Thin Blue Line Act

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. 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. H.R. 699, the "Email Privacy Act," legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a governmental entity the contents of any communication that is in electronic storage or otherwise maintained by the provider; entire bill. H.R. 4880, the "Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act of 2016," legislation to prohibit any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property of the federal government to state and local agencies for law enforcement activities; entire bill. S. 356, the "Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act," legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986; 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.2694, the "Lifesaving Gear for Police Act," legislation to ensure that state and local law enforcement have equipment essential to protecting their communities from criminals and to ensure officer safety by rescinding limits placed on the sale or donation of property of the Federal Government, including excess property of the Department of Defense, to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities; 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. Draft text of revised Kelsey Smith Act imposing requirements for after-the-fact determinations of legality and warrants and limiting geolocation data that can be sought to only such data from a phone used for a 9-1-1 call within the past 24 hours. Legislative proposal, the "Compliance with Court Orders Act," to require the provision of data in an intelligible format to a government entity pursuant to a court order (no bill introduced). 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

HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139, S3100 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration. Asset forfeiture funding and procurement of military equipment.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

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. 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. 2544, the "Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act," legislation to increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking; entire bill. S. 2604, the "Digital Security Commission Act," legislation to establish in the legislative branch the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges; entire bill. S.2694, the "Lifesaving Gear for Police Act," legislation to ensure that state and local law enforcement have equipment essential to protecting their communities from criminals and to ensure officer safety by rescinding limits placed on the sale or donation of property of the Federal Government, including excess property of the Department of Defense, to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities; entire bill. H.R. 699, the "Email Privacy Act," legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a governmental entity the contents of any communication that is in electronic storage or otherwise maintained by the provider; entire bill. H.R. 4651, the "Digital Security Commission Act," legislation to establish in the legislative branch the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges; entire bill. H.R. 4760, the "Blue Lives Matter Act," legislation to make an attack on a police officer a federal hate crime; entire bill. H.R. 4880, the "Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act," legislation to prohibit any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property of the federal government to state and local law enforcement agencies; entire bill. General education concerning the challenges posed to law enforcement by encryption and other technological barriers on iPhones and other telecommunication devices.

HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration. Asset forfeiture funding.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R.46, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 51, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 159/S. 166, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would benefit law enforcement agencies in States with safe harbor laws when applying for Federal law enforcement grant programs; H.R. 181/S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would authorize grants be made available to law enforcement and others to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence; H.R. 228/S. 125, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2018; H.R. 378, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, which would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced, military-grade body armor by civilians; H.R. 429, the Grand Jury Reform Act, would end the use of grand juries to evaluate the conduct of any death caused by a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his sworn duty and require a special prosecutor to take the case before a judge; H.R. 723, the Fallen Heroes Flag Act, would provide that Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could request and then provide a flag be flown over the U.S. Capitol and then provide it to the family of a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 814, the Thin Blue Line Act, which increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 923/S. 498, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow any civilian concealed carry permit holder to travel to any other State issuing concealed carry permits without any training or safety requirements; H.R. 1186, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 1258, the "Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act," which would expand existing Federal protections to the pets of domestic abuse victims and establish a grant program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture designed to assist victims of domestic violence to safely shelter their pets when they leave their abusers; H.R. 1269/S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act, would create a national alert system for law enforcement officers who are missing, killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; Section 1042, H.R. 1735, the "National Defense Authorization Acy, Fiscal Year 2016;" H.R. 1786/S. 928, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, which would ensure continuation of the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund; H.R. 1933/S. 1056, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 2293, the "Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act," which would provide criminal penalties for those who engage in "animal crushing" as well as for those who create or distribute such films; H.R. 2318, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2330/S. 1119, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justice systems; H.R. 2667, the "School Safety Act," which would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program through 2020; H.R. 3036, the "National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act," which would Federally recognize the 9/11 Memorial as a national memorial and authorize funding for its upkeep and preservation; H.R. 3537, the "Synthetic Drug Control Act," would enhance the ability fo law enforcement to combat synthesized drugs by amending the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated; H.R. 3968, the "Stop Meth Labs and Enhance Patient Access Act," which would encourage the use of new tamper-resistent technologies to prevent pseudoephedrine rom being extracted from cold medicines in order to be used in the production of methamphetamine; H.R. 4002, the "Criminal Code Improvement Act," which would would overturn long-standing court holdings on mens rea standards and applications and replace them with a new and arbitrary standard; Issues related to Federal equipment programs; and Issues related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, body worn cameras(BWCs), and civil asset forfeiture.

H.R.46, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 51, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 159/S. 166, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would benefit law enforcement agencies in States with safe harbor laws when applying for Federal law enforcement grant programs; H.R. 181/S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would authorize grants be made available to law enforcement and others to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence; H.R. 228/S. 125, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2018; H.R. 285/S. 572, the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act, which would impose criminal penalties on persons who knowingly selling advertising commercial sex acts involving a minor or profiting from such advertising; H.R. 296, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 378, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, which would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced, military-grade body armor by civilians; H.R. 429, the Grand Jury Reform Act, would end the use of grand juries to evaluate the conduct of any death caused by a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his sworn duty and require a special prosecutor to take the case before a judge; H.R. 723, the Fallen Heroes Flag Act, would provide that Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could request and then provide a flag be flown over the U.S. Capitol and then provide it to the family of a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 814, the Thin Blue Line Act, which increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 923/S. 498, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow any civilian concealed carry permit holder to travel to any other State issuing concealed carry permits without any training or safety requirements; H.R. 1186, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 1269/S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act, would create a national alert system for law enforcement officers who are missing, killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; Section 1042, H.R. 1735, the "National Defense Authorization Acy, Fiscal Year 2016;" H.R. 1786/S. 928, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, which would ensure continuation of the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund; H.R. 1933/S. 1056, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 2318, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2330/S. 1119, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justice systems; Issues related to Federal equipment programs; and Issues related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, body worn cameras(BWCs), and civil asset forfeiture.

HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration. Asset forfeiture funding.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R.46, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 51, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 159/S. 166, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would benefit law enforcement agencies in States with safe harbor laws when applying for Federal law enforcement grant programs; H.R. 181/S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would authorize grants be made available to law enforcement and others to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence; H.R. 228/S. 125, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2018; H.R. 285/S. 572, the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act, which would impose criminal penalties on persons who knowingly selling advertising commercial sex acts involving a minor or profiting from such advertising; H.R. 296, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 378, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, which would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced, military-grade body armor by civilians; H.R. 429, the Grand Jury Reform Act, would end the use of grand juries to evaluate the conduct of any death caused by a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his sworn duty and require a special prosecutor to take the case before a judge; H.R. 723, the Fallen Heroes Flag Act, would provide that Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could request and then provide a flag be flown over the U.S. Capitol and then provide it to the family of a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 814, the Thin Blue Line Act, which increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 923/S. 498, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow any civilian concealed carry permit holder to travel to any other State issuing concealed carry permits without any training or safety requirements; H.R. 1186, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 1269/S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act, would create a national alert system for law enforcement officers who are missing, killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; Section 1042, H.R. 1735, the "National Defense Authorization Acy, Fiscal Year 2016;" H.R. 1786/S. 928, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, which would ensure continuation of the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund; H.R. 1933/S. 1056, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 2318, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2330/S. 1119, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justice systems; S. 140, the Combat Human Trafficking Act, would strengthen law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute all who commit sex trafficking crimes, particularly buyers of sex acts from trafficking victims; Issues related to Federal equipment programs; and Issues related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, body worn cameras(BWCs), and civil asset forfeiture.

H.R.46, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 159/S. 166, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would benefit law enforcement agencies in States with safe harbor laws when applying for Federal law enforcement grant programs; H.R. 181/S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would authorize grants be made available to law enforcement and others to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence; H.R. 228/S 125, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2018; H.R. 285/S. 572, the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act, which would impose criminal penalties on persons who knowingly selling advertising commercial sex acts involving a minor or profiting from such advertising; H.R. 296, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 378, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, which would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced, military-grade body armor by civilians; H.R. 814, the Thin Blue Line Act, which increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 1186, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 1269/S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act, would create a national alert system for law enforcement officers who are missing, killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; S. 140, the Combat Human Trafficking Act, would strengthen law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute all who commit sex trafficking crimes, particularly buyers of sex acts from trafficking victims; and Issues related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, body worn cameras(BWCs), and civil asset forfeiture.