Emmett Till Antilynching Act

Support for effective implementation of and funding for hate crimes state and local police training under Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act Support for effective implementation of Public Law 101-275, the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. Support for Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance on protecting and accommodating transgender students Support for S. 3178 the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act Support for H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Support for S 917/HR 1934, the Stop Hate Act Support for the legislation to address online hate, harassment, doxxing, and swatting. Support for S. 894/HR 1931, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019 Support S. 3190/H.R. 5602 the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020 Support for HR 3545/S.2043 - Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act Support for HR 2708/S 1462, Disarm Hate Act Support for H.R. 5466, Prevention of Anti-Immigrant Violence Act of 2019 Support for H.Res 299, Resolution Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It Support H.Res.908 - Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19 Support S.Res.498 - A resolution condemning Stephen Miller for trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and for promoting policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Stephen Miller should immediately resign from office. Support H.Res.858 - Condemning Stephen Miller for his trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that he should immediately resign from office. Support H.R.5736 - Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act Support S 3228, the Justice for Victims of Hate Crime Act. Support increased funding of the Urban Area Security Initiative Non-profit Security Grant Program at $240 million and $120 million for the State Homeland Security Grant Non-profit Security Grant Program Support increased funding for Protective Security Advisors Support increased funding for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Support funding for DHS, DOJ and FBI to produce a report on the threat of domestic terrorism/ domestic terrorism data collection implementation Support full funding of the FBI Domestic Terrorism-Hate Crimes Fusion Cell Support increase in funding and a significant increase in permitted staff hiring for the Department of Justice Community Relations Service Support for H. Res. 988 - Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country

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Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

H.R. 2438, Not Invisible Act, in support of ending gender-based violence against American Indian/Alaska Native women; S. 648/H.R. 3563, Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act, in support of ending shackling of pregnant women; S. 3037/H.R. 5267, International Violence Against Women Act of 2019, in support of ending international gender-based violence; S. 2043/ H.R. 3545/H.R. 1566, Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act, in support of strengthening hate crime reporting; H.R. 569, Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act, in support of ending gender-based violence and protecting survivors; S. 42/H.R. 8, Background Check Expansion Act, in support of establishing background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; S.2355/H.R. 4339, End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, in support of ending racial and religious profiling by law enforcement officials; H.R. 511, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act, in support of protecting survivors by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms; H.R. 35, Emmett Till Antilynching Act, in support of establishing a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching; H.R. 3536, Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019, in support of a new criminal rights violation for lynching; S. 3912/H.R. 7120, Justice in Policing Act of 2020/George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, in support of a federal standard for police use of force, in support of requiring use of de-escalation techniques and the duty to intervene, in support of banning neck holds, chokeholds and similar excessive force, in support of prohibiting racial profiling and religious profiling by law enforcement officials with robust data collection including disaggregated demographic categories, in support of eliminating federal programs that provide military equipment to law enforcement, in support of prohibiting no-knock warrants, especially for drug searches, in support of holding law enforcement accountable for the deprivation of civil rights and civil liberties, in support of a national public database covering all police agencies, in support of ending qualified immunity; S. 3895, Eric Garner Excessive Force Prevention Act, in support of banning chokeholds and similar excessive force; H.R. 4359, Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, in support of prohibiting the use of deadly or lethal force by a Federal law enforcement officer; H.R. 3545, National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2019, in support increasing and incentivizing hate crime reporting; S. 697, Next Step Act of 2019, in support of reforming sentencing, prisons, re-entry of prisoners, and law enforcement practices; S. 3985, JUSTICE Act, in opposition to the lack of comprehensive reform needed to address policing accountability and reform.

Lobbied House and Senate against inclusion of H.R. 1585, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, in Covid-19 legislation Lobbied Senate against Paul amendment to H.R. 35, Anti-Lynching Act Lobbied Dept of Justice in favor of obscenity law enforcement and prosecution

Client expense: $15,200 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office

Support for effective implementation of and funding for hate crimes state and local police training under Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act Support for effective implementation of Public Law 101-275, the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. Support for Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance on protecting and accommodating transgender students Support for S. 3178 the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act Support for H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Support for S 917/HR 1934, the Stop Hate Act Support for the legislation to address online hate, harassment, doxxing, and swatting. Support for S. 894/HR 1931, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019 Support S. 3190/H.R. 5602 the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020 Support for HR 3545/S.2043 - Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act Support for HR 2708/S 1462, Disarm Hate Act Support for H.R. 5466, Prevention of Anti-Immigrant Violence Act of 2019 Support for H.Res 299, Resolution Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It Support H.Res.908 - Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19 Support S.Res.498 - A resolution condemning Stephen Miller for trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and for promoting policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Stephen Miller should immediately resign from office. Support H.Res.858 - Condemning Stephen Miller for his trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that he should immediately resign from office. Support H.R.5736 - Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act Support S 3228, the Justice for Victims of Hate Crime Act. Support increased funding of the Urban Area Security Initiative Non-profit Security Grant Program at $240 million and $120 million for the State Homeland Security Grant Non-profit Security Grant Program Support increased funding for Protective Security Advisors Support increased funding for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Support funding for DHS, DOJ and FBI to produce a report on the threat of domestic terrorism/ domestic terrorism data collection implementation Support full funding of the FBI Domestic Terrorism-Hate Crimes Fusion Cell Support increase in funding and a significant increase in permitted staff hiring for the Department of Justice Community Relations Service

Support S. 270, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would close gaps and loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to help equalize pay between men and women. Support Congressional leaders denouncing xenophobia against the Asian American community because of the coronavirus Make public statements denouncing these anti-AAPI hate crimes and reaffirm their commitment to the safety of AAPI communities; Establish via Executive Order a Task Force to investigate anti-AAPI hate crimes with members including the FBI and DOJ; Improve hate crimes data collection practices; Improve hate crimes investigation training for law enforcement officers; and Immediately cease referring to COVID-19 by ethnicity-specific terms such as Chinese virus Support H J Res 79, which removes the arbitrary deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution Support HR 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which makes lynching a hate crime

Client expense: $72,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Employment & Training Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support H.R. 5053, the Justice for Juveniles Act, which exempts youth up to the age of 21 from the requirements of the Prison Litigation Reform Act Support S. 3254 / HR 5717 , which creates a buy-back program for assault weapons Support full implementation of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018, including $80,000,000 to carry out programs under Title II state formula grants of the JJDPA; $96,053,401 to carry out programs under Title V of the JJDPA, of which, 11% goes to support the Tribal Youth Program; and the remaining $86.4 million goes to support the Title V PROMISE grants. Support the exclusion of mandatory minimums from the temporary extension of even trace amounts of illicit fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, and include a study on the impacts of this extended authority on public health and safety in S 3201 Support HR 4359, the PEACE Act, which would bar the use of deadly force unless necessary-- as a last resort-- to prevent imminent death or serious bodily injury, and reasonable alternatives have been exhausted. This standard is more restrictive than any current federal or state law Support the following for FY 21: $10 million for the Wrongful Conviction Review Program at the Department of Justice (DoJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (the Wrongful Conviction Review Program is a part of the Capital Litigation Improvement Program); $10 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program at the DoJ, National Institute of Justice (NIJ); $30 million for the Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program at NIJ; $4.15 million to support forensic science standards setting activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); $15 million for NIST to support forensic science research and measurement science Oppose the "Trial penalty," which is a penalty of added incarceration time imposed on someone convicted of a crime for not agreeing to take a plea deal offered prior to trial Support $105 million for the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) program, otherwise known as the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) program, within the Department of Labors Employment & Training Administration in the FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill Support full funding for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs for Fiscal Year 2021. Specifically, we support $176 million dollars for Titles II & V of the Act in FY2021 budget Support S. 2146 / HR 3795, the Second Look Act, which would provide an opportunity for people serving long sentences to have their sentence reviewed by a federal judge and considered for release Oppose Cory Wilsons confirmation to the Judicial seat to the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, based largely on his stated dislike of the ACA and healthcare provisions overall Support legislation to codify the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) Program, which currently exists as a pilot program authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). REO provides grants to organizations involved in workforce training, pre-apprenticeship, and apprenticeship programs for formerly incarcerated people, as well as those who will be released within six months Support the decarceration of prisons and jails. Specifically, using all available powers, including the powers of clemency, furlough, parole and compassionate release, dramatically reduce the prison and/or jail populations; working with local officials, advocate the maximum reduction in jail admissions; Working with local officials, advocate that local officials release the vast majority of individuals who are currently incarcerated in jails; for those individuals who remain incarcerated, ensure proper hygiene and access to medical care; for those individuals who remain incarcerated, facilitate communications home; and for everyone who has incurred debt and/or debt-related penalties, end the financial hardship associated with these debts and penalties Support requiring BOP, ICE, ORR and CPB to require a medical release or furlough to anyone who is high risk of becoming ill or is ill Support HR 5078, the Prison to Proprietorship, which directs the Small Business Administration, to require women's business centers and small-business development centers to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to individuals incarcerated in a minimum-, low-, or medium-security prison. Support HR 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which makes lynching a hate crime Oppose the nomination and confirmation of Judge Andrew Lynn Brasher to the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Support S 3190 / HR 5602, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020 which would enhance the federal governments efforts to prevent and solve crimes of domestic terrorism without adding new penalties

Support for effective implementation of Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act Support for effective implementation of Public Law 101-275, the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. Support for Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance on protecting and accommodating transgender students Support for S. 3178 the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act Support for H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Support for S 917/HR 1934, the Stop Hate Act Support for the legislation to address online hate, harassment, doxxing, and swatting. Support for HR 3106 Domestic and International Terrorism DATA Act Support for S. 894/HR 1931, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act Support for HR 3545/S.2043 - Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act Support for HR 2708/S 1462, Disarm Hate Act Support for H.R. 5466, Prevention of Anti-Immigrant Violence Act of 2019 Support for H.Res 299, Resolution Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Support for effective implementation of Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act Support for effective implementation of Public Law 101-275, the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. Support for Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance on protecting and accommodating transgender students Support for S. 3178 the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act Support for H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Support for S 917/HR 1934, the Stop Hate Act Support for the legislation to address online hate, harassment, doxxing, and swatting. Support for HR 3106 Domestic Terrorism DATA Act Support for S. 894/HR 1931, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act Support for HR 3545/S.2043 - Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act Support for HR 2708/S 1462, Disarm Hate Act

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Support the H.R. 1714, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, which would amend the 1033 program to: Prohibit the transfer of military weapons and equipment that are unnecessary and inappropriate for local policing. Prohibited items would include grenades, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs), armored or weaponized drones, combat configured aircraft, silencers, and long range acoustic devises (LRADs). This bill would also prohibit the future transfer of items that are currently banned from the 1033 program; Eliminate incentives for the inappropriate use of military weapons and equipment: LEAs would be required to have training and give community notice before participating in the 1033 program. LEAs would also have to indicate how they plan to use 1033 property; and Require oversight and transparency of the 1033 program: Annual reporting from the Department of Defense to Congress would be required. All controlled equipment transferred must be accounted for and DOD must make details of 1033 transfers publicly available Oppose the private prison industry Support HR 494, the Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2019, which reauthorizes the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program Support S. 1074 / HR 2168, the REAL Act, legislation to restore PELL grants to incarcerated people Support the inclusion of the Democracy Restoration Act, which would re-enfranchise ex-felony offenders, in the final version of HR 1 Support $100 million for the RExO workforce development program for individuals with criminal records at the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration - a $7 million increase over FY19 funding Support the House Judiciary Committee ending the call record program as defined in Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act and making public additional information related to nondiscrimination procedures, First Amendment protections, large-scale protection, notice in criminal proceedings, and other issues so that the public can debate more widespread reforms Support full funding of the juvenile justice programs in FY 2020 Support increased federal funding for innocence and forensic science programs Support Sentencing Retroactivity; support the elimination of all mandatory minimum sentences; support the establishment of a Second Look process that would allow anyone who has served 10 years or more to apply for resentencing before a decision-making body; support a further limitation on life without parole; support the elimination of juvenile life without parole; the expansion and increase in penalties for crimes involving synthetic drugs or increase mandatory minimums for fentanyl distribution make the flawed assumption that we can enforce and incarcerate our way out of the overdose crisis; support fixing the trial penalty (The trial penalty refers to the substantial difference between the sentence offered in a plea offer prior to trial versus the sentence a defendant receives after trial. This penalty is now so severe and pervasive that it has virtually eliminated the constitutional right to a trial); support reforms that should be considered include requiring meaningful overt acts to be held liable as a co-conspirator, support criminal sanction fees and fines do not exacerbate poverty by establishing national standards that enforce the Supreme Courts requirement that fines and fees account for a defendants ability to pay; support oversight and regulation of the use of confidential informants; support a close examination of supervision practices and sex and other public conviction registries; support the decriminalization of migration Support a bill to provide colleges and universities with guidance and recommendations on the removal of criminal and juvenile justice questions from their initial application for admissions process. Support comprehensive sentencing reform; support HR 1047 / S 399 Support meaningful gun violence prevention measures; support HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, support S. 42, the Background Check Expansion Act. Support HR 1112, the Extend Background Check Length. Support a ban military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips. Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers. Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms. Support providing funding for the Center for Disease Control to research gun violence as a major public health issue. Support incentivizing and assisting states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers. Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws. Support requiring microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S. Support a repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort. Support encouraging states and local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion. Support requiring sensitivity training of all law enforcement agents and independent reviews of the deadly use of force. Support HR 125 / S. 1938, the Police Training and Independent Review Act, which authorizes the U.S. Department of Justice to provide grants to States that: (a.) require training for law enforcement officers on fair and impartial policing and (b.) have enacted statutes that require an independent investigation and prosecution in cases where a law enforcement officers use of deadly force resulted in a death or injury. Support the making lynching a hate crime, support HR 35 / S488 Support a prohibition on potential employers requiring potential employees to state whether they have been convicted of a crime on the initial job application; support HR 1076 / S 387 Support the re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders; support HR1 & HR 196 Support language in the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill to clarify that the Department of Justice enforce settlements and consent decrees made under previous administrations and that the Department does not delay any further implementation of the Death In Custody Reporting Act Support language in the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill to clarify that the Department of Justice enforce settlements and consent decrees made under previous administrations; that the Department does not delay any further implementation of the Death In Custody Reporting Act; full funding for the Second Chance Act; increase funding for the Comprehensive Opioid assisted treatment; and expand access to the medication-assisted treatment. Oppose funding for the Project Safe Neighborhoods program; the COPS hiring program; the Byrne-JAG program; and the Drug Enforcement Administration / Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force program Oppose forced arbitration Support HR 1585, a bill to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act, and oppose any weakening amendments Support lifting the budget caps to increase funding above sequestration levels (lower than FY19 funding) that are in place now for FY20, and to provide a robust FY20 funding allotment to the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill that supports important criminal justice reform programs including the Violence Against Women Office, the COPS office, and the Second Chance Act Support that the Department of Justice, when implementing the First Step Act of 2018, must be committed to implementing the bill in a manner consistent with the text of the statute and Congressional intent. Therefore, we urge the Department to ensure that: (1) An appropriate non-partisan non-profit host organization is selected to appoint and convene the members of the Independent Review Committee as required by the statute; (2) Neither the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) security classification system nor the current version of PCRA is adopted as a substitute for the new Risk and Needs Assessment System required by the statute; and (3) The Bureau of Prisons immediately begins providing rehabilitative programming Support the Police Exercising Adequate Care With Everyone (PEACE) Act of 2019. This legislation would change the use of force standard from reasonable to necessary. Support HR 207, the Stop the Violence Act. HR 207 would require the Secretary of HHS to select 10 existing violence prevention programs to receive federal dollars in the form of a grant. These organizations provide wraparound services for victims of violent crime while they are recovering from their injuries. Support S. 1337 / HR 2353 ,the Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons (PREP) Act. The legislation would authorize and fund the prison education reforms started by the Obama Administration, as well as expand on those reforms to ensure equitable access to education programs across all as federal prisons. The bill would also provide resources to state departments of corrections as those agencies expand prison education opportunities, and it would address eligible incarcerated veterans access to education benefits. Support S. 1338 / HR 2563 , the Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act, which would remove barriers to higher education for individuals with criminal or juvenile justice histories Support S. 1557 / HR 2865, the Reverse Mass Incarceration bill , which incentivizes states to decrease their levels of incarceration. Specifically, states that reduce their prison population by 7% over 3 years without substantial increase in the overall crime rate would be eligible for grants disbursed by the Department of Justice. Support HR 1456, the Marijuana Justice Act is groundbreaking legislation that would end the federal marijuana prohibition AND provide restorative justice for the communities that have been impacted the most by mass criminalization and over-incarceration. Support 1455, the REFER (Restricting Excessive Federal Enforcement and Regulations of Cannabis) Act is legislation that would prevent federal agencies from using tax payer funds to interfere in state and local cannabis laws. It would also ban the use of federal funding by any agency to intrude in states and local municipalities that have updated their laws regarding cannabis use, possession, cultivation and distribution. Support H Res. 163, the REPSECT (Realizing Equitable & Sustainable Participation in Emerging Cannabis Trades) Resolution will help communities of color benefit from and expand their foothold in the cannabis industry. Support a moratorium on law enforcement use of facial recognition technology Support H.R. 1949, which addresses the use of mandatory minimum sentences on all children in the federal criminal justice system. Under this measure, judges will consider how children are different from adult offenders prior to sentencing and will be allowed to depart up to 35 percent away from the otherwise applicable mandatory minimum sentence. Support H.R. 1950 - also known as Saras Law - which will allow judges to depart from any mandatory minimum sentence or suspend any portion of a sentence when a child has committed a crime against someone who has previously sex trafficked or sexually abused them. Support H.R. 1951, which will allow children sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for crimes committed before their 18th birthday to petition the original sentencing court for review of their sentence after they have served 20 years of their sentence. Support Amendments to Increase Juvenile Justice Funding in H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020. Support S. 2043 / HR 3545, the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer NO HATE Act which would promote more accurate hate crime data collection and assist hate crime victims and their communities. Support S. 1764, the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2019 which affirms the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) authority to address a market failure to protect family, clergy and counsel who communicate with incarcerated people. Oppose S.1622 - Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act (SOFA) because rather than focusing resources on reducing overdose deaths from synthetic drugs, the bill would grant the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) broad authority within the scheduling process, increase sentences, and expose many more individuals to harsh penalties, including mandatory minimum sentences. Support S 2434, the National Criminal Justice Act which would create a national commission with an 18-month timeline to examine and review the myriad of problems that exist in our current criminal justice system. Support S. 2227 / H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act which will de-schedule marijuana and fund social equity programs for individuals and communities most harmed by the war on drugs. The bill would also provide a process for courts to expunge marijuana convictions and re-sentence people with marijuana convictions and establish that no person will be denied federal benefits on the basis of use or possession of marijuana. The bill prohibits immigration penalties based on marijuana. Finally, the bill creates a Cannabis Opportunity Trust Fund from federal marijuana tax revenue that will establish (1) the Community Reinvestment Grant Program to fund community organizations providing services in communities most harmed by the war on drugs; (2) the Cannabis Opportunity Program to fund Small Business Administration loans to support socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who own marijuana businesses; and (3) the Equitable Licensing Grant Program to provide jurisdictions with funds to develop and implement equitable marijuana licensing programs targeting individuals most adversely impacted by the war on drugs Support the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act), H.R.1423 / S. 610, legislation which would prevent companies from forcing individuals to give up their day in court and instead use the secretive, business-controlled process of arbitration for resolving disputes. Support equity and accountability in the criminal-legal system; support a restorative system of justice; and support rebuilding communities. Support HR / S ,the Eliminating Discrimination and Creating Corridors to Expand Student Success (Ed ACCESS) Act of 2019, which would remove the lifetime ban on the American Opportunity Tax Credit (HOPE Scholarship Tax Credit) for individuals convicted of a drug felony Support S. 2355, the End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, which would define and prohibit racial and religious profiling, enforceable by declaratory or injunctive relief Support HR 4018, which is a technical fix that simply gives good time credit to eligible individuals of the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program of the First Step Act Support S2043 / HR 3545, the NO HATE Act, which would improve hate crime statistics and promote a better response to hate crime within our communities Support S. 2146 / HR 3795, the Second Look Act, which would allow judges to consider petitions for sentence reductions after a person has served at least 10 years. To grant release, the court must find that the person is not a danger to public safety and demonstrates readiness for reentry, and that the interests of justice warrant a sentence modification. Petitioners who are 50 or older would have a rebuttable presumption of release Support HR 4584, the Financial Aid Fairness for Students Act, or FAFSA, which rescinds current law delaying or denying federal financial aid to students convicted of drug offenses Oppose nomination of Steven Menashi to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Oppose the judicial nomination of anyone who refuses to endorse the Supreme Courts ruling in Brown v. Board of Education Support HR 4022, HR 4052 and S 2390, all of which would abolish the federal death penalty.

Support for effective implementation of Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act Support for effective implementation of Public Law 101-275, the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. Support for Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance on protecting and accommodating transgender students Support for S. 3178 the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act Support for H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Support for S 917/HR 1934, the Stop Hate Act Support for the legislation to address online hate, harassment, doxxing, and swatting. Support for HR 3106 Domestic Terrorism DATA Act Support for S. 894/HR 1931, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act Support for HR 3545/S.2043 - Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act Support for HR 2708/S 1462, Disarm Hate Act

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Support the H.R. 1714, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Hank Johnson which would amend the 1033 program to: Prohibit the transfer of military weapons and equipment that are unnecessary and inappropriate for local policing. Prohibited items would include grenades, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs), armored or weaponized drones, combat configured aircraft, silencers, and long range acoustic devises (LRADs). This bill would also prohibit the future transfer of items that are currently banned from the 1033 program; Eliminate incentives for the inappropriate use of military weapons and equipment: LEAs would be required to have training and give community notice before participating in the 1033 program. LEAs would also have to indicate how they plan to use 1033 property; and Require oversight and transparency of the 1033 program: Annual reporting from the Department of Defense to Congress would be required. All controlled equipment transferred must be accounted for and DOD must make details of 1033 transfers publicly available Oppose the private prison industry Support HR 494, the Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2019, which reauthorizes the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program Support S. 1074 / HR 2168, the REAL Act, legislation to restore PELL grants to incarcerated people Support the inclusion of the Democracy Restoration Act, which would re-enfranchise ex-felony offenders, in the final version of HR 1 Support $100 million for the RExO workforce development program for individuals with criminal records at the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration - a $7 million increase over FY19 funding Support the House Judiciary Committee ending the call record program as defined in Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act and making public additional information related to nondiscrimination procedures, First Amendment protections, large-scale protection, notice in criminal proceedings, and other issues so that the public can debate more widespread reforms Support full funding of the juvenile justice programs in FY 2020 Support increased federal funding for innocence and forensic science programs Support Sentencing Retroactivity; support the elimination of all mandatory minimum sentences; support the establishment of a Second Look process that would allow anyone who has served 10 years or more to apply for resentencing before a decision-making body; support a further limitation on life without parole; support the elimination of juvenile life without parole; the expansion and increase in penalties for crimes involving synthetic drugs or increase mandatory minimums for fentanyl distribution make the flawed assumption that we can enforce and incarcerate our way out of the overdose crisis; support fixing the trial penalty (The trial penalty refers to the substantial difference between the sentence offered in a plea offer prior to trial versus the sentence a defendant receives after trial. This penalty is now so severe and pervasive that it has virtually eliminated the constitutional right to a trial); support reforms that should be considered include requiring meaningful overt acts to be held liable as a co-conspirator, support criminal sanction fees and fines do not exacerbate poverty by establishing national standards that enforce the Supreme Courts requirement that fines and fees account for a defendants ability to pay; support oversight and regulation of the use of confidential informants; support a close examination of supervision practices and sex and other public conviction registries; support the decriminalization of migration Support a bill to provide colleges and universities with guidance and recommendations on the removal of criminal and juvenile justice questions from their initial application for admissions process. Support comprehensive sentencing reform; support HR 1047 / S 399 Support meaningful gun violence prevention measures; support HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, support S. 42, the Background Check Expansion Act. Support HR 1112, the Extend Background Check Length. Support a ban military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips. Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers. Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms. Support providing funding for the Center for Disease Control to research gun violence as a major public health issue. Support incentivizing and assisting states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers. Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts. Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws. Support requiring microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S. Support a repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort. Support encouraging states and local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion. Support requiring sensitivity training of all law enforcement agents and independent reviews of the deadly use of force. Support HR 125 Support the making lynching a hate crime, support HR 35 / S488 Support a prohibition on potential employers requiring potential employees to state whether they have been convicted of a crime on the initial job application; support HR 1076 / S 387 Support the re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders; support HR1 & HR 196 Support Congressional hearings into domestic terrorism and government surveillance of Black activists Support language in the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill to clarify that the Department of Justice enforce settlements and consent decrees made under previous administrations and that the Department does not delay any further implementation of the Death In Custody Reporting Act Support language in the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill to clarify that the Department of Justice enforce settlements and consent decrees made under previous administrations; that the Department does not delay any further implementation of the Death In Custody Reporting Act; full funding for the Second Chance Act; increase funding for the Comprehensive Opioid assisted treatment; and expand access to the medication-assisted treatment. Oppose funding for the Project Safe Neighborhoods program; the COPS hiring program; the Byrne-JAG program; and the Drug Enforcement Administration / Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force program Oppose forced arbitration Support HR 1585, a bill to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act, and oppose any weakening amendments Support lifting the budget caps to increase funding above sequestration levels (lower than FY19 funding) that are in place now for FY20, and to provide a robust FY20 funding allotment to the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill that supports important criminal justice reform programs including the Violence Against Women Office, the COPS office, and the Second Chance Act Support that the Department of Justice, when implementing the First Step Act of 2018, must be committed to implementing the bill in a manner consistent with the text of the statute and Congressional intent. Therefore, we urge the Department to ensure that: (1) An appropriate non-partisan non-profit host organization is selected to appoint and convene the members of the Independent Review Committee as required by the statute; (2) Neither the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) security classification system nor the current version of PCRA is adopted as a substitute for the new Risk and Needs Assessment System required by the statute; and (3) The Bureau of Prisons immediately begins providing rehabilitative programming Support the Police Exercising Adequate Care With Everyone (PEACE) Act of 2019. This legislation would change the use of force standard from reasonable to necessary. Support HR 207, the Stop the Violence Act. HR 207 would require the Secretary of HHS to select 10 existing violence prevention programs to receive federal dollars in the form of a grant. These organizations provide wraparound services for victims of violent crime while they are recovering from their injuries. Support S. 1337 / HR 2353 ,the Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons (PREP) Act. The legislation would authorize and fund the prison education reforms started by the Obama Administration, as well as expand on those reforms to ensure equitable access to education programs across all as federal prisons. The bill would also provide resources to state departments of corrections as those agencies expand prison education opportunities, and it would address eligible incarcerated veterans access to education benefits. Support S. 1338 / HR 2563 , the Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act, which would remove barriers to higher education for individuals with criminal or juvenile justice histories Support S. 1557 / HR 2865, the Reverse Mass Incarceration bill , which incentivizes states to decrease their levels of incarceration. Specifically, states that reduce their prison population by 7% over 3 years without substantial increase in the overall crime rate would be eligible for grants disbursed by the Department of Justice. Support HR 1456, the Marijuana Justice Act is groundbreaking legislation that would end the federal marijuana prohibition AND provide restorative justice for the communities that have been impacted the most by mass criminalization and over-incarceration. Support 1455, the REFER (Restricting Excessive Federal Enforcement and Regulations of Cannabis) Act is legislation that would prevent federal agencies from using tax payer funds to interfere in state and local cannabis laws. It would also ban the use of federal funding by any agency to intrude in states and local municipalities that have updated their laws regarding cannabis use, possession, cultivation and distribution. Support H Res. 163, the REPSECT (Realizing Equitable & Sustainable Participation in Emerging Cannabis Trades) Resolution will help communities of color benefit from and expand their foothold in the cannabis industry. Support a moratorium on law enforcement use of facial recognition technology Support the request by the Leadership Conference to meet with representatives from the Department of Justice regarding Consent Decrees. Oppose the Departments November 7, 2018 memo, Litigation Guidelines for Civil Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements because it undermines the federal governments most effective tool for ensuring constitutional policing practices by police departments. Support H.R. 1949, which addresses the use of mandatory minimum sentences on all children in the federal criminal justice system. Under this measure, judges will consider how children are different from adult offenders prior to sentencing and will be allowed to depart up to 35 percent away from the otherwise applicable mandatory minimum sentence. Support H.R. 1950 - also known as Saras Law - which will allow judges to depart from any mandatory minimum sentence or suspend any portion of a sentence when a child has committed a crime against someone who has previously sex trafficked or sexually abused them. Support H.R. 1951, which will allow children sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for crimes committed before their 18th birthday to petition the original sentencing court for review of their sentence after they have served 20 years of their sentence. Support Amendments to Increase Juvenile Justice Funding in H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020. Specifically, support amendment #32 by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to increase funding for the Department of Justices (DOJ) Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) program by $1,000,000, providing the program with a total of $11 million for FY 2020; amendment #91 by Congressman Neguse to increase funding for Juvenile Justice Programs by $5,000,000; amendment #105 by Congressman Scott and Congresswoman Foxx to transfer $13 million from youth mentoring grants to Youth PROMISE local delinquency prevention grants; and amendment #112 by Congresswoman Scanlon to increase the funding for Title II and Title V of the JJDPA by $2 million Support the Ocasio-Cortez amendment to the House Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations bill which would increasing funding for overdose treatment while reducing funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Oppose the nomination of Andrew Brasher to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Support amendment offered by Congressman Walberg, et al. to HR 3055, the House Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations bill to restore 2015 DOJ policy by barring funds from being used for "adoptive seizures." Support S. 2043 / HR 3545, the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer NO HATE Act which would promote more accurate hate crime data collection and assist hate crime victims and their communities. Oppose the proposed budget of President Donald J. Trump for FY 2020 as it relates to the Department of Justices Community Relations Service (CRS). For the second year in a row, President Trump has suggested eliminating CRS and moving its functions to the Department of Justices Civil Rights Division. Oppose the confirmation of Michael Park to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Support S. 1764, the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2019 which affirms the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) authority to address a market failure to protect family, clergy and counsel who communicate with incarcerated people.

- H.R. 804 Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act - Chronic Absenteeism Reduction Act (to be reintroduced) - Students Helping Young Students Act (to be reintroduced) - Mentoring to Succeed Act (to be reintroduced) - Higher Education Act Reauthorization Development and Discussions - S.R. 28 National Mentoring Month Resolution - H.R. 35 National Mentoring Month Resolution

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Oppose the rescission of the January 8, 2014 joint school discipline guidance package, including the Joint Dear Colleague on the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline, and urge you to immediately state that the Department of Education and the Department of Justice will continue to vigorously enforce our civil rights laws and respond to racial discrimination in school discipline Express deep concerns about the nomination of William Barr to be US Attorney General based on his past dealings with youth Oppose the nomination of William P. Barr to be US Attorney General Support the H.R. 1714, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Hank Johnson which would amend the 1033 program to: Prohibit the transfer of military weapons and equipment that are unnecessary and inappropriate for local policing. Prohibited items would include grenades, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs), armored or weaponized drones, combat configured aircraft, silencers, and long range acoustic devises (LRADs). This bill would also prohibit the future transfer of items that are currently banned from the 1033 program; Eliminate incentives for the inappropriate use of military weapons and equipment: LEAs would be required to have training and give community notice before participating in the 1033 program. LEAs would also have to indicate how they plan to use 1033 property; and Require oversight and transparency of the 1033 program: Annual reporting from the Department of Defense to Congress would be required. All controlled equipment transferred must be accounted for and DOD must make details of 1033 transfers publicly available Oppose the private prison industry Oppose the nomination of Neomi Rao to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Support HR 494, the Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2019, which reauthorizes the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program Support S. 1074 / HR 2168, the REAL Act, legislation to restore PELL grants to incarcerated people Support the 10th anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences report: Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward Support the inclusion of the Democracy Restoration Act, which would re-enfranchise ex-felony offenders, in the final version of HR 1 Support $100 million for the RExO workforce development program for individuals with criminal records at the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration - a $7 million increase over FY19 funding Support the House Judiciary Committee ending the call record program as defined in Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act and making public additional information related to nondiscrimination procedures, First Amendment protections, large-scale protection, notice in criminal proceedings, and other issues so that the public can debate more widespread reforms Support full funding of the juvenile justice programs in FY 2020 Support increased federal funding for innocence and forensic science programs Support Sentencing Retroactivity; support the elimination of all mandatory minimum sentences; support the establishment of a Second Look process that would allow anyone who has served 10 years or more to apply for resentencing before a decision-making body; support a further limitation on life without parole; support the elimination of juvenile life without parole; the expansion and increase in penalties for crimes involving synthetic drugs or increase mandatory minimums for fentanyl distribution make the flawed assumption that we can enforce and incarcerate our way out of the overdose crisis; support fixing the trial penalty (The trial penalty refers to the substantial difference between the sentence offered in a plea offer prior to trial versus the sentence a defendant receives after trial. This penalty is now so severe and pervasive that it has virtually eliminated the constitutional right to a trial); support reforms that should be considered include requiring meaningful overt acts to be held liable as a co-conspirator, support criminal sanction fees and fines do not exacerbate poverty by establishing national standards that enforce the Supreme Courts requirement that fines and fees account for a defendants ability to pay; support oversight and regulation of the use of confidential informants; support a close examination of supervision practices and sex and other public conviction registries; support the decriminalization of migration Support a bill to provide colleges and universities with guidance and recommendations on the removal of criminal and juvenile justice questions from their initial application for admissions process. Support comprehensive sentencing reform; support HR 1047 / S 399 Support meaningful gun violence prevention measures; support HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, support S. 42, the Background Check Expansion Act. Support HR 1112, the Extend Background Check Length. Support a ban military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips. Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers. Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms. Support providing funding for the Center for Disease Control to research gun violence as a major public health issue. Support incentivizing and assisting states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers. Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts. Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws. Support requiring microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S. Support a repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort. Support encouraging states and local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion. Support requiring sensitivity training of all law enforcement agents and independent reviews of the deadly use of force. Support HR 125 Support the making lynching a hate crime, support HR 35 / S488 Support a prohibition on potential employers requiring potential employees to state whether they have been convicted of a crime on the initial job application; support HR 1076 / S 387 Support the re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders; support HR1 & HR 196 Oppose the nomination of Neomi Rao to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Support Congressional hearings into domestic terrorism and government surveillance of Black activists Oppose the nomination of Eric Miller to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Oppose the nomination of the former State Solicitor General of Ohio, Eric Murphy, to a lifetime appointment on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Oppose the nomination of Chad Readler to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Oppose the nomination of Allison Rushing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.