Political Accountability and Transparency Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
January 17, 2019
Latest Action
January 17, 2019
Primary Sponsor
Kathleen M. RiceDemocratic(NY)
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Political Accountability and Transparency Act This bill restricts the use of certain political funds and revises requirements for political communications. Specifically, the bill prohibits the personal use of political committee funds; treats coordinated expenditures, as defined by the bill, as campaign contributions, thereby subjecting them to limits and disclosure requirements; applies disclosure requirements for electioneering communications to Internet or digital communications; and requires persons paying for political communications to make their best efforts to determine the true source of the funds used.
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Bill numberDescription of bill (briefly describe only the part were working on) H.R.6379 Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act S.3566Stop Overdraft Profiteering during COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020 - to prohibit depository institutions from assessing overdraft and non-sufficient fund fees during the novel coronavirus crisis and other disasters, and for other purposes. S.3560Small Business and Consumer Emergency Credit Act - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers. S 3548To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. S.3509A bill to provide borrowers the right to request forbearance on mortgage loan payments due to a declared disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.6321 To provide financial protections and assistance for America's consumers, States, businesses, and vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 emergency and to recover from the emergency. H.R.6363Student Debt Emergency Relief Act HR 748Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act - This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses H.R. 3674 the College Affordability Act, a bill to lower the costs of college for students and improve the quality of education H.J.Res.76 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability" HR 5050 / s 2833 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers H.R. XXXX Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act (This bill amends the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners' Loan Act, the Federal Credit Union Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to state that bank loans that are valid when made as to their maximum rate of interest in accordance with federal law shall remain valid with respect to that rate regardless of whether a bank has subsequently sold or assigned the loan to a third party.) H.R. XXXXthe Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act (This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%.) S. 3841To protect 2020 recovery rebates for individuals from assignment or garnishment, and for other purposes. S. 3620To establish a Housing Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. This bill provides funds for assistance to homeowners to prevent mortgage defaults, foreclosures, and displacements of individuals and families experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020. H.R. 6741 COVID-19 Mortgage Relief Act, to amend the CARES Act to provide forbearance and foreclosure moratoriums for all mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act). Among other things, the bill modifies and expands the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations; extends and expands the moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures S. 3685Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020, a bill to provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants program of HUD in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus, and for other purposes. H.J. Res 90 A Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval to nullify the OCCs Community Reinvestment Act rule H.R. 679 Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020, to promote access to mortgage credit during the COVID-19 pandemic by preventing restrictions on providing Federal backing for single-family mortgage loans in forbearance, and for other purposes. S. 4519Rent Emergencies Leave Impacts on Evicted Families Act (RELIEF Act), A bill to provide mortgage relief and to provide eviction relief for renters related to the COVID-19 pandemic S.4260 - Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020 S 4073 - the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act HR 6735, COVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act - This bill establishes the Consumer and Investor Fraud Working Group to prevent fraud during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The working group must report monthly regarding resources available to consumers, public enforcement actions, and related consumer complaints. H.R.7889 - Small Business Lending Disclosure and Broker Regulation Act of 2020 H.R.8039 - Examining Educational Redlining in Lending Act S.4117 - Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act. This bill modifies loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). S.4459 - CARES Congressional Oversight Commission Diversity Act of 2020. The bill would amend the CARES Act to modify the membership requirements of the Congressional Oversight Commission to ensure that groups disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and the resulting economic recession are represented on the Commission. S.Res.711 - A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt. S.4321 - Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act. This bill establishes funding for, expands, and provides additional economic assistance to small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) S.4255 - Jobs and Neighborhood Investment Act. The legislation would provide eligible community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) with capital, liquidity, and operational capacity, to expand the flow of credit into underserved, minority, and historically disadvantaged communities, helping small businesses stay afloat and expand operations, while providing affordable access to credit for lower income borrowers. S.3742 - RELIEF for Main Street Act. This bill establishes for one year the Small Business Local Relief Program, which shall allocate resources to states, local governments, and Native American tribes for providing assistance to certain small businesses and nonprofits that have lost revenue due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). S.4614 - Postal Banking Act. The Postal Banking Act would re-establish postal banking to provide financial security to millions of Americans in low-income and rural communities and create approximately $9 billion in annual revenue and strengthen USPS. H.R.6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This bill authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. H.Amdt.843 to H.R.6395. An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 116-457 to extend CARES student loan protections for private student loan borrowers who were left out of the CARES Act. It also amendment extends the private student loan protections to September 30, 2021. H.Amdt.840 to H.R.6395. Amendment provides up to $10,000 in immediate assistance to pay down the balance of private student loans, and requires the servicer to modify the loan when borrower payments resume. S.4237 - Student Loan Fairness Act. The Student Loan Fairness Act (S. 4237) will extend the CARES Act student loan relief to recipients of Perkins loans and commercially-held FFEL loans by covering the cost of interest and suspending monthly payments for the period of March 13 through September 30, 2020, and suspending all involuntary collection, such as administrative wage garnishment or offsets from tax refunds, for this period. H.R. 68 Housing Fairness Act. This bill authorizes funds for HUD to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, increases funds for the Fair Housing Initiative Program, and provides grants to private entities to study housing discrimination. S. 404Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act. This bill provides funding for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NeighborWorks) to support housing counseling services for homeowners, renters, people experiencing/risk of homelessness navigate housing options and rights during the COVID-19 crisis. Bill also requires that no less than 40% of the $700 million fund is targeted to counseling organizations that serve minority and low-income homeowners and renters. H.R. 782Homeownership for DREAMers Act. This bill prohibits federal mortgage providers from limiting insurance eligibility on the basis of the mortgagor's participation in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. S. __Mapping Housing Discrimination Act. To authorize a grant program for educational institutions to analyze, digitize, and map historic records relating to housing discrimination. S. 787American Housing and Economic Mobility Act. This bill supports affordable housing and fair housing by investing in various housing programs (National Housing Trust Fund, CDBG, etc), providing down payment assistance, and expanding the Fair Housing Act's proteections. H.R. __Downpayment Toward Equity Act. This bill provides downpayment assistance to first-generation homebuyers to address multigeneration inequities in access to homeownership. H.R. __Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. HR 2547 Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act. The Act is comprised of eight bills that would collectively enact critical debt collection reforms aimed at protecting vulnerable consumers It has passed the House, but hasn't been taken up in the Senate yet. We worked to craft the language of the omnibus bill alongside national partners S.J.Res 15 / H.J.Res 35A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders". H.R. __Housing is Infrastructure Act, authorizes additional funding for various housing assistance programs. H.R. 816Restoring Communities Left Behind, makes $5 billion available to local communities through a grant program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in order to fund neighborhood revitalization activities including homeowner rehabilitation assistance, weatherization, improved housing accessibility for seniors and people with disabilities, housing counseling, refinancing, property tax relief, and more H.R. ___Close the Industrial Loan Company Loophole Act H.R. 4277Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. ___ & S. _____Veterans and Consumer Fair Credit Act [likely to be reintroduced?] HR 2689/S 1255 - Minority Business Resiliency Act HR 2540/S. 1119 - Small Business Lending Fairness Act H.R.3968 -Municipal IDs Acceptance Act H.R. 1502 - The Microloan Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 1487 - Microloan Transparency and Accountability Ac
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2021 · first_quarter · Banking
H.R.6379 Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act S.3566Stop Overdraft Profiteering during COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020 - to prohibit depository institutions from assessing overdraft and non-sufficient fund fees during the novel coronavirus crisis and other disasters, and for other purposes. S.3560Small Business and Consumer Emergency Credit Act - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers. S 3548To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. S.3509A bill to provide borrowers the right to request forbearance on mortgage loan payments due to a declared disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.6321 To provide financial protections and assistance for America's consumers, States, businesses, and vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 emergency and to recover from the emergency. H.R.6363Student Debt Emergency Relief Act HR 748Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act - This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses H.R. 3674 the College Affordability Act, a bill to lower the costs of college for students and improve the quality of education H.J.Res.76 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability" HR 5050 / s 2833 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers H.R. XXXX Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act (This bill amends the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners' Loan Act, the Federal Credit Union Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to state that bank loans that are valid when made as to their maximum rate of interest in accordance with federal law shall remain valid with respect to that rate regardless of whether a bank has subsequently sold or assigned the loan to a third party.) H.R. XXXXthe Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act (This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%.) S. 3841To protect 2020 recovery rebates for individuals from assignment or garnishment, and for other purposes. S. 3620To establish a Housing Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. This bill provides funds for assistance to homeowners to prevent mortgage defaults, foreclosures, and displacements of individuals and families experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020. H.R. 6741 COVID-19 Mortgage Relief Act, to amend the CARES Act to provide forbearance and foreclosure moratoriums for all mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act). Among other things, the bill modifies and expands the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations; extends and expands the moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures S. 3685Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020, a bill to provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants program of HUD in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus, and for other purposes. H.J. Res 90 A Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval to nullify the OCCs Community Reinvestment Act rule H.R. 679 Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020, to promote access to mortgage credit during the COVID-19 pandemic by preventing restrictions on providing Federal backing for single-family mortgage loans in forbearance, and for other purposes. S. 4519Rent Emergencies Leave Impacts on Evicted Families Act (RELIEF Act), A bill to provide mortgage relief and to provide eviction relief for renters related to the COVID-19 pandemic S.4260 - Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020 S 4073 - the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act HR 6735, COVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act - This bill establishes the Consumer and Investor Fraud Working Group to prevent fraud during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The working group must report monthly regarding resources available to consumers, public enforcement actions, and related consumer complaints. H.R.7889 - Small Business Lending Disclosure and Broker Regulation Act of 2020 H.R.8039 - Examining Educational Redlining in Lending Act S.4117 - Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act. This bill modifies loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). S.4459 - CARES Congressional Oversight Commission Diversity Act of 2020. The bill would amend the CARES Act to modify the membership requirements of the Congressional Oversight Commission to ensure that groups disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and the resulting economic recession are represented on the Commission. S.Res.711 - A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt. S.4321 - Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act. This bill establishes funding for, expands, and provides additional economic assistance to small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) S.4255 - Jobs and Neighborhood Investment Act. The legislation would provide eligible community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) with capital, liquidity, and operational capacity, to expand the flow of credit into underserved, minority, and historically disadvantaged communities, helping small businesses stay afloat and expand operations, while providing affordable access to credit for lower income borrowers. S.3742 - RELIEF for Main Street Act. This bill establishes for one year the Small Business Local Relief Program, which shall allocate resources to states, local governments, and Native American tribes for providing assistance to certain small businesses and nonprofits that have lost revenue due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). S.4614 - Postal Banking Act. The Postal Banking Act would re-establish postal banking to provide financial security to millions of Americans in low-income and rural communities and create approximately $9 billion in annual revenue and strengthen USPS. H.R.6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This bill authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. H.Amdt.843 to H.R.6395. An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 116-457 to extend CARES student loan protections for private student loan borrowers who were left out of the CARES Act. It also amendment extends the private student loan protections to September 30, 2021. H.Amdt.840 to H.R.6395. Amendment provides up to $10,000 in immediate assistance to pay down the balance of private student loans, and requires the servicer to modify the loan when borrower payments resume. S.4237 - Student Loan Fairness Act. The Student Loan Fairness Act (S. 4237) will extend the CARES Act student loan relief to recipients of Perkins loans and commercially-held FFEL loans by covering the cost of interest and suspending monthly payments for the period of March 13 through September 30, 2020, and suspending all involuntary collection, such as administrative wage garnishment or offsets from tax refunds, for this period. H.R. 68 Housing Fairness Act. This bill authorizes funds for HUD to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, increases funds for the Fair Housing Initiative Program, and provides grants to private entities to study housing discrimination. S. 404Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act. This bill provides funding for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NeighborWorks) to support housing counseling services for homeowners, renters, people experiencing/risk of homelessness navigate housing options and rights during the COVID-19 crisis. Bill also requires that no less than 40% of the $700 million fund is targeted to counseling organizations that serve minority and low-income homeowners and renters. H.R. 3154Homeownership for DREAMers Act. This bill prohibits federal mortgage providers from limiting insurance eligibility on the basis of the mortgagor's participation in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. S. __Mapping Housing Discrimination Act. To authorize a grant program for educational institutions to analyze, digitize, and map historic records relating to housing discrimination. S. 787American Housing and Economic Mobility Act. This bill supports affordable housing and fair housing by investing in various housing programs (National Housing Trust Fund, CDBG, etc), providing down payment assistance, and expanding the Fair Housing Act's proteections. H.R. __Downpayment Toward Equity Act. This bill provides downpayment assistance to first-generation homebuyers to address multigeneration inequities in access to homeownership. HR 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - This bill provides additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. H. Res. 100 - This resolution calls on the President to take executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers. Further, it encourages the President to (1) ensure that borrowers have no tax liability from the debt cancellation, (2) ensure that the debt cancellation helps close racial wealth gaps, and (3) pause student loan payments and interest accumulation on federal student loans for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. S. 355 - COVID-19 Medical Debt Collection Relief Act - This bill temporarily limits certain activities to collect medical debts by health care providers that apply for, or accept, COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus 2019) financial relief. S. 210 - Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers Act - This bill prohibits a state from suspending, revoking, or denying a state-issued driver's license, teaching license, or professional license based solely on an individual's default or delinquency on a federal student loan or health education loan. Further, an aggrieved individual may bring a civil action against a state for violations. HR 166 - Fair Lending for All Act - This bill modifies provisions related to prohibited credit discrimination. S 3389 - Expanding Access to Lending Options Act - This bill allows the National Credit Union Administration Board to increase the federal credit union loan maturity cap from 15 to 20 years. HR__, the Small Business Fairness Lending Act HR 1491, the Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act - This bill prohibits a debt collector from representing to service members that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in a reduction of rank, a revocation of security clearance, or military prosecution. The Government Accountability Office must report on the impact of this prohibition on the timely delivery of information to service members, military readiness, and national security. HR 2498, the Private Loan Disability Discharge Act - A legislative analyst in the Congressional Research Service will begin analyzing this legislation after text becomes available. HR 2537, the Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act - To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide a timetable for the collection of medical debt by debt collectors, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from issuing consumer reports containing information about debts related to medically necessary procedures, and for other purposes. HR 1657, the Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to improve consumer protections relating to debt collection practices, and for other purposes HR 2572, the Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act - To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to restrict the debt collection practices of certain debt collectors. HR __, the Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act - This bill applies certain consumer protections regarding debt collection to debt owed to a state. It also specifies that existing limits on civil damages awarded for abusive practices by a debt collector must be adjusted for inflation. HR 2458, the Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act - To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify that the definition of a debt collector includes, in all cases, a person in a business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
- Supported provisions of H. Res. 695 extending the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress through the end of the 116th Congress/ - Supported H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act to (1) make it clear that personal use restrictions apply to leadership PACs and other political committees, (2) strengthening coordination rules between federal candidates and outside spending entities, and (3) disclosed the names of top donors to organizations paying for advertising that constitutes independent expenditures or electioneering communications, on the advertisement itself. - Supported H.R. 1272, the Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act, to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members. - Supported H.R. 2592 & S. 1356, the Honest Ads Act, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported S.1060, the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019, to sanction countries found to be interfering in American elections and require the intelligence community to assess any foreign election interference activity. - Supported S. 1762, the Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2019, to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals. - Supported the Secure Elections Act to protect the administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats. - Supported the Shell Company Abuse Act to make it a felony for an owner, officer, attorney, or incorporation agent of a corporation, company, or business entity to establish or use a corporation, company, or business entity to conceal illegal political activity by a foreign national. - Supported the Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act, to require certain tax exempt organizations to certify that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election in the United States. - Supported increasing disclosure of contributions to federal political committees. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections by 501(c) and corporate entities and some donors to such entities. - Supported changing the Lobbying Disclosure Act to use a minimum hours test instead of a percentage test in the registration threshold and requiring registrants to include additional information about lobbying support work. - Supported limiting lobbyist political contributions to and fundraising on behalf of the political committees of members of Congress that they, their coworkers, and their employer, lobby. - Supported strengthening federal political coordination rules for independent-expenditure only committees. - Supported limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session. - Supported requiring members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust or divest. - Supported increasing funding to the Election Assistance Commission in S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, so that states could have additional funding to prepare for COVID-19's impact on voting in the 2020 federal election cycle. - Opposed Federal Election Commissioner nominee Trey Trainor. -Supported creating a way for members of Congress to vote electronically in periods of emergency, like a pandemic.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors)--passed the House 234-193 on March 8. HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 6 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 10 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 40 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 15 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote on Oct. 29 HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 35 cosponsors) HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 210 cosponsors) HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 10 cosponsors) HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3698, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 4 cosponsors) HR 3834, Clean Money Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 4053, Empower Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4055, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4261, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (Rep. Rodney Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 4315, No PAC Act (Rep. Khanna, 1 cosponsor) HR 4491, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Malinowski, 1 cosponsor) HR 4612, Firewall Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 115 cosponsors); passed the House on October 23rd HR 4703, DEFEND Act (Rep. Lamb, no cosponsors) HR 5015, Honest Campaigns Act (Rep. Lujan, 40 cosponsors) HR 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 29 cosponsors) HR 5129, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Rose, 5 cosponsors) HR 5143, OPEN Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5929, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Foster, 19 cosponsors) HR 5996, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Rep. Cicilline, 2 cosponsors) HR 6500, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Gallagher, no cosponsors) HR 6659, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to any vendor owned or controlled by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 6854, Stop Scam PACs Act (Rep. Katie Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 7012, Protecting Democracy from Disinformation Act (Rep. Cicilline, 7 cosponsors) HR 7014, Banning Microtargeted Political Ads Act (Rep. Eshoo, no cosponsors) HR 7525, Cracking Down on Dark Money Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 221 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) HJR 48, an amendment to the Constitution providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Jayapal, 72 cosponsors) HJR 73, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 2 cosponsors) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 2232, Campaign Finance Transparency Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 2242, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Sen. Warner, 10 cosponsors) S 2257, Fair Elections Now Act (Sen. Durbin, 25 cosponsors) S 2398, Voter Privacy Act (Sen. Feinstein, no cosponsors) S 2639, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Udall, 11 cosponsors) S 2669, SHIELD Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 17 cosponsors) S 2726, Help America Run Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 3225, ELECT Act (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) S 4146, Fair Campaign Communication Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 4183, Judicial Ads Act (Sen. Feinstein, 13 cosponsors) HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 229 cosponsors)--passed the House on December 6 HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 227 cosponsors); passed the House on June 26 HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 39 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 32 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 20 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 44 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 29 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 127 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 11 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 8 cosponsors) HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors) HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors) HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 4 cosponsors) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 21 cosponsors) HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors) HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 54 cosponsors) HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors); passed the House 225-184 on June 27, 2019 HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 21 cosponsors) HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 53 cosponsors) HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 35 cosponsors) HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 35 cosponsors) HR 3873, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Rep. Slotkin, 12 cosponsors) HR 4000, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 6 cosponsors) HR 4114, Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Houlahan, 4 cosponsors) HR 4464, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin, 13 cosponsors) HR 4736, Honest Elections Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 39 cosponsors) HR 4777, Protect Our Elections Act (Rep. Van Drew, 11 cosponsors) HR 4901, Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act (Rep. Serrano, 60 cosponsors) HR 5707, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 15 cosponsors) HR 5803, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 6010, Voter Choice Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 6183, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, no cosponsors) HR 6202, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 29 cosponsors) HR 6512, Voter Notice Act (Rep. Phillips, 10 cosponsors) HR 6673, Federal Election Failsafe Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 6777, Secure Our Elections Act (Rep. Neguse, 1 cosponsor) HR 6807, VoteSafe Act (Rep. Clyburn, 65 cosponsors) HR 6847, Vote from Home Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 6882, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit payments under such Act to States which permit ballot harvesting (Rep. Rodney Davis, 10 cosponsors) HR 7118, Vote from Home America Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, 2 cosponsors) HR 7219, Digital Overseas Voting Act (Rep. Lynch, 3 cosponsors) HR 7427, ACCESS Act (Rep. Lofgren, no cosponsors) HR 7706, National Emergency Student Vote Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, no cosponsors) HR 7755, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals (Rep. Scanlon, 1 cosponsor) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, Native American Voting Rights Act (Sen. Udall, 17 cosponsors) S 823, Election Systems Integrity Act (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, Protect our Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, We the People Commission on Full Representation Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors) S 2238, SAFE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 2656, a bill to disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (Sen. Kennedy, no cosponsors) S 3206, Accessible Voting Act (Sen. Casey, 6 cosponsors) S 3340, Voter Choice Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3440, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Sen. Wyden, no cosponsors) S 3529, Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 36 cosponsors) S 3725, VoteSafe Act (Sen. Harris, 18 cosponsors) S 3778, State Elections Preparedness Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3961, Pandemic Democracy for All Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 4254, National Emergency Student Vote Act (Sen. Bennet, 3 cosponsors) S 4263, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Leahy, 47 cosponsors) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, 1 cosponsor) SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsor) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors) HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 61 cosponsors) HR 4412, a bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau (Rep. Butterfield, no cosponsors) HR 6215, Honest Census Communications Act (Rep. Eshoo, 6 cosponsors) HR 6250, Census Form Integrity Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 1 cosponsor) HR 6446, a bill to allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population (Rep. Higgins, no cosponsors) HR 7034, Fair and Accurate Census Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 4 cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors) S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 2226, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors) S 3481, Correct the Census Count Act (Sen. Merkley, 5 cosponsors) S 4048, Fair and Accurate Census Act (Sen. Harris, 14 cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 90 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors) HR 577, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 9 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 10 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 52 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1604, White House Security Clearance Accountability Act (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, Limiting Emergency Powers Act (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, ARTICLE ONE Act (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors) HR 1847, Inspector General Protection Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 20 cosponsors) HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors) HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, 1 cosponsor) HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 12 cosponsors) HR 4147, Whistleblower Expansion Act (Rep. Connolly, 3 cosponsors) HR 4209, Countering Russian Influence Through Interagency Coordination And Leadership (CRITICAL) Act (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HR 4454, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 4556, SUNLIGHT Act (Rep. Cartwright, 23 cosponsors) HR 4775, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) HR 4816, Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 5150, Transparency in Government Act (Rep. Quigley, 1 cosponsor) HR 5433, Transparency in Executive Branch Official Finances Act (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 5645, Eyes on the Courts Act (Rep. Nadler, 3 cosponsors) HR 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act (Rep. Harder, 3 cosponsors) HR 5834, Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 5980, No CORRUPTION Act (Rep. Norman, 5 cosponsors) HR 6017, Twenty-First Century Courts Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 2 cosponsors) HR 6401, Ban Conflicted Trading Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 7 cosponsors) HR 6542, Presidential Records Preservation Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, no cosponsors) HR 6586, Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act (Rep. Kinzinger, no cosponsors) HR 6668, Inspectors General Independence Act (Rep. Cooper, 3 cosponsors) HR 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Gomez, no cosponsors) HR 6984, a bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require removal for cause of Inspectors General (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 6 cosponsors) HR 7200, TRUST in Congress Act (Rep. Spanberger, 5 cosponsors) HR 7526, Stopping Foreign Payoffs Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HR 7580, a bill to require the White House to maintain a publicly accessible website that includes a visitor's log and salary and financial disclosure information for White House employees, (Rep. Cicilline, no cosponsors) HR 7581, a bill to require certain officers and employees in the executive branch of the Federal Government to divest certain financial interests (Rep. Cicilline, no cosponsors) HR 7694, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 1 cosponsor) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 4 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors) S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 18 cosponsors) S 764, ARTICLE ONE Act (Sen. Lee, 18 cosponsors) S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors) S 2485, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 38 cosponsors) S 2493, Combatting Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S 2622, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S 2632, Judicial Travel Accountability Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 10 cosponsors) S 2653, SWAMP Act (Sen. Merkley, 2 cosponsors) S 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act (Sen. Paul, no cosponsors) S 2935, Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act (Sen. Markey, no cosponsors) S 3313, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Sen. Rubio, 2 cosponsors) S 3332, No CORRUPTION Act (Sen. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) S 3459, No Cash for Crooks Act (Sen. Tillis, no cosponsors) S 3664, Inspectors General Independence Act (Sen. Murphy, no cosponsors) S 4207, a bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to require news outlets that are agents of a foreign principal to provide adequate disclosure of their status (Sen. Harris, 3 cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 14 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 23 cosponsors)
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R.6379 Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act S.3566Stop Overdraft Profiteering during COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020 - to prohibit depository institutions from assessing overdraft and non-sufficient fund fees during the novel coronavirus crisis and other disasters, and for other purposes. S.3560Small Business and Consumer Emergency Credit Act - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers. S 3548To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. S.3509A bill to provide borrowers the right to request forbearance on mortgage loan payments due to a declared disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.6321 To provide financial protections and assistance for America's consumers, States, businesses, and vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 emergency and to recover from the emergency. H.R.6363Student Debt Emergency Relief Act HR 748Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act - This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses H.R. 3674 the College Affordability Act, a bill to lower the costs of college for students and improve the quality of education H.J.Res.76 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability" HR 5050 / s 2833 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers H.R. XXXX Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act (This bill amends the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners' Loan Act, the Federal Credit Union Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to state that bank loans that are valid when made as to their maximum rate of interest in accordance with federal law shall remain valid with respect to that rate regardless of whether a bank has subsequently sold or assigned the loan to a third party.) H.R. XXXXthe Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act (This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%.) S. 3841To protect 2020 recovery rebates for individuals from assignment or garnishment, and for other purposes. S. 3620To establish a Housing Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. This bill provides funds for assistance to homeowners to prevent mortgage defaults, foreclosures, and displacements of individuals and families experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020. H.R. 6741 COVID-19 Mortgage Relief Act, to amend the CARES Act to provide forbearance and foreclosure moratoriums for all mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act). Among other things, the bill modifies and expands the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations; extends and expands the moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures S. 3685Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020, a bill to provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants program of HUD in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus, and for other purposes. H.J. Res 90 A Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval to nullify the OCCs Community Reinvestment Act rule S. 4098Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act, to provide funding for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 679 Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020, to promote access to mortgage credit during the COVID-19 pandemic by preventing restrictions on providing Federal backing for single-family mortgage loans in forbearance, and for other purposes. S. 4519Rent Emergencies Leave Impacts on Evicted Families Act (RELIEF Act), A bill to provide mortgage relief and to provide eviction relief for renters related to the COVID-19 pandemic S.4260 - Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020 S 4073 - the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act HR 6735, COVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act - This bill establishes the Consumer and Investor Fraud Working Group to prevent fraud during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The working group must report monthly regarding resources available to consumers, public enforcement actions, and related consumer complaints. H.R.7889 - Small Business Lending Disclosure and Broker Regulation Act of 2020 H.R.8039 - Examining Educational Redlining in Lending Act S.4117 - Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act. This bill modifies loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). S.4459 - CARES Congressional Oversight Commission Diversity Act of 2020. The bill would amend the CARES Act to modify the membership requirements of the Congressional Oversight Commission to ensure that groups disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and the resulting economic recession are represented on the Commission. S.Res.711 - A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt. S.4321 - Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act. This bill establishes funding for, expands, and provides additional economic assistance to small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) S.4255 - Jobs and Neighborhood Investment Act. The legislation would provide eligible community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) with capital, liquidity, and operational capacity, to expand the flow of credit into underserved, minority, and historically disadvantaged communities, helping small businesses stay afloat and expand operations, while providing affordable access to credit for lower income borrowers. S.3742 - RELIEF for Main Street Act. This bill establishes for one year the Small Business Local Relief Program, which shall allocate resources to states, local governments, and Native American tribes for providing assistance to certain small businesses and nonprofits that have lost revenue due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). S.4614 - Postal Banking Act. The Postal Banking Act would re-establish postal banking to provide financial security to millions of Americans in low-income and rural communities and create approximately $9 billion in annual revenue and strengthen USPS. H.R.6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This bill authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. H.Amdt.843 to H.R.6395. An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 116-457 to extend CARES student loan protections for private student loan borrowers who were left out of the CARES Act. It also amendment extends the private student loan protections to September 30, 2021. H.Amdt.840 to H.R.6395. Amendment provides up to $10,000 in immediate assistance to pay down the balance of private student loans, and requires the servicer to modify the loan when borrower payments resume. S.4237 - Student Loan Fairness Act. The Student Loan Fairness Act (S. 4237) will extend the CARES Act student loan relief to recipients of Perkins loans and commercially-held FFEL loans by covering the cost of interest and suspending monthly payments for the period of March 13 through September 30, 2020, and suspending all involuntary collection, such as administrative wage garnishment or offsets from tax refunds, for this period. S. 2231/H.R.3922 - American Opportunity Accounts Act -This bill requires federally funded and managed savings accounts (American Opportunity Accounts) to be established for American children who are under the age of 18. The bill also increases and modifies (1) estate and gift taxes, and (2) capital gains taxes. S.5065 - A bill to provide more than $435,000,000,000 in immediate and long-term investments in communities to promote economic justice, and for other purposes. H.Res.1269 - Calling on the President of the United States to take Executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt. H.R. 149/S. 4969 - the Housing Fairness Act: To authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes. H. R. 8946 - To provide emergency relief assistance under a modified Community Development Block Grant program for communities facing economic damage from civil and social crises, and for other purposes. S. 4991/HR 8902 -To amend title 11, United States Code, to add a bankruptcy chapter relating to the debt of individuals, and for other purposes. Xx - FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS MISSION IMPLEMENTATION ACT H. R. 8820 - To extend the temporary relief for Federal student loan borrowers provided under the CARES Act. H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 (Cleaver-D-MO) H. R. 8721 - To provide for the Federal charter of certain public banks, and for other purposes. H.R. 8667/S. 4801 Fair Access to Financial Services Act of 2020 - This bill prohibits financial institutions from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill also provides an aggrieved person with a private right of action for preventive relief. S. 4818 Heroes Small Business Lifeline Act - This bill provides economic support to small business affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) by extending and expanding existing initiatives such as the Paycheck Protection Program, establishing a new lifeline grant program, and providing dedicated assistance for industries such as restaurants and live entertainment. S. 4800 - The HEROES act H.R.133 -Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 S.1153 -Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019 HR 7616- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; This bill provides FY2021 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R.6379 Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act S.3566Stop Overdraft Profiteering during COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020 - to prohibit depository institutions from assessing overdraft and non-sufficient fund fees during the novel coronavirus crisis and other disasters, and for other purposes. S.3560Small Business and Consumer Emergency Credit Act - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers. S 3548To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. S.3509A bill to provide borrowers the right to request forbearance on mortgage loan payments due to a declared disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.6321 To provide financial protections and assistance for America's consumers, States, businesses, and vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 emergency and to recover from the emergency. H.R.6363Student Debt Emergency Relief Act HR 748Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act - This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses H.R. 3674 the College Affordability Act, a bill to lower the costs of college for students and improve the quality of education H.J.Res.76 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability" HR 5050 / s 2833 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers H.R. XXXX Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act (This bill amends the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners' Loan Act, the Federal Credit Union Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to state that bank loans that are valid when made as to their maximum rate of interest in accordance with federal law shall remain valid with respect to that rate regardless of whether a bank has subsequently sold or assigned the loan to a third party.) H.R. XXXXthe Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act (This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%.) S. 3841To protect 2020 recovery rebates for individuals from assignment or garnishment, and for other purposes. S. 3620To establish a Housing Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. This bill provides funds for assistance to homeowners to prevent mortgage defaults, foreclosures, and displacements of individuals and families experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020. H.R. 6741 COVID-19 Mortgage Relief Act, to amend the CARES Act to provide forbearance and foreclosure moratoriums for all mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act). Among other things, the bill modifies and expands the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations; extends and expands the moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures S. 3685Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020, a bill to provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants program of HUD in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus, and for other purposes. H.J. Res 90 A Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval to nullify the OCCs Community Reinvestment Act rule S. 4098Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act, to provide funding for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 679 Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020, to promote access to mortgage credit during the COVID-19 pandemic by preventing restrictions on providing Federal backing for single-family mortgage loans in forbearance, and for other purposes. S. 4519Rent Emergencies Leave Impacts on Evicted Families Act (RELIEF Act), A bill to provide mortgage relief and to provide eviction relief for renters related to the COVID-19 pandemic S.4260 - Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020 S 4073 - the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act HR 6735, COVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act - This bill establishes the Consumer and Investor Fraud Working Group to prevent fraud during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The working group must report monthly regarding resources available to consumers, public enforcement actions, and related consumer complaints. H.R.7889 - Small Business Lending Disclosure and Broker Regulation Act of 2020 H.R.8039 - Examining Educational Redlining in Lending Act S.4117 - Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act. This bill modifies loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). S.4459 - CARES Congressional Oversight Commission Diversity Act of 2020. The bill would amend the CARES Act to modify the membership requirements of the Congressional Oversight Commission to ensure that groups disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and the resulting economic recession are represented on the Commission. S.Res.711 - A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt. S.4321 - Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act. This bill establishes funding for, expands, and provides additional economic assistance to small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) S.4255 - Jobs and Neighborhood Investment Act. The legislation would provide eligible community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) with capital, liquidity, and operational capacity, to expand the flow of credit into underserved, minority, and historically disadvantaged communities, helping small businesses stay afloat and expand operations, while providing affordable access to credit for lower income borrowers. S.3742 - RELIEF for Main Street Act. This bill establishes for one year the Small Business Local Relief Program, which shall allocate resources to states, local governments, and Native American tribes for providing assistance to certain small businesses and nonprofits that have lost revenue due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). S.4614 - Postal Banking Act. The Postal Banking Act would re-establish postal banking to provide financial security to millions of Americans in low-income and rural communities and create approximately $9 billion in annual revenue and strengthen USPS. H.R.6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This bill authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. H.Amdt.843 to H.R.6395. An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 116-457 to extend CARES student loan protections for private student loan borrowers who were left out of the CARES Act. It also amendment extends the private student loan protections to September 30, 2021. H.Amdt.840 to H.R.6395. Amendment provides up to $10,000 in immediate assistance to pay down the balance of private student loans, and requires the servicer to modify the loan when borrower payments resume. S.4237 - Student Loan Fairness Act. The Student Loan Fairness Act (S. 4237) will extend the CARES Act student loan relief to recipients of Perkins loans and commercially-held FFEL loans by covering the cost of interest and suspending monthly payments for the period of March 13 through September 30, 2020, and suspending all involuntary collection, such as administrative wage garnishment or offsets from tax refunds, for this period.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1, the For the People Act, the omnibus bill that contains the Honest Ads Act; S. 142, the American Data Dissemination [ADD] Act; S. 189, the Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act; S. 583, the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance [DATA] Privacy Act; H.R. 2013, the Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act; S. 806, the Own Your Own Data Act; H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act; S. 1116, the Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly [BROWSER] Act; S. 1214, the Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S. 1578, the Do Not Track Act; S. 2961, the "Data Care Act of 2019", H.R. 4978, the "Online Privacy Act of 2019"; S. 2968, the "Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act"; discussion draft legislation know as the "United States Consumer Data Privacy Act (USCDPA)"; S. 3456, the "Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020"; S. 3398, the "Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT) Act of 2020"; S.4626, the "Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act"; discussion draft from House Energy & Commerce Committee staff of an untitled consumer privacy legislative draft. Congressional oversight related to competition in the digital market. FTC COPPA Rule Review, Negative Option Rule Review and Endorsement Guides Review.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · fourth_quarter · Advertising
Direct to Consumer Advertising (DTC). S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act, all provisions. H.R. 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising. H.R. 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act, provisions relating to radio and television advertising. Issues relating to the deductibility of advertising as an ordinary business expense. S.1801, Affordable Medications Act S.2257, Fair Elections Now Act of 2019 H.R. 4000, Fair Representation Act H.R. 1595, Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act H.R. 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act H.R. 5015, Honest Campaigns Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising Federal Advertising, Issues relating to the federal government purchasing advertising on broadcast stations. H.R.6395, Provisions relating to the federal government purchasing advertising on broadcast stations. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act. H.R. 6897/S.3718, Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020. H.R. 6913, To protect local media, and for other purposes. H.R. 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020. S.4049, National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2021 Issues relating to federal funding for local journalism. H.R. HEROS Act H.R. 7525, Crack Down on Dark Money Act H.R. 7614, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (Provisions relating to the federal government purchasing advertising on broadcast stations) H.R. 7616, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (Provisions relating to the federal government purchasing advertising on broadcast stations) H.R. 7640, Local Journalism Sustainability Act H.R. 7668, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 (Provisions relating to FCC Appropriations) S. 2733, TRUST Act S. 4299, Sustaining Tourism Enterprises During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act (Provisions relating to radio and television advertising) S. 4317, SAFE TO WORK Act S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act S. 4319, Supporting America's Restaurant Workers Act S. 4320, Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 4321, Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act S. 4322, Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act S. 4324, Restoring Critical Supply Chains and Intellectual Property Act H.R. 2592, Honest Ads Act S. 1356, Honest Ads Act S. 4800, HEROES Act Issues relating to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
- Supported provisions of H. Res. 695 extending the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress through the end of the 116th Congress/ - Supported H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act to (1) make it clear that personal use restrictions apply to leadership PACs and other political committees, (2) strengthening coordination rules between federal candidates and outside spending entities, and (3) disclosed the names of top donors to organizations paying for advertising that constitutes independent expenditures or electioneering communications, on the advertisement itself. - Supported H.R. 1272, the Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act, to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members. - Supported H.R. 2592 & S. 1356, the Honest Ads Act, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported S.1060, the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019, to sanction countries found to be interfering in American elections and require the intelligence community to assess any foreign election interference activity. - Supported S. 1762, the Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2019, to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals. - Supported the Secure Elections Act to protect the administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats. - Supported the Shell Company Abuse Act to make it a felony for an owner, officer, attorney, or incorporation agent of a corporation, company, or business entity to establish or use a corporation, company, or business entity to conceal illegal political activity by a foreign national. - Supported the Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act, to require certain tax exempt organizations to certify that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election in the United States. - Supported increasing disclosure of contributions to federal political committees. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections by 501(c) and corporate entities and some donors to such entities. - Supported changing the Lobbying Disclosure Act to use a minimum hours test instead of a percentage test in the registration threshold and requiring registrants to include additional information about lobbying support work. - Supported limiting lobbyist political contributions to and fundraising on behalf of the political committees of members of Congress that they, their coworkers, and their employer, lobby. - Supported strengthening federal political coordination rules for independent-expenditure only committees. - Supported limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 7200, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust. - Supported increasing funding to the Election Assistance Commission in S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, so that states could have additional funding to prepare for COVID-19's impact on voting in the 2020 federal election cycle. - Opposed Federal Election Commissioner nominee Trey Trainor. -Supported creating a way for members of Congress to vote electronically in periods of emergency, like a pandemic. -Supported Congress appropriating more funding to states through the Election Assistance Commission so they would have enough funds to hold a safe and secure election during a pandemic. -Opposed the Pentagon's proposal to change the revolving door prohibitions in the National Defense Authorization Act FY21, S.4049. -Called for Congress to continue to modernize and adopt all of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress's recommendations. -Supported H.R. 6854, the Stop Scam PACs Act, to prohibit political committees from misrepresenting their purpose. -Supported the Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act to strengthen federal criminal law for acts of public corruption. -Supported H.R. 8022, the Lobbying Disclosure Reform Act of 2020, to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act and make lobbying more transparent and reporting more accurate. -Supported S. 4517, A bill to provide States additional time relating to the appointment of electors and for the meeting of electors for the 2020 election for President and Vice President. -Supported amending the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prevent individuals who control political committees from using committee funds to pay for services and products from companies they also own or control. -Called for the Select Committee for the Modernization of Congress to be extended into the 117th Congress.
2020 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1, the For the People Act, the omnibus bill that contains the Honest Ads Act; S. 142, the American Data Dissemination [ADD] Act; S. 189, the Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act; S. 583, the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance [DATA] Privacy Act; H.R. 2013, the Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act; S. 806, the Own Your Own Data Act; H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act; S. 1116, the Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly [BROWSER] Act; S. 1214, the Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S. 1578, the Do Not Track Act; S. 2961, the "Data Care Act of 2019", H.R. 4978, the "Online Privacy Act of 2019"; S. 2968, the "Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act"; discussion draft legislation know as the "United States Consumer Data Privacy Act (USCDPA)"; S. 3456, the "Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020"; discussion draft from House Energy & Commerce Committee staff of an untitled consumer privacy legislative draft. FTC COPPA Rule Review and Negative Option Rule Review.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1, the For the People Act, the omnibus bill that contains the Honest Ads Act; S. 142, the American Data Dissemination [ADD] Act; S. 189, the Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act; S. 583, the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance [DATA] Privacy Act; H.R. 2013, the Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act; S. 806, the Own Your Own Data Act; H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act; S. 1116, the Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly [BROWSER] Act; S. 1214, the Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S. 1578, the Do Not Track Act; S. 2961, the "Data Care Act of 2019", H.R. 4978, the "Online Privacy Act of 2019"; S. 2968, the "Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act"; discussion draft legislation know as the "United States Consumer Data Privacy Act (USCDPA)"; S. 3456, the "Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020"; discussion draft from House Energy & Commerce Committee staff of an untitled consumer privacy legislative draft. FTC COPPA Rule Review, Negative Option Rule Review and Endorsement Guides Review.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1, the For the People Act, the omnibus bill that contains the Honest Ads Act; S. 142, the American Data Dissemination [ADD] Act; S. 189, the Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act; S. 583, the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance [DATA] Privacy Act; H.R. 2013, the Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act; S. 806, the Own Your Own Data Act; H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act; S. 1116, the Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly [BROWSER] Act; S. 1214, the Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S. 1578, the Do Not Track Act; S. 2961, the "Data Care Act of 2019", H.R. 4978, the "Online Privacy Act of 2019"; S. 2968, the "Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act"; discussion draft legislation know as the "United States Consumer Data Privacy Act (USCDPA)"; S. 3456, the "Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020"; S. 3398, the "Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT) Act of 2020"; S.4626, the "Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act"; discussion draft from House Energy & Commerce Committee staff of an untitled consumer privacy legislative draft. Congressional oversight related to competition in the digital market. FTC COPPA Rule Review, Negative Option Rule Review and Endorsement Guides Review.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R.6379 Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act S.3566Stop Overdraft Profiteering during COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020 - to prohibit depository institutions from assessing overdraft and non-sufficient fund fees during the novel coronavirus crisis and other disasters, and for other purposes. S.3560Small Business and Consumer Emergency Credit Act - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers. S 3548To provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. S.3509A bill to provide borrowers the right to request forbearance on mortgage loan payments due to a declared disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.6321 To provide financial protections and assistance for America's consumers, States, businesses, and vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 emergency and to recover from the emergency. H.R.6363 Student Debt Emergency Relief Act HR 748Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act - This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses H.R. 3674 the College Affordability Act, a bill to lower the costs of college for students and improve the quality of education H.J.Res.76 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability" HR 5050 / s 2833 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers H.R. XXXX Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act (This bill amends the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners' Loan Act, the Federal Credit Union Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to state that bank loans that are valid when made as to their maximum rate of interest in accordance with federal law shall remain valid with respect to that rate regardless of whether a bank has subsequently sold or assigned the loan to a third party.) H.R. XXXXthe Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act (This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%.) S. 3841To protect 2020 recovery rebates for individuals from assignment or garnishment, and for other purposes. S. 3620To establish a Housing Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury. This bill provides funds for assistance to homeowners to prevent mortgage defaults, foreclosures, and displacements of individuals and families experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020. H.R. 6741 COVID-19 Mortgage Relief Act, to amend the CARES Act to provide forbearance and foreclosure moratoriums for all mortgage loans, and for other purposes. H.R. 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act). Among other things, the bill modifies and expands the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations; extends and expands the moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures S. 3685Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020, a bill to provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants program of HUD in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus, and for other purposes. H.J. Res 90 A Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval to nullify the OCCs Community Reinvestment Act rule S. 4098Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act, to provide funding for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 679 Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020, to promote access to mortgage credit during the COVID-19 pandemic by preventing restrictions on providing Federal backing for single-family mortgage loans in forbearance, and for other purposes. S. 4519Rent Emergencies Leave Impacts on Evicted Families Act (RELIEF Act), A bill to provide mortgage relief and to provide eviction relief for renters related to the COVID-19 pandemic S.4260 - Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020 S 4073 - the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act HR 6735, COVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act - This bill establishes the Consumer and Investor Fraud Working Group to prevent fraud during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The working group must report monthly regarding resources available to consumers, public enforcement actions, and related consumer complaints. H.R.7889 - Small Business Lending Disclosure and Broker Regulation Act of 2020 H.R.8039 - Examining Educational Redlining in Lending Act S.4117 - Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act. This bill modifies loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). S.4459 - CARES Congressional Oversight Commission Diversity Act of 2020. The bill would amend the CARES Act to modify the membership requirements of the Congressional Oversight Commission to ensure that groups disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and the resulting economic recession are represented on the Commission. S.Res.711 - A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt. S.4321 - Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act. This bill establishes funding for, expands, and provides additional economic assistance to small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) S.4255 - Jobs and Neighborhood Investment Act. The legislation would provide eligible community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) with capital, liquidity, and operational capacity, to expand the flow of credit into underserved, minority, and historically disadvantaged communities, helping small businesses stay afloat and expand operations, while providing affordable access to credit for lower income borrowers. S.3742 - RELIEF for Main Street Act. This bill establishes for one year the Small Business Local Relief Program, which shall allocate resources to states, local governments, and Native American tribes for providing assistance to certain small businesses and nonprofits that have lost revenue due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). S.4614 - Postal Banking Act. The Postal Banking Act would re-establish postal banking to provide financial security to millions of Americans in low-income and rural communities and create approximately $9 billion in annual revenue and strengthen USPS. H.R.6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This bill authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. H.Amdt.843 to H.R.6395. An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 116-457 to extend CARES student loan protections for private student loan borrowers who were left out of the CARES Act. It also amendment extends the private student loan protections to September 30, 2021. H.Amdt.840 to H.R.6395. Amendment provides up to $10,000 in immediate assistance to pay down the balance of private student loans, and requires the servicer to modify the loan when borrower payments resume. S.4237 - Student Loan Fairness Act. The Student Loan Fairness Act (S. 4237) will extend the CARES Act student loan relief to recipients of Perkins loans and commercially-held FFEL loans by covering the cost of interest and suspending monthly payments for the period of March 13 through September 30, 2020, and suspending all involuntary collection, such as administrative wage garnishment or offsets from tax refunds, for this period.
2020 · third_quarter · Advertising
Direct to Consumer Advertising (DTC). S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act, all provisions. H.R. 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising. H.R. 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act, provisions relating to radio and television advertising. Issues relating to the deductibility of advertising as an ordinary business expense. S.1801, Affordable Medications Act S.2257, Fair Elections Now Act of 2019 H.R. 4000, Fair Representation Act H.R. 1595, Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act H.R. 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act H.R. 5015, Honest Campaigns Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising Federal Advertising, Issues relating to the federal government purchasing advertising on broadcast stations. H.R.6395, Provisions relating to the federal government purchasing advertising on broadcast stations. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act. H.R. 6897/S.3718, Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020. H.R. 6913, To protect local media, and for other purposes. H.R. 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020. S.4049, National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2021 Issues relating to federal funding for local journalism. H.R. HEROS Act H.R. 7525, Crack Down on Dark Money Act H.R. 7614, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (Provisions relating to the federal government purchasing advertising on broadcast stations) H.R. 7616, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 (Provisions relating to the federal government purchasing advertising on broadcast stations) H.R. 7640, Local Journalism Sustainability Act H.R. 7668, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 (Provisions relating to FCC Appropriations) S. 2733, TRUST Act S. 4299, Sustaining Tourism Enterprises During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act (Provisions relating to radio and television advertising) S. 4317, SAFE TO WORK Act S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act S. 4319, Supporting America's Restaurant Workers Act S. 4320, Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 4321, Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act S. 4322, Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act S. 4324, Restoring Critical Supply Chains and Intellectual Property Act
2020 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors)--passed the House 234-193 on March 8. HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 6 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 10 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 40 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 15 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote on Oct. 29 HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 35 cosponsors) HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 210 cosponsors) HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 10 cosponsors) HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3698, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 4 cosponsors) HR 3834, Clean Money Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 4053, Empower Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4055, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4261, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (Rep. Rodney Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 4315, No PAC Act (Rep. Khanna, 1 cosponsor) HR 4491, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Malinowski, 1 cosponsor) HR 4612, Firewall Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 115 cosponsors); passed the House on October 23rd HR 4703, DEFEND Act (Rep. Lamb, no cosponsors) HR 5015, Honest Campaigns Act (Rep. Lujan, 40 cosponsors) HR 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 29 cosponsors) HR 5129, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Rose, 5 cosponsors) HR 5143, OPEN Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5929, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Foster, 19 cosponsors) HR 5996, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Rep. Cicilline, 2 cosponsors) HR 6500, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Gallagher, no cosponsors) HR 6659, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to any vendor owned or controlled by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 6854, Stop Scam PACs Act (Rep. Katie Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 7012, Protecting Democracy from Disinformation Act (Rep. Cicilline, 7 cosponsors) HR 7014, Banning Microtargeted Political Ads Act (Rep. Eshoo, no cosponsors) HR 7525, Cracking Down on Dark Money Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 221 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) HJR 48, an amendment to the Constitution providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Jayapal, 72 cosponsors) HJR 73, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 2 cosponsors) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 2232, Campaign Finance Transparency Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 2242, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Sen. Warner, 10 cosponsors) S 2257, Fair Elections Now Act (Sen. Durbin, 25 cosponsors) S 2398, Voter Privacy Act (Sen. Feinstein, no cosponsors) S 2639, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Udall, 11 cosponsors) S 2669, SHIELD Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 17 cosponsors) S 2726, Help America Run Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 3225, ELECT Act (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) S 4146, Fair Campaign Communication Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 4183, Judicial Ads Act (Sen. Feinstein, 13 cosponsors HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 229 cosponsors)--passed the House on December 6 HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 227 cosponsors); passed the House on June 26 HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 39 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 32 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 20 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 44 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 29 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 127 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 11 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 8 cosponsors) HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors) HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors) HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 4 cosponsors) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 21 cosponsors) HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors) HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 54 cosponsors) HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors); passed the House 225-184 on June 27, 2019 HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 21 cosponsors) HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 53 cosponsors) HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 35 cosponsors) HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 35 cosponsors) HR 3873, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Rep. Slotkin, 12 cosponsors) HR 4000, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 6 cosponsors) HR 4114, Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Houlahan, 4 cosponsors) HR 4464, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin, 13 cosponsors) HR 4736, Honest Elections Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 39 cosponsors) HR 4777, Protect Our Elections Act (Rep. Van Drew, 11 cosponsors) HR 4901, Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act (Rep. Serrano, 60 cosponsors) HR 5707, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 15 cosponsors) HR 5803, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 6010, Voter Choice Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 6183, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, no cosponsors) HR 6202, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 29 cosponsors) HR 6512, Voter Notice Act (Rep. Phillips, 10 cosponsors) HR 6673, Federal Election Failsafe Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 6777, Secure Our Elections Act (Rep. Neguse, 1 cosponsor) HR 6807, VoteSafe Act (Rep. Clyburn, 65 cosponsors) HR 6847, Vote from Home Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 6882, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit payments under such Act to States which permit ballot harvesting (Rep. Rodney Davis, 10 cosponsors) HR 7118, Vote from Home America Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, 2 cosponsors) HR 7219, Digital Overseas Voting Act (Rep. Lynch, 3 cosponsors) HR 7427, ACCESS Act (Rep. Lofgren, no cosponsors) HR 7706, National Emergency Student Vote Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, no cosponsors) HR 7755, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals (Rep. Scanlon, 1 cosponsor) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, Native American Voting Rights Act (Sen. Udall, 17 cosponsors) S 823, Election Systems Integrity Act (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, Protect our Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, We the People Commission on Full Representation Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors) S 2238, SAFE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 2656, a bill to disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (Sen. Kennedy, no cosponsors) S 3206, Accessible Voting Act (Sen. Casey, 6 cosponsors) S 3340, Voter Choice Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3440, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Sen. Wyden, no cosponsors) S 3529, Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 36 cosponsors) S 3725, VoteSafe Act (Sen. Harris, 18 cosponsors) S 3778, State Elections Preparedness Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3961, Pandemic Democracy for All Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 4254, National Emergency Student Vote Act (Sen. Bennet, 3 cosponsors) S 4263, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Sen. Leahy, 47 cosponsors) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, 1 cosponsor) SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsor) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors) HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 61 cosponsors) HR 4412, a bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau (Rep. Butterfield, no cosponsors) HR 6215, Honest Census Communications Act (Rep. Eshoo, 6 cosponsors) HR 6250, Census Form Integrity Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 1 cosponsor) HR 6446, a bill to allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population (Rep. Higgins, no cosponsors) HR 7034, Fair and Accurate Census Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 4 cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors) S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 2226, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors) S 3481, Correct the Census Count Act (Sen. Merkley, 5 cosponsors) S 4048, Fair and Accurate Census Act (Sen. Harris, 14 cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 90 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors) HR 577, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 9 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 10 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 52 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1604, White House Security Clearance Accountability Act (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, Limiting Emergency Powers Act (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, ARTICLE ONE Act (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors) HR 1847, Inspector General Protection Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 20 cosponsors) HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors) HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, 1 cosponsor) HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 12 cosponsors) HR 4147, Whistleblower Expansion Act (Rep. Connolly, 3 cosponsors) HR 4209, Countering Russian Influence Through Interagency Coordination And Leadership (CRITICAL) Act (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HR 4454, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 4556, SUNLIGHT Act (Rep. Cartwright, 23 cosponsors) HR 4775, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) HR 4816, Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 5150, Transparency in Government Act (Rep. Quigley, 1 cosponsor) HR 5433, Transparency in Executive Branch Official Finances Act (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 5645, Eyes on the Courts Act (Rep. Nadler, 3 cosponsors) HR 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act (Rep. Harder, 3 cosponsors) HR 5834, Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 5980, No CORRUPTION Act (Rep. Norman, 5 cosponsors) HR 6017, Twenty-First Century Courts Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 2 cosponsors) HR 6401, Ban Conflicted Trading Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 7 cosponsors) HR 6542, Presidential Records Preservation Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, no cosponsors) HR 6586, Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act (Rep. Kinzinger, no cosponsors) HR 6668, Inspectors General Independence Act (Rep. Cooper, 3 cosponsors) HR 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Gomez, no cosponsors) HR 6984, a bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require removal for cause of Inspectors General (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 6 cosponsors) HR 7200, TRUST in Congress Act (Rep. Spanberger, 5 cosponsors) HR 7526, Stopping Foreign Payoffs Act (Rep. Golden, no cosponsors) HR 7580, a bill to require the White House to maintain a publicly accessible website that includes a visitor's log and salary and financial disclosure information for White House employees, (Rep. Cicilline, no cosponsors) HR 7581, a bill to require certain officers and employees in the executive branch of the Federal Government to divest certain financial interests (Rep. Cicilline, no cosponsors) HR 7694, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 1 cosponsor) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 4 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors) S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 18 cosponsors) S 764, ARTICLE ONE Act (Sen. Lee, 18 cosponsors) S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors) S 2485, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 38 cosponsors) S 2493, Combatting Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S 2622, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S 2632, Judicial Travel Accountability Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 10 cosponsors) S 2653, SWAMP Act (Sen. Merkley, 2 cosponsors) S 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act (Sen. Paul, no cosponsors) S 2935, Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act (Sen. Markey, no cosponsors) S 3313, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Sen. Rubio, 2 cosponsors) S 3332, No CORRUPTION Act (Sen. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) S 3459, No Cash for Crooks Act (Sen. Tillis, no cosponsors) S 3664, Inspectors General Independence Act (Sen. Murphy, no cosponsors) S 4207, a bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to require news outlets that are agents of a foreign principal to provide adequate disclosure of their status (Sen. Harris, 3 cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 14 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 23 cosponsors)
- Supported provisions of H. Res. 695 extending the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress through the end of the 116th Congress/ - Supported H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act to (1) make it clear that personal use restrictions apply to leadership PACs and other political committees, (2) strengthening coordination rules between federal candidates and outside spending entities, and (3) disclosed the names of top donors to organizations paying for advertising that constitutes independent expenditures or electioneering communications, on the advertisement itself. - Supported H.R. 1272, the Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act, to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members. - Supported H.R. 2592 & S. 1356, the Honest Ads Act, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported S.1060, the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019, to sanction countries found to be interfering in American elections and require the intelligence community to assess any foreign election interference activity. - Supported S. 1762, the Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2019, to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals. - Supported the Secure Elections Act to protect the administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats. - Supported the Shell Company Abuse Act to make it a felony for an owner, officer, attorney, or incorporation agent of a corporation, company, or business entity to establish or use a corporation, company, or business entity to conceal illegal political activity by a foreign national. - Supported the Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act, to require certain tax exempt organizations to certify that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election in the United States. - Supported increasing disclosure of contributions to federal political committees. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections by 501(c) and corporate entities and some donors to such entities. - Supported changing the Lobbying Disclosure Act to use a minimum hours test instead of a percentage test in the registration threshold and requiring registrants to include additional information about lobbying support work. - Supported limiting lobbyist political contributions to and fundraising on behalf of the political committees of members of Congress that they, their coworkers, and their employer, lobby. - Supported strengthening federal political coordination rules for independent-expenditure only committees. - Supported limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 7200, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust. - Supported increasing funding to the Election Assistance Commission in S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, so that states could have additional funding to prepare for COVID-19's impact on voting in the 2020 federal election cycle. - Opposed Federal Election Commissioner nominee Trey Trainor. -Supported creating a way for members of Congress to vote electronically in periods of emergency, like a pandemic. -Supported Congress appropriating more funding to states through the Election Assistance Commission so they would have enough funds to hold a safe and secure election during a pandemic. -Opposed the Pentagon's proposal to change the revolving door prohibitions in the National Defense Authorization Act FY21, S.4049. -Called for Congress to continue to modernize and adopt all of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress's recommendations. -Supported H.R. 6854, the Stop Scam PACs Act, to prohibit political committees from misrepresenting their purpose. -Supported the Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act to strengthen federal criminal law for acts of public corruption. -Supported H.R. 8022, the Lobbying Disclosure Reform Act of 2020, to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act and make lobbying more transparent and reporting more accurate. -Supported S. 4517, A bill to provide States additional time relating to the appointment of electors and for the meeting of electors for the 2020 election for President and Vice President. -Supported amending the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prevent individuals who control political committees from using committee funds to pay for services and products from companies they also own or control.
2020 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1, the For the People Act, the omnibus bill that contains the Honest Ads Act; S. 142, the American Data Dissemination [ADD] Act; S. 189, the Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act; S. 583, the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance [DATA] Privacy Act; H.R. 2013, the Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act; S. 806, the Own Your Own Data Act; H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act; S. 1116, the Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly [BROWSER] Act; S. 1214, the Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S. 1578, the Do Not Track Act; S. 2961, the "Data Care Act of 2019", H.R. 4978, the "Online Privacy Act of 2019"; S. 2968, the "Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act"; discussion draft legislation know as the "United States Consumer Data Privacy Act (USCDPA)"; S. 3456, the "Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020"; S. 3398, the "Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT) Act of 2020"; S.4626, the "Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act"; discussion draft from House Energy & Commerce Committee staff of an untitled consumer privacy legislative draft. Congressional oversight related to competition in the digital market. FTC COPPA Rule Review, Negative Option Rule Review and Endorsement Guides Review.
Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors)--passed the House 234-193 on March 8 HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 6 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 10 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 40 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 15 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote on Oct. 29 HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 35 cosponsors) HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 210 cosponsors) HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 10 cosponsors) HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3698, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 4 cosponsors) HR 3834, Clean Money Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 4053, Empower Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4055, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4261, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (Rep. Rodney Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 4315, No PAC Act (Rep. Khanna, 1 cosponsor) HR 4491, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Malinowski, 1 cosponsor) HR 4612, Firewall Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 115 cosponsors); passed the House; passed the House on October 23rd HR 4703, DEFEND Act (Rep. Lamb, no cosponsors) HR 5015, Honest Campaigns Act (Rep. Lujan, 40 cosponsors) HR 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 29 cosponsors) HR 5129, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Rose, 5 cosponsors) HR 5143, OPEN Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5929, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Foster, 19 cosponsors) HR 5996, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Rep. Cicilline, 2 cosponsors) HR 6500, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Gallagher, no cosponsors) HR 6659, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to any vendor owned or controlled by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 6854, Stop Scam PACs Act (Rep. Katie Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 7012, Protecting Democracy from Disinformation Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 7014, Banning Microtargeted Political Ads Act (Rep. Eshoo, no cosponsors) HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 221 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) HJR 48, an amendment to the Constitution providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Jayapal, 72 cosponsors) HJR 73, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 2 cosponsors) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 2232, Campaign Finance Transparency Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 2242, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Sen. Warner, 10 cosponsors) S 2257, Fair Elections Now Act (Sen. Durbin, 25 cosponsors) S 2398, Voter Privacy Act (Sen. Feinstein, no cosponsors) S 2639, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Udall, 11 cosponsors) S 2669, SHIELD Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 17 cosponsors) S 2726, Help America Run Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 3225, ELECT Act (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 229 cosponsors)--passed the House on December 6 HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 223 cosponsors) HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 37 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 32 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 20 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 44 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 29 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 119 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 11 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 8 cosponsors) HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors) HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors) HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 4 cosponsors) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 21 cosponsors) HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors) HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 54 cosponsors) HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors); passed the House 225-184 on June 27 HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 21 cosponsors) HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 53 cosponsors) HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 35 cosponsors) HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 35 cosponsors) HR 3873, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Rep. Slotkin, 12 cosponsors) HR 4000, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 6 cosponsors) HR 4114, Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Houlahan, 4 cosponsors) HR 4464, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin, 13 cosponsors) HR 4736, Honest Elections Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 39 cosponsors) HR 4777, Protect Our Elections Act (Rep. Van Drew, 11 cosponsors) HR 4901, Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act (Rep. Serrano, 57 cosponsors) HR 5707, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 15 cosponsors) HR 5803, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 6010, Voter Choice Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 6183, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, no cosponsors) HR 6202, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 29 cosponsors) HR 6512, Voter Notice Act (Rep. Phillips, 10 cosponsors) HR 6673, Federal Election Failsafe Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 6777, Secure Our Elections Act (Rep. Neguse, 1 cosponsor) HR 6807, VoteSafe Act (Rep. Clyburn, 65 cosponsors) HR 6847, Vote from Home Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 6882, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit payments under such Act to States which permit ballot harvesting (Rep. Rodney Davis, 10 cosponsors) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, Native American Voting Rights Act (Sen. Udall, 17 cosponsors) S 823, Election Systems Integrity Act (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, Protect our Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, We the People Commission on Full Representation Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors) S 2238, SAFE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 2656, a bill to disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (Sen. Kennedy, no cosponsors) S 3206, Accessible Voting Act (Sen. Casey, 6 cosponsors) S 3340, Voter Choice Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3440, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Sen. Wyden, no cosponsors) S 3529, Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 36 cosponsors) S 3725, VoteSafe Act (Sen. Harris, 17 cosponsors) S 3778, State Elections Preparedness Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, 1 cosponsor) SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsor) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors) HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 52 cosponsors) HR 4412, a bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau (Rep. Butterfield, no cosponsors) HR 6215, Honest Census Communications Act (Rep. Eshoo, 6 cosponsors) HR 6250, Census Form Integrity Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 1 cosponsor) HR 6446, a bill to allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population (Rep. Higgins, no cosponsors) HR 7034, Fair and Accurate Census Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 4 cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors) S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 2226, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors) S 3481, Correct the Census Count Act (Sen. Merkley, 5 cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 90 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors) HR 577, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 9 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 10 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 52 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1604, White House Security Clearance Accountability Act (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, Limiting Emergency Powers Act (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, ARTICLE ONE Act (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors) HR 1847, Inspector General Protection Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 20 cosponsors) HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors) HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, 1 cosponsor) HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 12 cosponsors) HR 4147, Whistleblower Expansion Act (Rep. Connolly, 3 cosponsors) HR 4209, Countering Russian Influence Through Interagency Coordination And Leadership (CRITICAL) Act (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HR 4454, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 4556, SUNLIGHT Act (Rep. Cartwright, 23 cosponsors) HR 4775, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) HR 4816, Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 5150, Transparency in Government Act (Rep. Quigley, 1 cosponsor) HR 5433, Transparency in Executive Branch Official Finances Act (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 5645, Eyes on the Courts Act (Rep. Nadler, 3 cosponsors) HR 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act (Rep. Harder, 3 cosponsors) HR 5834, Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 5980, No CORRUPTION Act (Rep. Norman, 5 cosponsors) HR 6017, Twenty-First Century Courts Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 2 cosponsors) HR 6401, Ban Conflicted Trading Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 7 cosponsors) HR 6542, Presidential Records Preservation Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, no cosponsors) HR 6586, Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act (Rep. Kinzinger, no cosponsors) HR 6668, Inspectors General Independence Act (Rep. Cooper, 3 cosponsors) HR 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Gomez, no cosponsors) HR 6984, a bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require removal for cause of Inspectors General (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 6 cosponsors) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 4 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors) S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 18 cosponsors) S 764, ARTICLE ONE Act (Sen. Lee, 18 cosponsors) S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors) S 2485, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 38 cosponsors) S 2493, Combatting Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S 2622, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S 2632, Judicial Travel Accountability Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 10 cosponsors) S 2653, SWAMP Act (Sen. Merkley, 2 cosponsors) S 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act (Sen. Paul, no cosponsors) S 2935, Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act (Sen. Markey, no cosponsors) S 3313, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Sen. Rubio, 2 cosponsors) S 3332, No CORRUPTION Act (Sen. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) S 3459, No Cash for Crooks Act (Sen. Tillis, no cosponsors) S 3664, Inspectors General Independence Act (Sen. Murphy, no cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 14 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 23 cosponsors)
2020 · second_quarter · Advertising
Direct to Consumer Advertising (DTC). S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act, all provisions. H.R. 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising. H.R. 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act, provisions relating to radio and television advertising. Issues relating to the deductibility of advertising as an ordinary business expense. S.1801, Affordable Medications Act S.2257, Fair Elections Now Act of 2019 H.R. 4000, Fair Representation Act H.R. 1595, Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act H.R. 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act H.R. 5015, Honest Campaigns Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising Federal Advertising, Issues relating to the federal government purchasing advertising on broadcast stations. H.R.6395, Provisions relating to the federal government purchasing advertising on broadcast stations. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act. H.R. 6897/S.3718, Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020. H.R. 6913, To protect local media, and for other purposes. H.R. 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020. S.4049, National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2021 Issues relating to federal funding for local journalism.
Client expense: $2,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1, the For the People Act, the omnibus bill that contains the Honest Ads Act; S. 142, the American Data Dissemination [ADD] Act; S. 189, the Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act; S. 583, the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance [DATA] Privacy Act; H.R. 2013, the Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act; S. 806, the Own Your Own Data Act; H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act; S. 1116, the Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly [BROWSER] Act; S. 1214, the Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S. 1578, the Do Not Track Act; S. 2961, the "Data Care Act of 2019", H.R. 4978, the "Online Privacy Act of 2019"; S. 2968, the "Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act"; discussion draft legislation know as the "United States Consumer Data Privacy Act (USCDPA)"; S. 3456, the "Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020"; discussion draft from House Energy & Commerce Committee staff of an untitled consumer privacy legislative draft. FTC COPPA Rule Review, Negative Option Rule Review and Endorsement Guides Review.
Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors)--passed the House 234-193 on March 8 HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 6 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 10 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 40 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 15 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote on Oct. 29 HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 35 cosponsors) HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 210 cosponsors) HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 10 cosponsors) HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3698, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 4 cosponsors) HR 3834, Clean Money Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 4053, Empower Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4055, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4261, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (Rep. Rodney Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 4315, No PAC Act (Rep. Khanna, 1 cosponsor) HR 4491, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Malinowski, 1 cosponsor) HR 4612, Firewall Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 115 cosponsors); passed the House; passed the House on October 23rd HR 4703, DEFEND Act (Rep. Lamb, no cosponsors) HR 5015, Honest Campaigns Act (Rep. Lujan, 40 cosponsors) HR 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 29 cosponsors) HR 5129, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Rose, 5 cosponsors) HR 5143, OPEN Act (Rep. Cartwright, 4 cosponsors) HR 5929, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Foster, 19 cosponsors) HR 5996, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Rep. Cicilline, 2 cosponsors) HR 6500, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Gallagher, no cosponsors) HR 6659, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to any vendor owned or controlled by an immediate family member of the candidate (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 6854, Stop Scam PACs Act (Rep. Katie Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 7012, Protecting Democracy from Disinformation Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 7014, Banning Microtargeted Political Ads Act (Rep. Eshoo, no cosponsors) HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 221 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) HJR 48, an amendment to the Constitution providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Jayapal, 72 cosponsors) HJR 73, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 2 cosponsors) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 2232, Campaign Finance Transparency Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 2242, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Sen. Warner, 10 cosponsors) S 2257, Fair Elections Now Act (Sen. Durbin, 25 cosponsors) S 2398, Voter Privacy Act (Sen. Feinstein, no cosponsors) S 2639, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Udall, 11 cosponsors) S 2669, SHIELD Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 17 cosponsors) S 2726, Help America Run Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 3225, ELECT Act (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 229 cosponsors)--passed the House on December 6 HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 223 cosponsors) HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 37 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 32 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 20 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 44 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 29 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 119 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 11 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 8 cosponsors) HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors) HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors) HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 4 cosponsors) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 21 cosponsors) HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors) HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 54 cosponsors) HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors); passed the House 225-184 on June 27 HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 21 cosponsors) HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 53 cosponsors) HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 35 cosponsors) HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 35 cosponsors) HR 3873, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Rep. Slotkin, 12 cosponsors) HR 4000, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 6 cosponsors) HR 4114, Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Houlahan, 4 cosponsors) HR 4464, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin, 13 cosponsors) HR 4736, Honest Elections Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 39 cosponsors) HR 4777, Protect Our Elections Act (Rep. Van Drew, 11 cosponsors) HR 4901, Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act (Rep. Serrano, 57 cosponsors) HR 5707, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 15 cosponsors) HR 5803, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 6010, Voter Choice Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 6183, Voting Access Act (Rep. Grijalva, no cosponsors) HR 6202, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 29 cosponsors) HR 6512, Voter Notice Act (Rep. Phillips, 10 cosponsors) HR 6673, Federal Election Failsafe Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 6777, Secure Our Elections Act (Rep. Neguse, 1 cosponsor) HR 6807, VoteSafe Act (Rep. Clyburn, 65 cosponsors) HR 6847, Vote from Home Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 6882, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit payments under such Act to States which permit ballot harvesting (Rep. Rodney Davis, 10 cosponsors) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, Native American Voting Rights Act (Sen. Udall, 17 cosponsors) S 823, Election Systems Integrity Act (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, Protect our Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, We the People Commission on Full Representation Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors) S 2238, SAFE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 2656, a bill to disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (Sen. Kennedy, no cosponsors) S 3206, Accessible Voting Act (Sen. Casey, 6 cosponsors) S 3340, Voter Choice Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) S 3440, Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act (Sen. Wyden, no cosponsors) S 3529, Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 36 cosponsors) S 3725, VoteSafe Act (Sen. Harris, 17 cosponsors) S 3778, State Elections Preparedness Act (Sen. Bennet, 1 cosponsor) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, 1 cosponsor) SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsor) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors) HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 52 cosponsors) HR 4412, a bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau (Rep. Butterfield, no cosponsors) HR 6215, Honest Census Communications Act (Rep. Eshoo, 6 cosponsors) HR 6250, Census Form Integrity Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 1 cosponsor) HR 6446, a bill to allow the President to temporarily suspend activities relating to the 2020 decennial census of population (Rep. Higgins, no cosponsors) HR 7034, Fair and Accurate Census Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 4 cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors) S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 2226, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors) S 3481, Correct the Census Count Act (Sen. Merkley, 5 cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 90 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors) HR 577, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 9 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 10 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 52 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1604, White House Security Clearance Accountability Act (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, Limiting Emergency Powers Act (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, ARTICLE ONE Act (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors) HR 1847, Inspector General Protection Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 20 cosponsors) HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors) HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, 1 cosponsor) HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 12 cosponsors) HR 4147, Whistleblower Expansion Act (Rep. Connolly, 3 cosponsors) HR 4209, Countering Russian Influence Through Interagency Coordination And Leadership (CRITICAL) Act (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HR 4454, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 4556, SUNLIGHT Act (Rep. Cartwright, 23 cosponsors) HR 4775, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) HR 4816, Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 5150, Transparency in Government Act (Rep. Quigley, 1 cosponsor) HR 5433, Transparency in Executive Branch Official Finances Act (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 5645, Eyes on the Courts Act (Rep. Nadler, 3 cosponsors) HR 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act (Rep. Harder, 3 cosponsors) HR 5834, Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 5980, No CORRUPTION Act (Rep. Norman, 5 cosponsors) HR 6017, Twenty-First Century Courts Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 2 cosponsors) HR 6401, Ban Conflicted Trading Act (Rep. Krishnamoorthi, 7 cosponsors) HR 6542, Presidential Records Preservation Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, no cosponsors) HR 6586, Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act (Rep. Kinzinger, no cosponsors) HR 6668, Inspectors General Independence Act (Rep. Cooper, 3 cosponsors) HR 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Gomez, no cosponsors) HR 6984, a bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require removal for cause of Inspectors General (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 6 cosponsors) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 4 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors) S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 18 cosponsors) S 764, ARTICLE ONE Act (Sen. Lee, 18 cosponsors) S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors) S 2485, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 38 cosponsors) S 2493, Combatting Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S 2622, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S 2632, Judicial Travel Accountability Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 10 cosponsors) S 2653, SWAMP Act (Sen. Merkley, 2 cosponsors) S 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act (Sen. Paul, no cosponsors) S 2935, Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act (Sen. Markey, no cosponsors) S 3313, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Sen. Rubio, 2 cosponsors) S 3332, No CORRUPTION Act (Sen. Rosen, 1 cosponsor) S 3459, No Cash for Crooks Act (Sen. Tillis, no cosponsors) S 3664, Inspectors General Independence Act (Sen. Murphy, no cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 14 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 23 cosponsors)
- Supported provisions of H. Res. 695 extending the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress through the end of the 116th Congress/ - Supported H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act to (1) make it clear that personal use restrictions apply to leadership PACs and other political committees, (2) strengthening coordination rules between federal candidates and outside spending entities, and (3) disclosed the names of top donors to organizations paying for advertising that constitutes independent expenditures or electioneering communications, on the advertisement itself. - Supported H.R. 1272, the Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act, to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members. - Supported H.R. 2592 & S. 1356, the Honest Ads Act, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported S.1060, the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019, to sanction countries found to be interfering in American elections and require the intelligence community to assess any foreign election interference activity. - Supported S. 1762, the Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2019, to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals. - Supported the Secure Elections Act to protect the administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats. - Supported the Shell Company Abuse Act to make it a felony for an owner, officer, attorney, or incorporation agent of a corporation, company, or business entity to establish or use a corporation, company, or business entity to conceal illegal political activity by a foreign national. - Supported the Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act, to require certain tax exempt organizations to certify that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election in the United States. - Supported increasing disclosure of contributions to federal political committees. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections by 501(c) and corporate entities and some donors to such entities. - Supported changing the Lobbying Disclosure Act to use a minimum hours test instead of a percentage test in the registration threshold and requiring registrants to include additional information about lobbying support work. - Supported limiting lobbyist political contributions to and fundraising on behalf of the political committees of members of Congress that they, their coworkers, and their employer, lobby. - Supported strengthening federal political coordination rules for independent-expenditure only committees. - Supported limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 7200, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust. - Supported increasing funding to the Election Assistance Commission in S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, so that states could have additional funding to prepare for COVID-19's impact on voting in the 2020 federal election cycle. - Opposed Federal Election Commissioner nominee Trey Trainor. -Supported creating a way for members of Congress to vote electronically in periods of emergency, like a pandemic. -Supported Congress appropriating more funding to states through the Election Assistance Commission so they would have enough funds to hold a safe and secure election during a pandemic. -Opposed the Pentagon's proposal to change the revolving door prohibitions in the National Defense Authorization Act FY21, S.4049. -Called for Congress to continue to modernize and adopt all of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress's recommendations. -Supported H.R. 6854, the Stop Scam PACs Act, to prohibit political committees from misrepresenting their purpose. -Supported the Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act to strengthen federal criminal law for acts of public corruption.
2020 · first_quarter · Advertising
Direct to Consumer Advertising (DTC). S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act, all provisions. H.R. 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising. H.R. 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act, provisions relating to radio and television advertising. Issues relating to the deductibility of advertising as an ordinary business expense. S.1801, Affordable Medications Act S.2257, Fair Elections Now Act of 2019 H.R. 4000, Fair Representation Act H.R. 1595, Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act H.R. 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act H.R. 5015, Honest Campaigns Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising
Client expense: $2,720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
- Supported provisions of H. Res. 695 extending the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress through the end of the 116th Congress/ - Supported H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act to (1) make it clear that personal use restrictions apply to leadership PACs and other political committees, (2) strengthening coordination rules between federal candidates and outside spending entities, and (3) disclosed the names of top donors to organizations paying for advertising that constitutes independent expenditures or electioneering communications, on the advertisement itself. - Supported H.R. 1272, the Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act, to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members. - Supported H.R. 2592 & S. 1356, the Honest Ads Act, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported S.1060, the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019, to sanction countries found to be interfering in American elections and require the intelligence community to assess any foreign election interference activity. - Supported S. 1762, the Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2019, to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals. - Supported the Secure Elections Act to protect the administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats. - Supported the Shell Company Abuse Act to make it a felony for an owner, officer, attorney, or incorporation agent of a corporation, company, or business entity to establish or use a corporation, company, or business entity to conceal illegal political activity by a foreign national. - Supported the Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act, to require certain tax exempt organizations to certify that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election in the United States. - Supported increasing disclosure of contributions to federal political committees. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections by 501(c) and corporate entities and some donors to such entities. - Supported changing the Lobbying Disclosure Act to use a minimum hours test instead of a percentage test in the registration threshold and requiring registrants to include additional information about lobbying support work. - Supported limiting lobbyist political contributions to and fundraising on behalf of the political committees of members of Congress that they, their coworkers, and their employer, lobby. - Supported strengthening federal political coordination rules for independent-expenditure only committees. - Supported limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session. - Supported requiring members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust or divest. - Supported increasing funding to the Election Assistance Commission in S. 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, so that states could have additional funding to prepare for COVID-19's impact on voting in the 2020 federal election cycle. - Opposed Federal Election Commissioner nominee Trey Trainor. -Supported creating a way for members of Congress to vote electronically in periods of emergency, like a pandemic.
2020 · first_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors)--passed the House 234-193 on March 8. HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 6 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 10 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 40 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 14 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote on Oct. 29 HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 35 cosponsors) HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 210 cosponsors) HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 10 cosponsors) HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3698, Foreign Entities Reform Act (Rep. Eshoo, 4 cosponsors) HR 3834, Clean Money Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 4053, Empower Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4055, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4261, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (Rep. Rodney Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 4315, No PAC Act (Rep. Khanna, 1 cosponsor) HR 4491, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Malinowski, 1 cosponsor) HR 4612, Firewall Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 115 cosponsors); passed the House; passed the House on October 23rd HR 4703, DEFEND Act (Rep. Lamb, no cosponsors) HR 5015, Honest Campaigns Act (Rep. Lujan, 40 cosponsors) HR 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act (Rep. Lujan, 29 cosponsors) HR 5129, Ban Corporate PACs Act (Rep. Rose, 5 cosponsors) HR 5143, OPEN Act (Rep. Cartwright, 5 cosponsors) HR 5929, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Foster, 11 cosponsors) HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 212 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) HJR 48, an amendment to the Constitution providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Jayapal, 69 cosponsors) HJR 73, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 2 cosponsors) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 2232, Campaign Finance Transparency Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 2242, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Sen. Warner, 10 cosponsors) S 2257, Fair Elections Now Act (Sen. Durbin, 25 cosponsors) S 2398, Voter Privacy Act (Sen. Feinstein, no cosponsors) S 2639, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Sen. Udall, 11 cosponsors) S 2669, SHIELD Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 13 cosponsors) S 2726, Help America Run Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 3225, ELECT Act (Sen. Ernst, no cosponsors) HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 229 cosponsors)--passed the House on December 6 HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 224 cosponsors) HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 35 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 31 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 5 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 42 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 29 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 119 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 11 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 8 cosponsors) HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors) HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors) HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 2 cosponsors) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 21 cosponsors) HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors) HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 54 cosponsors) HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors); passed the House 225-184 on June 27 HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 21 cosponsors) HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 53 cosponsors) HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 35 cosponsors) HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 35 cosponsors) HR 3873, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Rep. Slotkin, 12 cosponsors) HR 4000, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 5 cosponsors) HR 4114, Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Houlahan, 4 cosponsors) HR 4464, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin, 13 cosponsors) HR 4736, Honest Elections Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 39 cosponsors) HR 4777, Protect Our Elections Act (Rep. Van Drew, 11 cosponsors) HR 4901, Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act (Rep. Serrano, 57 cosponsors) HR 5707, Protecting American Voters Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 14 cosponsors) HR 5803, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, Native American Voting Rights Act (Sen. Udall, 15 cosponsors) S 823, Election Systems Integrity Act (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, Protect our Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, We the People Commission on Full Representation Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors) S 2238, SAFE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 2656, a bill to disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (Sen. Kennedy, no cosponsors) S 3206, Accessible Voting Act (Sen. Casey, 6 cosponsors) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, 1 cosponsor) SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsor) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors) HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 52 cosponsors) HR 4412, a bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau (Rep. Butterfield, no cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors) S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 2226, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 86 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors) HR 577, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 9 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 10 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 51 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1604, White House Security Clearance Accountability Act (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, Limiting Emergency Powers Act (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, ARTICLE ONE Act (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors) HR 1847, Inspector General Protection Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 18 cosponsors) HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors) HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, no cosponsors) HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 4 cosponsors) HR 4147, Whistleblower Expansion Act (Rep. Connolly, 3 cosponsors) HR 4209, Countering Russian Influence Through Interagency Coordination And Leadership (CRITICAL) Act (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HR 4454, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 4556, SUNLIGHT Act (Rep. Cartwright, 21 cosponsors) HR 4775, SWAMP Act (Rep. Lieu, no cosponsors) HR 4816, Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 5150, Transparency in Government Act (Rep. Quigley, 1 cosponsor) HR 5433, Transparency in Executive Branch Official Finances Act (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 5645, Eyes on the Courts Act (Rep. Nadler, 3 cosponsors) HR 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act (Rep. Harder, 2 cosponsors) HR 5834, Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 4 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors) S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 17 cosponsors) S 764, ARTICLE ONE Act (Sen. Lee, 17 cosponsors) S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors) S 2485, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 36 cosponsors) S 2493, Combatting Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) S 2622, Close the Revolving Door Act (Sen. Bennet, 2 cosponsors) S 2632, Judicial Travel Accountability Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 10 cosponsors) S 2653, SWAMP Act (Sen. Merkley, 2 cosponsors) S 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act (Sen. Paul, no cosponsors) S 2935, Banning In Government Oil Industry Lobbyists from the Cabinet Act (Sen. Markey, no cosponsors) S 3313, Foreign Influence Transparency Act (Sen. Rubio, 2 cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 14 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 21 cosponsors)
2020 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1, the For the People Act, the omnibus bill that contains the Honest Ads Act; S. 142, the American Data Dissemination [ADD] Act; S. 189, the Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act; S. 583, the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance [DATA] Privacy Act; H.R. 2013, the Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act; S. 806, the Own Your Own Data Act; H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act; S. 1116, the Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly [BROWSER] Act; S. 1214, the Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S. 1578, the Do Not Track Act; S. 2961, the "Data Care Act of 2019", H.R. 4978, the "Online Privacy Act of 2019"; S. 2968, the "Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act"; discussion draft legislation know as the "United States Consumer Data Privacy Act (USCDPA)"; S. 3456, the "Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020"; discussion draft from House Energy & Commerce Committee staff of an untitled consumer privacy legislative draft. FTC COPPA Rule Review and Negative Option Rule Review.
Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors)--passed the House 234-193 on March 8. HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 6 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 10 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 40 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 14 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 3 cosponsors) HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote on Oct. 29 HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, Public Service Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 35 cosponsors) HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 194 cosponsors) HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 10 cosponsors) HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3834, Clean Money Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 4053, Empower Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4055, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4261, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress (Rep. Rodney Davis, 1 cosponsor) HR 4315, No PAC Act (Rep. Khanna, 1 cosponsor) HR 4491, Shareholder Protection Act (Rep. Malinowski, 1 cosponsor) HR 4612, Firewall Act (Rep. Phillips, no cosponsors) HR 4617, Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 115 cosponsors); passed the House; passed the House on October 23rd HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 209 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) HJR 48, an amendment to the Constitution providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only (Rep. Jayapal, 67 cosponsors) HJR 73, an amendment to the Constitution regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 2 cosponsors) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 2232, Campaign Finance Transparency Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 2242, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Sen. Warner, 10 cosponsors) S 2257, Fair Elections Now Act (Sen. Durbin, 25 cosponsors) S 2398, Voter Privacy Act (Sen. Feinstein, no cosponsors) HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 229 cosponsors)--passed the House on December 6 HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 224 cosponsors) HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 35 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 31 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 5 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 41 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 29 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 119 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 11 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 8 cosponsors) HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors) HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors) HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 2 cosponsors) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 21 cosponsors) HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors) HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 54 cosponsors) HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors); passed the House 225-184 on June 27 HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 21 cosponsors) HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 53 cosponsors) HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 35 cosponsors) HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 35 cosponsors) HR 3873, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Rep. Slotkin, 12 cosponsors) HR 4000, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 5 cosponsors) HR 4114, Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Houlahan, 4 cosponsors) HR 4464, Ranked Choice Voting Act (Rep. Raskin, 13 cosponsors) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 11 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, 1 cosponsor) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, Native American Voting Rights Act (Sen. Udall, 15 cosponsors) S 823, Election Systems Integrity Act (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, Protect our Elections Act (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, We the People Commission on Full Representation Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors) S 2238, SAFE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 10 cosponsors) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, 1 cosponsor) SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsor) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors) HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 52 cosponsors) HR 4412, a bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau (Rep. Butterfield, no cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors) S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 2226, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 86 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors) HR 577, Prohibiting Perks and Privileges Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 9 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 10 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, Public Service Integrity Act (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 51 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor)--passed the House by voice vote HR 1604, White House Security Clearance Accountability Act (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, Limiting Emergency Powers Act (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, ARTICLE ONE Act (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors) HR 1847, Inspector General Protection Act (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 18 cosponsors) HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors) HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, no cosponsors) HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, 4 cosponsors) HR 4147, Whistleblower Expansion Act (Rep. Connolly, 3 cosponsors) HR 4209, Countering Russian Influence Through Interagency Coordination And Leadership (CRITICAL) Act (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HR 4454, Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 4556, SUNLIGHT Act (Rep. Cartwright, 21 cosponsors) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 4 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors) HRes 660, Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes HRes 755, Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 17 cosponsors) S 764, ARTICLE ONE Act (Sen. Lee, 17 cosponsors) S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors) S 2485, HOTEL Act (Sen. Peters, 36 cosponsors) S 2493, Combatting Foreign Influence Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 3 cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 14 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 21 cosponsors)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Advertising
Direct to Consumer Advertising (DTC). S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act, all provisions. H.R. 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising. H.R. 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act, provisions relating to radio and television advertising. Issues relating to the deductibility of advertising as an ordinary business expense. S.1801, Affordable Medications Act S.2257, Fair Elections Now Act of 2019 H.R. 4000, Fair Representation Act H.R. 1595, Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act H.R. 5016, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act H.R. 5015, Honest Campaigns Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising
Client expense: $2,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
- Supported provisions of H. Res. 695 extending the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress through the end of the 116th Congress/ - Supported H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act to (1) make it clear that personal use restrictions apply to leadership PACs and other political committees, (2) strengthening coordination rules between federal candidates and outside spending entities, and (3) disclosed the names of top donors to organizations paying for advertising that constitutes independent expenditures or electioneering communications, on the advertisement itself. - Supported H.R. 1272, the Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act, to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members. - Supported H.R. 2592 & S. 1356, the Honest Ads Act, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported S.1060, the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019, to sanction countries found to be interfering in American elections and require the intelligence community to assess any foreign election interference activity. - Supported S. 1762, the Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2019, to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals. - Supported the Secure Elections Act to protect the administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats. - Supported the Shell Company Abuse Act to make it a felony for an owner, officer, attorney, or incorporation agent of a corporation, company, or business entity to establish or use a corporation, company, or business entity to conceal illegal political activity by a foreign national. - Supported the Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act, to require certain tax exempt organizations to certify that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election in the United States. - Supported increasing disclosure of contributions to federal political committees. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections by 501(c) and corporate entities and some donors to such entities. - Supported changing the Lobbying Disclosure Act to use a minimum hours test instead of a percentage test in the registration threshold and requiring registrants to include additional information about lobbying support work. - Supported limiting lobbyist political contributions to and fundraising on behalf of the political committees of members of Congress that they, their coworkers, and their employer, lobby. - Supported strengthening federal political coordination rules for independent-expenditure only committees. - Supported limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session.
2019 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1, the For the People Act, the omnibus bill that contains the Honest Ads Act; S. 142, the American Data Dissemination [ADD] Act; S. 189, the Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act; S. 583, the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance [DATA] Privacy Act; H.R. 2013, the Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act; S. 806, the Own Your Own Data Act; H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act; S. 1116, the Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly [BROWSER] Act; S. 1214, the Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S. 1578, the Do Not Track Act; S. 2961, the "Data Care Act of 2019", H.R. 4978, the "Online Privacy Act of 2019"; S. 2968, the "Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act"; discussion draft legislation know as the "United States Consumer Data Privacy Act (USCDPA)"; discussion draft from House Energy & Commerce Committee staff of an untitled consumer privacy legislative draft. FTC COPPA Rule Review and Negative Option Rule Review.
Client expense: $137,801 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
- Supported H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act to (1) make it clear that personal use restrictions apply to leadership PACs and other political committees, (2) strengthening coordination rules between federal candidates and outside spending entities, and (3) disclosed the names of top donors to organizations paying for advertising that constitutes independent expenditures or electioneering communications, on the advertisement itself. - Supported H.R. 1063, the Presidential Library Donation Reform Act, to increase transparency of fundraising for presidential libraries and potential conflicts of interest or misconduct. - Supported H.R. 1272, the Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act, to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members. - Supported H.R. 2592 & S. 1356, the Honest Ads Act, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported S.1060, the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019, to sanction countries found to be interfering in American elections. - Supported S. 1762, the Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2019, to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals. - Supported the Secure Elections Act to protect the administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats. - Supported the Shell Company Abuse Act to make it a felony for an owner, officer, attorney, or incorporation agent of a corporation, company, or business entity to establish or use a corporation, company, or business entity to conceal illegal political activity by a foreign national. - Supported the Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act, to require certain tax exempt organizations to certify that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election in the United States. - Supported prohibiting Congressional committee assignments from being based on political party dues. - Supported increasing disclosure of contributions to federal political committees. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections by 501(c) and corporate entities and some donors to such entities. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections that utilizes contributions transferred between multiple entities. - Supported changing the Lobbying Disclosure Act to use a minimum hours test instead of a percentage test in the registration threshold and requiring registrants to include additional information about lobbying support work. - Supported limiting lobbyist political contributions to and fundraising on behalf of the political committees of members of Congress that they, their coworkers, and their employer, lobby. - Supported strengthening federal political coordination rules for independent-expenditure only committees. - Supported creating a small-dollar-only contribution account for political parties that could be used for candidate-coordinated spending. - Supported rebates/tax credits for federal small-dollar political contributions. - Supported limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session. - Supported strengthening the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. - Supported strengthening the Office of Congressional Ethics. - Supported extending the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress into the second session of the 116th Congress
2019 · third_quarter · Advertising
Direct to Consumer Advertising (DTC). S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act, all provisions. H.R. 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising. H.R. 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act, provisions relating to radio and television advertising. Issues relating to the deductibility of advertising as an ordinary business expense. S.1801, Affordable Medications Act S.2257, Fair Elections Now Act of 2019 H.R. 4000, Fair Representation Act H.R. 1595, Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 H.R. 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act
Client expense: $2,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1, the For the People Act, the omnibus bill that contains the Honest Ads Act; S. 142, the American Data Dissemination [ADD] Act; S. 189, the Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act; S. 583, the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance [DATA] Privacy Act; H.R. 2013, the Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act; S. 806, the Own Your Own Data Act; H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act; S. 1116, the Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly [BROWSER] Act; S. 1214, the Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S. 1578, the Do Not Track Act. COPPA Rule Review and Negative Option Rule Review.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors)--passed the House 234-193 on March 8. HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, a bill to repeal the restriction on the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to bring transparency to the political activity of certain nonprofit organizations (Rep. Crow, 5 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 9 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 39 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 7 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 2 cosponsors) HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors) HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, a bill to prevent the enrichment of certain Government officers and employees or their families through Federal funds or contracting, and for other purposes (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 33 cosponsors) HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 186 cosponsors) HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 9 cosponsors) HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3834, Clean Money Act (Rep. Boyle, no cosponsors) HR 4053, Empower Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4054, Stand By Every Ad Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HR 4055, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Rep. Price, no cosponsors) HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 144 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) HJR 73, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (Rep. McNerney, 2 cosponsors) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) S 2232, Campaign Finance Transparency Act (Sen. Klobuchar, no cosponsors) S 2242, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Sen. Warner, 9 cosponsors) S 2257, Fair Elections Now Act (Sen. Durbin, 25 cosponsors) S 2398, Voter Privacy Act (Sen. Feinstein, no cosponsors) HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 223 cosponsors) HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 216 cosponsors) HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 34 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 20 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, a bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 5 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 40 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 28 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 118 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 11 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 7 cosponsors) HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors) HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors) HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 2 cosponsors) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 20 cosponsors) HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors) HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 52 cosponsors) HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors); passed the House 225-184 on June 27 HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 18 cosponsors) HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 44 cosponsors) HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 35 cosponsors) HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 23 cosponsors) HR 3873, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act (Rep. Slotkin, 4 cosponsors) HR 4000, Fair Representation Act (Rep. Beyer, 5 cosponsors) HR 4114, Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Houlahan, 4 cosponsors) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 9 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, a bill to protect the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters (Sen. Udall, 15 cosponsors) S 823, a bill to require information sharing with respect to the ownership of election service providers (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require all States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers, and for other purposes (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, a bill to establish a commission to develop proposals regarding voting representation for citizens of the United States who reside in a territory, commonwealth, or Federal District of the United States (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 7 cosponsors) S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors) S 2238, SAFE Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsor) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors) HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 50 cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors) S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) S 2226, Redistricting Reform Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 6 cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 86 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors) HR 577, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors) HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 8 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 8 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, a bill to create a uniform 5-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by former Members of Congress, to establish a uniform 2-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by former officers and employees of Congress, and to lower the income threshold for applying such ban to former officers and employees of Congress (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 51 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors) HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor) HR 1604, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to deny security clearances to any employee of the Executive Office of the President who is under investigation by a Federal law enforcement agency for aiding a foreign government or who fails to disclose contacts with foreign nationals on Standard Form 86, and for other purposes (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, a bill to direct the Attorney General to submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of certain pardons granted by the President, and for other purposes (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, a bill to amend the National Emergencies Act to provide that a national emergency declared by the President terminates 30 days after the declaration unless a joint resolution affirming such declaration is enacted into law, and for other purposes (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, a bill to require the disclosure of certain visitor access records (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, a bill to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors) HR 1847, a bill to require congressional notification for certain changes in status of inspectors general, and for other purposes (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, a bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the automatic appointment of judges to the District of Columbia courts without the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 11 cosponsors) HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors) HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, no cosponsors) HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 3 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors) S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 17 cosponsors) S 764, a bill to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes (Sen. Lee, 17 cosponsors) S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 13 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 21 cosponsors)
2019 · second_quarter · Advertising
Direct to Consumer Advertising (DTC). H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions relating to direct to consumer advertising & FCC Appropriations. H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions relating to direct to consumer advertising & FCC Appropriations. H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions relating to direct to consumer advertising & FCC Appropriations. S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act, all provisions. H.R. 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising. H.R. 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act, provisions relating to radio and television advertising. Issues relating to the deductibility of advertising as an ordinary business expense.
Client expense: $2,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · second_quarter · Advertising
Direct to Consumer Advertising (DTC). H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions relating to direct to consumer advertising & FCC Appropriations. H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions relating to direct to consumer advertising & FCC Appropriations. H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions relating to direct to consumer advertising & FCC Appropriations. S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act, all provisions. H.R. 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising. H.R. 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act, provisions relating to radio and television advertising. Issues relating to the deductibility of advertising as an ordinary business expense.
Client expense: $2,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
- Supported H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act to (1) make it clear that personal use restrictions apply to leadership PACs and other political committees, (2) strengthening coordination rules between federal candidates and outside spending entities, and (3) disclosed the names of top donors to organizations paying for advertising that constitutes independent expenditures or electioneering communications, on the advertisement itself. - Supported H.R. 1063, the Presidential Library Donation Reform Act, to increase transparency of fundraising for presidential libraries and potential conflicts of interest or misconduct. - Supported H.R. 1272, the Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act, to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members. - Supported H.R. 2592 & S. 1356, the Honest Ads Act, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported S.1060, the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019, to sanction countries found to be interfering in American elections. - Supported S. 1762, the Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2019, to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals. - Supported the Secure Elections Act to protect the administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats. - Supported the Shell Company Abuse Act to make it a felony for an owner, officer, attorney, or incorporation agent of a corporation, company, or business entity to establish or use a corporation, company, or business entity to conceal illegal political activity by a foreign national. - Supported the Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act, to require certain tax exempt organizations to certify that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election in the United States. - Supported prohibiting Congressional committee assignments from being based on political party dues. - Supported increasing disclosure of contributions to federal political committees. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections by 501(c) and corporate entities and some donors to such entities. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections that utilizes contributions transferred between multiple entities. - Supported changing the Lobbying Disclosure Act to use a minimum hours test instead of a percentage test in the registration threshold and requiring registrants to include additional information about lobbying support work. - Supported limiting lobbyist political contributions to and fundraising on behalf of the political committees of members of Congress that they, their coworkers, and their employer, lobby. - Supported strengthening federal political coordination rules for independent-expenditure only committees. - Supported creating a small-dollar-only contribution account for political parties that could be used for candidate-coordinated spending. - Supported rebates/tax credits for federal small-dollar political contributions. - Supported limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session. - Supported strengthening the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. - Supported strengthening the Office of Congressional Ethics.
2019 · second_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors) HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 5 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, a bill to repeal the restriction on the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to bring transparency to the political activity of certain nonprofit organizations (Rep. Crow, 5 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 9 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 39 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 7 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 2 cosponsors) HR 1612, Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, no cosponsors) HR 1613, Democracy Dollars Act (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, Help America Run Act (Rep. Porter, no cosponsors) HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, a bill to prevent the enrichment of certain Government officers and employees or their families through Federal funds or contracting, and for other purposes (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 2592, Honest Ads Act (Rep. Kilmer, 31 cosponsors) HR 2977, DISCLOSE Act (Rep. Cicilline, 177 cosponsors) HR 3236, Anti-Collusion Act (Rep. Malinowski, 9 cosponsors) HR 3395, Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act (Rep. Schiff, no cosponsors) HR 3686, Campaign Spending Integrity Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 128 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 3 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 1274, Clean Elections Act (Sen. Gillibrand, no cosponsors) S 1356, Honest Ads Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 2 cosponsors) HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 223 cosponsors) HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 216 cosponsors) HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 34 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 18 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, a bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 5 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 38 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 28 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 115 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 59 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 10 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 5 cosponsors) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 4 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 6 cosponsors) HR 1535, Election Official Integrity Act (Rep. McBath, no cosponsors) HR 1631, Postage Free Ballot Act (Rep. Veasey, 4 cosponsors) HR 1637, High School Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, Ballot Fairness Act (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 2 cosponsors) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 2 cosponsors) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 20 cosponsors) HR 2652, Secure American-Made Voting Machines Act (Rep. Pocan, no cosponsors) HR 2660, Election Security Act (Rep. Bennie Thompson, 51 cosponsors) HR 2722, Securing America's Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (Rep. Lofgren, 12 cosponsors) HR 2754, PAVE Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 17 cosponsors) HR 3412, Election Security Assistance Act (Rep. Rodney Davis, 39 cosponsors) HR 3501, Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act (Rep. Engel, 30 cosponsors) HR 3529, Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and Security (ALERTS) Act (Rep. Stephanie Murphy, 18 cosponsors) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 9 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 9 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 15 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, a bill to protect the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters (Sen. Udall, 15 cosponsors) S 823, a bill to require information sharing with respect to the ownership of election service providers (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require all States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers, and for other purposes (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, Polling Place Protection Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, Early Voting Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, SAVE Voters Act (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, a bill to establish a commission to develop proposals regarding voting representation for citizens of the United States who reside in a territory, commonwealth, or Federal District of the United States (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S. 1397, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for domestic use (Sen. Klobuchar, 7 cosponsors) S 1540, Election Security Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 40 cosponsors) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) SJR 17, an amendment to the Constitution to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Schatz, 3 cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, 1 cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, no cosponsors) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 87 cosponsors) HR 794, Correct the Census Count Act (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, Ensuring Full Participating in the Census Act (Rep. Norton, 5 cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) HR 3572, Redistricting Reform Act (Rep. Lofgren, 50 cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 20 cosponsors) S 1972, Fair Maps Act (Sen. Bennet, no cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 85 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 2 cosponsors) HR 577, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors) HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, Serve the People, Not the Swamp Act (Rep. Gallagher, 1 cosponsor) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 8 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 8 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, a bill to create a uniform 5-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by former Members of Congress, to establish a uniform 2-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by former officers and employees of Congress, and to lower the income threshold for applying such ban to former officers and employees of Congress (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 51 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors) HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor) HR 1604, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to deny security clearances to any employee of the Executive Office of the President who is under investigation by a Federal law enforcement agency for aiding a foreign government or who fails to disclose contacts with foreign nationals on Standard Form 86, and for other purposes (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, a bill to direct the Attorney General to submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of certain pardons granted by the President, and for other purposes (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, a bill to amend the National Emergencies Act to provide that a national emergency declared by the President terminates 30 days after the declaration unless a joint resolution affirming such declaration is enacted into law, and for other purposes (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, a bill to require the disclosure of certain visitor access records (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, a bill to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes (Rep. Roy, 2 cosponsors) HR 1847, a bill to require congressional notification for certain changes in status of inspectors general, and for other purposes (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, a bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the automatic appointment of judges to the District of Columbia courts without the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, Drain the Swamp and the President's Assets Act (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HR 2678, No President Is Above the Law Act (Rep. Nadler, 8 cosponsors) HR 3069, Make State Governments More Open, Honest, and Transparent Act (Rep. Kildee, no cosponsors) HR 3118, Clean Up Congress Act (Rep. Axne, no cosponsors) HR 3486, Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act (Rep. Swalwell, no cosponsors) HR 3687, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HR 3688, Public Service Transparency Act (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 3 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 4 cosponsors) S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 22 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 17 cosponsors) S 764, a bill to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes (Sen. Lee, 17 cosponsors) S 769, MAR-A-LAGO Act (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) S 1158, Cleaning up Washington's Act (Sen. Tester, no cosponsors) S 1990, Presidential Appointee Accountability Act (Sen. Blumenthal, no cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 13 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 21 cosponsors)
2019 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1, the For the People Act, the omnibus bill that contains the Honest Ads Act.; S. 142, the American Data Dissemination [ADD] Act; S. 189, the Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act; S. 583, the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance [DATA] Privacy Act; S. 806, the Own Your Own Data Act.; H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Advertising
Direct to Consumer Advertising (DTC). H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions relating to direct to consumer advertising & FCC Appropriations. H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions relating to direct to consumer advertising & FCC Appropriations. H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, provisions relating to direct to consumer advertising & FCC Appropriations. S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act, all provisions. H.R. 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019, Provisions relating to radio and television advertising. H.R. 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act, provisions relating to radio and television advertising.
Client expense: $3,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
- Supported the inclusion in H. Res. 6, House Rules, of provisions to (1) prohibit Members from serving on boards of for-profit companies, (2) mandate annual ethics training for all Members of Congress, (3) require lawmakers to reimburse the U.S. Treasury for any settlements paid out related to their own misconduct, (4) make indicted Members step back from leadership and committee positions, (5) change the discharge petition process to encourage more bipartisan work among Members of Congress, (6) encourage bipartisan bills and legislation to be reported out of committee for votes, (6) provide a more accommodating legislative process, (7) require legislative bills to be available 72 hours before being considered in the House. - Supported the inclusion in H. Res. 6, House Rules, of a provision to (1) create a bipartisan Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress tasked with improving the ability of Congress to fulfill its Constitutional duties and operate more effectively; (2) reinforce the role of Committees to review and craft legislation; (3) promote regular order for the consideration of bills on the floor; and (4) empower individual members to bring their full expertise and independent judgment to the legislative and oversight processes. - Supported increasing the share of funding for the legislative branch in the FY 2020 302(b) allocations process. - Supported H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act to (1) make it clear that personal use restrictions apply to leadership PACs, (2) strengthening coordination rules between federal candidates and outside spending entities, and (3) disclosed the names of top donors to organizations paying for advertising that constitutes independent expenditures or electioneering communications, on the advertisement itself. - Supported H.R. 1272, the Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act, to reduce the number of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair and the remaining members. - Supported the Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act, to require certain tax exempt organizations to certify that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election in the United States. - Supported the Honest Ads Act, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported strengthening provisions prohibiting foreign nationals and foreign corporate entities from making independent expenditures in connecting with domestic elections. - Supported prohibiting Congressional committee assignments from being based on political party dues. - Supported increasing disclosure of contributions to federal political committees. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections by 501(c) and corporate entities and some donors to such entities. - Supported increasing disclosure of political spending on federal elections that utilizes contributions transferred between multiple entities. - Supported changing the Lobbying Disclosure Act to use a minimum hours test instead of a percentage test in the registration threshold and requiring registrants to include additional information about lobbying support work. - Supported limiting lobbyist political contributions to and fundraising on behalf of the political committees of members of Congress that they, their coworkers, and their employer, lobby. - Supported strengthening the Foreign Agents Registration Act to better disclose who is seeking to influence American policy on behalf of foreign entities. - Supported strengthening federal political coordination rules for independent-expenditure only committees. - Supported creating a small-dollar-only contribution account for political parties that could be used for candidate-coordinated spending. - Supported rebates/tax credits for federal small-dollar political contributions. - Supported applying personal use restrictions to federal leadership PACs and political committees. - Supported limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session. - Supported strengthening the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. - Supported strengthening the Office of Congressional Ethics. - Supported H.R. 1063, the Presidential Library Donation Reform Act, to increase transparency of fundraising for presidential libraries and potential conflicts of interest or misconduct.
2019 · first_quarter · Government Issues
HR 1, For the People Act (Rep. Sarbanes, 236 cosponsors) HR 210, Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act (Rep. Schrader, 3 cosponsors) HR 290, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (Rep. Cole, no cosponsors) HR 429, Real-Time Transparency Act (Rep. Schneider, 1 cosponsor) HR 679, Political Accountability and Transparency Act (Rep. Kathleen Rice, 3 cosponsors) HR 842, Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act (CLEAR Act) (Rep. Delgado, 4 cosponsors) HR 868, a bill to repeal the restriction on the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to bring transparency to the political activity of certain nonprofit organizations (Rep. Crow, 5 cosponsors) HR 896, Fairness in Political Advertising Act (Rep. Kaptur, 2 cosponsors) HR 918, Spotlight Act (Rep. Price, 9 cosponsors) HR 949, Free Speech Fairness Act (Rep. Scalise, 39 cosponsors) HR 1272, Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act (Rep. Kilmer, 6 cosponsors) HR 1308, Let It Go Act (Rep. Takano, 1 cosponsor) HR 1612, a bill to direct the Federal Election Commission to carry out a voucher pilot program under which individuals may use vouchers to make small dollar contributions to qualified candidates for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, and for other purposes (Rep. Jayapal, 1 cosponsor) HR 1623, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for the treatment of payments for child care and other personal use services as an authorized campaign expenditure, and for other purposes (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1624, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda (Rep. Porter, 1 cosponsor) HR 1626, a bill to prevent the enrichment of certain Government officers and employees or their families through Federal funds or contracting, and for other purposes (Rep. Ruiz, no cosponsors) HJR 2, Democracy for All Amendment (Rep. Deutch, 100 cosponsors) HJR 21, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for federal elections (Rep. Schrader, no cosponsors) HJR 33, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Yarmuth, 2 cosponsors) HJR 39, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections (Rep. Kaptur, 1 cosponsor) S 330, Free Speech Fairness Act (Sen. Lankford, no cosponsors) S 735, Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act (Sen. Tester, 4 cosponsors) S 942, Real Time Transparency Act (Sen. King, 1 cosponsor) S 949, For the People Act (Sen. Udall, 46 cosponsors) S 956, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the disclosure of all donations (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) HR 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act (Rep. Sewell, 219 cosponsors) HR 51, Washington, DC Admission Act (Rep. Holmes Norton, 201 cosponsors) HR 92, Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Blumenauer, 31 cosponsors) HR 93, Same Day Registration Act (Rep. Brownley, 18 cosponsors) HR 118, Streamlining and Improving Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act (Rep. Cohen, 18 cosponsors) HR 126, a bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade (Rep. Al Green, 10 cosponsors) HR 137, Federal Election Integrity Act (Rep. Susan Davis, no cosponsors) HR 138, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (Rep. Susan Davis, 5 cosponsors) HR 196, Democracy Restoration Act (Rep. Nadler, 34 cosponsors) HR 294, Election Day Holiday Act (Rep. Eshoo, 28 cosponsors) HR 378, Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act (Rep. Dingell, no cosponsors) HR 394, 21st Century Voting Act (Rep. Meng, 14 cosponsors) HR 645, Automatic Voter Registration Act (Rep. Cicilline, 115 cosponsors) HR 650, America Votes Act (Rep. Larsen, 58 cosponsors) HR 734, Next Generation Votes Act (Rep. Neguse, 10 cosponsors) HR 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Rep. Castro, 1 cosponsor) HR 882, Time Off to Vote Act (Rep. Cartwright, 31 cosponsors) HR 893, Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act (Rep. Jeffries, 2 cosponsors) HR 1217, Ensuring American Voters Act (Rep. Gibbs, 3 cosponsors) HR 1275, Voter Empowerment Act (Rep. John Lewis, 3 cosponsors) HR 1631, a bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that any absentee ballot may be mailed free of postage, and for other purposes (Rep. Veasey, no cosponsors) HR 1637, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to designate public high schools as voter registration agencies, to direct such schools to conduct voter registration drives for students attending such schools, to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to reimburse such schools for the costs of conducting such voter registration drives, and for other purposes (Rep. Frederica Wilson, no cosponsors) HR 1681, a bill to require States to impose the same ballot access rules on all candidates in a general congressional election held in the State without regard to whether or not the candidates are nominees of a political party, and to require States to use a ballot for a general congressional election that requires a specific vote for a candidate for the office involved (Rep. Amash, no cosponsors) HR 1893, Next Step Act (Rep. Watson Coleman, 1 cosponsor) HR 1946, Securing America's Elections Act (Rep. Gabbard, 1 cosponsor) HR 1965, Puerto Rico Admission Act (Rep. Soto, 1 cosponsor) HJR 7, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Rep. Cohen, 7 cosponsors) HJR 9, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the voting rights of the citizens of the United States (Rep. Engel, no cosponsors) HJR 23, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (Rep. Meng, 7 cosponsors) S 26, Vote By Mail Act (Sen. Wyden, 14 cosponsors) S 324, Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sen. Klobuchar, 1 cosponsor) S 739, a bill to protect the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters (Sen. Udall, 15 cosponsors) S 823, a bill to require information sharing with respect to the ownership of election service providers (Sen. Cardin, 2 cosponsors) S 825, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require all States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers, and for other purposes (Sen. Van Hollen, 3 cosponsors) S 955, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reduce waiting times for voters in Federal elections (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 957, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish minimum requirements for early voting (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 958, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to save eligible voters from voter purging, and for other purposes (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) S 960, a bill to establish a commission to develop proposals regarding voting representation for citizens of the United States who reside in a territory, commonwealth, or Federal District of the United States (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) SJR 16, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States (Sen. Merkley, no cosponsors) HR 44, Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act (Rep. Jackson Lee, no cosponsors) HR 124, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cohen, 2 cosponsors) HR 130, John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act (Rep. Cooper, no cosponsors) HR 131, Redistricting Transparency Act (Rep. Cooper, no cosponsors) HR 163, Clean Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick, 1 cosponsor) HR 732, Census IDEA Act (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, 69 cosponsors) HR 794, a bill to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (Rep. Clay, 4 cosponsors) HR 1734, a bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to prohibit the use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in any decennial census, and for other purposes (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2057, Fair and Inclusive Redistricting (FAIR) Map Act (Rep. McNerney, no cosponsors) S 201, Every Person Counts Act (Sen. Menendez, 19 cosponsors) S 358, Census IDEA Act (Sen. Schatz, 18 cosponsors) HR 197, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Rep. Nadler, 127 cosponsors) HR 209, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 273, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Rep. Eshoo, 81 cosponsors) HR 391, White House Ethics Transparency Act (Rep. Lynch, 1 cosponsor) HR 577, Ethics in Public Service Act (Rep. Schneider, no cosponsors) HR 599, Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (Rep. Cummings, no cosponsors) HR 706, Restoring the Public Trust Act (Rep. Lieu, 4 cosponsors) HR 736, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Rep. Quigley, 22 cosponsors) HR 745, Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act (Rep. Raskin, 2 cosponsors) HR 765, a bill to prohibit congressional recesses until Congress adopts a concurrent resolution on the budget that results in a balanced Federal budget by the last fiscal year covered by such resolution, to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level, to provide for the termination of further retirement coverage for Members of Congress under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (Rep. Gallagher, 5 cosponsors) HR 783, Lobbyist Loophole Closure Act (Rep. Rose, 8 cosponsors) HR 812, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Rep. Deutch, 8 cosponsors) HR 931, Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends (BLAKE) Act (Rep. Walker, 1 cosponsor) HR 950, Presidential Tax Disclosure Act (Rep. Cicilline, 6 cosponsors) HR 1020, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1021, a bill to create a uniform 5-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by former Members of Congress, to establish a uniform 2-year post-employment ban on all lobbying by former officers and employees of Congress, and to lower the income threshold for applying such ban to former officers and employees of Congress (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1022, a bill to provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits (Rep. Posey, no cosponsors) HR 1028, Restoring Integrity, Governance, Honesty, and Transparency (RIGHT) Act (Rep. Speier, no cosponsors) HR 1057, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Rep. Hank Johnson, 51 cosponsors) HR 1063, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act (Rep. Cummings, 2 cosponsors) HR 1064, a bill to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients (Rep. Katie Hill, 2 cosponsors) HR 1582, Electronic Message Preservation Act (Rep. Cummings, 1 cosponsor) HR 1604, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to deny security clearances to any employee of the Executive Office of the President who is under investigation by a Federal law enforcement agency for aiding a foreign government or who fails to disclose contacts with foreign nationals on Standard Form 86, and for other purposes (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz, 8 cosponsors) HR 1627, a bill to direct the Attorney General to submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of certain pardons granted by the President, and for other purposes (Rep. Schiff, 27 cosponsors) HR 1720, a bill to amend the National Emergencies Act to provide that a national emergency declared by the President terminates 30 days after the declaration unless a joint resolution affirming such declaration is enacted into law, and for other purposes (Rep. Biggs, 2 cosponsors) HR 1736, a bill to require the disclosure of certain visitor access records (Rep. Quigley, 33 cosponsors) HR 1755, a bill to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes (Rep. Roy, no cosponsors) HR 1847, a bill to require congressional notification for certain changes in status of inspectors general, and for other purposes (Rep. Lieu, 1 cosponsor) HR 1853, a bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the automatic appointment of judges to the District of Columbia courts without the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes (Rep. Norton, no cosponsors) HR 2027, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the President to place any financial conflicts of interest into a blind trust, and for other purposes (Rep. Espaillat, no cosponsors) HJR 8, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Cohen, 10 cosponsors) HJR 13, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President (Rep. Al Green, no cosponsors) HJR 52, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices (Rep. Mark Green, 2 cosponsors) HJR 53, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (Rep. Gallagher, 3 cosponsors) S 20, Presidential Tax Transparency Act (Sen. Wyden, 21 cosponsors) S 71, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act (Sen. Graham, 5 cosponsors) S 195, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sen. Portman, 2 cosponsors) S 232, Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act (Sen. Whitehouse, 3 cosponsors) S 236, Special Counsel Transparency Act (Sen. Blumenthal, 3 cosponsors) S 338, Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act (Sen. Warren, 13 cosponsors) S 393, Supreme Court Ethics Act (Sen. Murphy, 17 cosponsors) S 764, a bill to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes (Sen. Lee, 17 cosponsors) S 769, a bill to require the disclosure of certain visitor access records (Sen. Udall, 6 cosponsors) S 770, a bill to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (Sen. Grassley, 6 cosponsors) S 822, a bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings (Sen. Durbin, 3 cosponsors) S 838, a bill to protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity in decisions regarding access to classified information, and for other purposes (Sen. Warner, 1 cosponsor) S 882, a bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the President and Vice President (Sen. Warren, 30 cosponsors) S 896, a bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide for reform in the operations of the Office of Government Ethics, and for other purposes (Sen. Blumenthal, 5 cosponsors) SJR 14, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices (Sen. Rubio, 13 cosponsors) SJR 15, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women (Sen. Menendez, 21 cosponsors)
2019 · first_quarter · Small Business
Reverse Auctions; Bid Listing; Bid Shopping; Design-Build Construction; HR 679, Small Business Payment for Performance Act; Construction Industry Transparency Act of 2019
Client expense: $150,343 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1, the For the People Act, the omnibus bill that contains the Honest Ads Act.; S. 142, the American Data Dissemination [ADD] Act; S. 189, the Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act; S. 583, the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance [DATA] Privacy Act; S. 806, the Own Your Own Data Act.; H.R. 679, the Political Accountability and Transparency Act
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Republican |
| NY |
| Mike Gallagher | Republican | WI |
| W. Gregory Steube | Republican | FL |
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
Client expense: $2,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $2,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office