Protect America Act of 2015

Background checks; Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms; Mental health, as related to firearms; Trafficking of firearms; National concealed carry reciprocity; Preventing terrorists from acquiring firearms; Hate crimes with firearms; National Firearms Act; H.R. 402, National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; H.R. 923, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act; H.R. 986, Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; H.R. 1076, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015; H.R. 1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015; H.R. 2216, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015; H.R. 3130, Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act; H.R. 3411, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016; H.R. 3455, Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015; H.R. 3722, Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015; H.R. 4237, Protect America Act; H.R. 4399, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act; H.R. 4603, Hate Crime Prevention Act; H.R. 5576, To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists; S. 498, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; S. 551, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015; S. 1520, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015; S. 1760, Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015; S. 2002, Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015; S. 2469, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act; S. 2544, Stop Illegal Trafficking Act of 2016; S. 2934, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016; S. 3053, Hate Crime Prevention Act

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Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office

The National Association for Gun Rights advocates on behalf of gun owners for pro-Second Amendment related public policy issues including but not limited to the following subject areas and their respective executive departments/agencies and legislative committees: Firearms, ammunition, accessories, right to possess purchase own and carry, background checks, mental health, NICS, registration requirements/databases, federal gun free zones, NFA of 1934, GCA of 1968, gun related Executive Orders, actions, nominations or treaties, 1st and 4th amendment protections for gun owners, and related appropriations. In each case NAGR opposes gun control and supports removing restrictions on the right to bear arms. Legislation before the 114th Congress that NAGR is actively followed and lobbied on may include, but is not limited to: H.R. 47, H.R. 86, H.R. 131, H.R. 224, H.R. 225, H.R. 226, H.R. 368, H.R. 376, H.R. 378, H.R. 402, H.R. 410, H.R. 578, H.R. 731, H.R. 752, H.R. 826, H.R. 923, H.R. 986, H.R. 1076, H.R. 1180, H.R. 1217, H.R. 1316, H.R. 1329, H.R. 1365, H.R. 1449, H.R. 1454, H.R. 1592, H.R. 1701, H.R. 1739, H.R. 2001, H.R. 2216, H.R. 2246, H.R. 2259, H.R. 2283, H.R. 2380, H.R. 2546, H.R. 2569, H.R. 2613, H.R. 2646, H.R. 2690, H.R. 2699, H.R. 2710, H.R. 2732, H.R. 2736, H.R. 2753, H.R. 2767, H.R. 2871, H.R. 2916, H.R. 2917, H.R. 2939, H.R. 2994, H.R. 3051, H.R. 3115, H.R. 3125, H.R. 3126, H.R. 3146, H.R. 3224, H.R. 3227, H.R. 3375, H.R. 3395, H.R. 3411, H.R. 3425, H.R. 3455, H.R. 3497, H.R. 3569, H.R. 3640, H.R. 3802, H.R. 3813, H.R. 3830, H.R. 3853, H.R. 3888, H.R. 3926, H.R. 4009, H.R. 4026, H.R. 4069, H.R. 4135, H.R. 4145, H.R. 4164, H.R. 4214, H.R. 4237, H.R. 4269, H.R. 4278, H.R. 4300, H.R. 4316, H.R. 4319, H.R. 4320, H.R. 4321, H.R. 4348, H.R. 4356, H.R. 4379, H.R. 4550, H.R. 4584, H.R. 4603, H.R. 4703, H.R. 4824, H.R. 4905, H.R. 4914, H.R. 4928, H.R. 4951, S. 263, S. 368, S. 407, S. 498, S. 551, S. 556, S. 567, S. 670, S. 874, S. 1308, S. 1315, S. 1351, S. 1385, S. 1474, S. 1567, S. 1594, S. 1735, S. 1738, S. 1751, S. 1815, S. 1821, S. 1823, S. 1834, S. 1839, S. 1945, S. 1977, S. 1992, S. 2002, S. 2016, S. 2120, S. 2198, S. 2209, S. 2213, S. 2323, S. 2330, S. 2359, and S. 2469.

H.R. 86; Safe Students Act - Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions making it unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm in a school zone. H.R. 131 & S. 1308; Interstate Transportation of Firearms or Ammunition - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 402; National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is carrying a valid, government-issued identification document containing that person's photograph and a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state, and who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, to possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 578 & S. 263; Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R. 923 & S. 498; Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authroize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, who is entitled and not prohibited from carry a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence or who is carrying a valid state license or permit to carry a concealed weapon, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document to carry a concealed handgun (which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, other than a machine gun or destructive device) in any state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 986; Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. H.R. 1114 & S. 173; To modify the definition of "antique firearm" - Modifies the definition of "antique firearm" under the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code to cover any firearm manufactured in or before the calendar year that is 100 years before the year in which a determination is made as to whether the firearm is an antique firearm (currently, any firearm manufactured in or before 1898). H.R. 1316 & S. 670; Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 - Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental United States. H.R. 1358; Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015 - To enact into law a framework for deciding whether certain projectiles are armour piercing ammuniton. H.R. 1739; FIREARM Act - To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. H.R. 1745; Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons. H.R. 1858; Crime Gun Tracing Act - To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. H.R. 2137 & S. 1162; Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 - To ensure Federal law enforcement officers remain able to ensure their own safety, and the safety of their families, during a covered furlough. H.R. 2216; Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 2246 & S. 1351; Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions. H.R. 2283; Stope Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 - To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. H.R. 2380; Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. H.R. 2546; Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2015 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. H.R. 2612 & S. 1473; To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R. 2710; Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act - To revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes. H.R. 2732; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 2753; Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - To require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition, and for other purposes. H.R. 2767; Airport Security Act of 2015 - To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes. H.R. 2871; Keeping Guns From Criminals Act - To provide an incentive for firearm owners to sell their firearms safely and responsibly. H.R. 3051; Background Check Completion Act - To eliminate the requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a background check of the prospective transferee within 3 business days. H.R. 3125; Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015 - To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm. H.R. 3375; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the national instant criminal background check system before being allowed to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee. H.R. 3395; Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act - To prevent the illegal sale of firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3411; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. H.R. 3455; Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 3569; Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act - To require the Attorney General to establish a "Good Neighbor" code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3713; Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, To reform sentencing laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 3813; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R. 3853; Gun Dealer Accountability Act, To provide the Attorney General with greater discretion in issuing Federal firearms licenses, and to authorize temporarily greater scrutiny of Federal firearms licensees who have transferred a firearm unlawfully or had 10 or more crime guns traced back to them in the preceding 2 years. H.R. 3888; Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2015, To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3926; Gun Violence Research Act, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provde for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence, and for other purposes. H.R. 4069; No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2015, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale of firearms to individuals suspected of terrorism, and for other purposes. H.R 4135; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. H.R. 4145; To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress on, secure gun storage or safety devices. H.R. 4214; Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax and special occupational tax in respect of firarms and to increase the transfer tax on any other weapon, and for other purposes. H.R. 4237; Protect America Act of 2015, To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, and for other purposes. H.R. 4269; Assasult Weapons Bank of 2015, To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. H.R. 4278; Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015, To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units lof local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 4315; Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to: (1)increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2)promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R. 4316; Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. H.R. 4399; Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. The bill prohibits the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from being immune from legal process. In state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings, the contents of the database: (1)shall be subject to discovery and admissible as evidence; and (2)may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, Testimony or other evidence may also be permitted based on that data. H.R. 4550; PASS Act - To permit qualified law enforcement officers, qualified retired law enforcement officers, and persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or others, in a school zone. H.R. 4703; Family Firearm Protection Act - This bill prohibits a federal government officer or employee from taking an action that limits a firearm transfer between family members, including by way of inheritance, that is more restrictive than limitations in effect as of January 3, 2016. H.R. 4748; Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016 - To ban the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes. H.R. 4905; ATF Enforcement Act - To restore the ability of law enforcement authorities to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4928; Firearms Transfer Improvement Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to amend the requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law where the transaction occurs. H.R. 4952; Fair Federal Firearms Licensing Act - To impose a deadline by which a person whose Federal firearms license has expired, or is surrendered, or revoked, must liquidate the firearms inventory of any business subject to the license, and for other purposes. H.R. 5080; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2016 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 5135; Suppressor Export Act - To amend the Arms Export and Control Act to provide that no regulation issued under section 38(a)(1) of that Act, and no policy or practice in implementing such a regulation, may prohibit the otherwise lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer, or any component, part, accessory or attachment for any firearm silencer, and for other purposes. H.R. 5470; Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require a criminal background check to be conducted before a federally licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer may transfer a large capacity ammunition feeding device to a non-licensee, and to prohibit a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding device from being so transferred until the Attorney General has verified that the prospective transferee has truthfully answered questions about whether the prospective transferee has been contacted recently by Federal law enforcement authorities. H.R. 5494; To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5504; To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5544; Terrorist Screening Database Improvement Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the transfer of a firearm to a person whose name is in the Terrorist Screening Database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5576; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. H.R. 5615; Freedom from Fear Act, To reinstate the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons. H.R. 5705; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. H.R. 5739; Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016, To prohibit the transfer, loan, or other disposition of a machine gun or semiautomatic assault weapon to an individual under 16 years of age. H.R. 6052; Preventing Gun Violence Act, To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent juvenile act. H. Amdt. 927 to H.R. 766; Amendment clarified that the bill does not prevent federal banking regulators from requesting or requiring a financial institution to terminate a relationship with a customer because (1)the customer poses a threat to national security, (2)is engaged in terrorist financing, (3)is doing business with Iran, North Korea, Syria, or another State Sponsor of Terrorism, or (4)is doing business with an entity in any of those countries. H. Amdt. 928 to H.R. 766; Page 3, strike lines 4 through 9 and insert the following: (1)NOTICE REQUIRED.- Except as provided under paragraph (2), if an appropriate Federal banking agency orders a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account or group of customer accounts, the depository institution shall inform the customer or customers of the justification for the customer's account termination described under subsection (b). H.Amdt. 946 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to delete Title XII which has been enacted into law already; remove outdated year references in short titles, make expenditures under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act subject to appropriation; and add the text of HR 3279, as passed by the House, as a new title XVII. H.Amdt. 957 to 2406 - Amendment to allow a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm or ammunition to transport a firearm or ammunition for any lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully possess, carry, or transport the firearm or ammunition to any other such place if, during the transportation, the firearm is unloaded. H.Res.289; Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congres should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. H.Res.467; Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. S. 1385; Firearm Act of 2015, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. S. 1529; A bill to promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes, To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. S. 1738; Safer Communities Act of 2015 - To protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S. 1751; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. S. 1760; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Preyear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. S. 1834; Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. S. 1977; Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015 - To provide family members and close associates of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S. 2002; Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 - To strengthen our mental health system and improve public safety. S. 2016; Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to promote the responsible transfer of firearms. S. 2192; NICS Reporting Improvement Act, To ensure that States submit all records of individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm to the national instant criminal background check system. S. 2198; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. S. 2213; Background Check Completion Act of 2015, To oprohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. S. 2236; Hearing Protection Act of 2015, To provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns. S. 2323; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. S. 2330; SAFE Check Act, To allow the Attorney General additional time to process background checks for alien firearm purchases, and for other purposes. S. 2377; Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015, To defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and protect and secure the United States, and for other purposes. S. 2469; A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. S. 2544; Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2016 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. S. 2934; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. S. 3058; A bill to require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. S. 3069; A bill to prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives - To prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives. S. 3393; No Explosives or Arms for Terrorists and Criminals Act, To prevent terrorists and criminals from obtaining explosives and firearms. S.Amdt.2908 to S.Amdt.2874; To prohibit Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.Amdt.2910 to S.Amdt.2874; To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists. S.Amdt.2912 to S.Amdt.2874; Relating to the Protect America Act of 2015. S.Amdt.2914 to S.Amdt.2874; To address gun violence, improve the availabilty of recores to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.Amdt.4720 to S.Admt.4685; To authorize the Attorney General to deny requests to transfer a firearm to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt.4750; To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. S.Amdt.4751 to S.Amdt.4750; To address gun violence and improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S.Amdt4858; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt4859 to S.Amdt.4858; To authorize the Attorney General to delay or deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and issuance of Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt.4742 to S.Amdt.4685; An amendment to ensure that terrorists are not able to purchase firearms while providing meaningful due process protections for American citizens.

The National Association for Gun Rights advocates on behalf of gun owners for pro-Second Amendment related public policy issues including but not limited to the following subject areas and their respective executive departments/agencies and legislative committees: Firearms, ammunition, accessories, right to possess purchase own and carry, background checks, mental health, NICS, registration requirements/databases, federal gun free zones, NFA of 1934, GCA of 1968, gun related Executive Orders, actions, nominations or treaties, 1st and 4th amendment protections for gun owners, and related appropriations. In each case NAGR opposes gun control and supports removing restrictions on the right to bear arms. Legislation before the 114th Congress that NAGR is actively following and lobbying on may include, but is not limited to: H.R. 47, H.R. 86, H.R. 131, H.R. 224, H.R. 225, H.R. 226, H.R. 368, H.R. 376, H.R. 378, H.R. 402, H.R. 410, H.R. 578, H.R. 731, H.R. 752, H.R. 826, H.R. 923, H.R. 986, H.R. 1076, H.R. 1180, H.R. 1217, H.R. 1316, H.R. 1329, H.R. 1365, H.R. 1449, H.R. 1454, H.R. 1592, H.R. 1701, H.R. 1739, H.R. 2001, H.R. 2216, H.R. 2246, H.R. 2259, H.R. 2283, H.R. 2380, H.R. 2546, H.R. 2569, H.R. 2613, H.R. 2646, H.R. 2690, H.R. 2699, H.R. 2710, H.R. 2732, H.R. 2736, H.R. 2753, H.R. 2767, H.R. 2871, H.R. 2916, H.R. 2917, H.R. 2939, H.R. 2994, H.R. 3051, H.R. 3115, H.R. 3125, H.R. 3126, H.R. 3146, H.R. 3224, H.R. 3227, H.R. 3375, H.R. 3395, H.R. 3411, H.R. 3425, H.R. 3455, H.R. 3497, H.R. 3569, H.R. 3640, H.R. 3802, H.R. 3813, H.R. 3830, H.R. 3853, H.R. 3888, H.R. 3926, H.R. 4009, H.R. 4026, H.R. 4069, H.R. 4135, H.R. 4145, H.R. 4164, H.R. 4214, H.R. 4237, H.R. 4269, H.R. 4278, H.R. 4300, H.R. 4316, H.R. 4319, H.R. 4320, H.R. 4321, H.R. 4348, H.R. 4356, H.R. 4379, H.R. 4550, H.R. 4584, H.R. 4603, H.R. 4703, H.R. 4824, H.R. 4905, H.R. 4914, H.R. 4928, H.R. 4951, S. 263, S. 368, S. 407, S. 498, S. 551, S. 556, S. 567, S. 670, S. 874, S. 1308, S. 1315, S. 1351, S. 1385, S. 1474, S. 1567, S. 1594, S. 1735, S. 1738, S. 1751, S. 1815, S. 1821, S. 1823, S. 1834, S. 1839, S. 1945, S. 1977, S. 1992, S. 2002, S. 2016, S. 2120, S. 2198, S. 2209, S. 2213, S. 2323, S. 2330, S. 2359, and S. 2469.

Background checks; Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms; Mental health, as related to firearms; Trafficking of firearms; National concealed carry reciprocity; Preventing terrorists from acquiring firearms; Hate crimes with firearms; H.R. 402, National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; H.R. 923, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act; H.R. 986, Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; H.R. 1076, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015; H.R. 1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015; H.R. 2216, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015; H.R. 3130, Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act; H.R. 3411, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016; H.R. 3455, Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015; H.R. 3722, Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015; H.R. 4237, Protect America Act; H.R. 4399, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act; H.R. 4603, Hate Crime Prevention Act; H.R. 5576, To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists; S. 498, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; S. 551, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015; S. 1520, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015; S. 1760, Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015; S. 2002, Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015; S. 2469, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act; S. 2544, Stop Illegal Trafficking Act of 2016; S. 2934, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016; S. 3053, Hate Crime Prevention Act

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

Background checks; Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms; Mental health, as related to firearms; Trafficking of firearms; National concealed carry reciprocity; Preventing terrorists from acquiring firearms; Hate crimes with firearms; H.R. 402, National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; H.R. 923, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act; H.R. 986, Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; H.R. 1076, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015; H.R. 1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015; H.R. 2216, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015; H.R. 3130, Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act; H.R. 3411, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016; H.R. 3455, Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015; H.R. 3722, Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015; H.R. 4237, Protect America Act; H.R. 4399, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act; H.R. 4603, Hate Crime Prevention Act; H.R. 5576, To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists; S. 498, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; S. 551, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015; S. 1520, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015; S. 1760, Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015; S. 2002, Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015; S. 2469, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act; S. 2544, Stop Illegal Trafficking Act of 2016; S. 2934, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016; S. 3053, Hate Crime Prevention Act

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

S 551/S 3069/ S 3393/HR 1076/HR 4237/HR 5576/ HR 5611/HE 4276/ HR 5705 - Support for closing the "terror gap" for explosives possession.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), SENATE, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board

H.R. 86; Safe Students Act - Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions making it unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm in a school zone. H.R. 131 & S. 1308; Interstate Transportation of Firearms or Ammunition - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 402; National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is carrying a valid, government-issued identification document containing that person's photograph and a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state, and who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, to possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 578 & S. 263; Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R. 923 & S. 498; Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authroize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, who is entitled and not prohibited from carry a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence or who is carrying a valid state license or permit to carry a concealed weapon, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document to carry a concealed handgun (which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, other than a machine gun or destructive device) in any state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 986; Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. H.R. 1114 & S. 173; To modify the definition of "antique firearm" - Modifies the definition of "antique firearm" under the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code to cover any firearm manufactured in or before the calendar year that is 100 years before the year in which a determination is made as to whether the firearm is an antique firearm (currently, any firearm manufactured in or before 1898). H.R. 1316 & S. 670; Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 - Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental United States. H.R. 1358; Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015 - To enact into law a framework for deciding whether certain projectiles are armour piercing ammuniton. H.R. 1739; FIREARM Act - To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. H.R. 1745; Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons. H.R. 1858; Crime Gun Tracing Act - To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. H.R. 2137 & S. 1162; Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 - To ensure Federal law enforcement officers remain able to ensure their own safety, and the safety of their families, during a covered furlough. H.R. 2216; Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 2246 & S. 1351; Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions. H.R. 2283; Stope Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 - To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. H.R. 2380; Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. H.R. 2546; Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2015 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. H.R. 2612 & S. 1473; To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R. 2710; Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act - To revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes. H.R. 2732; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 2753; Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - To require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition, and for other purposes. H.R. 2767; Airport Security Act of 2015 - To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes. H.R. 2871; Keeping Guns From Criminals Act - To provide an incentive for firearm owners to sell their firearms safely and responsibly. H.R. 3051; Background Check Completion Act - To eliminate the requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a background check of the prospective transferee within 3 business days. H.R. 3125; Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015 - To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm. H.R. 3375; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the national instant criminal background check system before being allowed to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee. H.R. 3395; Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act - To prevent the illegal sale of firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3411; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. H.R. 3455; Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 3569; Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act - To require the Attorney General to establish a "Good Neighbor" code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3713; Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, To reform sentencing laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 3813; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R. 3853; Gun Dealer Accountability Act, To provide the Attorney General with greater discretion in issuing Federal firearms licenses, and to authorize temporarily greater scrutiny of Federal firearms licensees who have transferred a firearm unlawfully or had 10 or more crime guns traced back to them in the preceding 2 years. H.R. 3888; Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2015, To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3926; Gun Violence Research Act, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provde for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence, and for other purposes. H.R. 4069; No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2015, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale of firearms to individuals suspected of terrorism, and for other purposes. H.R 4135; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. H.R. 4145; To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress on, secure gun storage or safety devices. H.R. 4214; Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax and special occupational tax in respect of firarms and to increase the transfer tax on any other weapon, and for other purposes. H.R. 4237; Protect America Act of 2015, To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, and for other purposes. H.R. 4269; Assasult Weapons Bank of 2015, To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. H.R. 4278; Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015, To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units lof local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 4315; Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to: (1)increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2)promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R. 4316; Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. H.R. 4399; Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. The bill prohibits the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from being immune from legal process. In state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings, the contents of the database: (1)shall be subject to discovery and admissible as evidence; and (2)may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, Testimony or other evidence may also be permitted based on that data. H.R. 4550; PASS Act - To permit qualified law enforcement officers, qualified retired law enforcement officers, and persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or others, in a school zone. H.R. 4703; Family Firearm Protection Act - This bill prohibits a federal government officer or employee from taking an action that limits a firearm transfer between family members, including by way of inheritance, that is more restrictive than limitations in effect as of January 3, 2016. H.R. 4748; Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016 - To ban the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes. H.R. 4905; ATF Enforcement Act - To restore the ability of law enforcement authorities to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4928; Firearms Transfer Improvement Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to amend the requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms licensees be made in accordance with the State law where the transaction occurs. H.R. 4952; Fair Federal Firearms Licensing Act - To impose a deadline by which a person whose Federal firearms license has expired, or is surrendered, or revoked, must liquidate the firearms inventory of any business subject to the license, and for other purposes. H.R. 5080; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2016 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 5135; Suppressor Export Act - To amend the Arms Export and Control Act to provide that no regulation issued under section 38(a)(1) of that Act, and no policy or practice in implementing such a regulation, may prohibit the otherwise lawful export for sale or transfer of any firearm silencer, or any component, part, accessory or attachment for any firearm silencer, and for other purposes. H.R. 5470; Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require a criminal background check to be conducted before a federally licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer may transfer a large capacity ammunition feeding device to a non-licensee, and to prohibit a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding device from being so transferred until the Attorney General has verified that the prospective transferee has truthfully answered questions about whether the prospective transferee has been contacted recently by Federal law enforcement authorities. H.R. 5494; To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5504; To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5544; Terrorist Screening Database Improvement Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the transfer of a firearm to a person whose name is in the Terrorist Screening Database, and for other purposes. H.R. 5576; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. H. Amdt. 927 to H.R. 766; Amendment clarified that the bill does not prevent federal banking regulators from requesting or requiring a financial institution to terminate a relationship with a customer because (1)the customer poses a threat to national security, (2)is engaged in terrorist financing, (3)is doing business with Iran, North Korea, Syria, or another State Sponsor of Terrorism, or (4)is doing business with an entity in any of those countries. H. Amdt. 928 to H.R. 766; Page 3, strike lines 4 through 9 and insert the following: (1)NOTICE REQUIRED.- Except as provided under paragraph (2), if an appropriate Federal banking agency orders a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account or group of customer accounts, the depository institution shall inform the customer or customers of the justification for the customer's account termination described under subsection (b). H.Amdt. 946 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to delete Title XII which has been enacted into law already; remove outdated year references in short titles, make expenditures under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act subject to appropriation; and add the text of HR 3279, as passed by the House, as a new title XVII. H.Amdt. 957 to 2406 - Amendment to allow a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm or ammunition to transport a firearm or ammunition for any lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully possess, carry, or transport the firearm or ammunition to any other such place if, during the transportation, the firearm is unloaded. H.Res.289; Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congres should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. H.Res.467; Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. S. 1385; Firearm Act of 2015, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. S. 1529; A bill to promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes, To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. S. 1738; Safer Communities Act of 2015 - To protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S. 1751; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. S. 1760; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Preyear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. S. 1834; Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. S. 1977; Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015 - To provide family members and close associates of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S. 2002; Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 - To strengthen our mental health system and improve public safety. S. 2016; Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to promote the responsible transfer of firearms. S. 2192; NICS Reporting Improvement Act, To ensure that States submit all records of individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm to the national instant criminal background check system. S. 2198; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. S. 2213; Background Check Completion Act of 2015, To oprohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. S. 2236; Hearing Protection Act of 2015, To provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns. S. 2323; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. S. 2330; SAFE Check Act, To allow the Attorney General additional time to process background checks for alien firearm purchases, and for other purposes. S. 2377; Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015, To defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and protect and secure the United States, and for other purposes. S. 2469; A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. S. 2544; Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2016 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. S. 2934; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2016 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. S. 3058; A bill to require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes - To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. S. 3069; A bill to prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives - To prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives. S.Amdt.2908 to S.Amdt.2874; To prohibit Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.Amdt.2910 to S.Amdt.2874; To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists. S.Amdt.2912 to S.Amdt.2874; Relating to the Protect America Act of 2015. S.Amdt.2914 to S.Amdt.2874; To address gun violence, improve the availabilty of recores to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.Amdt.4720 to S.Admt.4685; To authorize the Attorney General to deny requests to transfer a firearm to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt.4750; To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. S.Amdt.4751 to S.Amdt.4750; To address gun violence and improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S.Amdt4858; To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt4859 to S.Amdt.4858; To authorize the Attorney General to delay or deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and issuance of Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists. S.Amdt.4742 to S.Amdt.4685; An amendment to ensure that terrorists are not able to purchase firearms while providing meaningful due process protections for American citizens.

S 551/HR 1076/ HR 4237/Collins amendment - Support for closing the "terror gap" for explosives possession.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), SENATE, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board

Background checks; Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms; Mental health, as related to firearms; Trafficking of firearms; National concealed carry reciprocity; Preventing terrorists from acquiring firearms; Hate crimes with firearms; H.R. 402, National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; H.R. 923, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act; H.R. 986, Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; H.R. 1076, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015; H.R. 1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015; H.R. 2216, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015; H.R. 3130, Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act; H.R. 3455, Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015; H.R. 3722, Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015; H.R. 4237, Protect America Act; H.R. 4399, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act; H.R. 4603, Hate Crime Prevention Act; H.R. 5576, To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists; S. 498, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; S. 551, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015; S. 1520, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015; S. 1760, Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015; S. 2002, Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015; S. 2469, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act; S. 3053, Hate Crime Prevention Act

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

Background checks; Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms; Mental health, as related to firearms; Trafficking of firearms; National concealed carry reciprocity; Preventing terrorists from acquiring firearms; Hate crimes with firearms; H.R. 402, National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; H.R. 923, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act; H.R. 986, Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; H.R. 1076, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015; H.R. 1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015; H.R. 2216, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015; H.R. 3130, Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act; H.R. 3455, Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015; H.R. 3722, Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015; H.R. 4237, Protect America Act; H.R. 4399, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act; H.R. 4603, Hate Crime Prevention Act; H.R. 5576, To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists; S. 498, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015; S. 551, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015; S. 1520, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015; S. 1760, Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015; S. 2002, Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015; S. 2469, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act; S. 3053, Hate Crime Prevention Act

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The National Association for Gun Rights advocates on behalf of gun owners for pro-Second Amendment related public policy issues including but not limited to the following subject areas and their respective executive departments/agencies and legislative committees: Firearms, ammunition, accessories, right to possess purchase own and carry, background checks, mental health, NICS, registration requirements/databases, federal gun free zones, NFA of 1934, GCA of 1968, gun related Executive Orders, actions, nominations or treaties, 1st and 4th amendment protections for gun owners, and related appropriations. In each case NAGR opposes gun control and supports removing restrictions on the right to bear arms. Legislation before the 114th Congress that NAGR is actively following and lobbying on may include, but is not limited to: H.R. 47, H.R. 86, H.R. 131, H.R. 224, H.R. 225, H.R. 226, H.R. 368, H.R. 376, H.R. 378, H.R. 402, H.R. 410, H.R. 578, H.R. 731, H.R. 752, H.R. 826, H.R. 923, H.R. 986, H.R. 1076, H.R. 1180, H.R. 1217, H.R. 1316, H.R. 1329, H.R. 1365, H.R. 1449, H.R. 1454, H.R. 1592, H.R. 1701, H.R. 1739, H.R. 2001, H.R. 2216, H.R. 2246, H.R. 2259, H.R. 2283, H.R. 2380, H.R. 2546, H.R. 2569, H.R. 2613, H.R. 2646, H.R. 2690, H.R. 2699, H.R. 2710, H.R. 2732, H.R. 2736, H.R. 2753, H.R. 2767, H.R. 2871, H.R. 2916, H.R. 2917, H.R. 2939, H.R. 2994, H.R. 3051, H.R. 3115, H.R. 3125, H.R. 3126, H.R. 3146, H.R. 3224, H.R. 3227, H.R. 3375, H.R. 3395, H.R. 3411, H.R. 3425, H.R. 3455, H.R. 3497, H.R. 3569, H.R. 3640, H.R. 3802, H.R. 3813, H.R. 3830, H.R. 3853, H.R. 3888, H.R. 3926, H.R. 4009, H.R. 4026, H.R. 4069, H.R. 4135, H.R. 4145, H.R. 4164, H.R. 4214, H.R. 4237, H.R. 4269, H.R. 4278, H.R. 4300, H.R. 4316, H.R. 4319, H.R. 4320, H.R. 4321, H.R. 4348, H.R. 4356, H.R. 4379, H.R. 4550, H.R. 4584, H.R. 4603, H.R. 4703, H.R. 4824, H.R. 4905, H.R. 4914, H.R. 4928, H.R. 4951, S. 263, S. 368, S. 407, S. 498, S. 551, S. 556, S. 567, S. 670, S. 874, S. 1308, S. 1315, S. 1351, S. 1385, S. 1474, S. 1567, S. 1594, S. 1735, S. 1738, S. 1751, S. 1815, S. 1821, S. 1823, S. 1834, S. 1839, S. 1945, S. 1977, S. 1992, S. 2002, S. 2016, S. 2120, S. 2198, S. 2209, S. 2213, S. 2323, S. 2330, S. 2359, and S. 2469.

H.R. 86; Safe Students Act - Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions making it unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm in a school zone. H.R. 131 & S. 1308; Interstate Transportation of Firearms or Ammunition - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 402; National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is carrying a valid, government-issued identification document containing that person's photograph and a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state, and who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, to possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 578 & S. 263; Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R. 923 & S. 498; Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authroize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, who is entitled and not prohibited from carry a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence or who is carrying a valid state license or permit to carry a concealed weapon, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document to carry a concealed handgun (which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, other than a machine gun or destructive device) in any state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 986; Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. H.R. 1114 & S. 173; To modify the definition of "antique firearm" - Modifies the definition of "antique firearm" under the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code to cover any firearm manufactured in or before the calendar year that is 100 years before the year in which a determination is made as to whether the firearm is an antique firearm (currently, any firearm manufactured in or before 1898). H.R. 1316 & S. 670; Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 - Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental United States. H.R. 1358; Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015 - To enact into law a framework for deciding whether certain projectiles are armour piercing ammuniton. H.R. 1739; FIREARM Act - To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. H.R. 1745; Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons. H.R. 1858; Crime Gun Tracing Act - To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. H.R. 2137 & S. 1162; Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 - To ensure Federal law enforcement officers remain able to ensure their own safety, and the safety of their families, during a covered furlough. H.R. 2216; Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 2246 & S. 1351; Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions. H.R. 2283; Stope Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 - To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. H.R. 2380; Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. H.R. 2546; Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2015 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. H.R. 2612 & S. 1473; To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R. 2710; Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act - To revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes. H.R. 2732; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 2753; Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - To require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition, and for other purposes. H.R. 2767; Airport Security Act of 2015 - To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes. H.R. 2871; Keeping Guns From Criminals Act - To provide an incentive for firearm owners to sell their firearms safely and responsibly. H.R. 3051; Background Check Completion Act - To eliminate the requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a background check of the prospective transferee within 3 business days. H.R. 3125; Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015 - To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm. H.R. 3375; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the national instant criminal background check system before being allowed to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee. H.R. 3395; Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act - To prevent the illegal sale of firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3411; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. H.R. 3455; Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 3569; Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act - To require the Attorney General to establish a "Good Neighbor" code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3713; Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, To reform sentencing laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 3813; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R. 3853; Gun Dealer Accountability Act, To provide the Attorney General with greater discretion in issuing Federal firearms licenses, and to authorize temporarily greater scrutiny of Federal firearms licensees who have transferred a firearm unlawfully or had 10 or more crime guns traced back to them in the preceding 2 years. H.R. 3888; Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2015, To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3926; Gun Violence Research Act, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provde for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence, and for other purposes. H.R. 4069; No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2015, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale of firearms to individuals suspected of terrorism, and for other purposes. H.R 4135; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. H.R. 4145; To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress on, secure gun storage or safety devices. H.R. 4214; Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax and special occupational tax in respect of firarms and to increase the transfer tax on any other weapon, and for other purposes. H.R. 4237; Protect America Act of 2015, To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, and for other purposes. H.R. 4269; Assasult Weapons Bank of 2015, To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. H.R. 4278; Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015, To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units lof local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 4315; Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to: (1)increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2)promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. H.R. 4316; Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2016 - This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. H.R. 4399; Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. The bill prohibits the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from being immune from legal process. In state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings, the contents of the database: (1)shall be subject to discovery and admissible as evidence; and (2)may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, Testimony or other evidence may also be permitted based on that data. H.R. 4550; PASS Act - To permit qualified law enforcement officers, qualified retired law enforcement officers, and persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of self or others, in a school zone. H.R. 4703; Family Firearm Protection Act - This bill prohibits a federal government officer or employee from taking an action that limits a firearm transfer between family members, including by way of inheritance, that is more restrictive than limitations in effect as of January 3, 2016. H.R. 4748; Imported Assault Weapons Ban of 2016 - To ban the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes. H. Amdt. 927 to H.R. 766; Amendment clarified that the bill does not prevent federal banking regulators from requesting or requiring a financial institution to terminate a relationship with a customer because (1)the customer poses a threat to national security, (2)is engaged in terrorist financing, (3)is doing business with Iran, North Korea, Syria, or another State Sponsor of Terrorism, or (4)is doing business with an entity in any of those countries. H. Amdt. 928 to H.R. 766; Page 3, strike lines 4 through 9 and insert the following: (1)NOTICE REQUIRED.- Except as provided under paragraph (2), if an appropriate Federal banking agency orders a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account or group of customer accounts, the depository institution shall inform the customer or customers of the justification for the customer's account termination described under subsection (b). H.Amdt. 946 to H.R. 2406 - Amendment to delete Title XII which has been enacted into law already; remove outdated year references in short titles, make expenditures under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act subject to appropriation; and add the text of HR 3279, as passed by the House, as a new title XVII. H.Amdt. 957 to 2406 - Amendment to allow a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm or ammunition to transport a firearm or ammunition for any lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully possess, carry, or transport the firearm or ammunition to any other such place if, during the transportation, the firearm is unloaded. H.Res.289; Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congres should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. H.Res.467; Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. S. 1385; Firearm Act of 2015, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. S. 1529; A bill to promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes, To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. S. 1738; Safer Communities Act of 2015 - To protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S. 1751; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. S. 1760; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Preyear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. S. 1834; Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. S. 1977; Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015 - To provide family members and close associates of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S. 2002; Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 - To strengthen our mental health system and improve public safety. S. 2016; Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to promote the responsible transfer of firearms. S. 2192; NICS Reporting Improvement Act, To ensure that States submit all records of individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm to the national instant criminal background check system. S. 2198; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. S. 2213; Background Check Completion Act of 2015, To oprohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. S. 2236; Hearing Protection Act of 2015, To provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns. S. 2323; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. S. 2330; SAFE Check Act, To allow the Attorney General additional time to process background checks for alien firearm purchases, and for other purposes. S. 2377; Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015, To defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and protect and secure the United States, and for other purposes. S. 2469; A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party. S. 2544; Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2016 - To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. S.Amdt.2908 to S.Amdt.2874; To prohibit Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.Amdt.2910 to S.Amdt.2874; To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists. S.Amdt.2912 to S.Amdt.2874; Relating to the Protect America Act of 2015. S.Amdt.2914 to S.Amdt.2874; To address gun violence, improve the availabilty of recores to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes.

Legislation: SJ ReS19, Constitutional amendment to limit 1A on political speech-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. SReS104, SReS104-Issues Lobbied: Border prosecutions. S50, Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA)-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S217, Women's Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion access. S247, Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Citizenship. S255, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S439, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. S467, Corrections Act-Issues Lobbied: Detainers. S497, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S551, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S675, REDEEM Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. S754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. S772, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S877, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. S987, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S1056, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. S1088, Voter Registration Modernization Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting. S1169, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: ESEA reauthorization; Education; School discipline; School climate; LGBT Rights. S1182, A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements-Issues Lobbied: Broadcast ownership. S1356, FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Torture; Women's Rights. S1382, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1513, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Re-entry Reform. S1599, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act-Issues Lobbied: . S1595, Protecting Individuals from Mass Aerial Surveillance Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. S1598, First Amendment Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1600, Judicial Redress Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S1619, The Financial Services and General Government FY16 Appropriations bill-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief- refusals/ womens health policy riders. S1631, FISA Improvements Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S1659, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief- refusals/ womens health policy riders. S1696 (113th), Women's Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion access. S1705, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S1762, Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory minimums, immigration. S1770, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1788, The Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S1808, Northern Border Security Review Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Security. S1814, Stop Sanctuary Cities Act-Issues Lobbied: Sanctuary cities, detainers, immigration enforcement. S1858, Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Women's Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S1864, Department of Homeland Security Border Security Metrics Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Security. S2021, Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. S2048, USA FREEDOM Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S2171, The SOAR Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty; Religion and Public Schools. S2123, Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Re-entry; LGBT Rights. S2146, Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Sanctuary cities, detainers, immigration enforcement, mandatory minimums. S2168, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2193, Kate's Law-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory minimums. S2200, Workplace Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S2295, Liberty Through Strength Act I-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S2300, American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; Refugees; Human rights. S2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers; Privacy; Surveillance;. S2344, Liberty Through Strength Act II-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. S2369, Community Partnership Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. S2536, SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. H ReS461, Select Panel to Investigate Planned Parenthood Federation of America Resolution-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access. HR5, Student Success Act-Issues Lobbied: Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) reauthorization; Education; School discipline; School climate; Religious Liberty; Religion and Public Schools. HR10, The SOAR Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty; Religion and Public Schools. HR22, DRIVE Act-Issues Lobbied: Hair Drug Testing. HR148, DISCLOSE Act-Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance Reform. HR158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. HR234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. HR283, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR448, Women's Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Rights. HR540, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR637, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR699, Email Privacy Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR846, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR932, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR940, Health Care Conscience Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. HR983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR1076, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR1104, Fair Treatment for All Gifts Act-Issues Lobbied: Gift Tax. HR1232, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1347, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act-Issues Lobbied: Redistricting. HR1428, Judicial Redress Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. HR1672, REDEEM Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR1735, FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Torture; Women's Rights; Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1680, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. HR1933, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. HR1962, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. HR1974, HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, womens health. HR2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers; Refugee Vetting; Cybersecurity; Abortion, contraception access;. HR2048, USA Freedom Act 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. HR2092, Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR2173, Redistricting Reform Act-Issues Lobbied: Redistricting. HR2197, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. HR2421, REAL Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR2449, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2521, Restoring Education and Learning Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Prison Reform. HR2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. HR2654, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR2800, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendments Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR2802, First Amendment Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2867, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR2875, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2899, Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. HR2972, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Reproductive Rights. HR2995, The Financial Services and General Government FY16 Appropriations bill-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief- refusals/ womens health policy riders. HR3011, Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory minimums, immigration. HR3020, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief- refusals/ womens health policy riders. HR3157, Student Privacy Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR3185, Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Women's Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR3361, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR3406, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Re-entry Reform. HR3470, Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR3495, Women's Public Health and Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- Medicaid restrictions/ Planned Parenthood defunding. HR3504, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - abortion restrictions. HR3518, Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR3576, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. HR3654, Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR3713, Sentencing Reform Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. HR3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; Refugees; Human rights; Planned Parenthood defunding and safety for women's health providers. HR3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug testing. HR4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Mens rea. HR4038, American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; Refugees; Human rights. HR4127, FY 2016 Intelligence Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Surveillance;. HR4225, SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. HR4237, Protect America Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: No Fly List. HR4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR4303, Border Security and Accountability Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Border security. HR4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Congressional Issues Without Bill Numbers: Women in Combat-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. Civil Asset Forfeiture-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. Prosecutorial Misconduct-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. Indigent Defense-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: Immigration detention, family detention, immigration enforcement, 287(g) program, PEP, Secure Communities, prosecutorial discretion, tax credits. DHS immigration enforcement: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Discrimination. Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Unaccompanied children; Due process; Expedited removals; Access to counsel-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Bond hearings, Prolonged detention-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Deportation and detention practices-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Border enforcement/ CBP oversight and excessive use of force-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Photo dissemination laws-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Fair Donations for All Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. Broadband Adoption Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Follow the Money Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Force Multiplier Act-Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing. CORRECT Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Weaponized Drone Bill-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Authorization for Use of Military Force-Issues Lobbied: National Security. Federal RFRA fix legislation-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Refusals. Title I Portability in the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty / Religion and Public Schools. Mens rea reform-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Sentencing Reform-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Planned Parenthood funding-Issues Lobbied: Abortion rights. Countering Violent Extremism-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, National Security. Inspector General Subpoena Power-Issues Lobbied: National security, privacy. Section 702 surveillance-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Revenge pornography legislation-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Stingray surveillance-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Religious Refusals-Issues Lobbied: Religious freedom. European Union data transfers-Issues Lobbied: National security, privacy, surveillance. Transparency-Issues Lobbied: Government accountability. DOJ Civil Rights Division hearing-Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement accountability. Policing-Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement reform. ECPA reform-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Watchlists and firearm restrictions-Issues Lobbied: National security, privacy. Encryption-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. Social Media Restrictions-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Muslim discrimination-Issues Lobbied: Religious discrimination. Agencies: Bureau of Justice Statistics-Issues Lobbied: Re: Provision 115.42(g) of the National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape & Tran-specific Pods/Units. Bureau of Prisons-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Private Prisons, Solitary Confinement; Re-entry. Census Bureau-Issues Lobbied: Prison-Based Gerrymandering. Department of Agriculture-Issues Lobbied: Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559. Department of Defense-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; SAPRO policies on information about abortion; EO12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Department of Education-Issues Lobbied: Every Child Achieves Act; Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559; Disability Rights. Department of Health and Human Services-Issues Lobbied: Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Reproductive Rights-access to emergency contraception in IHS facilities; Access to contraception and abortion care in ORR; Draft Guidance for Industry FDA-2015-D-1211-0001; 1557 Proposed Rule of the Affordable Care Act and the NPRM; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559. Department of Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement; Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities; Family detention, Immigration detention, Unaccompanied children; Due process; Expedited removals; Access to counsel; Bond hearings; Interior and Border enforcement; End Racial Profiling Act; Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015; December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559; Cybersecurity; REAL ID. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; Harassment under Fair Housing Act; Nuisance Ordinances; Fair Housing, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559. Department of Justice-Issues Lobbied: Torture; Gender-biased Policing; Women's Rights; Employment Litigation Priorities; Sentencing Reform, Private Prisons and Solitary Confinement; Civil Asset Forfeiture; Law Enforcement Reform; Militarization; Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 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; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Border Prosecutions; EO12333 and Section 702 surveillance; Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; End Racial Profiling Act; Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015; December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; 2007 OLC Memo; Muslim-Free Zone Bans by Public Accommodations; 1557 Proposed Rule of the Affordable Care Act and the NPRM; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559; PREA Guidance; UN General Assembly. Department of Labor-Issues Lobbied: Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559; Abortion Coverage, Contraception Access. Department of Veterans Affairs-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Policies; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559. Director of National Intelligence-Issues Lobbied: EO12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Domestic Policy Council-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Executive Office of the President-Issues Lobbied: Encryption; RFRA; 2007 OLC Memo; Deportations. Federal Aviation Administration-Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drones. Federal Bureau of Investigation-Issues Lobbied: Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; Encryption, government back doors. Federal Communications Commission-Issues Lobbied: Media Ownership Rule; Low Power FM Application Window; E-Rate Rulemaking; IP Transition; Open Internet Rule; Inmate Phone Access; Content Discrimination. Food and Drug Administration-Issues Lobbied: Draft Guidance for Industry FDA-2015-D-1211-0001. Internal Revenue Service-Issues Lobbied: Petition for IRS Rulemaking on 501c4. National Security Agency-Issues Lobbied: EO12333 and Section 702 surveillance. National Security Council-Issues Lobbied: Refugees. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act. Office of Management and Budget-Issues Lobbied: Health Care Conscience Rights Act; Budget; Open Government; REAL ID. Office of Personnel Management-Issues Lobbied: Re-entry. Office of the Vice President-Issues Lobbied: Gender-biased Policing. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board-Issues Lobbied: EO12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Transportation Security Administration-Issues Lobbied: December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services-Issues Lobbied: Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/victims of violence; Immigrant Transfers; Prosecutorial Discretion. U.S. Customs and Border Protection-Issues Lobbied: Border enforcement/CBP oversight and excessive use of force; December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; Civil Rights Complaints. U.S. Department of the Treasury-Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking; Contraception Access. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Issues Lobbied: 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; Treatment of refugee women and children/victims of violence; Deportation and detention practices. USAID-Issues Lobbied: Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559. U.S. Trade Representative-Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership. White House-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Torture; Targeted Killing; Gender-biased policing; Sentencing Reform, Private Prisons and Solitary Confinement; American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015; Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement; Refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; Detention, Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Health Care Conscience Rights Act; Abortion and contraception appropriations riders; Every Child Achieves Act; Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015; End Racial Profiling Act; Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015/Community Partnership Act of 2015; December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; Ban the Box Executive Order for Criminal Background Checks in Employment; 2007 OLC Memo; 1557 Proposed Rule of the Affordable Care Act and the NPRM.

H.R. 86; Safe Students Act - Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions making it unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm in a school zone. H.R. 131 & S. 1308; Interstate Transportation of Firearms or Ammunition - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R. 402; National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is carrying a valid, government-issued identification document containing that person's photograph and a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state, and who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, to possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 578 & S. 263; Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. H.R. 923 & S. 498; Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - Amends the federal criminal code to authroize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, who is entitled and not prohibited from carry a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence or who is carrying a valid state license or permit to carry a concealed weapon, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document to carry a concealed handgun (which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, other than a machine gun or destructive device) in any state in accordance with the restrictions of that state. H.R. 986; Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. H.R. 1114 & S. 173; To modify the definition of "antique firearm" - Modifies the definition of "antique firearm" under the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code to cover any firearm manufactured in or before the calendar year that is 100 years before the year in which a determination is made as to whether the firearm is an antique firearm (currently, any firearm manufactured in or before 1898). H.R. 1316 & S. 670; Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 - Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental United States. H.R. 1358; Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2015 - To enact into law a framework for deciding whether certain projectiles are armour piercing ammuniton. H.R. 1739; FIREARM Act - To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. H.R. 1745; Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons. H.R. 1858; Crime Gun Tracing Act - To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. H.R. 2137 & S. 1162; Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 - To ensure Federal law enforcement officers remain able to ensure their own safety, and the safety of their families, during a covered furlough. H.R. 2216; Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 2246 & S. 1351; Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions. H.R. 2283; Stope Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 - To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition. H.R. 2380; Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 - To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows. H.R. 2546; Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2015 - To prohibit the sale of a firearm to, and the purchase of a firearm by, a person who is not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage. H.R. 2612 & S. 1473; To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R. 2710; Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act - To revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes. H.R. 2732; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 2753; Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - To require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition, and for other purposes. H.R. 2767; Airport Security Act of 2015 - To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes. H.R. 2871; Keeping Guns From Criminals Act - To provide an incentive for firearm owners to sell their firearms safely and responsibly. H.R. 3051; Background Check Completion Act - To eliminate the requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm if the national instant criminal background check system has been unable to complete a background check of the prospective transferee within 3 business days. H.R. 3125; Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015 - To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm. H.R. 3375; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the national instant criminal background check system before being allowed to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee. H.R. 3395; Trafficking Reduction and Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act - To prevent the illegal sale of firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3411; Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015 - To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale. H.R. 3455; Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. H.R. 3569; Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act - To require the Attorney General to establish a "Good Neighbor" code of conduct for federally licensed firearms dealers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3713; Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, To reform sentencing laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 3813; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. H.R. 3853; Gun Dealer Accountability Act, To provide the Attorney General with greater discretion in issuing Federal firearms licenses, and to authorize temporarily greater scrutiny of Federal firearms licensees who have transferred a firearm unlawfully or had 10 or more crime guns traced back to them in the preceding 2 years. H.R. 3888; Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2015, To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes. H.R. 3926; Gun Violence Research Act, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provde for better understanding of the epidemic of gun violence, and for other purposes. H.R. 4069; No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2015, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale of firearms to individuals suspected of terrorism, and for other purposes. H.R 4135; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. H.R. 4145; To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress on, secure gun storage or safety devices. H.R. 4214; Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax and special occupational tax in respect of firarms and to increase the transfer tax on any other weapon, and for other purposes. H.R. 4237; Protect America Act of 2015, To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, and for other purposes. H.R. 4269; Assasult Weapons Bank of 2015, To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. H.R. 4278; Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015, To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units lof local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes. H.Res.289; Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congres should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. H.Res.467; Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. S. 1385; Firearm Act of 2015, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. S. 1529; A bill to promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes, To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. S. 1738; Safer Communities Act of 2015 - To protect individuals by strengthening the Nation's mental health infrastructure, improving the understanding of violence, strengthening firearm prohibitions and protections for at-risk individuals, and improving and expanding the reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. S. 1751; Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act - To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes. S. 1760; Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Preyear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2015 - To prevent gun trafficking. S. 1834; Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. S. 1977; Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015 - To provide family members and close associates of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to prevent gun violence. S. 2002; Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 - To strengthen our mental health system and improve public safety. S. 2016; Responsible Transfer of Firearms Act - To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to promote the responsible transfer of firearms. S. 2192; NICS Reporting Improvement Act, To ensure that States submit all records of individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm to the national instant criminal background check system. S. 2198; Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015, To establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt certain policies and procedures relating to the transfer and possession of firearms. S. 2213; Background Check Completion Act of 2015, To oprohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. S. 2236; Hearing Protection Act of 2015, To provide that silencers be treated the same as long guns. S. 2323; Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015, To clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. S. 2330; SAFE Check Act, To allow the Attorney General additional time to process background checks for alien firearm purchases, and for other purposes. S. 2377; Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015, To defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and protect and secure the United States, and for other purposes. S.Amdt.2908 to S.Amdt.2874; To prohibit Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.Amdt.2910 to S.Amdt.2874; To increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists. S.Amdt.2912 to S.Amdt.2874; Relating to the Protect America Act of 2015. S.Amdt.2914 to S.Amdt.2874; To address gun violence, improve the availabilty of recores to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes.