Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017
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Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 This bill requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (2) as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and (3) as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services. The federal government may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by state or local governments or by private health plans. State and local governments may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by private health plans.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017; Issues related to healthcare, private insurance coverage of abortions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of reconciliation legislation, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. For activity pertaining to other health-care reform ("Obamacare replacement") legislation, see HCR (Health Issues) page. Contacts in support of the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 1192, Smith), to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. Contacts in support of the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA (H.R. 4660, S. 2326), to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 4712, S. 220), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital, including a letter to the House dated January 16, 2018, and a letter to the House on Rule resolution H. Res. 694 dated January 17, 2018. (The House passed the bill on January 17, 2018.) Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 184), including letter to House dated January 19, 2017, to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 24, 2017). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R.692, S. 224), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (H.R. 644, S. 301), to enhance federal remedies for health-care providers who face government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion. Contacts in support of Women's Public Health and Safety Act (H.R. 656), to allow a state to exclude certain abortion providers from participation in the state's Medicaid program. Consultations regarding various bills intended to tighten federal limitations on trafficking in tissue from induced abortions (including H.R. 524, H.R. 1203, H.R. 1895, and other draft bills not introduced); no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts in support of agency action limiting the use of tissue from aborted babies to the extent permitted by law. Contacts in support of The Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act (H.R. 718), to make it a federal crime to dispose of non-cremated "fetal remains" (from abortions) in a landfill or navigable waterway. Contacts in response to inquiries regarding the Heartbeat Bill (H.R.490) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable; no position taken this quarter. Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 1322, S. 510), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 771), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans." Contacts in support of the Patients First Act (H.R. 2918) to require the federal National Institutes of Health to intensify research on types of stem-cell research that do not involve harming human embryos. Responses to inquiries regarding "Life at Conception Act" (H.R. 681, S. 231); nonsupport due to lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contracts regarding abortion-pill reversal and informed consent requirements. Legislation not introduced. Contacts regarding the Maternal Health Accountability Act (S. 1112 and H.R. 1318), related to reporting factors, contract grantee criteria, and potential issues surrounding recommending expansion of abortion access. No position taken this quarter. Contacts in support of a letter requesting that HHS issue new Title X regulations to bar grantees from co-locating with abortion clinics or referring clients for abortions. Contacts regarding the Protecting Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act (H.R. 6085) as related to potential issues regarding abortion. No position taken this quarter.   Contacts regarding the Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act (S.2637/H.R.5457) as related to potential issues regarding abortion. No position taken this quarter. Supported veto and sustaining of veto of any bill that weakens any existing pro-life policy.  
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
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Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017; Issues related to healthcare, private insurance coverage of abortions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of reconciliation legislation, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. For activity pertaining to other health-care reform ("Obamacare replacement") legislation, see HCR (Health Issues) page. Contacts in support of the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 1192, Smith), to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. Contacts in support of the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA (H.R. 4660, S. 2326), to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 4712, S. 220), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital, including a letter to the House dated January 16, 2018, and a letter to the House on Rule resolution H. Res. 694 dated January 17, 2018. (The House passed the bill on January 17, 2018.) Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 184), including letter to House dated January 19, 2017, to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 24, 2017). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R.692, S. 224), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (H.R. 644, S. 301), to enhance federal remedies for health-care providers who face government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion. Contacts in support of Women's Public Health and Safety Act (H.R. 656), to allow a state to exclude certain abortion providers from participation in the state's Medicaid program. Consultations regarding various bills intended to tighten federal limitations on trafficking in tissue from induced abortions (including H.R. 524, H.R. 1203, H.R. 1895, and other draft bills not introduced); no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts in support of agency action limiting the use of tissue from aborted babies to the extent permitted by law. Contacts in support of The Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act (H.R. 718), to make it a federal crime to dispose of non-cremated "fetal remains" (from abortions) in a landfill or navigable waterway. Contacts in response to inquiries regarding the Heartbeat Bill (H.R.490) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable; no position taken this quarter. Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 1322, S. 510), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 771), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans." Contacts in support of the Patients First Act (H.R. 2918) to require the federal National Institutes of Health to intensify research on types of stem-cell research that do not involve harming human embryos. Responses to inquiries regarding "Life at Conception Act" (H.R. 681, S. 231); nonsupport due to lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contracts regarding abortion-pill reversal and informed consent requirements. Legislation not introduced. Contacts regarding the Maternal Health Accountability Act (S. 1112 and H.R. 1318), related to reporting factors, contract grantee criteria, and potential issues surrounding recommending expansion of abortion access. No position taken this quarter. Contacts in support of a letter requesting that HHS issue new Title X regulations to bar grantees from co-locating with abortion clinics or referring clients for abortions. Contacts regarding the Protecting Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act (H.R. 6085) as related to potential issues regarding abortion. No position taken this quarter.   Contacts regarding the Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act (S.2637/H.R.5457) as related to potential issues regarding abortion. No position taken this quarter.  
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017; Issues related to healthcare, private insurance coverage of abortions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of reconciliation legislation, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. For activity pertaining to other health-care reform ("Obamacare replacement") legislation, see HCR (Health Issues) page. Contacts in support of the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 1192, Smith), to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. Contacts in support of the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA (H.R. 4660, S. 2326), to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 4712, S. 220), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital, including a letter to the House dated January 16, 2018, and a letter to the House on Rule resolution H. Res. 694 dated January 17, 2018. (The House passed the bill on January 17, 2018.) Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 184), including letter to House dated January 19, 2017, to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 24, 2017). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R.692, S. 224), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (H.R. 644, S. 301), to enhance federal remedies for health-care providers who face government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion. Contacts regarding Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R.853) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R. 354, S.241), to deny for one year the availability of federal funds to Planned Parenthood affiliates or clinics that provide elective abortion. Contacts in support of Women's Public Health and Safety Act (H.R. 656), to allow a state to exclude certain abortion providers from participation in the state's Medicaid program. Consultations regarding various bills intended to tighten federal limitations on trafficking in tissue from induced abortions (including H.R. 524, H.R. 1203, H.R. 1895, and other draft bills not introduced); no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts in support of The Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act (H.R. 718), to make it a federal crime to dispose of non-cremated "fetal remains" (from abortions) in a landfill or navigable waterway. Contacts in support of the Every Child is a Blessing Act (H.R. 684), to eliminate wrongful birth and wrongful life" lawsuits, when they arise under federal law or from claims involving health care services affecting interstate or foreign commerce. Contacts in response to inquiries regarding the Heartbeat Bill (H.R.490) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable; no position taken this quarter. Contacts expressing support for addition of language to prevent subsidies for abortion and other pro-life components in proposed legislation to revise laws dealing with health benefits for Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 2259 and S. 2286). Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 1322, S. 510), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 771), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans." Contacts in support of the Patients First Act (H.R. 2918) to require the federal National Institutes of Health to intensify research on types of stem-cell research that do not involve harming human embryos. Responses to inquiries regarding "Life at Conception Act" (H.R. 681, S. 231); nonsupport due to lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contracts regarding abortion-pill reversal and informed consent requirements. Legislation not introduced. Responses to inquiries regarding H.R.4844, the Ultrasound Informed Consent Act, which provides that prior to an abortion, a provider must perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman; provide a simultaneous explanation of what the ultrasound is depicting and display the ultrasound images so that the pregnant woman may view them. Inquiries regarding S.2266, the Abby Honold Act, regarding contract grantees to improve the handling of crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. No position taken this quarter. Inquiries regarding H.R.767, the SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2018, related to contract grantees in regards to sex-trafficking victims. No position taken this quarter. Contacts regarding the Maternal Health Accountability Act (S. 1112 and H.R. 1318), related to reporting factors, contract grantee criteria, and potential issues surrounding recommending expansion of abortion access. No position taken this quarter. Contacts regarding the Veterans Mission Act of 2018, HR 5674, to give the Secretary wide authority to establish access standards for furnishingmedical services to covered veterans. No position taken this quarter. Contacts in support of a letter requesting that HHS issue new Title X regulations to bar grantees from co-locating with abortion clinics or referring clients for abortions.  
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
EACH Woman Act (HR 771)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017; Issues related to healthcare, private insurance coverage of abortions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of reconciliation legislation, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. For activity pertaining to other health-care reform ("Obamacare replacement") legislation, see HCR (Health Issues) page. Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, S. 2311), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age including a letter to the Senate dated January 25, 2018. (On January 29, 2018, the Senate failed to invoke cloture to advance the legislation.) Contacts in support of the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 1192, Smith), to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. Contacts in support of the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA (H.R. 4660, S. 2326), to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 4712, S. 220), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital, including a letter to the House dated January 16, 2018, and a letter to the House on Rule resolution H. Res. 694 dated January 17, 2018. (The House passed the bill on January 17, 2018.) Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 184), including letter to House dated January 19, 2017, to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 24, 2017). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R.692, S. 224), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (H.R. 644, S. 301), to enhance federal remedies for health-care providers who face government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion. Contacts regarding Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R.853) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R. 354, S.241), to deny for one year the availability of federal funds to Planned Parenthood affiliates or clinics that provide elective abortion. Activity on budget reconciliation bill pertaining to Planned Parenthood reported on BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Contacts in support of Women's Public Health and Safety Act (H.R. 656), to allow a state to exclude certain abortion providers from participation in the state's Medicaid program. Consultations regarding various bills intended to tighten federal limitations on trafficking in tissue from induced abortions (including H.R. 524, H.R. 1203, H.R. 1895, and other draft bills not introduced); no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts in support of The Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act (H.R. 718), to make it a federal crime to dispose of non-cremated "fetal remains" (from abortions) in a landfill or navigable waterway. Contacts in support of the Every Child is a Blessing Act (H.R. 684), to eliminate wrongful birth and wrongful life" lawsuits, when they arise under federal law or from claims involving health care services affecting interstate or foreign commerce. Contacts in response to inquiries regarding the Heartbeat Bill (H.R.490) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable; no position taken this quarter. Contacts expressing support for addition of language to prevent subsidies for abortion and other pro-life components in proposed legislation to revise laws dealing with health benefits for Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 2259 and S. 2286). Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 1322, S. 510), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 771), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans." Contacts in support of the Patients First Act (H.R. 2918) to require the federal National Institutes of Health to intensify research on types of stem-cell research that do not involve harming human embryos. Responses to inquiries regarding "Life at Conception Act" (H.R. 681, S. 231); nonsupport due to lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contracts regarding abortion-pill reversal and informed consent requirements. Legislation not introduced. Responses to inquiries regarding H.R.4844, the Ultrasound Informed Consent Act, which provides that prior to an abortion, a provider must perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman; provide a simultaneous explanation of what the ultrasound is depicting and display the ultrasound images so that the pregnant woman may view them. Inquiries regarding S.2266, the Abby Honold Act, regarding contract grantees to improve the handling of crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. No position taken this quarter. Inquiries regarding H.R.767, the SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2018, related to contract grantees in regards to sex-trafficking victims. No position taken this quarter.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Conscience Protection Act of 2017 (H.R. 644/S. 301) Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36) Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017 (H.R. 490) Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017(H.R. 771)
Client expense: $173,044 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017; Issues related to healthcare, private insurance coverage of abortions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of reconciliation legislation, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. For activity pertaining to other health-care reform ("Obamacare replacement") legislation, see HCR (Health Issues) page. Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, S. 1922), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age including a letter to the House dated September 27, 2017 (the House passed the measure on October 3, 2017). Contacts in support of the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 1192, Smith), to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. Contacts in support of the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA (H.R.147/H.R.4660), to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 37, H.R. 4712, S. 220), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 184), including letter to House dated January 19, 2017, to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 24, 2017). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R.692, S. 224), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (H.R. 644, S. 301), to enhance federal remedies for health-care providers who face government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion. Contacts regarding Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R.853) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R. 354, S.241), to deny for one year the availability of federal funds to Planned Parenthood affiliates or clinics that provide elective abortion. Activity on budget reconciliation bill pertaining to Planned Parenthood reported on BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Contacts in support of Women's Public Health and Safety Act (H.R. 656), to allow a state to exclude certain abortion providers from participation in the state's Medicaid program. Consultations regarding various bills intended to tighten federal limitations on trafficking in tissue from induced abortions (including H.R. 524, H.R. 1203, H.R. 1895, and other draft bills not introduced); no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts in support of The Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act (H.R. 718), to make it a federal crime to dispose of non-cremated "fetal remains" (from abortions) in a landfill or navigable waterway. Contacts in support of the Every Child is a Blessing Act (H.R. 684), to eliminate wrongful birth and wrongful life" lawsuits, when they arise under federal law or from claims involving health care services affecting interstate or foreign commerce. Contacts in response to inquiries regarding the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 490) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable; no position taken this quarter. Contacts expressing support for addition of language to prevent subsidies for abortion and other pro-life components in proposed legislation to revise laws dealing with health benefits for Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 2259 and S. 2286). Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 1322, S. 510), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 771), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans." Contacts in support of the Patients First Act (H.R. 2918) to require the federal National Institutes of Health to intensify research on types of stem-cell research that do not involve harming human embryos. Responses to inquiries regarding "Life at Conception Act" (H.R. 681, S. 231); nonsupport due to lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Conscience Protection Act of 2017 (H.R. 644/S. 301) Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36) Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017 (H.R. 490) Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017(H.R. 771)
Client expense: $167,259 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of reconciliation legislation, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. For activity pertaining to other health-care reform ("Obamacare replacement") legislation, see HCR (Health Issues) page. Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, S. 1922), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age. Contacts in support of the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 1192, Smith), to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. Contacts in support of the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA (H.R.147), to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 37, S. 220), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 184), including letter to House dated January 19, 2017, to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 24, 2017). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R.692, S. 224), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (H.R. 644, S. 301), to enhance federal remedies for health-care providers who face government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion. Contacts regarding Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R.853) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R. 354, S.241), to deny for one year the availability of federal funds to Planned Parenthood affiliates or clinics that provide elective abortion. Activity on budget reconciliation bill pertaining to Planned Parenthood reported on BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. Contacts in support of Women's Public Health and Safety Act (H.R. 656), to allow a state to exclude certain abortion providers from participation in the state's Medicaid program. Consultations regarding various bills intended to tighten federal limitations on trafficking in tissue from induced abortions (including H.R. 524, H.R. 1203, H.R. 1895, and other draft bills not introduced); no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts in support of The Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act (H.R. 718), to make it a federal crime to dispose of non-cremated "fetal remains" (from abortions) in a landfill or navigable waterway. Contacts in support of the Every Child is a Blessing Act (H.R. 684), to eliminate wrongful birth and wrongful life" lawsuits, when they arise under federal law or from claims involving health care services affecting interstate or foreign commerce. Contacts in response to inquiries regarding the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 490) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable; no position taken this quarter. Contacts expressing support for addition of language to prevent subsidies for abortion and other pro-life components in proposed legislation to revise laws dealing with health benefits for Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 2259 and draft legislation in Senate). Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 1322, S. 510), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 771), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans." Contacts in support of the Patients First Act (H.R. 2918) to require the federal National Institutes of Health to intensify research on types of stem-cell research that do not involve harming human embryos. Responses to inquiries regarding "Life at Conception Act" (H.R. 681, S. 231); nonsupport due to lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: HJ Res 43- Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - Title X. HR7- No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. HR12- Voter Rights Empowerment Act - Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. HR36- The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Issue Lobbied: Abortion Rights. HR115- Thin Blue Line Act - Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR387- Email Privacy Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR482- Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. HR620- ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. HR 644- Conscience Protection Act - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- religious refusals, abortion restrictions. HR771- Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. HR781- Free Speech Fairness Act - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR957- FAIR Surveillance Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. HR968- Equal Justice Under Law Act - Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. HR969- Gideon Act - Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. HR1021- Expatriate Terrorists Act - Issue Lobbied: National Security. HR1039- Probation Officer Protection Act - Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR1062- GPS Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. HR. 1094- Weekend Voting Act - Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. HR1180- Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR1201- Equitable Access to Care and Health Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR1497- ICE Body Camera Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Body Cameras. HR1498- End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA) - Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. H. R. 1555- Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act - Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR1556- Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act - Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1608- ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act - Issue Lobbied: DHS body cameras. HR1628- American Health Care Act of 2017/Better Care Reconciliation Act - Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights/Womens Rights; LGBT Rights; Religious Refusals; Reproductive Rights- Planned Parenthood, abortion coverage restrictions, contraception, womens preventive services, Medicaid, Essential Health Benefits. HR1795- The DUE PROCESS Act - Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR1809- Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 / Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. HR1815- Protecting Sensitive Locations Act - Issue Lobbied: Sensitive Locations. HR1869- Paycheck Fairness Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. HR1881- Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. HR 2133- CLEARR Act - Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights; Housing. HR2180- Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR 2212- Democracy Restoration Act - Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR2282- Equality Act - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR2417- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. HR2418- Pay Equity for All Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2437- Back the Blue Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR2520- BROWSER Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR2676- Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR 2792.- Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR2810- National Defense Authorization Act FY 2018 - Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Law Enforcement; Privacy; Surveillance; Women's Rights; LGBT Rights. HR2978- Voting Rights Advancement Act - Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. HR3020- Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. HR3060- Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act - Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR3219- Make America Secure Appropriations Act 2018 - Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; indefinite detention; border security spending; LGBT Rights. HR3222- Do No Harm Act - Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Refusals. HR3273- LGBT Data Inclusion Act - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR3277- Voter Access Protection Act of 2015 - Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR3354- Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act - Issue Lobbied: Census /Conscience Protection/Civil Asset Forfeiture; Racial Justice; Census; Employment Rights; Women's Rights; Reproductive rights - abortion coverage restrictions, Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act, Conscience Protection Act. HR3356- Prison Reform and Redemption Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR3440- Dream Act - Issue Lobbied: DACA and border. HR3548- Border Security for America Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance, border security. HR3672- Making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Disaster Relief. HR3697- Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act - Issue Lobbied: Immigration. HR3711- Legal Workforce Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy. HR3844- End for Private Prisons Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Prison. HR 3923- Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Immigration Detention. HR3943- Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act - Issue Lobbied: Border Wall. HR3944- Police CAMERA Act - Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. HR4019- Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act - Issue Lobbied: Bail Reform. SJ Res 13- Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - Title X. S103- Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. S301- Conscience Protection Act - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- religious refusals, abortion restrictions. S328- Equal Justice Under Law Act - Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. S361- Expatriate Terrorists Act - Issue Lobbied: National Security. S367- Probation Officer Protection Act - Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S395- GPS Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. S411- End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA) - Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. S595- Boots on the Border Act - Issue Lobbied: CBP hiring standards. S642- Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act - Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S811- Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. S819- Paycheck Fairness Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. S823- Protecting Data at the Border Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S845- Protecting Sensitive Locations Act - Issue Lobbied: Sensitive Locations. S860- Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 / Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. S878- A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services. - Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S957- Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S964- MY DATA Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S1006- Equality Act - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S1085- Thin Blue Line Act - Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S1101- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. S 1114- A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order laying a foundation for discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, women, religious minorities, and others under the pretext of religious freedom. - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1134- Back the Blue Act of 2017 - Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S1339- Liberty Through Strength Act - Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. S1419- Voting Rights Advancement Act - Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. S1519- NDAA - Issue Lobbied: Border issues; Women's Rights. S1588- Democracy Restoration Act - Issue Lobbied: Voting. S1593- Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act - Issue Lobbied: Bail Reform. S1615- Dream Act - Issue Lobbied: DACA and border. S1654- Email Privacy Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S1657- ECPA Modernization Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S1671- International Communications Privacy Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S1696- Womens Health Protection Act of 2016 - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1757- Building America's Trust Act - Issue Lobbied: Border Security. S1820- A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the Armed Forces. - Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights. S1828- Weekend Voting Act - Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting. S 1852- Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation Act - Issue Lobbied: Immigration. S 1856- Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act - Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. S1872- TSA Modernization Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. S1918- Police CAMERA Act - Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S 2017- Democracy Restoration Act - Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. Legislation - 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. Graham- Cassidy health care repeal bill-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights, Reproductive Rights, Women's Rights; Reproductive Rights- Planned Parenthood, abortion coverage restrictions, contraception, womens preventive services, Medicaid, Essential Health Benefits. Electronic Communication Privacy Act reform-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. ACA Repeal/Replace and Medicaid Cuts/Reform-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights/Womens Rights, Reproductive Rights; Reproductive rights- contraception. ADA Notification Legislation-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. Ground Combat Integration-Issue Lobbied: Combat Integration/ Womens Rights. FY18 CJS Appropriations Bill-Issue Lobbied: Employment/Womens Rights. OFCCP Elimination/DOL Womens Bureau Cuts- DOL Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Nomination of Janet Dhillon to the EEOC-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. Nomination of Patrick Pizzella to be Deputy Secretary of Labor-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. Nomination of Eric S. Dreiband-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Refusals. Nomination of Janet Dhillion-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious refusals. Nomination of Daniel Gade-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious refusals. Nomination of Carlos Muniz-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious refusals. Do No Harm Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Refusals. Dont Block LGBTQ-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Border wall and border enforcement funding-Issue Lobbied: Border. Confirmation of CBP Commissioner McAleenan-Issue Lobbied: Border. FY18 CJS Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Border. FY18 Homeland Security Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Border; Immigration. Presidential Commission on Election Integrity-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. Steven Bradbury nomination-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture. Tax Reform-Issue Lobbied: Tuition Tax Credit proposals. Agencies: Administration for Community Living-Issues Lobbied: Comments on Partnerships for Innovation, Inclusion, and Independence (PIII); Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Rev); National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP). CIA-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. CDC-Issues Lobbied: Comments on National Violent Death Reporting System, Docket No. CDC-2017-0607. Commerce-Issues Lobbied: EU-US Privacy Shield. Defense-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance ; Transgender military ban. Education-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, CRDC data collection, STPP, ESSA, Student Loans; Nomination of Carlos Muniz; ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students. HHS-Issues Lobbied: Texas Medicaid Waiver; Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Rev); National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP); RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities. DHS-Issues Lobbied: Biometric identification; Border device searches; Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States; Sensitive locations, DACA; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors. HUD-Issues Lobbied: Fair housing (disparate impact; AFFH), regulatory reform, discriminatory lending; VAWA Implementation Comments; Equal Access Rule, codified in 24 C.F.R. Part 5; Reducing Regulatory Burden; Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda Under Executive Order 13777, Docket No. HUD-2017-0029, 82 Fed. Reg. 22344. DOJ-Issues Lobbied: Torture; EU-US Privacy Shield; Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States; EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; Racial profiling; Law Enforcement; Nomination of Eric Dreiband; EO 13798 Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty; ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students; Rescission of the OLC Memo; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors. DOL-Issues Lobbied: OFCCP Elimination/DOL Womens Bureau Cuts- DOL Appropriations. DNI-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. EEOC-Issues Lobbied: Pay equity/data collection; Nominations of Janet Dhillion, Daniel Gade. EOP-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights enforcement; DACA, racial profiling, immigrants rights. FAA-Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drones. FBI-Issues Lobbied: Biometric identification; Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; Encryption, government back doors. FCC-Issues Lobbied: Ownership Diversity/Media Deregulation/Lifeline Broadband Deployment; Broadband Privacy. NSA-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. OMB-Issues Lobbied: Preschool suspensions, STPP, data collection; Pay equity/data collection; Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection (ICR Rev); National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP). PCLOB-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. CBP-Issues Lobbied: Biometric identification; Border device searches; Border enforcement/ CBP oversight. State-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; CERD; Education, civil rights, immigration enforcement, racial profiling, AMEMSA, criminal justice, voting. ICE-Issues Lobbied: Deportation and detention practices. White House-Issues Lobbied: Drone Reform, Plan to Close Guantanamo, National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; Targeted Killing; Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States; Law Enforcement; Rescission of the OLC Memo; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; Presidential Commission on Election Integrity; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors. Presidential Advisory Committee on Election Integrity-Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Voting.
Client expense: $295,627 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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 Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
2017 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Affordable Care Act General reproductive rights H.R. 1322/S. 510 Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3354 appropriations package H.R. 3443 Birth Control Privacy Act H.R. 36 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act H.R. 771 Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Bill Real Education for Healthy Youth Act S. 1804 Medicare for All Act of 2017
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 771-Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act 115th H.R.36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Consideration of women's health/reproductive health care funding priorities through budgets and appropriations, especially Title X family planning and the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program Consideration of women's health/reproductive health care policy riders on appropriations; Related call for the ultimate lifting of all abortion coverage restrictions Opposition to the harmful global gag rule, also known as the Mexico City Policy; Related recommendations for the U.S. Department of State's six-month review of the January 2017 expanded policy per its May 2017 implementation plan, and for subsequent annual reviews as requested Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148) repeal and replace fight, the Planned Parenthood defunding fight, and related efforts to dismantle Medicaid and the Medicaid expansion, generally, but especially as they relate to FY 2018 (Administration's Proposal, May 23, 2017), the American Health Care Act (115th H.R. 1628), the Better Care Reconciliation Act (115th Senate Draft), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (115th Senate Draft)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 771-Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act 115th H.R.36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Consideration of women's health/reproductive health care funding priorities through budgets and appropriations, especially Title X family planning and the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program Consideration of women's health/reproductive health care policy riders on appropriations; Related call for the ultimate lifting of all abortion coverage restrictions Opposition to the harmful global gag rule, also known as the Mexico City Policy; Related recommendations for the U.S. Department of State's six-month review of the January 2017 expanded policy per its May 2017 implementation plan, and for subsequent annual reviews as requested Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148) repeal and replace fight, the Planned Parenthood defunding fight, and related efforts to dismantle Medicaid and the Medicaid expansion, generally, but especially as they relate to FY 2018 (Administration's Proposal, May 23, 2017), the American Health Care Act (115th H.R. 1628), the Better Care Reconciliation Act (115th Senate Draft), and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (115th Senate Draft)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2017 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.R. 771, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017, Section 3(a), ensuring abortion coverage and care through the federal government in its role as an insurer, employer, or health care provider. H.R. 1322, Women's Health Protection Act of 2017, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017; Issues related to healthcare, private insurance coverage of abortions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
EACH Woman Act (HR 771; FAMILY Act (S 337)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: H.J. Res. 42-Disapproving a Department of Labor rule relating to the drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants-Issue Lobbied: Drug Laws. HJ Res 43-Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - Title X. HJ Res 57-Would nullify the ESSA Accountability and State Plan Regulation finalized by the Department of Education under the Obama administration-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice. HJ Res 86-A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services".-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.115-Thin Blue Line Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R. 244-Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017-Issue Lobbied: Border; Hyde Amendment, abortion coverage bans, Weldon Amendment, Health Care Conscience Rights Act; Reproductive Rights. H.R.254-REAL Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Reentry. H.R. 387-Email Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 482-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. H.R. 620-ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. H.R. 771-Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions. H.R. 781-Free Speech Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. H.R. 957-FAIR Surveillance Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. H.R. 968-Equal Justice Under Law Act-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. H.R. 969-Gideon Act-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. H.R. 985-Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights. H.R. 1021-Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security. H.R. 1039-Probation Officer Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R. 1062-GPS Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. H.R. 1180-Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 1201-Equitable Access to Care and Health Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 1405-The Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Immigrant veterans. H.R. 1497-ICE Body Camera Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Body Cameras. H.R. 1498-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. H. R. 1555-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. H.R. 1556-Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. H.R. 1608-ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act-Issue Lobbied: DHS body cameras. H.R. 1628-American Health Care Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - abortion coverage restrictions, contraception, Medicaid, womens preventive services, essential health benefits; Disability rights; Women's rights. H.R. 1795-The DUE PROCESS Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. H.R. 1809-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R. 1815-Protecting Sensitive Locations Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration enforcement; sensitive locations. H.R. 1869-Paycheck Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. H.R.1870-Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R. 1881-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. H.R. 1952-Better Drive Act-Issue Lobbied: Reentry. H.R. 1980-Private Prison Information Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Prison. H.R. 2147-Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing; Drugs. H.R. 2180-Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Women's Rights. H.R. 2213-Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: CBP hiring standards. H.R. 2282-Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR 2406/HR 2751-ICE Authorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (detention, detainers, due process). H.R. 2407/H.R. 2752-USCIS Authorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (e-verify). H.R. 2417-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. H.R. 2418-Pay Equity for All Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR 2431-SAFE Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (racial profiling, 287(g), deportation). H.R. 2437-Back the Blue Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R. 2520-BROWSER Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 2676-Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R. 2810-National Defense Authorization Act FY 2018-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; LGBT Rights; Women's Rights; Law Enforcement. H.R. 2824-Increasing Opportunity through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R. 2851-Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Drugs/Sentencing. H.R.2876-Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 2978-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R. 3003-No Sanctuary for Criminals Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (detainers, due process, mandatory detention). H.R. 3004-Kates Law-Issue Lobbied: Immigration prosecutions. H.R. 3020-Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. H.R.3060-Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R.3277-Voter Access Protection Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. SJ Res 13-Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - Title X. S.J. Res 25-Would nullify the ESSA Accountability and State Plan Regulation finalized by the Department of Education under the Obama administration-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice. S.J. Res 34-A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services".-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S.45-Kates Law-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing/Immigration. S. 103-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. S. 328-Equal Justice Under Law Act-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. S.330-Gideon Act-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. S. 361-Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security. S. 367-Probation Officer Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S. 395-GPS Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. S.411-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. S.511-Clean Start Act-Issue Lobbied: Reentry. S.573-National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing, Law Enforcement. S.595-Boots on the Border Act-Issue Lobbied: CBP hiring standards. S. 642-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S. 720-Israel Anti-Boycott Act-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. S. 811-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. S.814-Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S. 819-Paycheck Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. S. 823-Protecting Data at the Border Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S.827-REDEEM Act-Issue Lobbied: Reentry. S. 845-Protecting Sensitive Locations Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration enforcement; sensitive locations. S.860-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. S. 878-A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services.-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S. 946-Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing; Drugs. S. 957-Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Women's Rights. S. 964-MY DATA Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S. 1006-Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S.1085-Thin Blue Line Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S. 1101-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. S. 1114-A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order laying a foundation for discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, women, religious minorities, and others under the pretext of religious freedom.-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S. 1134-Back the Blue Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S.1216-Due Process Guarantee Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S. 1231-Vote By Mail Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. S.1327-SITSA Act-Issue Lobbied: Drugs. S. 1339-Liberty Through Strength Act-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. S.1353-Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 1419-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. S.1524-Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act-Issue Lobbied: Prison; Womens Rights. S.1696-Womens Health Protection Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Legislation - No Bill Number: Better Care Reconciliation Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - abortion coverage restrictions, contraception, Medicaid, womens preventive services, essential health benefits. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights; Womens Rights; Contraception Coverage. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion coverage restrictions, Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act; LGBT Rights; Religious Refusals. Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals, Women's Rights, Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions, contraception. Department of Labor Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: OFCCP Elimination/DOL Womens Bureau Cuts. Border Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Border. Juvenile justice appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile Justice. Net Neutrality-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Social Media Privacy/Twitter unmasking-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. White House Staffing Report-Issue Lobbied: Open Government. Non-consensual distribution of intimate images-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Media Diversity/Ownership-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Fake News-Issue Lobbied: Press Freedom. International Communications Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Christopher Wray nomination-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture. Electronic Communication Privacy Act reform-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin)-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. ESSA-Issue Lobbied: Education. Steven Bradbury nomination-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture. Christopher Wray nomination-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture. Dan Coats Nomination-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. James Mattis Nomination-Issue Lobbied: National Security. Mike Pompeo Nomination-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, National Security, Surveillance. Jeff Sessions Nomination-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, LGBT Rights, National Security. Drone Reform-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Targeted Killing. Plan to Close Guantanamo-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act. Dont Block LGBTQ-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Nomination of Eric S. Dreiband-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. LGBT Data Inclusion Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Do No Harm Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Refusals. The SOAR (Scholarships for Opportunity and Results) Reauthorization Act (also known as The District of Columbia Private School Voucher Program)-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty / Religion and Public Schools. Ground Combat Integration-Issue Lobbied: Combat Integration/ Womens Rights. Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Deportation and detention practices-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. state/local immigration enforcement (287(g))-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. DACA/DREAMers-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Family immigration detention-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Deported veterans-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Sensitive locations-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Anti-Muslim discrimination-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. National Voter Registration Act Amendments-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. DHS use of canines-Issue Lobbied: Border. CBP oversight and accountability-Issue Lobbied: Border. Agencies: Administration for Community Living-Issue Lobbied: HHS, Administration for Community Living, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Proposed Extension With Modifications of a Currently Approved Collection; National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants. CFPB-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice. CIA-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Commerce-Issue Lobbied: EU-US Privacy Shield. Defense-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; Law Enforcement. Education-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, CRDC data collection, School to Prison Pipeline, ESSA; Office of Civil Rights; ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students. HHS-Issue Lobbied: LGBT data; HHS, Administration for Community Living, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Proposed Extension With Modifications of a Currently Approved Collection; National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants; 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. DHS-Issue Lobbied: Biometric identification, Border device searches, Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Sensitive Locations. HUD-Issue Lobbied: Fair housing (disparate impact; AFFH), regulator reform, discriminatory lending; Reducing Regulatory Burden; Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda Under Executive Order 13777, Docket No. HUD-2017-0029, 82 Fed. Reg. 22344;. DOJ-Issue Lobbied: EU-US Privacy Shield, Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance, Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; Racial profiling; Torture; Law Enforcement; Militarization; Right to Counsel; EO 13798- Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty; Nomination of Eric S. Dreiband; ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students; Rescission of the 'World Vision' OLC Memo; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Sentencing. DOL-Issue Lobbied: OFCCP Elimination/DOL Womens Bureau Cuts. DNI-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. EEOC-Issue Lobbied: Pay equity/data collection. EOP-Issue Lobbied: Civil rights enforcement. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (DOT)-Issue Lobbied: Drug Laws. FBI-Issue Lobbied: Christopher Wray nomination, Biometric identification, Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays, Encryption, government back doors. FCC-Issue Lobbied: Net Neutrality, Broadband Privacy Rule. NSA-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. OGIS-Issue Lobbied: Open government. OMB-Issue Lobbied: Equal Pay; Data Collection; Preschool suspensions; School to Prison Pipeline; Racial Justice. OPM-Issue Lobbied: Proposed Rule RIN: 3206-AN25 Proposed Rules Regarding Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability;. PCLOB-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. CBP-Issue Lobbied: Social media practices, Biometric identification, Border device searches; Border enforcement; Oversight. State-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture. ICE-Issue Lobbied: Deportation and detention practices;. SSA-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement; Disability Rights. US Sentencing Commission-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. White House-Issue Lobbied: Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States; National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; Targeted Killing; Drone reform; Law Enforcement; Rescission of the 'World Vision' OLC Memo; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Racial Justice. US Commission on Civil Rights-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement; Fines and Fees; Collateral Consequences of Incarceration/Re-entry; Disability Rights; Voting Rights.
Client expense: $343,401 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 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 Management & Budget (OMB), 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
2017 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017; Issues related to healthcare, private insurance coverage of abortions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of reconciliation legislation, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. For activity pertaining to other health-care reform ("Obamacare replacement") legislation, see HCR (Health Issues) page. Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age. Contacts in support of the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 1192, Smith, to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. Contacts in support of the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA (H.R.147), to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 37, S. 220), to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 184), including letter to House dated January 19, 2017, to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 24, 2017). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R.692, S. 224), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (H.R. 644, S. 301), to enhance federal remedies for health-care providers who face government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion. Contacts in support of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (H.R.217), to prohibit funds under the federal Title X family planning program from going to entities (other than hospitals) that perform abortions (except to save the life of the mother, or in cases of rape or incest). Contacts regarding Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R.853) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R. 354, S.241), to deny for one year the availability of federal funds to Planned Parenthood affiliates or clinics that provide elective abortion. Activity on budget reconciliation bill pertaining to Planned Parenthood reported on BUD (Budget/Appropriations)page. Contacts in support of Women's Public Health and Safety Act (H.R. 656), to allow a state to exclude certain abortion providers from participation in the state's Medicaid program. Consultations regarding various bills intended to tighten federal limitations on trafficking in tissue from induced abortions (including H.R. 524, H.R. 1203, H.R. 1895, and other draft bills not introduced); no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts in support of The Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act (H.R. 718), to make it a federal crime to dispose of non-cremated "fetal remains" (from abortions) in a landfill or navigable waterway. Contacts in support of the Every Child is a Blessing Act (H.R. 684), to eliminate wrongful birth and wrongful life" lawsuits, when they arise under federal law or from claims involving health care services affecting interstate or foreign commerce. Contacts in response to inquiries regarding the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 490) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable; no position taken this quarter. Contacts expressing support for addition of language to prevent subsidies for abortion and other pro-life components in proposed legislation to revise laws dealing with health benefits for Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 2259 and draft legislation in Senate). Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 1322, S. 510), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 771), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans." Contacts in support of the Patients First Act (H.R. 2918) to require the federal National Institutes of Health to intensify research on types of stem-cell research that do not involve harming human embryos. Responses to inquiries regarding "Life at Conception Act" (H.R. 681, S. 231); nonsupport due to lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 (H.R. 7/S. 184) Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 (H.R. 771) Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 (H.R. 1322/S. 510) Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36) Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017 (H.R. 147) Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017 (H.R. 490) Conscience Protection Act of 2017 (H.R. 644/S. 301) Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2017 (H.R. 1192)
Client expense: $444,877 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 (H.R. 7/S. 184) Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 (H.R. 771) Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 (H.R. 1322/S. 510)
Client expense: $137,648 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Affordable Care Act Federal budget Federal policy agenda General reproductive rights H.R. 1974, HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 H.R. 771, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 Public Law 91-572, "Title X" Roe v. Wade S. 217, H.R. 448 Women's Health Protection Act Supreme Court nomination
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S.J. Res 13-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - Title X. S.J. Res 25-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, access to education. S.J. Res 34-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S. 103-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. S. 128-Issue Lobbied: DACA. S. 303-Issue Lobbied: State/local immigration partnership (287(g)). S. 328-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. S.330-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. S.337-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. S. 345-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S. 361-Issue Lobbied: National Security. S. 367-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S. 395-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. S.411-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. S.511-Issue Lobbied: Reentry. S.573-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Law Enforcement Reform. S. 642-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S. 748-Issue Lobbied: Racial profiling. S. 811-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. S. 845-Issue Lobbied: Immigration enforcement; sensitive locations. S.860-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. S.1696-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.J. Res 37-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. H.J. Res 40-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. H.J. Res. 42-Issue Lobbied: Drug Laws. H.J. Res 43-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - Title X. H.J. Res 57-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, access to education. H.J. Res 86-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 7-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights-Abortion access and restrictions. H.R. 387-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 482-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. H.R. 496-Issue Lobbied: DACA. H.R. 620-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. H.R. 739-Issue Lobbied: Border. H.R. 771-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions. H.R. 837-Issue Lobbied: Border. H.R. 947-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. H.R. 957-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. H.R. 968-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. H.R. 969-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. H.R. 985-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. H.R. 1021-Issue Lobbied: National Security. H.R. 1039-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. H.R. 1062-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. H.R. 1313-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. H.R. 1405-Issue Lobbied: Immigrant veterans. H.R. 1498-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. H.R. 1503-Issue Lobbied: Anti-Muslim discrimination. H. R. 1555-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. H.R. 1556-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. H.R. 1628-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights/Womens Rights; Reproductive Rights - abortion coverage restrictions, contraception, Medicaid, womens preventive services, essential health benefits. H.R. 1795-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform. H.R. 1809-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R. 1815-Issue Lobbied: Immigration enforcement; sensitive locations. H.R. 1881-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. H.R. 1952-Issue Lobbied: Reentry. H.R.3277-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. Congressional Issues, No Bill Number: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights/Womens Rights, Medicaid Cuts/Reform, Contraceptive Coverage.Planned Parenthood Medicaid defunding-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights-abortion access. Secretary of Labor Nomination (Andrew Puzder)-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment/Disability Rights, LGBT Rights.Attorney General Nomination (Jeff Sessions)-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Disability Rights, Privacy, Surveillance, LGBT Rights, Reproductive rights, religious refusals; National Security; Guantanamo; Due Process; Civil rights/civil liberties.Secretary of Defense Nomination (Jim Mattis)-Issue Lobbied: Combat Integration/Womens Rights; National Security.Secretary of Education Nomination (Betsy DeVos)-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Civil rights/civil liberties.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Ben Carson)-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Disability Rights, LGBT Rights.Secretary of Health and Human Services Nomination (Tom Price)-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Disability Rights, LGBT Rights, Reproductive rights, religious refusals.CIA Director Nomination (Mike Pompeo)-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance; National Security; Targeted Killing.DNI Nomination (Dan Coats)-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance; National Security. EPA Administrator Nomination (Scott Pruitt)-Issue Lobbied: Civil rights/civil liberties. Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights, religious refusals. FY 17 Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice; Reproductive health riders (Hyde Amendment, abortion coverage bans, Weldon Amendment, Health Care Conscience Rights Act);.FY 18 Budget-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive health riders (Hyde Amendment, abortion coverage bans, Weldon Amendment, Health Care Conscience Rights Act);.Ground Combat Integration-Issue Lobbied: Combat Integration/ Womens Rights. Marines United Sexual Harassment-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Police CAMERA Act-Issue Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. The DUE PROCESS Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform. Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin)-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. Restoring the Voting Rights Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. National Voter Registration Act Amendments-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. The SOAR (Scholarships for Opportunity and Results) Reauthorization Act (also known as The District of Columbia Private School Voucher Program)-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty / Religion and Public Schools.Do No Harm Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Refusals. Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice.LGBT Data Inclusion Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Drone Reform-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Targeted Killing. Plan to Close Guantanamo-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act.Anti-Semitism Awareness Act-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Social media vetting, data collection-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Communications Decency Act (Section 230)/backpage.com-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Non-consensual distribution of intimate images-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Removal of student art from House building-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Tax-exempt status of non-profits-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Telecommunication issues - Lifeline, media diversity, prison phones, net neutrality-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Emoluments Clause-Issue Lobbied: Government accountability. Hate crimes commission/crimes involving religion-Issue Lobbied: Free speech, religious liberty. FISA/wiretapping-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. Border device search legislation-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Border enforcement/CBP Oversight-Issue Lobbied: Border. ECPA Reform-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Private information protection-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Section 702 reauthorization-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. Executive Orders 13769 and 13780-Issue Lobbied: Anti-Muslim discrimination. Executive Orders 13767 and 13768-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Protect Immigration Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. CBP entry process-Issue Lobbied: Immigration, race/ethnicity discrimination.Anti-Muslim discrimination-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Immigration enforcement-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Sensitive locations-Issue Lobbied: Immigration.Deported veterans-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Family immigration detention-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. DACA/DREAMers-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. State/local immigration enforcement (287(g))-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Drug testing-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice. Criminal Justice Commission-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice. PREA funding-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice. HUD funding-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice. Congressional Review Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil liberties, civil rights. Agencies: CFPB-Issues Lobbied: Gag Rule. CIA-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. DOD-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform; Standing Rock; EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act. Department of Education-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice; CRDC data collection; School to Prison Pipeline. HHS-Issues Lobbied: 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). DHS-Issues Lobbied: Protecting survivors of domestic violence; Anti-Muslim discrimination; immigration enforcement; sensitive locations; deported veterans; family immigration detention; DACA/DREAMers; state/local immigration enforcement (287(g)); Countering Violent Extremism; Biometric identification; Border device searches; Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States; Public Charge Executive Order; Social media surveillance/collection. HUD-Issues Lobbied: Fair housing (disparate impact; AFFH). DOJ-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform; Militarization; Right to Counsel; DICRA Regulations; Standing Rock; Racial Profiling; Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States; EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; Rescission of the OLC Memo (World Vision); RIN: 0945-AA02 (Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities); Torture; Sentencing Reform; Immigration; Transparency. DNI-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. EEOC-Issues Lobbied: Pay equity; Data collection. EOP-Issues Lobbied: Privacy Act Protections; Women's Rights. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (DOT)-Issues Lobbied: Drug Laws; Drug Testing. FBI-Issues Lobbied: Biometric identification; Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; Encryption; Government back doors. FCC-Issues Lobbied: Broadband Privacy, Access; Net Neutrality; Lifeline. NSA-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. OPM-Issues Lobbied: Proposed Rule RIN: 3206-AN25 (Proposed Rules Regarding Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability). PCLOB-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. CBP-Issues Lobbied: Biometric identification; Border device searches; EO13769 FOIA. Department of State-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture. ICE-Issues Lobbied: Protecting survivors of domestic violence; Access to ICE facilities. U.S. Sentencing Commission-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. White House-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement; Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States; Rescission of the OLC Memo (World Vision); RIN: 0945-AA02 (Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities); Plan to Close Guantanamo; Drone Reform; National Security; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; Targeted Killing. US Commission on Civil Rights-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform; Fines & Fees.
Client expense: $305,569 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
2017 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2017 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2017 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to H.R. 771 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2017 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
For activity pertaining to abortion-related components of reconciliation legislation, see BUD (Budget/Appropriations) page. For activity pertaining to other health-care reform ("Obamacare replacement") legislation, see HCR (Health Issues) page. Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age. Contacts in support of the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 1192, Smith) to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. Contacts in support of the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act or PRENDA (H.R.147), to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 37, S. 220),to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Contacts in support of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 184), including letter to House dated January 19, 2017, to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 24, 2017). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R.692, S. 224), to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of actions by Members of Congress to call attention to refusal of DHHS, under the Obama Administration, to enforce the Weldon Amendment (prohibiting any level of government that receives DHHS funds from forcing participating in abortion) in the face of California's 2014 abortion-coverage mandate and other violations of the federal law. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (H.R. 664, S. 301), to enhance federal remedies for health-care providers who face government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion. Contacts in support of H.J. Res. 43 (Black)(including letter to House dated February 10, 2017 and letter to Senate dated March 28, 2017), utilizing mechanism of Congressional Review Act to nullify 2016 DHHS regulation curbing ability of states to redirect funds under Title X of the Public Health Service Act. H.J. Res. 43 passed House Feb 16, 2017; passed Senate March 30, 2017; signed into law April 13, 2017. Contacts in support of companion bill S.J. Res. 13 (Ernst), and similar legislation H.J. Res. 39 (Messer). Contacts in support of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act (H.R.217), to prohibit funds under the federal Title X family planning program from going to entities (other than hospitals) that perform abortions (except to save the life of the mother, or in cases of rape or incest). Contacts regarding Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R.853) to prohibit federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R. 354, S.241), to deny for one year the availability of federal funds to Planned Parenthood affiliates or clinics that provide elective abortion. Activity on budget reconciliation bill pertaining to Planned Parenthood reported on BUD (Budget/Appropriations)page. Contacts in support of Women's Public Health and Safety Act (H.R. 656), to allow a state to exclude certain abortion providers from participation in the state's Medicaid program. Consultations regarding various bills intended to tighten federal limitations on trafficking in tissue from induced abortions (including H.R. 524, H.R. 1203, H.R. 1895, and other draft bills not introduced); no specific legislation endorsed during this quarter. Contacts in support of The Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act (H.R. 718), to make it a federal crime to dispose of non-cremated "fetal remains" (from abortions) in a landfill or navigable waterway. Contacts in support of the Every Child is a Blessing Act (H.R. 684), to eliminate wrongful birth and wrongful life" lawsuits, when they arise under federal law or from claims involving health care services affecting interstate or foreign commerce. Contacts regarding the Heartbeat Bill (H.R. 490) to prohibit abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detectable; no position taken this quarter. Contacts expressing support for addition of language to prevent subsidies for abortion and other pro-life components in proposed legislation to revise laws dealing with health benefits for Peace Corps volunteers (draft legislation in House and Senate). Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 1322, S. 510), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 771), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans."
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.J.R. 43 and S.J.R 10, Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014 (protection of Title X program). S. 10 and H.R. 671, Global Democracy Promotion Act (eligibility for U.S. foreign aid). H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 (abortion coverage). H.R. 771, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 (abortion coverage). No bill number, Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families Act, House and Senate (expanding eligibility of health coverage for immigrants).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S.210/H.R.671, Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act; S.510/H.R.1322, Womens Health Protection Act; H.R.7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act; H.R.771, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act; H.J.Res.43, regarding funding for Title X family-planning clinics; H.R.1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017, regarding association health plans and insurance coverage for contraception; House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice hearing on the state of religious liberty in America; Funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development, regarding international abortion care and counseling; Funding for the United Nations Population Fund, regarding global family-planning and reproductive-health programs; Affordable Care Act contraceptive-coverage policy; Federal funding for the Title X family-planning program; Federal funding for Planned Parenthood; Anniversary of Roe v. Wade; NARALs 2017 Legislative Briefing, regarding reproductive rights.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office