Sentencing Reform Act of 2015
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Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to reduce from 20 to 15 years and from life to 25 years the mandatory minimum prison terms for certain nonviolent repeat drug offenses. (A drug offense includes the unlawful import, export, manufacture, or distribution of, or the possession with intent to distribute, a controlled substance.) Additionally, it establishes an enhanced mandatory prison term of up to five years for a drug offense involving heroin that contains fentanyl or fentanyl that is represented or sold as heroin. The bill limits the prior convictions which trigger enhanced mandatory minimum prison terms. (Sec. 3) The bill amends the federal criminal code to expand safety valve eligibility to permit a court to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum for certain nonviolent, cooperative drug defendants with a limited criminal history. (Sec. 4) A court may impose a reduced 5-year (instead of a statutory 10-year) mandatory minimum prison term for certain nonviolent, cooperative defendants convicted of a high-level first-time or low-level repeat drug offense. (A high-level drug offense involves a very substantial drug quantity, such as one kilogram or more of heroin. A low-level drug offense involves a substantial drug quantity, such as 100 grams to 999 grams of heroin.) It reduces the enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for certain defendants who commit a high-level repeat drug offense, use a firearm in a crime of violence or drug offense after a prior conviction for such offense, or unlawfully possess a firearm after three or more prior convictions. It permits retroactive application of such reductions for defendants without a prior serious violent felony conviction, after a court considers certain factors. (Sec. 5) The bill reduces from 25 to 15 years the mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who uses a firearm in a crime of violence or drug offense after a prior conviction for such offense. A court may apply the reductions retroactively, subject to certain exceptions, after considering certain factors. (Sec. 6) It reduces from 15 to 10 years the enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for an armed career criminal convicted of unlawful firearm possession after three prior convictions for violent felonies or serious drug offenses. A court may apply the reductions retroactively, after considering certain factors. (Sec. 7) The bill makes the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive to permit resentencing of a convicted crack cocaine offender sentenced before August 3, 2010. (Sec. 8) The Department of Justice must report to Congress on mandatory minimum sentencing provisions under federal law. (Sec. 9) It expresses the sense of Congress that a comprehensive strategy to reform the criminal justice system must integrate a mental health component.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 698.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-888, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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2018 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.3356 - Prison Reform and Redemption Act H.R.5682 - FIRST STEP Act S.2795 - FIRST STEP Act H.R.2851 - SITSA Act S.1327 - SITSA Act H.R.2899 - Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2017 (and not yet reintroduced Senate companion) S.1856 - Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act H.R.1556 - Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act S.827 - REDEEM Act H.R.1906 - REDEEM Act Package of campaign finance reforms as yet to be introduced in the House of Representatives S. 860, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017, all provisions H.R.1809 - Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3713 - Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, all provisions (114th Congress) S. 1917 - Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017, all provisions
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 1090 - Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017, all provisions. S.2256 - Tax Extender Act of 2017, provisions related to wind energy, fuel cell property, microturbine property, combined heat and power property, and small wind energy property. H.R. 3713 - Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, all provisions (114th Congress) S. 1917 - Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017, all provisions S. 860 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017, all provisions H.R.1809 - Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 H.R.3356 - Prison Reform and Redemption Act H.R.2899 - Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2017 (and not yet reintroduced Senate companion) S.1856/H.R.1556 - Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act S.827/H.R.1906 - REDEEM Act H.R.2034 - Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act Package of campaign finance reforms as yet to be introduced in the House of Representatives
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 3713, Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, all provisions S. 860, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions H.R.1809 - Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 H.R.3356 - Prison Reform and Redemption Act H.R.2899 - Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.1556 - Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act S.1856 - Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act S.1327/H.R.2851 - Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues (SITSA) Act of 2017 S.827/H.R.1906 - REDEEM Act H.R.2034 - Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act S. 1917, Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, all provisions
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Byrne Grants 1033 Surplus Military Equipment H.R. 3713 Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1854 Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.2123, The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 LEOFA H.R. 3713 Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1854 Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| Referred to |
| October 8, 2015 |
| Judiciary Committee | House | Referred to | October 8, 2015 |
| Democratic |
| IL |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Brenda L. Lawrence | Democratic | MI |
| Brian Higgins | Democratic | NY |
| Carlos Curbelo | Republican | FL |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Corrine Brown | Democratic | FL |
| Daniel T. Kildee | Democratic | MI |
| Danny K. Davis | Democratic | IL |
| David A. Trott | Republican | MI |
| David Loebsack | Democratic | IA |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| David Scott | Democratic | GA |
| David Young | Republican | IA |
| Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Doug Collins | Republican | GA |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Frederica S. Wilson | Democratic | FL |
| Gene Green | Democratic | TX |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | FL |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jared Polis | Democratic | CO |
| Jason Chaffetz | Republican | UT |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | WA |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| John Kline | Republican | MN |
| John Lewis | Democratic | GA |
| José E. Serrano | Democratic | NY |
| Joyce Beatty | Democratic | OH |
| Juan Vargas | Democratic | CA |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Karen Bass | Democratic | CA |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic | MN |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Democratic | NY |
| Luis V. Gutiérrez | Democratic | IL |
| Lynn Jenkins | Republican | KS |
| Marcia L. Fudge | Democratic | OH |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Mark Takai | Democratic | HI |
| Mark Takano | Democratic | CA |
| Mia B. Love | Republican | UT |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Mike Bishop | Republican | MI |
| Mike Quigley | Democratic | IL |
| Mimi Walters | Republican | CA |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
| Pedro R. Pierluisi | Democratic | PR |
| Pete Olson | Republican | TX |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Raúl R. Labrador | Republican | ID |
| Richard L. Hanna | Republican | NY |
| Rick Larsen | Democratic | WA |
| Robert A. Brady | Democratic | PA |
| Rod Blum | Republican | IA |
| Sander M. Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Scott Garrett | Republican | NJ |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Steve Chabot | Republican | OH |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Susan A. Davis | Democratic | CA |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | CA |
| Theodore E. Deutch | Democratic | FL |
| Thomas J. Rooney | Republican | FL |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Tom Emmer | Republican | MN |
| Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic | HI |
| Wm. Lacy Clay | Democratic | MO |
Sentencing reforming issues. H.R. 3713: Sentencing Reform Act of 2015. General issues relating to Criminal Justice Reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 86; Safe Students Act - Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions making it unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm in a school zone. H.R. 131 & S. 1308; Interstate Transportation of Firearms or Ammunition - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 402; National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is carrying a valid, government-issued identification document containing that person's photograph and a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state, and who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, to possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 578 & S. 263; Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R. 923 & S. 498; Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authroize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, who is entitled and not prohibited from carry a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence or who is carrying a valid state license or permit to carry a concealed weapon, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document to carry a concealed handgun (which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, other than a machine gun or destructive device) in any state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 986; Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. H.R. 1114 & S. 173; To modify the definition of "antique firearm" - Modifies the definition of "antique firearm" under the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code to cover any firearm manufactured in or before the calendar year that is 100 years before the year in which a determination is made as to whether the firearm is an antique firearm (currently, any firearm manufactured in or before 1898). H.R. 1316 & S. 670; Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 - Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental United States. H.R. 1358; Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015 - To enact into law a framework for deciding whether certain projectiles are armour piercing ammuniton. H.R. 1739; FIREARM Act - To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. H.R. 1745; Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons. H.R. 1858; Crime Gun Tracing Act - To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. H.R. 2137 & S. 1162; Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 - To ensure Federal law enforcement officers remain able to ensure their own safety, and the safety of their families, during a covered furlough. H.R. 2216; Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 2246 & S. 1351; Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions. H.R. 2283; Stope Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 - To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. H.R. 2380; Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. H.R. 2546; Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2015 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. H.R. 2612 & S. 1473; To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R. 2710; Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act - To revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes. H.R. 2732; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 2753; Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - To require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition, and for other purposes. H.R. 2767; Airport Security Act of 2015 - To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes. H.R. 2871; Keeping Guns From Criminals Act - To provide an incentive for firearm owners to sell their firearms safely and responsibly. H.R. 3051; Background Check Completion Act - To eliminate the requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a background check of the prospective transferee within 3 business days. H.R. 3125; Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015 - To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm. H.R. 3375; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the national instant criminal background check system before being allowed to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee. H.R. 3395; Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act - To prevent the illegal sale of firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3411; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. H.R. 3455; Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 3569; Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act - To require the Attorney General to establish a "Good Neighbor" code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3713; Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, To reform sentencing laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 3813; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R. 3853; Gun Dealer Accountability Act, To provide the Attorney General with greater discretion in issuing Federal firearms licenses, and to authorize temporarily greater scrutiny of Federal firearms licensees who have transferred a firearm unlawfully or had 10 or more crime guns traced back to them in the preceding 2 years. H.R. 3888; Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2015, To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3926; Gun Violence Research Act, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provde for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence, and for other purposes. H.R. 4069; No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2015, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale of firearms to individuals suspected of terrorism, and for other purposes. H.R 4135; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. H.R. 4145; To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress on, secure gun storage or safety devices. H.R. 4214; Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax and special occupational tax in respect of firarms and to increase the transfer tax on any other weapon, and for other purposes. H.R. 4237; Protect America Act of 2015, To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, and for other purposes. H.R. 4269; Assasult Weapons Bank of 2015, To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. H.R. 4278; Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015, To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units lof local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 4315; Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to: (1)increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2)promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R. 4316; Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. H.R. 4399; Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. The bill prohibits the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from being immune from legal process. In state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings, the contents of the database: (1)shall be subject to discovery and admissible as evidence; and (2)may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, Testimony or other evidence may also be permitted based on that data. H.R. 4550; PASS Act - To permit qualified law enforcement officers, qualified retired law enforcement officers, and persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or others, in a school zone. H.R. 4703; Family Firearm Protection Act - This bill prohibits a federal government officer or employee from taking an action that limits a firearm transfer between family members, including by way of inheritance, that is more restrictive than limitations in effect as of January 3, 2016. H.R. 4748; Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016 - To ban the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes. H.R. 4905; ATF Enforcement Act - To restore the ability of law enforcement authorities to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4928; Firearms Transfer Improvement Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to amend the requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law where the transaction occurs. H.R. 4952; Fair Federal Firearms Licensing Act - To impose a deadline by which a person whose Federal firearms license has expired, or is surrendered, or revoked, must liquidate the firearms inventory of any business subject to the license, and for other purposes. H.R. 5080; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2016 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 5135; Suppressor Export Act - To amend the Arms Export and Control Act to provide that no regulation issued under section 38(a)(1) of that Act, and no policy or practice in implementing such a regulation, may prohibit the otherwise lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer, or any component, part, accessory or attachment for any firearm silencer, and for other purposes. H.R. 5470; Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require a criminal background check to be conducted before a federally licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer may transfer a large capacity ammunition feeding device to a non-licensee, and to prohibit a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding device from being so transferred until the Attorney General has verified that the prospective transferee has truthfully answered questions about whether the prospective transferee has been contacted recently by Federal law enforcement authorities. H.R. 5494; To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5504; To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5544; Terrorist Screening Database Improvement Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the transfer of a firearm to a person whose name is in the Terrorist Screening Database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5576; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. H. Amdt. 927 to H.R. 766; Amendment clarified that the bill does not prevent federal banking regulators from requesting or requiring a financial institution to terminate a relationship with a customer because (1)the customer poses a threat to national security, (2)is engaged in terrorist financing, (3)is doing business with Iran, North Korea, Syria, or another State Sponsor of Terrorism, or (4)is doing business with an entity in any of those countries. H. Amdt. 928 to H.R. 766; Page 3, strike lines 4 through 9 and insert the following: (1)NOTICE REQUIRED.- Except as provided under paragraph (2), if an appropriate Federal banking agency orders a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account or group of customer accounts, the depository institution shall inform the customer or customers of the justification for the customer's account termination described under subsection (b). H.Amdt. 946 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to delete Title XII which has been enacted into law already; remove outdated year references in short titles, make expenditures under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act subject to appropriation; and add the text of HR 3279, as passed by the House, as a new title XVII. H.Amdt. 957 to 2406 - Amendment to allow a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm or ammunition to transport a firearm or ammunition for any lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully possess, carry, or transport the firearm or ammunition to any other such place if, during the transportation, the firearm is unloaded. H.Res.289; Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congres should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. H.Res.467; Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. S. 1385; Firearm Act of 2015, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. S. 1529; A bill to promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes, To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. S. 1738; Safer Communities Act of 2015 - To protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S. 1751; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. S. 1760; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Preyear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. S. 1834; Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. S. 1977; Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015 - To provide family members and close associates of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S. 2002; Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 - To strengthen our mental health system and improve public safety. S. 2016; Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to promote the responsible transfer of firearms. S. 2192; NICS Reporting Improvement Act, To ensure that States submit all records of individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm to the national instant criminal background check system. S. 2198; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. S. 2213; Background Check Completion Act of 2015, To oprohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. S. 2236; Hearing Protection Act of 2015, To provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns. S. 2323; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. S. 2330; SAFE Check Act, To allow the Attorney General additional time to process background checks for alien firearm purchases, and for other purposes. S. 2377; Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015, To defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and protect and secure the United States, and for other purposes. S. 2469; A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. S. 2544; Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2016 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. S. 2934; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. S. 3058; A bill to require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. S. 3069; A bill to prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives - To prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives. S.Amdt.2908 to S.Amdt.2874; To prohibit Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.Amdt.2910 to S.Amdt.2874; To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists. S.Amdt.2912 to S.Amdt.2874; Relating to the Protect America Act of 2015. S.Amdt.2914 to S.Amdt.2874; To address gun violence, improve the availabilty of recores to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.Amdt.4720 to S.Admt.4685; To authorize the Attorney General to deny requests to transfer a firearm to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt.4750; To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. S.Amdt.4751 to S.Amdt.4750; To address gun violence and improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S.Amdt4858; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt4859 to S.Amdt.4858; To authorize the Attorney General to delay or deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and issuance of Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt.4742 to S.Amdt.4685; An amendment to ensure that terrorists are not able to purchase firearms while providing meaningful due process protections for American citizens.
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
114th Congressional Legislation H.R.47: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devices. H.R.86: Safe Students Act H.R.131: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.224: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.225: Firearm Safety Act of 2015 H.R.226: Keeping Guns from High Risk Individuals Act H.R.307: Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.368: Safe and Responsible Gun Transfer Act H.R.376: Home-Assembled Firearms Restriction Act of 2015 H.R.377: Homemade Firearms Accountability Act of 2015 H.R.378: Responsible Body Armor Possession Act H.R.402: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 H.R.410: Pause for Safety Act of 2015 H.R.528: Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.578: Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 H.R.596: To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes. H.R.923: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 H.R.1076: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 H.R.1114: To modify the definition of "antique firearm". H.R.1180: Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2015 H.R.1217: To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.R.1316: Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 H.R.1329: To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, transfer its functions relating to the Federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws, violent crime, and domestic terrorism to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and transfer its functions relating to the Federal alcohol and tobacco smuggling laws to the Drug Enforcement Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.1365: Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act H.R.1385: Preserving American Privacy Act of 2015 H.R.1449: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.1488: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2015 H.R.1739: FIREARM Act H.R.1745: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.1858: To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. H.R.2137: Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 H.R.2216: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act H.R.2246: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform H.R.2380: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 H.R.2546: Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2015 H.R.2578: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R.2699: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2015 H.R.2753: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.2767: Airport Security Act of 2015 H.R.2871: Keeping Guns From Criminals Act H.R.2917: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2015 H.R.2939: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.2994: Safer Communities Act of 2015 H.R.3020: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R.3051: Background Check Completion Act H.R.3115: Enhancing Safety at Military Installations Act H.R.3125: Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015 H.R.3138: Military Recruiter Right to Carry Act of 2015 H.R.3139: Securing Military Personnel Response Firearm Initiative Act H.R.3146: Military Base Self-Defense Act H.R.3224: Gun Look-Alike Case Act H.R.3126: To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective. H.R.3227: Protecting America's Warriors Act H.R.3375: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the national instant criminal background check system before being allowed to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee. H.R.3395: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.3411: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015 H.R.3425: Firearm Rights Equally Enforced Act H.R.3455: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 H.R.3516: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act H.R.3569: Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act H.R.3713: Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 H.R.3722: Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 H.R.3799: Hearing Protection Act of 2015 H.R.3853: Gun Dealer Accountability Act H.R.3888: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2015 H.R.3830: Reducing Gun Violence in our Neighborhoods Act of 2015 H.R.3926: Gun Violence Research Act H.R.4145: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress on, secure gun storage or safety devices. H.R.4214: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015 H.R.4269: Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 H.R.4278: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015 H.R.4315: Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016 H.R.4320: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2016 H.R.4348: DC Personal Protection Reciprocity Act H.R.4379: Defending Gun Rights Against Executive Overreach Act H.R.4703: Family Firearm Protection Act H.R.4928: Firearms Transfer Improvement Act H.RES.467: Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. H.AMDT.947 to H.R.2406 Amendment sought to prohibit an individual who is prohibited from possessing a firearm by the Gun Control Act from using a public target range. S.173: A bill to modify the definition of "antique firearm" S.213: Look-Alike Weapons Safety Act of 2015 S.225: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.263: A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. S.339: ObamaCare Repeal Act S.405: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 S.407: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2015 S.477: Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 201 S.551: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 S.670: Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 S.995: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S.1308: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. S.1351: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act S.1385: Firearm Act of 2015 S.1473: A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.1520: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015 S.1529: Crime Gun Tracing Act of 2015 S.1594: Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 S.1695: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 S.1735: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2015 S.1738: Safer Communities Act of 2015 S.1751: Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act S.1760: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015 S.1815: A bill to require a process by which members of the Armed Forces may carry a concealed personal firearm on a military installation. S.1819: Securing Military Personnel Response Firearm Initiative Act S.1821: Armed Forces Self-Defense Act S.1823: A bill to safeguard military personnel on Armed Forces military installations by repealing bans on military personnel carrying firearms, and for other purposes. S.1839: Servicemembers Self-Defense Act of 2015 S.1977: Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015 S.1992: Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act S.2002:Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 S.2123: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 S.2198: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015 S.2213: Background Check Completion Act of 2015 S.2236: Hearing Protection Act of 2015 S.2330: SAFE Check Act S.2434: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act S.2469: A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. S.2495: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act S.2594: A bill to provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings. Oppose: Arms Control Import Act Oppose: BATFE M855 framework Oppose: Merrick Garland nomination in U.S. Senate Oppose: Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer
Client expense: $342,067 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
114th Congressional Legislation H.R.47: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devices. H.R.86: Safe Students Act H.R.131: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.224: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.225: Firearm Safety Act of 2015 H.R.226: Keeping Guns from High Risk Individuals Act H.R.307: Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.368: Safe and Responsible Gun Transfer Act H.R.376: Home-Assembled Firearms Restriction Act of 2015 H.R.377: Homemade Firearms Accountability Act of 2015 H.R.378: Responsible Body Armor Possession Act H.R.402: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 H.R.410: Pause for Safety Act of 2015 H.R.528: Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.578: Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 H.R.596: To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes. H.R.923: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 H.R.1076: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 H.R.1114: To modify the definition of "antique firearm". H.R.1180: Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2015 H.R.1217: To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.R.1316: Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 H.R.1329: To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, transfer its functions relating to the Federal firearms, explosives, and arson laws, violent crime, and domestic terrorism to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and transfer its functions relating to the Federal alcohol and tobacco smuggling laws to the Drug Enforcement Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.1365: Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act H.R.1385: Preserving American Privacy Act of 2015 H.R.1449: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.1488: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2015 H.R.1739: FIREARM Act H.R.1745: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.1858: To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. H.R.2137: Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 H.R.2216: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act H.R.2246: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform H.R.2380: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 H.R.2546: Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2015 H.R.2578: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R.2699: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2015 H.R.2753: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.2767: Airport Security Act of 2015 H.R.2871: Keeping Guns From Criminals Act H.R.2917: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2015 H.R.2939: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.2994: Safer Communities Act of 2015 H.R.3020: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R.3051: Background Check Completion Act H.R.3115: Enhancing Safety at Military Installations Act H.R.3125: Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015 H.R.3138: Military Recruiter Right to Carry Act of 2015 H.R.3139: Securing Military Personnel Response Firearm Initiative Act H.R.3146: Military Base Self-Defense Act H.R.3224: Gun Look-Alike Case Act H.R.3126: To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective. H.R.3227: Protecting America's Warriors Act H.R.3375: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the national instant criminal background check system before being allowed to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee. H.R.3395: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.3411: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015 H.R.3425: Firearm Rights Equally Enforced Act H.R.3455: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 H.R.3516: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act H.R.3569: Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act H.R.3713: Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 H.R.3722: Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 H.R.3799: Hearing Protection Act of 2015 H.R.3853: Gun Dealer Accountability Act H.R.3888: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2015 H.R.3830: Reducing Gun Violence in our Neighborhoods Act of 2015 H.R.3926: Gun Violence Research Act H.R.4145: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress on, secure gun storage or safety devices. H.R.4214: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015 H.R.4269: Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 H.R.4278: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015 H.R.4315: Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016 H.R.4320: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2016 H.R.4348: DC Personal Protection Reciprocity Act H.R.4379: Defending Gun Rights Against Executive Overreach Act H.R.4703: Family Firearm Protection Act H.R.4928: Firearms Transfer Improvement Act H.RES.467: Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. H.AMDT.947 to H.R.2406 Amendment sought to prohibit an individual who is prohibited from possessing a firearm by the Gun Control Act from using a public target range. S.173: A bill to modify the definition of "antique firearm" S.213: Look-Alike Weapons Safety Act of 2015 S.225: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.263: A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects. S.339: ObamaCare Repeal Act S.405: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 S.407: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2015 S.477: Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 201 S.551: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 S.670: Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 S.995: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S.1308: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. S.1351: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act S.1385: Firearm Act of 2015 S.1473: A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.1520: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015 S.1529: Crime Gun Tracing Act of 2015 S.1594: Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 S.1695: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 S.1735: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2015 S.1738: Safer Communities Act of 2015 S.1751: Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act S.1760: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015 S.1815: A bill to require a process by which members of the Armed Forces may carry a concealed personal firearm on a military installation. S.1819: Securing Military Personnel Response Firearm Initiative Act S.1821: Armed Forces Self-Defense Act S.1823: A bill to safeguard military personnel on Armed Forces military installations by repealing bans on military personnel carrying firearms, and for other purposes. S.1839: Servicemembers Self-Defense Act of 2015 S.1977: Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015 S.1992: Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act S.2002:Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 S.2123: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 S.2198: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015 S.2213: Background Check Completion Act of 2015 S.2236: Hearing Protection Act of 2015 S.2330: SAFE Check Act S.2434: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act S.2469: A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. S.2495: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act S.2594: A bill to provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings. Oppose: Arms Control Import Act Oppose: BATFE M855 framework Oppose: Merrick Garland nomination in U.S. Senate Oppose: Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer
Client expense: $328,107 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Criminal justice reform and truth-in-sentencing. Opposition to the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, S. 2123, the Sentencing Reform Act, H.R. 3713, the Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 502 and H.R. 920) and the CORRECTIONS Act, S. 467. Concerns regarding the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699) and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act, S. 356 and H.R. 283.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 86; Safe Students Act - Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions making it unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm in a school zone. H.R. 131 & S. 1308; Interstate Transportation of Firearms or Ammunition - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 402; National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is carrying a valid, government-issued identification document containing that person's photograph and a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state, and who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, to possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 578 & S. 263; Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R. 923 & S. 498; Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authroize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, who is entitled and not prohibited from carry a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence or who is carrying a valid state license or permit to carry a concealed weapon, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document to carry a concealed handgun (which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, other than a machine gun or destructive device) in any state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 986; Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. H.R. 1114 & S. 173; To modify the definition of "antique firearm" - Modifies the definition of "antique firearm" under the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code to cover any firearm manufactured in or before the calendar year that is 100 years before the year in which a determination is made as to whether the firearm is an antique firearm (currently, any firearm manufactured in or before 1898). H.R. 1316 & S. 670; Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 - Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental United States. H.R. 1358; Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015 - To enact into law a framework for deciding whether certain projectiles are armour piercing ammuniton. H.R. 1739; FIREARM Act - To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. H.R. 1745; Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons. H.R. 1858; Crime Gun Tracing Act - To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. H.R. 2137 & S. 1162; Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 - To ensure Federal law enforcement officers remain able to ensure their own safety, and the safety of their families, during a covered furlough. H.R. 2216; Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 2246 & S. 1351; Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions. H.R. 2283; Stope Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 - To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. H.R. 2380; Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. H.R. 2546; Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2015 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. H.R. 2612 & S. 1473; To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R. 2710; Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act - To revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes. H.R. 2732; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 2753; Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - To require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition, and for other purposes. H.R. 2767; Airport Security Act of 2015 - To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes. H.R. 2871; Keeping Guns From Criminals Act - To provide an incentive for firearm owners to sell their firearms safely and responsibly. H.R. 3051; Background Check Completion Act - To eliminate the requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a background check of the prospective transferee within 3 business days. H.R. 3125; Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015 - To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm. H.R. 3375; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the national instant criminal background check system before being allowed to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee. H.R. 3395; Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act - To prevent the illegal sale of firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3411; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. H.R. 3455; Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 3569; Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act - To require the Attorney General to establish a "Good Neighbor" code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3713; Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, To reform sentencing laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 3813; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R. 3853; Gun Dealer Accountability Act, To provide the Attorney General with greater discretion in issuing Federal firearms licenses, and to authorize temporarily greater scrutiny of Federal firearms licensees who have transferred a firearm unlawfully or had 10 or more crime guns traced back to them in the preceding 2 years. H.R. 3888; Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2015, To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3926; Gun Violence Research Act, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provde for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence, and for other purposes. H.R. 4069; No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2015, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale of firearms to individuals suspected of terrorism, and for other purposes. H.R 4135; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. H.R. 4145; To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress on, secure gun storage or safety devices. H.R. 4214; Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax and special occupational tax in respect of firarms and to increase the transfer tax on any other weapon, and for other purposes. H.R. 4237; Protect America Act of 2015, To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, and for other purposes. H.R. 4269; Assasult Weapons Bank of 2015, To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. H.R. 4278; Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015, To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units lof local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 4315; Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to: (1)increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2)promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R. 4316; Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. H.R. 4399; Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. The bill prohibits the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from being immune from legal process. In state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings, the contents of the database: (1)shall be subject to discovery and admissible as evidence; and (2)may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, Testimony or other evidence may also be permitted based on that data. H.R. 4550; PASS Act - To permit qualified law enforcement officers, qualified retired law enforcement officers, and persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or others, in a school zone. H.R. 4703; Family Firearm Protection Act - This bill prohibits a federal government officer or employee from taking an action that limits a firearm transfer between family members, including by way of inheritance, that is more restrictive than limitations in effect as of January 3, 2016. H.R. 4748; Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016 - To ban the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes. H.R. 4905; ATF Enforcement Act - To restore the ability of law enforcement authorities to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4928; Firearms Transfer Improvement Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to amend the requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law where the transaction occurs. H.R. 4952; Fair Federal Firearms Licensing Act - To impose a deadline by which a person whose Federal firearms license has expired, or is surrendered, or revoked, must liquidate the firearms inventory of any business subject to the license, and for other purposes. H.R. 5080; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2016 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 5135; Suppressor Export Act - To amend the Arms Export and Control Act to provide that no regulation issued under section 38(a)(1) of that Act, and no policy or practice in implementing such a regulation, may prohibit the otherwise lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer, or any component, part, accessory or attachment for any firearm silencer, and for other purposes. H.R. 5470; Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require a criminal background check to be conducted before a federally licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer may transfer a large capacity ammunition feeding device to a non-licensee, and to prohibit a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding device from being so transferred until the Attorney General has verified that the prospective transferee has truthfully answered questions about whether the prospective transferee has been contacted recently by Federal law enforcement authorities. H.R. 5494; To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5504; To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5544; Terrorist Screening Database Improvement Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the transfer of a firearm to a person whose name is in the Terrorist Screening Database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5576; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. H. Amdt. 927 to H.R. 766; Amendment clarified that the bill does not prevent federal banking regulators from requesting or requiring a financial institution to terminate a relationship with a customer because (1)the customer poses a threat to national security, (2)is engaged in terrorist financing, (3)is doing business with Iran, North Korea, Syria, or another State Sponsor of Terrorism, or (4)is doing business with an entity in any of those countries. H. Amdt. 928 to H.R. 766; Page 3, strike lines 4 through 9 and insert the following: (1)NOTICE REQUIRED.- Except as provided under paragraph (2), if an appropriate Federal banking agency orders a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account or group of customer accounts, the depository institution shall inform the customer or customers of the justification for the customer's account termination described under subsection (b). H.Amdt. 946 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to delete Title XII which has been enacted into law already; remove outdated year references in short titles, make expenditures under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act subject to appropriation; and add the text of HR 3279, as passed by the House, as a new title XVII. H.Amdt. 957 to 2406 - Amendment to allow a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm or ammunition to transport a firearm or ammunition for any lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully possess, carry, or transport the firearm or ammunition to any other such place if, during the transportation, the firearm is unloaded. H.Res.289; Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congres should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. H.Res.467; Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. S. 1385; Firearm Act of 2015, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. S. 1529; A bill to promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes, To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. S. 1738; Safer Communities Act of 2015 - To protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S. 1751; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. S. 1760; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Preyear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. S. 1834; Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. S. 1977; Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015 - To provide family members and close associates of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S. 2002; Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 - To strengthen our mental health system and improve public safety. S. 2016; Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to promote the responsible transfer of firearms. S. 2192; NICS Reporting Improvement Act, To ensure that States submit all records of individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm to the national instant criminal background check system. S. 2198; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. S. 2213; Background Check Completion Act of 2015, To oprohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. S. 2236; Hearing Protection Act of 2015, To provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns. S. 2323; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. S. 2330; SAFE Check Act, To allow the Attorney General additional time to process background checks for alien firearm purchases, and for other purposes. S. 2377; Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015, To defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and protect and secure the United States, and for other purposes. S. 2469; A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. S. 2544; Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2016 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. S. 2934; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. S. 3058; A bill to require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. S. 3069; A bill to prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives - To prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives. S.Amdt.2908 to S.Amdt.2874; To prohibit Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.Amdt.2910 to S.Amdt.2874; To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists. S.Amdt.2912 to S.Amdt.2874; Relating to the Protect America Act of 2015. S.Amdt.2914 to S.Amdt.2874; To address gun violence, improve the availabilty of recores to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.Amdt.4720 to S.Admt.4685; To authorize the Attorney General to deny requests to transfer a firearm to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt.4750; To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. S.Amdt.4751 to S.Amdt.4750; To address gun violence and improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S.Amdt4858; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt4859 to S.Amdt.4858; To authorize the Attorney General to delay or deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and issuance of Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt.4742 to S.Amdt.4685; An amendment to ensure that terrorists are not able to purchase firearms while providing meaningful due process protections for American citizens.
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
S. 2123: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 H.R. 3713: Sentencing Reform Act of 2015
Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 2123: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 H.R. 3713: Sentencing Reform Act of 2015
Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 2123: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 H.R. 3713: Sentencing Reform Act of 2015
Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support criminal justice reform legislation (S. 2123, H.R. 3713, H.R. 759)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 759, Recidivism Risk Reduction Act, all provisions H.R. 3713, Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1169, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions S. 2123, Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, all provisions Confirmation of Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Made contacts in support of S. 2123, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, a bill to reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions, and for other purposes. This bill contains: Section 101. Reforms and Targets Enhanced Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Prior Drug Felons. The enhanced mandatory minimums for prior drug felons are reduced: the three-strike is reduced from life imprisonment to 25 years, and the 20-year minimum is reduced to 15 years. The offenses that trigger these enhanced minimum sentences are also reformed. Currently, those offenses could be any prior drug felony. This bill would both limit them to serious drug felonies and expand them to include serious violent felonies. This provision will apply retroactively. Section 102. Broadens the Existing Safety Valve. The existing safety valve is expanded to include offenders with up to four criminal history points. However, offenders with prior 3 point felony convictions or prior 2 point violent or drug trafficking offenses will not be eligible for the safety valve. But the safety valve will also adopt an existing mechanism under the Sentencing Guidelines to permit for a court to waive those disqualifying prior convictions if the court specifies in writing that those prior convictions substantially over-represent the seriousness of the defendants criminal history or the likelihood that the defendant will commit other crimes. This finding may be appealed by prosecutors. However, offenders with prior serious drug or serious violent convictions are excluded from this form of relief. This provision is not retroactive. Section 103. Creates a Second Safety Valve that Preserves but Targets the 10-Year Mandatory Minimum to Certain Drug Offenders. A second safety valve is created that preserves but targets the existing 10-year mandatory minimum to (1) offenders who performed an enhanced role in the offense or (2) otherwise served as an importer, exporter, high-level distributor or supplier, wholesaler, or manufacturer. Consistent with the existing safety valve, the offender must not have used violence or a firearm or been a member of a continuing criminal enterprise, and the offense must not have resulted in death or serious bodily injury. The defendant must also truthfully proffer with the government and provide any and all information and evidence about the offense. This provision also excludes offenders with prior serious drug or serious violent convictions or offenders who distributed drugs to or with a person under the age of 18. This provision is not retroactive. Section 104. Clarifies and Reduces the Enhanced Mandatory Minimums Sentences for Certain Firearm Offenses but Expands its Application to Similar Prior State Convictions. In response to a Supreme Court decision, the bill clarifies that the enhanced mandatory minimum sentence for using a firearm in connection with a crime of violence or a drug trafficking offense is limited to offenders who have previously been convicted and served a sentence for such an offense. The bill also reduces that enhanced mandatory minimum from 25 years to 15 years. But the bill expands the applicable predicate offenses to include similar prior state-level convictions in which the offender carried, brandished, or used a firearm. This provision will apply retroactively. Section 105. Raises the Statutory Maximum for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Creates an Overlapping Range by Reducing the Enhanced Mandatory Minimum for Armed Career Criminals. The statutory maximum sentence for the unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and certain other offenders is increased from 10 years to 15 years. The bill also eliminates a significant gap in current sentencing laws by reducing the enhanced mandatory minimum for armed career criminals from 15 years to 10 years. This provision will apply retroactively. Section 106. Retroactive Application of the Fair Sentencing Act. The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 reduced the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine. This provision ensures the retroactive application of that law to certain offenders. Section 107. New Mandatory Minimum for Interstate Domestic Violence. Section 108. New Mandatory Minimum for Certain Export Control Offenses Section 109. Report and Inventory of All Federal Criminal Offenses TITLE 2: THE CORRECTIONS ACT Section 202. Recidivism Reduction Programming and Productive Activities. This section requires BOP to make statistically validated recidivism reduction programming available to all eligible prisoners within six years. As an incentive for successfully completing recidivism reduction program, eligible inmates may receive time credit of up to five days for each period of 30 days of programming that they successfully complete. Inmates classified as low risk may receive an additional credit of up to five days for each period of 30 days of program completion. Inmates serving sentences for a second or subsequent federal offense and those with 13 or more criminal history points under the sentencing guidelines are ineligible for time credits. Inmates serving sentences for certain offenses are excluded, including crimes of terrorism and violence. Section 203. Post-Sentencing Risk and Needs Assessment System. The Attorney General is required to develop a risk and needs assessment system that will determine the recidivism risk of all federal inmates and classify inmates as having a high, moderate, or low risk of recidivism. The assessment system must also identify each inmates programmatic needs and identify appropriate programming. The system must measure indicators of progress such that each inmate (other than those already classified as low risk) has a meaningful opportunity to progress to a lower risk level during the time of the inmates incarceration through changes in dynamic risk factors, and that each inmate on prerelease custody (other than those already classified as low risk) has a meaningful opportunity to progress to a lower risk classification through changes in dynamic risk factors. Section 204. Prerelease Custody. This section allows prisoners to serve an amount of time equal to the credit they have earned for recidivism reduction programming in prerelease custody, provided that the prisoners most recent risk assessment determined that the prisoner was low or moderate risk and, if moderate risk, that the prisoners risk of recidivism has significantly declined. It provides that a prisoner permitted to spend a portion of the prisoners sentence in prerelease custody as a result of completing recidivism reduction programming may spend such time in a residential reentry center, on home confinement, or on community supervision. Inmates placed in home confinement shall be subject to monitoring and be required to remain in their residence, with exceptions for employment and other specified activities. BOP may revoke a prisoners prerelease custody and require the prisoner to serve the remainder of the prisoners term of incarceration in prison if the prisoner violates the conditions. Section 205. Reports. This section requires various reporting to Congress about best practices for reentry as well as notification to the VA about veterans in custody. Section 206. Additional Tools. This section requires presentence investigation reports to include information about the defendants history of substance abuse and addiction, the defendants prior service in the Armed Forces, and a detailed plan to reduce the defendants likelihood to abusing drugs or alcohol, address the defendants risk of recidivism, and prepare the inmate for reentry. Section 207. Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act. This section permits officers and employees of BOP to carry oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray). BOP officers and employees are required to complete a training course prior to being issued pepper spray, and may use pepper spray to reduce acts of violence. Section 208. Promoting Successful Reentry. This section requires the Attorney General to submit a report evaluating best practices for reentry, and to carry out reentry demonstration projects in judicial districts in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts. Section 209. Parole for Juveniles. The Supreme Court has ruled that the Constitution requires that juveniles convicted as adults and sentenced to life terms must be eligible for parole. The bill creates a system whereby such juveniles in the federal system will be eligible to seek parole after they have served 20 years of their sentence. A judge would apply a range of specified factors in deciding whether to grant parole. If parole were denied, the inmate could apply twice more for parole after five years had elapsed after denial. The provision applies as well to juveniles sentenced as adults to terms longer than 20 years. Section 210. Compassionate release. The bill would allow certain individuals with no record of violence older than 60, as well as terminally ill offenders and those in nursing homes who have served a large portion of their sentences, to be released from prison. Section 211. Juvenile sealing and expungement. This section permits nonviolent juveniles who are tried as juveniles in federal court, other than for misdemeanor domestic violence offenses, to obtain sealing or expungement of their convictions in certain circumstances. The goal is to enable youthful offenders who live a crime free life to seek employment without regard to earlier errors in their life. Section 212. Juvenile solitary confinement. The bill would impose limitations on the use of solitary confinement for juveniles housed in federal prison. Section 213. Accuracy of federal criminal records. Under this section, the Attorney General would establish and enforce procedures for individuals who are to undergo background checks for employment to challenge the accuracy of their federal criminal records, in particular, of arrests without dispositions. Also made contacts in support of HR 3713, the Sentencing Reform Act, a bill to reform sentencing laws, and for other purposes; and HR 759, the Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act, a bill to reform the federal prison system, strengthen public safety, enhance prison security, provide inmates the help they need, and protect civil liberties. HR 3713 permits a court to reduce the mandatory minimum prison term imposed on certain non-violent defendants convicted of a high-level first-time or low-level repeat drug offense (including unlawful import, export, manufacture, or distribution of, or possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance). The legislation expands safety valve eligibility to permit a court to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum for certain non-violent, cooperative drug defendants with a limited criminal history. It reduces the enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for certain defendants who commit a high-level repeat drug offense, use a firearm in a crime of violence or drug offense after a prior conviction for such offense, or unlawfully possess a firearm after three or more prior convictions. It permits retroactive application of such reductions for defendants without a prior serious violent felony conviction, after a court considers certain factors. It also establishes a consecutive mandatory prison term for a defendant who commits a drug offense involving a detectable amount of heroin or fentanyl. The bill makes the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive to permit resentencing of a convicted crack cocaine offender sentenced before August 3, 2010. HR 759 does the following: Strengthens Public Safety: The Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act implements a post-sentencing dynamic risk assessment system to determine an inmates risk of committing more crimes upon release from prison. Under the legislation, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) would utilize effective recidivism reduction programs and provide incentives for inmates to participate in those programs. Ultimately, inmates could earn credits toward an alternative custody arrangement - such as a halfway house or home confinement - at the end of their prison sentence. Renders criminals convicted of certain serious offenses ineligible for the alternative custody program, including dangerous sexual offenders, murderers, and others. Enhances Prison Security: The bill authorizes the Director of BOP to issue pepper spray to those employed in a prison above the medium security level. The bill requires the Director of BOP to provide a secure storage area outside the secure perimeter for employees to store firearms or to allow for vehicle lock boxes for firearms. The bill requires the Director of BOP to provide de-escalation training as part of the regular training requirements of correctional officers. Provide Inmates the Help They Need: The bill requires BOP to initiate pilot programs for youth mentorship and the training and therapy of rescue dogs. It requires BOP to submit a report and evaluation of the current pilot program to treat heroin and opioid abuse through medication assisted treatment. The bill extends the compassionate elderly release provision from the Second Chance Act that allows the prisoner to request for his or her compassionate release if he or she meets the requirements set out in the law. The bill codifies BOPs rules on using restraints on pregnant inmates, which generally prohibit the use of restraints on pregnant inmates except those who are an immediate and credible flight risk or threat of harm to herself, the baby, or others. Protects Civil Liberties: The bill prevents BOP from monitoring the contents of electronic communications to or from a prisoner in a federal prison facility and his attorney or other legal representative. The bill contains an exception when BOP obtains a court order to monitor electronic communications for the purpose of entering it into evidence, or use or disclose, the contents of the communications.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support S. 178. Oppose mandatory minimum sentences Support restoring proportionality to drug sentencing. Support promotion and adequately fund recidivism reduction and reentry programming. Support making sentencing reductions retroactive. Support expanding the Bureau of Prison's Compassionate Release Program. Support expanding time credits for good behavior. Comments on Juvenile Justice Provisions of ESSA implementation: urge prompt and appropriate access to a quality education and the success of students involved in and reentering from the juvenile justice system through the development of effective regulations and guidance as well as other activities to fully implement reauthorization of Title I, Part D in ESSA. Support the BOP's providing voter eligibility information to all upon release from prison or jail. Support continued federal funding of innocence and forensic science programs at the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Department of Commerce in the final FY 2017 appropriations bill. Support S. 502/H.R. 920 Support H.R. 1232 Support a significant increase funding for federal programs that address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking Support H.R. 1255 Support H.R. 1253 / S. 467 Support S. 772 / H.R. 1459 Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales Support a ban on military-style semi automatic assault guns Support a ban on high capacity ammunition clips Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers Support "no fly-no buy" gun proposals Support executive action to ensure that both federal agencies and federal contractors are leading the way to making employment opportunities available for qualified job-seekers who have an arrest or conviction in their past. Support S. 295 Oppose the federal death penalty support federal support for local law enforcement agencies to purchase video surveillance equipment such as body cameras, gun cameras, dashboard cameras, and taser cameras Support the establishment of independent, effective civilian review boards for all levels of law enforcement Support legislation to review racial disparities in decisions by prosecutors Support the creation of uniform use of force standards for law enforcement officials. Support aggressive, comprehensive reform of civil asset forfeiture laws. Oppose H.R. 1927 Promote employment of body worn cameras by law enforcement officers which also promotes and protect civil rights and civil liberties. Support S. 1119 / H.R. 2330 Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087 Support HR 2875 / s. 2168 Support HR 1933 / S 1056 Support HR 1124 Support HR 2197/ S. 1770 Support HR 2944 Support S. 1169 / HR 2728 Support S. 1513 / H.R. 3406; support full funding for the Second Chance Act Support H Res 262 Support HR 2302 Support H Res 295 Support the inclusion of funding for Juvenile Justice Programs through the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program (JJDPA) in the House Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science and related Agencies for FY 2017 Support S. 255 / H.R. 540 Oppose a new five-year mandatory minimum sentence for illegal reentry. Support S 2168 Support HR 1124 Support HR 3470 / S 2021 Urge Congress to allocate a sufficient new 302(b) allocation for the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill so that criminal and juvenile justice grant programs can be adequately funded. Support HR 2521 Support strengthening and passing H.R. 3713 / s 2123 Oppose anti-Muslim, Islamophobic rhetoric, actions, and legislation. Ensure that the Department of Justice is as tough as possible in protecting an individual's right to vote in light if the elimination of Se4ction V of the 1065 Voting Rights Act Oppose HR 712 Oppose HR 1927 Support Cornyn / Leahy amendment to the Justice for All Act which strengthens the Prison Rape Elimination Act Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry. Oppose H.R. 766. Support Operation Choke Point. Support President Obama speaking at the UNGASS on the world drug problem. Support providing the FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (CJS) bill with the highest 302(b) allocation possible to ensure adequate funding for key criminal and juvenile justice grant programs within the bill.Support a strong implementation of the Holder Rule, which says that when a seller of a good or service originates or helps arrange credit, the consumer is allowed to raise the sellers misconduct as a basis for bringing claims or defenses against the entity holding the debt. Support the investigation into the continued and largely unregulated use of Stingrays by law enforcement officials, to remedy the lack of data and transparency about these devices, and to act swiftly to prevent the disproportionate harms that the use of these devices by law enforcement officials can pose to historically disadvantaged communities. Support OJP to a) condition federal criminal justice grants on data collection and reporting on police-civilian encounters and b) provide regulations on the implementation of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA). Support H.R. 4364 Oppose refusal by some Senators to give fair consideration to any Supreme Court nomination until after the next President is sworn into office on January 20, 2017. Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Transportation-HUD funding bill. Specifically, $33,000,000 to fund comprehensive continuum of care projects for homeless and runaway youth. Support a stronger US position at the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem on: acknowledging the ramifications of new drug policies; standing up for human rights; calling for a people-centered approach to drug policy; taking a stronger stance on criminal justice reform; and ensuring an open dialog between all interested parties. Support adequate funding for critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in the final Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill. Support adequate funding for innocence and forensic science programs in FY 17. Specifically, $5 million for the DoJ Wrongful Conviction Review Program; $5 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program; $14 million for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program; $5 million for the DoJ National Commission on Forensic Science; and $15 million for NIST Oppose S 2576 Support an increase in funding for programs that serve victims of sexual assault and domestic violence (including VAWA, VOC, and FVPSA) in FY 2017. Support HR 4611 Support the Equal Justice Under Law Act. Support H.R. 3406 Support S 2123 / HR 3713 with the following improvements: The increased use of evidence-based sentencing alternatives, including drug, Veteran, and mental health courts; Reducing recidivism through educational and job training opportunities for prisoners while they are incarcerated (this includes restoring Pell grant eligibility to prisoners); A concentration on using prison space for career or violent criminals; The elimination of all mandatory minimum sentences, and an increase in judicial discretion; and In depth reports to Congress by the Department of Justice on the extent to which reforms have addressed both over-incarceration and racial disparities. Oppose backlog of judicial nominees Support Sec. Burwell speaking at UNGASS Support executive order prohibiting federal contractors from asking about past criminal records on job application Oppose current policy which allows children to go through the immigration court process without the benefit of counsel. Oppose HR 1927 Support Moore (WI) equal pay and fair housing amendments to HR 1927 Support Conyers amendment to HR 1927 Support rule banning forced arbitration for students victimized by for-profit institutions Oppose Anti-Transgender Initiatives Support proposed DoE / DoJ guidance on Title IX on the rights of trans students in schools Support H.R.5100, S.2874 Conditional support for HR 5283. Support bringing HR 5283 to the floor for consideration prior to Summer break and strengthening it to include the Equitable Sharing program Oppose Ayotte amendments S. AMDT. 4082 and S. AMDT. 4083 to S. 2943. Support investigating the arrest and indictment of disproportionately Asian American scientists Support treating the drug problem as a health issue Support the Baldwin, Mikulski, and Hirono Amendment to the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act which would add necessary funds for the Justice Departments Civil Rights Division (CRT) and its Community Relations Service (CRS) to prevent hate crimes and to effectively investigate and prosecute them when they occur. Support OPM proposed rule on Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability Support HR 4752 Support S.1513/H.R.3406. Support Senate hearings on President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Support HR 5124 Support HR 2302 Support S 2584 / HR 5067 Support greater accountability of schools serving students involved in the juvenile justice system in ESSA regulations. Support Department of Justice efforts to establish standards, grounded in sound science, for laboratory reports and testimony based on specific forensic disciplines. Oppose predictive policing Support the conditioning of federal criminal justice grants on data collection and reporting on police-civilian encounters under the promulgation of the Death In Custody Reporting Act Support funding levels for innocence and forensic science programs as found in the Senate FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Support HR 5963 Support strong, enforceable guidelines to ensure that School Resource Officers respect the civil rights of students. Support HR 6211 Support S. 2854 / H.R. 5067 Support S. 3144 / H.R. 5124 Support HR 4754 Support S.1513/H.R.3406 Oppose HR 3537 Oppose HR 6158 Support increased oversight of the use of the FBIs face recognition technology Support S 2123; support it being considered during lame duck Support hearings and a vote on Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland ASAP Oppose Jeff Sessions for US Attorney General Support expansion of presidential clemency of non-violent drug offenders Support HR 5963 Support S 2854 Oppose HR 3537 Support S.1513/H.R.3406.
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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 Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
S. 2123 S. 3100 S. 2193 S. 3124 S. 461 S. 3542 S. 1808 H.R. 3713 H.R. 5804 H.R. 5710 H.R. 3636 H.R. 5398 H.R. 5851 H.R. 5881 H.R. 5657 H.R. 5825 H.R. 5826 H.R. 5853 H.R. 5801 H.R. 6044 H.R. 6087 H.R. 6092 H.R. 6097 H.R. 6110 H.R. 6175 H.R. 2793 H.R. 5646 H.R. 5619 H.R. 3314 H.R. 5653 H.R. 5654 H.R. 3011 H.R. 6198 H.R. 213 H.R. 5992 H.R. 5325 H.R. 5485 H.R. 5905 H.R. 6252 H.R. 6329 H.R. 455 H.R. 6345 H.R. 5253 H.R. 6456 H.R. 6468
Client expense: $57,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S10-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. S217-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion access. S247-Issue Lobbied: National Security. S255-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S356-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S439-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S461-Issue Lobbied: Border. S467-Issue Lobbied: Detainers. S772-Issue Lobbied: Re-enfranchisement. S862-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. S877-Issue Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. S 967-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. S1056-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S1169-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice. S1177-Issue Lobbied: Amendment SA2093 (Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015). S1382-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1441-Issue Lobbied: Militarization. S1512-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1598-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1659-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. S1858-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S1864-Issue Lobbied: Border Security. S2123-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Re-Entry; Detainers. S2168-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2171-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Religion and Public Schools. S2337-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S2540-Issue Lobbied: Counsel. S2566-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2577-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2707-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S2837-Issue Lobbied: McCain ECTR amendment (surveillance); LGBT Rights. S2931-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. S2943-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Military Commissions Act; Torture; Militarization; LGBT Rights, reproductive rights, non-discrimination; Women's Rights; Border. S2952-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. S2999-Issue Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay. S3000-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance; LGBT Rights. S3001-Issue Lobbied: DHS Budget. S3017-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Privacy, Surveillance; Free Speech; Section 501. S3045-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform. S3053-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. S3145-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S 3164-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. S3214-Issue Lobbied: Vote by Mail. S3446-Issue Lobbied: Disability rights. S3475-Issue Lobbied: Rule 41 (privacy, surveillance). S3485-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. Hres933-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights-Abortion access and restrictions. HR10-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Religion and Public Schools. HR448-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion access. H.R 491-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. H. R. 540-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR699-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR759-Issue Lobbied: Detainers. HR846-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR875-Issue Lobbied: Border. HR1232-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1619-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. HR1680-Issue Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. HR1933-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2029-Issue Lobbied: Cybersecurity. HR2302-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2449-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2578-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Watchlists; Privacy; Surveillance; Profiling. HR 2646-Issue Lobbied: Disability rights. HR 2654-Issue Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR2802-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2867-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR2875-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2972-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions. HR3185-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR3516-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. HR3576-Issue Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. HR3713-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform; Detainers. HR 3765-Issue Lobbied: Disability rights. HR4303-Issue Lobbied: Border security. HR4646-Issue Lobbied: Counsel. HR4651-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. HR4889-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR4909-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Military Commissions Act; Torture; Militarization; LGBT Rights, reproductive rights, non-discrimination; Women's Rights. HR4974-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR5055-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR5077-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention. HR5124-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. HR5166-Issue Lobbied: Database access. HR5221-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR52752-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Refusals. HR5283-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform. HR5293-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Surveillance; LGBT Rights. HR5294-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5307-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5321-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. HR5351-Issue Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay. HR5488-Issue Lobbied: Voting. HR5538-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5578-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR5634-Issue Lobbied: DHS Budget. HR5695-Issue Lobbied: Deported Veterans. HR5926-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR5963-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice; racial justice. HR 6091-Issue Lobbied: Immigrant veterans. HR 6092-Issue Lobbied: Immigrant veterans. HR 6093-Issue Lobbied: Immigrant veterans; naturalization. HR 6097-Issue Lobbied: Immigration detention conditions of confinement (excessive bond; prolonged detention). HR6113-Issue Lobbied: Prison Reform. HR6382-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. HR6341-Issue Lobbied: Rule 41 (privacy, surveillance). HR6421-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Congressional Issues, No Bill Number: James Mattis Nomination (DOD)-Issue Lobbied: National Security, Women's Rights. Mike Pompeo Nomination (CIA)-Issue Lobbied: National Security, Targeted Killing; Privacy, Surveillance. Jeff Sessions Nomination (DOJ)-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Due Process; Privacy, Surveillance; Reproductive rights, religious refusals; LGBT rights; Women's Rights; Disability Rights; Immigration, Racial Profiling/Anti-Muslim Discrimination, Voting Rights, Civil Liberties. Tom Price Nomination (HHS)-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights, religious refusals; LGBT rights; Disability Rights. Andrew Puzder Nomination (DOL)-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Women's Rights. Betsy DeVos Nomination (DOEd)-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. Ben Carson Nomination (HUD)-Issue Lobbied: Women's Rights. John Kelly Nomination (DHS)-Issue Lobbied: Border Security. Cabinet Nominations-Issue Lobbied: Civil liberties. Drone Reform-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Targeted Killing. Plan to Close Guantanamo-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act. Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. FY17 budget resolution-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights-abortion access; Defunding of Planned Parenthood. FY17 Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: PREA; Reproductive health riders (Hyde Amendment, abortion coverage bans, Weldon Amendment, Health Care Conscience Rights Act). Reproductive health riders (Hyde Amendment, abortion coverage bans, Weldon Amendment, Health Care Conscience Rights Act) in FY18 budget-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions, contraception. PEACE Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access. Select Panel on Infant Lives- fetal tissue, research-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access. Zubik v. Burwell-ACA contraception coverage-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- contraception. Pay equity/data collection-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Nuisance ordinances, affirmatively furthering fair housing-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. Deported veterans-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. DACA/DREAMers-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Anti-Muslim discrimination-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Access to counsel for child immigrants-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Sanctuary Cities-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Private immigration detention-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Border enforcement/ CBP oversight-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Deportation and detention practices-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Amicus brief to the Supreme Court re: Bank of America v. City of Miami-Issue Lobbied: Fair housing (disparate impact). Law Enforcement First Responders-Issue Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. Sentencing Reform-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice. REAL ID-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Abortion-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. IRS/C3 exemption-Issue Lobbied: Free speech. Rules rollbacks-Issue Lobbied: Civil liberties. Fake news-Issue Lobbied: Freedom of the press. Revenge porn-Issue Lobbied: Free speech. Agencies: Bureau of Prisons-Issue Lobbied: Prison Reform, Re-Entry, Solitary Confinement; Sentencing Reform. CDC-Issue Lobbied: Quarantine Rule. CFPB-Issue Lobbied: FOIA. DOD-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; Law Enforcement Reform. Department of Education-Issue Lobbied: ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students; Immigration enforcement (sensitive locations); School resource officers; ESSA regulations; school to prison pipeline. DOL-Issue Lobbied: Proposed Rule Regarding Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, 81 Fed. Reg. 9591 (Feb. 25, 2016), RIN: 1235-AA13. HHS-Issue Lobbied: Provider nondiscrimination- preventing HHS from excluding quality womens health providers from essential public health programs (Title X regulations); Medicare and Medicaid NPRM re Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CMS-3295-P); Womens Preventive Services Initiative; Reproductive Rights-, religion and belief; Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access; Zubik v. Burwell-ACA contraception coverage; ACA sec. 1557 non-discrimination; Proposed rule RIN: 0938-AS21 (Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Changes to Promote Innovation, Flexibility, and Improvement in Patient Care); RIN: 0945-AA02 (Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities); Family Planning Selection. DHS-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform; Law Enforcement Reform; Private immigration detention; anti-Muslim discrimination; deported veterans; family immigration detention; DACA/DREAMers; conditions of confinement in immigration detention; state/local immigration enforcement (287(g)); Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Racial profiling (CVE); FOIA, social media identifiers, NSEERS, private detention. HUD-Issue Lobbied: Nuisance ordinances; Fair housing (disparate impact; AFFH). DOJ-Issue Lobbied: Torture; EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; Prison Reform, Solitary Confinement, Law Enforcement Reform; DICRA Regulations; Standing Rock; Immigration; Sentencing Reform, Law Enforcement Reform, Militarization, Data Collection for Police Encounters, Reentry, Right to Counsel; ACA sec. 1557 non-discrimination; ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students; Rescission of the OLC Memo (2007 World Vision); RIN: 0945-AA02 (Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities); Workplace Harassment; Deported veterans; access to counsel for immigrant children; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Racial profiling; anti-Muslim discrimination (CVE); Facial Recognition. DNI-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. EEOC-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice; Pay equity/data collection; Big data and racial profiling; Ads and hiring discrimination. EOP-Issue Lobbied: Private immigration detention; anti-Muslim discrimination; DACA/DREAMers; immigration enforcement; School discipline (school resource officers); racial profiling (CVE); education (ESSA); Encryption; Abortion. GSA-Issue Lobbied: Proposed Interim Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulation: Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information. FAA-Issue Lobbied: Domestic Drones. FBI-Issue Lobbied: Biometrics/facial recognition; Location Tracking Devices, "Stingrays,"; Encryption, Government "back doors"; Use of force. FCC-Issue Lobbied: Broadband Privacy. NSA-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. NTIA-Issue Lobbied: Broadband Research. OIRA-Issue Lobbied: Social media collection. OMB-Issue Lobbied: Social media collection, racial justice. OPM-Issue Lobbied: Proposed Rule RIN: 3206-AN25 (Proposed Rules Regarding Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability). PCLOB-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. SSA-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. Census Bureau-Issue Lobbied: 2020 Residence Rule. CBP-Issue Lobbied: Border enforcement/ CBP oversight and excessive use of force. Department of State-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture. DOT-Issue Lobbied: Racial profiling. ICE-Issue Lobbied: Deportation and detention practices. U.S. Sentencing Commission-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. White House-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; Targeted Killing; FY17 National Defense Authorization Act; Drone Reform; Sentencing Reform, Private Prisons, Clemency, Reproductive Rights, Racial Justice; Law Enforcement Reform; Re-entry; Zubik v. Burwell-ACA contraception coverage; Rescission of the OLC Memo (2007 World Vision); RIN: 0945-AA02 (Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities); Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors.
Client expense: $240,976 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), 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 Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 3713, Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 5063/S. 3050, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 S. 1019, Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2015 S. 2298, Mens Rea Reform Act of 2015 S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, including a potential amendment which blocks funding for negotiating settlements that require a defendant to donate to an organization or individual not involved in the litigation Potential legislation similar to S. 2197, Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (P.L. 95-213), including agency guidance on enforcement; over-criminalization of federal law; Department of Justice policies on declined and non-prosecuted cases; federal civil and criminal enforcement activities against businesses; criminal justice reform; Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371-3378)
Client expense: $5,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 340 Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniform and Civilian Employees Act; H.R. 3713 Sentencing Reform Act; H.R. 699 Email Privacy Act; H.R. 759 Recidivism Risk Reduction Act; S. 2123 Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act; S. 356 Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act of 2015
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 2123, The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 LEOFA H.R. 3713 Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1854 Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Byrne Grants 1033 Surplus Military Equipment H.R. 3713 Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1854 Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Identifying criminal justice reforms that support economic opportunity and reduce recidivism, S. 2123, Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015; H.R. 3713, Sentencing Reform Act of 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 (S. 2123); Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3713); Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 3406); Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act (H.R. 759); Due Process Act of 2016 (HR 5283); Recidivism and Risk Reduction Act (H.R. 759); Fair Chance Act (S2021)
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Reform issues as follows: H.R.2944, Sensenbrenner-Scott SAFE Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015 H.R.1854, Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 H.R.3406, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R.759, Recidivism Risk Reduction Act H.R.5283, Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016 H.R.4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 H.R.4003, Regulatory Reporting Act of 2015 H.R.4023, Clean Up the Code Act of 2015 H.R.4001, Fix the Footnotes Act of 2015 H.R.3713, Sentencing Reform Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
- S. 2123 and H.R. 3713, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 - Criminal justice reform, including sentencing guidelines and mandatory minimum sentences
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.3713, Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, H.R.759, Recidivism Risk Reduction Act, S.2123, Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015; issues related to criminal justice reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Over-criminalization of Conduct and Over-federalization of Criminal law; H.R.1960; FISA Reform; H.R.5212, The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act; NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) S.1376, H.R.1735; Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 (S.1897); STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013 (S.149); Indigent Defense Funding and Reform; Protecting Cyber Networks Act (H.R.1560); Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (S.2123)- all provisions; Sentencing Reform Act (H.R.3713)-all provisions; Criminal Code Improvement Act (H.R.4002); Mens Rea Reform Act (S.2298); Stopping Mass Hacking Act (S.2952); Amendment 3490, FAA Reauthorization; federal law enforcement procedures; HELP Act (H.R.6158)- all provisions; Anti-terrorism Information Sharing is Strength Act (H.R.5606); Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S.2489 and H.R. 4450); Stalling Mass Damaging Hacking Act of 2016 (S.3485); John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 86; Safe Students Act - Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions making it unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm in a school zone. H.R. 131 & S. 1308; Interstate Transportation of Firearms or Ammunition - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 402; National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is carrying a valid, government-issued identification document containing that person's photograph and a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state, and who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, to possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 578 & S. 263; Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R. 923 & S. 498; Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authroize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, who is entitled and not prohibited from carry a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence or who is carrying a valid state license or permit to carry a concealed weapon, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document to carry a concealed handgun (which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, other than a machine gun or destructive device) in any state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 986; Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. H.R. 1114 & S. 173; To modify the definition of "antique firearm" - Modifies the definition of "antique firearm" under the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code to cover any firearm manufactured in or before the calendar year that is 100 years before the year in which a determination is made as to whether the firearm is an antique firearm (currently, any firearm manufactured in or before 1898). H.R. 1316 & S. 670; Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 - Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental United States. H.R. 1358; Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015 - To enact into law a framework for deciding whether certain projectiles are armour piercing ammuniton. H.R. 1739; FIREARM Act - To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. H.R. 1745; Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons. H.R. 1858; Crime Gun Tracing Act - To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. H.R. 2137 & S. 1162; Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 - To ensure Federal law enforcement officers remain able to ensure their own safety, and the safety of their families, during a covered furlough. H.R. 2216; Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 2246 & S. 1351; Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions. H.R. 2283; Stope Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 - To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. H.R. 2380; Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. H.R. 2546; Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2015 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. H.R. 2612 & S. 1473; To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R. 2710; Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act - To revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes. H.R. 2732; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 2753; Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - To require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition, and for other purposes. H.R. 2767; Airport Security Act of 2015 - To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes. H.R. 2871; Keeping Guns From Criminals Act - To provide an incentive for firearm owners to sell their firearms safely and responsibly. H.R. 3051; Background Check Completion Act - To eliminate the requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a background check of the prospective transferee within 3 business days. H.R. 3125; Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015 - To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm. H.R. 3375; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the national instant criminal background check system before being allowed to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee. H.R. 3395; Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act - To prevent the illegal sale of firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3411; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. H.R. 3455; Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 3569; Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act - To require the Attorney General to establish a "Good Neighbor" code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3713; Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, To reform sentencing laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 3813; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R. 3853; Gun Dealer Accountability Act, To provide the Attorney General with greater discretion in issuing Federal firearms licenses, and to authorize temporarily greater scrutiny of Federal firearms licensees who have transferred a firearm unlawfully or had 10 or more crime guns traced back to them in the preceding 2 years. H.R. 3888; Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2015, To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3926; Gun Violence Research Act, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provde for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence, and for other purposes. H.R. 4069; No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2015, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale of firearms to individuals suspected of terrorism, and for other purposes. H.R 4135; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. H.R. 4145; To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress on, secure gun storage or safety devices. H.R. 4214; Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax and special occupational tax in respect of firarms and to increase the transfer tax on any other weapon, and for other purposes. H.R. 4237; Protect America Act of 2015, To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, and for other purposes. H.R. 4269; Assasult Weapons Bank of 2015, To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. H.R. 4278; Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015, To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units lof local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 4315; Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to: (1)increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2)promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R. 4316; Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. H.R. 4399; Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. The bill prohibits the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from being immune from legal process. In state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings, the contents of the database: (1)shall be subject to discovery and admissible as evidence; and (2)may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, Testimony or other evidence may also be permitted based on that data. H.R. 4550; PASS Act - To permit qualified law enforcement officers, qualified retired law enforcement officers, and persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or others, in a school zone. H.R. 4703; Family Firearm Protection Act - This bill prohibits a federal government officer or employee from taking an action that limits a firearm transfer between family members, including by way of inheritance, that is more restrictive than limitations in effect as of January 3, 2016. H.R. 4748; Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016 - To ban the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes. H.R. 4905; ATF Enforcement Act - To restore the ability of law enforcement authorities to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4928; Firearms Transfer Improvement Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to amend the requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law where the transaction occurs. H.R. 4952; Fair Federal Firearms Licensing Act - To impose a deadline by which a person whose Federal firearms license has expired, or is surrendered, or revoked, must liquidate the firearms inventory of any business subject to the license, and for other purposes. H.R. 5080; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2016 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 5135; Suppressor Export Act - To amend the Arms Export and Control Act to provide that no regulation issued under section 38(a)(1) of that Act, and no policy or practice in implementing such a regulation, may prohibit the otherwise lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer, or any component, part, accessory or attachment for any firearm silencer, and for other purposes. H.R. 5470; Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require a criminal background check to be conducted before a federally licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer may transfer a large capacity ammunition feeding device to a non-licensee, and to prohibit a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding device from being so transferred until the Attorney General has verified that the prospective transferee has truthfully answered questions about whether the prospective transferee has been contacted recently by Federal law enforcement authorities. H.R. 5495; To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5504; To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5544; Terrorist Screening Database Improvement Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the transfer of a firearm to a person whose name is in the Terrorist Screening Database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5576; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. H.R. 5615; Freedom from Fear Act, To reinstate the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons. H.R. 5705; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. H.R. 5739; Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016, To prohibit the transfer, loan, or other disposition of a machine gun or semiautomatic assault weapon to an individual under 16 years of age. H.R. 6052; Preventing Gun Violence Act, To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent juvenile act. H.R. 6716; Export Control Reform Act, To transfer certain items from the United States Munitions List to the Commerce Control List. H. Amdt. 927 to H.R. 766; Amendment clarified that the bill does not prevent federal banking regulators from requesting or requiring a financial institution to terminate a relationship with a customer because (1)the customer poses a threat to national security, (2)is engaged in terrorist financing, (3)is doing business with Iran, North Korea, Syria, or another State Sponsor of Terrorism, or (4)is doing business with an entity in any of those countries. H. Amdt. 928 to H.R. 766; Page 3, strike lines 4 through 9 and insert the following: (1)NOTICE REQUIRED.- Except as provided under paragraph (2), if an appropriate Federal banking agency orders a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account or group of customer accounts, the depository institution shall inform the customer or customers of the justification for the customer's account termination described under subsection (b). H.Amdt. 946 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to delete Title XII which has been enacted into law already; remove outdated year references in short titles, make expenditures under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act subject to appropriation; and add the text of HR 3279, as passed by the House, as a new title XVII. H.Amdt. 957 to 2406 - Amendment to allow a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm or ammunition to transport a firearm or ammunition for any lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully possess, carry, or transport the firearm or ammunition to any other such place if, during the transportation, the firearm is unloaded. H.Res.289; Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congres should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. H.Res.467; Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. S. 1385; Firearm Act of 2015, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. S. 1529; A bill to promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes, To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. S. 1738; Safer Communities Act of 2015 - To protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S. 1751; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. S. 1760; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Preyear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. S. 1834; Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. S. 1977; Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015 - To provide family members and close associates of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S. 2002; Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 - To strengthen our mental health system and improve public safety. S. 2016; Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to promote the responsible transfer of firearms. S. 2192; NICS Reporting Improvement Act, To ensure that States submit all records of individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm to the national instant criminal background check system. S. 2198; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. S. 2213; Background Check Completion Act of 2015, To oprohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. S. 2236; Hearing Protection Act of 2015, To provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns. S. 2323; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. S. 2330; SAFE Check Act, To allow the Attorney General additional time to process background checks for alien firearm purchases, and for other purposes. S. 2377; Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015, To defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and protect and secure the United States, and for other purposes. S. 2469; A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. S. 2544; Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2016 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. S. 2934; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. S. 3058; A bill to require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. S. 3069; A bill to prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives - To prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives. S. 3393; No Explosives or Arms for Terrorists and Criminals Act, To prevent terrorists and criminals from obtaining explosives and firearms. S.Amdt.2908 to S.Amdt.2874; To prohibit Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.Amdt.2910 to S.Amdt.2874; To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists. S.Amdt.2912 to S.Amdt.2874; Relating to the Protect America Act of 2015. S.Amdt.2914 to S.Amdt.2874; To address gun violence, improve the availabilty of recores to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.Amdt.4720 to S.Admt.4685; To authorize the Attorney General to deny requests to transfer a firearm to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt.4750; To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. S.Amdt.4751 to S.Amdt.4750; To address gun violence and improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S.Amdt4858; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt4859 to S.Amdt.4858; To authorize the Attorney General to delay or deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and issuance of Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt.4742 to S.Amdt.4685; An amendment to ensure that terrorists are not able to purchase firearms while providing meaningful due process protections for American citizens.
Client expense: $558,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.2123 Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act H.R. 3713 Sentencing Reform Act Background Checks H.R. 540/S. 255 The FAIR Act H.R. 2875 Law Enforcement Trust & Integrity Act U.S. DOJ/U.S. DHS Profiling Guidance H.R. 3470/S. 2021, Fair Chance Act Second Chance Reauthorization Act S.2298 Mens Rea Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4002 Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 Chief Judge Merrick Garland, nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court The Due Process Act HR 5283 The Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act HR 2875 Implementation of the Deaths In Custody Reporting Act (DICRA) Proposed Rule Regarding Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability Social Security Administration Revisions to Rules of Conduct and Standards of Responsibility for Appointed Representatives Nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions as Attorney General Face recognition technology, body worn cameras, and other policing technology Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act S. 3184, Back the Blue Act H.R. 4760, Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016 DOJ consent decrees with city police departments
Client expense: $335,275 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
H.R. 3713/S. 2123: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 2123, Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (bill to reduce certain mandatory minimum drug sentences); H.R. 3713, Sentencing Reform Act (bill to reduce certain mandatory minimum drug sentences); S. 3184/H.R. 5809, Back the Blue Act (bill to create mandatory minimums for certain offenses against law enforcement); S. 2193, Kate's Law (bill to create mandatory minimums for certain immigration offenses); mandatory minimum sentencing reforms for mentally ill and addicted offenders; consulted with White House to discuss/support clemency initiative
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Issues related to criminal justice reform H.R. 2944 Sensenbrenner-Scott Over-Criminalization Task Force Safe, Accountable, Fair, Effective Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015 S.2123 Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 H.R. 3713 Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4002 Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2298 Mens Rea Reform Act of 2015
Client expense: $1,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Sentencing reforming issues. H.R. 3713: Sentencing Reform Act of 2015. General issues relating to Criminal Justice Reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 5067: Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016, all provisions. H.R. 3713: Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R. 759: Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act of 2016, all provisions. S. 2123: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Issues related to criminal justice reform H.R. 2944 Sensenbrenner-Scott Over-Criminalization Task Force Safe, Accountable, Fair, Effective Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015 S.2123 Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 H.R. 3713 Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4002 Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2298 Mens Rea Reform Act of 2015
Client expense: $2,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Sentencing Reform; Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, H.R. 3713; Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, S. 2123; Prisoner reentry programs; mens rea reform; Mens Rea Reform Act of 2015, S. 2298; The Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. 4002
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 759, Recidivism Risk Reduction Act, all provisions H.R. 3713, Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, all provisions S. 1169, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions S. 2123, Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, all provisions
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
- S. 2123 and H.R. 3713, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 - Criminal justice reform, including sentencing guidelines and mandatory minimum sentences
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 340 Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniform and Civilian Employees Act; H.R. 3713 Sentencing Reform Act; H.R. 699 Email Privacy Act; H.R. 759 Recidivism Risk Reduction Act; S. 2123 Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act; S. 356 Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act of 2015
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 2851/S. 1038 End Racial Profiling Act S.2123 Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act H.R. 3713 Sentencing Reform Act Background Checks H.R. 540/S. 255 The FAIR Act H.R. 2875 Law Enforcement Trust & Integrity Act U.S. DOJ/U.S. DHS Profiling Guidance H.R. 3470/S. 2021, Fair Chance Act Second Chance Reauthorization Act S.2298 Mens Rea Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4002 Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 Chief Judge Merrick Garland, nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court The Due Process Act HR 5283 The Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act HR 2875 Implementation of the Deaths In Custody Reporting Act (DICRA) Proposed Rule Regarding Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability Social Security Administration Revisions to Rules of Conduct and Standards of Responsibility for Appointed Representatives
Client expense: $391,841 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Immigration
Senate: S. 2123 S. 3100 S. 2193 S. 3124 House: H.R. 3713 H.R. 5804 H.R. 5710 H.R. 3636 H.R. 5398 H.R. 5851 H.R. 5881 H.R. 5657 H.R. 5825 H.R. 5826 H.R. 5853 H.R. 5801 H.R. 6044 H.R. 6087 H.R. 6092 H.R. 6097 H.R. 6110 H.R. 6175 H.R. 2793 H.R. 5646 H.R. 5619 H.R. 3314 H.R. 5653 H.R. 5654 H.R. 3011 H.R. 6198 H.R. 213 H.R. 5992 H.R. 5325 H.R. 5485 H.R. 5905
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S217-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion access. S247-Issue Lobbied: National Security. S255-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S304-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights-abortion restrictions, Religion and Belief. S356-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S439-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S467-Issue Lobbied: Detainers. S772-Issue Lobbied: Re-enfranchisement. S862-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. S877-Issue Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. S967-Issue Lobbied: Arbitration/Womens rights. S1056-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. S1169-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1177-Issue Lobbied: ESEA reauthorization; Education; School discipline; School climate; Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015. S1382-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1441-Issue Lobbied: Militarization. S1512-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1513-Issue Lobbied: Re-Entry Reform. S1590-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1598-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1659-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. S1770-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1858-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S1864-Issue Lobbied: Border Security. S1945-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. S2123-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Re-Entry; Detainers. S2168-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2171-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty, Religion and Public Schools. S2193-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. S2200-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. S2298-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. S2337-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S2362-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. S2369-Issue Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. S2449-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. S2517-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. S2540-Issue Lobbied: Unaccompanied children; Due process; Access to counsel. S2566-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2577-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2707-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S2837-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance; LGBT Rights. S2931-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. S2943-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Military Commissions Act; Torture; Militarization of Law Enforcement; LGBT Rights; Women's Rights; FOIA carveouts. S2952-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. S3000-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance; LGBT Rights. S3001-Issue Lobbied: DHS Budget. S3017-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Surveillance, Privacy. S3045-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform. S3053-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. S3145-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S3164-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. S3214-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. H Res 643-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR10-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty / Religion and Public Schools. HR158-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. HR448-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion access. HR491-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR540-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR699-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR759-Issue Lobbied: Detainers. HR846-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR940-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR1232-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1619-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. HR1680-Issue Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. HR1933-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. HR2029-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. HR2197-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. HR2302-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2449-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2578-Issue Lobbied: Due Process; Watchlists; National Security; Privacy; Surveillance; Profiling. HR2646-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. HR2654-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2800-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2802-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2867-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR2875-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2899-Issue Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. HR2972-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions. HR3185-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR3406-Issue Lobbied: Re-Entry Reform. HR3516-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. HR3576-Issue Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. HR3713-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform; Detainers. HR3765-Issue Lobbied: Disability rights. HR4002-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. HR4282-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights-abortion restrictions, Religion and Belief. HR4303-Issue Lobbied: Border security. HR4380-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. HR4514-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. HR4602-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR4646-Issue Lobbied: Unaccompanied children; Due process; Access to counsel. HR4651-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. HR4889-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR4909-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Military Commissions Act; Torture; Militarization of Law Enforcement; LGBT Rights; Women's Rights; FOIA carveouts. HR4974-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5055-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR5077-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention. HR5124-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. HR5221-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR5272-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Religion and Belief. HR5283-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform. HR5293-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Surveillance; LGBT Rights. HR5294-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5307-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5321-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. HR5325-Issue Lobbied: Flint Health Crisis, Racial Justice, Economic Justice. HR5485-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - abortion coverage restrictions, Religion and Belief; Women's Rights; FCC provisions. HR5488-Issue Lobbied: Voting. HR5538-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5578-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR5606-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance, Privacy. HR5634-Issue Lobbied: DHS Budget. HR5682-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. HR5695-Issue Lobbied: Deported Veterans. HR5819-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR5896-Issue Lobbied: Revenge Pornography, Free Speech. HR5926-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Refusals. HR5963-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. HR6030-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR6091-Issue Lobbied: Immigrant Veterans. HR6092-Issue Lobbied: Immigrant Veterans; Access to healthcare. HR6093-Issue Lobbied: Immigrant Veterans; Naturalization. HR6097-Issue Lobbied: Excessive bond; Prolonged detention. HR6195-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech, Political Speech. Congressional Issues, No Bill Number: Drone Reform-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Targeted Killing. Plan to Close Guantanamo-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act. PEACE Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access. AmeriCorps Volunteer directions re: abortion counseling and referrals-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access and Access to Contraception and Abortion care information. Select Panel on Infant Lives- fetal tissue research-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access. Reproductive health riders in FY17 appropriations bills (Hyde Amendment, abortion coverage bans, Weldon Amendment, Health Care Conscience Rights Act)-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions, contraception. Zubik v. Burwell-ACA contraception coverage-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- contraception. Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. Fair Housing, AFFH, Racial Justice, Economic Justice, Predatory lending-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice. Border enforcement/ CBP oversight-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Deportation and detention practices-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Healthy Families Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Pay equity/data collection-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Nuisance ordinances-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. Central American families; Due process; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; DHS immigration enforcement: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Unaccompanied children; Due process; Expedited removals; Access to counsel, Bond hearings-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Private detention; Prolonged detention; Conditions of confinement-Issue Lobbied: Immigration, Criminal Justice. Pre-publication review-Issue Lobbied: Government Transparency. National Security Letters/ECTR-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. Housing and domestic violence-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Housing and domestic violence-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Sentencing reform-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Media diversity-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice. Countering Violent Extremism-Issue Lobbied: Anti-Muslim discrimination. Union of Concerned Scientists subpoenas, harassment-Issue Lobbied: Congressional authority. Social media assessments and identifiers-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Judicial nominations-Issue Lobbied: Congressional authority. Whistleblower reform-Issue Lobbied: Government Transparency. Flint funding-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice. LGBT content filtering-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Solitary confinement reform-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice. Automatic Voter Registration legislation-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. Agencies: Bureau of Prisons-Issue Lobbied: Prison Reform, Re-Entry, Solitary Confinement; Sentencing Reform. CDC-Issue Lobbied: Ebola quarantine. DOD-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; Law Enforcement Reform. Department of Education-Issue Lobbied: Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015; ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students; Immigration enforcement; Sensitive locations; school speech and discrimination, student debt. DOL-Issue Lobbied: Proposed Rule Regarding Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, 81 Fed. Reg. 9591 (Feb. 25, 2016), RIN: 1235-AA13. HHS-Issue Lobbied: Provider nondiscrimination- preventing HHS from excluding quality womens health providers from essential public health programs (Title X regulations); Medicare and Medicaid NPRM re Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CMS-3295-P); Zubik v. Burwell-ACA contraception coverage; Proposed rule RIN: 0938-AS21 Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Changes to Promote Innovation, Flexibility, and Improvement in Patient Care; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (LGBT Rights, Refusals, Disability Rights, HIV, Immigrants Rights, Religious Liberty (Using Religion to Discriminate), Reproductive Freedom, and Womens Rights); Immigration enforcement; Sensitive locations;. DHS-Issue Lobbied: End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015; Law Enforcement Reform; Immigration Reform; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016; Central American families; Due process; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; DHS immigration enforcement: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities; Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence; Bond hearings; Sensitive locations; Private detention; Prolonged detention; Conditions of confinement; First Amendment; Social media restrictions and review; social media identifiers; Cybersecurity. HUD-Issue Lobbied: Fair Housing, AFFH, Racial Justice, Economic Justice, Predatory lending; First Amendment; Proposed Rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Local Government Assessment Tool; FR-5173-N-10-B;. DOJ-Issue Lobbied: Torture; EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015; Anti-Muslim discrimination; Sentencing Reform, Law Enforcement Reform, Militarization, Reentry, Right to Counsel; DICRA Regulations; Solitary Confinement; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students; Rescission of the 2007 World Vision OLC Memo; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (LGBT Rights, Refusals, Disability Rights, HIV, Immigrants Rights, Religious Liberty (Using Religion to Discriminate), Reproductive Freedom, and Womens Rights); Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016; Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement; Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence; Unaccompanied children; Due process; Expedited removals; Access to counsel. DNI-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance;. EEOC-Issue Lobbied: Pay equity/data collection. EOIR-Issue Lobbied: Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016; Unaccompanied children; Due process; Expedited removals; Access to counsel;. EOP-Issue Lobbied: Immigration temporary protected status, School Resource Officers. FAA-Issue Lobbied: Domestic Drones. FBI-Issue Lobbied: Biometrics/facial recognition; Location Tracking Devices, "Stingrays"; Encryption, government "back doors". FCC-Issue Lobbied: Broadband privacy; Racial Justice; tech transitions, media diversity, stingray comments. NAC-Issue Lobbied: Private/prolonged detention; conditions of confinement. NSA-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. OPM-Issue Lobbied: Re-entry; Proposed Rule RIN: 3206-AN25 Proposed Rules Regarding Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability. PCLOB-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. SSA-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights (Mental Health), Gun Reform. Census Bureau-Issue Lobbied: Incarcerated population; Census Bureau 2020 Residence Rule; Voting Rights. USCIS-Issue Lobbied: Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. CBP-Issue Lobbied: Border enforcement/ CBP oversight; Social media identifiers. Department of State-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016;. ICE-Issue Lobbied: Deportation and detention practices; Sensitive locations; Private detention; Prolonged detention; Conditions of confinement; Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; DHS immigration enforcement: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities; Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence. U.S. Sentencing Commission-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. White House-Issue Lobbied: S. 2943, H.R. 4909, Drone Reform, Plan to close Guantanamo, National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; Targeted Killing; Zubik v. Burwell-ACA contraception coverage; Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015; Sentencing Reform, Law Enforcement Reform, Reentry; Private Prisons; Solitary Confinement; Drug Policy; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Rescission of the 2007 World Vision OLC Memo; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (LGBT Rights, Refusals, Disability Rights, HIV, Immigrants Rights, Religious Liberty (Using Religion to Discriminate), Reproductive Freedom, and Womens Rights); Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016; Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016; Central American families; Due process; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; DHS immigration enforcement: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities; Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence; Unaccompanied children; Expedited removals; Access to counsel; Sensitive locations.
Client expense: $109,156 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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 Security Agency (NSA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
H.R. 3713/S. 2123: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 (S. 2123); Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3713); Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 3406); Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act (H.R. 759); Due Process Act of 2016 (HR 5283); Recidivism and Risk Reduction Act (H.R. 759).
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 3713, Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 5063/S. 3050, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 S. 1019, Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2015 S. 2298, Mens Rea Reform Act of 2015 S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, including potential amendment which blocks funding for negotiating settlements that require a defendant to donate to an organization or individual not involved in the litigation Potential legislation similar to S. 2197, Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (P.L. 95-213), including agency guidance on enforcement; over-criminalization of federal law; Department of Justice policies on declined and non-prosecuted cases; federal civil and criminal enforcement activities against businesses; criminal justice reform Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371-3378)
Client expense: $8,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 86; Safe Students Act - Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions making it unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm in a school zone. H.R. 131 & S. 1308; Interstate Transportation of Firearms or Ammunition - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 402; National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is carrying a valid, government-issued identification document containing that person's photograph and a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state, and who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, to possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 578 & S. 263; Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R. 923 & S. 498; Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authroize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, who is entitled and not prohibited from carry a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence or who is carrying a valid state license or permit to carry a concealed weapon, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document to carry a concealed handgun (which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, other than a machine gun or destructive device) in any state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 986; Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. H.R. 1114 & S. 173; To modify the definition of "antique firearm" - Modifies the definition of "antique firearm" under the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code to cover any firearm manufactured in or before the calendar year that is 100 years before the year in which a determination is made as to whether the firearm is an antique firearm (currently, any firearm manufactured in or before 1898). H.R. 1316 & S. 670; Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 - Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental United States. H.R. 1358; Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015 - To enact into law a framework for deciding whether certain projectiles are armour piercing ammuniton. H.R. 1739; FIREARM Act - To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. H.R. 1745; Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons. H.R. 1858; Crime Gun Tracing Act - To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. H.R. 2137 & S. 1162; Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 - To ensure Federal law enforcement officers remain able to ensure their own safety, and the safety of their families, during a covered furlough. H.R. 2216; Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 2246 & S. 1351; Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions. H.R. 2283; Stope Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 - To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. H.R. 2380; Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. H.R. 2546; Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2015 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. H.R. 2612 & S. 1473; To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R. 2710; Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act - To revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes. H.R. 2732; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 2753; Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - To require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition, and for other purposes. H.R. 2767; Airport Security Act of 2015 - To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes. H.R. 2871; Keeping Guns From Criminals Act - To provide an incentive for firearm owners to sell their firearms safely and responsibly. H.R. 3051; Background Check Completion Act - To eliminate the requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a background check of the prospective transferee within 3 business days. H.R. 3125; Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015 - To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm. H.R. 3375; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the national instant criminal background check system before being allowed to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee. H.R. 3395; Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act - To prevent the illegal sale of firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3411; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. H.R. 3455; Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 3569; Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act - To require the Attorney General to establish a "Good Neighbor" code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3713; Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, To reform sentencing laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 3813; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R. 3853; Gun Dealer Accountability Act, To provide the Attorney General with greater discretion in issuing Federal firearms licenses, and to authorize temporarily greater scrutiny of Federal firearms licensees who have transferred a firearm unlawfully or had 10 or more crime guns traced back to them in the preceding 2 years. H.R. 3888; Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2015, To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3926; Gun Violence Research Act, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provde for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence, and for other purposes. H.R. 4069; No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2015, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale of firearms to individuals suspected of terrorism, and for other purposes. H.R 4135; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. H.R. 4145; To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress on, secure gun storage or safety devices. H.R. 4214; Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax and special occupational tax in respect of firarms and to increase the transfer tax on any other weapon, and for other purposes. H.R. 4237; Protect America Act of 2015, To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, and for other purposes. H.R. 4269; Assasult Weapons Bank of 2015, To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. H.R. 4278; Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015, To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units lof local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 4315; Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to: (1)increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2)promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R. 4316; Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. H.R. 4399; Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. The bill prohibits the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from being immune from legal process. In state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings, the contents of the database: (1)shall be subject to discovery and admissible as evidence; and (2)may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, Testimony or other evidence may also be permitted based on that data. H.R. 4550; PASS Act - To permit qualified law enforcement officers, qualified retired law enforcement officers, and persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or others, in a school zone. H.R. 4703; Family Firearm Protection Act - This bill prohibits a federal government officer or employee from taking an action that limits a firearm transfer between family members, including by way of inheritance, that is more restrictive than limitations in effect as of January 3, 2016. H.R. 4748; Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016 - To ban the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes. H.R. 4905; ATF Enforcement Act - To restore the ability of law enforcement authorities to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4928; Firearms Transfer Improvement Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to amend the requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law where the transaction occurs. H.R. 4952; Fair Federal Firearms Licensing Act - To impose a deadline by which a person whose Federal firearms license has expired, or is surrendered, or revoked, must liquidate the firearms inventory of any business subject to the license, and for other purposes. H.R. 5080; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2016 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 5135; Suppressor Export Act - To amend the Arms Export and Control Act to provide that no regulation issued under section 38(a)(1) of that Act, and no policy or practice in implementing such a regulation, may prohibit the otherwise lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer, or any component, part, accessory or attachment for any firearm silencer, and for other purposes. H.R. 5470; Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require a criminal background check to be conducted before a federally licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer may transfer a large capacity ammunition feeding device to a non-licensee, and to prohibit a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding device from being so transferred until the Attorney General has verified that the prospective transferee has truthfully answered questions about whether the prospective transferee has been contacted recently by Federal law enforcement authorities. H.R. 5494; To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5504; To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5544; Terrorist Screening Database Improvement Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the transfer of a firearm to a person whose name is in the Terrorist Screening Database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5576; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. H.R. 5615; Freedom from Fear Act, To reinstate the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons. H.R. 5705; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. H.R. 5739; Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016, To prohibit the transfer, loan, or other disposition of a machine gun or semiautomatic assault weapon to an individual under 16 years of age. H.R. 6052; Preventing Gun Violence Act, To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent juvenile act. H. Amdt. 927 to H.R. 766; Amendment clarified that the bill does not prevent federal banking regulators from requesting or requiring a financial institution to terminate a relationship with a customer because (1)the customer poses a threat to national security, (2)is engaged in terrorist financing, (3)is doing business with Iran, North Korea, Syria, or another State Sponsor of Terrorism, or (4)is doing business with an entity in any of those countries. H. Amdt. 928 to H.R. 766; Page 3, strike lines 4 through 9 and insert the following: (1)NOTICE REQUIRED.- Except as provided under paragraph (2), if an appropriate Federal banking agency orders a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account or group of customer accounts, the depository institution shall inform the customer or customers of the justification for the customer's account termination described under subsection (b). H.Amdt. 946 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to delete Title XII which has been enacted into law already; remove outdated year references in short titles, make expenditures under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act subject to appropriation; and add the text of HR 3279, as passed by the House, as a new title XVII. H.Amdt. 957 to 2406 - Amendment to allow a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm or ammunition to transport a firearm or ammunition for any lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully possess, carry, or transport the firearm or ammunition to any other such place if, during the transportation, the firearm is unloaded. H.Res.289; Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congres should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. H.Res.467; Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. S. 1385; Firearm Act of 2015, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. S. 1529; A bill to promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes, To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. S. 1738; Safer Communities Act of 2015 - To protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S. 1751; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. S. 1760; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Preyear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. S. 1834; Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. S. 1977; Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015 - To provide family members and close associates of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S. 2002; Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 - To strengthen our mental health system and improve public safety. S. 2016; Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to promote the responsible transfer of firearms. S. 2192; NICS Reporting Improvement Act, To ensure that States submit all records of individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm to the national instant criminal background check system. S. 2198; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. S. 2213; Background Check Completion Act of 2015, To oprohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. S. 2236; Hearing Protection Act of 2015, To provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns. S. 2323; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. S. 2330; SAFE Check Act, To allow the Attorney General additional time to process background checks for alien firearm purchases, and for other purposes. S. 2377; Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015, To defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and protect and secure the United States, and for other purposes. S. 2469; A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. S. 2544; Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2016 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. S. 2934; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. S. 3058; A bill to require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. S. 3069; A bill to prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives - To prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives. S. 3393; No Explosives or Arms for Terrorists and Criminals Act, To prevent terrorists and criminals from obtaining explosives and firearms. S.Amdt.2908 to S.Amdt.2874; To prohibit Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.Amdt.2910 to S.Amdt.2874; To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists. S.Amdt.2912 to S.Amdt.2874; Relating to the Protect America Act of 2015. S.Amdt.2914 to S.Amdt.2874; To address gun violence, improve the availabilty of recores to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.Amdt.4720 to S.Admt.4685; To authorize the Attorney General to deny requests to transfer a firearm to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt.4750; To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. S.Amdt.4751 to S.Amdt.4750; To address gun violence and improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S.Amdt4858; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt4859 to S.Amdt.4858; To authorize the Attorney General to delay or deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and issuance of Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt.4742 to S.Amdt.4685; An amendment to ensure that terrorists are not able to purchase firearms while providing meaningful due process protections for American citizens.
Client expense: $785,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support S. 178. Oppose mandatory minimum sentences Support restoring proportionality to drug sentencing. Support promotion and adequately fund recidivism reduction and reentry programming. Support making sentencing reductions retroactive. Support expanding the Bureau of Prison's Compassionate Release Program. Support expanding time credits for good behavior. Comments on Juvenile Justice Provisions of ESSA implementation: urge prompt and appropriate access to a quality education and the success of students involved in and reentering from the juvenile justice system through the development of effective regulations and guidance as well as other activities to fully implement reauthorization of Title I, Part D in ESSA. Support the BOP's providing voter eligibility information to all upon release from prison or jail. Support continued federal funding of innocence and forensic science programs at the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Department of Commerce in the final FY 2017 appropriations bill. Support S. 502/H.R. 920 Support H.R. 1232 Support a significant increase funding for federal programs that address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking Support H.R. 1255 Support H.R. 1253 / S. 467 Support S. 772 / H.R. 1459 Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales Support a ban on military-style semi automatic assault guns Support a ban on high capacity ammunition clips Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers Support "no fly-no buy" gun proposals Support executive action to ensure that both federal agencies and federal contractors are leading the way to making employment opportunities available for qualified job-seekers who have an arrest or conviction in their past. Support S. 295 Oppose the federal death penalty support federal support for local law enforcement agencies to purchase video surveillance equipment such as body cameras, gun cameras, dashboard cameras, and taser cameras Support the establishment of independent, effective civilian review boards for all levels of law enforcement Support legislation to review racial disparities in decisions by prosecutors Support the creation of uniform use of force standards for law enforcement officials. Support aggressive, comprehensive reform of civil asset forfeiture laws. Oppose H.R. 1927 Promote employment of body worn cameras by law enforcement officers which also promotes and protect civil rights and civil liberties. Support S. 1119 / H.R. 2330 Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087 Support HR 2875 / s. 2168 Support HR 1933 / S 1056 Support HR 1124 Support HR 2197/ S. 1770 Support HR 2944 Support S. 1169 / HR 2728 Support S. 1513 / H.R. 3406; support full funding for the Second Chance Act Support H Res 262 Support HR 2302 Support H Res 295 Support the inclusion of funding for Juvenile Justice Programs through the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program (JJDPA) in the House Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science and related Agencies for FY 2017 Support S. 255 / H.R. 540 Oppose a new five-year mandatory minimum sentence for illegal reentry. Support S 2168 Support HR 1124 Support HR 3470 / S 2021 Urge Congress to allocate a sufficient new 302(b) allocation for the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill so that criminal and juvenile justice grant programs can be adequately funded. Support HR 2521 Support strengthening and passing H.R. 3713 / s 2123 Oppose anti-Muslim, Islamophobic rhetoric, actions, and legislation. Ensure that the Department of Justice is as tough as possible in protecting an individual's right to vote in light if the elimination of Se4ction V of the 1065 Voting Rights Act Oppose HR 712 Oppose HR 1927 Support Cornyn / Leahy amendment to the Justice for All Act which strengthens the Prison Rape Elimination Act Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry. Oppose H.R. 766. Support Operation Choke Point. Support President Obama speaking at the UNGASS on the world drug problem. Support providing the FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (CJS) bill with the highest 302(b) allocation possible to ensure adequate funding for key criminal and juvenile justice grant programs within the bill.Support a strong implementation of the Holder Rule, which says that when a seller of a good or service originates or helps arrange credit, the consumer is allowed to raise the sellers misconduct as a basis for bringing claims or defenses against the entity holding the debt. Support the investigation into the continued and largely unregulated use of Stingrays by law enforcement officials, to remedy the lack of data and transparency about these devices, and to act swiftly to prevent the disproportionate harms that the use of these devices by law enforcement officials can pose to historically disadvantaged communities. Support OJP to a) condition federal criminal justice grants on data collection and reporting on police-civilian encounters and b) provide regulations on the implementation of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA). Support H.R. 4364 Oppose refusal by some Senators to give fair consideration to any Supreme Court nomination until after the next President is sworn into office on January 20, 2017. Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Transportation-HUD funding bill. Specifically, $33,000,000 to fund comprehensive continuum of care projects for homeless and runaway youth. Support a stronger US position at the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem on: acknowledging the ramifications of new drug policies; standing up for human rights; calling for a people-centered approach to drug policy; taking a stronger stance on criminal justice reform; and ensuring an open dialog between all interested parties. Support adequate funding for critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in the final Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill. Support adequate funding for innocence and forensic science programs in FY 17. Specifically, $5 million for the DoJ Wrongful Conviction Review Program; $5 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program; $14 million for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program; $5 million for the DoJ National Commission on Forensic Science; and $15 million for NIST Oppose S 2576 Support an increase in funding for programs that serve victims of sexual assault and domestic violence (including VAWA, VOC, and FVPSA) in FY 2017. Support HR 4611 Support the Equal Justice Under Law Act. Support H.R. 3406 Support S 2123 / HR 3713 with the following improvements: The increased use of evidence-based sentencing alternatives, including drug, Veteran, and mental health courts; Reducing recidivism through educational and job training opportunities for prisoners while they are incarcerated (this includes restoring Pell grant eligibility to prisoners); A concentration on using prison space for career or violent criminals; The elimination of all mandatory minimum sentences, and an increase in judicial discretion; and In depth reports to Congress by the Department of Justice on the extent to which reforms have addressed both over-incarceration and racial disparities. Oppose backlog of judicial nominees Support Sec. Burwell speaking at UNGASS Support executive order prohibiting federal contractors from asking about past criminal records on job application Oppose current policy which allows children to go through the immigration court process without the benefit of counsel. Oppose HR 1927 Support Moore (WI) equal pay and fair housing amendments to HR 1927 Support Conyers amendment to HR 1927 Support rule banning forced arbitration for students victimized by for-profit institutions Oppose Anti-Transgender Initiatives Support proposed DoE / DoJ guidance on Title IX on the rights of trans students in schools Support H.R.5100, S.2874 Conditional support for HR 5283. Support bringing HR 5283 to the floor for consideration prior to Summer break and strengthening it to include the Equitable Sharing program Oppose Ayotte amendments S. AMDT. 4082 and S. AMDT. 4083 to S. 2943. Support investigating the arrest and indictment of disproportionately Asian American scientists Support treating the drug problem as a health issue Support the Baldwin, Mikulski, and Hirono Amendment to the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act which would add necessary funds for the Justice Departments Civil Rights Division (CRT) and its Community Relations Service (CRS) to prevent hate crimes and to effectively investigate and prosecute them when they occur. Support OPM proposed rule on Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability Support HR 4752 Support S.1513/H.R.3406. Support Senate hearings on President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Support HR 5124 Support HR 2302 Support S 2584 / HR 5067 Support greater accountability of schools serving students involved in the juvenile justice system in ESSA regulations. Support Department of Justice efforts to establish standards, grounded in sound science, for laboratory reports and testimony based on specific forensic disciplines. Oppose predictive policing Support the conditioning of federal criminal justice grants on data collection and reporting on police-civilian encounters under the promulgation of the Death In Custody Reporting Act Support funding levels for innocence and forensic science programs as found in the Senate FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Support HR 5963 Support strong, enforceable guidelines to ensure that School Resource Officers respect the civil rights of students. Support HR 6211 Support S. 2854 / H.R. 5067 Support S. 3144 / H.R. 5124 Support HR 4754 Support S.1513/H.R.3406 Oppose HR 3537
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), 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 Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office