Restoring Confidence in Our Democracy Act

S. 2199- Paycheck Fairness Act: entire bill HR 1338- Paycheck Fairness Act: entire bill

Client expense: $14,421 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

S. 815- Employment Non-Discrimination Act: entire bill S. 2199- Paycheck Fairness Act: entire bill HR 1338- Paycheck Fairness Act: entire bill S. 942/HR 1975 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Client expense: $403,685 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

S. 2199 Paycheck Fairness Act: entire bill HR 1338 Paycheck Fairness Act: entire bill

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

S. 815 Employment Non-Discrimination Act: entire billS. 2199 Paycheck Fairness Act: entire bill HR 1338 Paycheck Fairness Act: entire bill

Client expense: $61,957 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Supported amending the Senate rules requiring supermajorities to end debate (specifically, Rule XXII and Rule V), particularly the provision that allows filibusters to motions to amend the rules.Supported efforts to introduce campaign finance disclosure legislation to bring transparency to democratic processes by disclosing the identity of individuals, corporations, unions and other entities making political expenditures in support of or opposition to candidates, including the DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 148). Supported elements of the Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 269), providing for a voluntary system of financing Congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal funds. Supported elements of the Empowering Citizens Act (H.R. 270), providing for a voluntary system of financing Congressional and presidential elections by matching small dollar donations with federal funds. Supported elements of the Grassroots Democracy Act (H.R. 268), providing for a voluntary system of financing Congressional elections using a mix of small private donations and federal funds and establishing a refundable tax credit to encourage grassroots campaign donations. Supported the Restoring Confidence in Our Democracy Act (H.R. 1338), to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office, and treat independent expenditure-only committees ("Super PACs") as political committees, with applicable contribution and source limits. Supported the Voter Empowerment Act (H.R. 12 and S. 123), which would advance reforms to ensure that eligible voters can register and cast ballots without undue burden, regardless of race, age, economic class or disability. In particular, Common Cause supports provisions which would install necessary protections to ensure that all ballots are counted as cast, and provide needed administrative responses to misleading deceptive election practices about the time, place or manner of voting. Supported House Congressional leadership's reauthorization of the Office of Congressional Ethics at the beginning of the 113th Congress, and appointing new board members in a timely fashion. Supported efforts to respond to Citizens United v. FEC with a constitutional amendment that restores the voices of the American people in elections by addressing the constitutional rights of corporate entites and unlimited spending in politics. Urged the Federal Communications Commission to update its rules to ensure that television broadcast viewers are able to know the true identity of the sponsors of political advertisements by disclosing the entity that is actually paying for the message. Urged the President of the United States to nominate a new Federal Communications Commission Chair and Commissioner who will be deeply committed to protecting the public interest by increasing competittion, improving political transparency, promoting media diversity and accessibility, and ensuring an open internet. Urged the Office of Congressional Ethics to reject rulemaking procedures that would impose inappropriately burdensome procedural rules allowing private attorneys to challenge each step of the Office's process in evaluating complaints. Supported efforts to ensure the integrity of voting machines and voting systems in the wake of proposals to enable voting over the internet. Supported efforts of the President of the United States to establish a nonpartisan commission that will evaluate systemic election administration problems that result in long lines at the polls and advised of Common Cause's own findings in its nonpartisan election administration protection work. Opposed efforts to increase the party and aggregate campaign contribution limits because of the risk of government corruption. Urged Congress to hold hearings examining potential legislative solutions to campaign spending, including undisclosed spending, shell corporations used to hide political donors, and Super PAC spending.Urged the Census Bureau to make developing a methodology to tabulate incarcerated people at their home addresses a near term priority in its research and planning fo the 2020 census.