Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act
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vs 6,662 other HR bills in the 112th — cohort avg 39d
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R.471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act H. R. 2706 Childrens Hope Act S. 1014, Empowering Parents Through Choice Act H.R.1486, Empowering Parents Through Choice Act Support any legislation protecting homeschooled children Support Education Savings Accounts. Support legislation to restore state and local control over education.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · District of Columbia
H.R.1269/S.680, National Women's History Museum Act, in support of a national women's history museum; H.R.471/S.206, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, in opposition to the extension and expansion of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, 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 the Vice President of the United States, Office on Violence Against Women, 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 · District of Columbia
Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 265 / H.R. 266. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Oppose school vouchers for DC students; oppose HR 471. Oppose the imposition of petty partisan political positions on the residents of DC. Oppose the Financial Services appropriations provisions within the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2012 (H.R. 2354) that would fund the District of Columbia private school voucher program. Support the elimination of funding for the District of Columbia private school voucher program in fiscal year 2013. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents.
Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Education
Promote quality and equitable public educational opportunities for all Americans, from pre-school through advanced degrees. Support the improvement and uniformalization of high school drop out / retention rates. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" regulation. Support repeal of provision in HEA delaying or denying financial aid to students convicted of minor drug offenses. Ensure that access to college loans is not affected by the credit crunch. Support educational equity between public elementary schools. Support public school construction bonds. Support increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Support increased federal funding for before- and after-school programs. Support financial literacy programs. Oppose funding for DC School vouchers; oppose H.R. 471. Oppose cuts in PELL grants for college students; Support repealing the "Rule of Nine" under the School Improvement Grants program and supported allowing school districts to use the "Transformation Model" when attempting to transform failing schools. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives in schools. Oppose "high stakes testing"' in public schools. Support an approach to accountability in the reauthorization of the elementary and Secondary Education Act that allows for targeted interventions that are tailored to properly address the spectrum of challenges that schools face in improving achievement and graduation rates, closing gaps, and reducing barriers to learning. Create a stable supply of qualified and effective educators for all communities; do not weaken the definition of a "highly qualified teacher". Oppose cuts to education, pre-school through college, in education funds on HR 1 / HR 1437. Oppose efforts to reduce or eliminate the Education Jobs fund. Support the School Improvement Grant program. Oppose allowing military families with children with special needs to use school vouchers. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support a strict yet flexible policy for bullying. Support research and education for educators to help them identify and deal with bullying. Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support placing a highly effective teacher in every classroom. Support public school construction / modernization / repair / renovation as proposed by the American Jobs Act, HR 12 / S 1549 / S. 1660 and the Fix Americas Schools Today Act, H.R. 2948 / S 1597. Support the development of well-prepared and effective teachers for all communities, and the equitable distribution of fully prepared, and effective teachers to all students. Support HR 2902. Oppose the inclusion of school voucher programs in the elementary and Secondary Education Act. Oppose any cuts to the Pell grant program, and any changes to the eligibility requirements. Support the definition in HR 2218 to use the academic improvement of disabled, minority and economically disadvantaged students as a criterion for defining what constitutes a high-quality charter school. Oppose the King (IA) amendment to HR 2218 Support the Student Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 998, S. 555. Support making high school drop out rate reporting uniform, support the Every Student Counts Act, H.R. 1419/S. 767. Support designating September as National Childhood Obesity Month. Support H. Res. 339. Oppose any attempt to include language authorizing private school vouchers in ESEA reauthorizing legislation. Express concern about the Department of Education's rule regarding gainful employment claims by private colleges published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2011. Oppose the Financial Services appropriations provisions within the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2012 (H.R. 2354) that would fund the District of Columbia private school voucher program. Oppose the inclusion of any school voucher program, including the The Local Academic Flexible Grant, in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act also known as the "Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, H.R. 3990. Oppose the Student Success Act, which would amend and reauthorize Title I and other parts of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Support the elimination of funding for the District of Columbia private school voucher program in fiscal year 2013. Support an increase in funding for the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement, one of the Federal TRIO Programs. Support extending a low interest rates on Stafford Student loans. Support S. 2343. Support Prosecutors' and Public Defenders' Loan repayment program. Support Tierney (MA) amendment to HR 5326. Support of Reach Out and Reads application to the U.S. Department of Education for an Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) grant. Oppose extending the highly qualified teacher amendment (HQT amendment) until 2015, as proposed during the Labor/HHS/Education/Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee markup on July 18, 2012. Support S. 3494, the Housing for Homeless Students Act. Oppose the highly qualified teacher amendment (HQT amendment) that allows teachers-in-training to be identified as highly qualified. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents. Support Executive Order 13621: White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. Support the Senate-passed version of H.R. 4628. Support Senate-passed version of S. 2343.
2012 · fourth_quarter · Education
Monitor Higher education initiatives; Education research and Teacher professional development issues. Monitor Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Supplemental Education Services, Adequate Yearly Progress, Teacher training certification issues; and non-public school issues. Reauthorization of Higher Education, Engineering Education issues. Monitor H.R.471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, Monitor DC Opportunity Scholarship Program Monitor AmeriCorp related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Republican |
| LA |
| Bill Posey | Republican | FL |
| Bill Shuster | Republican | PA |
| Candice S. Miller | Republican | MI |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | WA |
| Dan Burton | Republican | IN |
| Daniel Lipinski | Democratic | IL |
| Daniel Webster | Republican | FL |
| Darrell Issa | Republican | CA |
| David Dreier | Republican | CA |
| David Rivera | Republican | FL |
| Dennis A. Ross | Republican | FL |
| Devin Nunes | Republican | CA |
| Duncan Hunter | Republican | CA |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | PA |
| Gregg Harper | Republican | MS |
| Jean Schmidt | Republican | OH |
| Jeff Duncan | Republican | SC |
| Joe Walsh | Republican | IL |
| Joe Wilson | Republican | SC |
| John Fleming | Republican | LA |
| John Kline | Republican | MN |
| Joseph J. Heck | Republican | NV |
| Joseph R. Pitts | Republican | PA |
| Ken Calvert | Republican | CA |
| Larry Bucshon | Republican | IN |
| Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Michael T. McCaul | Republican | TX |
| Mike Coffman | Republican | CO |
| Mike Pence | Republican | IN |
| Patrick T. McHenry | Republican | NC |
| Paul A. Gosar | Republican | AZ |
| Randy Neugebauer | Republican | TX |
| Richard L. Hanna | Republican | NY |
| Rob Bishop | Republican | UT |
| Rob Woodall | Republican | GA |
| Robert E. Latta | Republican | OH |
| Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Republican | NJ |
| Sam Johnson | Republican | TX |
| Steve Stivers | Republican | OH |
| Thomas J. Rooney | Republican | FL |
| Tim Scott | Republican | SC |
| Todd Rokita | Republican | IN |
| Todd Young | Republican | IN |
| Trey Gowdy | Republican | SC |
| Vicky Hartzler | Republican | MO |
| W. Todd Akin | Republican | MO |
Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Education
School reform: ESEA Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S. 3578), Student Success Act (H.R. 3989), Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (H.R. 3990), Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891), State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 1547/S. 833), Graduation Promise Act (H.R. 778/S. 1177), Statistical Teaching, Aptitude and Training Act (H.R. 1817), and Scholarships for Opportunity Results Act (H.R. 471/S. 206) School reform (cont.): Achievement through Prevention Act (S. 541), STAR Act (S. 959), Secondary School Reform Act (S. 1306), Education for Tomorrow's Jobs Act (H.R. 3154/S. 1686), Engaging Students through Service Learning Act (H.R. 5436), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 6434) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act (H.R. 2272/S. 929) and Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (no bill #), Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act (S. 1250), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (S. 1674), Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 6447/S. 3582) and School Leadership program School construction: Fix Americas Schools Today Act (H.R. 2948/S. 1597) and Rebuild America Act (S. 2252) Discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 998/S. 555) School safety: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 469), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S. 2020), School Safety Enhancements Act (S. 3693), Save Our Students Act (S. 3692), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1648/S. 506), and gun violence prevention recommendations Rural education: Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act (S. 567) National Assistant Principals Week resolution (H. Res. 195) National Principals Month resolution (H. Res. 781/S. Res. 552) Education technology: Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (S. 1178) and Enhancing Education through Technology program Common core state standards, ESEA waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, IDEA, career and technical education, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Race to the Top for districts, and student loans
Client expense: $93,740 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R.471/S.206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act; supported entire bill; H.R.998/S.555 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011; opposed entire bill; S.506/H.R.1649 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011; concerned about provisions in the bill.
Client expense: $25,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 827, H.R 471, H.R 1214, H.R 2025, H.R 2217, H.R 2514, CEDAW, and LOST on national sovereignty; S. 192, S. 906, H.R 3, and H.R 1216, H.R 3803, and H.R 3805 on abortion standards and funding; S. 206, S. 827, H.R 471, H.R 998, H.R 1214, H.R 2514, H.R 3541, on education; S. 165 and H.R 361 on healthcare funding; S.555, S. 1467, S. 2043, H.R 1179, H.R 3982, H.R 3897, and H. Con Res 13 on religious liberty; S. 1241 and H.R 2299, on sex trafficking; S. 1308 and H.R 1981, on pornography; S. 1301, H.R 2830, and H.R 3589 on government accountability; H.R 1540, H.R 1578, on family issues.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · District of Columbia
H.R.1269/S.680, National Women's History Museum Act, in support of a national women's history museum; H.R.471/S.206, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, in opposition to the extension and expansion of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program.
Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Education
H.R.471/S.206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act; supported entire bill; H.R.998/S.555 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011; opposed entire bill; S.506/H.R.1649 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011; concerned about provisions in the bill.
Client expense: $25,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Education
Promote quality and equitable public educational opportunities for all Americans, from pre-school through advanced degrees. Support the improvement and uniformalization of high school drop out / retention rates. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" regulation. Support repeal of provision in HEA delaying or denying financial aid to students convicted of minor drug offenses. Ensure that access to college loans is not affected by the credit crunch. Support educational equity between public elementary schools. Support public school construction bonds. Support increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Support increased federal funding for before- and after-school programs. Support financial literacy programs. Oppose funding for DC School vouchers; oppose H.R. 471. Oppose cuts in PELL grants for college students; Support repealing the "Rule of Nine" under the School Improvement Grants program and supported allowing school districts to use the "Transformation Model" when attempting to transform failing schools. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives in schools. Oppose "high stakes testing"' in public schools. Support an approach to accountability in the reauthorization of the elementary and Secondary Education Act that allows for targeted interventions that are tailored to properly address the spectrum of challenges that schools face in improving achievement and graduation rates, closing gaps, and reducing barriers to learning. Create a stable supply of qualified and effective educators for all communities; do not weaken the definition of a "highly qualified teacher". Oppose cuts to education, pre-school through college, in education funds on HR 1 / HR 1437. Oppose efforts to reduce or eliminate the Education Jobs fund. Support the School Improvement Grant program. Oppose allowing military families with children with special needs to use school vouchers. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support a strict yet flexible policy for bullying. Support research and education for educators to help them identify and deal with bullying. Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support placing a highly effective teacher in every classroom. Support public school construction / modernization / repair / renovation as proposed by the American Jobs Act, HR 12 / S 1549 / S. 1660 and the Fix Americas Schools Today Act, H.R. 2948 / S 1597. Support the development of well-prepared and effective teachers for all communities, and the equitable distribution of fully prepared, and effective teachers to all students. Support HR 2902. Oppose the inclusion of school voucher programs in the elementary and Secondary Education Act. Oppose any cuts to the Pell grant program, and any changes to the eligibility requirements. Support the definition in HR 2218 to use the academic improvement of disabled, minority and economically disadvantaged students as a criterion for defining what constitutes a high-quality charter school. Oppose the King (IA) amendment to HR 2218 Support the Student Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 998, S. 555. Support making high school drop out rate reporting uniform, support the Every Student Counts Act, H.R. 1419/S. 767. Support designating September as National Childhood Obesity Month. Support H. Res. 339. Oppose any attempt to include language authorizing private school vouchers in ESEA reauthorizing legislation. Express concern about the Department of Education's rule regarding gainful employment claims by private colleges published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2011. Oppose the Financial Services appropriations provisions within the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2012 (H.R. 2354) that would fund the District of Columbia private school voucher program. Oppose the inclusion of any school voucher program, including the The Local Academic Flexible Grant, in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act also known as the "Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, H.R. 3990. Oppose the Student Success Act, which would amend and reauthorize Title I and other parts of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Support the elimination of funding for the District of Columbia private school voucher program in fiscal year 2013. Support an increase in funding for the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement, one of the Federal TRIO Programs. Support extending a low interest rates on Stafford Student loans. Support S. 2343. Support Prosecutors' and Public Defenders' Loan repayment program. Support Tierney (MA) amendment to HR 5326. Support of Reach Out and Reads application to the U.S. Department of Education for an Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) grant. Oppose extending the highly qualified teacher amendment (HQT amendment) until 2015, as proposed during the Labor/HHS/Education/Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee markup on July 18, 2012. Support S. 3494, the Housing for Homeless Students Act. Oppose the highly qualified teacher amendment (HQT amendment) that allows teachers-in-training to be identified as highly qualified. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents. Support Executive Order 13621: White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans
Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · District of Columbia
Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 265 / H.R. 266. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Oppose school vouchers for DC students; oppose HR 471. Oppose the imposition of petty partisan political positions on the residents of DC. Oppose the Financial Services appropriations provisions within the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2012 (H.R. 2354) that would fund the District of Columbia private school voucher program. Support the elimination of funding for the District of Columbia private school voucher program in fiscal year 2013. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents.
Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Education
School reform: ESEA Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S. 3578), Student Success Act (H.R. 3989), Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (H.R. 3990), Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891), State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 1547/S. 833), Graduation Promise Act (H.R. 778/S. 1177), Statistical Teaching, Aptitude and Training Act (H.R. 1817), and Scholarships for Opportunity Results Act (H.R. 471/S. 206) School reform (cont.): Achievement through Prevention Act (S. 541), STAR Act (S. 959), Secondary School Reform Act (S. 1306), Education for Tomorrow's Jobs Act (H.R. 3154/S. 1686), Engaging Students through Service Learning Act (H.R. 5436), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 6434) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act (H.R. 2272/S. 929) and Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (no bill #), Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act (S. 1250), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (S. 1674), Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 6447/S. 3582) and School Leadership program School construction: Fix Americas Schools Today Act (H.R. 2948/S. 1597) and Rebuild America Act (S. 2252) Discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 998/S. 555) School safety: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 469) and Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S. 2020) Rural education: Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act (S. 567) National Assistant Principals Week resolution (H. Res. 195) National Principals Month resolution (H. Res. 781/S. Res. 552) Education technology: Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (S. 1178) and Enhancing Education through Technology program Common core state standards, ESEA waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, IDEA, career and technical education, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Race to the Top for districts, and student loans
Client expense: $105,839 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Education
Monitor Higher education initiatives; Education research and Teacher professional development issues. Monitor Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Supplemental Education Services, Adequate Yearly Progress, Teacher training certification issues; and non-public school issues. Reauthorization of Higher Education, Engineering Education issues. Monitor H.R.471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, Monitor DC Opportunity Scholarship Program Monitor AmeriCorp related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Education
H.R.471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act H. R. 2706 Childrens Hope Act S. 1014, Empowering Parents Through Choice Act H.R.1486, Empowering Parents Through Choice Act Support any legislation protecting homeschooled children Support Education Savings Accounts. Support legislation to restore state and local control over education.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · District of Columbia
Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 265 / H.R. 266. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Oppose school vouchers for DC students; oppose HR 471. Oppose the imposition of petty partisan political positions on the residents of DC. Oppose the Financial Services appropriations provisions within the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2012 (H.R. 2354) that would fund the District of Columbia private school voucher program. Support the elimination of funding for the District of Columbia private school voucher program in fiscal year 2013.
Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Education
Promote quality and equitable public educational opportunities for all Americans, from pre-school through advanced degrees. Support the improvement and uniformalization of high school drop out / retention rates. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" regulation. Support repeal of provision in HEA delaying or denying financial aid to students convicted of minor drug offenses. Ensure that access to college loans is not affected by the credit crunch. Support educational equity between public elementary schools. Support public school construction bonds. Support increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Support increased federal funding for before- and after-school programs. Support financial literacy programs. Oppose funding for DC School vouchers; oppose H.R. 471. Oppose cuts in PELL grants for college students; Support repealing the "Rule of Nine" under the School Improvement Grants program and supported allowing school districts to use the "Transformation Model" when attempting to transform failing schools. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives in schools. Oppose "high stakes testing"' in public schools. Support an approach to accountability in the reauthorization of the elementary and Secondary Education Act that allows for targeted interventions that are tailored to properly address the spectrum of challenges that schools face in improving achievement and graduation rates, closing gaps, and reducing barriers to learning. Create a stable supply of qualified and effective educators for all communities; do not weaken the definition of a "highly qualified teacher". Oppose cuts to education, pre-school through college, in education funds on HR 1 / HR 1437. Oppose efforts to reduce or eliminate the Education Jobs fund. Support the School Improvement Grant program. Oppose allowing military families with children with special needs to use school vouchers. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support a strict yet flexible policy for bullying. Support research and education for educators to help them identify and deal with bullying. Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support placing a highly effective teacher in every classroom. Support public school construction / modernization / repair / renovation as proposed by the American Jobs Act, HR 12 / S 1549 / S. 1660 and the Fix Americas Schools Today Act, H.R. 2948 / S 1597. Support the development of well-prepared and effective teachers for all communities, and the equitable distribution of fully prepared, and effective teachers to all students. Support HR 2902. Oppose the inclusion of school voucher programs in the elementary and Secondary Education Act. Oppose any cuts to the Pell grant program, and any changes to the eligibility requirements. Support the definition in HR 2218 to use the academic improvement of disabled, minority and economically disadvantaged students as a criterion for defining what constitutes a high-quality charter school. Oppose the King (IA) amendment to HR 2218 Support the Student Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 998, S. 555. Support making high school drop out rate reporting uniform, support the Every Student Counts Act, H.R. 1419/S. 767. Support designating September as National Childhood Obesity Month. Support H. Res. 339. Oppose any attempt to include language authorizing private school vouchers in ESEA reauthorizing legislation. Express concern about the Department of Education's rule regarding gainful employment claims by private colleges published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2011. Oppose the Financial Services appropriations provisions within the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2012 (H.R. 2354) that would fund the District of Columbia private school voucher program. Oppose the inclusion of any school voucher program, including the The Local Academic Flexible Grant, in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act also known as the "Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, H.R. 3990. Oppose the Student Success Act, which would amend and reauthorize Title I and other parts of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Support the elimination of funding for the District of Columbia private school voucher program in fiscal year 2013. Support an increase in funding for the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement, one of the Federal TRIO Programs. Support extending a low interest rates on Stafford Student loans. Support S. 2343. Support Prosecutors' and Public Defenders' Loan repayment program. Support Tierney (MA) amendment to HR 5326
Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · District of Columbia
Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 265 / H.R. 266. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Oppose school vouchers for DC students; oppose HR 471. Oppose the imposition of petty partisan political positions on the residents of DC. Oppose the Financial Services appropriations provisions within the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2012 (H.R. 2354) that would fund the District of Columbia private school voucher program. Support the elimination of funding for the District of Columbia private school voucher program in fiscal year 2013.
Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Education
Promote quality and equitable public educational opportunities for all Americans, from pre-school through advanced degrees. Support the improvement and uniformalization of high school drop out / retention rates. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" regulation. Support repeal of provision in HEA delaying or denying financial aid to students convicted of minor drug offenses. Ensure that access to college loans is not affected by the credit crunch. Support educational equity between public elementary schools. Support public school construction bonds. Support increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Support increased federal funding for before- and after-school programs. Support financial literacy programs. Oppose funding for DC School vouchers; oppose H.R. 471. Oppose cuts in PELL grants for college students; Support repealing the "Rule of Nine" under the School Improvement Grants program and supported allowing school districts to use the "Transformation Model" when attempting to transform failing schools. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives in schools. Oppose "high stakes testing"' in public schools. Support an approach to accountability in the reauthorization of the elementary and Secondary Education Act that allows for targeted interventions that are tailored to properly address the spectrum of challenges that schools face in improving achievement and graduation rates, closing gaps, and reducing barriers to learning. Create a stable supply of qualified and effective educators for all communities; do not weaken the definition of a "highly qualified teacher". Oppose cuts to education, pre-school through college, in education funds on HR 1 / HR 1437. Oppose efforts to reduce or eliminate the Education Jobs fund. Support the School Improvement Grant program. Oppose allowing military families with children with special needs to use school vouchers. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support a strict yet flexible policy for bullying. Support research and education for educators to help them identify and deal with bullying. Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support placing a highly effective teacher in every classroom. Support public school construction / modernization / repair / renovation as proposed by the American Jobs Act, HR 12 / S 1549 / S. 1660 and the Fix Americas Schools Today Act, H.R. 2948 / S 1597. Support the development of well-prepared and effective teachers for all communities, and the equitable distribution of fully prepared, and effective teachers to all students. Support HR 2902. Oppose the inclusion of school voucher programs in the elementary and Secondary Education Act. Oppose any cuts to the Pell grant program, and any changes to the eligibility requirements. Support the definition in HR 2218 to use the academic improvement of disabled, minority and economically disadvantaged students as a criterion for defining what constitutes a high-quality charter school. Oppose the King (IA) amendment to HR 2218 Support the Student Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 998, S. 555. Support making high school drop out rate reporting uniform, support the Every Student Counts Act, H.R. 1419/S. 767. Support designating September as National Childhood Obesity Month. Support H. Res. 339. Oppose any attempt to include language authorizing private school vouchers in ESEA reauthorizing legislation. Express concern about the Department of Education's rule regarding gainful employment claims by private colleges published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2011. Oppose the Financial Services appropriations provisions within the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2012 (H.R. 2354) that would fund the District of Columbia private school voucher program. Oppose the inclusion of any school voucher program, including the The Local Academic Flexible Grant, in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act also known as the "Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, H.R. 3990. Oppose the Student Success Act, which would amend and reauthorize Title I and other parts of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Oppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills. Support the elimination of funding for the District of Columbia private school voucher program in fiscal year 2013. Support an increase in funding for the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement, one of the Federal TRIO Programs. Support extending a low interest rates on Stafford Student loans. Support S. 2343. Support Prosecutors' and Public Defenders' Loan repayment program. Support Tierney (MA) amendment to HR 5326
Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · District of Columbia
H.R.1269/S.680, National Women's History Museum Act, in support of a national women's history museum; H.R.471/S.206, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, in opposition to the extension and expansion of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program.
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 827, H.R 471, H.R 1214, H.R 2025, H.R 2217, H.R 2514, CEDAW, and LOST on national sovereignty; S. 192, S. 906, H.R 3, and H.R 1216, H.R 3803, and H.R 3805 on abortion standards and funding; S. 206, S. 827, H.R 471, H.R 998, H.R 1214, H.R 2514, H.R 3541, on education; S. 165 and H.R 361 on healthcare funding; S.555, S. 1467, S. 2043, H.R 1179, H.R 3982, H.R 3897, and H. Con Res 13 on religious liberty; S. 1241 and H.R 2299, on sex trafficking; S. 1308 and H.R 1981, on pornography; S. 1301, H.R 2830, and H.R 3589 on government accountability; H.R 1540, H.R 1578, on family issues.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Education
School reform: ESEA reauthorization (no bill #), Student Success Act (H.R. 3989), Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (H.R. 3990), Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891), State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 1547/S. 833), Graduation Promise Act (H.R. 778/S. 1177), Statistical Teaching, Aptitude and Training Act (H.R. 1817), and Scholarships for Opportunity Results Act (H.R. 471/S. 206) School reform (cont.): Achievement through Prevention Act (S. 541), STAR Act (S. 959), Secondary School Reform Act (S. 1306), Education for Tomorrow's Jobs Act (H.R. 3154/S. 1686), and Engaging Students through Service Learning Act (H.R. 5436) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act (H.R. 2272/S. 929) and Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (no bill #), Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act (S. 1250), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (S. 1674), and School Leadership program School construction: Fix Americas Schools Today Act (H.R. 2948/S. 1597) and Rebuild America Act (S. 2252) Discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 998/S. 555) School safety: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 469) and Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381) Rural education: Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act (S. 567) National Assistant Principals Week resolution (H. Res. 195) National Principals Month resolution (H. Res. 415/S. Res. 277) Education technology: Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (S. 1178) and Enhancing Education through Technology program Common core state standards, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, IDEA, career and technical education, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Race to the Top for districts, and student loans
Client expense: $130,421 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Education
H.R.471/S.206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act; supported entire bill; H.R.998/S.555 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011; opposed entire bill; S.506/H.R.1649 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011; concerned about provisions in the bill.
Client expense: $25,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Education
Monitor Higher education initiatives; Education research and Teacher professional development issues. Monitor Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Supplemental Education Services, Adequate Yearly Progress, Teacher training certification issues; and non-public school issues. Monitor H.R.2117, Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education, Monitor generally. Monitor H.R.471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, Monitor DC Opportunity Scholarship Program Monitor Teacher training issues: H.R.2445, State and Local Funding Flexibility Act H.R.2218, Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act HR 1891, Setting New Priorities for Education Spending Act Monitor AmeriCorp related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · District of Columbia
Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 265 / H.R. 266. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Oppose school vouchers for DC students; oppose HR 471. Oppose the imposition of petty partisan political positions on the residents of DC. Oppose the Financial Services appropriations provisions within the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2012 (H.R. 2354) that would fund the District of Columbia private school voucher program.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Education
Promote quality and equitable public educational opportunities for all Americans, from pre-school through advanced degrees. Support the improvement and uniformalization of high school drop out / retention rates. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" regulation. Support repeal of provision in HEA delaying or denying financial aid to students convicted of minor drug offenses. Ensure that access to college loans is not affected by the credit crunch. Support educational equity between public elementary schools. Support public school construction bonds. Support increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Support increased federal funding for before- and after-school programs. Support financial literacy programs. Oppose funding for DC School vouchers; oppose H.R. 471. Oppose cuts in PELL grants for college students; Support repealing the "Rule of Nine" under the School Improvement Grants program and supported allowing school districts to use the "Transformation Model" when attempting to transform failing schools. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives in schools. Oppose "high stakes testing"' in public schools. Support an approach to accountability in the reauthorization of the elementary and Secondary Education Act that allows for targeted interventions that are tailored to properly address the spectrum of challenges that schools face in improving achievement and graduation rates, closing gaps, and reducing barriers to learning. Create a stable supply of qualified and effective educators for all communities; do not weaken the definition of a "highly qualified teacher". Oppose cuts to education, pre-school through college, in education funds on HR 1 / HR 1437. Oppose efforts to reduce or eliminate the Education Jobs fund. Support the School Improvement Grant program. Oppose allowing military families with children with special needs to use school vouchers. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support a strict yet flexible policy for bullying. Support research and education for educators to help them identify and deal with bullying. Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support placing a highly effective teacher in every classroom. Support public school construction / modernization / repair / renovation as proposed by the American Jobs Act, HR 12 / S 1549 / S. 1660 and the Fix Americas Schools Today Act, H.R. 2948 / S 1597. Support the development of well-prepared and effective teachers for all communities, and the equitable distribution of fully prepared, and effective teachers to all students. Support HR 2902. Oppose the inclusion of school voucher programs in the elementary and Secondary Education Act. Oppose any cuts to the Pell grant program, and any changes to the eligibility requirements. Support the definition in HR 2218 to use the academic improvement of disabled, minority and economically disadvantaged students as a criterion for defining what constitutes a high-quality charter school. Oppose the King (IA) amendment to HR 2218 Support the Student Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 998, S. 555. Support making high school drop out rate reporting uniform, support the Every Student Counts Act, H.R. 1419/S. 767. Support designating September as National Childhood Obesity Month. Support H. Res. 339. Oppose any attempt to include language authorizing private school vouchers in ESEA reauthorizing legislation. Express concern about the Department of Education's rule regarding gainful employment claims by private colleges published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2011. Oppose the Financial Services appropriations provisions within the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2012 (H.R. 2354) that would fund the District of Columbia private school voucher program. Oppose the inclusion of any school voucher program, including the The Local Academic Flexible Grant, in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act also known as the "Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, H.R. 3990. Oppose the Student Success Act, which would amend and reauthorize Title I and other parts of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · District of Columbia
H.R.1269/S.680, National Women's History Museum Act, in support of a national women's history museum; H.R.471/S.206, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, in opposition to the extension and expansion of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, White House Office
2012 · first_quarter · Education
H.R.471/S.206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act; supported entire bill; H.R.998/S.555 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011; opposed entire bill; S.506/H.R.1649 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011; concerned about provisions in the bill.
Client expense: $25,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Issues regarding: executive nominations, appropriations, health care, national motto, death tax, protecting life, foreign relations, parental rights, marriage amendment, judicial nominations, indecency, gambling, DADT, sex trafficking, conscience issues, religious liberties, military religious freeom, pornography, taxes, balanced budget, budget and approprations. Bills lobbied: H Con Res 13, HR 1, HR 2, HR 3, HR 361, HR 471, HR 998, HR 1179, HR 1214, HR 1216, HR 1467, HR 1540, HR 1981, HR 2025, HR 2217, HR 2299, HR 2514, HR 2830, HR 2897, HR 3541, HR 3589, HR 3803, HR 3805, HR 3828, HR 3982, S 165, S 192, S 206, S 555, S 827, S 906, S 1241, S 1301, S 1308, S 1467, S 2043.
Client expense: $20,046 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Education
Monitor Higher education initiatives; Education research and Teacher professional development issues. Monitor Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Supplemental Education Services, Adequate Yearly Progress, Teacher training certification issues; and non-public school issues. Monitor H.R.2117, Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education, Monitor generally. Monitor H.R.471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, DC Opportunity Scholarship Program Monitor Teacher training issues: H.R.2445, State and Local Funding Flexibility Act H.R.2218, Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act HR 1891, Setting New Priorities for Education Spending Act Monitor AmeriCorp and DC Opportunity Scholarship Program:
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Education
School reform: ESEA reauthorization (no bill #), Student Success Act (H.R. 3989), Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (H.R. 3990), Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891), State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 1547/S. 833), Graduation Promise Act (H.R. 778/S. 1177), Statistical Teaching, Aptitude and Training Act (H.R. 1817), and Scholarships for Opportunity Results Act (H.R. 471/S. 206) School reform (cont.): Achievement through Prevention Act (S. 541), STAR Act (S. 959), Secondary School Reform Act (S. 1306), Education for Tomorrow's Jobs Act (H.R. 3154/S. 1686) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act (H.R. 2272/S. 929) and Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (no bill #), Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act (S. 1250), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (S. 1674), and School Leadership program School construction: Fix Americas Schools Today Act (H.R. 2948/S. 1597) and Rebuild America Act (S. 2252) Discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 998/S. 555) School safety: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 469) and Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381) Rural education: Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act (S. 567) National Assistant Principals Week resolution (H. Res. 195) National Principals Month resolution (H. Res. 415/S. Res. 277) Education technology: Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (S. 1178) and Enhancing Education through Technology program Common core state standards, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, IDEA, career and technical education, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, and Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Client expense: $33,615 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation HJ Res 37 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.- Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech HR 1 House Continuing Resolution- Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS, Religion and Belief HIV/AIDS, Religion and Belief; HR 1116 Respect for Marriage Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Relationships; HR 1179 Respect For Rights of Conscience Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 1215 To amend title V of the Social Security Act to convert funding for personal responsibility education programs from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations.- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Freedom, Sex Education;HR 1254 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Synthetic Drugs; HR 1397 Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)- Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; HR 1473 Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; HR 1540 National Defense Authorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers, Military operations in cyberspace, Abortion; HR 166 Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act- Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; HR 1683 National Defense Authorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Military operations in cyberspace; HR 1823 Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Policy; HR 1892 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011- Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight, Violent Extremism, National Security; HR 1932 Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: ICE enforcement, prolonged and indefinite detention; 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 2017 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, detention, Transfers, Violent Extremism, Reproduction Rights, Immigration; HR 2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, Detention, Transfers, Reproductive Rights; HR 2085 MARCH for Military Women Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 2112 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Reentry Policy, Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Civil Rights, Racial Justice, Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients; 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 Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; HR 2181 Deaths in Custody Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Prisoners Death While in Custody; HR 2189 Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011; HR 220 Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National ID, privacy; HR 2212 Democracy Restoration Act- Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Racial Justice; HR 2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; HR 2354 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation/Education; HR 2608 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 2721 The Youth PROMISE Act- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 280 Secure the Capitol Act- Issues Lobbied:Privacy; HR 282 To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification- Issues Lobbied: privacy; HR 2830 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation/ Reproductive Rights; HR 3027 Ending Corporal Punishing in Schools Act- Issues Lobbied: Education, Racial Justice, Disability Rights, School Discipline; HR 3070 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act, FY12- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 3116 DHS Authorization FY 2012- Issues Lobbied: Homeland security, Radicalization; HR 312 Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act- Issues Lobbied: privacy; HR 313 Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Drug Conspiracy Law, Criminal Justice; HR 3261 Stop Online Piracy Act- Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 3324 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights;HR 337 Restore Military Readiness Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Rights, Academic Freedom; HR 3451 Bullying, cyberbullying- Issues Lobbied: Free speech; HR 3523 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy, First Amendment; HR 3541 Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 358 Protect Life Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion; HR 3589 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation/ Reproductive Rights; HR 3618 End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 (ERPA)- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 3674 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy, First Amendment; HR 471 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act- Issues Lobbied: Religion and Belief, Government-Funded Religion; HR 483 Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act- Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; HR 495 See Something, Say Something Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; 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 754 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011- Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight; HR 800 Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; HR 96 Internet Freedom Act- Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; HR 963 See Something, Say Something Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; HR 973 To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent the misuse of foreign law in Federal courts- Issues Lobbied: Human Rights/Religious Freedom; HR 98 Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Privacy; HR 998 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 (SNDA)- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Youth and Schools; HR 2017 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied:Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; HR 2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; HR 2219 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; HR 2242 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 2316 The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied:Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; S 1212 Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; S 1214 MARCH for Military Women Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; S 1231 Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Reentry policy; S 1253 National Defense Authorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National Security, detention, transfers; S 1301 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Reproductive Rights, Human Rights, Labor Trafficking; S 1409 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Criminal Justice; S 1458 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012- Issues Lobbied: Violent Extremism, National Security; S 1546 DHS Authorization FY 2012- Issues Lobbied: Homeland securit; S 1599 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012- Issues Lobbied: Sex Education; S 1601 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, FY12- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; S 1670 End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 (ERPA)- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Request introduction of bill; S 169 A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.- Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy S 1712 Equal Access to Justice Act; S 1763 Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; S 1782 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act- Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; S 1867 National Defense Authorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Worldwide War Authority, Guantanamo, National Security, Detention, Transfers, Torture, Religious Freedom, Church- State Separation, Religious Freedom, Church-State Separation, Reproduction Rights; S 1892 Housing Rights for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Act- Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Domestic Violence; S 1925 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act- Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; S 2017 Democracy Restoration Act- Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, Racial Justice; S 206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act- Issues Lobbied: Religion and Belief, Government-Funded Religion; S 223 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act- Issues Lobbied: Privacy, aviation security; S 306 National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 413 Cybersecurity- Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Privacy; S 505 Suspicious Activity Reports- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; S 549 Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011; S 554 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks- Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; S 555 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 (SNDA)- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Youth and Schools, Free Speech; S 598 Respect for Marriage Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Church-State Separation, Religious Freedom, Reproductive Rights; S 605 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011- Issues Lobbied: Synthetic Drugs; S 719 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2011- Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight; 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 811 Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)- Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S 968 PROTECT IP- Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; SJ Res 6 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.- Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech Congressional Issues w/o bills Radicalization - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates - Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights; Campaign Disclosure Draft Bill - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; CERD Implementation - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Racial Justice; CMS-9992-IFC2, Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Comments on the proposed rule for OFCCP compensation data tool - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Labor; Federal Contracting; Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: National ID, employment verification, privacy; Considered Executive Order on Human Rights - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Controlled Unclassified Information - Issues Lobbied: EO, Possible legislation, Open Government; COPPA - Issues Lobbied: Online privacy; Counsel for Incompetent Detainees ; Creation of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Cyberbullying ; 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; Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Electronic medical records - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Education, Racial Justice, School Discipline, LGBT, Youth and Schools; Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; FBI Mapping - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling; 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; FERPA Privacy Regulations - Issues Lobbied: Student privacy; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; Freedom of Information Act comment - Issues Lobbied: Open government; FY 2012 Approps ; Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Gene Patents - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Government Watch Lists - Issues Lobbied: Due process, privacy; Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Capital Punishment; Health Care and Contraception - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Human Rights Crisis In Puerto Rico - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Racial Justice; ICE detention facilities/ conditions ; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; JUSTICE Act - Issues Lobbied: Patriot Act Reform, Intelligence Oversight, Civil Liberties, Privacy, National Security; Juvenile Life without Parole - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice; Legislative response to Wal-Mart v. Dukes - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; Racial Justice; Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation/Civil Rights; License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Location tracking; Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act/ Sentencing Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing; Material support for terrorism - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Due Process; Media Ownership - Issues Lobbied: Media diversity, civil rights; National security letters / Electronic Privacy Communications Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215; Net Neutrality ; NYPD Spying - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy; Over-Classification Reduction - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; Patriot Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues; PREA rule covering immigration detainees ; Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, LGBT Rights; Racial Profiling ; Radicalization of American Muslims - Issues Lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national security; REAL ID - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, National ID; Regulations re home health care workers - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Labor; Racial Justice; Womens Rights; Religious Liberty ; Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: FOIA and whistleblower protections; S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, etc. ; SAVE Native American Women Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; School Diversity Guidance Interpreting PICS (Parents Involved in Community Schools) - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; School Diversity; Secure Communities - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Racial Profiling; Sentencing Commission Guidelines - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; Single sex education - Issues Lobbied: Sex discrimination; State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National security, civil liberties, whistleblower protection; Supportive School Discipline Initiative - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; School Discipline; Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Syringe Access Bill - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, HIV/AIDS; The Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; The Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; The Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; USCCR Reforms - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Education; Racial Justice; LGBT Rights; Use of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Violence against women and conflicting claims of domestic violence - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; Voting Rights Statement - Issues Lobbied: VRA Enforcement- Voter ID/ Voter Suppression laws - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; White House Cybersecurity Proposal - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, national security, free speech, privacy; White House Privacy Report - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; E.O. 12958- Issues Lobbied: Improving classification policy Agencies ICE - Issues Lobbied: Secure Communities, S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, etc., ICE enforcement, prolonged and indefinite detention, Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011, ICE detention facilities/ conditions; DHS - Issues Lobbied: Prosecutorial discretion, ICE enforcement, PREA rule covering immigration detainees, 287(g) program, Secure Communities, Use of datamining technologies by the government, National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling, See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 , Privacy, National ID, REAL ID, Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis, Due process, privacy, Government Watch Lists, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance Reform, DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, National Security, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, domestic spying, fusion centers, EO, Possible legislation, Open Government, Controlled Unclassified Information, National ID, employment verification, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, ICE enforcement, prolonged and indefinite detention, Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011; White House - Issues Lobbied: Improving classification policy, Racial profiling, FY 2013 CBP Budget, 287(g) program, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers,Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers, First Amendment, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Creating of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, EO, Possible legislation, Open Government, Controlled Unclassified Information, Detention, LGBT, Youth and Schools, A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; DOJ - Issues Lobbied: PREA rule covering immigration detainees, S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, etc., Good Time Credit, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers, Voter ID, Voter Supression laws, Racial Justice, The Juvenille Justice and Deliquincy Prevention Reauthorization Act, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011, Civil Rights, Capital Punishment, The Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act, The Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act, Education, Racial Justice, School Discipline, Education, Racial Justice, School Diversity, LGBT Rights, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards, National Security, Privacy, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues, Church-State Separation, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Life without Parole, Indigent Defense Reform, Due process, privacy, Government Watch Lists, Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Case, Open government, Freedom of Information Act comment, Federal Over-criminalization, National Security, Privacy, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, Police Practices, Request introduction of bill, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 (ERPA), Fourth Amendment, location tracking, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers, Surveillance, Free Speech, First Amendment, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011, CERD Implementation, Human Rights, FBI investigative authorities, civil rights, Detention, A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Attorney General; Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates, Human Rights Crisis In Puerto Rico, Legislative response to Wal-Mart v. Dukes, Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights.; DOD - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers, Detention, A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; FBI - Issues Lobbied: Secure Communities, Civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national security, Radicalization of American Muslims, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties,law enforcement oversight, open government, FBI Oversight, FBI Mapping, Racial Profiling, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Privacy, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers, FBI investigative authorities, civil rights, Attorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates; HHS - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, CMS-9992-IFC2, Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Electronic Medical Records, Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis, Employment Discrimination, Labor, Federal Contracting, Comments on the proposed rule for OFCCP compensation data tool ; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination, Labor, Federal Contracting, Comments on the proposed rule for OFCCP compensation data tool; NSC - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Improving classification policy; National Archives and Records Administration - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers, EO, Possible legislation, Controlled Unclassified Information; ISOO - Issues Lobbied: Controlled unclassfied information, Open Government; FTC - Issues Lobbied: COPPA, Online Privacy; Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform, First Amendment, Cybersecurity, Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy, First Amendment, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; Cybersecurity Coordinator - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy, First Amendment, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011; Office of the Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; NEC - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; DOE - Issues Lobbied: Education, Racial Justice, School Discipline, Single sex education, Sex Discrimination, Education, Racial Justice, School Diversity, Student privacy, FERPA Privacy Regulations, Education, LGBT, Youth and Schools, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization; Domestic Policy Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination, Labor, Racial Justice, Womens Rights, Regulations re home health care workers, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Police Practices, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act; Corporation for National and Community Service - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; EPA - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; HUD - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination, Violance against women and conflicting claims of domestic violence, Women's Rights, Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; SBD - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; USAID - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Department of Agriculture - Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; VA- Issues Lobbied: Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Treasury Department - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Due Process, Material support for terrorism; FCC - Issues Lobbied: Media diversity, civil rights; Department of Engery - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification, Church-State Separation, Civil Rights, Letter regarding federally funded hiring discrimination and case-by-case analysis; Office of Personnel Management - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; OMB - Issues Lobbied: FY 2013 CBP Budget, 287(g) program, Secure Communities, Privacy, National ID, REAL ID, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; GOA - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Racial Profiling, Secure Communities; Office of Justice Programs - Issues Lobbied: The Juvenille Justice and Deliquincy Prevention Reauthorization Act, Racial Justice, Juvenille Justice, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, The Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011; Office of Juvenille Justice and Deliquincy Prevention - Issues Lobbied: The Juvenille Justice and Deliquincy Prevention Reauthorization Act, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenille Justice; USCCR- Issues Lobbied: Human rights, Education, Racial Justice, LGBT Rights; Executive Office of the President Cybersecurity Coordinator - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security, Free Speech, Privacy; Bureau of Prisons - Issues Lobbied: Good Time Credit; CRT - Issues Lobbied: S.B. 1070- style bills state and local enforcement issues: Alabama H.B. 56, etc.; Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - Issues Lobbied: Secure Communities; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs - Issues Lobbied: PREA rule covering immigration detainees; U.S. Sentencing Commision - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act/ Sentencing Reform
Client expense: $395,532 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2011 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R.1419/S.767, Every Student Counts Act, in support of better accountability for high schools through uniform graduation rates; H.R.1648/S.506, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; H.R.458/S.1269, High School Athletics Accountability Act/High School Data Transparency Act of 2011, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; H.R.471/S.206, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, in opposition to the extension and expansion of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program; H.R.998/S.555, Student Nondiscrimination Act, to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.540, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2011, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; Elementary and Secondary Education Act, in support of strengthening STEM education for minorities and girls, reauthorize the Women's Educational Equity Act, reducing high stakes testing, making funding mandatory, expanding the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, including bullying and harassment prevention provisions, making science a required component of the accountability measure, better disaggregation and cross tabulation in data collection and reporting, in support of robust accountability, support for secondary schools and dropout prevention, and inclusion of the ATTAIN Act; in support of rescinding 2006 single-sex education regulations; in support of accountability in Perkins Act programs; H.R.2016/S.834, Campus Sexual Assault Elimination Act, in support of strengthening sexual assault prevention programs and response policies on college campuses; H.R.1842/S.952, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011, in support of allowing undocumented students, raised in the US, to go to college, contribute to the nations economy, and start on the pathway to citizenship; S.919, Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011, in support of developing and implementing comprehensive programs and strategies to foster positive conditions for learning in public schools; S.929, Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act, in support of state and local school-based literacy programs that span from birth to grade twelve; H.R.1821/S.941, Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011, in support of family engagement in education; H.R.2218, Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act, in support of accountability, civil right protections, for charter schools; S.1328, Strengthening Kids Interest in Learning and Libraries (SKILLS) Act, in support of ensuring more students have access to effective school library programs; in support of protecting the maximum Pell Grant and its current eligibility requirements; S.1723, Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act, in support of protecting the jobs of teachers and first responders; S.1178, Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act, in support of technology in K-12 education; S.1597, Fix America's Schools Today Act, in support of modernizing America's schools.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2011 · fourth_quarter · District of Columbia
Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 265 / H.R. 266. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Oppose school vouchers for DC students; oppose HR 471. Oppose the imposition of petty partisan political positions on the residents of DC. Oppose the Financial Services appropriations provisions within the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2012 (H.R. 2354) that would fund the District of Columbia private school voucher program.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2011 · fourth_quarter · Education
Promote quality and equitable public educational opportunities for all Americans, from pre-school through advanced degrees. Support the improvement and uniformalization of high school drop out / retention rates. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" regulation. Support repeal of provision in HEA delaying or denying financial aid to students convicted of minor drug offenses. Ensure that access to college loans is not affected by the credit crunch. Support educational equity between public elementary schools. Support public school construction bonds. Support increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Support increased federal funding for before- and after-school programs. Support financial literacy programs. Oppose funding for DC School vouchers; oppose H.R. 471. Oppose cuts in PELL grants for college students; Support repealing the "Rule of Nine" under the School Improvement Grants program and supported allowing school districts to use the "Transformation Model" when attempting to transform failing schools. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives in schools. Oppose "high stakes testing"' in public schools. Support an approach to accountability in the reauthorization of the elementary and Secondary Education Act that allows for targeted interventions that are tailored to properly address the spectrum of challenges that schools face in improving achievement and graduation rates, closing gaps, and reducing barriers to learning. Create a stable supply of qualified and effective educators for all communities; do not weaken the definition of a "highly qualified teacher". Oppose cuts to education, pre-school through college, in education funds on HR 1 / HR 1437. Oppose efforts to reduce or eliminate the Education Jobs fund. Support the School Improvement Grant program. Oppose allowing military families with children with special needs to use school vouchers. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support a strict yet flexible policy for bullying. Support research and education for educators to help them identify and deal with bullying. Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support placing a highly effective teacher in every classroom. Support public school construction / modernization / repair / renovation as proposed by the American Jobs Act, HR 12 / S 1549 / S. 1660 and the Fix Americas Schools Today Act, H.R. 2948 / S 1597. Support the development of well-prepared and effective teachers for all communities, and the equitable distribution of fully prepared, and effective teachers to all students. Support HR 2902. Oppose the inclusion of school voucher programs in the elementary and Secondary Education Act. Oppose any cuts to the Pell grant program, and any changes to the eligibility requirements. Support the definition in HR 2218 to use the academic improvement of disabled, minority and economically disadvantaged students as a criterion for defining what constitutes a high-quality charter school. Oppose the King (IA) amendment to HR 2218 Support the Student Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 998, S. 555. Support making high school drop out rate reporting uniform, support the Every Student Counts Act, H.R. 1419/S. 767. Support designating September as National Childhood Obesity Month. Support H. Res. 339. Oppose any attempt to include language authorizing private school vouchers in ESEA reauthorizing legislation. Express concern about the Department of Education's rule regarding gainful employment claims by private colleges published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2011. Oppose the Financial Services appropriations provisions within the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY 2012 (H.R. 2354) that would fund the District of Columbia private school voucher program.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2011 · fourth_quarter · Education
School reform: ESEA reauthorization (no bill #), Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891), State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 1547/S. 833), Graduation Promise Act (H.R. 778/S. 1177), Statistical Teaching, Aptitude and Training Act (H.R. 1817), Scholarships for Opportunity Results Act (H.R. 471/S. 206), Achievement through Prevention Act (S. 541), STAR Act (S. 959), and Secondary School Reform Act (S. 1306) School reform (cont.): Education for Tomorrow's Jobs Act (H.R. 3154/S. 1686) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act (H.R. 2272/S. 929) and Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (no bill #), Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act (S. 1250), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (S. 1674), and School Leadership program School construction: Fix Americas Schools Today Act (H.R. 2948/S. 1597) Discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 998/S. 555) School safety: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 469) and Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381) Rural education: Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act (S. 567) National Assistant Principals Week resolution (H. Res. 195) National Principals Month resolution (H. Res. 415/S. Res. 277) Education technology: Achievement through Technology and Innovation Act (S. 1178) and Enhancing Education through Technology program Common core state standards, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, IDEA, career and technical education, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, and Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Client expense: $127,798 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R.471/S.206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act; supported entire bill; H.R.998/S.555 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011; opposed entire bill; S.506/H.R.1649 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011; concerned about provisions in the bill.
Client expense: $25,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2011 · third_quarter · Education
School reform: ESEA reauthorization (no bill #), Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891), State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 1547/S. 833), Graduation Promise Act (H.R. 778/S. 1177), Statistical Teaching, Aptitude and Training Act (H.R. 1817), Scholarships for Opportunity Results Act (H.R. 471/S. 206), Achievement through Prevention Act (S. 541), STAR Act (S. 959), and Secondary School Reform Act (S. 1306) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2272/S. 929) and Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program Discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 998/S. 555) School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (no bill #), Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act (S. 1250), and School Leadership program School safety: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 469) and Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381) Rural education: Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act (S. 567) National Assistant Principals Week resolution (H. Res. 195) National Principals Month resolution (H. Res. 415/S. Res. 277) Education technology: Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act (S. 1178) and Enhancing Education through Technology program Common core standards, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, IDEA, career and technical education, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, and Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Client expense: $55,190 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · first_quarter · Education
Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Federal Guidelines on the use of race and integration; Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act H.R. 471; Teacher Qualifications
Client expense: $9,712 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · District of Columbia
Congressional representation for the residents of the District of Columbia. Support H.R. 265 / H.R. 266. Ensuring that local laws are not overridden by Congress. Oppose school voouchers for DC students; oppose HR 471. Oppose the imposition of petty partisan politiccal positions on the residents of DC
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Education
Promote quality and equitable public educational opportunities for all Americans, from pre-school through advanced degrees. Support the improvement and uniformalization of high school drop out / retention rates. Support the Department of Education's proposed "Gainful Employment" regulation. Support repeal of provision in HEA delaying or denying financial aid to students convicted of minor drug offenses. Ensure that access to college loans is not affected by the credit crunch. Support educational equity between public elementary schools. Support public school construction bonds. Support increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Support increased federal funding for before- and after-school programs. Support financial literacy programs. Oppose funding for DC School vouchers; oppose H.R. 471. Oppose cuts in PELL grants for college students; Support repealing the "Rule of Nine" under the School Improvement Grants program and supported allowing school districts to use the "Transformation Model" when attempting to transform failing schools. Support Restorative Justice Initiaves in schools. Oppose "high stakes testing"' in public schools. Support an approach to accountability in the reauthorization of the lementary and Secondary Education Act that allows for targeted interventions that are tailored to properly address the spectrum of challenges that schools face in improving achievement and graduation rates, closing gaps, and reducing barriers to learning. Create a stable supply of qualified and effective educators for all communities; do not weaken the definition of a "hghly qualified teacher". Oppose cuts to education, pre-school through college, in education funds on HR 1 / HR 1437. Oppose efforts to reducde or eliminate the Education Jobs fund. Support the School Improvement Grant program. Oppose allowing militaryfamilies with children with special needs to use school vouchers. Support S. 919, the Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011. Support a strict yet flexible policy for bullying. suupport research and education for educators to help them identify and deal with bullying. Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support placing a highly effective teacher in every classroom. Support public school construction / modernization / repair / renovation as proposed by the American Jobs Act, HR 12 / S 1549 and the Fix Americas Schools Today Act, H.R. 2948 / S 1597. Support the development of well-prepared and effective teachers for all communities, and the equitable distribution of fully prepared, and effective teachers to all students. Support HR 2902. Oppose the inclusion of school vooucher programs in the elementary and Secondary Education Act. Oppose any cuts to the Pell grant program, and any changes to the eligibility requirements. Support the definition in HR 2218 to use the acedemic improvement of disbled, minority and economically disadvantaged students as a criterion for defining what constitutes a high-quality charter school. Oppose the King (IA) amendment to HR 2218
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 22 CFR Part 205: RIN 0412 AA-69: Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 58, Pgs. 16712-14, Friday, March 25, 2011) American Jobs Act (H.R. 12) and related Administration initiatives Balanced budget amendments to the Constitution of the United States, especially H.J.Res. 1 District of Columbia abortion provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) District of Columbia voucher provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, also potential consideration through debt ceiling negotiations Executive Order 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity 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 Executive Order 8802 Reaffirming Policy Of Full Participation In The Defense Program By All Persons, Regardless Of Race, Creed, Color, Or National Origin, And Directing Certain Action In Furtherance Of Said Policy 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 Family planning, sex education, adolescent health, and teen pregnancy prevention provisions under and potential amendments to the FY12 Administration Budget and FY 12 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations (H.R. 3070 and S. 1599, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), especially those related to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative, the Personal Responsibility Education Program, Centers for Disease Control: Division of Adolescent Health, and abstinence-only-until-marriage programs H.Con.Res. 34 FY12 Budget Resolution H.R. 1 Section 1548 FY11 Continuing Resolution H.R. 1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content H.R. 3 and S. 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act H.R. 358 and S. 877 Protect Life Act H.R. 471 and S. 206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act House Judiciary Committee, May 3, 2011, Oversight Hearing on the United States Department of Justice House Judiciary Committee: 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 Implementing the Contract for the American Dream, especially as it relates to investing in American infrastructure, education, green technology, and healthcare; a return to fairer tax rates; ensuring that workers have living wages and the right to organize; and keeping our democracy accountable and responsive to the American people Implementing the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, Section 571, especially the Dont Tell Repeal Act (Public Law No: 111-321) and its requirement for certification by the President, Secretary of Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, as well as 112th Congress oversight (incl. committee amendments to H.R. 1540 by Reps. Hunter, Akin, Palazzo, and Hartzler, H.R. 1540 Sections 533, 534, and 535, and potential amendments to S. 981) Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships 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, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE: 5 CFR Part 792: RIN 3296-AL36: Agency Use of Appropriated Funds for Child Care Costs for Lower Income Employees (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 145, Pgs. 45208-11, Thursday, July 28, 2011) Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007) Public Law No: 112-10 Section 1535 and Division C FY11 Continuing Resolution Reproductive healthcare provisions in healthcare reform, incl. specific amendments (111th House: H.R. 3962 Amdt 509, Rules Cmte #108, and Energy/Commerce Cmte Amdts; 111th Senate: H.R. 3590 Amdt 2962), other related language, and applicable provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law No: 111-148), as well as applicable provisions in the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (112th: H.R. 3 and S. 906) and the Protect Life Act (112th: H.R. 358 and S. 877) Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Hate crimes statistics tracked by the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Uniform Crime Reporting Program
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 22 CFR Part 205: RIN 0412 AA-69: Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 58, Pgs. 16712-14, Friday, March 25, 2011) Comprehensive agency review of existing benefits structures to see where existing law might permit recognition of same-sex domestic partnerships (per White House Memo, June 17, 2009) and subsequent implementation overseen by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) (per White House Memo, June 2, 2010) Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, 111th H.J.Res. 74, 111th H.J.Res. 82, 111th H.J.Res. 84, 111th S.J.Res. 28, and 111th S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 78 District of Columbia voucher provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1397 and S. 811) and related state legislation (especially Nevada Assembly Bill 211) Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, also potential consideration through debt ceiling negotiations Every Child Deserves a Family Act (111th: H.R. 3827/4806) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1681 and Senate draft) Executive Order 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity 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 Executive Order 8802 Reaffirming Policy Of Full Participation In The Defense Program By All Persons, Regardless Of Race, Creed, Color, Or National Origin, And Directing Certain Action In Furtherance Of Said Policy 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 Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (111th: H.R. 2132 and S. 3680) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 2364 and S. 1283, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) H.R. 1 Section 1548 FY11 Continuing Resolution 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. 471 and S. 206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act House Judiciary Committee, May 3, 2011, Oversight Hearing on the United States Department of Justice House Judiciary Committee: 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 Implementing the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, Section 571, especially the Dont Tell Repeal Act (Public Law No: 111-321) and its requirement for certification by the President, Secretary of Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, as well as 112th Congress oversight (incl. committee amendments to H.R. 1540 by Reps. Hunter, Akin, Palazzo, and Hartzler, H.R. 1540 Sections 533, 534, and 535, and potential amendments to S. 981) Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships Inclusion of housing discrimination against same-sex couples in the work of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Inclusion of lesbian couples in the work of the Department of Justices Violence Against Women Office Inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity demographic questions in large-scale federally supported surveys especially key public health surveys managed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the American Community Survey, the Current Population Survey, the Survey of Income and Program Participation, the National Crime Victimization Survey, and the National Incident-Based Reporting System, as supported by existing inclusion in surveys such as the National Survey of Family Growth, the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, the General Social Survey, Centers for Disease Control: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, and various HIV/AIDS surveillance instruments Marriage equality and implementation of the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) 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, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) 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., and Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE: 5 CFR Part 792: RIN 3296-AL36: Agency Use of Appropriated Funds for Child Care Costs for Lower Income Employees (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 145, Pgs. 45208-11, Thursday, July 28, 2011) 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: 112-10 Section 1535 and Division C FY11 Continuing Resolution Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Reintroduction of the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (111th: H.R. 2517 and S. 1102) Reintroduction of the Ending LGBT Health Disparities Act (111th: H.R. 3001) Reintroduction of the Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act (111th: H.R. 2625 and S. 1153) Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 1796) and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 1) S. 1258 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act 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 Senate Judiciary Committee, July 20, 2011, S.598, The Respect for Marriage Act: Assessing the Impact of DOMA on American Families Senate Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, September 8, 2011, New State Voting Laws: Barriers to the Ballot? Shareholder Protection Act (111th: H.R. 4537/4790) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 2517 and S. 1360, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) State electoral reform efforts, especially voter identification legislation, and their potential impact on racial and ethnic minorities and other disadvantaged populations 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) Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare 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), as well as Department of Justice (DOJ) removal proceedings and prosecutorial discretion available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding UAFA-eligible individuals 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 Right-left tensions related to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the tenth anniversary of those attacks, and our current political climate, especially as those tensions relate to the treatment of Muslims in America and detainee treatment and detention policies Hearings on Muslim radicalization in America conducted by the House Committee on Homeland Security H.Con.Res. 34 - FY12 Budget Resolution Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Hate crimes statistics tracked by the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Uniform Crime Reporting Program H.R. 1519 and S. 797 Paycheck Fairness Act Public Law No: 111-2 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act To-be-introduced omnibus legislation supporting the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans Congressional response to the Wal-Mart v. Dukes decision
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · District of Columbia
District of Columbia abortion provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) District of Columbia voucher provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, also potential consideration through debt ceiling negotiations H.R. 1 Section 1548 FY11 Continuing Resolution H.R. 3 and S. 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act H.R. 471 and S. 206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act 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, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Public Law No: 112-10 Section 1535 and Division C FY11 Continuing Resolution
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Religion
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 22 CFR Part 205: RIN 0412 AA-69: Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 58, Pgs. 16712-14, Friday, March 25, 2011) District of Columbia voucher provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1397 and S. 811) and related state legislation (especially Nevada Assembly Bill 211) Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, also potential consideration through debt ceiling negotiations Executive Order 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity 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 Executive Order 8802 Reaffirming Policy Of Full Participation In The Defense Program By All Persons, Regardless Of Race, Creed, Color, Or National Origin, And Directing Certain Action In Furtherance Of Said Policy 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 H.R. 1 Section 1548 FY11 Continuing Resolution H.R. 3 and S. 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act H.R. 358 and S. 877 Protect Life Act H.R. 471 and S. 206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act House Judiciary Committee, May 3, 2011, Oversight Hearing on the United States Department of Justice House Judiciary Committee: 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 Implementing the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, Section 571, especially the Dont Tell Repeal Act (Public Law No: 111-321) and its requirement for certification by the President, Secretary of Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, as well as 112th Congress oversight (incl. committee amendments to H.R. 1540 by Reps. Hunter, Akin, Palazzo, and Hartzler, H.R. 1540 Sections 533, 534, and 535, and potential amendments to S. 981) Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships 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, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007) Public Law No: 112-10 Section 1535 and Division C FY11 Continuing Resolution Reproductive healthcare provisions in healthcare reform, incl. specific amendments (111th House: H.R. 3962 Amdt 509, Rules Cmte #108, and Energy/Commerce Cmte Amdts; 111th Senate: H.R. 3590 Amdt 2962), other related language, and applicable provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law No: 111-148), as well as applicable provisions in the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (112th: H.R. 3 and S. 906) and the Protect Life Act (112th: H.R. 358 and S. 877) Right-left tensions related to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the tenth anniversary of those attacks, and our current political climate, especially as those tensions relate to the treatment of Muslims in America and detainee treatment and detention policies Hearings on Muslim radicalization in America conducted by the House Committee on Homeland Security
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Education
Balanced budget amendments to the Constitution of the United States, especially H.J.Res. 1 Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act (H.R. 1842 and S. 952) and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1259 Title I, Subtitle A, Part IV), as well as prosecutorial discretion available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding DREAM-eligible individuals District of Columbia voucher provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, also potential consideration through debt ceiling negotiations Family planning, sex education, adolescent health, and teen pregnancy prevention provisions under and potential amendments to the FY12 Administration Budget and FY 12 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations (H.R. 3070 and S. 1599, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), especially those related to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative, the Personal Responsibility Education Program, Centers for Disease Control: Division of Adolescent Health, and abstinence-only-until-marriage programs H.Con.Res. 34 FY12 Budget Resolution H.R. 1 Section 1548 FY11 Continuing Resolution H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act H.R. 2914 Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act H.R. 471 and S. 206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act Implementing the Contract for the American Dream, especially as it relates to investing in American infrastructure, education, green technology, and healthcare; a return to fairer tax rates; ensuring that workers have living wages and the right to organize; and keeping our democracy accountable and responsive to the American people Public Law No: 112-10 Section 1535 and Division C FY11 Continuing Resolution 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 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)
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Education
H.R.1419/S.767, Every Student Counts Act, in support of better accountability for high schools through uniform graduation rates; H.R.1648/S.506, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; H.R.458/S.1269, High School Athletics Accountability Act/High School Data Transparency Act of 2011, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; H.R.471/S.206, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, in opposition to the extension and expansion of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program; H.R.998/S.555, Student Nondiscrimination Act, to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; H.R.1048/S.540, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2011, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; Elementary and Secondary Education Act, in support of strengthening STEM education for minorities and girls, reauthorize the Women's Educational Equity Act, reducing high stakes testing, making funding mandatory, expanding the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, including bullying and harassment prevention provisions, making science a required component of the accountability measure, better disaggregation and cross tabulation in data collection and reporting, in support of robust accountability, and support for secondary schools and dropout prevention; in support of rescinding 2006 single-sex education regulations; in support of accountability in Perkins Act programs; in support of a strong gainful employment regulation; H.R.2016/S.834, Campus Sexual Assault Elimination Act, in support of strengthening sexual assault prevention programs and response policies on college campuses; H.R.1842/S.952, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011, in support of allowing undocumented students, raised in the US, to go to college, contribute to the nations economy, and start on the pathway to citizenship; S.919, Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011, in support of developing and implementing comprehensive programs and strategies to foster positive conditions for learning in public schools; H.R.2272/S.929, Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act, in support of state and local school-based literacy programs that span from birth to grade twelve; H.R.1821/S.941, Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011, in support of family engagement in education; H.R.2218/S.1566, Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act, in support of accountability, civil right protections, for charter schools; S.1328, Strengthening Kids Interest in Learning and Libraries (SKILLS) Act, in support of ensuring more students have access to effective school library programs; in support of protecting the maximum Pell Grant and its current eligibility requirements.
Client expense: $34,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, White House Office
2011 · second_quarter · Education
H.R.1419/S.767, Every Student Counts Act, in support of better accountability for high schools through uniform graduation rates; H.R.1648/S.506, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; H.R.458/S.1269, High School Athletics Accountability Act/High School Data Transparency Act of 2011, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; H.R.471/S.206, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, in opposition to the extension and expansion of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program; H.R.998/S.555, Student Nondiscrimination Act, to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; H.R.1048/S.540, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2011, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; Elementary and Secondary Education Act, in support of strengthening STEM education for minorities and girls, reauthorize the Women's Educational Equity Act, reducing high stakes testing, making funding mandatory, expanding the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, including bullying and harassment prevention provisions, making science a required component of the accountability measure, better disaggregation and cross tabulation in data collection and reporting, in support of robust accountability, and support for secondary schools and dropout prevention; in support of rescinding 2006 single-sex education regulations; in support of accountability in Perkins Act programs; in support of a strong gainful employment regulation; H.R.2016/S.834, Campus Sexual Assault Elimination Act, in support of strengthening sexual assault prevention programs and response policies on college campuses; H.R.1842/S.952, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011, in support of allowing undocumented students, raised in the US, to go to college, contribute to the nations economy, and start on the pathway to citizenship; S.919, Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act of 2011, in support of developing and implementing comprehensive programs and strategies to foster positive conditions for learning in public schools; H.R.2272/S.929, Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act, in support of state and local school-based literacy programs that span from birth to grade twelve; H.R.1821/S.941, Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011, in support of family engagement in education; H.R.2218/S.1566, Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act, in support of accountability, civil right protections, for charter schools; S.1328, Strengthening Kids Interest in Learning and Libraries (SKILLS) Act, in support of ensuring more students have access to effective school library programs; in support of protecting the maximum Pell Grant and its current eligibility requirements.
Client expense: $34,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, White House Office
2011 · third_quarter · Education
H.R.471/S.206 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act; supported entire bill; H.R.998/S.555 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011; opposed entire bill; (continued next page) S.506/H.R.1649 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011; concerned about provisions in the bill.
Client expense: $25,300 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · second_quarter · Education
School reform: ESEA reauthorization (no bill #), Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891), State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 1547/S. 833), Graduation Promise Act (H.R. 778/S. 1177), Statistical Teaching, Aptitude and Training Act (H.R. 1817), Scholarships for Opportunity Results Act (H.R. 471/S. 206), Achievement through Prevention Act (S. 541), STAR Act (S. 959), and Secondary School Reform Act (S. 1306) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2272/S. 929) and Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program Discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 998/S. 555) School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (no bill #), Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act (S. 1250), and School Leadership program School safety: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 469) and Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381) Rural education: Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act (S. 567) National Assistant Principals Week resolution (H. Res. 195) National Principals Month resolution (H. Res. 415/S. Res. 277) Education technology: Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act (S. 1178) and Enhancing Education through Technology program Common core standards, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, IDEA, career and technical education, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, and Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Client expense: $55,190 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE