Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2012

H.R. 365, the "National Blue Alert Act," legislation to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the U.S. in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, entire bill. S. 657, the "National Blue Alert Act," legislation to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the U.S. in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, entire bill. H.R. 4309, the "Officer Safety Act of 2012," legislation to permit federal lawenforcement officers to remove cases brought against them involving crimes of violence to federal court, entire bill. S. 2276, the "Officer Safety Act of 2012," legislation to permit federal law enforcement officers to remove cases brought against them involving crimes of violence to federal court, entire bill. H.R. 5742, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2012," legislation to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2016, entire bill. S. 2554, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2012," legislation to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2016, entire bill. H.R. 6281, the "Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2012," legislation to increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers, entire bill. S. 3254, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013," legislative proposals to amend the act to include a provision to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the U.S. in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (no amendment introduced). General eduation and advocacy that the Community Orientated Policing Services (COPS) grant program be held harmless and not receive a funding reduction in the event that the fiscal cliff is not resolved and sequestration is implemented (no specific legislation). Legislative proposals in response to the December 14, 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT (no bill introduced). Legislative proposals to reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (no bill introduced).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2012 (S 2554, HR 5742)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 231, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly limit States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 1896/S. 207, the COPS Improvements Act, would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; H.R. 4018/S. 1696, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act, which would make technical corrections and improvements to the existing act to expedite claims for the families of fallen and injured officers; H.R. 5326, the "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013"; H.R. 5742/S. 2554, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, which would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program; H.R. 6062, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) Program Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize the Byrne-JAG program; S. 250, the Justice for all Reauthorization Act, which would strengthen rights for crime victims and reauthorize several successful grant programs, including the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program and the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program, and take key steps to reduce the continuing backlog of untested rape kits, including providing funding, best practices, and support for law enforcement to ensure that rape kits make their way from police departments to laboratories; S. 955, the Protect Those Who Serve Act, which would authorize up to $500 million in grants to States to provide up to eighty percent (80%) of the costs of the renovation, modernization, and construction of law enforcement facilities; Legislation that would provide funding to the U.S. Park Police to purchase a new air unit; Select components of legislation tentatively entitled the "American Jobs Act" that would fund public safety programs like the hiring grant administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Servies and those supporting public safety and anti-terrorist activity funded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and Issues related to the impact of sequestration on Federal programs supporting State and local law enforcement.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office