CIVIL Act

H.R. 1 / S.949 - For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 4 / S.561 - Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 H.R. 51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 196 - Democracy Restoration Act of 2019 H.R. 1714 - Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act (including not-yet introduced Senate version) H.R.7120 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act S.3912 - Justice in Policing Act S.3985 - Justice Act S.3902 / H.R. 7135 CIVIL Act

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support inclusion of the Help Students Vote Act (H.R. 2807/S. 1514) in a Phase 4 stimulus package that addresses the COVID-19 crisis. This would direct colleges to designate a campus administrator as Campus Vote Coordinator as the identified source for students with questions about voter registration; ensure the campus is consistently communicating with students about registration deadlines and upcoming elections, and that voter registration forms are easily accessible; and allow public and private institutions of higher education to apply for federal grants to expand nonpartisan student voter engagement efforts. Support Congressional leaders acting swiftly to install actors who will take their oversight duties seriously and prioritize the public interest in naming commissioners to oversee the COVID stimulus money Oppose the rapid judicial confirmations of Cory Wilson and Justin Walker who both explicitly support dismantling the healthcare protections we need most right now. Support a cessation of the consideration of lifetime judicial nominees at a time when a continued focus on addressing the COID-19 pandemic should be paramount. Support nomination of Jocelyn Samuels to EEOC Oppose the proposed CFPB task force stacked with anti-consumer people planning recommendations on how to weaken consumer protection law and the CFPB's work and instead urge the CFPB to focus on protecting consumers during the COVID-10 pandemic Support HR 7135, legislation to severely curtail the Presidents ability under the 1807 Insurrection Act to use military forces in American cities without explicit Congressional approval Support HR 7217 / S 3957, legislation to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol Support the Trump administration provide necessary transparency and disclosure of the trillions of dollars in federal money being spent on the Coronavirus response Support s 2233 / hr 7291, to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that requires Federal agencies to share citizenship data derived from the 2020 census Support including supplemental funding to help the Census Bureau cover costs related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its conduct of the 2020 Census Support h. con. Res. 90, to overturn the OCCs rule on the Community Reinvestment Act Oppose the nomination of Anthony Tata to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Support s. 4019 / hr 7232 establishing Juneteenth as a national holiday

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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, support a nationwide moratorium on juvenile fines and fees - an immediate freeze on new monetary charges and collection of past debt. Oppose the use of the new PATTERN risk assessment tool, recently developed and authorized under the FIRST STEP Act, as a limiting factor in discretionary determinations about which people in federal prison can and cannot be transferred to Home Confinement during this pandemic Support the CDC updating their guidelines to include both decarceration and expanding healthcare access for incarcerated people and newly released individuals as vital public health strategies for curbing the virus in and out of facilities, and to save lives Support the Booker/Jeffries Emergency Community Supervision Act of 2020 that seeks home confinement for those vulnerable and detained in the Bureau of Prisons Support temporarily lifting the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Act and provide additional crisis intervention services and supports Support the Federal Bureau of Prisons including disaggregated data, including the age, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability for incarcerated persons and staff who have contracted, recovered, and died from COVID-19. BOP should also include this same demographic information in its reporting of those it is releasing to home confinement. Additionally, BOP should be reporting the number of people released through compassionate release with demographic information. Support our courts and policymakers ensuring that our rights and protections are not abridged and that our democracy works for all of us. Oppose the rapid judicial confirmations of Cory Wilson and Justin Walker who both explicitly support dismantling the healthcare protections we need most right now. Oppose allowing businesses seeking immunity from potential liability related to workers or customers who contract COVID-19 Support a cessation of the consideration of lifetime judicial nominees at a time when a continued focus on addressing the COID-19 pandemic should be paramount. Support the inclusion of provisions to protect, release, and support the reentry of incarcerated people in the COVID-19 response package Support the Emergency GRACE Act to expedite grants of compassionate release by allowing individuals to make direct petitions to the court Support the Department of Justice opening a full and thorough hate crimes investigation into the horrific killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Also support a federal civil rights pattern or practice investigation into the local district attorneys, including the Office of the District Attorney of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit and the Office of the District Attorney of the Waycross Judicial Circuit, as well as of the Glynn County Police Department, for systemic constitutional abuses. Support Federal statutory reforms on a range of policing issues, including use of force, police accountability, racial profiling, militarization, data collection, and training. DOJ should investigate the killings of Breanna Taylor and George Floyd Call for greater oversight hearing into OJJDP, especially given the guidance pf 5-17-2020, which was contrary to accepted wisdom that juvenile detention is dangerous, retraumatizing, and can expose youth to potential physical and sexual harm Support HR 7135, legislation to severely curtail the Presidents ability under the 1807 Insurrection Act to use military forces in American cities without explicit Congressional approval Support the Strong Communities Act would provide grants to attend school or academy to local law enforcement recruits who agree to serve in a law enforcement agency in their community for at least 4 years Support that there is no statutory cause of action for those who suffer constitutional injury at the hands of federal officers, like there is for those whose rights are violated by state and local officers (section 1983). Instead, victims of federal officers rely on judge-made "Bivens" claims. But the courts have consistently narrowed these claims and the Supreme Court recently threatened their continued existence. Those injured protestors deserve a statutory cause of action to sue those officers who violated their rights--federal officers must be held accountable for police brutality and other violations of constitutional right too. Closing this loophole would help ensure that the executive branch is not above the law. Support the removal of Section 343 from the Justice in Policing Act. This provision would shield information about officials who engage in racial profiling from the public. Support an extension of the 30-day comment period for the public to respond to sweeping regulatory changes that the government just proposed for cases involving individuals fleeing persecution in their home countries and seeking safe haven (asylum) in the U.S. Support whistleblower protections to be included in police reform bills Support eight priorities which are not only reasonable but reflect a bare minimum of what must be in the Justice in Policing Act for systemic police reform to occur. These priorities are: (1) the creation of a necessary use of force standard that designates force a last resort; (2) a ban on chokeholds; (3) a ban on racial profiling; (4) the establishment of a police misconduct registry; (5) inclusion of a reckless standard in 18 U.S.C. Section 242 that enables federal prosecutors to hold law enforcement accountable for Constitutional violations; (6) a prohibition on no-knock warrants, especially in drug cases; (7) the elimination of the judge-made doctrine of qualified immunity, which allows officers and other government actors to evade accountability when they violate individuals civil rights; and (8) the demilitarization of law enforcement agencies Support HR 7315, the Protecting Our Protesters Act, which would criminalize police violence against demonstrators exercising their constitutional rights Support hr 7268 / s 4000, the Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act which would: Hold federal law enforcement officials criminally liable when they fail to obtain or provide medical care to individuals in their custody who are experiencing medical distress; Require training for federal law enforcement officials on assisting individuals in medical distress; and Direct the Inspectors General of the agencies that employ federal law enforcement officers to investigate potential violations and refer appropriate cases to the Department of Justice for prosecution Oppose s. 3985, the JUSTICE Act, and oppose the motion for the Senate to take the bill up for consideration. The bill is far too weak in terms of Police reform Support the leadership of the Department of Justice and the Civil Rights Division to empower the career attorneys and staff to do their job in enforcing federal civil rights laws without political interference Support actions to prevent the continued use and investment in face recognition technology, including by (1) passing legislation, like the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020, which would halt the use of face recognition and prevent federal funds from being used to purchase such technology, (2) stop continued federal funding of invasive and discriminatory technologies by police, including face recognition; and (3) ensure that any policing reform bill that funds body or dash cameras prohibits the use of face recognition used in conjunction with these accountability tools. Oppose any legislation that would immunize businesses from liability from coronavirus-related claims. Support the George Floyd Justcie in Policing Act HR 7120 / S 3912

Support President Trump invoking the authority provided by the Defense Production Act (DPA) and engaging in a more comprehensive, systems-wide application of the statute. Support HR 7135, legislation to severely curtail the Presidents ability under the 1807 Insurrection Act to use military forces in American cities without explicit Congressional approval Oppose the nomination of Anthony Tata to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

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Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Employment & Training Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S.

Support a letter to the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency demanding FEMA address racial disparities in disaster response Oppose Indefinite Suspension of Protections for Unaccompanied Kids and Asylum Seekers at US Border Support HR 7135, legislation to severely curtail the Presidents ability under the 1807 Insurrection Act to use military forces in American cities without explicit Congressional approval Support HR 6798, the Haitian Deportation Relief Act, which would that would halt deportations to Haiti until the COVID-19 crisis has ended in both Haiti and in the US. It would also require DHS to consider detainees whose deportation has been deferred for Alternatives to Detention.

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Employment & Training Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S.

H.R. 1 / S.949 - For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 4 / S.561 - Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 H.R. 51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 196 - Democracy Restoration Act of 2019 H.R. 1714 - Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act (including not-yet introduced Senate version) H.R.7120 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act S.3912 - Justice in Policing Act S.3985 - Justice Act S.3902 / H.R. 7135 CIVIL Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE