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2013 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support the independent role of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) in the ethics process. Support effective enforcement action by the House Ethics Committee. Oppose S. 194, H.R. 2019 and other legislation that would repeal the Presidential Public Financing System. Support the DISCLOSE Act of 2012, H.R. 4010 and S. 2219.Support Senate Rules reform to make essential reforms on cloture and filibuster procedures and adopt theses changes using current procedures. Oppose legislation to eliminate the Election Assistance Commission. Request investigation into systemic problems at the Federal Election Commission. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Support legislation to improve voter registration and other election reform proposals, including voter registration opportunities through federal agencies. Work to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens. Support Department of Justice enforcement of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), including Section 7. Support improvements in the Election Assistance Commission Biennial Report to Congress. Support The Congressionally Mandated Reports Act. Support online voter registration legislation that is not discriminatory. Support legislation to provide full voting rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia. Support legislative efforts to provide openess in government and strengthen the Freedom of Information Act. Urge appointment of Election Assistance Commissioners to vacant positions. Urge appointment of commissioners and reform of the Federal Election Commission. Oppose inclusion of any policy riders in legislation that will fund government operations for Fiscal Year 2013. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Urge Attorney General to remedy widespread violations of Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act. Oppose S. 1100, "Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act." Support amendment 1493 to S. 2038, the STOCK Act. Support STOCK Act, S. 2038. Oppose H.R. 5912, which would repeal pubic funding of the Presidential nominating conventions. Urge inclusion of voter registration opportunities under the National Voter Registration Act in state-based health exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Support the goals of H.R.2115, the Voter Registration Efficiency Act with suggested modifications. Urge the Bureau of the Census to develop methodology for tabulating incarcerated individuals at their home address for the 2020 Census.Express concerns regarding the legal authority of the Election Assistance Commission. Recommend improvements in polling place experience for voters. Express concerns regarding enforcement decisions at the Federal Election Commission.
Client expense: $79,081 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2013 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support the independent role of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) in the ethics process. Support effective enforcement action by the House Ethics Committee. Oppose S. 194, H.R. 2019 and other legislation that would repeal the Presidential Public Financing System. Support the DISCLOSE Act of 2012, H.R. 4010 and S. 2219.Support Senate Rules reform to make essential reforms on cloture and filibuster procedures and adopt theses changes using current procedures. Oppose legislation to eliminate the Election Assistance Commission. Request investigation into systemic problems at the Federal Election Commission. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Support legislation to improve voter registration and other election reform proposals, including voter registration opportunities through federal agencies. Work to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens. Support Department of Justice enforcement of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), including Section 7. Support improvements in the Election Assistance Commission Biennial Report to Congress. Support The Congressionally Mandated Reports Act. Support online voter registration legislation that is not discriminatory. Support legislation to provide full voting rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia. Support legislative efforts to provide openess in government and strengthen the Freedom of Information Act. Urge appointment of Election Assistance Commissioners to vacant positions. Urge appointment of commissioners and reform of the Federal Election Commission. Oppose inclusion of any policy riders in legislation that will fund government operations for Fiscal Year 2013. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Urge Attorney General to remedy widespread violations of Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act. Oppose S. 1100, "Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act." Support amendment 1493 to S. 2038, the STOCK Act. Support STOCK Act, S. 2038. Oppose H.R. 5912, which would repeal pubic funding of the Presidential nominating conventions. Urge inclusion of voter registration opportunities under the National Voter Registration Act in state-based health exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Support the goals of H.R.2115, the Voter Registration Efficiency Act with suggested modifications. Urge the Bureau of the Census to develop methodology for tabulating incarcerated individuals at their home address for the 2020 Census.Express concerns regarding the legal authority of the Election Assistance Commission. Recommend improvements in polling place experience for voters. Express concerns regarding enforcement decisions at the Federal Election Commission.
2013 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Support the independent role of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) in the ethics process. Support effective enforcement action by the House Ethics Committee. Oppose S. 194 and other legislation that would repeal the Presidential Public Financing System. Support the DISCLOSE Act of 2012, H.R. 4010 and S. 2219.Support Senate Rules reform to make essential reforms on cloture and filibuster procedures and adopt theses changes using current procedures. Oppose legislation to eliminate the Election Assistance Commission. Request investigation into systemic problems at the Federal Election Commission. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Support legislation to improve voter registration and other election reform proposals, including voter registration opportunities through federal agencies. Work to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens. Support Department of Justice enforcement of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), including Section 7. Support improvements in the Election Assistance Commission Biennial Report to Congress. Support The Congressionally Mandated Reports Act. Support online voter registration legislation that is not discriminatory. Support legislation to provide full voting rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia. Support legislative efforts to provide openess in government and strengthen the Freedom of Information Act. Urge appointment of Election Assistance Commissioners to vacant positions. Urge appointment of commissioners and reform of the Federal Election Commission. Oppose inclusion of any policy riders in legislation that will fund government operations for Fiscal Year 2013. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Urge Attorney General to remedy widespread violations of Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act. Oppose S. 1100, "Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act." Support amendment 1493 to S. 2038, the STOCK Act. Support STOCK Act, S. 2038. Oppose H.R. 5912, which would repeal pubic funding of the Presidential nominating conventions. Urge inclusion of voter registration opportunities under the National Voter Registration Act in state-based health exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. Support the goals of H.R.2115, the Voter Registration Efficiency Act with suggested modifications. Urge the Bureau of the Census to develop methodology for tabulating incarcerated individuals at their home address for the 2020 Census.
2012 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation .R. 3289, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; H.R. 963, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling;S. 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; CA TRUST Act, - Issues Lobbied: State measure restricting compliance with ICE detainers; Draft Executive Order, Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; H. Con. Res. 141, Stop Harming Our Kids Resolution - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; H. Res 646, Expressing the sense of the House that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the `adult entertainment' section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H..R 4970, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; H.J. Res. 100, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the use of public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal office. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 111, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 72, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 78, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 8, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to public office. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 82, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing regulation of any expenditure in connection with an election. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 86, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 88, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 90, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections, and affirm the au - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 92, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the disbursement of funds for political activity by for-profit corporations and other for-profit business organizations. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 97, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1116, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 1397, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 1404, Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1519, Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; H.R. 1627, Honoring Americas Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 166, Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; H.R. 1681, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Parenting, Discrimination; H.R. 1775, Stolen Valor Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1996, Government Litigation Savings Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act - Issues Lobbied: Oppose e-verify, privacy; H.R. 2168, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; H.R. 2212, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; H.R. 2721, The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; H.R. 282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification - Issues Lobbied: privacy; H.R. 3027, The Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline; H.R. 3030, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 3053, REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS, Discrimination; H.R. 3165, Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Positive Behavior Supports; H.R. 3485, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; H.R. 3600, To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 3618, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, civil liberties, privacy, first amendment, national security, criminal justice, police practices; H.R. 3674, PRECISE Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, First Amendment, information sharing, intelligence collection; H.R. 3881, Ensuring Mental Competence in Immigration Proceedings Act - Issues Lobbied: Due process in immigration proceedings; H.R. 4010, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2012 (DISCLOSE) - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; .R. 4271, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment;H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Issues Lobbied: National Security/Detention/AUMF, Reproductive Rights, National Security, civil liberties, Religious Liberty / Church-State Separation, First Amendment, LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to DiscriminateAbortion, Indefinite Detention, Religious Discrimi; H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 495, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration provisions on DUI, immigration court procedure, PREA; H.R. 5326, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, Prison Expansion, Sentencing Reform; H.R. 5743, Intelligence Authorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Intelligence Authorization; H.R. 5799, Voter Empowerment Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Voting Rights; Racial Justice; H.R. 5848, Juror Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 5854, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for FY2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 5855, DHS Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, VIPR Squads, SPOT Program, Drones; H.R. 5949, FISA Amendment Act reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; First Amendment: Intelligence collection; H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 5978, Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; Racial Justice; H.R. 6019, Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 6046, Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act - Issues Lobbied: Online privacy; H.R. 6199, Preserving American Privacy Act - Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drone use, privacy; H.R. 6529, ECPA 2.0 Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: privacy; H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act - Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy; H.R. 6676, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act - Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drone use, privacy; H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 96, Internet Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; H.R. 998, Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; S. 1212, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Criminal Justice; S. 1605, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, civil liberties, privacy, first amendment, national security\, criminal justice, police practices; S. 1728, Stolen Valor Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 1732, Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S. 1770, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Parenting, Discrimination; S. 1910, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; S. 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration provisions on DUI, immigration court procedure, PREA, Womens Rights, First Amendment; S. 1994, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 2003, Due Process Guarantee Act - Issues Lobbied: Due Process for suspected Terrorists (U.S. Citizens and LPRs); S. 2017, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S. 2020, Restraint and Seclusion/ The Keeping All Students Safe Act - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline; S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 2219, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, Prison Expansion, Sentencing Reform; S. 306, The National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S. 3220, Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights;; S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Indefinite Detention, Transfer Restrictions, Reproductive Rights, National Security, civil liberties, Religious Liberty / Church-State Separation/ LGBT, Abortion, LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to Discriminate; S. 3257, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3276, FISA Amendment Act reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: National Security, privacy, First Amendment, intelligence collection, Cybersecurity; S. 3287, Protect Americans Against Unwarranted Drone Surveillance - Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drone use, privacy; S. 3317, Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; Racial Justice; S. 3342, SECURE IT - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 3369, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3372, Military Service Integrity Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3414, CSA2012 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy;S. 3454, Intelligence Authorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Intelligence Authorization, Leaks Amendments; S. 3515, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 3565, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; S. 3608, Voter Empowerment Act (omnibus including DRA, Caging, Deceptive Practices), legislation to address long voting lines, other affirmative voting rights bills - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S. 3618, Jury ACCESS Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S. 505, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; S. 555, Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; S. 598, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; S. 74, Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech; S. 750, Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 811, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S.2102, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S.2151, SECURE IT - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S.J. Res. 29, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S.J. Res. 35, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to authorizing regulation of contributions to candidates for State public office and Federal office by corporations, entities organized and operated for profit, an - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment Congressional Issues without Bills: Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates - Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rightsCivil Rights Data Collection - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability; School DisciplineComprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: National ID, employment verification, privacyConvention for the Elimination of all Forms of Race Discrimination (CERD) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Human Rights, Racial JusticeConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - Issues Lobbied: Womens RightsCreation of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: PrivacyDefense of Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT RightsDepartment of Justice Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security and civil liberties; PrivacyDHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centersTSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI/Ending 15 country policyDOD Intelligence Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Department of Defense oversight,DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance - Issues Lobbied: Reform of GuidanceDomestic Drones - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, armed dronesElectronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location trackingFairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police PracticesFBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open governmentFederal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal JusticeFusion Centers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, information sharing, intelligence collection, First AmendmentGang Abatement and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile JusticeGuidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Collateral ConsequencesJune 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police PracticesJuvenile Life without Parole - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice,License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: PrivacyMandatory Minimum Sentencing/ Sentencing Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, SentencingNational Counter Terrorism Center - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, information sharingOver-Classification Reduction - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classificationRadicalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national securityReform of the US Commission on Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Human RightsSchool discipline and the School to prison pipeline - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School DisciplineThe Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Abortion; Human RightsUpdate to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, First Amendment, information sharing, intelligence collectionUse of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Voter suppression laws and VRA Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; Additional Issues Lobbied: Torture, Targeted Killing, Immigration Reform , STEM Visa Proposal, Border Abuses, 287(g) Programs, Border Enforcement, CBP oversight and excessive use of force, TSA Reform, Immigration Reform and Attorney Fees Issues ,Charitable Deductions, Disability Rights, Judicial Vacancies, School-to-Prison Pipeline, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Torture Report, Voting Rights, Securitization, Drone Forum Agencies Lobbied: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Issues Lobbied: Fair Lending Regulations: Corporation for National and Community Service - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Department of Agriculture - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Fourth Amendment; privacy; location tracking: Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: Immigration reform; National Defense Authorization Act FY13 (H.R. 4310/S. 3254); Reproductive Rights; Women's rights: Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; FERPA Privacy Regulations; Student privacy; Single Sex Education; School discipline guidance (OCR); Civil Rights Data Collection (OCR): Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Reproductive Rights-contraception coverage: emergency contraception, emergency care, government contracts; Sex Discrimination; Healthcare Coverage for Deferred Action Immigrants; RIN 0938-AR03: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation: Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Immigration Reform; 287(g) program; Expose and close- immigration detention (Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties); National ID; employment verification; privacy; Use of datamining technologies by the government; Government Watch Lists; REAL ID; Privacy, National ID; National Security; Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; Limiting use of WBI/Ending 15 country policy; Radicalization; Suspicious Activity Reports (H.R. 495, H.R. 963, S. 505); Update to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines; Fusion Centers; National Security Entry-Exit Registration System; DHS Budget; LGBT; Immigrants Rights: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Comments on Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of Care Program, Docket No. FR-5476-I-01; Religious Bias: Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Immigration reform; Executive Order 13559; Executive Order 11246; Executive Order 13279; Church-State Seperation; LGBT; Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Religious Hate Crimes Data Collection; Religious Discrimination; Religious Profling; Reproductive Rights; DOJs reponse to U.S. v. Simmons case in North Carolina; Commutations and Pardons; PREA rule covering immigration detainees; Sex Abuse in DHS Custody; Fourth Amendment; privacy; location tracking; Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act (H.R. 2168/S. 1212); National Security; Privacy; Civil Liberties: FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government: DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance; FISA Amendment Act reauthorization (H.R. 5949, S. 3276); School discipline guidance; Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation; Voter suppression laws and VRA Enforcement; Voting Rights; Racial Justice; Convention for the Elimination of all Forms of Race Discrimination (CERD); Civil Rights; Human Rights; Sentencing; The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice; Indigent Defense Reform; Federal Over-Criminalization; Juvenile Life without Parole; June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies: Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation (OFCCP): Department of State - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Department of the Interior - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Department of Transportation - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Discrimination; LGBT; Relationships: Department of Veterans Affairs - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Women's rights: Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: National Security: Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; Update toNational Counterterrorism Center Guidelines: Environmental Protection Agency - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Collateral Consequences; Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records: Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Trafficking, Faith Based Funding, Human Rights Agenda, Immigration Reform, Immigration Detention Condision, Indefinite Detention, FSA Review Board, Abortion Coverage, Second Term Agenda: FBI - Issues Lobbied: National Security: Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; Radicalization: Federal Aviation Association - Issues Lobbied: Domestic drones; Privacy: Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Framework of Broadband Access; Net Neutrality; Media Ownership; Media Diveristy, Civil Rights: Federal Election Commission - Issues Lobbied: Electioneering Communications: Federal Trade Commission - Issues Lobbied: COPPA (16 CFR Part 312); Online Privacy;: Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Immigration detainers; Expose and close- immigration detention (ICE and the Office of Detention Policy and Planning): Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - Issues Lobbied: Solitary Confinement: National Archives and Records Administration - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction; National Security: Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing: National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment; privacy; location tracking: National Security Agency - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order on Human Rights: National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Issues Lobbied: Privacy Multistakeholder Process: Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: REAL ID; Privacy, National ID; E.O. 13,490; First Amendment; Over-Classification Reduction: Office of Personnel Management - Issues Lobbied: RIN 3206-AM47; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the Affordable Insurance Exchanges: Peace Corps - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight, Privacy: Small Business Administration - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: U.S. Agency for International Development - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Issues Lobbied: DACA/Deferred Action for DREAMers: U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Issues Lobbied: Border enforcement; CBP oversight; Excessive Use of Force; Safe repatriation: U.S. Trade Representative - Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership; First Amendment: U.S. Government Accountability Office - Issues Lobbied: PREA rule covering immigration detainees; Sex Abuse in DHS Custody: United States Patent and Trademark Office - Issues Lobbied: Gene Patenting: White House - Issues Lobbied: Torture; Targeted killing; Indefinite detention; Immigration Reform; Executive Order 13559; Executive Order 11246; Executive Order 13279; Church-State Seperation; LGBT; Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; NDAA (H.R. 4310) Conscience Amendment Sec. 533; National Defense Authorization Act FY13 (H.R. 4310/S. 3254); Reproductive Rights; Commutations and Pardons; Expose and close- immigration detention; Privacy: Creation of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; National Security: Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to Discriminate, Immigrants Rights, Human Rights, HIV/AIDS
2012 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Rules of the US Senate Campaign finance reform, overturning Citizens United HJ Res 72, HJ Res 78, HJ Res, 86, HJ Res 92, HJ Res 88, SJ Res 33, SJ Res 29 HR 1402/S. 750 - Fair Elections Now ActDisclose Act - HR 4010 HR 6426 - Grassroots Demoracy Act
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
| Democratic |
| NJ |
| Alcee L. Hastings | Democratic | FL |
| Allyson Y. Schwartz | Democratic | PA |
| André Carson | Democratic | IN |
| Anna G. Eshoo | Democratic | CA |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Barney Frank | Democratic | MA |
| Ben Ray Luján | Democratic | NM |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Betty Sutton | Democratic | OH |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Bob Filner | Democratic | CA |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Brian Higgins | Democratic | NY |
| Bruce L. Braley | Democratic | IA |
| C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | MD |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | NY |
| Cedric L. Richmond | Democratic | LA |
| Chaka Fattah | Democratic | PA |
| Charles A. Gonzalez | Democratic | TX |
| Charles B. Rangel | Democratic | NY |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Christopher Murphy | Democratic | CT |
| Colleen Hanabusa | Democratic | HI |
| Corrine Brown | Democratic | FL |
| Dale E. Kildee | Democratic | MI |
| Daniel Lipinski | Democratic | IL |
| Danny K. Davis | Democratic | IL |
| David E. Price | Democratic | NC |
| David Loebsack | Democratic | IA |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Dennis Cardoza | Democratic | CA |
| Dennis J. Kucinich | Democratic | OH |
| Diana DeGette | Democratic | CO |
| Donna F. Edwards | Democratic | MD |
| Donna M. Christensen | Democratic | VI |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Ed Pastor | Democratic | AZ |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Edolphus Towns | Democratic | NY |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Elijah E. Cummings | Democratic | MD |
| Eliot L. Engel | Democratic | NY |
| Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic | MO |
| Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Democratic | AS |
| Fortney Pete Stark | Democratic | CA |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Frederica S. Wilson | Democratic | FL |
| G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | NC |
| Gary C. Peters | Democratic | MI |
| Gary L. Ackerman | Democratic | NY |
| Gene Green | Democratic | TX |
| George Miller | Democratic | CA |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Democratic | MP |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Hansen Clarke | Democratic | MI |
| Henry A. Waxman | Democratic | CA |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Henry Cuellar | Democratic | TX |
| Howard L. Berman | Democratic | CA |
| Jackie Speier | Democratic | CA |
| James A. Himes | Democratic | CT |
| James E. Clyburn | Democratic | SC |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James P. Moran | Democratic | VA |
| James R. Langevin | Democratic | RI |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Janice Hahn | Democratic | CA |
| Jared Polis | Democratic | CO |
| Jay Inslee | Democratic | WA |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jerry F. Costello | Democratic | IL |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jesse L. Jackson Jr. | Democratic | IL |
| Jim Costa | Democratic | CA |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | WA |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic | CT |
| John A. Yarmuth | Democratic | KY |
| John B. Larson | Democratic | CT |
| John C. Carney Jr. | Democratic | DE |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| John F. Tierney | Democratic | MA |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| John Lewis | Democratic | GA |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| John W. Olver | Democratic | MA |
| Joseph Crowley | Democratic | NY |
| José E. Serrano | Democratic | NY |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Karen Bass | Democratic | CA |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic | MN |
| Laura Richardson | Democratic | CA |
| Leonard L. Boswell | Democratic | IA |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Lois Capps | Democratic | CA |
| Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | CA |
| Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Democratic | NY |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Luis V. Gutiérrez | Democratic | IL |
| Lynn C. Woolsey | Democratic | CA |
| Marcia L. Fudge | Democratic | OH |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | NM |
| Maurice D. Hinchey | Democratic | NY |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Melvin L. Watt | Democratic | NC |
| Michael E. Capuano | Democratic | MA |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Mike Quigley | Democratic | IL |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Niki Tsongas | Democratic | MA |
| Nita M. Lowey | Democratic | NY |
| Norman D. Dicks | Democratic | WA |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
| Paul Tonko | Democratic | NY |
| Pedro R. Pierluisi | Democratic | PR |
| Peter J. Visclosky | Democratic | IN |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Richard E. Neal | Democratic | MA |
| Rick Larsen | Democratic | WA |
| Robert A. Brady | Democratic | PA |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Robert E. Andrews | Democratic | NJ |
| Ron Barber | Democratic | AZ |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic | CT |
| Rubén Hinojosa | Democratic | TX |
| Rush Holt | Democratic | NJ |
| Russ Carnahan | Democratic | MO |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | CA |
| Sander M. Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Silvestre Reyes | Democratic | TX |
| Steny H. Hoyer | Democratic | MD |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Steve Israel | Democratic | NY |
| Steven R. Rothman | Democratic | NJ |
| Susan A. Davis | Democratic | CA |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Theodore E. Deutch | Democratic | FL |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Timothy H. Bishop | Democratic | NY |
| Timothy J. Walz | Democratic | MN |
| William R. Keating | Democratic | MA |
| Xavier Becerra | Democratic | CA |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Client expense: $79,258 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $78,751 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $580,938 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), 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), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Peace Corps, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Rules of the US Senate Campaign finance reform, overturning Citizens United HJ Res 72, HJ Res 78, HJ Res, 86, HJ Res 92, HJ Res 88, SJ Res 33, SJ Res 29 HR 1402/S. 750 - Fair Elections Now ActDisclose Act - HR 4010 HR 6426 - Grassroots Demoracy Act
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support the independent role of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) in the ethics process. Support effective enforcement action by the House Ethics Committee. Oppose S. 194 and other legislation that would repeal the Presidential Public Financing System. Support the DISCLOSE Act of 2012, H.R. 4010 and S. 2219.Support Senate Rules reform to make essential reforms on cloture and filibuster procedures and adopt theses changes using current procedures. Oppose legislation to eliminate the Election Assistance Commission. Request investigation into systemic problems at the Federal Election Commission. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Support legislation to improve voter registration and other election reform proposals, including voter registration opportunities through federal agencies. Work to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens. Support Department of Justice enforcement of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), including Section 7. Support improvements in the Election Assistance Commission Biennial Report to Congress. Support The Congressionally Mandated Reports Act. Support online voter registration legislation that is not discriminatory. Support legislation to provide full voting rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia. Support legislative efforts to provide openess in government and strengthen the Freedom of Information Act. Urge appointment of Election Assistance Commissioners to vacant positions. Urge appointment of commissioners and reform of the Federal Election Commission. Oppose inclusion of any policy riders in legislation that will fund government operations for Fiscal Year 2013. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Urge Attorney General to remedy widespread violations of Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act. Oppose S. 1100, "Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act." Support amendment 1493 to S. 2038, the STOCK Act. Support STOCK Act, S. 2038. Oppose H.R. 5912, which would repeal pubic funding of the Presidential nominating conventions.
Client expense: $63,739 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court Close monitoring of the output of voting machines in Ohio on Election Day, November 6, 2012 Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, especially S.J.Res. 29 Democracy concerns covering both the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and voting rights, generally, but incl. Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2012, The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language H.R. 1116 and S. 598 Respect for Marriage Act H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 Shareholder Protection Act H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Hate crime prevention and the robust data collection that is essential to prevention efforts, including full implementation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law No: 111-84, Division E), especially the call for increased participation from local law enforcement agencies and for detailed categorization on Bias Motivation Information on Form 1-699 through the inclusion of Anti-Sikh, Anti-Hindu, and Anti-Arab categories, and the October 3, 2012 Roundtable, "Religion-Based Hate Crimes and the Uniform Crime Reports" Implementing the recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "Recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships," April 2012 Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Marriage equality litigation, especially United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry, and the holding in abeyance while litigation is pending at the Supreme Court of applications for lawful permanent residence that would be approvable but for the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99) Removal of Representative Michele Bachmann from her seat on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence following Islamophobic statements and actions Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1648 and S. 506) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, July 24, 2012, Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs Student Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 998 and S. 555) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) regulations governing beneficiary protections (42 C.F.R. Parts 54 and 54a) and three additional protections not included therein as recommended by the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) (H.R. 1537 and S. 821) and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. Congressional Hispanic Caucus One Nation principles) 77 FR 45421 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of Care Program, Sec. 578.87 Limitation on use of funds H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act Aging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans, especially the LGBT Elder Americans Act (S. 3575) H.R. 1397 and S. 811 Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 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 Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Constitution
Campaign finance reform, generally Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, especially S.J.Res. 29 Democracy concerns covering both the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and voting rights, generally, but incl. Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2012, The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language H.R. 1116 and S. 598 Respect for Marriage Act H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 - Shareholder Protection Act H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Implementing the recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "Recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships," April 2012 Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Marriage equality litigation, especially United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry, and the holding in abeyance while litigation is pending at the Supreme Court of applications for lawful permanent residence that would be approvable but for the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99) Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, July 24, 2012, Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs Student Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 998 and S. 555) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) regulations governing beneficiary protections (42 C.F.R. Parts 54 and 54a) and three additional protections not included therein as recommended by the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 77 FR 45421 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of Care Program, Sec. 578.87 Limitation on use of funds
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 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 Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 3010, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, which restores balance & accountability to the regulatory process; H.R. 527, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, improve the regulatory process by strengthening agency analysis of a rule's impact on small businesses; H.R.4607, Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012, all provisions; H.R.4078, Red Tape Reduction & Small Business Job Creation Act, all provisions; H.R. 4010 & S. 3369, DISCLOSE 2012 Act, provisions regarding disclosure requirements for business
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: H.R. 3289, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; H.R. 963, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; S. 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; CA TRUST Act, - Issues Lobbied: State measure restricting compliance with ICE detainers; Draft Executive Order, Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; H. Con. Res. 141, Stop Harming Our Kids Resolution - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; H. Res 646, Expressing the sense of the House that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the `adult entertainment' section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H..R 4970, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; H.J. Res. 100, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the use of public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal office. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 111, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 72, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 78, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 8, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to public office. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 82, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing regulation of any expenditure in connection with an election. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 86, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 88, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 90, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections, and affirm the au - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 92, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the disbursement of funds for political activity by for-profit corporations and other for-profit business organizations. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 97, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1116, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 1397, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 1404, Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1519, Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; H.R. 1627, Honoring Americas Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 166, Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; H.R. 1681, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Parenting, Discrimination; H.R. 1775, Stolen Valor Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1996, Government Litigation Savings Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act - Issues Lobbied: Oppose e-verify, privacy; H.R. 2168, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; H.R. 2212, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; H.R. 2721, The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; H.R. 282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification - Issues Lobbied: privacy; H.R. 3027, The Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline; H.R. 3030, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 3053, REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS, Discrimination; H.R. 3165, Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Positive Behavior Supports; H.R. 3485, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; H.R. 3600, To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 3618, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, civil liberties, privacy, first amendment, national security, criminal justice, police practices; H.R. 3674, PRECISE Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, First Amendment, information sharing, intelligence collection; H.R. 3881, Ensuring Mental Competence in Immigration Proceedings Act - Issues Lobbied: Due process in immigration proceedings; H.R. 4010, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2012 (DISCLOSE) - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 4271, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Issues Lobbied: National Security/Detention/AUMF, Reproductive Rights, National Security, civil liberties, Religious Liberty / Church-State Separation, First Amendment, LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to DiscriminateAbortion, Indefinite Detention, Religious Discrimi; H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 495, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration provisions on DUI, immigration court procedure, PREA; H.R. 5326, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, Prison Expansion, Sentencing Reform; H.R. 5743, Intelligence Authorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Intelligence Authorization; H.R. 5799, Voter Empowerment Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Voting Rights; Racial Justice; H.R. 5848, Juror Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 5854, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for FY2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 5855, DHS Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, VIPR Squads, SPOT Program, Drones; H.R. 5949, FISA Amendment Act reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; First Amendment: Intelligence collection; H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 5978, Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; Racial Justice; H.R. 6019, Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 6046, Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act - Issues Lobbied: Online privacy; H.R. 6199, Preserving American Privacy Act - Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drone use, privacy; H.R. 6529, ECPA 2.0 Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: privacy; H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act - Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy; H.R. 6676, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act - Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drone use, privacy; H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 96, Internet Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; H.R. 998, Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; S. 1212, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Criminal Justice; S. 1605, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, civil liberties, privacy, first amendment, national security\, criminal justice, police practices; S. 1728, Stolen Valor Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 1732, Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S. 1770, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Parenting, Discrimination; S. 1910, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; S. 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration provisions on DUI, immigration court procedure, PREA, Womens Rights, First Amendment; S. 1994, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 2003, Due Process Guarantee Act - Issues Lobbied: Due Process for suspected Terrorists (U.S. Citizens and LPRs); S. 2017, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S. 2020, Restraint and Seclusion/ The Keeping All Students Safe Act - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline; S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 2219, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, Prison Expansion, Sentencing Reform; S. 306, The National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S. 3220, Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights;; S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Indefinite Detention, Transfer Restrictions, Reproductive Rights, National Security, civil liberties, Religious Liberty / Church-State Separation/ LGBT, Abortion, LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to Discriminate; S. 3257, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3276, FISA Amendment Act reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: National Security, privacy, First Amendment, intelligence collection, Cybersecurity; S. 3287, Protect Americans Against Unwarranted Drone Surveillance - Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drone use, privacy; S. 3317, Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; Racial Justice; S. 3342, SECURE IT - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 3369, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3372, Military Service Integrity Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3414, CSA2012 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 3454, Intelligence Authorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Intelligence Authorization, Leaks Amendments; S. 3515, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 3565, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; S. 3608, Voter Empowerment Act (omnibus including DRA, Caging, Deceptive Practices), legislation to address long voting lines, other affirmative voting rights bills - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S. 3618, Jury ACCESS Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S. 505, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; S. 555, Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; S. 598, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; S. 74, Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech; S. 750, Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 811, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S.2102, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S.2151, SECURE IT - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S.J. Res. 29, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S.J. Res. 35, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to authorizing regulation of contributions to candidates for State public office and Federal office by corporations, entities organized and operated for profit, an - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment Congressional Issues without Bills: Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates - Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights: Civil Rights Data Collection - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability; School Discipline: Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: National ID, employment verification, privacy: Convention for the Elimination of all Forms of Race Discrimination (CERD) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Human Rights, Racial Justice: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights: Creation of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: Privacy: Defense of Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights: Department of Justice Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security and civil liberties; Privacy: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers: TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI/Ending 15 country policy: DOD Intelligence Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Department of Defense oversight,: DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance - Issues Lobbied: Reform of Guidance: Domestic Drones - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, armed drones: Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking: Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices: FBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government: Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice: Fusion Centers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, information sharing, intelligence collection, First Amendment: Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice: Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Collateral Consequences: June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices: Juvenile Life without Parole - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice,: License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy: Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/ Sentencing Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing: National Counter Terrorism Center - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, information sharing: Over-Classification Reduction - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification: Radicalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national security: Reform of the US Commission on Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Human Rights: School discipline and the School to prison pipeline - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice:U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Abortion; Human Rights: Update to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, First Amendment, information sharing, intelligence collection: Use of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy: Voter suppression laws and VRA Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice: Additional Issues Lobbied: Torture, Targeted Killing, Immigration Reform, STEM Visa Proposal, Border Abuses, 287(g) Programs, Border Enforcement, CBP oversight and excessive use of force, TSA Reform, Immigration Reform and Attorney Fees Issues, Charitable Deductions, Disability Rights, Judicial Vacancies, School-to-Prison Pipeline, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Torture Report, Voting Rights, Securitization, Drone Forum Agencies: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Issues Lobbied: Fair Lending Regulations: Corporation for National and Community Service - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Department of Agriculture - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Fourth Amendment; privacy; location tracking: Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: Immigration reform; National Defense Authorization Act FY13 (H.R. 4310/S. 3254); Reproductive Rights; Women's rights: Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; FERPA Privacy Regulations; Student privacy; Single Sex Education; School discipline guidance (OCR); Civil Rights Data Collection (OCR): Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Reproductive Rights-contraception coverage: emergency contraception, emergency care, government contracts; Sex Discrimination; Healthcare Coverage for Deferred Action Immigrants; RIN 0938-AR03: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation: Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Immigration Reform; 287(g) program; Expose and close- immigration detention (Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties); National ID; employment verification; privacy; Use of datamining technologies by the government; Government Watch Lists; REAL ID; Privacy, National ID; National Security; Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; Limiting use of WBI/Ending 15 country policy; Radicalization; Suspicious Activity Reports (H.R. 495, H.R. 963, S. 505); Update to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines; Fusion Centers; National Security Entry-Exit Registration System; DHS Budget; LGBT; Immigrants Rights: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Comments on Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of Care Program, Docket No. FR-5476-I-01; Religious Bias: Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Immigration reform; Executive Order 13559; Executive Order 11246; Executive Order 13279; Church-State Seperation; LGBT; Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Religious Hate Crimes Data Collection; Religious Discrimination; Religious Profling; Reproductive Rights; DOJs reponse to U.S. v. Simmons case in North Carolina; Commutations and Pardons; PREA rule covering immigration detainees; Sex Abuse in DHS Custody; Fourth Amendment; privacy; location tracking; Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act (H.R. 2168/S. 1212); National Security; Privacy; Civil Liberties: FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government: DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance; FISA Amendment Act reauthorization (H.R. 5949, S. 3276); School discipline guidance; Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation; Voter suppression laws and VRA Enforcement; Voting Rights; Racial Justice; Convention for the Elimination of all Forms of Race Discrimination (CERD); Civil Rights; Human Rights; Sentencing; The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice; Indigent Defense Reform; Federal Over-Criminalization; Juvenile Life without Parole; June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies: Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation (OFCCP): Department of State - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Department of the Interior - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Department of Transportation - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Discrimination; LGBT; Relationships:Department of Veterans Affairs - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Women's rights: Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: National Security: Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; Update to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines: Environmental Protection Agency - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Collateral Consequences; Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records: Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Trafficking, Faith Based Funding, Human Rights Agenda, Immigration Reform, Immigration Detention Condision, Indefinite Detention, FSA Review Board, Abortion Coverage, Second Term Agenda: FBI - Issues Lobbied: National Security: Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; Radicalization: Federal Aviation Association - Issues Lobbied: Domestic drones; Privacy: Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Framework of Broadband Access; Net Neutrality; Media Ownership; Media Diveristy, Civil Rights: Federal Election Commission - Issues Lobbied: Electioneering Communications: Federal Trade Commission - Issues Lobbied: COPPA (16 CFR Part 312); Online Privacy;: Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Immigration detainers; Expose and close- immigration detention (ICE and the Office of Detention Policy and Planning): Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - Issues Lobbied: Solitary Confinement: National Archives and Records Administration - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction; National Security: Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing: National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment; privacy; location tracking: National Security Agency - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order on Human Rights: National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Issues Lobbied: Privacy Multistakeholder Process: Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: REAL ID; Privacy, National ID; E.O. 13,490; First Amendment; Over-Classification Reduction: Office of Personnel Management - Issues Lobbied: RIN 3206-AM47; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the Affordable Insurance Exchanges: Peace Corps - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight, Privacy: Small Business Administration - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: U.S. Agency for International Development - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Issues Lobbied: DACA/Deferred Action for DREAMers: U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Issues Lobbied: Border enforcement; CBP oversight; Excessive Use of Force; Safe repatriation: U.S. Trade Representative - Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership; First Amendment: U.S. Government Accountability Office - Issues Lobbied: PREA rule covering immigration detainees; Sex Abuse in DHS Custody: United States Patent and Trademark Office - Issues Lobbied: Gene Patenting: White House - Issues Lobbied: Torture; Targeted killing; Indefinite detention; Immigration Reform; Executive Order 13559; Executive Order 11246; Executive Order 13279; Church-State Seperation; LGBT; Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; NDAA (H.R. 4310) Conscience Amendment Sec. 533; National Defense Authorization Act FY13 (H.R. 4310/S. 3254); Reproductive Rights; Commutations and Pardons; Expose and close- immigration detention; Privacy: Creation of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; National Security: Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to Discriminate, Immigrants Rights, Human Rights, HIV/AIDS
Client expense: $580,938 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), 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), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Peace Corps, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 2008/S. 1100, Keeping Politics out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 H.R. 2517/S. 1360, Shareholder Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 H.R. 4010, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2012 H.R. 5904 / S. 1894 / S. 3534, Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, liability provisions S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 2219 / S. 3369, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 Potential legislation to codify the Executive Order prohibiting federal agencies from using outside contingency counsel as well as putting in place a similar requirement for state AGs/officials enforcing federal law Potential legislation dealing with the doctrine of CyPres Potential legislation dealing with foreign court judgments Draft Executive Order dealing with disclosure of government contractor political activities and contributions Various issues relating to state court underfunding; issues surrounding the use of exclusionary authority; class action reform and potential legislation for same; State Attorneys General and their enforcement authority/activities; doctrine of Federal preemption; campaign finance reform; False Claims Act provisions of the Fraud Enforcement Recovery Act, P.L. 111-21
Client expense: $10,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Efforts to overtun Citizens United Supreme Court decision and campaign finance reform HJ Res 72, HJ Res 78, HJ Res 86, HJ Res 92, HJ Res 88, SJ Res 33, SJ Res 29 HR 1402/S. 750 Fair Election Now Act Disclose Act - HR 4010 HR 6426 - Grassroots Democracy Act Senate rules
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Supported amending the Senate rules (specifically, Rule XXII and Rule V), particularly the provision that allows filibusters to motions to amend the rules. Supported the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 4010 and S. 3369), which would bring transparency to the political process by disclosing the identity of individuals, corporations, unions and other entities making political expenditures in the amount of $10,000 or more. Supported the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Act of 2011 (S. 1994), which would provide administrative procedures to issue corrective action in the wake of coordinated campaigns to confuse voters about the time, place or manner of voting. Supported the Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1404 and S. 750), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal money. Supported the Grassroots Democracy Act (H.R. 6426), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal money, establishing a fund to provide support to grassroots-supported candidates in elections where outside spending significantly outpaces national norms, and establishing a refundable tax credit to encourage grassroots campaign giving. Supported the Empowering Citizens Act (H.R. 6448), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional and presidential elections by matching small dollar donations with public funds. Supported efforts to ensure the integrity of voting machines and voting systems in the wake of proposals to enable voting over the internet. Supported the Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 (H.R. 5799 and S. 3608), which would advance reforms to ensure that eligible voters can register and cast ballots without undue burden, regardless of race, age, economic class or disability. In particular, Common Cause supports provisions which would install necessary protections to ensure that all ballots are counted as cast, and provide needed administrative responses to misleading deceptive election practices about the time, place or manner of voting. Supported efforts to urge House leadership offices to begin consideration of potential replacements for the four expiring positions on the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics. Supported efforts to respond to Citizens United v. FEC with a constitutional amendment that restores the voices of the American people in elections by addressing the constitutional rights of corporate entities and unlimited spending in politics. Opposed National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) proposed rule regarding confientiality of information under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Mangement Act. Urged NMFS to withdraw and redraft the proposed rule in a manner that will not unnecessarily stifle public participation in the management of public trust ocean resources. Urged the Federal Communications Commission to seek public comment on the Commission's ownership data before making any changes to the current rules. Advocated for rigorous public review to consider the value and import of new information. Advocated that the Commission is required to look at the connection between media concentration and diverse ownership, and, that it bears the burden of proof to relax any of the media ownership rules.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 1100/ H.R. 2008, Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 (entire bill) S.3369/ H.R. 4010, DISCLOSE Act of 2012 (entire bill)
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support for campaign finance disclosure legislation, S. 3369 DISCLOSE Act of 2012 and H.R. 4010 DISCLOSE 2012 Act. Support for H.R. 414, The Presidential Funding Act of 2011. Support for S. 3312 Presidential Funding Act of 2012. Opposition to legislation that would repeal the Presidential Public Financing System including H.R. 359, S. 194, and H.R. 3465. Support for Senate filibuster reform. Opposition to an amendment in the FY 2011 Spending Bill which would prevent the administration of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Support for strengthening the Federal Election Commission. Opposition to amendment (#2214) to the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, S. 3240 that would ban public financing of the national party conventions. Support for H.R. 5856 Ellison/Eshoo Government Transparency Amendment. Opposition to H.R. 5912 the Cole Bill to repeal public funding of national conventions. Support for the Empowering Citizens Act, H.R. 6448. Support for replacing expiring positions on the Office of Congressional Ethics.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Contacts in opposition to various versions of "DISCLOSE Act," including S. 3369 and cloture on S. 3369 (cloture attempts failed on July 16 and July 17, 2012), and H.R. 4010. Contacts in opposition to S. J. Res. 29, proposed constitutional amendment to severely curb First Amendment protections for speech about political and legislative matters.
Client expense: $199,642 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, H.J.Res. 111, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof Democracy concerns covering both the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and voting rights, generally, but incl. Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2012, The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 - Shareholder Protection Act H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Public Law No: 107-155 - Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 - Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, July 24, 2012, Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Aging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans, especially the LGBT Elder Americans Act (S. 3575) H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act Interfaith Alliance, "Same-Gender Marriage & Religious Freedom: A Call to Quiet Conversations and Public Debates," July 31, 2009 Balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs, and the impact on NDD programs of sequestration and the Budget Control Act (Public Law No: 112-25), especially as they relate to services and protections provided to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community, incl. medical and scientific research; education and job training; and housing and social services Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, H.J.Res. 111, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof Democracy concerns covering both the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and voting rights, generally, but incl. Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2012, The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act (H.R. 1842 and S. 952) and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258 Title I, Subtitle A, Part IV), as well as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, June 15, 2012, and DACA exclusions from key features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid, and the Childrens Health Insurance Program, August 30, 2012, also DACA exclusions from state-level benefits Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act H.R. 1397 and S. 811 Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 Shareholder Protection Act H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Implementing the recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "Recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships," April 2012 Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Marriage equality and litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), especially congressional action taken in Windsor v. United States, Pedersen et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., and Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management, also filing of Blesch et al. v. Holder Marriage equality and litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), especially the holding in abeyance while litigation is pending at the Supreme Court of applications for lawful permanent residence that would be approvable but for DOMA People For the American Way, "The War on Women: How the War on Women Became Mainstream: Turning Back the Clock in Tea Party America," April 13 and April 16, 2012, incl. Birth Control, Contraception Coverage, Choice, Violence Against Women Act, Single Mothers and Working Women, and Equal Pay Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Removal of Representatives Michele Bachmann, Thomas Rooney, and Lynn Westmoreland from their seats on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence regarding statements made about and inquiry into The Muslim Brotherhood and prominent American Muslim individuals and organizations, especially Huma Abedin, Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and Muslim Advocates, and related actions by Representatives Trent Franks and Louie Gohmert Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99) through the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1648 and S. 506) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs generally incl. Administration-proposed initiatives (incl. March 2011 White House Conference on Bullying and June 2011 Federal LGBT Youth Summit) and enumerated anti-bullying provisions under and amendments to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, July 24, 2012, Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs Student Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 998 and S. 555) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) regulations governing beneficiary protections (42 C.F.R. Parts 54 and 54a) and three additional protections not included therein as recommended by the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter Harassment and Bullying (October 26, 2010), especially Page 7 regarding Title IX: Gender-Based Harassment American Jewish Committee and the Religious Freedom Education Project/First Amendment Center, "Harassment, Bullying, and Free Expression: Guidelines for Free and Safe Public Schools," May 18 and 22, 2012 Hate crime data collection by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Hate crimes prevention and the robust data collection that is essential to prevention efforts, including full implementation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law No: 111-84, Division E), especially our call for increased participation from local law enforcement agencies and for detailed categorization on Bias Motivation Information on Form 1-699 through the inclusion of Anti-Sikh, Anti-Hindu, and Anti-Arab categories, and the October 3, 2012 Roundtable, "Religion-Based Hate Crimes and the Uniform Crime Reports" Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 2212 and S. 2017) and its inclusion in the Voter Empowerment Act (H.R. 5799 Title V and S. 3608 Title V)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, H.J.Res. 111, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof Democracy concerns covering both the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and voting rights, generally, but incl. Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2012, The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act Executive and judicial nominations and appointments incl. both individuals and rules/procedure, also legislative rules/procedures H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 - Shareholder Protection Act H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Right-left tensions related to miscellaneous policy issues, public figures, and political outcomes Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, July 24, 2012, Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs Ethics allegations and related investigation and call for resignation of Judge Richard Cebull, United States District Judge for the District of Montana Issues related to the 2012-2013 presidential transition, incl. miscellaneous policy prescriptions
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Constitution
Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, H.J.Res. 111, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof Democracy concerns covering both the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and voting rights, generally, but incl. Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2012, The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 - Shareholder Protection Act H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Implementing the recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "Recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships," April 2012 Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Marriage equality and litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), especially congressional action taken in Windsor v. United States, Pedersen et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., and Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management, also filing of Blesch et al. v. Holder Marriage equality and litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), especially the holding in abeyance while litigation is pending at the Supreme Court of applications for lawful permanent residence that would be approvable but for DOMA Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99) through the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Removal of Representatives Michele Bachmann, Thomas Rooney, and Lynn Westmoreland from their seats on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence regarding statements made about and inquiry into The Muslim Brotherhood and prominent American Muslim individuals and organizations, especially Huma Abedin, Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and Muslim Advocates, and related actions by Representatives Trent Franks and Louie Gohmert Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, July 24, 2012, Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) regulations governing beneficiary protections (42 C.F.R. Parts 54 and 54a) and three additional protections not included therein as recommended by the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 American Jewish Committee and the Religious Freedom Education Project/First Amendment Center, "Harassment, Bullying, and Free Expression: Guidelines for Free and Safe Public Schools," May 18 and 22, 2012 Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1648 and S. 506) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs generally incl. Administration-proposed initiatives (incl. March 2011 White House Conference on Bullying and June 2011 Federal LGBT Youth Summit) and enumerated anti-bullying provisions under and amendments to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Student Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 998 and S. 555) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter Harassment and Bullying (October 26, 2010), especially Page 7 regarding Title IX: Gender-Based Harassment H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus Interfaith Alliance, "Same-Gender Marriage & Religious Freedom: A Call to Quiet Conversations and Public Debates," July 31, 2009
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
Balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs, and the impact on NDD programs of sequestration and the Budget Control Act (Public Law No: 112-25), generally Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, H.J.Res. 111, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof Democracy concerns covering both the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and voting rights, generally, but incl. Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2012, The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 - Shareholder Protection Act H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Implementing the recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "Recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships," April 2012 Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 - Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Removal of Representatives Michele Bachmann, Thomas Rooney, and Lynn Westmoreland from their seats on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence regarding statements made about and inquiry into The Muslim Brotherhood and prominent American Muslim individuals and organizations, especially Huma Abedin, Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and Muslim Advocates, and related actions by Representatives Trent Franks and Louie Gohmert Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, July 24, 2012, Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) regulations governing beneficiary protections (42 C.F.R. Parts 54 and 54a) and three additional protections not included therein as recommended by the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Hate crime data collection by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Hate crimes prevention and the robust data collection that is essential to prevention efforts, including full implementation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law No: 111-84, Division E), especially our call for increased participation from local law enforcement agencies and for detailed categorization on Bias Motivation Information on Form 1-699 through the inclusion of Anti-Sikh, Anti-Hindu, and Anti-Arab categories, and the October 3, 2012 Roundtable, "Religion-Based Hate Crimes and the Uniform Crime Reports"
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Supported the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 4010 and S. 3369), which would bring transparency to the political process by disclosing the identity of individuals, corporations, unions and other entities making political expenditures in the amount of $10,000 or more. Supported amending the Senate rules (specifically, Rule XXII and Rule V), particularly the provision that allows filibusters to motions to amend the rules. Supported the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Act of 2011 (S. 1994), which would provide administrative procedures to issue corrective action in the wake of coordinated campaigns to confuse voters about the time, place or manner of voting. Supported the Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1404 and S. 750), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal money. Supported the Grassroots Democracy Act (H.R. 6426), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal money, establishing a fund to provide support to grassroots-supported candidates in elections where outside spending significantly outpaces national norms, and establishing a refundable tax credit to encourage grassroots campaign giving. Supported an amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 (H.R. 5856) to require federal contractors to disclose contributions to federal political campaigns after a contract is awarded. Supported efforts encouraging Members of Congress to comply with new congressional ethics rules prohibiting participation in parties at the national nominating conventions paid for by lobbyists or lobbying organizations held to "honor" Members of Congress. Supported the Restoring Confidence in Our Democracy Act (H.R. 6310) to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office, and treat independent expenditure-only committees ("Super PACs") as political committees, with applicable contribution and source limits. Supported efforts to ensure the integrity of voting machines and voting systems in the wake of proposals to enable voting over the internet. Opposed legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (H.R. 5912) to prohibit public financing of national conventions because this legislation placed no restrictions on corporate, labor and wealthy donor funding of party conventions. Supported the Presidential Funding Act (H.R. 414) to repair the presidential public financing system. Supported the Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 (H.R. 5799 and S. 3608), which would advance reforms to ensure that eligible voters can register and cast ballots without undue burden, regardless of race, age, economic class or disability. In particular, Common Cause supports provisions which would install necessary protections to ensure that all ballots are counted as cast, and provide needed administrative responses to misleading deceptive election practices about the time, place or manner of voting. Supported efforts to urge House leadership offices to begin consideration of potential replacements for the four expiring positions on the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics. Supported efforts to respond to Citizens United v. FEC with a constitutional amendment that restores the voices of the American people in elections by addressing the constitutional rights of corporate entities and unlimited spending in politics.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, H.J.Res. 111, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof Democracy concerns covering both the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and voting rights, generally, but incl. Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2012, The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act Executive and judicial nominations and appointments incl. both individuals and rules/procedure, also legislative rules/procedures H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 - Shareholder Protection Act H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Right-left tensions related to miscellaneous policy issues, public figures, and political outcomes Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, July 24, 2012, Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs Ethics allegations and related investigation and call for resignation of Judge Richard Cebull, United States District Judge for the District of Montana Issues related to the 2012-2013 presidential transition, incl. miscellaneous policy prescriptions
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
Balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs, and the impact on NDD programs of sequestration and the Budget Control Act (Public Law No: 112-25), generally Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, H.J.Res. 111, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof Democracy concerns covering both the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and voting rights, generally, but incl. Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2012, The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 - Shareholder Protection Act H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Implementing the recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "Recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships," April 2012 Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 - Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Removal of Representatives Michele Bachmann, Thomas Rooney, and Lynn Westmoreland from their seats on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence regarding statements made about and inquiry into The Muslim Brotherhood and prominent American Muslim individuals and organizations, especially Huma Abedin, Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and Muslim Advocates, and related actions by Representatives Trent Franks and Louie Gohmert Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, July 24, 2012, Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) regulations governing beneficiary protections (42 C.F.R. Parts 54 and 54a) and three additional protections not included therein as recommended by the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Hate crime data collection by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Hate crimes prevention and the robust data collection that is essential to prevention efforts, including full implementation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law No: 111-84, Division E), especially our call for increased participation from local law enforcement agencies and for detailed categorization on Bias Motivation Information on Form 1-699 through the inclusion of Anti-Sikh, Anti-Hindu, and Anti-Arab categories, and the October 3, 2012 Roundtable, "Religion-Based Hate Crimes and the Uniform Crime Reports"
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Aging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans, especially the LGBT Elder Americans Act (S. 3575) H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act Interfaith Alliance, "Same-Gender Marriage & Religious Freedom: A Call to Quiet Conversations and Public Debates," July 31, 2009 Balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs, and the impact on NDD programs of sequestration and the Budget Control Act (Public Law No: 112-25), especially as they relate to services and protections provided to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community, incl. medical and scientific research; education and job training; and housing and social services Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, H.J.Res. 111, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof Democracy concerns covering both the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and voting rights, generally, but incl. Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2012, The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act (H.R. 1842 and S. 952) and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258 Title I, Subtitle A, Part IV), as well as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, June 15, 2012, and DACA exclusions from key features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid, and the Childrens Health Insurance Program, August 30, 2012, also DACA exclusions from state-level benefits Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act H.R. 1397 and S. 811 Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 Shareholder Protection Act H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Implementing the recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "Recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships," April 2012 Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Marriage equality and litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), especially congressional action taken in Windsor v. United States, Pedersen et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., and Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management, also filing of Blesch et al. v. Holder Marriage equality and litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), especially the holding in abeyance while litigation is pending at the Supreme Court of applications for lawful permanent residence that would be approvable but for DOMA People For the American Way, "The War on Women: How the War on Women Became Mainstream: Turning Back the Clock in Tea Party America," April 13 and April 16, 2012, incl. Birth Control, Contraception Coverage, Choice, Violence Against Women Act, Single Mothers and Working Women, and Equal Pay Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Removal of Representatives Michele Bachmann, Thomas Rooney, and Lynn Westmoreland from their seats on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence regarding statements made about and inquiry into The Muslim Brotherhood and prominent American Muslim individuals and organizations, especially Huma Abedin, Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and Muslim Advocates, and related actions by Representatives Trent Franks and Louie Gohmert Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99) through the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1648 and S. 506) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs generally incl. Administration-proposed initiatives (incl. March 2011 White House Conference on Bullying and June 2011 Federal LGBT Youth Summit) and enumerated anti-bullying provisions under and amendments to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, July 24, 2012, Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs Student Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 998 and S. 555) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) regulations governing beneficiary protections (42 C.F.R. Parts 54 and 54a) and three additional protections not included therein as recommended by the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter Harassment and Bullying (October 26, 2010), especially Page 7 regarding Title IX: Gender-Based Harassment American Jewish Committee and the Religious Freedom Education Project/First Amendment Center, "Harassment, Bullying, and Free Expression: Guidelines for Free and Safe Public Schools," May 18 and 22, 2012 Hate crime data collection by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Hate crimes prevention and the robust data collection that is essential to prevention efforts, including full implementation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law No: 111-84, Division E), especially our call for increased participation from local law enforcement agencies and for detailed categorization on Bias Motivation Information on Form 1-699 through the inclusion of Anti-Sikh, Anti-Hindu, and Anti-Arab categories, and the October 3, 2012 Roundtable, "Religion-Based Hate Crimes and the Uniform Crime Reports" Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 2212 and S. 2017) and its inclusion in the Voter Empowerment Act (H.R. 5799 Title V and S. 3608 Title V)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Constitution
Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, H.J.Res. 111, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof Democracy concerns covering both the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and voting rights, generally, but incl. Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2012, The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 - Shareholder Protection Act H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Implementing the recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "Recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships," April 2012 Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Marriage equality and litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), especially congressional action taken in Windsor v. United States, Pedersen et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., and Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management, also filing of Blesch et al. v. Holder Marriage equality and litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), especially the holding in abeyance while litigation is pending at the Supreme Court of applications for lawful permanent residence that would be approvable but for DOMA Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99) through the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Removal of Representatives Michele Bachmann, Thomas Rooney, and Lynn Westmoreland from their seats on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence regarding statements made about and inquiry into The Muslim Brotherhood and prominent American Muslim individuals and organizations, especially Huma Abedin, Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and Muslim Advocates, and related actions by Representatives Trent Franks and Louie Gohmert Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, July 24, 2012, Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) regulations governing beneficiary protections (42 C.F.R. Parts 54 and 54a) and three additional protections not included therein as recommended by the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 American Jewish Committee and the Religious Freedom Education Project/First Amendment Center, "Harassment, Bullying, and Free Expression: Guidelines for Free and Safe Public Schools," May 18 and 22, 2012 Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1648 and S. 506) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs generally incl. Administration-proposed initiatives (incl. March 2011 White House Conference on Bullying and June 2011 Federal LGBT Youth Summit) and enumerated anti-bullying provisions under and amendments to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Student Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 998 and S. 555) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter Harassment and Bullying (October 26, 2010), especially Page 7 regarding Title IX: Gender-Based Harassment H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus Interfaith Alliance, "Same-Gender Marriage & Religious Freedom: A Call to Quiet Conversations and Public Debates," July 31, 2009
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, H.J.Res. 111, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof Democracy concerns covering both the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and voting rights, generally, but incl. Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2012, The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 - Shareholder Protection Act H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Public Law No: 107-155 - Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 - Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, July 24, 2012, Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 3010, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, which restores balance & accountability to the regulatory process; H.R. 527, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, improve the regulatory process by strengthening agency analysis of a rule's impact on small businesses; H.R.4607, Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012, all provisions; H.R.4078, Red Tape Reduction & Small Business Job Creation Act, all provisions; H.R. 4010 & S. 3369, DISCLOSE 2012 Act, provisions regarding disclosure requirements for business
Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 2008/S. 1100, Keeping Politics out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 H.R. 2517/S. 1360, Shareholder Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 H.R. 4010, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2012 S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 2219/S. 3369, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 S. 3557, Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, liability provisions Draft Executive Order dealing with disclosure of government contractor political activities and contributions Potential legislation dealing with the doctrine of Cy Pres Potential legislation dealing with foreign court judgments Potential legislation to codify the Executive Order prohibiting federal agencies from using outside contingency counsel as well as putting in place a similar requirement for state AGs/officials enforcing federal law Various issues relating to Legal Services Corporation and budget for same; issues surrounding the use of exclusionary authority; class action reform and potential legislation for same; State Attorneys General and their enforcement authority/activities; doctrine of Federal preemption; campaign finance reform and draft legislation on same; False Claims Act provisions of the Fraud Enforcement Recovery Act, P.L. 111-21
Client expense: $8,450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 373, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2012 H.R. 1840, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders. H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 H.R. 2693, Budget Control Act of 2011, provisions relating to sequestration H.R. 3010, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 3210, RELIEF Act H.R. 3416 / S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3596, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act, provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing H.R. 3634, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011 H.R. 3850, Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3851, Small Business Advocate Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3862 / S. 3382, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 H.R. 3893, Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3980, Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3985, Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3987, Small Business Protection Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 4010, DISCLOSE 2012 Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4081, Contractor Opportunity Protection Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 4367, To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine H.R. 4377, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012 H.R.4607 / S. 2368, Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 5326, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including issues related to H.AMDT. 1076, an amendment prohibit the use of funds by the Census Bureau for enforcement of a criminal penalty imposed upon those individuals who choose not to complete the American Community Survey and H.AMDT. 1077, an amendment to prohibit the use of funds to conduct the survey, conducted by the Secretary of Commerce, commonly referred to as the American Community Survey H.R. 5904 / S. 1894, Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 H.R. 6091, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, provisions relating to Buy America Policy H.R. 6094 / S. 3502, Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011, provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012, provisions relating to Federal Prison Industry reform S. 3079, A bill to make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes S. 3369, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2012 Potential legislation related to citizen suits and the Judgment Fund Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including issues such as the use of cost-benefit analysis by independent regulatory agencies; risk assessment and reforms to the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); research on EPA; Executive Order 12688, estimating direct and indirect employment impacts of regulations; statistical programs; sequestration and government contracting
Client expense: $31,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support for campaign finance disclosure legislation, S. 3369 DISCLOSE Act of 2012 and H.R. 4010 DISCLOSE 2012 Act. Support for H.R. 414, The Presidential Funding Act of 2011. Support for S. 3312 Presidential Funding Act of 2012. Opposition to legislation that would repeal the Presidential Public Financing System including H.R. 359, S. 194, and H.R. 3465. Opposition to proposed balanced budget amendments. Support for the Shareholder Protection Act of 2011, H.R. 2517 and S. 1360. Support for the Presidential Appointments and Streamlining Act of 2011, S. 679. Support for the Clean Up Government Act of 2011, H.R. 2572 and S. 401. Opposition to an amendment in the FY 2011 Spending Bill which would prevent the administration of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Support for a draft Obama Administration Executive Order which would require the disclosure of political spending by government contractors. Opposition to legislation that would prevent the disclosure of political spending by government contractors including H.R. 2008 and S. 1100. Opposition to an amendment in the House to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 that would prevent the disclosure of political spending by government contractors and entities bidding for government contracts. Support for strengthening the Federal Election Commission and its regulations. Opposition to amendment (#2214) to the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, S. 3240 that would ban public financing of the national party conventions. Support for H.R. 5856 Ellison/Eshoo Government Transparency Amendment. Opposition to H.R. 5912 the Cole Bill to repeal public funding of national conventions. Support for the Empowering Citizens Act, H.R. 6448. Support for replacing expiring positions on the Office of Congressional Ethics.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation 16 CFR Part 312, COPPA Rule - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; C.A. 1081, CA Trust Act - Issues Lobbied: Support for state measure restricting compliance with ICE detainer requests.; E.O. 13,490, Ethics EO - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; GN Docket No. 12-52, Commission Seeks Comment on Certain Wireless Service Interruptions - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H. Res. 758, Voter Registration Resolutions - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; H.J. Res 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Prison Capacity Funding; H.R. 1116, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 1397, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 1404, Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1505, National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1519, Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights;; H.R. 166, Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; H.R. 1681, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Parenting, Discrimination; H.R. 1775, Stolen Valor Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1981, Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Data retention, privacy; H.R. 1996, Government Litigation Savings Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 216, Border Security Search Accountability Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Laptop searches, due process; H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act - Issues Lobbied: Oppose e-verify, privacy; H.R. 2168, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; H.R. 2212, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Racial Justice; H.R. 2721, The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; H.R. 2769, Parental Consent Act of 2011; H.R. 282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification - Issues Lobbied: privacy; H.R. 3030, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 3053, REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS, Discrimination, LGBT Rights; H.R. 3289, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; H.R. 3485, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 3523, Cybersecurity legislation - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, First Amendment, Information Sharing, Intelligence Collection, Surveillance; H.R. 3600, To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 3618, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Religious Profiling, First Amendment; H.R. 3674, PRECISE Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Information; H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; H.R. 3828, Military Religious Freedom Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to Discriminate; H.R. 3881, Ensuring Mental Competence in Immigration Proceedings Act - Issues Lobbied: Due process in immigration proceedings; H.R. 4010, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2012 (DISCLOSE) - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 4192, Due Process and Military Detention Amendments Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security/Detention/AUMF; H.R. 4257, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy; H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy; H.R. 4271, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty / Church-State Separation, Human Rights, Reproductive Rights, First Amendment, LGBT, Discrimination, Military Abortion, National Security/Detention/AUMF; H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 495, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 5326, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, First Amendment, LGBT, Discrimination, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, BOP Appropriations, National Security/Detention; H.R. 5684, Password Protection Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: privacy; H.R. 5743, Intelligence Authorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 5799, Voter Empowerment Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Voting Rights, Racial Justice; H.R. 5848, Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Discrimination; H.R. 5854, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for FY2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 5855, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Privacy, VIPR Squads, SPOT Program, Drones, National Security/Detention/AUMF; H.R. 5856, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination, Relationships, DOMA Amendment; H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, First Amendment, Intelligence; H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 5978, Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights, Racial Justice; H.R. 6019, Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 6046, Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act - Issues Lobbied: Online privacy; H.R. 6128 , Help Separated Families Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration; H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act - Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy; H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 96, Internet Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; H.R. 963, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; H.R. 997, English Language Unity Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Immigration; H.R. 998, Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; S. 1212, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Criminal Justice; S. 1605, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Human Rights, Religious Profiling, First Amendment. Human Rights; S. 1728, Stolen Valor Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 1732, Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S. 1770, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Parenting, Discrimination; S. 1910, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; S. 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, LGBT Discrimination, Women's Rights, SAVE Act Provisions, Mandatory Minimums; S. 1994, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 2017, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Racial Justice; S. 2020, The Keeping All Students Safe Act - Issues Lobbied: Education, Racial Justice, Disability Rights, School Discipline, Restrain and Seclusion; S. 2102, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 2105, Cybersecurity legislation and oversight - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties, Privacy, First Amendment; S. 2151, SECURE IT - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy; S. 2175, Due Process and Military Detention Amendments Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National Security/Detention/AUMF; S. 2219, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 2234, End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Labor Trafficking; S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, Prison Expansion, Sentencing Reform, Immigration, BOP Appropriations, First Amendment, National Security/Detention; S. 306, The National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S. 3074, Password Protection Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S. 3078, World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Religious Freedom; S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, National Security/Detention; S. 3220, Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights;; S. 3245, E-Verify Bill - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: National Security/Detention/AUMF, Religious Liberty / Church-State Separation, Human Rights, Reproductive Rights, LGBT, Discrimination, Military Abortion; S. 3257, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3276, FISA Amendment Act reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: National Security, privacy, First Amendment, intelligence collection; S. 3317, Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights, Racial Justice; S. 3342, SECURE IT - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy; S. 3369, DISCLOSE Act - Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance, First Amendment; S. 3372, Military Service Integrity Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3414, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, First Amendment, Information Sharing, Intelligence Collection, ECPA Reform; S. 3454, Intelligence Authorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3515, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 3526, Military Religious Freedom Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to Discriminate; S. 3565, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; S. 3608, Voter Empowerment Act (omnibus including DRA, Caging, Deceptive Practices) - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Racial Justice; S. 3618, Jury ACCESS Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; S. 505, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; S. 555, Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; S. 598, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; S. 74, Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech; S. 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S. 750, Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 811, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty, LGBT Discrimination; S. Res. 572, Voter Registration Resolutions - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; S.B. 1070 copycat/ state and local enforcement issues - Issues Lobbied: Immigration; S.J. Res. 29, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S.J. Res. 35, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to authorizing regulation of contributions to candidates for State public office and Federal office by corporations, entities organized and operated for profit, an - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Congressional Issues without Bills 287(g) program - Issues Lobbied: Immigration; Anti-Torture - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates - Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights; Citizens United - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: National ID, employment verification, privacy; Congressional Voting Rights Briefings (ACLU litigation and lobbying updates) - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Disability Rights; Creation of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Criminal Alien Requirement detention beds - Issues Lobbied: Immigration; Criminal Background Checks - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; Deferred action for DREAMers - Issues Lobbied: Immigration; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI/Ending 15 country policy; DOD Intelligence Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Department of Defense oversight,; DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance - Issues Lobbied: Reform of Guidance; Domestic Drones - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, armed drones; Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Executive Order on Human Trafficking - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Labor Trafficking; Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; FBI and DOJ Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Gene Patents - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Collateral Consequences; Hate Crimes/Domestic Extremism - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Islamophobia - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, National Secuirty; June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; Juvenile Life without Parole - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice,; License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Location Tracking - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/ Sentencing Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing; Over-Classification Reduction - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; PREA rule covering immigration detainees - Issues Lobbied: Immigration; PREA rule covering immigration detainees - Issues Lobbied: Immigration; Prosecutorial discretion, ICE enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Immigration; Radicalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national security; S.B. 1070 SCOTUS decision/ - Issues Lobbied: Immigration; Secure Communities - Issues Lobbied: Immigration; Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Leave Behind on Torture - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Sentencing - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Trafficking Report - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Update to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, First Amendment, information sharing, intelligence collection; Use of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Voting Rights Briefings - Voter suppression laws and VRA Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Racial Justice; Voting/Databases - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights. Agencies Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Issues Lobbied: Speech Issues; Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy, Cybersecurity legislation and oversight; Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: Trafficking, Cyber Information Sharing; Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: FERPA Privacy Regulations, Education, Racial Justice, Disability Rights, School Discipline, School bullying and discipline guidance, UPR Implementation and CERD- Civil Society Consultation on Civil Rights and Discrimination/CERD, Single Sex Education, Data Collection; Department of Education -Office of Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: Education, Racial Justice, Disability, School Discipline, Civil Rights Data Collection; Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Freedom, Sex Education, Abstinence Only Funding; Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Use of datamining technologies by the government, Government Watch Lists, REAL ID, S.B. 1070 SCOTUS decision/ state and local enforcement issues, Secure Communities, 287(g) program, Deferred action for DREAMers, PREA rule covering immigration detainees, Prosecutorial discretion, ICE enforcement, SAVE database voter purging, UPR Implementation and CERD- Civil Society Consultation on Civil Rights and Discrimination/CERD, S.B. 1070 copycat/ state and local enforcement issues, Secure Communities (Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties), 287(g) program (Office of the Inspector General), DACA/ Deferred action for DREAMers, PREA rule covering immigration detainees (Office of General Counsel), CBP oversight and excessive use of force (Office of Inspector General), DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT, Radicalization, Suspicious Activity Reports, Update to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines, Cybersecurity legislation and oversight, Racial Profiling, Prolonged Detention, Deferred Action Plan, ICE Whistleblowers, Haiti Deportations, CA TRUST Act, Disaster Zone Immigration Enforcement, 287(g), Detainee Sexual Abuse; Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: UPR Implementation and CERD- Civil Society Consultation on Civil Rights and Discrimination/CERD; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act, Privacy, Location tracking, PREA rule covering immigration detainees, Education, Racial Justice, Disability Rights, School Discipline, School bullying and discipline guidance, Voting Rights Briefings - Voter suppression laws and VRA Enforcement, SAVE database voter purging, Human Rights Crisis In Puerto Rico, Meeting regarding faith-based initiative, Women's Rights, Jessica Lenahan v. US, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act (Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention), Indigent Defense Reform, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Federal Over-criminalization, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, Juvenile Life without Parole, June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, DOJs reponse to U.S. v. Simmons case in North Carolina , S.B. 1070 copycat/ state and local enforcement issues, PREA rule covering immigration detainees, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, FBI Oversight, Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance, FISA Amendment Act reauthorization, Cybersecurity legislation and oversight, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, State Secrets, Sentencing, Juvenile Facility Staffing, PREA implementation; Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: UPR Implementation and CERD- Civil Society Consultation on Civil Rights and Discrimination/CERD, Trafficking; Department of State - Issues Lobbied: Trafficking, Human Rights Treaties Review Process; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Update to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records, Comments on EEOC strategic enforcement, Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights, Racial Justice, LGBT, UPR Implementation and CERD- Civil Society Consultation on Civil Rights and Discrimination/CERD, LGBT, HIV/AIDS, Discrimination, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, Strategic Enforcement Plan, Women's Rights, Discrimination Strategic Plan Priorities; Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: DREAM Health Care, LGBT Rights, Immigration, Human Rights; FBI - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, FBI Oversight, Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates, Radicalization , Interrogations, Isolation; FCC - Issues Lobbied: Framework of Broadband Access, Net Neutrality, Media Ownership, Media diversity, Civil rights, First Amendment, GN Docket No. 12-52; Federal Trade Commission - Issues Lobbied: COPPA, Privacy; Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: DACA/ Deferred action for DREAMers; National Archives and Records Administration - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; National Institute of Health - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Health Issues; Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: REAL ID, E.O. 13,490, Reproductive Freedom, Sex Education, Secure Communities, 287(g) program, DACA/ Deferred action for DREAMers, PREA rule covering immigration detainees, CBP oversight and excessive use of force, Over-Classification Reduction, Sex Education/Abstinence Only Funding, Immigration Access to Counsel; Office of the United States Trade Representative - Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership; Peace Corps - Issues Lobbied: Peace Corps Manual, Women's Rights, Pregnancy Leave; U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Issues Lobbied: CBP oversight and excessive use of force; U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Priorities; White House - Issues Lobbied: Trafficking, Transition Issues, Creation of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, White House Privacy Report, S.B. 1070 SCOTUS decision/ state and local enforcement issues, Deferred action for DREAMers, Reproductive Freedom, Sex Education, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act (Domestic Policy Counsel), S.B. 1070 copycat/ state and local enforcement issues, DACA/ Deferred action for DREAMers, PREA rule covering immigration detainees, CBP oversight and excessive use of force, DHS appropriations, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Cybersecurity legislation and oversight, EO 12333; White House Domestic Policy Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Affirmative Action in Education, Education; Racial Justice; School Diversity
Client expense: $446,267 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Contacts in opposition to various versions of "DISCLOSE Act," including S. 3369 and cloture on S. 3369 (cloture attempts failed on July 16 and July 17, 2012), and H.R. 4010. Contacts in opposition to S. J. Res. 29, proposed constitutional amendment to severely curb First Amendment protections for speech about political and legislative matters.
Client expense: $99,173 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support the independent role of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) in the ethics process. Support effective enforcement action by the House Ethics Committee. Oppose S. 194 and other legislation that would repeal the Presidential Public Financing System. Support the DISCLOSE Act of 2012, H.R. 4010 and S. 2219. Support Senate Rules reform to make essential reforms on cloture and filibuster procedures and adopt theses changes using current procedures. Oppose legislation to eliminate the Election Assistance Commission. Request investigation into systemic problems at the Federal Election Commission. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Support legislation to improve voter registration and other election reform proposals, including voter registration opportunities through federal agencies. Work to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens. Support Department of Justice enforcement of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), including Section 7. Support improvements in the Election Assistance Commission Biennial Report to Congress. Support The Congressionally Mandated Reports Act. Support online voter registration legislation that is not discriminatory. Support legislation to provide full voting rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia. Support legislative efforts to provide openess in government and strengthen the Freedom of Information Act. Urge appointment of Election Assistance Commissioners to vacant positions. Urge appointment of commissioners and reform of the Federal Election Commission. Oppose inclusion of any policy riders in legislation that will fund government operations for Fiscal Year 2013. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Urge Attorney General to remedy widespread violations of Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act. Oppose S. 1100, "Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act." Support amendment 1493 to S. 2038, the STOCK Act. Support STOCK Act, S. 2038. Oppose H.R. 5912, which would repeal pubic funding of the Presidential nominating conventions.
Client expense: $56,762 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Efforts to overturn Citizens United Supreme Court decision and campaign finance reform HJ Res 72, HJ Res 78, HJ REs 86, HJ Res 90, HJ Res 92, HJ Res 88, SJ Res 33, SJ Res 29 H.R. 1404/S. 750 Fair Elections Now Act Disclose Act - HR 4010
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act Importance of a working Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the nomination, confirmation, and recess appointment of Richard Cordray to serve as its Director H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 - Shareholder Protection Act Public Law No: 107-155 - Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 - Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Anti-discrimination protections, related provisions under and potential amendments to the reauthorization (H.R. 4297) of the Workforce Investment Act (Public Law No: 105-220, especially Title I, Subtitle E, Section 188), formerly the Job Training Partnership Act (Public Law No: 97-300) Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the rights and welfare of natural persons in the 2011-2012 Supreme Court term incl. National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), Florida v. HHS (11-400), Arizona v. US, Knox v. SEIU, and Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the Danielczyk case being heard by the Fourth Circuit, especially Republican National Committee briefs filed in Danielczyk Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, H.J.Res. 111, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter Harassment and Bullying (October 26, 2010), especially Page 7 regarding Title IX: Gender-Based Harassment Department of Education Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2014, especially Goal 4: Equity: Ensure Effective Educational Opportunities for All Students Regardless of Race, Ethnicity, National Origin, Age, Sex, Disability, Language, and Socioeconomic Status. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Fair Housing Act Regulations Amendments Standards Governing Sexual Harassment Cases (65 FR 67666) and the proposal and adoption in 2012 of a final regulation regarding sexual harassment and other types of harassment, including that based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, and disability, covered by the Fair Housing Act (Public Law No: 90-284 Title VIII) District of Columbia voucher provisions under and potential amendments to FY13 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 6020 and S. 3301) Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially voucher provision mentioned herein, as well as budget autonomy through legislation incl. the District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act (H.R. 345) and the District of Columbia Local Budget Autonomy Act (S. 2345) Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII) Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011 Federally funded private school voucher programs, especially relating to House Education & the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, May 16, 2012, Exploring State Success in Expanding Parent and Student Options" H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act H.R. 1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content H.R. 1397 and S. 811 Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 1681 and S. 1770 Every Child Deserves a Family Act H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act H.R. 3541 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) H.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act H.R. 4970 Rules Cmte Amdt 1 Religious Discrimination Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act H.R. 5326 Amdt 1087 Profiling FY13 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations (also Amdt draft prior to introduction) H.R. 5855 Amdt 1259 Profiling FY13 Homeland Security Appropriations Hearings on Muslim radicalization in America conducted by the House Committee on Homeland Security Holding of Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress in the matter of information requested by Congress of him and the Department of Justice regarding the Fast and Furious program, especially politicization of this pursuit; involvement of Speaker John Boehner and Chairman Darrell Issa; June 7, 2012 hearing mentioned herein; oversight conducted and report recommended (June 20, 2012) by the Committee on Oversight & Government Reform; and debate and vote on H.Res. 711 House Judiciary Committee, June 7, 2012, Oversight of the United States Department of Justice House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, November 18, 2010, Faith-Based Initiatives: Recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships and Other Current Issues House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States" Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President," March 2010 Implementing the recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in "Recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships," April 2012 Marriage equality and litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), especially congressional action taken in Windsor v. United States, Pedersen et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., and Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management, also filing of Blesch et al. v. Holder Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 1519 and S. 797/3220 incl. as they relate to Ordering the Previous Question on H.Res. 667) Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007) Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99) through the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1648 and S. 506) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs generally incl. Administration-proposed initiatives (incl. March 2011 White House Conference on Bullying and June 2011 Federal LGBT Youth Summit) and enumerated anti-bullying provisions under and amendments to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, April 17, 2012, Ending Racial Profiling in America Student Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 998 and S. 555) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10), as well as its inclusion in the reauthorization (H.R. 4970 and S. 1925) of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) (Public Law No: 103-322, Title IV) H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 Shareholder Protection Act Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Attorney General's Advisory Committee, Civil Rights Subcommittee, May 24, 2012 Convening incl. Voting Rights, Immigration, Hate Crimes, Fair Sentencing, Community Re-Entry From Prison, Disability Rights, and Foreclosures People For the American Way, "The War on Women: How the War on Women Became Mainstream: Turning Back the Clock in Tea Party America," April 13 and April 16, 2012, incl. Birth Control, Contraception Coverage, Choice, Violence Against Women Act, Single Mothers and Working Women, and Equal Pay Marriage equality and President Obama's May 9, 2012 announcement, announcement itself and its following on the May 8, 2012 vote on North Carolina Amendment One Aging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans, especially Social Security Equality Act (H.R. 4609) Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) (H.R. 1537 and S. 821), its inclusion in the Reuniting Families Act (incl. H.R. 1796, Title II), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 2)
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2012 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation HR 3289, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S 2151, Cybersecurity legislation and oversight-Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; AZ SB 1070, Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration; EO 13556; DFARS Case 2011-D039, Controlled Unclassified Information-Issues Lobbied: EO, possible legislation; H Res 646, Expressing the sense of the House that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the `adult entertainment' section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com.-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H. 963, Suspicious Activity Reports-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; HJRES 106, Victims Rights Amendment-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; HR 1116, Respect for Marriage Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; HR 1397, Employment Non-Discrimination Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; HR 1404, Fair Elections Now Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 1505, National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Border Surveillance; HR 1519, Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation-Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; Equal Rights; HR 166, Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act-Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; HR 1842, Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Immigration; HR 1981, Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Data retention, privacy; HR 1996, Government Litigation Savings Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 2116, The Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy; HR 2136, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA) of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Labor Trafficking; HR 216, Border Security Search Accountability Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Laptop searches, due process; HR 2164, Legal Workforce Act-Issues Lobbied: Oppose e-verify, privacy; HR 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; HR 2212, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; HR 2721, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification-Issues Lobbied: privacy; HR 3030, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; HR 3053, REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act-Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS, Discrimination; HR 3289, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; HR 347, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 3485, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; HR 3523, Cybersecurity legislation and oversight-Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties, privacy, free speech, surveillance, Cybersecurity; HR 3541, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 3600, To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 3608, Stop TSAs Reach in Policy Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy; HR 3618, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 3674, PRECISE Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy; HR 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 3828, Military Religious Freedom Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to Discriminate; HR 3881, Ensuring Mental Competence in Immigration Proceedings Act-Issues Lobbied: Due process in immigration proceedings; HR 4010, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2012 (DISCLOSE)-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 4192, Due Process and Military Detention Amendments Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security/Detention/AUMF; HR 4257, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy; HR 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy; HR 4271, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 4277, A bill to establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.-Issues Lobbied: Employment; HR 4297, Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012-Issues Lobbied: Religious Discrimination; HR 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013-Issues Lobbied: National Security/Detention/AUMF, Religious Liberty, First Amendment, LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to Discriminate, Immigration, Detention, Privacy, Military Abortion, Reproductive Rights; HR 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, Privacy, Freedom to Travel; HR 4388, Right to Habeas Corpus Act-Issues Lobbied: Detention; HR 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act-Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; HR 495, Suspicious Activity Reports-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; HR 4970, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Religious Discrimination, LGBT, Discrimination, Womens Rights, Immigration, First Amendment, Criminal Justice; HR 5325, Fiscal 2013 Energy-Water Appropriations; HR 5326, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Prison Expansion, Sentencing Reform, Medical Marijuana, National Security, Detention, Religious , Racial Profiling, Human Rights, First Amendment, Immigration, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 5647, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Pregnancy discrimination, Equal Rights; HR 5684, Password Protection Act of 2012-Issues Lobbied: privacy; HR 5743, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013-Issues Lobbied: National Seucrity; HR 5799, Voter Empowerment Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice, First Amendment; HR 5854, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for FY2013-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 5855, Fiscal 2013 Homeland Security Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention, Privacy, VIPR Squads, SPOT Program, Drone, Religious and Racial Profling, Human Rights, Homeland Security, Reproductive Rights, Immigration, Detention, First Amendment, Abortion; HR 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act-Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; HR 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 5978, Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act of 2012-Issues Lobbied: Equal Rights, Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; Racial Justice; HR 6019, Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2012-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 6020, Financial Services Appropriations Bill, FY 2013-Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation / Vouchers; HR 611, BEST PRACTICES Act-Issues Lobbied: Online privacy; HR 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act-Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy; HR 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, aviation security; HR 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; HR 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; HR 83, Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools, Free Speech, School-to-Prison Pipeline; HR 96, Internet Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; HR 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Privacy; HR 998, Student Non-Discrimination Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; HRes 106, Victims Rights Constitutional Amendment-Issues Lobbied: Victims Rights Constitutional Amendment; HRes 651, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the illicit ethnic and religious profiling and surveillance of Muslim American communities by the New York Police Department-Issues Lobbied: ; S 1145, Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA) of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Labor Trafficking; S 1212, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; S 1301, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Labor Trafficking; S 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Criminal Justice; S 1605, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S 1670, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Religious and Racial Profiling, Privacy, First Amendment; S 1728, Stolen Valor Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 1770, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Parenting, Discrimination; S 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, Privacy, Freedom to Travel; S 1910, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; S 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Religious Discrimination, Woment's Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Discrimination, Immigrant's Rights, Mandatory Minimums. SAVE Act Provision; S 1994, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 2017, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S 2020, Restraint and Seclusion/ The Keeping All Students Safe Act-Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline; S 2102, Cybersecurity legislation and oversight-Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S 2105, Cybersecurity legislation and oversight-Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties, privacy, First Amendment, surveillance; S 2151, SECURE IT-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy, cybersecurity; S 2175, Due Process and Military Detetention Amendments Act of 2012-Issues Lobbied: National Security/Detention/AUMF; S 2197, Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Brady rule reform (preventing prosecutorial misconduct); S 2219, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, aviation security; S 2234, End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012-Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Labor Trafficking; S 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Prison Expansion, Sentencing Reform, Medical Marijuana, National Security, Civil Rights, First Amendment, Detention; S 306, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 3074, Password Protection Act of 2012-Issues Lobbied: Privacy; S 3078, WWII Memorial Prayer Act-Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation; S 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act-Issues Lobbied: Synthetic Drugs; S 3199, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2012-Issues Lobbied: Right to Travel; S 3216, Fiscal 2013 Homeland Security Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security/Detention; S 322, The Servicemembers Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S 3220, Paycheck Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Equal rights; S 3254, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty, Reproductive Rights, LGBT Discrimination, Military Abortion, Detention; S 3257, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction.-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 3276, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act-Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S 3301, Financial Services Appropriations Bill, FY 2013-Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation / Vouchers; S 3314, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013-Issues Lobbied: National Security; S 3317, The Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act (EEORA)- Legislative response to Wal-Mart v. Dukes-Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights, Racial Justice, Equal Rights; S 3342, SECURE IT-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy; S 3369, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 3372, Military Service Integrity Act of 2012-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 3804, Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, First Amendment; S 409, Combating Dangerous Synthetic Stimulants Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Synthetic Drugs; S 505, Suspicious Activity Reports-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; S 555, Student Non-Discrimination Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; S 598, Respect for Marriage Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; S 605, Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Synthetic Drugs; S 74, Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech; S 750, Fair Elections Now Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 797, Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation-Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights;; S 811, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Religious Discrimination, LGBT Discrimination; S 839, Combating Designer Drugs Act of 2011 The End Racial Profiling Act-Issues Lobbied: Synthetic Drugs; S 952, Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2011-Issues Lobbied: Immigration; SJRES 29, Campaign Finance Constitutional Amendment-Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance Congressional Issues Without Bills 287(g) program-Issues Lobbied: Immigration; Anti-SLAPP Legislation-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates-Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights; Comprehensive Immigration Reform-Issues Lobbied: National ID, employment verification, privacy; Contractor Trafficking-Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Creation of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board-Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Cuban Adjustment Act-Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Cybersecurity-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Deferred action for DREAMers-Issues Lobbied: Immigration; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT-Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI/Ending 15 country policy; DOD Intelligence Oversight-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Department of Defense oversight,; DOJ Pardons Office-Issues Lobbied: DOJ Oversight; DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance-Issues Lobbied: Reform of Guidance; Domestic Drones-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, armed drones; Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform-Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; DOJ Oversight-Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; FBI Oversight-Issues Lobbied: National Secuirty, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government; FBI Practices-Issues Lobbied: FBI Oversight, Racial and Religious Profiling; Federal Over-criminalization-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Gang Abatement and Prevention Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, RIN 0938AR42-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice, Collateral Consequences; Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Collateral Consequences; Human Rights Crisis In Puerto Rico-Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Racial Justice; Intelligence Authorization Leaks-Issues Lobbied: National Security; June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; Juvenile Life without Parole-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice; LGBT Executive Order-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; License Plate Readers-Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Location tracking-Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/ Sentencing Reform-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing; Over-Classification Reduction-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; Patriot Act-Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; First Amendment; Plyler v Doe guidance- education for undocumented students-Issues Lobbied: Immigration; PREA rule covering immigration detainees-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; Prosecutorial discretion, ICE enforcement-Issues Lobbied: Immigration; Puerto Rico Police Abuse Report-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Racial Profiling-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling; Radicalization of American Muslims-Issues Lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national security; Reforming the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights-Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; LGBT Rights; Religious Profiling-Issues Lobbied: Religious Profiling; S.B. 1070 SCOTUS decision/ state and local enforcement issues-Issues Lobbied: Immigration; Secure Communities-Issues Lobbied: Immigration; Securitization-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Solitary Confinement Hearing-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; Synthetic Drug Control Act Amendment-Issues Lobbied: Synthetic Drugs; Tax Extenders Bill-Issues Lobbied: ; The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Torture-Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Update to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, First Amendment, information sharing, intelligence collection; Use of datamining technologies by the government-Issues Lobbied: Privacy; VAWA reauthorization-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, LGBT Discrimination, First Amendment, Criminal Justice; Victims Rights Constitutional Amendment-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; Voter Empowerment-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; VRA Enforcement- Voter ID/ Voter Suppression laws-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice Agencies Departement of State-Issues Lobbied: CERD Implementation; Department of Commerce-Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act reformm, Online Piracy, Online Privacy Process, Trafficking, Cybersecurity information sharing regulations; Department of Defense-Issues Lobbied: FOIA Responses, Religious Profiling; Department of Education-Issues Lobbied: FERPA Privacy Regulations, Plyler v. Doe, School Diversity; Department of Education Office of Civil Rights-Issues Lobbied: Plyler v Doe guidance- education for undocumented students; Department of Health and Human Services-Issues Lobbied: Electronic medical records, Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, RIN 0938AR42, Abstinence-Only Sex Education, ACA Regulations on Transgender Individuals, Blood Ban Study; Department of Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Government Watch Lists, use of dataminig technologies by the government, S.B. 1070 SCOTUS decision/ state and local enforcement issues, Deferred action for DREAMers, Prosecutorial discretion, ICE enforcement, Cybersecurity information sharing regulations, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT, Suspicious Activity Reports, Update to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines, REAL ID, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Detention, NSEERS, PREA, Maricopa County Immigration Enforcement, Deferred Action Immigration Policy; Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties-Issues Lobbied: Secure Communities, 287(g) program; Department of Homeland Security Office of General Counsel-Issues Lobbied: PREA rule covering immigration detainees; Department of Housing and Urban Development-Issues Lobbied: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Emergency Solutions Grants Program and Consolidated Plan Conforming Amendments, RIN 2506-AC29; Department of Justice-Issues Lobbied: End Racial Profiling Act, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act, VRA Enforcement- Voter ID/ Voter Suppression laws, CERD Implementation, Indigent Defense Reform, Federal Over-Criminalization, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, Juvenile Life Without Parole, June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, PREA rule covering immigration detainees, Patriot Act, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, FISA Amendment Act reauthorization, Jessica Lenahan v. US, FBI Profiling, Immigration, Right to Record, Plyler v. Doe, Voting Rights, Racial Profiling, Gender-Biased Policing, Domestic Violence Guidance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Opinions; Department of Justice Civil Rights Division-Issues Lobbied: Plyler v Doe guidance- education for undocumented students; Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General-Issues Lobbied: Religious Profiling; Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs-Issues Lobbied: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act; Department of Labor-Issues Lobbied: Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation, Trafficking, FMLA for Military; Department of State-Issues Lobbied: Trafficking; Department of Veterans Affairs-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Parenting, Discrimination; Deptartment of Energy-Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction; Director of National Intelligence-Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Update to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Opinions; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission-Issues Lobbied: Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records, Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records, Comments on EEOC strategic planning, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, LGBT, HIV/AIDS, Discrimination, Employment Background Checks; Executive Office of the President-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011, PRECISE Act, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012, SECURE IT Act Cybersecurity Act of 2012, Paycheck Fairness Act, Plyler v. Doe, CBP Use of Force, AZ SB 1070; Federal Aviation Administraion-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, armed drones, FAA Air Transporation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, domsetic drones; Federal Bureau of Investigation-Issues Lobbied: Patriot Act, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Radicalization of American Muslims; Federal Communications Commission-Issues Lobbied: Framework of Broadband Access, Net Neutrality, Commission Seeks Comment on Certain Wireless Service Interruptions, Media Ownership, Docket No. 96-128, Petitioner Martha Wright et al., Framework of Broadband Access, Wireless Service Interruptions, Prison Phone Rightsw; Federal Trade Commission-Issues Lobbied: COPPA; Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Issues Lobbied: Deferred action for DREAMers; National Archives and Records Admininstration-Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, EO 13556; DFARS Case 2011-D039; National Economic Counsel-Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; National Security Agency-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity information sharing regulations, E.O. 12958; National Security Counsel-Issues Lobbied: Considered Executive Order on Human Rights; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs-Issues Lobbied: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Emergency Solutions Grants Program and Consolidated Plan Conforming Amendments, RIN 2506-AC29; Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Issues Lobbied: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act; Office of Management and Budget-Issues Lobbied: REAL ID, Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Emergency Solutions Grants Program and Consolidated Plan Conforming Amendments, RIN 2506-AC29, Over-Classification Reduction; Office of Personnel Management-Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction; Peace Corps-Issues Lobbied: Peace Corps Manuel, Women's Rights; Social Security Administration-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination Against Transgender People; U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services-Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination, Relationships, Transgender ID; United States Commission on Civil Rights-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling; Veterans Affairs-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; White House-Issues Lobbied: White House Privacy Report, Creation of Privacy and Civil Liberties, Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, Admin. Policies to reduce prison pop, S.B. 1070 SCOTUS decision/ state and local enforcement issues, Deferred action for DREAMers, VAWA reauthorization, Racial profiling, Plyler v Doe guidance- education for undocumented students, Cybersecurity information sharing regulations, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, E.O. 12958, Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, RIN 0938AR42, Trafficking, LGBT Discrimination; White House Domestic Policy Counsel-Issues Lobbied: Affirmative Action in Education, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act
Client expense: $371,468 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Peace Corps, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Support the independent role of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) in the ethics process. Support effective enforcement action by the House Ethics Committee. Oppose S. 194 and other legislation that would repeal the Presidential Public Financing System. Support the DISCLOSE Act of 2012, H.R. 4010 and S. 2219. Support Senate Rules reform to make essential reforms on cloture and filibuster procedures and adopt theses changes using current procedures. Oppose legislation to eliminate the Election Assistance Commission. Request investigation into systemic problems at the Federal Election Commission. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Support legislation to improve voter registration and other election reform proposals, including voter registration opportunities through federal agencies. Work to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens. Support Department of Justice enforcement of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), including Section 7. Support improvements in the Election Assistance Commission Biennial Report to Congress. Support The Congressionally Mandated Reports Act. Support online voter registration legislation that is not discriminatory. Support legislation to provide full voting rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia. Support legislative efforts to provide openess in government and strengthen the Freedom of Information Act. Urge appointment of Election Assistance Commissioners to vacant positions. Urge appointment of commissioners and reform of the Federal Election Commission. Oppose inclusion of any policy riders in legislation that will fund government operations for Fiscal Year 2013. Support ethics, lobbying and transparency rules for the Executive Branch. Urge Attorney General to remedy widespread violations of Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act. Oppose S. 1100, "Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act." Support amendment 1493 to S. 2038, the STOCK Act. Support STOCK Act, S. 2038.
Client expense: $48,144 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 592/ S. 623, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011 and proposed Senate Judiciary amendments to the same H.R. 2008/ S. 1100, Keeping Politics out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 H.R. 2517/ S. 1360, Shareholder Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 H.R. 4010, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2012 S. 890, Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act of 2011 and various potential amendments pertaining to the False Claims Act to same S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 S. 2219, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 P.L. 111-21 General background on the False Claims Act provisions of the Fraud Enforcement Recovery Act Draft Executive Order dealing with disclosure of government contractor political activities and contributions Potential legislation dealing with the doctrine of Cy Pres Potential legislation dealing with foreign court judgments Potential legislation to codify the Executive Order prohibiting federal agencies from using outside contingency counsel as well as putting in place a similar requirement for state AGs/officials enforcing federal law Various issues relating to class action reform and potential legislation for same; State Attorneys General and their enforcement authority/activities; the doctrine of Federal preemption; campaign finance reform and draft legislation on same; Legal Services Corporation and budget for same; the use of exclusionary authority; the False Claims Act provisions of the Fraud Enforcement Recovery Act, P.L. 111-21
Client expense: $6,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2012 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Contacts in opposition to nomination of Andrew Hurwitz to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, including letter to senators dated June 8, 2012. (Cloture was invoked on the nomination on June 11, 2012, and Hurwitz was confirmed on June 12.) Contacts in opposition to S. 2219 and H.R. 4010 ("DISCLOSE Act"). Contacts in opposition to S. J. Res. 29, proposed constitutional amendment to severely curb First Amendment protections for speech about political and legislative matters.
Client expense: $86,377 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Supported the Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1404 & S.750), providing for a voluntary system of financing congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal money. Supported the Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 (H.R. 5799) which would advance reforms to ensure that eligible voters can register and cast ballots without under burden, regardless of race, age, economic class or disability. In particular, Common Causes supported provisions which would install necessary protections to ensure that all ballots are counted as cast, and provided needed administrative responses to misleading deceptive election practices about the time, place or manner of voting. Supported amending the Senate rules (specifically, Rule XXII and Rule V), particularly the provision that allows filibusters to motions to amend the rules. Supported cloture on the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 3220), so that the Senate could close debate on the bill. Supported the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2011 (S. 1994), which would provide administrative procedures in place to issue corrective action in the wake of coordinated campaigns to confuse voters about the time, place or manner of voting. Supported the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 4010 and S. 2219), which would bring transparency to the political process by disclosing the identity of individuals, corporations, unions and other entities making political expenditures in the amount of $10,000 or more. Advocated that the Securities & Exchange Commission take immediate regulatory action to confront the rise of secret, undisclosed corporate spending in elections. Supported the Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 (S. 2230) to address tax loopholes that allow millionaires and billionares to pay a lower effective tax rate than working families. Supported the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (S. 219) to require electronic filing of campaign finance reports by Senate candidates. Supported an amendment to the Appropriations Bill (H.R. 4310) to require disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures by federal government contractors after the contract has been awarded. Opposed efforts to include in the FY2013 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations measures that would prohibit or hinder implementation of new Federal Communications Commissions rules requiring broadcasters to place political files online. Supported efforts to open this year's mark up of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the public. Supported the Presidential Funding Act (S. 3312) to repair the presidential public financing system. Opposed efforts to end public financing of political conventions in the absence of regulations concering corporate contributions to political conventions.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2012 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Support for campaign finance disclosure legislation, S. 3369 DISCLOSE Act of 2012 and H.R. 4010 DISCLOSE 2012 Act. Support for H.R. 414, The Presidential Funding Act of 2011. Support for S. 3312 Presidential Funding Act of 2012. Opposition to legislation that would repeal the Presidential Public Financing System including H.R. 359, S. 194, and H.R. 3465. Opposition to proposed balanced budget amendments. Support for the Shareholder Protection Act of 2011, H.R. 2517 and S. 1360. Support for the Presidential Appointments and Streamlining Act of 2011, S. 679. Support for the Clean Up Government Act of 2011, H.R. 2572 and S. 401. Opposition to an amendment in the FY 2011 Spending Bill which would prevent the administration of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Support for a draft Obama Administration Executive Order which would require the disclosure of political spending by government contractors. Opposition to legislation that would prevent the disclosure of political spending by government contractors including H.R. 2008 and S. 1100. Opposition to an amendment in the House to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 that would prevent the disclosure of political spending by government contractors and entities bidding for government contracts. Support for strengthening the Federal Election Commission and its regulations. Opposition to amendment (#2214) to the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, S. 3240 that would ban public financing of the national party conventions.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Citizen's United-Constitutional Amendment, S 2219/HR 4010-Disclose Act, (amend the Federal Election Campaign act of 71 to provide for additional disclosures for corporations, labor unions, others), S 1360- Shareholder Protection Act, Regulatory/revolving door reform-Senator Wyden proposal, S 1100- Contractor transparency, S 2038-Implementation of STOCK act, FEC reform, Lobby reform, Govenment ethics, protect OGE, SEC disclosure rulemaking
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Government Ethics (OGE), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Support for campaign finance disclosure legislation, S. 2219 DISCLOSE Act of 2012 and H.R. 4010 DISCLOSE 2012 Act. Support for H.R. 414, The Presidential Funding Act of 2011. Opposition to legislation that would repeal the Presidential Public Financing System including H.R. 359, S. 194, and H.R. 3465. Opposition to proposed balanced budget amendments. Support for the Shareholder Protection Act of 2011, H.R. 2517 and S. 1360. Support for the Presidential Appointments and Streamlining Act of 2011, S. 679. Support for the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2011, H.R. 1148 and S. 1871. Support for the Clean Up Government Act of 2011, H.R. 2572 and S. 401. Opposition to an amendment in the FY 2011 Spending Bill which would prevent the administration of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Support for a draft Obama Administration Executive Order which would require the disclosure of political spending by government contractors. Opposition to legislation that would prevent the disclosure of political spending by government contractors including H.R. 2008 and S. 1100. Opposition to an amendment in the House to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 that would prevent the disclosure of political spending by government contractors and entities bidding for government contracts. Support for strengthening the Federal Election Commission and its regulations.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Efforts to overturn Citizens United and reform political spending HJ Res 72, HJ Res 78, HJ Res 86, HJ Res, 90, HJ Res 92, HJ Res 88, SJ Res 33, SJ Res 29 HR 1404/S. 750 Fair Elections Now Act Disclose Act - HR 4010
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
2012 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 - Shareholder Protection Act Importance of a working Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the nomination, confirmation, and recess appointment of Richard Cordray to serve as its Director Public Law No: 107-155 - Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 - Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act (111th: H.R. 5175 and S. 3295/3628) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 4010 and S. 2219, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter Harassment and Bullying (October 26, 2010), especially Page 7 regarding Title IX: Gender-Based Harassment Department of Education Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2014, especially Goal 4: Equity: Ensure Effective Educational Opportunities for All Students Regardless of Race, Ethnicity, National Origin, Age, Sex, Disability, Language, and Socioeconomic Status. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of Care Program (76 FR 75954), especially Section 576.406 as it applies to the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (Public Law No: 111-22, Division B) and its reform of the Emergency Shelter Grants program as the Emergency Solutions Grants program (Title II), also precedents set by the Supreme Court in Tilton v. Richardson and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION: Economic Development Administration Regularly Revision (76 FR 76492), especially Pgs. 76518-19 regarding removal of the content of current paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of 314.10, which provides that notwithstanding the release of the Federal Interest, Project Property may not be used for inherently religious activities prohibited by applicable Federal law, also precedents set by the Supreme Court in Tilton v. Richardson, Hunt v. McNair, and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist, incl. as they relate to Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, April 30, 2003, Authority of the Department of the Interior to Provide Historic Preservation Grants to Historic Religious Properties Such As the Old North Church Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII) Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011 Federally funded private school voucher provisions under and potential amendments to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10), incl. the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teacher Act (H.R. 3990 and draft prior to introduction) and its Local Academic Flexible Grant (Title III Part B) H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act H.R. 1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content H.R. 1681 and S. 1770 Every Child Deserves a Family Act H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 Shareholder Protection Act H.R. 3041 Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act H.R. 3862 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States" Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships Marriage equality and litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), especially congressional action taken in Windsor v. United States, Pedersen et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., and Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management Marriage equality and the Civil Marriage Protection Act (MD HB 438 and SB 241), incl. a possible statewide referendum Prosecutorial discretion initiatives undertaken by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), especially: eligibility to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD); DHS should continue the frequent and generous use of deferred action; detained individuals; public information and pro se respondents; June memorandum versus November memorandum; DHS should encourage attorneys to stipulate to grants of relief; prosecutorial discretion and Customs and Border Protection (CBP); inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) family members must be put in writing; and implementation of June 17, 2011 ICE Victims Memo Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007) Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99) through the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996) Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1648 and S. 506) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs generally incl. Administration-proposed initiatives (incl. March 2011 White House Conference on Bullying and June 2011 Federal LGBT Youth Summit) and enumerated anti-bullying provisions under and amendments to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Student Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 998 and S. 555) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Withdrawal of Lowes advertising from TLCs All American Muslim and petition to Lowes CEO Robert Niblock Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act (111th: H.R. 5175 and S. 3295/3628) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 4010 and S. 2219, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the rights and welfare of natural persons in the 2011-2012 Supreme Court term incl. National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), Florida v. HHS (11-400), Arizona v. US, Knox v. SEIU, and Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the Danielczyk case being heard by the Fourth Circuit, especially Republican National Committee briefs filed in Danielczyk Senate Judiciary Committee, February 29, 2012, "The Due Process Guarantee Act: Banning Indefinite Detention of Americans," regarding Due Process Guarantee Act (H.R. 3702 and S. 2003) and FY12 Defense Authorization (Public Law No: 112-81) Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, syringe exchange, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, as well as the FY13 Administration Budget, Appendix at pgs. 1317 and 1321 District of Columbia voucher provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations Marriage equality and implementing the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations Hate crime data collection by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Aging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Nominations: Executive and Judicial H.R. 10, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011: provisions that require Congress to approve major regulations PCAOB Appointments S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011: regulatory provisions Regulatory Reform Legislation: General discussion H.R. 4010, DISCLOSE Act S. 2219, DISCLOSE Act
Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Employment & Training Service, Vice President of the U.S.