Do No Harm Act
Legislative Progress
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
41pct
5d open
vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d
Do No Harm Act This bill makes the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) inapplicable to federal laws (or implementations of laws) that: protect against discrimination or the promotion of equal opportunity, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, Executive Order 11246 (concerning equal employment opportunity), the Violence Against Women Act, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) rules entitled "Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity"; require employers to provide wages, other compensation, or benefits, including leave; protect collective activity in the workplace; protect against child labor, abuse, or exploitation; or provide for access to, information about, referrals for, provision of, or coverage for, any health care item or service. Under current law, RFRA prohibits the government from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest when using the least restrictive means. The bill makes RFRA inapplicable to: (1) terms requiring goods, services, functions, or activities to be performed or provided to beneficiaries of government contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or awards; or (2) denials of a person's full and equal enjoyment of a government-provided good, service, benefit, facility, privilege, advantage, or accommodation. To assert a RFRA claim or defense in a judicial proceeding, the government must be a party to the proceeding.
These links require the bill number to appear in the filing's source-reported specific issue text. Client expenses and lobbying-firm income are separate disclosure fields.
Filing registrants (11)
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
Sources: Congress.gov
2018 · second_quarter · Religion
Do No Harm Act HR5272. Supported making religious freedom of 1993 inapplicable to federal laws.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
2018 · first_quarter · Religion
Do No Harm Act HR5272. Supported making religious freedom of 1993 inapplicable to federal laws.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Religion
Do No Harm Act HR5272. Supported making religious freedom of 1993 inapplicable to federal laws.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
2017 · third_quarter · Religion
Do No Harm Act HR5272. Supported making religious freedom of 1993 inapplicable to federal laws.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Religion
Do No Harm Act HR5272. Supported making religious freedom of 1993 inapplicable to federal laws.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| CA |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | NJ |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | VA |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Elizabeth H. Esty | Democratic | CT |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Jackie Speier | Democratic | CA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jared Huffman | Democratic | CA |
| José E. Serrano | Democratic | NY |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | CA |
| Katherine M. Clark | Democratic | MA |
| Kathleen M. Rice | Democratic | NY |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Democratic | NY |
| Luis V. Gutiérrez | Democratic | IL |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Pete Aguilar | Democratic | CA |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Seth Moulton | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | CA |
| Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | CA |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
2017 · first_quarter · Religion
Do No Harm Act HR5272. Supported making religious freedom of 1993 inapplicable to federal laws.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Opposed the confirmation of Sen. Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General Opposed the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court Opposed provisions in President Trump's draft "religious freedom" executive order allowing taxpayer-funded discrimination Opposed provisions in President Trump's travel ban executive orders allowing religious discrimination in U.S. immigration policy Supported reintroduction of 2015 Do No Harm Act (2015 H.R. 5272) to amend the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act H.R. 852, Freedom of Religion Act - Supported bill to bar religious discrimination in U.S. immigration policy S. Res. 56 - Supported resolution expressing the sense of the Senate against discrimination in U.S. immigration policy
Client expense: $106,770 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Religion
Do No Harm Act HR5272 supported making religious freedom of 1993 inapplicable to federal laws.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Religion
Do No Harm Act HR5272 supported making religious freedom of 1993 inapplicable to federal laws.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Religion
Do No Harm Act HR5272 supported making religious freedom of 1993 inapplicable to federal laws.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Constitution
Opposition to legislation that would continue or expand private school vouchers for students in the District of Columbia. Opposition to H.R. 4901, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Reauthorization Act Opposition to Federally-funded religious discrimination in the faith-based initiative Support for HR 2867/S 1659, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation to restore voting rights for all Americans after the Supreme Courts restrictions on the impact of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder Support for HR 885, Voting Rights Amendment Act Support for HR 3185/S 1858, the Equality Act. Support for religious accommodation in the military and strong safeguards against proselytizing and religious harassment in the military Support for HR 5272, the Do No Harm Act Opposition to Russell Amendment to HR 4909, FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Opposition to S. 1598/HR 2802, the "First Amendment Defense Act." Support for HR 2942, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage on Health Insurance Act
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Charitable Choice Issues Ensuring Fair Access to Disaster Relief for LGBTQ Families Executive Nominations Implementation of Supreme Court rulings in Windsor and Obergefell Judicial Nominations LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections Religious Liberty Issues Workplace Protections for Federal Contractors Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act (H.R. 2976) Amendment to U.S. Constitution Relative to Marriage (S.J.Res. 12) Customer Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 5586) Disagreeing with Obergefell Decision (H.Res. 359) Do No Harm Act (H.R. 5272) Dont Block LGBT Act of 2016 (H.R. 6254) End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 1933; S. 1056) Equality Act (H.R. 3185; S. 1858) Equality for All Resolution of 2015 (H.Res. 208) Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R. 2449; S. 1382) Expressing Support for Support of Transgender Acceptance Resolution (H.Res. 561) First Amendment Defense Act (H.R. 2802; S. 1598) Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (H.R. 2309; S. 1330) LGBT Equality Day Resolution (H.Res. 549; S.Res. 511) LGBTQ Pride Month (H.Res. 329) Local Education Freedom Act of 2016 (H.R. 5517) Marriage Protection Amendment (H.J.Res. 32) Original LGBTQ Pride Month Resolution of 2016 (H.Res. 772) Orlando Resolution (H.Res. 789; S.Res. 496) Resolution Regarding Traditional Marriage & Taxpayer Funded Abortion (H.Res. 399) Resolution to Protect House Employees from Employment Discrimination (H.Res. 428) Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 197; S. 29) Screening With Dignity Act (H.R. 6420) State Marriage Defense Act (H.R. 824; S. 435) Stonewall National Historic Site Establishment Act (H.R. 4230; S. 2386) Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 2867; S. 1659) Voting Rights Amendment Act (H.R. 885)
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support giving the federal government and private citizens the legal tools they need to stop discriminatory voting and election changes before they are put into effect anywhere in the country Support ensuring that voting changes are transparent by requiring all States, cities and counties to provide effective disclosure and publicity in modern media outlets that reach impacted voters and through local community organizations; Support restoring federal review (preclearance) of voting changes for those states, cities and counties with a history of recent voting discrimination as well as those with the greatest need. Support authorizing federal observers to respond to potential racial or language minority discrimination in any State, city or county. Support S. 772 / H.R. 1459 Support H.R. 40 Support S. 862 / H.R. 1619 Support H.R. 12 Oppose any initiative including "faith based initiatives" that may result in legalized and federally funded discrimination Support H.R. 671 Support H.J. Res. 25 Support H.R. 431 Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act Oppose HR 2899 Support H Res 341 Oppose HR 2048 Support H Res 355 Support HR 2867 / S 1659 Oppose anti-Muslim, islamophobic rhetoric, actions, and legislation. Ensure that the Department of Justice is as tough as possible in protecting an individual's right to vote in light if the elimination of Se4ction V of the 1065 Voting Rights Act Oppose HR 712 Oppose HR 1927 Support EEOC initiative to expand data collection on collecting pay data from private employers on race and gender pay. Support FCC carefully examining the privacy interests of historically disadvantaged communities; developing broadband privacy rules consistent with the Civil Rights Principles for the Era of Big Data; Privacy protections should be made equally available to all consumers, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, using fixed or mobile connections. Support H. RES. 616 Support S 2546 / HR 4539 Oppose lack of media diversity at all levels Support Conyers amendment to HR 1927 Support Huffman (CA) confederate flag amendment to HR 4974 Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Pittenger (NC) North Carolina amendment to HR 5055 Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Russell (OK) amendment to NDAA to sanction taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination in all government contracts and grants. Oppose Anti-Transgender Initiatives Support proposed DoE / DoJ guidance on Title IX on the rights of trans students in schools Support investigating the arrest and indictment of disproportionately Asian American scientists Support HR 5272. Oppose HR 2802 S. 1598 Support Education Departments Office of Civil Rights Title IX Guidance and enforcement Oppose Russell (OK) religious organizations amendment to NDAA. Support HR 6030 Oppose the sale or display of the confederate flag at Veterans cemeteries or on any federally owned public land, unless as part of a learning experience Support S. 2854 / H.R. 5067 Support HR 5373 Support HR 5272 Support the development state and local plans to ensure that no voter is disenfranchised Support diversity in Congressional staff Oppose Steve Bannon as chief strategist and senior counselor in the White House. Support HR 3735
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Religion
Oppose any initiative including "faith based initiatives" that may result in legalized and federally funded discrimination. Oppose a finding by the Office of Legal Counsel that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) provides a blanket override of a statutory non-discrimination provision. Support the implementation of Executive Order 13559, which seeks to strengthen the constitutional protections against unwelcome proselytizing of program beneficiaries, to promote grantee and contractor transparency and understanding of church-state separation parameters, and to implement safeguards against excessive government entanglement with religious institutions. Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Russell (OK) amendment to NDAA to sanction taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination in all government contracts and grants. Support HR 5272. Oppose HR 2808 / S. 1598 Oppose Russell (OK) religious organizations amendment to NDAA Support HR 5272
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 20. Oppose any efforts to dismantle, weaken, or change the structure or the funding stream of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Support an executive order requiring full disclosure of political spending by business entities receiving federal government contracts. Support giving the federal government and private citizens the legal tools they need to stop discriminatory voting and election changes before they are put into effect anywhere in the country Support ensuring that voting changes are transparent by requiring all States, cities and counties to provide effective disclosure and publicity in modern media outlets that reach impacted voters and through local community organizations; Support restoring federal review (preclearance) of voting changes for those states, cities and counties with a history of recent voting discrimination as well as those with the greatest need. Support authorizing federal observers to respond to potential racial or language minority discrimination in any State, city or county. Support S. 772 / H.R. 1459 Support H.R.12 Oppose H.R. 195 Oppose HR 185 Support S 1538 Support legislation to provide stiffer penalties for engaging in deceptive practices around elections Support HR 2887. Support HR 2867 / S 1659 Support HR 317 Support the Census Bureaus federal register notice regarding the Residence Rule and Residence Situations, 80 FR 28950 (May 20, 2015) Support H.R. 2694 Support H Res 341 Support H Res 355 Support H J Res 25 Oppose requiring the Secretary of Treasury to contract with private debt collection agencies to collect taxes. Support Voter registration through Federally Funded Health Insurance Exchanges Support sufficient FY2017 funding level for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey Support HR 2867 / S 1659 Support fully funding the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Oppose "prison gerrymandering" by the Census Bureau Support S. 2021/H.R 3470 Urging full funding for the Census Bureau in FY 17 Support Presidential Medal of Freedom for H. Julian Bond Ensure that the Department of Justice is as tough as possible in protecting an individual's right to vote in light if the elimination of Se4ction V of the 1065 Voting Rights Act Oppose HR 712 Oppose HR 1927 Oppose letter by EAC ED Newby letting Kansas, Alabama and Georgia require proof of citizenship on federal voter registration. Oppose refusal by some Senators to give fair consideration to any Supreme Court nomination until after the next President is sworn into office on January 20, 2017. Oppose Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution Support executive order prohibiting federal contractors from asking about past criminal records on job application Support HR 3735 Oppose the conduct of the Select Investigative Panels activities as they relate to the investigation of Planned Parenthood Support OPM proposed rule on Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability. Support the establishment of a White House Office of Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization. Oppose proposed Census Bureau residency rules for incarcerated individuals Support the Committee Chairs denouncing efforts to have voter-discouraging patrolling of the polls. Oppose the sale or display of the confederate flag at Veterans cemeteries or on any federally owned public land, unless as part of a learning experience Support HR 5373 Support the development state and local plans to ensure that no voter is disenfranchised Support HR 5272 Support a final budget as close as possible to the Obama Administration's request for FY 2017 to fund both the 2020 Census and the American Community Survey. Support hearings and a vote on Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland ASAP Support diversity in Congressional staff Oppose Steve Bannon as chief strategist and senior counselor in the White House. Oppose Jeff Sessions for US Attorney General Support Census Bureau anomaly in any second continuing resolution. Support Census Bureau receiving an annual spend rate of $1.192 billion through the second fiscal quarter Support shared use of school grounds, parks, gymnasiums and other physical activity spaces beyond normal business hours for public use Support concept that incoming Secretary of Education must enforce civil rights law and advance public education Oppose Betsy DeVos' nomination for Secretary of Education Support HR 3735 Oppose HR 5982 Oppose proposed census bureau's RESIDENCE RULE AND RESIDENCE SITUATIONS oppose the so-called religious organizations amendment which was offered by Congressman Steve Russell (OK) to H.R. 4909, the House-passed version of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 (NDAA)
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Constitution
Opposition to legislation that would continue or expand private school vouchers for students in the District of Columbia. Opposition to H.R. 4901, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Reauthorization Act Opposition to Federally-funded religious discrimination in the faith-based initiative Support for HR 2867/S 1659, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation to restore voting rights for all Americans after the Supreme Courts restrictions on the impact of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder Support for HR 885, Voting Rights Amendment Act Support for HR 3185/S 1858, the Equality Act. Support for religious accommodation in the military and strong safeguards against proselytizing and religious harassment in the military Support for HR 5272, the Do No Harm Act Opposition to Russell Amendment to HR 4909, FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Opposition to S. 1598/HR 2802, the "First Amendment Defense Act." Support for HR 2942, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage on Health Insurance Act
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Charitable Choice Issues Ensuring Fair Access to Disaster Relief for LGBTQ Families Implementation of Supreme Court rulings in Windsor and Obergefell Judicial Nominations LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections Religious Liberty Issues Workplace Protections for Federal Contractors Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act (H.R. 2976) Amendment to U.S. Constitution Relative to Marriage (S.J.Res. 12) Customer Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 5586) Disagreeing with Obergefell Decision (H.Res. 359) Do No Harm Act (H.R. 5272) Dont Block LGBT Act of 2016 (H.R. 6254) End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 1933; S. 1056) Equality Act (H.R. 3185; S. 1858) Equality for All Resolution of 2015 (H.Res. 208) Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R. 2449; S. 1382) Expressing Support for Support of Transgender Acceptance Resolution (H.Res. 561) First Amendment Defense Act (H.R. 2802; S. 1598) Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (H.R. 2309; S. 1330) LGBT Equality Day Resolution (H.Res. 549; S.Res. 511) LGBTQ Pride Month (H.Res. 329) Local Education Freedom Act of 2016 (H.R. 5517) Marriage Protection Amendment (H.J.Res. 32) Original LGBTQ Pride Month Resolution of 2016 (H.Res. 772) Orlando Resolution (H.Res. 789; S.Res. 496) Resolution Regarding Traditional Marriage & Taxpayer Funded Abortion (H.Res. 399) Resolution to Protect House Employees from Employment Discrimination (H.Res. 428) Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 197; S. 29) State Marriage Defense Act (H.R. 824; S. 435) Stonewall National Historic Site Establishment Act (H.R. 4230; S. 2386) Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 2867; S. 1659) Voting Rights Amendment Act (H.R. 885)
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Charitable Choice Issues Ensuring Fair Access to Disaster Relief for LGBTQ Families Implementation of Supreme Court rulings in Windsor and Obergefell Judicial Nominations LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections Religious Liberty Issues Workplace Protections for Federal Contractors Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act (H.R. 2976) Amendment to U.S. Constitution Relative to Marriage (S.J.Res. 12) Customer Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 5586) Disagreeing with Obergefell Decision (H.Res. 359) Do No Harm Act (H.R. 5272) Dont Block LGBT Act of 2016 (H.R. 6254) End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 1933; S. 1056) Equality Act (H.R. 3185; S. 1858) Equality for All Resolution of 2015 (H.Res. 208) Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R. 2449; S. 1382) Expressing Support for Support of Transgender Acceptance Resolution (H.Res. 561) First Amendment Defense Act (H.R. 2802; S. 1598) Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (H.R. 2309; S. 1330) LGBT Equality Day Resolution (H.Res. 549; S.Res. 511) LGBTQ Pride Month (H.Res. 329) Local Education Freedom Act of 2016 (H.R. 5517) Marriage Protection Amendment (H.J.Res. 32) Original LGBTQ Pride Month Resolution of 2016 (H.Res. 772) Orlando Resolution (H.Res. 789; S.Res. 496) Resolution Regarding Traditional Marriage & Taxpayer Funded Abortion (H.Res. 399) Resolution to Protect House Employees from Employment Discrimination (H.Res. 428) Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 197; S. 29) State Marriage Defense Act (H.R. 824; S. 435) Stonewall National Historic Site Establishment Act (H.R. 4230; S. 2386) Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 2867; S. 1659) Voting Rights Amendment Act (H.R. 885)
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S217-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion access. S247-Issue Lobbied: National Security. S255-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S304-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights-abortion restrictions, Religion and Belief. S356-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S439-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S467-Issue Lobbied: Detainers. S772-Issue Lobbied: Re-enfranchisement. S862-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. S877-Issue Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. S967-Issue Lobbied: Arbitration/Womens rights. S1056-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. S1169-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1177-Issue Lobbied: ESEA reauthorization; Education; School discipline; School climate; Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015. S1382-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1441-Issue Lobbied: Militarization. S1512-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1513-Issue Lobbied: Re-Entry Reform. S1590-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1598-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1659-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. S1770-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1858-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S1864-Issue Lobbied: Border Security. S1945-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. S2123-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Re-Entry; Detainers. S2168-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2171-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty, Religion and Public Schools. S2193-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. S2200-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. S2298-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. S2337-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S2362-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. S2369-Issue Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. S2449-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. S2517-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. S2540-Issue Lobbied: Unaccompanied children; Due process; Access to counsel. S2566-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2577-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2707-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S2837-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance; LGBT Rights. S2931-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. S2943-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Military Commissions Act; Torture; Militarization of Law Enforcement; LGBT Rights; Women's Rights; FOIA carveouts. S2952-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. S3000-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance; LGBT Rights. S3001-Issue Lobbied: DHS Budget. S3017-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Surveillance, Privacy. S3045-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform. S3053-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. S3145-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S3164-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. S3214-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. H Res 643-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR10-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty / Religion and Public Schools. HR158-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. HR448-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion access. HR491-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR540-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR699-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR759-Issue Lobbied: Detainers. HR846-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR940-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR1232-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1619-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. HR1680-Issue Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. HR1933-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. HR2029-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. HR2197-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. HR2302-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2449-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2578-Issue Lobbied: Due Process; Watchlists; National Security; Privacy; Surveillance; Profiling. HR2646-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. HR2654-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2800-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2802-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2867-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR2875-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2899-Issue Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. HR2972-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions. HR3185-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR3406-Issue Lobbied: Re-Entry Reform. HR3516-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. HR3576-Issue Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. HR3713-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform; Detainers. HR3765-Issue Lobbied: Disability rights. HR4002-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. HR4282-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights-abortion restrictions, Religion and Belief. HR4303-Issue Lobbied: Border security. HR4380-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. HR4514-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. HR4602-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR4646-Issue Lobbied: Unaccompanied children; Due process; Access to counsel. HR4651-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. HR4889-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR4909-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Military Commissions Act; Torture; Militarization of Law Enforcement; LGBT Rights; Women's Rights; FOIA carveouts. HR4974-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5055-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR5077-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention. HR5124-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. HR5221-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR5272-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Religion and Belief. HR5283-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform. HR5293-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Surveillance; LGBT Rights. HR5294-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5307-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5321-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. HR5325-Issue Lobbied: Flint Health Crisis, Racial Justice, Economic Justice. HR5485-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - abortion coverage restrictions, Religion and Belief; Women's Rights; FCC provisions. HR5488-Issue Lobbied: Voting. HR5538-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5578-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR5606-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance, Privacy. HR5634-Issue Lobbied: DHS Budget. HR5682-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. HR5695-Issue Lobbied: Deported Veterans. HR5819-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR5896-Issue Lobbied: Revenge Pornography, Free Speech. HR5926-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Refusals. HR5963-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. HR6030-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR6091-Issue Lobbied: Immigrant Veterans. HR6092-Issue Lobbied: Immigrant Veterans; Access to healthcare. HR6093-Issue Lobbied: Immigrant Veterans; Naturalization. HR6097-Issue Lobbied: Excessive bond; Prolonged detention. HR6195-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech, Political Speech. Congressional Issues, No Bill Number: Drone Reform-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Targeted Killing. Plan to Close Guantanamo-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act. PEACE Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access. AmeriCorps Volunteer directions re: abortion counseling and referrals-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access and Access to Contraception and Abortion care information. Select Panel on Infant Lives- fetal tissue research-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access. Reproductive health riders in FY17 appropriations bills (Hyde Amendment, abortion coverage bans, Weldon Amendment, Health Care Conscience Rights Act)-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions, contraception. Zubik v. Burwell-ACA contraception coverage-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- contraception. Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. Fair Housing, AFFH, Racial Justice, Economic Justice, Predatory lending-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice. Border enforcement/ CBP oversight-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Deportation and detention practices-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Healthy Families Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Pay equity/data collection-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Nuisance ordinances-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. Central American families; Due process; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; DHS immigration enforcement: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Unaccompanied children; Due process; Expedited removals; Access to counsel, Bond hearings-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Private detention; Prolonged detention; Conditions of confinement-Issue Lobbied: Immigration, Criminal Justice. Pre-publication review-Issue Lobbied: Government Transparency. National Security Letters/ECTR-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. Housing and domestic violence-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Housing and domestic violence-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Sentencing reform-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Media diversity-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice. Countering Violent Extremism-Issue Lobbied: Anti-Muslim discrimination. Union of Concerned Scientists subpoenas, harassment-Issue Lobbied: Congressional authority. Social media assessments and identifiers-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Judicial nominations-Issue Lobbied: Congressional authority. Whistleblower reform-Issue Lobbied: Government Transparency. Flint funding-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice. LGBT content filtering-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Solitary confinement reform-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice. Automatic Voter Registration legislation-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. Agencies: Bureau of Prisons-Issue Lobbied: Prison Reform, Re-Entry, Solitary Confinement; Sentencing Reform. CDC-Issue Lobbied: Ebola quarantine. DOD-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; Law Enforcement Reform. Department of Education-Issue Lobbied: Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015; ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students; Immigration enforcement; Sensitive locations; school speech and discrimination, student debt. DOL-Issue Lobbied: Proposed Rule Regarding Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, 81 Fed. Reg. 9591 (Feb. 25, 2016), RIN: 1235-AA13. HHS-Issue Lobbied: Provider nondiscrimination- preventing HHS from excluding quality womens health providers from essential public health programs (Title X regulations); Medicare and Medicaid NPRM re Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CMS-3295-P); Zubik v. Burwell-ACA contraception coverage; Proposed rule RIN: 0938-AS21 Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Changes to Promote Innovation, Flexibility, and Improvement in Patient Care; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (LGBT Rights, Refusals, Disability Rights, HIV, Immigrants Rights, Religious Liberty (Using Religion to Discriminate), Reproductive Freedom, and Womens Rights); Immigration enforcement; Sensitive locations;. DHS-Issue Lobbied: End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015; Law Enforcement Reform; Immigration Reform; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016; Central American families; Due process; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; DHS immigration enforcement: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities; Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence; Bond hearings; Sensitive locations; Private detention; Prolonged detention; Conditions of confinement; First Amendment; Social media restrictions and review; social media identifiers; Cybersecurity. HUD-Issue Lobbied: Fair Housing, AFFH, Racial Justice, Economic Justice, Predatory lending; First Amendment; Proposed Rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Local Government Assessment Tool; FR-5173-N-10-B;. DOJ-Issue Lobbied: Torture; EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015; Anti-Muslim discrimination; Sentencing Reform, Law Enforcement Reform, Militarization, Reentry, Right to Counsel; DICRA Regulations; Solitary Confinement; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students; Rescission of the 2007 World Vision OLC Memo; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (LGBT Rights, Refusals, Disability Rights, HIV, Immigrants Rights, Religious Liberty (Using Religion to Discriminate), Reproductive Freedom, and Womens Rights); Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016; Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement; Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence; Unaccompanied children; Due process; Expedited removals; Access to counsel. DNI-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance;. EEOC-Issue Lobbied: Pay equity/data collection. EOIR-Issue Lobbied: Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016; Unaccompanied children; Due process; Expedited removals; Access to counsel;. EOP-Issue Lobbied: Immigration temporary protected status, School Resource Officers. FAA-Issue Lobbied: Domestic Drones. FBI-Issue Lobbied: Biometrics/facial recognition; Location Tracking Devices, "Stingrays"; Encryption, government "back doors". FCC-Issue Lobbied: Broadband privacy; Racial Justice; tech transitions, media diversity, stingray comments. NAC-Issue Lobbied: Private/prolonged detention; conditions of confinement. NSA-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. OPM-Issue Lobbied: Re-entry; Proposed Rule RIN: 3206-AN25 Proposed Rules Regarding Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability. PCLOB-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. SSA-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights (Mental Health), Gun Reform. Census Bureau-Issue Lobbied: Incarcerated population; Census Bureau 2020 Residence Rule; Voting Rights. USCIS-Issue Lobbied: Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. CBP-Issue Lobbied: Border enforcement/ CBP oversight; Social media identifiers. Department of State-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016;. ICE-Issue Lobbied: Deportation and detention practices; Sensitive locations; Private detention; Prolonged detention; Conditions of confinement; Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; DHS immigration enforcement: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities; Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence. U.S. Sentencing Commission-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. White House-Issue Lobbied: S. 2943, H.R. 4909, Drone Reform, Plan to close Guantanamo, National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; Targeted Killing; Zubik v. Burwell-ACA contraception coverage; Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015; Sentencing Reform, Law Enforcement Reform, Reentry; Private Prisons; Solitary Confinement; Drug Policy; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Rescission of the 2007 World Vision OLC Memo; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (LGBT Rights, Refusals, Disability Rights, HIV, Immigrants Rights, Religious Liberty (Using Religion to Discriminate), Reproductive Freedom, and Womens Rights); Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016; Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016; Central American families; Due process; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; DHS immigration enforcement: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities; Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence; Unaccompanied children; Expedited removals; Access to counsel; Sensitive locations.
Client expense: $109,156 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 5207, Freedom of Religion Act - Supported bill to bar religious discrimination in U.S. immigration policy H.R. 5272, Do No Harm Act - Supported bill to amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act H.R. 2802, First Amendment Defense Act - Opposed bill that allows LGBT discrimination in the name of religion H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 - Opposed provision in authorization bill allowing taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination in federal grants and contracts S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 - Opposed adding provision to authorization bill allowing taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination in federal grants and contracts
Client expense: $109,278 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2016 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support giving the federal government and private citizens the legal tools they need to stop discriminatory voting and election changes before they are put into effect anywhere in the country Support ensuring that voting changes are transparent by requiring all States, cities and counties to provide effective disclosure and publicity in modern media outlets that reach impacted voters and through local community organizations; Support restoring federal review (preclearance) of voting changes for those states, cities and counties with a history of recent voting discrimination as well as those with the greatest need. Support authorizing federal observers to respond to potential racial or language minority discrimination in any State, city or county. Support S. 772 / H.R. 1459 Support H.R. 40 Support S. 862 / H.R. 1619 Support H.R. 12 Oppose any initiative including "faith based initiatives" that may result in legalized and federally funded discrimination Support H.R. 671 Support H.J. Res. 25 Support H.R. 431 Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act Oppose HR 2899 Support H Res 341 Oppose HR 2048 Support H Res 355 Support HR 2867 / S 1659 Oppose anti-Muslim, islamophobic rhetoric, actions, and legislation. Ensure that the Department of Justice is as tough as possible in protecting an individual's right to vote in light if the elimination of Se4ction V of the 1065 Voting Rights Act Oppose HR 712 Oppose HR 1927 Support EEOC initiative to expand data collection on collecting pay data from private employers on race and gender pay. Support FCC carefully examining the privacy interests of historically disadvantaged communities; developing broadband privacy rules consistent with the Civil Rights Principles for the Era of Big Data; Privacy protections should be made equally available to all consumers, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, using fixed or mobile connections. Support H. RES. 616 Support S 2546 / HR 4539 Oppose lack of media diversity at all levels Support Conyers amendment to HR 1927 Support Huffman (CA) confederate flag amendment to HR 4974 Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Pittenger (NC) North Carolina amendment to HR 5055 Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Russell (OK) amendment to NDAA to sanction taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination in all government contracts and grants. Oppose Anti-Transgender Initiatives Support proposed DoE / DoJ guidance on Title IX on the rights of trans students in schools Support investigating the arrest and indictment of disproportionately Asian American scientists Support HR 5272. Oppose HR 2802 S. 1598 Support Education Departments Office of Civil Rights Title IX Guidance and enforcement Oppose Russell (OK) religious organizations amendment to NDAA. Support HR 6030 Oppose the sale or display of the confederate flag at Veterans cemeteries or on any federally owned public land, unless as part of a learning experience Support S. 2854 / H.R. 5067 Support HR 5373 Support HR 5272
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Religion
Oppose any initiative including "faith based initiatives" that may result in legalized and federally funded discrimination. Oppose a finding by the Office of Legal Counsel that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) provides a blanket override of a statutory non-discrimination provision. Support the implementation of Executive Order 13559, which seeks to strengthen the constitutional protections against unwelcome proselytizing of program beneficiaries, to promote grantee and contractor transparency and understanding of church-state separation parameters, and to implement safeguards against excessive government entanglement with religious institutions. Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Russell (OK) amendment to NDAA to sanction taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination in all government contracts and grants. Support HR 5272. Oppose HR 2808 / S. 1598 Oppose Russell (OK) religious organizations amendment to NDAA Support HR 5272
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Religion
Oppose any initiative including "faith based initiatives" that may result in legalized and federally funded discrimination. Oppose a finding by the Office of Legal Counsel that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) provides a blanket override of a statutory non-discrimination provision. Support the implementation of Executive Order 13559, which seeks to strengthen the constitutional protections against unwelcome proselytizing of program beneficiaries, to promote grantee and contractor transparency and understanding of church-state separation parameters, and to implement safeguards against excessive government entanglement with religious institutions. Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Russell (OK) amendment to NDAA to sanction taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination in all government contracts and grants. Support HR 5272. Oppose HR 2808 / S. 1598 Oppose Russell (OK) religious organizations amendment to NDAA Support HR 5272
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support giving the federal government and private citizens the legal tools they need to stop discriminatory voting and election changes before they are put into effect anywhere in the country Support ensuring that voting changes are transparent by requiring all States, cities and counties to provide effective disclosure and publicity in modern media outlets that reach impacted voters and through local community organizations; Support restoring federal review (preclearance) of voting changes for those states, cities and counties with a history of recent voting discrimination as well as those with the greatest need. Support authorizing federal observers to respond to potential racial or language minority discrimination in any State, city or county. Support S. 772 / H.R. 1459 Support H.R. 40 Support S. 862 / H.R. 1619 Support H.R. 12 Oppose any initiative including "faith based initiatives" that may result in legalized and federally funded discrimination Support H.R. 671 Support H.J. Res. 25 Support H.R. 431 Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act Oppose HR 2899 Support H Res 341 Oppose HR 2048 Support H Res 355 Support HR 2867 / S 1659 Oppose anti-Muslim, islamophobic rhetoric, actions, and legislation. Ensure that the Department of Justice is as tough as possible in protecting an individual's right to vote in light if the elimination of Se4ction V of the 1065 Voting Rights Act Oppose HR 712 Oppose HR 1927 Support EEOC initiative to expand data collection on collecting pay data from private employers on race and gender pay. Support FCC carefully examining the privacy interests of historically disadvantaged communities; developing broadband privacy rules consistent with the Civil Rights Principles for the Era of Big Data; Privacy protections should be made equally available to all consumers, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, using fixed or mobile connections. Support H. RES. 616 Support S 2546 / HR 4539 Oppose lack of media diversity at all levels Support Conyers amendment to HR 1927 Support Huffman (CA) confederate flag amendment to HR 4974 Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Pittenger (NC) North Carolina amendment to HR 5055 Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Russell (OK) amendment to NDAA to sanction taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination in all government contracts and grants. Oppose Anti-Transgender Initiatives Support proposed DoE / DoJ guidance on Title IX on the rights of trans students in schools Support investigating the arrest and indictment of disproportionately Asian American scientists Support HR 5272. Oppose HR 2802 S. 1598 Support Education Departments Office of Civil Rights Title IX Guidance and enforcement Oppose Russell (OK) religious organizations amendment to NDAA. Support HR 6030 Oppose the sale or display of the confederate flag at Veterans cemeteries or on any federally owned public land, unless as part of a learning experience Support S. 2854 / H.R. 5067 Support HR 5373 Support HR 5272
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Lobbying for support for the repeal of global blasphemy laws, H.Res. Lobbying for support for protecting human rights in Bangladesh, H.Res. 396 Lobbying for support of the Every Child Deserves a Family Act (HR 2449 and S 1382), which would prohibits adoption or foster care placement service entities that receive federal assistance (or that contract with entities receiving such assistance) from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of a prospective adoptive or foster parent Lobbying in support of the Do No Harm Act (HR 5272), which would make the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) inapplicable to certain federal laws
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Lobbying for support of the Every Child Deserves a Family Act (HR 2449 and S 1382), which would prohibits adoption or foster care placement service entities that receive federal assistance (or that contract with entities receiving such assistance) from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of a prospective adoptive or foster parent Lobbying in support of the Do No Harm Act (HR 5272), which would make the Religious Freedom
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Religion
Lobbying against the First Amendment Defense Act, which would prohibit the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage. Lobbying for the H Res. 5265 Transparency in Taxpayer Funded Discrimination Act, which would require the Department of Education to make publicly available the list of religious colleges that have requested and/or received religious exemptions to Title IX. Lobbying in support of the Do No Harm Act (HR 5272), which would make the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) inapplicable to certain federal laws
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Constitution
Opposition to legislation that would continue or expand private school vouchers for students in the District of Columbia. Opposition to H.R. 4901, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Reauthorization Act Opposition to Federally-funded religious discrimination in the faith-based initiative Support for HR 2867/S 1659, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation to restore voting rights for all Americans after the Supreme Courts restrictions on the impact of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder Support for HR 885, Voting Rights Amendment Act Support for HR 3185/S 1858, the Equality Act. Support for religious accommodation in the military and strong safeguards against proselytizing and religious harassment in the military Support for HR 5272, the Do No Harm Act Opposition to Russell Amendment to HR 4909, FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Religion
Oppose any initiative including "faith based initiatives" that may result in legalized and federally funded discrimination. Oppose a finding by the Office of Legal Counsel that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) provides a blanket override of a statutory non-discrimination provision. Support the implementation of Executive Order 13559, which seeks to strengthen the constitutional protections against unwelcome proselytizing of program beneficiaries, to promote grantee and contractor transparency and understanding of church-state separation parameters, and to implement safeguards against excessive government entanglement with religious institutions. Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Russell (OK) amendment to NDAA to sanction taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination in all government contracts and grants. Support HR 5272.
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support giving the federal government and private citizens the legal tools they need to stop discriminatory voting and election changes before they are put into effect anywhere in the country Support ensuring that voting changes are transparent by requiring all States, cities and counties to provide effective disclosure and publicity in modern media outlets that reach impacted voters and through local community organizations; Support restoring federal review (preclearance) of voting changes for those states, cities and counties with a history of recent voting discrimination as well as those with the greatest need. Support authorizing federal observers to respond to potential racial or language minority discrimination in any State, city or county. Support S. 772 / H.R. 1459 Support H.R. 40 Support S. 862 / H.R. 1619 Support H.R. 12 Oppose any initiative including "faith based initiatives" that may result in legalized and federally funded discrimination Support H.R. 671 Support H.J. Res. 25 Support H.R. 431 Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act Oppose HR 2899 Support H Res 341 Oppose HR 2048 Support H Res 355 Support HR 2867 / S 1659 Oppose anti-Muslim, islamophobic rhetoric, actions, and legislation. Ensure that the Department of Justice is as tough as possible in protecting an individual's right to vote in light if the elimination of Se4ction V of the 1065 Voting Rights Act Oppose HR 712 Oppose HR 1927 Support EEOC initiative to expand data collection on collecting pay data from private employers on race and gender pay. Support FCC carefully examining the privacy interests of historically disadvantaged communities; developing broadband privacy rules consistent with the Civil Rights Principles for the Era of Big Data; Privacy protections should be made equally available to all consumers, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, using fixed or mobile connections. Support H. RES. 616 Support S 2546 / HR 4539 Oppose lack of media diversity at all levels Support Conyers amendment to HR 1927 Support Huffman (CA) confederate flag amendment to HR 4974 Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Pittenger (NC) North Carolina amendment to HR 5055 Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Russell (OK) amendment to NDAA to sanction taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination in all government contracts and grants. Oppose Anti-Transgender Initiatives Support proposed DoE / DoJ guidance on Title IX on the rights of trans students in schools Support investigating the arrest and indictment of disproportionately Asian American scientists Support HR 5272.
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Constitution
On April 27, we joined partners in the Coalition Against Religious Discrimination in sending a letter to the House Committee on Armed Services opposing an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017, H.R. 4909, which would authorize taxpayer-funded discrimination in each and every federal contract and grant. On May 10, we joined partners in the Coalition Against Religious Discrimination in sending a letter to the Senate Committee on Armed Services that voices strong opposition to any amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017, S. 2814, that would allow taxpayer-funded discrimination. On May 17, we urged all members of the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017, H.R. 4909, which would authorize taxpayer-funded discrimination in each and every federal contract and grant. The so-called Russell Amendment was approved and included in the final version of H.R. 4909 which passed the full House. On May 19, we applauded and supported the introduction of the Do No Harm Act" (H.R. 5272), an amendment to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act that would prevent its use in situations that involve third-party harm, helping to end the laws sanctioning of religious discrimination and imposition. On June 30, we urged all members of the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose and cancel a hearing on the First Amendment Defense Act (S. 1598 / H.R. 2802), a bill that would bar the federal government from denying a tax exemption, grant, contract, license, certification, accreditation, or employment to a business, non-profit, or individual based on their belief that marriage is a union between a man and a woman, or that sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Blueprint for next administration Clinic violence bill H.R. 5272 Do No Harm Bill H.R. 2972 Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act U.S. Government Accountability Office Study on Abortion General reproductive rights issues H.R. 4924 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act International Family Planning Potential clinic protection legislation Weldon Amendment and its implementation Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt H.R. 448 Women's Health Protection Act of 2015 S. 217 Women's Health Protection Act of 2015
Client expense: $164,160 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
First Amendment Defense Act (H.R. 2802) S. Maloney of New York Amendment to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.Amdt.1128 to H.R.5055) Byrne of Alabama Amendment to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.Amdt.1130 to H.R.5055) Do No Harm Act (H.R. 5272)
Client expense: $66,526 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2016 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 5207, Freedom of Religion Act - Supported bill to bar religious discrimination in U.S. immigration policy Advocated for a review of the 2007 OLC Memorandum re Application of RFRA to Statutory Nondiscrimination Provision H.R. 5272, Do No Harm Act - Supported bill to amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act H.R. 2802, First Amendment Defense Act - Opposed bill to create religious exemptions H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 - Opposed provision in authorization bill allowing taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination for federal grant and contract recipients S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 - Opposed provision in authorization bill allowing taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination for federal grant and contract recipients H.R. 5055, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017 - Opposed provision in appropriations bill allowing taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination for federal grant and contract recipients H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 - Opposed potential amendment to permit taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination
Client expense: $105,776 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: SRes104, Operation Streamline-Issue Lobbied: Border Prosecutions. S50, Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA)-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S217, Womens Health Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion access. S247, Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security. S255, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S304, Conscience Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights-abortion restrictions, Religion and Belief. S337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Government transparency. S356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S439, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: LGBT RightS. S467, Corrections Act-Issue Lobbied: Detainers. S524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Drug Policy Reform. S772, Democracy Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Re-enfranchisement. S862, Paycheck Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. S877, Police CAMERA Act-Issue Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. S 967, Military Justice Improvement Act-Issue Lobbied: Arbitration/Womens rights. S1056, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. S1169, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1177, Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: ESEA reauthorization; Education; School discipline; School climate. S1382, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1441, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issue Lobbied: Militarization. S1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1513, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Re-Entry Reform. S1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1598, First Amendment Defense Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1659, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. S1770, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1808, Northern Border Security Review Act-Issue Lobbied: Border Security. S1858, Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S1864, Department of Homeland Security Border Security Metrics Act-Issue Lobbied: Border Security. S1945, Mental Health Reform Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. S2123, Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Re-Entry, Detainers. S2168, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2171, The SOAR Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty / Religion and Public Schools. S2193, Kates Law-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. S2200, Workplace Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. S2298, Mens Rea Reform Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. S2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. S2369, Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. S2449, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. S2531, Combating BDS Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. S2540, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act-Issue Lobbied: Unaccompanied children; Due process; Access to counsel. S2566, Sexual Assault Survivors Rights Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2577, Justice For All Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. S2707, Kelsey Smith Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S2837, Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance; LGBT Rights; ECTR; Disparate impact; "lone wolf" provision. S2931, Botnet Prevention Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. S2943, FY17 National Defense Authorization Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Military Commissions Act; Torture; LGBT Rights; Militarization; Opioid abuse; Whistleblowers; Women's Rights. S2952, Stopping Mass Hacking Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. S3000, Defense Appropriations Act-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance; LGBT Rights. S3001, DHS Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: DHS Budget. S3017, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance, Privacy; National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Pre-publication review. S3045, The DUE PROCESS Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform. S3053, Hate Crimes Prevention Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. S 3164, Fair Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. S3214, A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002-Issue Lobbied: Vote by Mail. S3241, Refugee Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Due process, immigration, access to counsel. H Res 643, Honoring women who have served-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR10, The SOAR Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty / Religion and Public Schools. HR158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. HR448, Womens Health Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion access. HR491, Geolocation Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR540, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Drones. HR699, Email Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR759, Recidivism Risk Reduction Act-Issue Lobbied: Detainers. HR846, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR940, Health Care Conscience Rights Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR1232, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1619, Paycheck Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. HR1680, Police CAMERA Act-Issue Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. HR1933, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. HR2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. HR2197, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. HR2302, Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2304, Speak FREE Act-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. HR2449, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2016-Issue Lobbied: Fair housing. HR2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Watchlists; Privacy; Surveillance; Profiling; Law Enforcement Reform. HR2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. HR2654, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2800, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2802, First Amendment Defense Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2867, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR2875, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2899, Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. HR2972, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions. HR3185, Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR3406, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Re-Entry Reform. HR3516, The Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. HR3576, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. HR3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act-Issue Lobbied: Border security. HR3713, Sentencing Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. HR4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. HR4303, Border Security and Accountability Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Border security. HR4380, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. HR4514, Combating BDS Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. HR4602, Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR4646, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act-Issue Lobbied: Unaccompanied children; Due process; Access to counsel. HR4651, Digital Security Commission Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. HR4820, Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. HR4828, Conscience Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights-abortion restrictions, Religion and Belief. HR4884, CURB Lifeline Act-Issue Lobbied: Broadband Access. HR4889, Kelsey Smith Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR4909, FY17 National Defense Authorization Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Military Commissions Act; Torture; LGBT Rights; Militarization; FOIA Reform; Whistleblowers; Women's Rights. HR4922, Transparency in National Security Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Government transparency. HR4924, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights-abortion restrictions. HR4974, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5053, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. HR5055, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR5067, Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR5077, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Pre-publication review. HR5085, Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Reentry. HR5124, Equal Justice Under Law Act-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. HR5131, VOTE Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. HR5203, Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Nationality/national origin discrimination, surveillance. HR5221, Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR5272, Do No Harm Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Religion and Belief. HR5283, The DUE PROCESS Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform. HR5293, Defense Appropriations Act-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance, National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; AUMF; LGBT Rights; Militarization. HR5294, Student Privacy Protection and Safety Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5307, Title IX Clarification Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. HR5321, Stopping Mass Hacking Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Government Hacking. HR5393, CJS Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: DOJ Budget; Indigent Defense. HR5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for FY 2017-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - abortion coverage restrictions, Religion and Belief, LGBT non-discrimination; Women's Rights; School vouchers. HR5488, Voting Access Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting. HR5634, DHS Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: DHS Budget. HR 5682, Gender Equity in Education Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. HR5695, Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Deported Veterans. HR5851, Refugee Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Due process, immigration, access to counsel. Congressional Issues, No Bill Number: Drone Reform-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Targeted Killing. Plan to Close Guantanamo-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act. Access to contraception and abortion care in ORR-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. AmeriCorps Volunteer directions re: abortion counseling and referrals-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access and Access to Contraception and Abortion care Information. Select Panel on Infant Lives- fetal tissue, research-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access. Reproductive health riders in FY17 appropriations bills - Hyde Amendment, abortion coverage bans, Weldon Amendment-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions, contraception. Zubik v. Burwell-ACA contraception coverage-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- contraception. December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity-Issue Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. AFFH-Issue Lobbied: Fair Housing. Corporation for National and Community Service oversight-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Clinic violence legislation-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Social media tips-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Visa Vetting-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech, Immigration. Whistleblower Reform-Issue Lobbied: Government Transparency. FOIA Reform-Issue Lobbied: Government Transparency. Committee investigations-Issue Lobbied: Congressional authority. Supreme Court Report-Issue Lobbied: Civil liberties. Sentencing Reform-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Civil asset forfeiture-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform, Police reform. Use of force-Issue Lobbied: Police reform. Pay equity-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Selective service-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Lifeline program funding-Issue Lobbied: Broadband Access. Broadband privacy-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. FISA Section 702 Surveillance-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. ECPA Reform-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. Encryption-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. National Security Letters/ECTR-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. Rule 41 changes-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. School vouchers-Issue Lobbied: Religious freedom. LGBT Non-discrimination-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Voting rights-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. Visa Waiver Program restrictions-Issue Lobbied: National origin discrimination, immigration. Immigration ban-Issue Lobbied: Immigration, discrimination. Sanctuary cities-Issue Lobbied: Immigration, due process. Immigration detention and counsel-Issue Lobbied: Immigration, due process. Border enforcement/ CBP oversight and excessive use of force-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Surveillance-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. Terrorism watchlists and gun rights restrictions-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination, due process. Campus gun restrictions-Issue Lobbied: Free speech, right to assembly. Automatic Voter Registration legislation-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. Vote By Mail Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. Healthy Families Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Nuisance ordinances-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. Military abortion access-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Agencies: Bureau of Prisons-Issue Lobbied: Prison Reform, Re-Entry, Solitary Confinement. CNCS-Issue Lobbied: AmeriCorps Volunteer directions re: abortion counseling and referrals. DOD-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; Law Enforcement Reform. Department of Education-Issue Lobbied: ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students; Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015; Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice, Disability Rights; Immigration enforcement; Sensitive locations; Cyberbullying; Equity Assistance Centers. DOL-Issue Lobbied: Comments to EEOC on EEO-1 revisions; Proposed Rule Regarding Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, 81 Fed. Reg. 9591 (Feb. 25, 2016), RIN: 1235-AA13. HHS-Issue Lobbied: Access to contraception and abortion care in ORR; Provider nondiscrimination- preventing HHS from excluding quality womens health providers from essential public health programs; Proposed rule RIN: 0938-AS21-Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Changes to Promote Innovation, Flexibility, and Improvement in Patient Care; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Immigration enforcement; Sensitive locations. DHS-Issue Lobbied: End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); 287g; Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015; Racial Profiling; December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; Law Enforcement Reform; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016; Bond hearings, Prolonged detention; Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement and detention; Secure Communities, Priority Enforcement Program; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; Detainers and sanctuary cities; Family detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence; Sensitive locations; Data transfer; Social media inquiries. HUD-Issue Lobbied: Fair Housing, AFFH; First Amendment; Broadband initiative. DOJ-Issue Lobbied: Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays, EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; Torture; ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students; N. Carolina and Title IX; Rescission of the OLC Memo; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); 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; Sentencing Reform, Law Enforcement Reform, Militarization, Reentry, Right to Counsel; Interior and Border enforcement; Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016; Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement and detention; Refugee women and children/victims of violence; Unaccompanied children; Expedited removals; Prison Reform, Solitary Confinement; Asset Forfeiture; Alaska native voting rights. DNI-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. EEOC-Issue Lobbied: Comments to EEOC on EEO-1 revisions; Pay equity and data collection. EOIR-Issue Lobbied: Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016; Unaccompanied children; Due process; Expedited removals; Access to counsel. EOP-Issue Lobbied: FOIA reform; Tennessee and Title IX funding; SCOTUS report; UNGASS; Ban the box; Criminal Justice reform; Secret Service credentialing; Pregnancy discrimination; PCLOB agenda. FAA-Issue Lobbied: Domestic Drones. FBI-Issue Lobbied: Biometrics/facial recognition, Encryption, government back doors, Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays. FCC-Issue Lobbied: Diversity and privacy; set-top box proposal; broadband privacy; Media diversity. NSA-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. NTIA-Issue Lobbied: Broadband agenda; Internet of things; Drone guidelines/privacy; Facial recognition. OMB-Issue Lobbied: Section 1557 rule. OPM-Issue Lobbied: Proposed Rule RIN: 3206-AN25-Proposed Rules Regarding Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability; Reentry; Ban the box. Office of Refugee Resettlement-Issue Lobbied: Access to contraception and abortion care in ORR. PCLOB-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. SSA-Issue Lobbied: Gun Reform. TSA-Issue Lobbied: December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity. UNGASS-Issue Lobbied: Drug Policy Reform. Census Bureau-Issue Lobbied: Alaska native voting rights. USCIS-Issue Lobbied: Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. CBP-Issue Lobbied: December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; Border enforcement/ CBP oversight and excessive use of force; FOIA. Department of State-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016. ICE-Issue Lobbied: Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement and detention; Secure Communities, Priority Enforcement Program; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; Detainers and sanctuary cities; Family detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence; Sensitive locations. U.S. Sentencing Commission-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. White House-Issue Lobbied: FY17 National Defense Authorization Act; National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Military Commissions Act; Torture; Drone Reform; Guantanamo Closure plan; Access to contraception and abortion care in ORR; Zubik v. Burwell-ACA contraception coverage; Rescission of the OLC Memo; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); 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; Sentencing Reform, Law Enforcement Reform, Reentry; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016; Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016; Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement and detention; Secure Communities, Priority Enforcement Program; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; Detainers and sanctuary cities; Family detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence; Unaccompanied children; Expedited removals; Access to counsel; Sensitive locations; Sentencing Reform, Private Prisons, Solitary Confinement, Drug Policy.
Client expense: $315,274 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Charitable Choice Issues Ensuring Fair Access to Disaster Relief for LGBTQ Families Implementation of Supreme Court rulings in Windsor and Obergefell Judicial Nominations Religious Liberty Issues Workplace Protections for Federal Contractors Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act (H.R. 2976) Amendment to U.S. Constitution Relative to Marriage (S.J.Res. 12) Customer Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 5586) Disagreeing with Obergefell Decision (H.Res. 359) Do No Harm Act (H.R. 5272) End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 1933; S. 1056) Equality Act (H.R. 3185; S. 1858) Equality for All Resolution of 2015 (H.Res. 208) Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R. 2449; S. 1382) Expressing Support for Support of Transgender Acceptance Resolution (H.Res. 561) First Amendment Defense Act (H.R. 2802; S. 1598) Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (H.R. 2309; S. 1330) LGBT Equality Day Resolution (H.Res. 549, S.Res. 511) LGBTQ Pride Month (H.Res. 329) Local Education Freedom Act of 2016 (H.R. 5517) Marriage Protection Amendment (H.J.Res. 32) Original LGBTQ Pride Month Resolution of 2016 (H.Res. 772) Orlando Resolution (H.Res. 789; S.Res. 496) Resolution Regarding Traditional Marriage & Taxpayer Funded Abortion (H.Res. 399) Resolution to Protect House Employees from Employment Discrimination (H.Res. 428) Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 197; S. 29) State Marriage Defense Act (H.R. 824; S. 435) Stonewall National Historic Site Establishment Act (H.R. 4230; S. 2386) Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 2867, S. 1659) Voting Rights Amendment Act (H.R. 885)
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 2765, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (thanked Senators on social media for introducing). H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Bill for FY17 (thanked Representatives for FY17 NDAA amendment to eliminate ban on abortion care in military facilities). H.R. 4924, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2016 (abortion access). H.R. 5272, Do No Harm Act (thanked Representatives for introducing Do No Harm Act to prevent abuses of Religious Freedom Restoration Act).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE