. 714, a bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission. Support reducing the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions; support S. 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act. Support Elena Kagan's nomination to the US Supreme Court. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 714 / H.R. 5143. Support H.R. 4080 / S. 2772, the Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act. This legislation devotes grant funding for intensive analysis of criminal justice data, policies, and the cost-effectiveness of current spending on corrections, in order to develop data driven policy options that can address this. The bill then provides resources for the implementation of solutions and for reinvesting averted prison costs to bolster such initiatives. Support H.R. 3986, the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act, to take a crucial step in ensuring that our criminal justice system is equipped to prevent the execution of innocent Americans. Support H.R. 5300, which adopts proven strategies that fix the FBI background records before they are released to potential employers.to support the inclusion of funding necessary to keep teachers, firefighters and law enforcement personnel on the job; provide much-needed assistance to Vietnam veterans and survivors exposed to Agent Orange; to make up for the unanticipated shortfall in PELL grants for college students; to assist in the continuing Haitian relief efforts; and to help the states most affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill in the fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill. Support H.R. 4055, the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Initiative Act. This legislation would nationalize a program currently operating in Hawaii and has proven effective in reducing probation violations by offenders at high risk of recidivism. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support HR 4364. Support Restorative Justice Initiaves. Support HR 4286. Allow the federal government to sue the state of Arizona to stop the state from implementing anti-immigrant, pro-racial profiling laws. Ensure that the collection of data by the US Department of Justice for the Racial Profiling Act is as extensive as possible. Support application of the Fair Sentencing Act retroactively to those who crimes were committed before enactment of the legislation but have not yet been sentenced. Support improving prison conditions in Georgia. Talk to the US Department of Justice to find ways it can work better with the National Black Police Officers Association to deal with police misconduct. Talk to the DoJ and the FBI about specific incidnets of hate crimes in South Carolina.
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
2010 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiates. Eliminate racial disparities. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote. Support reparations for descendants of slavery. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 2981. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Integrity Act. Support H.R. 40, H.R. 105, H.R. 97, H.R. 1412 / S. 752, H.R. 476. Support the nominations of Eric Holder, Tony West, Dawn Johnson, Julie Fernandez and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice, and the nomination of Joe Leonard at the USDA and Russlyn Ali at the Department of Education. Support for public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 752 and H.R. 1826. Support continued strong enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support for Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Support the Civil Rights History project; support H.R. 586. Support the Democracy Restoration Act, to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support full funding for the EEOC. Support Tom Perez for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Support the Civil Rights History Project, as funded in H.R. 2996. Support the celebration of Black Music Month (support H. Res. 476), Support the inclusion of a marker to remember slave labor in the US Capitol Visitors Center (support H Con Res 135). support commemorating Black History month(support H Res 83). Support commemorating the NAACP's 100th Anniversary (support H. Con. Res. 35) . Support a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., support H. Res. 43. Support the nomination of Jacqueline Berrien to serve as Chair of the EEOC. Support Chai Feldblum's nomination to the EEOC. Support H.R. 1729, allowing students to register to vote on campus. Support H. Res. 1022, a tribute to the life and work of Medgar Evers. Support National African American history month. Support Black History Month. Support a Congressional tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 4530). Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support reducing the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions; support S. 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 714 / H.R. 5143. Support H. Res. 1271, a resolution honoring the life and work of the late Dr. Benjamin Lawson Hooks. Support H. Con. Res. 242, honoring and celebrating the NAACP on the occasion of our 101st Anniversary. Support tributes to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (H.Res. 1316). Support H. Res. 1362, a tribute to Lena Horne.Support the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; support H Res 1566. Support paying tribute to the contributions made by people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent; support H Res 1316. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support HR 4364. Support full funding for Pigford II and racial discrimination law suit settlement; support H.R. 4783. Support diversity in the National Intelligence community; support Congressman Alcee Hasting's amendment to H.R. 2701. Oppose efforts to amend or dismantle the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
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
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Legal Services Corporation Restrictions (foreclosure legal assistance) - Part of FY11 Transportation-HUD Appropriations, FY11 Commerce Justice Science Appropriations Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act of 2010HR 5510 National Criminal Justice Commission ActS 714, HR 5143 Democracy Restoration ActHR 3335 S 1516 State Court Interpreter Grant Program Post Office Assisted Voter Registration Act Shareholder Protection ActHR 4790 Disclose Act HR 5175 Fair Elections NowHR 1826/HR 6116 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Foreclosure Legal Assistance Program) HR 4173, S. 1498 HR 1719, the Voter Registration Modernization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Election Commission (FEC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 714 and H.R. 5143, In support of establishing a criminal justice commission. Educating policymakers about the importance of independent science-based research to criminal justice policymaking.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Justice Program, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 714 and H.R. 5143, In support of establishing a criminal justice commission. Educating policymakers about the importance of independent science-based research to criminal justice policymaking.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Justice Program, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 714/H.R. 5143 The National Criminal Justice Commission Act; S. 2925/H.R. 5575 Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act; H.R. 1466 The Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act; H.R. 2933 The Firearm Recifidivst Sentencing Act; H.R. 3327 The Ramos and Compean Justice Act; H.R. 6548, The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2010; FY 2011 Omnibus Appropriations Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 18, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 73, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 248, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 415, the "Fallen Heros Flag Act," would provide the families of deceased public safety officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 675, legislation which would grant statutory arrest authority to law enforcement officers employed by the U.S. Department of Defense; H.R. 725, the "Indians Arts and Crafts Amendments Act," provides additional funding and training for tribal law enforcement officers; H.R. 1006/S. 418, the Secondary Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require secondary metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen secondary metal; H.R. 1459, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act, would eliminate the increased and mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses involving crack cocaine as well as repeal the existing restrictions on the court to grant probation or suspended sentences for drug offenses involving cocaine; H.R. 1913/S. 909, the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act," which would would expand current Federal hate-crimes law, which covers the use or threat of force based on race, color, religion or national origin, to crimes committed against victims because of their sexual orientation, gender or gender identity; H.R. 2064/S. 879, the See Something, Say Something Act, would expand the current immunity from liability to cover all persons who report suspicious activity to authorities, not just suspicious activity which occurs on Federal property or transportation systems; H.R. 2923/S. 256, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; H.R. 3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act, which would remove references to cocaine base from the U.S. Code, thereby greatly reducing the sentences of offenders convicted for offenses involving crack cocaine; H.R. 3695, the Help Find the Missing Act, would authorize the National Missing Persons and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) at the U.S. Department fo Justice and connect it wth the Crime Information Center maintained by the Federal; Bureau of Investigation; H.R. 4466, legislation amending the Hatch Act to allow local and State law enforcement officers to be candidates for the office of Sheriff and permit Sheriffs to engage in political activity; H.R. 6235/S. 3972, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an anlert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; S. 132, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 258, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; S. 386, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, which would strengthen the ability of law enforcement to investigate and prosecute fraudulent activity in connection with bailout and recovery legislation; S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act,would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 714/H.R. 5143, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act," which would create a National Commission to examine the U.S. criminal justice systems at the State and Federal level; S. 1039, the Protect Those Who Serve Act, which would authorize up to $500 million in grants to States to provide up to eighty percent (80%) of the costs of the renovatio, .modernization, and construction of law enforcement facilities; H.R. 3752/S. 1132, the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act, would improve the provisions related to carriage of concealed firearms by qualified active and retired law enforcement officers; S. 1147, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act, which would assist local, State and Federal law enforcement in combating cigarette smuggling; S. 1261, the "Providing for Additional Security in States' Identification (PASS ID) Act," which would repeal the REAL ID Act of 2005; S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act, would abolish the mandatory minimum for possession of crack cocaine and substantially reduce the penalties for other crack cocain offenses; S. 2885, the First Responders Support Act, which would amend the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program by increasing the disability benefit, the Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance benefit, prioritize the handling of all PSOB claims and provide free or reduce cost mental health services and counseling to family members of public safety officers who are severely injured or killed in the line of duty; and Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 714/H.R. 5143 The National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 S. 3842 Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2010
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 714/H.R. 5143 - "The National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009" (provisions protecting and clarifying federal habeas corpus); authorization and funding of National Criminal Justice Academy; H.Res. 1754 (provisions regarding House rules regarding citing of the Constitution); S.3676 "Foreign Operations Appropriations" bill (Sec. 7082 - consular notification and access), S. 3842 - "Justice for All Reauthorization Act," (provisions regarding capital case litigation initiative and the effective administration of justice
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 1653, the Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 S. 714/H.R. 5143 National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 PN 1768-111, Elena Kagan, to be Associate Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court PN906-111, Edward Milton Chen, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California PN1028-111, Louis B. Butler, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin PN1138-111, Albert Diaz, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit PN1139-111, James A. Wynn, Jr., to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit S1789 Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 PN1576-111, Mary Murguia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit PN885-111, Jane Branstetter Stranch, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit PN1471-11, Goodwin Liu, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit PN2102-111, Robert Neil Chatigny, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit PN2106-111, John J. McConnell, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island
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
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Worked with other members of an informal working group to lobby for passage of the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009. This is a bill to "establish the National Criminal Justice Commission." H.R. 5143 passed the House by voice vote on July 27, 2010, on motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Then, worked with client to sign a "Clergy Sign-On" statement with dozens of religious leaders of varying faiths, in support of the Act in the Senate, which is S. 714. The statement, which strengthens and... emboldens our collective call for criminal justice reform, was then sent to Senators. The statement read as follows: "As religious leaders we call for a criminal justice system that promotes accountability and fairness for those accused, healing for those victimized, and restoration of the affected community. We need a system that has compassion for all. The current system in the United States is broken and we believe the National Criminal Justice Commission Act provides an opportunity, through careful study, to create a criminal justice system that maintains public safety, lessens the costs to taxpayers, and is truly just and fair." Also worked with client to join with other religious leaders of varying faiths in endorsing the Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act, which was introduced on September 16, 2010 in both the House and Senate, as H.R. 6153 and S. 3798. This is a bill to authorize appropriations of United States assistance to help eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities that do not meet minimum humane standards of health, sanitation, and safety, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 18, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 73, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 248, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 415, the "Fallen Heros Flag Act," would provide the families of deceased public safety officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 675, legislation which would grant statutory arrest authority to law enforcement officers employed by the U.S. Department of Defense; H.R. 725, the "Indians Arts and Crafts Amendments Act," provides additional funding and training for tribal law enforcement officers; H.R. 1006/S. 418, the Secondary Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require secondary metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen secondary metal; H.R. 1459, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act, would eliminate the increased and mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses involving crack cocaine as well as repeal the existing restrictions on the court to grant probation or suspended sentences for drug offenses involving cocaine; H.R. 1913/S. 909, the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act," which would would expand current Federal hate-crimes law, which covers the use or threat of force based on race, color, religion or national origin, to crimes committed against victims because of their sexual orientation, gender or gender identity; H.R. 2064/S. 879, the See Something, Say Something Act, would expand the current immunity from liability to cover all persons who report suspicious activity to authorities, not just suspicious activity which occurs on Federal property or transportation systems; H.R. 2923/S. 256, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; H.R. 3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act, which would remove references to cocaine base from the U.S. Code, thereby greatly reducing the sentences of offenders convicted for offenses involving crack cocaine; H.R. 3695, the Help Find the Missing Act, would authorize the National Missing Persons and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) at the U.S. Department fo Justice and connect it wth the Crime Information Center maintained by the Federal; Bureau of Investigation; H.R. 4466, legislation amending the Hatch Act to allow local and State law enforcement officers to be candidates for the office of Sheriff and permit Sheriffs to engage in political activity; H.R. 6235, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an anlert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; S. 132, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 258, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; S. 386, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, which would strengthen the ability of law enforcement to investigate and prosecute fraudulent activity in connection with bailout and recovery legislation; S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act,would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 714/H.R. 5143, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act," which would create a National Commission to examine the U.S. criminal justice systems at the State and Federal level; S. 1039, the Protect Those Who Serve Act, which would authorize up to $500 million in grants to States to provide up to eighty percent (80%) of the costs of the renovatio, .modernization, and construction of law enforcement facilities; H.R. 3752/S. 1132, the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act, would improve the provisions related to carriage of concealed firearms by qualified active and retired law enforcement officers; S. 1147, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act, which would assist local, State and Federal law enforcement in combating cigarette smuggling; S. 1261, the "Providing for Additional Security in States' Identification (PASS ID) Act," which would repeal the REAL ID Act of 2005; S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act, would abolish the mandatory minimum for possession of crack cocaine and substantially reduce the penalties for other crack cocain offenses; S. 2885, the First Responders Support Act, which would amend the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program by increasing the disability benefit, the Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance benefit, prioritize the handling of all PSOB claims and provide free or reduce cost mental health services and counseling to family members of public safety officers who are severely injured or killed in the line of duty; and Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 714/H.R. 5143 National Criminal Justice Commission Act; H.R. 3327, Ramos and Compean Justice Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: HR 1064 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1283 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 1315 the Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 1727 Managing Arson Through Criminal History - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, criminal justice; 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 2200 TSA authorization/body scanning machines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy/bodily integrity; HR 2262 the Safe Schools Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 2289 the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 2517 the 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; Education; School Discipline; Positive Behavior Supports; HR 2701 Intelligence Authorization for FY2010 - Issues Lobbied: Open government; accountability; HR 3017 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3245 the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 3458 Net Neutrality - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 3471 Real ID repeal legislation - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; HR 3567 the Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Health Amendment, abortion coverage in PCIP; HR 3721 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; HR 374 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 3986 the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; HR 4115 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide a restoration of notice pleading in Federal courts, and for other purposeS - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: FOIA and Whistleblower provisions; HR 429 A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedingS - Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency, First Amendment; HR 4335 Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; HR 4530 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 4556 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 4645 Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Freedom to Travel; HR 4806 the Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 4892 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 5136 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 5143 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; HR 5175 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association; HR 5231 the Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 5237 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; HR 5300 Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 553 Reducing Over-Classification Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; HR 5548 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: cybersecurity; HR 5566 Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 5628 Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Disability Rights; Corporal Punishment; HR 5748 End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 5751 Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: Lobbying restrictions; HR 5822 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; HR 5894 Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act - Issues Lobbied: ; HR 5939 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Issues Lobbied: ; HR 985 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HR1304 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 To create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of p - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR1507 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; HR 2765 Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; HR 3335 Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; HR 6283 Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Reproductive Freedom; HRes 383 Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security Laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 147 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 1494 Intelligence Authorization for FY2010 - Issues Lobbied: Open government; accountability; S 1504 A bill to provide that Federal courts shall not dismiss complaints under rule 12(b)(6) or (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S 41 (1957). - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 1788 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 1584 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; S 1684 Managing Arson Through Criminal History - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, criminal justice; S 1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy; S 1756 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; S 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; S 182 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation Updating the Equal Pay Act; S 2977 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3065 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Rights, Academic Freedom; S 3081 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3112 Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Freedom to Travel; S 3113 Refugee Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: ; S 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: FOIA and Whistleblower provisions; S 3295 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association; S 3327 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; S 3390 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; S 3454 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Military facilities abortion ban, DREAM Act, National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, vouchers, DADT; S 3480 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: cybersecurity; S 3518 Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; S 3628 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Freedom of Association, Privacy; S 3707 Terrorist Detention Review Reform Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; S 372 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S 3806 SECURE Facilities Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, backscattter; S 3841 Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 3878 Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Reproductive Freedom; S 3932 Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: ; S 435 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 446 A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedingS - Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency, First Amendment; S 449 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 A bill to protect free speech. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 678 the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 714 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 729 DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; S 773 Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: Communications privacy, executive power; S1261 PASS ID - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; S1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S1516 Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S448 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HR 5815 Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Open government; accountability; HR 5037 Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; S 3717 Freedom of Information Act Amendments - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; HR 6086 Freedom of Information Act Amendments - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; HR 1826 Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; S 752 Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; HR 6026 Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; H Res 1378 Condemning the theft from the Mojave National Preserve of the national Mojave Cross memorial honoring American soldiers who died in World War I. - Issues Lobbied: Religious Freedom; S 3804 Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act - Issues Lobbied: Frist Amendment; S 3656 FY2011 CJS Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: LSC Funding, Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 3082 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Thomson Prison Facilty; HR 6153 Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: human rights; S 3798 Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: human rights; Other Congressional Issues: Airline Security - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Location Tracking - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Gene Patent Legislation - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Women's Rights; CEDAW - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; Youth Speech Online and Cyberbullying - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Title V abstinence-only - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; Birthright Citizenship Amendment - Issues Lobbied: 14th Amendment; Indian Health Services - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; Terrorism Studies and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Radical ideologies and speech rights - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Mentally-disabled detainees & deportation - Issues Lobbied: Detainee Rights; Secure Communities - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Sexual assault in ICE detention - Issues Lobbied: Immigrants Rights; Southwest border enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement oversight, privacy; CBP use of excessive and lethal force - Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement oversight; Thomson Correctional Center Purchase - Issues Lobbied: National Security; Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry - Issues Lobbied: Natioanal Security, Accountabiltiy; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Fusion Centers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and domestic spying concerns; Patriot Act Reform Legislation - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy; Controlled Unclassified Information - Issues Lobbied: Natioanl Security, Government Transparecny; DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, National Security; Material support statutes - Issues Lobbied: Frist Amendment, National Security; National security letters - Issues Lobbied: Government Transperancy; Criminal surveillance - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; various cybersecurity initiatives - Issues Lobbied: Natioanl Security, Government Transparecny; National ID/employment verification - Issues Lobbied: privacy; Electronic Communications Privacy Act, - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Use of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Filming the Police - Issues Lobbied: Frist Amendment, Government Accountablity; Boucher Consumer Internet Privacy Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Pro-Choice Caucus Meeting (DoD ban, Hyde, health care reform, Global Gag Rule, etc.) - Issues Lobbied: ; SAMHSA Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; Workplace Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; USCCR Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: USCCR; Racial Justice; Human Rights; Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; ERPA - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling; Online Speech Restrictions - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Federal Agency Issues: Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, body scanners; Executive Office of the President/White House - Issues Lobbied: CEDAW, abortion coverage in PCIP, Dream Act, ICE enforcement priorities, Southwest border enforcement, Miranda Warnings, Targeted Killings, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Executive Order 12958, Controlled Unclassified Information, National security letters, various cybersecurity initiatives, Sexual assault in ICE detention; Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hospital Visitation Protections, Blood Donation Ban for Gay and Bisexual Men, Electronic medical records, Denials of repro health care at religious hospitals, HIPAA privacy rules high risk pool, healthcare non-discrimination provision; Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Pregnancy discrimination in mortgages; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Indigent Defense Reform, Faith-Based Programs, Access to counsel, OSC, Miranda Warnings, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards, Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases, Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers, Attorney General Guidelines, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, Mentally-disabled detainees & deportation, OJP re-entry programs; U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act; US Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: ICE enforcement priorities, Mentally-disabaled detainees & deportation, Sexual assault in ICE detention, ICE Detainers; Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Utah blacklist, CBP use of excessive and lethal force, LEP, Diplomatic assurances, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers, Controlled Unclassified Information, DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, various cybersecurity initiatives, National ID, employment verification, privacy, Use of datamining technologies by the government, Government Watch Lists, Secure Communities; DHS/OCRCL - Issues Lobbied: LEP; DHS/EOIR - Issues Lobbied: Legal Orientation Program; Office of Inspector General - Issues Lobbied: Diplomatic assurances; US Customs and Border Protection - Issues Lobbied: Southwest border enforcement; White House, Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty; State Department - Issues Lobbied: Targeted Killings, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization; White House Domestic Policy Counsel - Issues Lobbied: ESEA Reauthorization, Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Corporal Punishment; Positive Behavior Supports, Mentally-disabled detainees & deportation; Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division - Issues Lobbied: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization; Federal Bureau of Investigation - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers, Attorney General Guidelines; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers,; National Archives - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; National Security Council - Issues Lobbied: Reducing Over-Classification Act, Executive Order 12958; Information Security Oversight Office - Issues Lobbied: Controlled Unclassified Information; Commerce Department - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, healthcare non-discrimination provision; National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Framework of Broadband Access, Network Neutrality; Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: FY12 Budget -Title V abstinence-only; Internal Revenue Service - Issues Lobbied: healthcare non-discrimination provision; Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: bullying, First Amendment; FNMA/FMAC - Issues Lobbied: Housing and Women
Client expense: $295,250 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), 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 Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 265, the Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009. H.R.1022, S.132, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2009, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R.1064, S.435, the Youth PROMISE Act. H.R.1133, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates. H.R.1412, S.495, the Justice Integrity Act. H.R.1459, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act. H.R.1466, the Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009. H.R.1873, the Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2009 H.R.1931, the Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. H.R.2289, the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act. H.R.2934, the Common Sense in Sentencing Act. H.R.3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act. H.R.3237, the Ramos-Compean Justice Act of 2009. H.R.3335, S.1516, the Democracy Restoration Act. H.R.4335, Prison Abuse Remedies Act. S.678, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009. S.714, H.R. 5143, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009. S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, provisions of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crime Prevention Act. S.1789, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2009. S.2772, H.R.4080, the Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2009. S. 445, H.R. 4326, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act H.R. 5304, The Byrne/JAG Program Accountability Act Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in 1999 Holder Memorandum, 2003 Thompson Memorandum, October 2005 McCallum Memorandum, December 2006 McNulty Memorandum, and August 2008 corporate charging guidelines amendment to U.S. Attorneys Manual [Filip Memorandum]). Proposed Presidential executive order applying a modified version of the Justice Departments August 2008 corporate charging guidelines provisions dealing with waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections to all federal agencies. Proposed changes to Commodity Futures Trading Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the August 11, 2004 and March 1, 2007 Enforcement Advisories titled Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations issued by the Commissions Division of Enforcement). Proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the Commissions Seaboard Report, formally known as the Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 and Commission Statement on the Relationship of Cooperation to Agency Enforcement Decisions, issued on October 23, 2001 as Releases 44969 and 1470; and in Section 4.3 of the SECs Enforcement Manual issued on October 6, 2008 and revised on January 13, 2010). Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in the HUDs February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities urging them to include an addendum in all contracts with legal counsel that would restrict their attorneys ability to assert the attorney-client privilege on behalf of these clients in regard to HUD investigations and enforcement proceedings) and policy pressuring state and local government entities that administer federal awards to not pay their employees attorneys fees during investigations. Proposed changes to Environmental Protection Agency policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the EPA Cooperation Standards, "Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations," Effective May 11, 2000). Proposed changes to Department of Defense policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in DOD policy titled Use of DOD Information SystemsStandard Consent Banner and User Agreement requiring military defense lawyers to provide access to client computer files issued on May 9, 2008). Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act FY2012 funding for programs related to violence against women, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking H.R.5300, the Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2010 H.R.5748, End Racial Profiling Act H.R.6059, First Offender Improvement Act H.R. 725, the Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act - amendment to incorporate S. 797, the bipartisan Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 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
2010 · third_quarter · Government Issues
FY 2011 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - amendment to prohibit bill from being used to implement the pro-contractor revision of OMB Circular A-76; Civil Service Reform; contracting out; blue collar pay; minimum wage; federal retirement systems; and union representation. HR 2736/S 924 - "Clean Up" Act - Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements - provisions to revive the civil service, save taxpayer dollars, restore good government, and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in contracting out. HR 1881 - Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act -- provisions on pay and personnel management requirements for Transportation Security Administration employees. HR 5143/S 714, National Criminal Justice Commission - provisions to establish and improve public safety, cost-effectiveness, overall prison administration, and fairness in the implementation of the criminal justice system.
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)
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 714 and H.R. 5143, In support of establishing a criminal justice commission. Educating policymakers about the importance of independent science-based research to criminal justice policymaking.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Justice Program, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 714 and H.R. 5143, In support of establishing a criminal justice commission. Educating policymakers about the importance of independent science-based research to criminal justice policymaking.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Justice Program, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 678, HR 6029) Youth PROMISE Act (HR 1064, S 435) Recidivism Reduction Act (HR 2829) Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (S. 3636) National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 (S. 714, H.R. 5143)
Client expense: $12,515 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiates. Eliminate racial disparities. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote. Support reparations for descendants of slavery. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 2981. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Integrity Act. Support H.R. 40, H.R. 105, H.R. 97, H.R. 1412 / S. 752, H.R. 476. Support the nominations of Eric Holder, Tony West, Dawn Johnson, Julie Fernandez and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice, and the nomination of Joe Leonard at the USDA and Russlyn Ali at the Department of Education. Support for public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 752 and H.R. 1826. Support continued strong enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support for Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Support the Civil Rights History project; support H.R. 586. Support the Democracy Restoration Act, to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support full funding for the EEOC. Support Tom Perez for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Support the Civil Rights History Project, as funded in H.R. 2996. Support the celebration of Black Music Month (support H. Res. 476), Support the inclusion of a marker to remember slave labor in the US Capitol Visitors Center (support H Con Res 135). support commemorating Black History month(support H Res 83). Support commemorating the NAACP's 100th Anniversary (support H. Con. Res. 35) . Support a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., support H. Res. 43. Support the nomination of Jacqueline Berrien to serve as Chair of the EEOC. Support Chai Feldblum's nomination to the EEOC. Support H.R. 1729, allowing students to register to vote on campus. Support H. Res. 1022, a tribute to the life and work of Medgar Evers. Support National African American history month. Support Black History Month. Support a Congressional tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 4530). Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support reducing the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions; support S. 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 714 / H.R. 5143. Support H. Res. 1271, a resolution honoring the life and work of the late Dr. Benjamin Lawson Hooks. Support H. Con. Res. 242, honoring and celebrating the NAACP on the occasion of our 101st Anniversary. Support tributes to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (H.Res. 1316). Support H. Res. 1362, a tribute to Lena Horne.Support the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; support H Res 1566. Support paying tribute to the contributions made by people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent; support H Res 1316. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support HR 4364
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
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
To eliminate racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Enhance Hate Crime enforcement (support H.R. 1913). Support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty. Eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities (support H.R. 265 and H.R. 1459). Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences (support H.R. 1466). Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support the abolition of and a moratorium on the federal death penalty. Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs (support H.R. 1064 / S. 435). Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein (support the Justice Integrity Act, S. 495 / H.R. 1412). Support nomination of Eric Holder to be Attorney General. Support the nominations of Tony West, Julie Fernandez, Dawn Johnson and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice. Support the nomination of Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, President Obamas nominee to be the new Drug Czar. Support the uniform reporting of deaths while in police custody (support H.R. 738). Oppose S. 132, as it is too punitive. Abolish mandatory minimum sentences(support H.R. 1466). Support federal investigations into racially disparate actions by local police and by state and local and federal death sentences. Support Sonia Sotomayor for the US Supreme Court. Support the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, and oppose any amendments that may result in more juveniles being tried as adults; support S. 678. Support the elimination of current restrictions on the Legal Services Corp (LSC) to allow more qualified attorneys to work for LSC and to allow LSC attorneys to participate in class action law suits. also support increased funding for LSC. Support Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the US Supreme Court. Extreme concerns about the 287 (g) program, which funds local law enforcement agencies' efforts to implement federal immigration policies. Support for the elevation of Magistrate Judge Marisa Demeo to the position of Associate Judge on the D.C. Superior Court. Support the End Racial Profiling Act, to be introduced by congressman John Conyers and Sen. Russ Feingold. Support a pattern and practice investigation into the Erie, PA., police department. Support a Pattern and Practice investigation into the police department of Rockford, IL. Oppose S. 132, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2009 as it is currently written. Support that Congress should create a new, independent agency to oversee the further development, advancement and utilization of forensic science. Support pattern and practice investigation into Broward County, Florida law enforcement. Support HR 3986, allowing federal judges to grant heabeus relief for a prisoner on death row. Oppose applying the death penalty to hate crimes convictions. Oppose placing restrictions on former felons or members of gangs in public housing. Support Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). Support S. 714, a bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission. Support reducing the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions; support S. 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act. Support Elena Kagan's nomination to the US Supreme Court. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 714 / H.R. 5143. Support H.R. 4080 / S. 2772, the Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act. This legislation devotes grant funding for intensive analysis of criminal justice data, policies, and the cost-effectiveness of current spending on corrections, in order to develop data driven policy options that can address this. The bill then provides resources for the implementation of solutions and for reinvesting averted prison costs to bolster such initiatives. Support H.R. 3986, the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act, to take a crucial step in ensuring that our criminal justice system is equipped to prevent the execution of innocent Americans. Support H.R. 5300, which adopts proven strategies that fix the FBI background records before they are released to potential employers.to support the inclusion of funding necessary to keep teachers, firefighters and law enforcement personnel on the job; provide much-needed assistance to Vietnam veterans and survivors exposed to Agent Orange; to make up for the unanticipated shortfall in PELL grants for college students; to assist in the continuing Haitian relief efforts; and to help the states most affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill in the fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill. Support H.R. 4055, the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Initiative Act. This legislation would nationalize a program currently operating in Hawaii and has proven effective in reducing probation violations by offenders at high risk of recidivism. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support HR 4364
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
2010 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Shareholder Protection Act HR 4790, Democracy Restoration Act HR3335 S1516, Legal Services Corporation restrictions Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173, National Criminal Justice Commission Act S 714 HR 1459 HR 5143, Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 S 1789
Client expense: $7,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 5143, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
National Criminal Justice Commission Act (HR 5143/S 714), all provisions related to creating a national commission to conduct a comprehensive national review of effective criminal justice policies and issuing recommendations for criminal justice reform.
Client expense: $43,220 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.714/H.R. 5143 - "National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009" (provisions protecting and clarifying federal habeas corpus); Innocence Protection Act (support for reauthorization); S.3676, "Foreign Operations Appropriations" bill (Sec. 7082 - consular notification and access ); FY 2011Byrne JAG Program (enhanced appropriations for indigent defense); H.R. 5136, National Defense Authroization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Sec. 1037 requiring the Inspector General to conduct a 90-day investigation of attorneys who represent Guantanamo detainees; S. 3676, Foreign Operations Appropriations bill (Sec. 7082 - consular notification and access); S. 3842, "Justice for All Act" (re: reauthorization)
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Operations and funding of the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, S 3636. HR 1064, the Youth Promise Act. S. 714, HR 5143, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act.
Client expense: $33,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Justice, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Justice Program, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 (S. 678, HR 6029) Youth PROMISE Act (HR 1064, S 435) Recidivism Reduction Act (HR 2829) Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (S. 3636) National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 (S. 714, H.R. 5143)
Client expense: $17,800 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S 1789 The Fairness in Sentencing Act; S 714/HR 5143 The National Criminal Justice Commission Act; HR 3327, The Ramos-Compean Justice Act of 2009
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Nomination of Dawn Johnsen to Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) at the Department of Justice S. 1653, the Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 S. 714/H.R. 5143 "National Criminal Justice Act of 2010" PN 1768-111, Elena Kagan, to be Associate Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court PN906-111, Edward Milton Chen, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California PN1060-111, Denny Chin, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit PN1028-111, Louis B. Butler, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin PN1138-111, Albert Diaz, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit PN1139-111, James A. Wynn, Jr., to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit PN228-111, Marisa J. Demeo, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia PN907-111, Dolly M. Gee, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California S1789 Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 PN1576-111, Mary Murguia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit PN885-111, Jane Branstetter Stranch, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit PN1363-111, Lucy H. Koh, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California PN1471-11, 1Goodwin Liu, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
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
2010 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Shareholder Protection Act HR 4790, Democracy Restoration Act HR 3335 S 1516, Legal Services Corporation restrictions Part of FY 2011 appropriations, Civil Access to Justice Act HR 3764 S 718, Disclose Act HR 5175, Justice Reinvestment Act HR 4080, National Criminal Justice Commission Act S 714 HR 1459 HR 5143, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2009 HR 97, Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2009 HR 105, Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 S 1789
Client expense: $12,517 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 714 and H.R. 5143, In support of establishing a criminal justice commission. Educating policymakers about the importance of independent science-based research to criminal justice policymaking.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Justice Program, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 714 and H.R. 5143, In support of establishing a criminal justice commission. Educating policymakers about the importance of independent science-based research to criminal justice policymaking.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Justice Program, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR 5143 Supporting the National Criminal Justic Commission Act. Contacts include all members of the House of Representatives.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2010 · second_quarter · Government Issues
FY 2011 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - amendment to prohibit bill from being used to implement the pro-contractor revision of OMB Circular A-76; Civil Service Reform; contracting out; blue collar pay; minimum wage; federal retirement systems; and union representation. HR 2736/S 924 - "Clean Up" Act - Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements - provisions to revive the civil service, save taxpayer dollars, restore good government, and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in contracting out. HR 1881 - Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act -- provisions on pay and personnel management requirements for Transportation Security Administration employees. HR 5143/S 714, National Criminal Justice Commission - provisions to establish and improve public safety, cost-effectiveness, overall prison administration, and fairness in the implementation of the criminal justice system.
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)
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Nomination of Dawn Johnsen to Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) at the Department of Justice S. 1653, the Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 S. 714/H.R. 5143 "National Criminal Justice Act of 2010" PN 1768-111, Elena Kagan, to be Associate Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court PN906-111, Edward Milton Chen, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California PN1060-111, Denny Chin, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit PN1028-111, Louis B. Butler, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin PN1138-111, Albert Diaz, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit PN1139-111, James A. Wynn, Jr., to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit PN228-111, Marisa J. Demeo, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia PN907-111, Dolly M. Gee, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California S1789 Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 PN1576-111, Mary Murguia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit PN885-111, Jane Branstetter Stranch, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit PN1363-111, Lucy H. Koh, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California PN1471-11, 1Goodwin Liu, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
Client expense: $136,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 265, the Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009. H.R.1022, S.132, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2009, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R.1064, S.435, the Youth PROMISE Act. H.R.1133, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates. H.R.1412, S.495, the Justice Integrity Act. H.R.1459, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act. H.R.1466, the Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009. H.R.1873, the Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2009 H.R.1931, the Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. H.R.2289, the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act. H.R.2934, the Common Sense in Sentencing Act. H.R.3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act. H.R.3237, the Ramos-Compean Justice Act of 2009. H.R.3335, S.1516, the Democracy Restoration Act. H.R.4335, Prison Abuse Remedies Act. S.678, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009. S.714, H.R. 5143, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009. S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, provisions of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crime Prevention Act. S.1789, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2009. S.2772, H.R.4080, the Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2009. S. 445, H.R. 4326, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act H.R. 5304, The Byrne/JAG Program Accountability Act Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in 1999 Holder Memorandum, 2003 Thompson Memorandum, October 2005 McCallum Memorandum, December 2006 McNulty Memorandum, and August 2008 corporate charging guidelines amendment to U.S. Attorneys Manual [Filip Memorandum]). Proposed Presidential executive order applying a modified version of the Justice Departments August 2008 corporate charging guidelines provisions dealing with waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections to all federal agencies. Proposed changes to Commodity Futures Trading Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the August 11, 2004 and March 1, 2007 Enforcement Advisories titled Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations issued by the Commissions Division of Enforcement). Proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the Commissions Seaboard Report, formally known as the Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 and Commission Statement on the Relationship of Cooperation to Agency Enforcement Decisions, issued on October 23, 2001 as Releases 44969 and 1470; and in Section 4.3 of the SECs Enforcement Manual issued on October 6, 2008 and revised on January 13, 2010). Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in the HUDs February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities urging them to include an addendum in all contracts with legal counsel that would restrict their attorneys ability to assert the attorney-client privilege on behalf of these clients in regard to HUD investigations and enforcement proceedings) and policy pressuring state and local government entities that administer federal awards to not pay their employees attorneys fees during investigations. Proposed changes to Environmental Protection Agency policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product, and employee legal protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the EPA Cooperation Standards, "Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations," Effective May 11, 2000). Proposed changes to Department of Defense policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in DOD policy titled Use of DOD Information SystemsStandard Consent Banner and User Agreement requiring military defense lawyers to provide access to client computer files issued on May 9, 2008).
Client expense: $320,000 · 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), 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
2010 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action. Eliminate potential discrimination in "faith based" initiates. Eliminate racial disparities. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment. End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections. Oppose requiring a photo ID to vote. Support reparations for descendants of slavery. Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Support H.R. 2981. Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act and the Justice Integrity Act. Support H.R. 40, H.R. 105, H.R. 97, H.R. 1412 / S. 752, H.R. 476. Support the nominations of Eric Holder, Tony West, Dawn Johnson, Julie Fernandez and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice, and the nomination of Joe Leonard at the USDA and Russlyn Ali at the Department of Education. Support for public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 752 and H.R. 1826. Support continued strong enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support for Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Support the Civil Rights History project; support H.R. 586. Support the Democracy Restoration Act, to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders. Support full funding for the EEOC. Support Tom Perez for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Support the Civil Rights History Project, as funded in H.R. 2996. Support the celebration of Black Music Month (support H. Res. 476), Support the inclusion of a marker to remember slave labor in the US Capitol Visitors Center (support H Con Res 135). support commemorating Black History month(support H Res 83). Support commemorating the NAACP's 100th Anniversary (support H. Con. Res. 35) . Support a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., support H. Res. 43. Support the nomination of Jacqueline Berrien to serve as Chair of the EEOC. Support Chai Feldblum's nomination to the EEOC. Support H.R. 1729, allowing students to register to vote on campus. Support H. Res. 1022, a tribute to the life and work of Medgar Evers. Support National African American history month. Support Black History Month. Support a Congressional tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 4530). Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Support reducing the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions; support S. 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 714 / H.R. 5143. Support H. Res. 1271, a resolution honoring the life and work of the late Dr. Benjamin Lawson Hooks. Support H. Con. Res. 242, honoring and celebrating the NAACP on the occasion of our 101st Anniversary. Support tributes to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (H.Res. 1316). Support H. Res. 1362, a tribute to Lena Horne.
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
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
To eliminate racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Enhance Hate Crime enforcement (support H.R. 1913). Support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty. Eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities (support H.R. 265 and H.R. 1459). Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences (support H.R. 1466). Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support the abolition of and a moratorium on the federal death penalty. Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs (support H.R. 1064 / S. 435). Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein (support the Justice Integrity Act, S. 495 / H.R. 1412). Support nomination of Eric Holder to be Attorney General. Support the nominations of Tony West, Julie Fernandez, Dawn Johnson and Tom Perez at the US Department of Justice. Support the nomination of Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, President Obamas nominee to be the new Drug Czar. Support the uniform reporting of deaths while in police custody (support H.R. 738). Oppose S. 132, as it is too punitive. Abolish mandatory minimum sentences(support H.R. 1466). Support federal investigations into racially disparate actions by local police and by state and local and federal death sentences. Support Sonia Sotomayor for the US Supreme Court. Support the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, and oppose any amendments that may result in more juveniles being tried as adults; support S. 678. Support the elimination of current restrictions on the Legal Services Corp (LSC) to allow more qualified attorneys to work for LSC and to allow LSC attorneys to participate in class action law suits. also support increased funding for LSC. Support Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the US Supreme Court. Extreme concerns about the 287 (g) program, which funds local law enforcement agencies' efforts to implement federal immigration policies. Support for the elevation of Magistrate Judge Marisa Demeo to the position of Associate Judge on the D.C. Superior Court. Support the End Racial Profiling Act, to be introduced by congressman John Conyers and Sen. Russ Feingold. Support a pattern and practice investigation into the Erie, PA., police department. Support a Pattern and Practice investigation into the police department of Rockford, IL. Oppose S. 132, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2009 as it is currently written. Support that Congress should create a new, independent agency to oversee the further development, advancement and utilization of forensic science. Support pattern and practice investigation into Broward County, Florida law enforcement. Support HR 3986, allowing federal judges to grant heabeus relief for a prisoner on death row. Oppose applying the death penalty to hate crimes convictions. Oppose placing restrictions on former felons or members of gangs in public housing. Support Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). Support S. 714, a bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission. Support reducing the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions; support S. 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act. Support Elena Kagan's nomination to the US Supreme Court. Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 714 / H.R. 5143. Support H.R. 4080 / S. 2772, the Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act. This legislation devotes grant funding for intensive analysis of criminal justice data, policies, and the cost-effectiveness of current spending on corrections, in order to develop data driven policy options that can address this. The bill then provides resources for the implementation of solutions and for reinvesting averted prison costs to bolster such initiatives. Support H.R. 3986, the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act, to take a crucial step in ensuring that our criminal justice system is equipped to prevent the execution of innocent Americans. Support H.R. 5300, which adopts proven strategies that fix the FBI background records before they are released to potential employers.to support the inclusion of funding necessary to keep teachers, firefighters and law enforcement personnel on the job; provide much-needed assistance to Vietnam veterans and survivors exposed to Agent Orange; to make up for the unanticipated shortfall in PELL grants for college students; to assist in the continuing Haitian relief efforts; and to help the states most affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill in the fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill. Support H.R. 4055, the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Initiative Act. This legislation would nationalize a program currently operating in Hawaii and has proven effective in reducing probation violations by offenders at high risk of recidivism. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission.
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
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 714/H.R. 5143, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 S. 678, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2009 S. 714, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 H.R. 2289, Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act H.R. 5466, SAMHSA Modernization Act of 2010 H.R. 5690, Meaningful End to Defensive Medicine & Aimless Lawsuits (MedMal) Act of 2010 H.R. 5295, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2010 Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances; Final Rule; Vol. 75 Federal Register 16236 (March 31, 2010)
Client expense: $110,890 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 18, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 73, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 248, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 675, legislation which would grant statutory arrest authority to law enforcement officers employed by the U.S. Department of Defense; H.R. 1006/S. 418, the Secondary Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require secondary metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen secondary metal; H.R. 1459, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act, would eliminate the increased and mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses involving crack cocaine as well as repeal the existing restrictions on the court to grant probation or suspended sentences for drug offenses involving cocaine; H.R. 1913/S. 909, the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act," which would would expand current Federal hate-crimes law, which covers the use or threat of force based on race, color, religion or national origin, to crimes committed against victims because of their sexual orientation, gender or gender identity; H.R. 2064/S. 879, the See Something, Say Something Act, would expand the current immunity from liability to cover all persons who report suspicious activity to authorities, not just suspicious activity which occurs on Federal property or transportation systems; H.R. 2923/S. 256, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; H.R. 3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act, which would remove references to cocaine base from the U.S. Code, thereby greatly reducing the sentences of offenders convicted for offenses involving crack cocaine; H.R. 3695, the Help Find the Missing Act, would authorize the National Missing Persons and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) at the U.S. Department fo Justice and connect it wth the Crime Information Center maintained by the Federal; Bureau of Investigation; H.R. 4466, legislation amending the Hatch Act to allow local and State law enforcement officers to be candidates for the office of Sheriff and permit Sheriffs to engage in political activity; S. 132, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 258, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; S. 386, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, which would strengthen the ability of law enforcement to investigate and prosecute fraudulent activity in connection with bailout and recovery legislation; S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act,would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 714/H.R. 5143, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act," which would create a National Commission to examine the U.S. criminal justice systems at the State and Federal level; S. 1039, the Protect Those Who Serve Act, which would authorize up to $500 million in grants to States to provide up to eighty percent (80%) of the costs of the renovatio, .modernization, and construction of law enforcement facilities; H.R. 3752/S. 1132, the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act, would improve the provisions related to carriage of concealed firearms by qualified active and retired law enforcement officers; S. 1147, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act, which would assist local, State and Federal law enforcement in combating cigarette smuggling; S. 1261, the "Providing for Additional Security in States' Identification (PASS ID) Act," which would repeal the REAL ID Act of 2005; S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act, would abolish the mandatory minimum for possession of crack cocaine and substantially reduce the penalties for other crack cocain offenses; S. 2885, the First Responders Support Act, which would amend the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program by increasing the disability benefit, the Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance benefit, prioritize the handling of all PSOB claims and provide free or reduce cost mental health services and counseling to family members of public safety officers who are severely injured or killed in the line of duty; and Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Operations and funding of the National Institute of Justice and Bureau of Justice Statistics. H.R. 1064 -- the Youth Promise Act; S. 714, H.R. 5143 -- the Naitonal Criminal Justice Commission Act.
Client expense: $36,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Justice, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Justice Program, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Opposed transfer of youth to the adult criminal system; supported passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009 (HR 1924 / S 797). Supported full funding of the Second Chance Act in FY 2011. Supported the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Supported passage of the National Criminal Justice Commission Act. Supported passage of H.R. 5143 to create bi-partisan commission to study the entire criminal justice system.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 18, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; H.R. 73, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 248, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 675, legislation which would grant statutory arrest authority to law enforcement officers employed by the U.S. Department of Defense; H.R. 1006/S. 418, the Secondary Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require secondary metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen secondary metal; H.R. 1459, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act, would eliminate the increased and mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses involving crack cocaine as well as repeal the existing restrictions on the court to grant probation or suspended sentences for drug offenses involving cocaine; H.R. 1913/S. 909, the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act," which would would expand current Federal hate-crimes law, which covers the use or threat of force based on race, color, religion or national origin, to crimes committed against victims because of their sexual orientation, gender or gender identity; H.R. 2064/S. 879, the See Something, Say Something Act, would expand the current immunity from liability to cover all persons who report suspicious activity to authorities, not just suspicious activity which occurs on Federal property or transportation systems; H.R. 2923/S. 256, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; H.R. 3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act, which would remove references to cocaine base from the U.S. Code, thereby greatly reducing the sentences of offenders convicted for offenses involving crack cocaine; H.R. 3695, the Help Find the Missing Act, would authorize the National Missing Persons and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) at the U.S. Department fo Justice and connect it wth the Crime Information Center maintained by the Federal; Bureau of Investigation; H.R. 4466, legislation amending the Hatch Act to allow local and State law enforcement officers to be candidates for the office of Sheriff and permit Sheriffs to engage in political activity; S. 132, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 258, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; S. 386, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, which would strengthen the ability of law enforcement to investigate and prosecute fraudulent activity in connection with bailout and recovery legislation; S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act,would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 714/H.R. 5143, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act," which would create a National Commission to examine the U.S. criminal justice systems at the State and Federal level; S. 1039, the Protect Those Who Serve Act, which would authorize up to $500 million in grants to States to provide up to eighty percent (80%) of the costs of the renovatio, .modernization, and construction of law enforcement facilities; H.R. 3752/S. 1132, the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act, would improve the provisions related to carriage of concealed firearms by qualified active and retired law enforcement officers; S. 1147, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act, which would assist local, State and Federal law enforcement in combating cigarette smuggling; S. 1261, the "Providing for Additional Security in States' Identification (PASS ID) Act," which would repeal the REAL ID Act of 2005; S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act, would abolish the mandatory minimum for possession of crack cocaine and substantially reduce the penalties for other crack cocain offenses; S. 2885, the First Responders Support Act, which would amend the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program by increasing the disability benefit, the Public Safety Officers Educational Assistance benefit, prioritize the handling of all PSOB claims and provide free or reduce cost mental health services and counseling to family members of public safety officers who are severely injured or killed in the line of duty; and Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.
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