ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015
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ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 This bill requires the Disability Rights Section of the Department of Justice to develop a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on strategies for promoting access to public accommodations for persons with a disability. The program may include training for professionals to provide a guidance of remediation for potential violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The bill prohibits persons from, and subjects violators to a criminal fine for, sending demand letters or other pre-suit notifications alleging a violation of ADA public accommodation requirements if the notification does not specify the circumstances under which an individual was actually denied access. The notification must specify: (1) the address of property, (2) the specific ADA sections alleged to have been violated, (3) whether a request for assistance in removing an architectural barrier was made, and (4) whether the barrier was permanent or temporary. The bill also prohibits commencement of civil action based on the failure to remove an architectural barrier to access into an existing public accommodation unless: (1) the aggrieved person has provided to the owners or operators a written notice specific enough to identify the barrier, and (2) the owners or operators fail to provide the person with a written description outlining improvements that will be made to improve the barrier or they fail to remove the barrier or make substantial progress after providing such a description. The Judicial Conference of the United States must develop a model program to promote alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to resolve such claims. The model program should include an expedited method for determining relevant facts related to such barriers and steps to resolve accessibility issues before litigation.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 6.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7393-7394)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2017 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Marketplace Fairness. Remote Sales Tax Collection. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit abuse. H.R. 3765: The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Marketplace Fairness. Remote Sales Tax Collection. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit abuse. H.R. 3765: The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Client expense: $1,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 (HR. 3765)-RIMS lobbied in support of this legislation, which would give property owners a reasonable amount of time to address alleged violations of ADA requirements.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 (HR. 3765)-RIMS lobbied in support of this legislation, which would give property owners a reasonable amount of time to address alleged violations of ADA requirements.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Republican |
| OH |
| Bradley Byrne | Republican | AL |
| Brett Guthrie | Republican | KY |
| Brian Babin | Republican | TX |
| Charles B. Rangel | Democratic | NY |
| Charles W. Boustany Jr. | Republican | LA |
| Darrell Issa | Republican | CA |
| David A. Trott | Republican | MI |
| David G. Valadao | Republican | CA |
| David Schweikert | Republican | AZ |
| David W. Jolly | Republican | FL |
| Devin Nunes | Republican | CA |
| Doug Collins | Republican | GA |
| Doug LaMalfa | Republican | CA |
| Duncan Hunter | Republican | CA |
| Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Republican | GA |
| Frank D. Lucas | Republican | OK |
| Garret Graves | Republican | LA |
| George Holding | Republican | NC |
| Glenn Grothman | Republican | WI |
| Greg Walden | Republican | OR |
| Harold Rogers | Republican | KY |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | FL |
| J. French Hill | Republican | AR |
| Jackie Speier | Democratic | CA |
| Jeb Hensarling | Republican | TX |
| Jeff Denham | Republican | CA |
| John Ratcliffe | Republican | TX |
| K. Michael Conaway | Republican | TX |
| Kay Granger | Republican | TX |
| Ken Buck | Republican | CO |
| Kenny Marchant | Republican | TX |
| Lamar Smith | Republican | TX |
| Louie Gohmert | Republican | TX |
| Mark E. Amodei | Republican | NV |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Michael C. Burgess | Republican | TX |
| Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Mick Mulvaney | Republican | SC |
| Mike Coffman | Republican | CO |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | AL |
| Mimi Walters | Republican | CA |
| Mo Brooks | Republican | AL |
| Patrick J. Tiberi | Republican | OH |
| Paul A. Gosar | Republican | AZ |
| Pete Olson | Republican | TX |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Robert B. Aderholt | Republican | AL |
| Roger Williams | Republican | TX |
| Sam Graves | Republican | MO |
| Sam Johnson | Republican | TX |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Steve Russell | Republican | OK |
| Steve Stivers | Republican | OH |
| Thomas MacArthur | Republican | NJ |
| Tom Cole | Republican | OK |
| Tom Emmer | Republican | MN |
| Tom McClintock | Republican | CA |
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
IREM signed onto a coalition letter to Representatives Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy thanking them for meeting with the coalition regarding HR 3765, the "ADA Education and Reform Act."
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues related to the National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act; Final Rule on Representation Case Procedures (including S.J. Res.8/H.J.Res.29 and appropriations legislation); Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; Employee Privacy Protection Act; legislation relating to the National Labor Relations Board (including S. 288); legislation addressing Specialty Healthcare decision (including Representation Fairness Restoration Act, S. 801 and appropriations legislation); Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 465); Department of Labors overtime regulations; paid sick leave issues; port contract negotiations (under the NLRA); legislation on EEOC transparency (including H.R. 548, H.R. 549,H.R. 550 and S. 2693); legislation relating to joint employer issues, including the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act; Department of Labor's persuader rulemaking; OSHA walk around procedures; OSHA's Reporting and RecordKeeping Rule (including electronic submission and public disclosure of injuries and illnesses); Employer-sponsored wellness programs; legislation relating to compensation equity; OSHA Safety & Health program management guidelines; ADA reform legislation (including H.R. 3765); EEOC's proposed amendment to EEO1-Form; OSHA lithium battery interpretation; H.J. Res 87/S.J. Res 35 - Persuader Rule; S.J. Res 34/H.J. Res 95 - Overtime rule; H.R. 4773/S. 2707/H.R. 6094/ S. 3462/S. 3464 - overtime regulations; H.R.5813 - Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act; ADA website accessibility; Form 5500; RAISE Act (H.R. 1003); H.R. 2800 PDAA; MOVE Act (S. 1504); FAIR Chance Act (S. 2021); GAP Act (S. 2773); Union Integrity Act (H.R. 1513); Employee Rights Act (H.R. 4461/H.R. 3222); Government Neutrality in Contracting Act (H.R. 1671); port labor reforms; NLRA reforms; FLSA reforms.
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Torts
H.R. 3765, ADA Education and Reform Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Monitor legislation related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform. Monitor legislation related to the minimum wage. H.R. 2150/S. 1150 - Raise the Wage Act. H.R. 3459/S. 2015/S. 2686 - The Protecting Local Businesses Opportunity Act. H.R. 4773/S. 2707 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act. H.J. Res. 87 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act". Monitor other legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Overtime. Monitor other legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Joint Employer. H.R. 5813 - Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act. H.R. 6094/S. 3462 - Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act. S. 3464, Overtime Reform and Review Act. H.R. 3765/S. 3446 - ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 3040 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Act of 2017 S. J. Res. 8 and H. J. Res. 29 Resolutions of Disapproval to nullify NLRB rule on union representation election procedures. H.R. 3112 - BE OPEN Act House Education and Workforce Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 S. 2015/H.R. 3459 - Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act Joint letter to Congress on changes to the Fair Labor Standard Acts overtime pay requirements H.R. 3765 - ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 H.R.4773/S. 2707 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 6094/S.3462 - Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act - to provide for a 6-month delay in the effective date of a rule of the Department of Labor relating to income thresholds for determining overtime pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees. H.R. 5813 - Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act S. 3464 - Overtime Reform and Review Act
Client expense: $100,000 · 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 · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 549, Litigation Oversight Act of 2015 H.R. 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 2654/S. 1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3470/S. 2021, Fair Chance Act H.R. 3765, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission S. 875, Workplace Advancement Act S. 1858, Equality Act S. 2070, Gender Advancement in Pay (GAP) Act S. 2180, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act S. 2693, EEOC Reform Act Notice of Proposed Revisions to the Employer Information Report (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016, and 81 Fed. Reg. 45,479, July 14, 2016) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to amendments to regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659, April 20, 2015) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to amendments to regulations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (80 Fed. Reg. 66,853, October 30, 2015) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561, August 8, 2014) Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan
Client expense: $18,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
House Bills H.R. 712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act - support. H.R. 1671, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. H.R. 4612, the Midnight Rule Relief Act - support. H.R. 3624, the Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act - support. H.R. 4293, the Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act - support. H.R. 4294, the Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support Act - support. Amendment included in Section 913 of S 1269 - oppose. H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 - support. H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act - support. H.R. 5447 (H.R. 2911), the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support. H.J. Res. 87, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval in response to the controversial persuader rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) - support. Section 110 to the FY2017 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - support. Perry Amendment to H.R. 4974, ensuring fair and open competition for federal construction contracts funded by the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (MilCon/VA) Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2017 - support. FY2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. H.R. 5210, PADME ACT - Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act - support. H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act - support. H.R. 3438, the Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2016 - support. H.R. 5523, the Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act - support. H.R. 5813, the Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act - support. Regulatory Accountability Act - support. H.R.5076 - The Main Street Fairness Act - support. H.R. 3765, the ADA Education and Reform Act - support. Section 18001 of HR 34 the 21st Century Cures Act - support. Senate Bills S. 2582, the Midnight Rule Relief Act - support. S. 2225, the Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act - support. S. 2707, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act - support. S. 2847Prove It Act of 2016 - support. Hoeven Amendent to amendment to the FY2017 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - support. S. 2736, the Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act of 2016 - support. S. 71, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - support. S. 2844, the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD) appropriations bill. S. 3060 / S. 1697, the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act - support. S. 2736, PADME ACT - Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act - support. S. 3464, the Overtime Reform and Review Act - support. S. 3462, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act - support. S. 3446, the ADA Education and Reform Act - support. Section 18001 of HR 34 the 21st Century Cures Act - support. Comments December 19, 2016 - Department of the Interior - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Traders with Indians Docket ID: BIA-2016-0007, 81 Fed. Reg. (December 9, 2016) November 22, 2016 - U.S. Department of Labor - RIN 1210-AB63 - Annual Reporting and Disclosure; Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports November 2, 2016 - Department of the Treasury - Docket No. IRS REG-163113- 02, RIN 1545-BB71; Comments of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) on the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Services Proposed Regulations on Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes; Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest October 28, 2016 - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - Docket IDs NHTSA-2016-0087; FMCSA-2014-0083 - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Speed Limiting Devices; Proposed Rule Other Issues Tax Reform Joint employer standard PN1258 - Merrick Garland nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court Estate tax Speed Limiter Nominations for Secretaries of the Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Labor, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Client expense: $975,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
HR 3765 - ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015, provisions regarding small business protection from serial lawsuits.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 3765 - ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 - All Provisions- S.3446 - ADA Education and Reform Act of 2016
Client expense: $364,596 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 3765, the ADA Education and Reform Act: Issues related to access to shopping centers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Signed onto letter of opposition of ADA Education and Reform Act, S. 3446/H.R. 3765 which looked to roll back progress that was made for those protected under the ADA. Support S. 2427/H.R. 5689 - Disability Integration Act United Spinal opposes H.R. 4719: Correcting Obstructions to Mediate, Prevent, and Limit Inaccessibility Act or the COMPLI Act, H.R. 241: ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
In support of HR3765, which requires the inclusion of specific claims in regards to ADA violations in order to avoid frivolous lawsuits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
ADA Notice and Cure Reform HR3765 - The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 S3446 - ADA Education and Reform Act of 2016 Discussions with the Department of Justice (DOJ) about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ADA website compliance issues.
Client expense: $19,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Client expense: $1,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 3765 & S. 3446- The ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 241 ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services): BOMA lobbied for legislation that curbs drive by law suits by instituting a notice and cure period to allow building owners to remove barriers before the commencement of an ADA lawsuit.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Housing
Balanced Housing Policy Section 8 Reform Project -Based Voucher Programs Federal Affordable Housing Programs Federal Affordable Housing Energy Savings Programs H. R. 233, the Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 all provisions Fair Housing/Disparate Impact Rural Housing Issues National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 (Personnel, Family Housing) Military Housing Privatization Initiative / Basic Allowance for Housing H.R. 1491- Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act Housing Finance Proposals HUD Final Rule: Implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Discrimination Effects Federal Affordable Housing Programs HUD Fair Market Rents/Small Area Fair Rent Issues HUD: Commented on HUD Using Small Area Fair Market Rent proposal in Housing Choice Voucher Program Rental Assistance Demonstration Program FHA Multifamily Programs GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment FY 2017 Housing Appropriations - House and Senate: -Continuing Resolution/H.R.5325 - Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act Appropriations Department of Defense Appropriations Agriculture Appropriations bill, Rural Housing Service (RHS), Housing issues, Appropriations Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations - Appropriations for HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program - Cybersecurity Act of 2015 Omnibus, all provisions (the Act) FY2017Budget House and Senate: -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Funding for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics-data on labor, employment, American productivity statistics and information on economy and workforce funding - Funding for Housing - Transportation Housing Urban Development -HUD: Fair Market Rents -P.L. 114-201/H.R. 3700/S. 3083, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions - Rural Housing Issues: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Rental Assistance Agreements related to the funding. - HUD: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing - H.R. 2997, Private Investment in Housing Act, all provisions - H.R. 2243, the Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015, all provisions -S. 2038, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions -Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing -S. 2006 the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 -Reviewed proposals for the sharing economy H.R.2205/S.961 - Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 3765, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 S. 3446, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2016 HUD: Guidance for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Owners of Federally-Assisted Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions HUD: Section 8 Policy Renewal Guidebook FEMA/HUD: Reducing Flood Risk to Residential Buildings That Cannot Be Elevated FEMA P-1037 / September 2015 FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) 2016 Scorecard multifamily FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Fannie Mae and Freddie Macs regulator Duty to Serve guidance S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, Title VII- Taxpayer Protections and Market Access for Mortgage Finance, provisions relating to multifamily housing finance. HUD: Bed Bug Policy House Financial Services Committee: H.R. 2901, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act Commented on House Financial Services Committee Luetkemeyer Draft Flood Insurance Proposal HUD: Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily mortgage insurance rates in order to spur the financing of affordable housing and energy-efficient apartments. HUD: Median zip code rents HUD: Limited English Proficiency Commented on the Senate Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies hearing entitled Housing Vulnerable Families and Individuals: Is There a Better Way? HUD: Guidance on Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Enforcement of Local Nuisance and Crime-Free Housing Ordinances Against Victims of Domestic Violence, Other Crime Victims, and Others Who Require Police or Emergency Services HUD: Violence Against Women Act Final Rule HUD: Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment and Liability for Discriminatory Housing Practices under the Fair Housing Act. S.3219, Housing Accountability Act of 2016, all provisions Davis Bacon Reform as related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development on the Department of Labor Land Use/Infrastructure Trump Administration transition issues associated with all aspects of multifamily housing
Client expense: $652,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 241, ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015; Issues related to Title III of the ADA; H.R.3765, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015; S. 3446, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2016.
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
- S. 698, H.R. 2275 and issues related to the taxation of Internet Sales - H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act and S. 3446 - Issues related to tax reform
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Issues related to litigation under the ADA; HR 3765
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 - lobbied to promote compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act through education and to discourage lawsuit abuse under the Act.
Client expense: $224,070 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues related to the National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act; Final Rule on Representation Case Procedures (including S.J. Res.8/H.J.Res.29 and appropriations legislation); Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; Employee Privacy Protection Act; legislation relating to the National Labor Relations Board (including S. 288); legislation addressing Specialty Healthcare decision (including Representation Fairness Restoration Act, S. 801 and appropriations legislation); Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 465); Department of Labors overtime regulations; paid sick leave issues; port contract negotiations (under the NLRA); legislation on EEOC transparency (including H.R. 548, H.R. 549,H.R. 550 and S. 2693); legislation relating to joint employer issues, including the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act; Department of Labor's persuader rulemaking; OSHA walk around procedures; OSHA's Reporting and RecordKeeping Rule (including electronic submission and public disclosure of injuries and illnesses); Employer-sponsored wellness programs; legislation relating to compensation equity; OSHA Safety & Health program management guidelines; ADA reform legislation (including H.R. 3765); EEOC's proposed amendment to EEO1-Form; OSHA lithium battery interpretation; H.J. Res 87/S.J. Res 35 - Persuader Rule; S.J. Res 34/H.J. Res 95 - Overtime rule; H.R. 4773/S. 2707/H.R. 6094/ S. 3462/S. 3464 - overtime regulations; H.R.5813 - Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act; ADA website accessibility; Form 5500; RAISE Act (H.R. 1003); H.R. 2800 PDAA; MOVE Act (S. 1504); FAIR Chance Act (S. 2021); GAP Act (S. 2773); Union Integrity Act (H.R. 1513); Employee Rights Act (H.R. 4461/H.R. 3222); Government Neutrality in Contracting Act (H.R. 1671); port labor reforms; NLRA reforms; FLSA reforms.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Torts
ADA Education & Reform Act (HR 3765)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
PL 101-336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 110-325:ADA Amendments Act of 2008; PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act; PL 111-84: Hate Crimes Prevention Act; PL 111-2: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Inclusive Design Act; ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2012; 49 USC 41705: Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA); HR 2135: Promoting Opportunity for Disability Benefit Applicants Act; and HR 3765: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015.
Client expense: $41,529 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Education
PL 101-476: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; HR 5: The Student Success Act; S 516: Every Child Counts Act; S 528: Empowering Parents & Students Through Information Act; and HR 3765: ADA Education and Reform Act.
Client expense: $41,529 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to altering the requirement of complete diversity. S. 401/H.R. 758 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial selection generally, including the Supreme Court of the United States, and with specific regard to the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Merrick Garland. H.R. 2304 (SPEAK FREE Act of 2015); Amends the federal judicial code to allow a person against whom a lawsuit is asserted to file a special motion to dismiss claims referred to as strategic lawsuits against public participation ("SLAPP suits") that arise from an oral or written statement or other expression, or conduct in furtherance of such expression, by the defendant in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public concern. H.R. 5111 (Consumer Review Fairness Act); prohibits the use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict the ability of a consumer to communicate regarding the goods or services offered in interstate commerce that were the subject of the contract. H.R. 2110/S. 2044 (Consumer Review Freedom Act); prohibits the use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict the ability of a consumer to communicate regarding the goods or services that were the subject of the contract. H.R. 384/H.R. 3279 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require annual reports to Congress on, and the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. H.R. 2336/S.__ (Sunshine in Litigation Act); amends Chapter 111 of Title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes. H.R. 2110/S. 2044 (Consumer Review Freedom Act); prohibits contracts that prohibit consumers from making certain public comments on businesses. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform issues. H.R. 185 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 226/ H.R. 427 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 543/H.R. 1029 (EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015); amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the process of selecting members of the Science Advisory Board, guidelines for participation in Board advisory activities, and terms of office. H.R. 1927 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. S. 1113; amends title 28, United States Code, to remand certain civil actions transferred by the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation. H.R. 1579 (ALERT Act of 2015); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings H.R. 2648/S. 1109 (Truth in Settlements Act of 2015); requires adequate information regarding the tax treatment of payments under settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. S. 1607 (Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015); authorizes the President to require an independent regulatory agency to: (1) comply, to the extent permitted by law, with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to other federal agencies; (2) publish and provide the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs with an assessment of the costs and benefits of a proposed or final economically significant rule and an assessment of costs and benefits of alternatives to the rule; and (3) submit to the Office for review any proposed or final economically significant rule. S. 708 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015); Requires the Commission to evaluate and make recommendations and propose legislation for modification, consolidation, or repeal of regulations that have been finalized not later than 10 years before the establishment of the Commission (covered regulations) for the purpose of reducing compliance costs, encouraging growth and innovation, improving competitiveness, and protecting public safety. S. 1820 (Early Participation in Regulations Act); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. S. 1818 (Principled Rulemaking Act); amends title 5, United States Code, to reform the rule making process of agencies. S. 1817 (Smarter Regs Act of 2015); implements retrospective review of major rules. H.R. 3624 (Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2015); amends title 28, United States Code, to prevent fraudulent joinder. Lobbying with regard to factoring and structured settlements. H.R. 712 (Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act); creates new requirements for civil actions seeking to compel agency actions. H.R. 1155 (SCRUB Act); creates new requirements for agencies when making a new rule, creates a regulatory oversight commission. S. 2006 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015); reforms the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. H.R. 4768 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of constitutional and statutory provisions and rules. H.R. 4612 (Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016); prohibits some federal agencies from proposing or finalizing any midnight rule unless the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs finds that such a rule will not result in: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices; (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete internationally; or (4) a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses. H.R. 5063 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016); prohibits government officials from entering into a settlement agreement resolving a civil action on behalf of the United States, or from enforcing such a settlement agreement, if that agreement requires a donation to be made to any person by any party (other than the United States) to such agreement. S. 3446/H.R. 3765 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 241 (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services (ACCESS) Act of 2015); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit an aggrieved person from commencing a civil action for discrimination based on the failure to remove a structural barrier to entry into an existing public accommodation unless the owner or operator of such accommodation: (1) is provided a written notice specific enough to identify such barrier; and (2) has, within specified time periods, either failed to provide the aggrieved person with a written description outlining improvements that will be made to remove such barrier or provided such description and failed to remove such barrier. H.R. 4719 (Correcting Obstructions to Mediate, Prevent, and Limit Inaccessibility (COMPLI) Act); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit persons aggrieved by certain public accommodation violations from commencing a civil action for discrimination unless they: (1) provide the owner or operator of the accommodation with a written notice that is specific enough to identify the violation; (2) specify in the notice that the owner or operator has 90 days to remove or correct the violation before an action will be brought; and (3) refrain from sending demand letters, requests for settlement, or other communications to the owner or operator during such 90-day period. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. S. 3155/H.R. 889 (Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act); to amend chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, to clarify the exception to foreign sovereign immunity set forth in section 1605(a)(3) of such title) S. 2763/H.R. 6130 (Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016); to provide the victims of Holocaust-era persecution and their heirs a fair opportunity to recover works of art confiscated or misappropriated by the Nazis.
Client expense: $1,150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Issues related to ADA litigation, including the ADA Education and Reform Act (H.R. 3765).
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Support HR 3765 and S 3446 ADA reform bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 241, the ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services (ACCESS) Act H.R. 384/ H.R. 3279, the Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act H.R. 3217, the Refueling Assistance Act H.R. 3765/ S. 3446, the ADA Education and Reform Act H.R. 4552, the Gas Pump Access Act H.R. 4719, the Correcting Obstructions to Mediate, Prevent, and Limit Inaccessibility (COMPLI) Act S. 556, the Sportsmens Act Anti-Poverty Plan Presented by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan Reform of the Air Carrier Access Act Executive Order - Presidential Commission on Election Administration Americans with Disabilities Act (P.L. 101-226), Compliance The Voting Rights Act
Client expense: $67,802 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 698: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015. Remote Sales Tax Collection. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit abuse. H.R. 3765: The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
HR 3765 (ADA drive-by lawsuits); DOJ rulemaking on movie captioning and audio description
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3765)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
1) IREM Signed onto a coalition letter (7/1/16) to Representatives Bob Goodlatte and John Conyers expressing support for H.R. 3765, the ADA Education and Reform Act, and urged them to oppose amendments that would drastically change and weaken the legislation in the House Judiciary Committee. 2) IREM sent a letter (7/7/16) to Representatives Goodlatte and Conyers expressing support for H.R. 3765, and to encourage a favorable markup of the bill in the House Judiciary Committee. 3) IREM signed onto a coalition thank you letter (7/15/16) to Rep. Bob Goodlatte for his diligent work on H.R. 3765 as it passed favorably out of House Judiciary Committee.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
In support of the ADA Education and Reform Act (H.R. 3765), which requires the inclusion of specific claims in regards to ADA violations in order to prevent "drive by" lawsuits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Client expense: $1,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 3765, the ADA Education and Reform Act: Issues related to access to shopping centers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
- S. 698, H.R. 2275 and issues related to the taxation of internet Sales - H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act and S. 3446 - Issues related to tax reform
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Monitor legislation related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform. Monitor legislation related to the minimum wage. H.R. 2150/S. 1150 - Raise the Wage Act. H.R. 3459/S. 2015/S. 2686 - The Protecting Local Businesses Opportunity Act. H.R. 4773/S. 2707 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act. H.J. Res. 87 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act". Monitor other legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Overtime. Monitor other legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Joint Employer. H.R. 5813 - Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act. H.R. 6094/S. 3462 - Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act. S. 3464, Overtime Reform and Review Act. H.R. 3765/S. 3446 - ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015.
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Client expense: $1,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
CIV - Civil Rights/Civil Liberties - Agency: Dept. of Justice - House and Senate HR 3765 and S. 3446 the ADA Education and Reform Act, sent a letter to the House and Senate in opposition to this legislation. Spoke with the Government and Accountability Office regarding voter accessibility at polling locations throughout the nation. GAO contacted United Spinal for data regarding the issues people with disabilities face at the polls. Support The Disability Integration Act - S. 2427/ H.R. 5689 - To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes. United Spinal signed on to a letter to Congress in support of reauthorizing Money Follows the Person (MFP). MFP provides assistance, support and funding to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, individuals with physical disabilities, and older adults who want to transition to their own homes or a community residence instead of living in a facility. Since 2005, the program has assisted more than 51,000 people move out of institutions. United Spinal signed on to a comment letter to the US Department of Justice regarding the Supplemental Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities: United Spinal has been and will continue to be committed to ensuring people with disabilities have full accessibility to Web information. Therefore, we would be remiss to not mention the disappointment our membership feels regarding the delay in issuing rules for web accessibility while the world of the internet continues to expand without a clear directive to be accessible, especially for the Title II covered entities.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
2016 · third_quarter · Housing
Balanced Housing Policy Section 8 Reform Project -Based Voucher Programs Federal Affordable Housing Programs Federal Affordable Housing Energy Savings Programs H. R. 233, the Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 all provisions Fair Housing/Disparate Impact Rural Housing Issues National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 (Personnel, Family Housing) Military Housing Privatization Initiative / Basic Allowance for Housing H.R. 1491- Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act Housing Finance Proposals HUD Final Rule: Implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Discrimination Effects Federal Affordable Housing Programs HUD Fair Market Rents/Small Area Fair Rent Issues HUD Multifamily Transformation Initiative HUD Small Multifamily Building Programs Rental Assistance Demonstration Program FHA Multifamily Programs GSE Reform: Proposals to ensure liquidity in multifamily mortgage market in a post Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac environment FY 2017 Housing Appropriations - House and Senate: -Continuing Resolution/H.R.5325 - Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act Appropriations Department of Defense Appropriations Agriculture Appropriations bill, Rural Housing Service (RHS), Housing issues, Appropriations Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations - Appropriations for HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program funding as it relates to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program - Cybersecurity Act of 2015 Omnibus, all provisions (the Act) FY2017Budget House and Senate: -Funding for the U.S. Census Bureau- Census/American Community Survey -Funding for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics-data on labor, employment, American productivity statistics and information on economy and workforce funding - Funding for Housing - Transportation Housing Urban Development -HUD: Fair Market Rents -P.L. 114-201/H.R. 3700/S. 3083, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions - Rural Housing Issues: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Rental Assistance Agreements related to the funding. Section 521 issues - HUD: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing - H.R. 2997, Private Investment in Housing Act, all provisions - FHFA Comments: Commented on the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) multifamily production cap on the Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - H.R. 2243, the Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015, all provisions -S. 2038, Jumpstart GSE Reform Act, all provisions -Proposals to expand the availability of affordable and workforce housing -S. 2006 the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 -Reviewed proposals for the sharing economy H.R.2205/S.961 - Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 3765, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 HUD: Guidance for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Owners of Federally-Assisted Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest Records in Housing Decisions HUD: Section 8 Policy Renewal Guidebook FEMA/HUD: Reducing Flood Risk to Residential Buildings That Cannot Be Elevated FEMA P-1037 / September 2015 FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) 2016 Scorecard multifamily FHFA: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Fannie Mae and Freddie Macs regulator Duty to Serve guidance S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, Title VII- Taxpayer Protections and Market Access for Mortgage Finance, provisions relating to multifamily housing finance. HUD: Bed Bug Policy House Financial Services Committee: H.R. 2901, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act HUD: Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily mortgage insurance rates in order to spur the financing of affordable housing and energy-efficient apartments. HUD: Median zip code rents HUD: Limited English Proficiency Commented on the Senate Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies hearing entitled Housing Vulnerable Families and Individuals: Is There a Better Way? Submitted a statement for the House Budget Committee, hearing on Restoring the Trust for Families and Working-Age Americans. HUD: Guidance on Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Enforcement of Local Nuisance and Crime-Free Housing Ordinances Against Victims of Domestic Violence, Other Crime Victims, and Others Who Require Police or Emergency Services HUD: Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment and Liability for Discriminatory Housing Practices under the Fair Housing Act. S.3219, Housing Accountability Act of 2016, all provisions
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2016 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 3040 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Act of 2017 S. J. Res. 8 and H. J. Res. 29 Resolutions of Disapproval to nullify NLRB rule on union representation election procedures. FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (H. R. 3020 and S. 1695) H.R. 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3112 - BE OPEN Act House Education and Workforce Committee Reconciliation Recommendations pursuant to S. Con. Res. 11, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 S. 2015/H.R. 3459 - Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act Joint letter to Congress on changes to the Fair Labor Standard Acts overtime pay requirements H.R. 3765 - ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 H.R.4773/S. 2707 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 6094/S.3462 - Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act - to provide for a 6-month delay in the effective date of a rule of the Department of Labor relating to income thresholds for determining overtime pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees. H.R. 5813 - Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act S. 3464 - Overtime Reform and Review Act
Client expense: $150,000 · 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
2016 · second_quarter · Torts
H.R. 3765, ADA Education and Reform Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2016 · third_quarter · Torts
H.R. 3765, ADA Education and Reform Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of