Open Courts Act of 2020

H.R. 2429, ALJ Competitive Service Restoration Act, bill to reverse impact of executive order regarding the selection of Administrative Law Judges back to traditional merit system. S. 1638/ H.R. 3003, National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019, bill to increase the special masters on the vaccine courts and stop backlog. S. 2064, Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019, with regard to increased court filing fees. H.R. 1164, Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019, with regard to increased court filing fees. S. 1419, The Early Participation in Regulations Act. S. 92, The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act. S. 869, The Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act. S. 1420, The Setting Manageable Analysis Requirements in Text Act. H.R. 3269, The Regulatory Improvement Act. H.R. 5801, Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act. H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, with regard to provisions on qualified immunity, transparency, and accountability. S. 3985, Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act. H.R. 8235, Open Courts Act of 2020. H.R. 8803, Justice Hotline Act of 2020. Draft Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act. Draft anti-corruption legislation, specifically judicial ethics. Draft crime victim rights legislaiton. General lobbying on Social Security Administration rule including removing the provision regarding the inability to communicate in English. General lobbying with regard to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to court secrecy. General lobbying with regard to snap removal. General lobbying with regard to social security disability. General lobbying with regard to qui tam and whistleblower litigation. General lobbying with regard to qualified immunity reforms. General lobbying with regard to state and federal court funding and technology in the courtroom. General lobbying with regard to the federal judicial nominees. General lobbying with specific regard to the nomination of Nancy Beck to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). General lobbying with specific regard to the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. General lobbying with regard to police misconduct reforms. General lobbying with regard to vaccine liability and compensation programs.

Client expense: $1,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Legislation: S.103-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, equitable access to housing. S.411-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. S.860-Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. S.593-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. S.3158- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, education, desegregation. S.2754-Handle with Care Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, juvenile justice. S.788-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice. S.758-Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage. S.488-Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. S.2007-Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.1791-Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.1083-Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reparations. S.1645-Womens Health Protection Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. S.2227-MORE Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana legalization, drug reform. S.227-Savannas Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. S.1168-Equal Campus Access Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. S.1834-Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. S.1068-Democracy Restoration Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. S.958-SAVE VOTERS Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. S.3685-Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, womens rights. S.3725-VoteSafe Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.3206-Accessible Voting Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.4649-A bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a persons reproductive biology and genetics at birth-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.3165-SESTA/FOSTA Examination of Secondary Effects for Sex Workers Study Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal justice reform, free speech, LGBTQ rights. S.2261-Secure Elections Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. S.4360- Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act-Issues lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. S.4571-2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act-Issues Lobbied: Census. S.4048-Fair and Accurate Census Act-Issues Lobbied: Census. S.4317-Safe to Work Act-Issues Lobbied: Business immunity. S.4711-Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Judicial security, transparency, free speech, privacy. S.3912-Justice in Policing Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Bail practices, collateral consequences, police reform. S.3955-Justice for Breonna Taylor Act-Issues Lobbied: Accountability, use of force. S.4748-Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Emergency protocols in prisons. S.4034-COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Home detention. S.217-Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal defense reform. S.4808-A bill to protect the independence of journalists by preventing undue political influence at the United States Agency for Global Media-Issues Lobbied: Free press. S.274-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. 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-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.4263-John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.4924-Keeping All Students Safe Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights. S.271-Families Belong Together Act-Issues Lobbied: Family separation. H.R.482-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, equitable access to housing. H.R.1498-End Racial Profiling Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. H.R.1809-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.2133-Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief (CLEARR) Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Equitable access to housing, racial justice. H.R.1450-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. H.R.3354-Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, census, desegregation. H.R.4508-The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, higher education. H.R.5199-Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, education. H.R.5242- School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 2018- Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, school-to-prison pipeline. H.R.6011-A bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, juvenile justice. H.R.7209-School Resource Officer Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, school-to-prison pipeline. H.R.1076-Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reentry, ban the box, equitable access to housing. H.R.5-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice. H.R.1692- Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage. H.R.494-Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice. H.R.3157-Student Privacy Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.897-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. H.R.3018-Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.3114-Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.2275-Disctrict of Columbia Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.3055-Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.40-Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reparations. H.R.2300-Eliminating Debtors Prison for Kids Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. H.R.2694-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, pregnancy discrimination. H.R.2975-Womens Health Protection Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.3884-Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana legalization, drug reform. H.R.4179-No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. H.R.5331-Fairness for All Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.5448-SAFE SEX Workers Study Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal justice reform, free speech, LGBTQ rights. H.R.748-CARES Act-Issues Lobbied: COVID-19 relief. H.R.5603-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.1275-Voter Empowerment Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. H.R.645-Automatic Voter Registration Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. H.R.2660-Election Security Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. H.R.1122-Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, equitable access to housing. H.R.1-For the People Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, racial justice, voting rights, campaign finance. H.R.1217-Ensuring American Voters Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. H.R.6800-The Heroes Act-Issues Lobbied: First Responders assistance. H.R.6820-Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, womens rights. H.R.7068-VoteSafe Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.7120-George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Policing reform, police accountability. H.R.3201-Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. H.R.6395-William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021-Issues Lobbied: Military powers, privacy, 1033 program, national security. H.R.7755-Accessible Voting Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, disability rights. H.R.7848-Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act-Issues lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. H.R.8591-Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Judicial security, transparency, free speech, privacy. H.R.8235-Open Courts Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Judicial records access. H.R.162-To amend the CARES Act to provide for repayment terms for mortgages in forbearance, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: COVID-19 relief. H.R.1655-HELP Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Disability reform. H.R.131-To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the humane treatment of youths who are in police custody, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Disability reform. H.R.4022-Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Death penalty repeal. H.R.6694-COPS Counseling Act-Issues Lobbied: Peer counseling for law enforcement. H.R.8647-Community First Pretrial Reform and Jail Decarceration Act-Issues Lobbied: Bail reform. H.R.8609-Protect Peaceful Protests Act-Issues Lobbied: Right to protest. H.R.2426-CASE Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Intellectual property. H.R.8452-Protect Brave Whistleblowers Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Whistleblower protections. H.R.7856-Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.133-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021-Issues Lobbied: Broadband access, privacy, intellectual property, racial justice, womens rights, COVID-19 relief, COVID-19 impact on immigrant communities, funding priorities for DHS. H.R.51-Washington, D.C. Admission Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, civil rights. H.R.8881-Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Economic justice. H.R.5383-New Way Forward Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal justice, immigration, immigrant justice. H.R.4-Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.5592-PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.2148-BE HEARD in the Workplace Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.4918-Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Domestic terrorism. H.R.883-Families Belong Together Act-Issues Lobbied: Family separation. Legislation with No Bill Number: Senate bill version-13th Amendment Resolution-Issues Lobbied: Removal of exception clause. Administrative legislative proposal-Making Affordable Housing Work Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, fair housing, rent increases. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion restrictions. Protecting Our Students in Schools Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, school-to-prison pipeline. Additional legislation not yet introduced - A bill to limit government purchase of data, reform to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Guantanamo Bay detention policies, national security, authorization for use of military force, counterterrorism policy and practices, torture, detention, drones, war authority, gene patents, Freedom of Information Act reform, COVID-19 relief package, Insurrection Act reform, military powers, voting priorities related to COVID-19, disability rights, school equity, equitable access to broadband, patent eligibility reform, domestic terrorism, deepfake regulations, free speech, facial recognition restrictions, privacy, surveillance, foreign surveillance reform, voting rights, Electoral College, immigration, Muslim ban, immigration detention, COVID-19 vaccinations for immigrant detainees, COVID-19 relief for immigrants, youth voting, womens rights, reproductive rights for military members, abortion, reproductive rights, regulation of mifepristone, civil liberties, civil rights. Agencies: Agency-Education-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, equal education, CRDC data collection, school-to-prison pipeline, Every Student Succeeds Act, student loans, civil rights investigations, Affirmative Action. Agency-HHS-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, womens rights, birth control, religious refusals, abortion, Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities, Delegation of Authority. Agency-Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Funding priorities, immigration detention; Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Immigration, civil immigration enforcement and detention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Agency-HUD-Issues Lobbied: Fair housing, the disparate impact rule, AFFH rule, regulatory reform, discriminatory lending, disaster relief, rent increases. Agency-Justice-Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, juvenile justice, school-to-prison pipeline. Agency-EOP-Issues Lobbied: Civil rights enforcement, Presidential Pardon for Edward Snowden. Agency-OMB-Issues Lobbied: Preschool suspensions, school-to-prison pipeline, data collection. Agency-Commerce-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice; Census Bureau - 2020 Census, discrimination. Agency-State-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. Agency-Labor-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, EO Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping, reproductive rights, religious refusals, birth control coverage. Agency-Treasury-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, religious refusals, birth control coverage; Office of Comptroller of Currency-Racial justice, predatory lending. Agency-EEOC-Issues Lobbied: Conciliation comment, womens rights.

Issues of interest to the information industries; access to public record information; general data, privacy, government security and data security policy issues; development of federal data privacy legislation; H.R. 8235, the Open Courts Act of 2020, and S. 4988, the Open Courts Act of 2020.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to scientific, technical and medical publication. Draft Executive Order impacting scientific, technical and medical publishing. Administration of judicial vacancies. Issues related to open government data. HR 8235, Open Courts Act, all provisions. S 2064, Electronic Court Records Reform Act, all provisions. HR 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions related to the judiciary.

Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2336, Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 2648, The Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act H.R. 8235, Open Courts Act of 2020 H.R. 8366, The Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act

Client expense: $2,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 8235, Open Courts Act of 2020

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2429, ALJ Competitive Service Restoration Act, bill to reverse impact of executive order regarding the selection of Administrative Law Judges back to traditional merit system. S. 1638/ H.R. 3003, National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019, bill to increase the special masters on the vaccine courts and stop backlog. S. 2064, Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019, with regard to increased court filing fees. H.R. 1164, Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019, with regard to increased court filing fees. S. 1419, The Early Participation in Regulations Act. S. 92, The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act. S. 869, The Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act. S. 1420, The Setting Manageable Analysis Requirements in Text Act. H.R. 3269, The Regulatory Improvement Act. H.R. 5801, Removal Jurisdiction Clarification Act. H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, with regard to provisions on qualified immunity, transparency, and accountability. S. 3985, Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act. H.R. 8235, Open Courts Act of 2020. Draft anti-corruption legislation, specifically judicial ethics. Draft crime victim rights legislaiton. General lobbying on Social Security Administration rule including removing the provision regarding the inability to communicate in English. General lobbying with regard to diversity jurisdiction and potential changes to jurisdiction rules. General lobbying with regard to court secrecy. General lobbying with regard to snap removal. General lobbying with regard to social security disability. General lobbying with regard to qui tam and whistleblower litigation. General lobbying with regard to qualified immunity reforms. General lobbying with regard to state and federal court funding and technology in the courtroom. General lobbying with regard to the federal judicial nomination process. General lobbying with specific regard to the nomination of Nancy Beck to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). General lobbying with specific regard to the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. General lobbying with regard to police misconduct reforms. General lobbying with regard to vaccine liability and compensation programs.

Issues related to scientific, technical and medical publication. Draft Executive Order impacting scientific, technical and medical publishing. Administration of judicial vacancies. Issues related to open government data. HR 8235, Open Courts Act, all provisions. S 2064, Electronic Court Records Reform Act, all provisions.

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 8235, Open Courts Act of 2020 H.R. 1164/S. 2064, Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation related to information literacy and the Institute of Museum and Library Services

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE