Back the Blue Act of 2016

S. 2123, Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (bill to reduce certain mandatory minimum drug sentences); H.R. 3713, Sentencing Reform Act (bill to reduce certain mandatory minimum drug sentences); S. 3184/H.R. 5809, Back the Blue Act (bill to create mandatory minimums for certain offenses against law enforcement); S. 2193, Kate's Law (bill to create mandatory minimums for certain immigration offenses); H.R. 3537, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015 (bill to expand application of mandatory minimum drug sentences to synthetic substances); H.R. 759, Recidivism Risk Reduction Act (bill to create prison programming and credit system); consulted with White House to discuss/support clemency initiative

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

H.R. 5809, the "Back the Blue Act of 2016," legislation to provide enhanced penalties for murdering or assaulting police officers, clarifying law enforcement officers' right to defend themselves, and seeking to improve police community relations; entire bill. S.3184, the "Back the Blue Act of 2016," legislation to provide enhanced penalties for murdering or assaulting police officers, clarifying law enforcement officers' right to defend themselves, and seeking to improve police community relations; entire bill. H.R. 814, the "Thin Blue Line Act," legislation to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim as a public safety officer; entire bill. S. 2034, the "Thin Blue Line Act," legislation to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim as a public safety officer; entire bill. S. 2770, the "Kelsey Smith Act," legislation to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of a covered service to provide call location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user of such service to an investigative or law enforcement officer in an emergency situation involving risk of death or serious physical injury or in order to respond to the user's call for emergency services; entire bill. S. 2943, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017," legislation to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; Sec. 1053, modification of authority to transfer Defense Department property for law enforcement activities. S. 3359, legislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize grants for heroin and methamphetamine task forces; entire bill. Legislative proposal to provide for reform of law enforcement practices and federal grant programs that aid state and local law enforcement agencies (no bill introduced). General education concerning the challenges posed to law enforcement by encryption and other technological barriers on iPhones and other telecommunication devices.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE