Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017

H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); regulatory reform, restricting agency mandates. H.R 4423 (North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017)/ H.R. 5468 (Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018); regulatory reform targeting judicial review of the environmental review process. S.J.Res. 57 (providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity). H.R. 5954 (Anti-terrorism Clarification Act); amends existing law to make is easier to file civil cases against foriegn countries for their role in terrorist activities. H.R. 6730 (Injunctive Authority Clarification Act); eliminates the ability of federal district courts to grant universal injunctions. H.R. 3487 (Complete Diversity Jurisdiction); eliminates the current requirement for complete diversity of parties, and changes the rule to minimal diversity. H.R. 6754 (CIRCUIT Act); splits up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. H.R. 6755 (Judiciary ROOM Act); makes several changes to court structures and procedures. Report Language on Conference Report (H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act). Representative Bobby Scott Amendment to H.R. 6157 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, to overturn executive order on Administrative Law Judges. Draft legislation on international evidence parity rules; more specifically the ability to obtain discovery of American companies in foriegn tribunals. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence; Rule 23, MDLs, Rule 30(b)(6), social security appeals, residual hearsay exception. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States. Lobbying with regard to federal executive agency nominations generally, and with specific regard to the nomination of Peter Feldmen to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and with specific regard to the nomination of Diana Furchtgott-Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation.

Client expense: $1,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 50 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017); regulatory reform, restricting agency mandates. H.R 4423 (North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017)/ H.R. 5468 (Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018); regulatory reform targeting judicial review of the environmental review process. S.J.Res. 57 (providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity). H.R. 5954 (Anti-terrorism Clarification Act); amends existing law to make is easier to file civil cases against foriegn countries for their role in terrorist activities. Draft legislation on international evidence parity rules; more specifically the ability to obtain discovery of American companies in foriegn tribunals. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence; Rule 23, MDLs, Rule 30(b)(6), social security appeals, Residual hearsay exception. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions.

H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to Federal judicial selection. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements. General lobbying with regard to intermediate care facility class actions.

H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. H.R. 2660 (APPEAL Act); provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum. General lobbying with regard to federal judicial nominations. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S. 119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to Federal judicial selection. General lobbying with regard to injunctive relief. General lobbying related to federalizing the treatment of non-disclosure agreements.

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.

S. 819, H.R.1869, Paycheck Fairness Act S. 635 Jury ACCESS Act/ H.R. 1515 Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2017 - provisions relating to prohibiting the exclusion of citizens from service as a grand or petit juror in federal courts on account of sexual orientation or gender identity. H.R. 968 and S. 328, the Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017, as it relates allowing individual litigants to equitable relief in federal court for systemic violations of the right to counsel Request to integrate ABA identified best practices and proposed policies to provide future generations with the right to a quality education and the tools needed for effective citizenship into federal programs

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H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 2359 (FCRA Liability Harmonization Act); amends the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating to class actions. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 3487; amends section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); requires agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. H.R. 2887 (No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017); stipulates that a State may tax or regulate a persons activity in interstate commerce only when such person is physically present in the State during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. S.119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. S. 333/S. 522/H.R. 732 (Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017); limits donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to Federal judicial selection.

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.

H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. S. 951/H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. S. 288 (Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017); requires notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. S. 579 (Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017); require agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules. S.119/H.R. 469 (Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017); establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. H.R. 1103 (Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act); amends title 10, United States Code, to provide for garnishment pursuant to a court order to satisfy a judgment against a retired member of the uniformed services for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child. H.R. 459 (Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017); provides for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial selection generally. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies. General lobbying with regard to regulatory reform. General lobbying with regard to the Congressional Review Act.

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.

H.R. 985 (Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015); amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying any proposed class unless the party seeking to maintain a class action affirmatively demonstrates through admissible evidentiary proof that each proposed class member suffered an injury of the same type and extent as the injury of the named class representatives. H.R. 725 (Innocent Party Protection Act); amends title 28, United States Code, to affect claims of fraudulent joinder. H.R. 720 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act); amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. H.R. 5 (Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), which is the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. S. 21/H.R. 26 (REINS Act); provides that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. S. 34/H.R. 21 (Midnight Rules Relief Act); amends chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules. S. 56 (RED Tape Act of 2017); prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more such existing rules. S. 69 (Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017); sets forth general requirements for the federal regulatory system, including the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and the environment, the promotion of predictability in the regulatory process, and the consideration of benefits and costs of regulations. S. 584/H.R. 33 (Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act); amends chapter 6 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules. H.R. 74 (REVIEW Act of 2017); prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. H.R. 75 (ALERT Act of 2017); amends title 5, united States Code, to provide for the publication, by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of information relating to rulemakings. H.R. 76 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017); modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. H.R. 78 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require new standards to issue new rules and mandating a review of existing regulations. H.R. 978 (Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017); establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations. H.R. 1430 (HONEST Act); prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. S. 378/H.R. 1033 (Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act); amends titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. S. 328/H.R. 968 (Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017); enforces the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right. H.R. 1103 (Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act); amends title 10, United States Code, to provide for garnishment pursuant to a court order to satisfy a judgment against a retired member of the uniformed services for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child. H.R. 459 (Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017); provides for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking. H.R. 620 (ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to promote compliance through education, to clarify the requirements for demand letters, to provide for a notice and cure period before the commencement of a private civil action. H.R. 1493 (ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017); amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. General lobbying with regard to alternative litigation funding. General lobbying with regard to proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence. General lobbying with regard to clarifying state and federal court jurisdiction in certain cases. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial selection generally and with specific regard to the nomination of Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. General lobbying with regard to settlement disclosures. General lobbying with respect to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to the jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to the emoluments clause. General lobbying with regard to nominations to executive agencies.

Over-criminalization of Conduct and Over-federalization of Criminal Law; Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform; Indigent Defense Funding and Reform; Sentencing Reform; Mens Rea Reform; Stopping Mass Hacking Act (H.R. 1110 and S. 406); Amendment 3490, FAA Reauthorization; John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act; Equal Justice Under Law Act (S. 328 and H.R. 968); Federal Law Enforcement Policies; Forensic Science; Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387); Protecting Data at the Border Act (H.R. 1899 and S. 823)

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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