Eric’s Law

S. 170, H.R. 8842, S. 4751Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act Proposed changes to capital gains taxes H.R. 3151, S. 928Taxpayer First Act HR 1352Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability Develop Safe Harbor Guidance on Section 170(h) partnership deductions S. 2721, H.R. 5206Tax Gap and IRS Enforcement Reform Act Privacy of taxpayer information Proposals to retroactively increase taxes Proposals to increase bank reporting requirements to IRS H.R. 5586, S. 3056Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act Efforts to repeal and prohibit digital services taxes (DSTs) Stock buyback tax proposal in the Inflation Reduction Act Tax provisions expiring at the end of 2021 ("tax extenders") Taxation of U.S. residents living abroad H.R. 1396, S.1299Public Buildings Renewal Act Pillars 1 and 2 of the international tax agreement Foreign tax credit (FTC) rules regarding losses Child Tax Credit (CTC) reform and expansion Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) reform and expansion S. 749American Innovation and Jobs Act H.R. 1304American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act Extending 100-percent bonus depreciation provisions from TCJA S. 1077 / H.R. 5371Permanently Preserving America's Investment in Manufacturing Act Premium tax credit (PTC) expansion IRS reform, modernization, and oversight S. 2721 / H.R. 5206Tax Gap and IRS Enforcement Reform Act S. 1166 / H.R. 2558ALIGN Act S. 3191 / H.R. 4585Everyday Philanthropist Act Reforms to the Form 990 Proposed changes to Sec. 170(h) conservation easement deductions S. 1656Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights S. 2378 / H.R. 4534FAIR Transition and Competition Act Reforms to the state and local tax (SALT) deduction Tax treatment of residential and non-residential real estate structures S. 36691031 Exchange Improvement Act H.R. 7229Renewing Investment in American Workers and Supply Chains Act IRS technology to identify taxpayer correspondence S. 3840, H.R. 7079Cut Red Tape For Online Sales Act H.R. 5376Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 IRS FY 2023 budget request Improving IRS customer service Reforming IRS tax enforcement practices Congressional reforms to rules governing states' tax treatment of interstate commerce, online sales, and remote sales S. 4393Middle-Class Savings and Investment Act Limitations on tax-free retirement savings for high-income taxpayers H.R. 7440IRS Customer Service and Modernization Act Laws and enforcement governing the political activities of tax-exempt entities Reducing improper payments for refundable tax credits ARPA prohibitions/restrictions on state tax reductions Increased funding for the IRS Art Valuation Panel Increased funding for the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) to have their own counsel Corporate alternative minimum tax proposal in the Inflation Reduction Act S. 897, H.R. 2121Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2021 Proposals to index provisions in the tax code to inflation S. 5017, H.R. 9030Repealing the Ill-conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act H.R. 8913TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 3425Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act S. 948A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold S. 3546, H.R. 6913SNOOP Act of 2022 S. 4832Increase Reliable Services Now Act Proposals to reform net investment income tax (NIIT) rules H.R. 8853Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act IRS penalty relief Windfall Profits Tax H.R. 1319American Rescue Plan Act -- 1099-K provisions generally

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Lobbied Congress to require Federal Bureau of Prisons to provide safe staffing and workplace safety measures for correctional officers. Lobbied in opposition of augmentation and in support of full staffing, funding and workplace safety for correctional officers and all BOP staff. Lobbied in support of time and a half true overtime for BOP nurses. FY 2023 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (H.R. 8256) -- Lobbied for higher funding levels for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and continued prohibition of closure of minimum-security camps; lobbied for funding to hire adequate numbers of correctional staff; end the use of augmentation to compensate for lack of hiring correctional officer positions; alleviating overcrowding at high-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 72, Thin Blue Line Act, which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3151 and S. 1721, Eric's Law which would allow the empaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial involving the murder of a law enforcement officer. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the One America Many Voices Act. Lobbied in opposition to unilateral return to in person work for employees at the Small Business Administration. Lobbied in support of full multilingual opportunities and adequate compensation for employees at the Small Business Administration. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7489, the "Time Off to Vote Act" requiring employers, upon the request of an employee, to provide the employee with a minimum of two consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in a federal election. Government Funding: Lobbied for provisions in FY 2023 CJS Appropriations bill, H.R. 8256, to address the needs of the federal workforce and for timely action throughout the appropriations process to avert the need for continuing resolutions or a government shutdown.

S. 170, H.R. 8842, S. 4751Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act Proposed changes to capital gains taxes H.R. 3151, S. 928Taxpayer First Act HR 1352Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability S. 1598Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2021 Proposals for a financial transaction tax Develop Safe Harbor Guidance on Section 170(h) partnership deductions S. 2721, H.R. 5206Tax Gap and IRS Enforcement Reform Act Privacy of taxpayer information Proposals to retroactively increase taxes Proposals to increase bank reporting requirements to IRS H.R. 5586, S. 3056Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act Efforts to repeal and prohibit digital services taxes (DSTs) Stock buyback tax proposal in the Build Back Better Act Tax provisions expiring at the end of 2021 ("tax extenders") Taxation of U.S. residents living abroad H.R. 1396, S.1299Public Buildings Renewal Act Pillars 1 and 2 of the international tax agreement Foreign tax credit (FTC) rules regarding losses Child Tax Credit (CTC) reform and expansion Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) reform and expansion S. 749American Innovation and Jobs Act H.R. 1304American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act Extending 100-percent bonus depreciation provisions from TCJA S. 1077 / H.R. 5371Permanently Preserving America's Investment in Manufacturing Act Premium tax credit (PTC) expansion IRS reform and modernization S. 2721 / H.R. 5206Tax Gap and IRS Enforcement Reform Act S. 1166 / H.R. 2558ALIGN Act S. 3191 / H.R. 4585Everyday Philanthropist Act Reforms to the Form 990 Proposed changes to Sec. 170(h) conservation easement deductions S. 1656Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights S. 2378 / H.R. 4534FAIR Transition and Competition Act Reforms to the state and local tax (SALT) deduction Tax treatment of residential and non-residential real estate structures S. 36691031 Exchange Improvement Act H.R. 7229Renewing Investment in American Workers and Supply Chains Act IRS technology to identify taxpayer correspondence H.R. 7079Cut Red Tape For Online Sales Act H.R. 5376Build Back Better Act IRS FY 2023 budget request Improving IRS customer service Reforming IRS tax enforcement practices Congressional reforms to rules governing states' tax treatment of interstate commerce, online sales, and remote sales S. 4393Middle-Class Savings and Investment Act Limitations on tax-free retirement savings for high-income taxpayers H.R. 7440IRS Customer Service and Modernization Act Laws and enforcement governing the political activities of tax-exempt entities Reducing improper payments for refundable tax credits ARPA prohibitions/restrictions on state tax reductions Increased funding for the IRS Art Valuation Panel Increased funding for the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) to have their own counsel Tax Simplification Act (Allowing IRS to prepare pre-filled tax returns) Tax and Compliance Issues for Americans Living Overseas (hearing request)

Lobbied Federal Bureau of Prisons to provide safe staffing and workplace safety measures for correctional officers. FY 2023 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (H.R. 8256) Lobbied for higher funding levels for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and continued prohibition of closure of minimum-security camps; lobbied for funding to hire adequate numbers of correctional staff; end the use of augmentation to compensate for lack of hiring correctional officer positions; alleviating overcrowding at high-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of language to end augmentation of corrections workers, hire more correctional officers, and phase out the use of private prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 72, Thin Blue Line Act, which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3151 and S. 1721, Erics Law which would allow the empaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial involving the murder of a law enforcement officer. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the One America Many Voices Act. Government Funding: Lobbied for passage of a full-year omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 2471) and against a year-long continuing resolution for FY 2022. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7489, the Time Off to Vote Act requiring employers, upon the request of an employee, to provide the employee with a minimum of two consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in a federal election. Government Funding: Lobbied for provisions in FY 2023 CJS Appropriations bill, H.R. 8256, to address the needs of the federal workforce and for timely action throughout the appropriations process to avert the need for continuing resolutions or a government shutdown.

Lobbied Federal Bureau of Prisons to provide safe staffing and workplace safety measures for correctional officers. FY 2023 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (H.R. 8256) Lobbied for higher funding levels for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and continued prohibition of closure of minimum-security camps; lobbied for funding to hire adequate numbers of correctional staff; end the use of augmentation to compensate for lack of hiring correctional officer positions; alleviating overcrowding at high-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of language to end augmentation of corrections workers, hire more correctional officers, and phase out the use of private prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 72, Thin Blue Line Act, which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3151 and S. 1721, Erics Law which would allow the empaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial involving the murder of a law enforcement officer. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the One America Many Voices Act. Government Funding: Lobbied for passage of a full-year omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 2471) and against a year-long continuing resolution for FY 2022. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7489, the Time Off to Vote Act requiring employers, upon the request of an employee, to provide the employee with a minimum of two consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in a federal election. Government Funding: Lobbied for provisions in FY 2023 CJS Appropriations bill, H.R. 8256, to address the needs of the federal workforce and for timely action throughout the appropriations process to avert the need for continuing resolutions or a government shutdown.

H.R. 72 the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder; H.R. 263/S. 1210 the Big Cats Public Safety Act, which would strengthen existing restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including restricting direct contact between the public and these animals; H.R. 288 which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; H.R. 305/S. 35 which would award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his selfless acts of bravery in protecting Members of Congress on 6 January 2021; H.R. 483 (Ruiz, D-CA), the Heroes Lesley Zerebney and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act, which would increase the amount of death benefits provided by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program as well as other benefits administered by PSOB; H.R. 649/S. 119 the Abby Honold Act, which would promote the use of trauma-informed techniques by law enforcement when responding to sexual assault crimes; H.R. 929 which would provide a technical fix to the Elderly Home Detention Pilot program established by the First Step Act; H.R. 1198 the Eliminate Network Distribution of (END) Child Exploitation Act, which would improve the effectiveness of the CyberTipline, which is administered by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; H.R. 1210/S. 1610 the "LEOSA Reform Act," which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act (LEOSA), which exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms, to ensure that these officers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry permit holders in areas like schools and national parks, as well as use public transportation and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allow active and retired law enforcement officers to access services at U.S. post offices, Social Security Administration offices or Veterans Affairs facilities; H.R. 1229/S. 391 the "EAGLES Act," which would reauthorize the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and expand the program by including a new school safety initiative; H.R. 1260 the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act, which would allow HHS to select existing violence prevention or intervention programs administered by State and local trauma centers to receive Federal grants to expand existing programs, study the effectiveness of those programs, and examine their impacts on reincarceration and re-admittance rates; H.R. 2717 the Safer Schools Act, which would establish two pilot grant programs dealing with the safety of public schools. One would fully fund risk assessments for public schools concerning their physical safety measures, while the other would partially fund the cost of fixing any physical vulnerabilities that were identified in the risk assessment; H.R. 2936/S. 1511 the Protecting Americas First Responders Act, which would update the PSOB disability determinations and the definitions making it more consistent with existing Federal law and greatly improve the ability of our injured and disabled officers to have their claims processed more fairly and more quickly; H.R. 2992/S. 4286 the TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act, which would require the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to establish crisis intervention training tools for first responders to address individuals with traumatic brain injuries, acquired brain injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder; H.R. 3070/S. 1502 the Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act, which would reduce the barriers for law enforcement officers when trying to access mental health resources; H.R. 3071 the Public Safety Officer Support Act, which would expand the eligibility of certain officers or their surviving family for death and disability benefits as provided for by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program; H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; H.R. 3080/S. 1599 the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, would impose time and other limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus, would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), and provide new grants; H.R. 3127/S. 1566 the Safe Interactions Act, which would provide grants to nonprofit disability organizations that have partnered with a law enforcement agency to develop training programs to ensure safe interactions between law enforcement and people with disabilities; H.R. 3151/S. 1721 Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of capital cases; H.R. 3172 the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would create a new home loan assistance program for first responders, including law enforcement officers; H.R. 3595/S. 1837 the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would authorize a grant program so that law enforcement agencies can obtain training to better recognize and respond appropriately to behavioral health crises caused by mental illness and substance abuse; H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which would effectively decriminalize marijuana; H.R. 3924 the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would update the pay structure and benefits of the U.S. Park Police to resemble other area law enforcement agencies; H.R. 4136 the Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act, which would establish a Federal, competitive grant program for non-profit organizations which partner with a local, State, or tribal law enforcement agency to purchase and distribute firearm locking devices and develop educational materials on safe and responsible gun ownership; H.R. 4977/S. 2629 the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, which would encourage local and Federal law enforcement agencies to report cybercrimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); H.R. 5528/S. 2958 the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act, which would authorize competitive grants for State, local and tribal governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving homicides, serious violent felonies, serious drug offenses, gangs, or organized crime; H.R. 5587 the Postal Police Reform Act, which would address the increase in violence against USPS employees and letter carriers as well as mail theft; H.R. 5615 the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act, which would direct the Department of Homeland Security to submit a plan on how to make Federal assistance available to former Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions; H.R. 5768 the Victim Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and non-fatal shootings; H.R. 5797 the Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering (SERVE) Our Communities Act, which would award grants to states and localities for anti-recidivism programming; H.R. 6375 the COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act, which reauthorizes the COPS on the Beat Program through 2031 and codifies the independent status of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 6448/S. 3860 the Invest to Protect Act, which would direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers; H.R. 7189 the School Resource Officers Save Lives Act, which would amend the 21st Century Cures Act and would establish a pilot program to be administered by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for the purpose of the proper administration of naloxone; H.R. 7421 the Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act, which would provide educational support for individuals who choose to pursue a career in law enforcement; H.R. 782 the Pathways to Policing Act, which would provide $50 million a year to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to operate a nationwide marketing and recruitment campaign; H.R. 8142 the Department of Defense Law Enforcement Credential Act, which would provide standardized identification credentials for Department of Defense law enforcement officers. S. 466 the "Kelsey Smith Act," which would require telephone companies and wireless carriers to disclose cell-site location data without a warrant in certain exigent circumstances; S. 675/H.R. 1767 the NICS Denial Notification Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Justice to notify State and local law enforcement agencies if a prohibited person attempts to purchase a firearm in their jurisdiction; S. 774/H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in seriously bodily harm or death; S. 921/H.R. 2137 the Jamie Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, which would clarify that Federal law clearly and unambiguously protects Federal law enforcement officers operating outside our borders; S. 998/H.R. 2453 the Driving for Opportunity Act, which would create a grant program for States to reinstate drivers licenses that were suspended for unpaid fines and fees; S. 2151 the "Strong Communities Act", which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers in their own community, and; S. 3697 the Combatting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act, which would update and strengthen Federal laws to combat money laundering and provide law enforcement with additional tools to restrict the ability of criminals to profit from their crimes. The bill proposes doubling the penalties for those who violate bulk-cash smuggling laws S. 3981 the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, which would expand the data collected by the Federal government on attacks and aggressions against law enforcement officers in a comprehensive way Biden EO: Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety

H.R. 72 the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder; H.R. 263/S. 1210 the Big Cats Public Safety Act, which would strengthen existing restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including restricting direct contact between the public and these animals; H.R. 288 which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; H.R. 305/S. 35 which would award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his selfless acts of bravery in protecting Members of Congress on 6 January 2021; H.R. 483 (Ruiz, D-CA), the Heroes Lesley Zerebney and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act, which would increase the amount of death benefits provided by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program as well as other benefits administered by PSOB; H.R. 649/S. 119 the Abby Honold Act, which would promote the use of trauma-informed techniques by law enforcement when responding to sexual assault crimes; H.R. 929 which would provide a technical fix to the Elderly Home Detention Pilot program established by the First Step Act; H.R. 1198 the Eliminate Network Distribution of (END) Child Exploitation Act, which would improve the effectiveness of the CyberTipline, which is administered by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; H.R. 1210/S. 1610 the "LEOSA Reform Act," which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act (LEOSA), which exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms, to ensure that these officers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry permit holders in areas like schools and national parks, as well as use public transportation and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allow active and retired law enforcement officers to access services at U.S. post offices, Social Security Administration offices or Veterans Affairs facilities; H.R. 1229/S. 391 the "EAGLES Act," which would reauthorize the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and expand the program by including a new school safety initiative; H.R. 1260 the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act, which would allow HHS to select existing violence prevention or intervention programs administered by State and local trauma centers to receive Federal grants to expand existing programs, study the effectiveness of those programs, and examine their impacts on reincarceration and re-admittance rates; H.R. 2717 the Safer Schools Act, which would establish two pilot grant programs dealing with the safety of public schools. One would fully fund risk assessments for public schools concerning their physical safety measures, while the other would partially fund the cost of fixing any physical vulnerabilities that were identified in the risk assessment; H.R. 2936/S. 1511 the Protecting Americas First Responders Act, which would update the PSOB disability determinations and the definitions making it more consistent with existing Federal law and greatly improve the ability of our injured and disabled officers to have their claims processed more fairly and more quickly; H.R. 2992 the TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act, which would require the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to establish crisis intervention training tools for first responders to address individuals with traumatic brain injuries, acquired brain injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder; H.R. 3070/S. 1502 the Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act, which would reduce the barriers for law enforcement officers when trying to access mental health resources; H.R. 3071 the Public Safety Officer Support Act, which would expand the eligibility of certain officers or their surviving family for death and disability benefits as provided for by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program; H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; H.R. 3080/S. 1599 the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, would impose time and other limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus, would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), and provide new grants; H.R. 3127/S. 1566 the Safe Interactions Act, which would provide grants to nonprofit disability organizations that have partnered with a law enforcement agency to develop training programs to ensure safe interactions between law enforcement and people with disabilities; H.R. 3151/S. 1721 Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of capital cases; H.R. 3172 the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would create a new home loan assistance program for first responders, including law enforcement officers; H.R. 3595/S. 1837 the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would authorize a grant program so that law enforcement agencies can obtain training to better recognize and respond appropriately to behavioral health crises caused by mental illness and substance abuse; H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which would effectively decriminalize marijuana; H.R. 3924 the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would update the pay structure and benefits of the U.S. Park Police to resemble other area law enforcement agencies; H.R. 4136 the Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act, which would establish a Federal, competitive grant program for non-profit organizations which partner with a local, State, or tribal law enforcement agency to purchase and distribute firearm locking devices and develop educational materials on safe and responsible gun ownership; H.R. 4977/S. 2629 the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, which would encourage local and Federal law enforcement agencies to report cybercrimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); H.R. 5528/S. 2958 the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act, which would authorize competitive grants for State, local and tribal governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving homicides, serious violent felonies, serious drug offenses, gangs, or organized crime; H.R. 5587 the Postal Police Reform Act, which would address the increase in violence against USPS employees and letter carriers as well as mail theft; H.R. 5615 the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act, which would direct the Department of Homeland Security to submit a plan on how to make Federal assistance available to former Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions; H.R. 5768 the Victim Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and non-fatal shootings; H.R. 5797 the Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering (SERVE) Our Communities Act, which would award grants to states and localities for anti-recidivism programming; H.R. 6375 the COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act, which reauthorizes the COPS on the Beat Program through 2031 and codifies the independent status of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 6448/S. 3860 the Invest to Protect Act, which would direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers; H.R. 7189 the School Resource Officers Save Lives Act, which would amend the 21st Century Cures Act and would establish a pilot program to be administered by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for the purpose of the proper administration of naloxone; H.R. 7421 the Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act, which would provide educational support for individuals who choose to pursue a career in law enforcement; S. 466 the "Kelsey Smith Act," which would require telephone companies and wireless carriers to disclose cell-site location data without a warrant in certain exigent circumstances; S. 675/H.R. 1767 the NICS Denial Notification Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Justice to notify State and local law enforcement agencies if a prohibited person attempts to purchase a firearm in their jurisdiction; S. 774/H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in seriously bodily harm or death; S. 921/H.R. 2137 the Jamie Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, which would clarify that Federal law clearly and unambiguously protects Federal law enforcement officers operating outside our borders; S. 998/H.R. 2453 the Driving for Opportunity Act, which would create a grant program for States to reinstate drivers licenses that were suspended for unpaid fines and fees; S. 2151 the "Strong Communities Act", which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers in their own community, and; S. 3697 the Combatting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act, which would update and strengthen Federal laws to combat money laundering and provide law enforcement with additional tools to restrict the ability of criminals to profit from their crimes. The bill proposes doubling the penalties for those who violate bulk-cash smuggling laws

Lobbied Federal Bureau of Prisons to provide safe staffing and workplace safety measures for correctional officers. FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (H.R. 4505)--Lobbied for higher funding levels for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and continued prohibition of closure of minimum security camps; lobbied for funding to hire adequate numbers of correctional staff; end the use of augmentation to compensate for lack of hiring correctional officer positions; alleviating overcrowding at high-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of language to end augmentation of corrections workers, hire more correctional officers, and phase out the use of private prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 72, the "Thin Blue Line Act," which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3151 and S. 1721, "Eric's Law," which would allow the empaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial involving the murder of a law enforcement officer. Lobbied in support of introduction of the Time Off to Vote Act. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the One America Many Voices Act. Government Funding: Lobbied for passage of a full-year omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 2471) and against a year-long continuing resolution for FY 2022. Supported an additional continuing resolution (H.J.Res. 75) as a means of achieving the full-year omnibus passage. Lobbied on the effects and costs to the public of government shutdowns and extended delays to programmatic changes.

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 170, H.R. 8842, S. 4751Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act Proposed changes to capital gains taxes H.R. 3151, S. 928Taxpayer First Act S 617Death Tax Repeal Act HR 1352Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability S. 1598Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2021 S.1288/H.R. 2730College for All Act Proposals for a financial transaction tax Develop Safe Harbor Guidance on Section 170(h) partnership deductions S. 1314Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 S. 2721, H.R. 5206Tax Gap and IRS Enforcement Reform Act Privacy of taxpayer information Proposals to retroactively increase taxes Proposals to increase bank reporting requirements to IRS H.R. 5586, S. 3056Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act Efforts to repeal and prohibit digital services taxes (DSTs) Stock buyback tax proposal in the Build Back Better Act Tax provisions expiring at the end of 2021 ("tax extenders") Taxation of U.S. residents living abroad H.R. 1396, S.1299public buildings renewal act Pillars 1 and 2 of the international tax agreement Foreign tax credit (FTC) rules regarding losses Child Tax Credit (CTC) reform and expansion Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) reform and expansion S. 749American Innovation and Jobs Act H.R. 1304American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act Extending 100-percent bonus depreciation provisions from TCJA S. 1077 / H.R. 5371Permanently Preserving America's Investment in Manufacturing Act Premium tax credit (PTC) expansion IRS reform S. 2721 / H.R. 5206Tax Gap and IRS Enforcement Reform Act S. 1166 / H.R. 2558ALIGN Act S. 3191 / H.R. 4585Everyday Philanthropist Act Reforms to the Form 990 Proposed changes to Sec. 170(h) conservation easement deductions S. 1656Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights S. 2378 / H.R. 4534FAIR Transition and Competition Act Reforms to the state and local tax (SALT) deduction Tax treatment of residential and non-residential real estate structures S. 36691031 Exchange Improvement Act H.R. 7229Renewing Investment in American Workers and Supply Chains Act IRS technology to identify taxpayer correspondence H.R. 7079Cut Red Tape For Online Sales Act H.R. 5376Build Back Better Act

H.R. 72 the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder; H.R. 263/S. 1210 the Big Cats Public Safety Act, which would strengthen existing restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including restricting direct contact between the public and these animals; H.R. 288 which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; H.R. 305/S. 35 which would award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his selfless acts of bravery in protecting Members of Congress on 6 January 2021; H.R. 483 (Ruiz, D-CA), the Heroes Lesley Zerebney and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act, which would increase the amount of death benefits provided by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program as well as other benefits administered by PSOB; H.R. 649/S. 119 the Abby Honold Act, which would promote the use of trauma-informed techniques by law enforcement when responding to sexual assault crimes; H.R. 929 which would provide a technical fix to the Elderly Home Detention Pilot program established by the First Step Act; H.R. 1198 the Eliminate Network Distribution of (END) Child Exploitation Act, which would improve the effectiveness of the CyberTipline, which is administered by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; H.R. 1210/S. 1610 the "LEOSA Reform Act," which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act (LEOSA), which exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms, to ensure that these officers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry permit holders in areas like schools and national parks, as well as use public transportation and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allow active and retired law enforcement officers to access services at U.S. post offices, Social Security Administration offices or Veterans Affairs facilities; H.R. 1229/S. 391 the "EAGLES Act," which would reauthorize the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and expand the program by including a new school safety initiative; H.R. 1260 the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act, which would allow HHS to select existing violence prevention or intervention programs administered by State and local trauma centers to receive Federal grants to expand existing programs, study the effectiveness of those programs, and examine their impacts on reincarceration and re-admittance rates; H.R. 2717 the Safer Schools Act, which would establish two pilot grant programs dealing with the safety of public schools. One would fully fund risk assessments for public schools concerning their physical safety measures, while the other would partially fund the cost of fixing any physical vulnerabilities that were identified in the risk assessment; H.R. 2936/S. 1511 the Protecting Americas First Responders Act, which would update the PSOB disability determinations and the definitions making it more consistent with existing Federal law and greatly improve the ability of our injured and disabled officers to have their claims processed more fairly and more quickly; H.R. 3070/S. 1502 the Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act, which would reduce the barriers for law enforcement officers when trying to access mental health resources; H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; H.R. 3080/S. 1599 the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, would impose time and other limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus, would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), and provide new grants; H.R. 3127/S. 1566 the Safe Interactions Act, which would provide grants to nonprofit disability organizations that have partnered with a law enforcement agency to develop training programs to ensure safe interactions between law enforcement and people with disabilities; H.R. 3151/S. 1721 Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of capital cases; H.R. 3172 the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would create a new home loan assistance program for first responders, including law enforcement officers; H.R. 3595/S. 1837 the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would authorize a grant program so that law enforcement agencies can obtain training to better recognize and respond appropriately to behavioral health crises caused by mental illness and substance abuse; H.R. 3924 the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would update the pay structure and benefits of the U.S. Park Police to resemble other area law enforcement agencies; H.R. 4136 the Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act, which would establish a Federal, competitive grant program for non-profit organizations which partner with a local, State, or tribal law enforcement agency to purchase and distribute firearm locking devices and develop educational materials on safe and responsible gun ownership; H.R. 4977/S. 2629 the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, which would encourage local and Federal law enforcement agencies to report cybercrimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); H.R. 5528/S. 2958 the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act, which would authorize competitive grants for State, local and tribal governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving homicides, serious violent felonies, serious drug offenses, gangs, or organized crime; H.R. 5587 the Postal Police Reform Act, which would address the increase in violence against USPS employees and letter carriers as well as mail theft; H.R. 5615 the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act, which would direct the Department of Homeland Security to submit a plan on how to make Federal assistance available to former Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions; H.R. 5768 the Victim Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and non-fatal shootings; H.R. 5797 the Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering (SERVE) Our Communities Act, which would award grants to states and localities for anti-recidivism programming; H.R. 6375 (Rice, R-SC), the COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act, which reauthorizes the COPS on the Beat Program through 2031 and codifies the independent status of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; S. 466 the "Kelsey Smith Act," which would require telephone companies and wireless carriers to disclose cell-site location data without a warrant in certain exigent circumstances; S. 675/H.R. 1767 the NICS Denial Notification Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Justice to notify State and local law enforcement agencies if a prohibited person attempts to purchase a firearm in their jurisdiction; S. 774/H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in seriously bodily harm or death; S. 921/H.R. 2137 the Jamie Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, which would clarify that Federal law clearly and unambiguously protects Federal law enforcement officers operating outside our borders; S. 998/H.R. 2453 the Driving for Opportunity Act, which would create a grant program for States to reinstate drivers licenses that were suspended for unpaid fines and fees; S. 2151 the "Strong Communities Act", which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers in their own community

Employee Retention Tax Credit S. 170, H.R. 8842, S. 4751Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act Proposed changes to the U.S. corporate tax rate Proposed corporate minimum tax on "book income" Proposed changes to U.S. taxation of foreign profits earned by U.S.-based businesses Global tax agreement (Pillar One and Pillar Two) Proposed changes to capital gains taxes Proposals to increase the IRS budget and increase audits/enforcement The state and local tax (SALT) deduction Full and immediate expensing for the cost of structures Proposed changes to the Section 163(j) business interest deductions Conservation easement tax deduction (IRC Section 170(h)) Expansion of the Child Tax Credit Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit S. 749American Innovation and Jobs Act H.R. 1304American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 H.R. 3151, S. 928Taxpayer First Act ARP provision barring states from certain tax changes S. 743, H.R. 2189State Fiscal Flexibility Act of 2021 S. 730, H.R. 2002Let States Cut Taxes Act H.R. 2165To limit the authority of a State or other related taxing jurisdiction to impose a tax on a resident who has relocated permanent residence to another State or its related taxing jurisdiction. H.R. 2121, S. 897Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2021 S 617Death Tax Repeal Act HR 1352Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability H.R. 2558, S. 1166ALIGN Act S. 1077, H.R. 5371Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act Wealth tax proposals Limiting the electric vehicle tax credit Proposals to increase taxes on investment income Proposals to repeal stepped-up basis Proposals to increase individual income tax rates Reforming the tax treatment of carried interest S. 1656Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2021 S. 1777Don't Weaponize the IRS Act S. 1598Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2021 S.1288/H.R. 2730College for All Act Proposals for a financial transaction tax Develop Safe Harbor Guidance on Section 170(h) partnership deductions S. 1314Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 S. 2721, H.R. 5206Tax Gap and IRS Enforcement Reform Act H.R. 3265Middle Class Savings Act Privacy of taxpayer information Proposals to retroactively increase taxes Proposals to increase bank reporting requirements to IRS S. 2936A bill to amend the CARES Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of related individuals under the employee retention tax credit H.R. 5586, S. 3056Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act Efforts to repeal and prohibit digital services taxes (DSTs) Stock buyback tax proposal in the Build Back Better Act Tax provisions expiring at the end of 2021 ("tax extenders") H.R. 5649Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America Act Taxation of U.S. residents living abroad H.R. 1396, S.1299public buildings renewal act Proposals to alter valuation of grantor trusts for estate tax purposes HR 4585, S 3191Everyday Philanthropist Act

Lobbied Federal Bureau of Prisons to provide additional safety measures for correctional officers during the COVID-19 pandemic. FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (H.R. 4505) --Lobbied against proposals to compromise the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) ability to protect employees from employment discrimination, including staffing cuts and contracting out. FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (H.R. 4505)--Lobbied for higher funding levels for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and continued prohibition of closure of minimum security camps; lobbied for funding to hire adequate numbers of correctional staff; end the use of augmentation to compensate for lack of hiring correctional officer positions; alleviating overcrowding at high-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of language to end augmentation of corrections workers, hire more correctional officers, and phase out the use of private prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6427, the "PANDEMIC ACT," to prevent the transfer of prisoners between Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in support of H.R. 72, the "Thin Blue Line Act," which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3151 and S. 1721, Erics Law, which would allow the empaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial involving the murder of a law enforcement officer. Lobbied Department of Justice to maintain the statutory labor rights of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) and to review and urge reversal of the Federal Labor Relations Authoritys (FLRA) November 2, 2020 decision that stripped the NAIJ of their unit certification by incorrectly classifying all of the 500 non-supervisory Immigration Judges as management officials. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1, the "For the People Act," in particular its provisions to expand the participation of eligible voters in elections and its support for statehood for the District of Columbia. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5, the "Equality Act," which prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in a wide variety of areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 1065, the "Pregnant Workers Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3992, the Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) Act to prohibit employers from limiting, segregating, or classifying job applicants based on an applicant's age. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act to expand workplace protections for employees with a need to express breast milk. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021 Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.

H.R. 72 the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder; H.R. 263/S. 1210 the Big Cats Public Safety Act, which would strengthen existing restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including restricting direct contact between the public and these animals; H.R. 288 which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; H.R. 305/S. 35 which would award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his selfless acts of bravery in protecting Members of Congress on 6 January 2021; H.R. 483 (Ruiz, D-CA), the Heroes Lesley Zerebney and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act, which would increase the amount of death benefits provided by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program as well as other benefits administered by PSOB; H.R. 649/S. 119 the Abby Honold Act, which would promote the use of trauma-informed techniques by law enforcement when responding to sexual assault crimes; H.R. 929 which would provide a technical fix to the Elderly Home Detention Pilot program established by the First Step Act; H.R. 1198 the Eliminate Network Distribution of (END) Child Exploitation Act, which would improve the effectiveness of the CyberTipline, which is administered by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; H.R. 1210/S. 1610 the "LEOSA Reform Act," which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act (LEOSA), which exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms, to ensure that these officers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry permit holders in areas like schools and national parks, as well as use public transportation and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allow active and retired law enforcement officers to access services at U.S. post offices, Social Security Administration offices or Veterans Affairs facilities; H.R. 1229/S. 391 the "EAGLES Act," which would reauthorize the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and expand the program by including a new school safety initiative; H.R. 1260 the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act, which would allow HHS to select existing violence prevention or intervention programs administered by State and local trauma centers to receive Federal grants to expand existing programs, study the effectiveness of those programs, and examine their impacts on reincarceration and re-admittance rates; H.R. 2717 the Safer Schools Act, which would establish two pilot grant programs dealing with the safety of public schools. One would fully fund risk assessments for public schools concerning their physical safety measures, while the other would partially fund the cost of fixing any physical vulnerabilities that were identified in the risk assessment; H.R. 2936/S. 1511 the Protecting Americas First Responders Act, which would update the PSOB disability determinations and the definitions making it more consistent with existing Federal law and greatly improve the ability of our injured and disabled officers to have their claims processed more fairly and more quickly; H.R. 3070/S. 1502 the Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act, which would reduce the barriers for law enforcement officers when trying to access mental health resources; H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; H.R. 3080/S. 1599 the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, would impose time and other limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus, would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), and provide new grants; H.R. 3127/S. 1566 the Safe Interactions Act, which would provide grants to nonprofit disability organizations that have partnered with a law enforcement agency to develop training programs to ensure safe interactions between law enforcement and people with disabilities; H.R. 3151/S. 1721 Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of capital cases; H.R. 3172 the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would create a new home loan assistance program for first responders, including law enforcement officers; H.R. 3595/S. 1837 the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would authorize a grant program so that law enforcement agencies can obtain training to better recognize and respond appropriately to behavioral health crises caused by mental illness and substance abuse; H.R. 3924 the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would update the pay structure and benefits of the U.S. Park Police to resemble other area law enforcement agencies; H.R. 4136 the Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act, which would establish a Federal, competitive grant program for non-profit organizations which partner with a local, State, or tribal law enforcement agency to purchase and distribute firearm locking devices and develop educational materials on safe and responsible gun ownership; H.R. 4977/S. 2629 the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, which would encourage local and Federal law enforcement agencies to report cybercrimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); H.R. 5528/S. 2958 the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act, which would authorize competitive grants for State, local and tribal governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving homicides, serious violent felonies, serious drug offenses, gangs, or organized crime; H.R. 5587 the Postal Police Reform Act, which would address the increase in violence against USPS employees and letter carriers as well as mail theft; H.R. 5615 the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act, which would direct the Department of Homeland Security to submit a plan on how to make Federal assistance available to former Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions; H.R. 5768 the Victim Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and non-fatal shootings; H.R. 5797 the Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering (SERVE) Our Communities Act, which would award grants to states and localities for anti-recidivism programming; S. 466 the "Kelsey Smith Act," which would require telephone companies and wireless carriers to disclose cell-site location data without a warrant in certain exigent circumstances; S. 675/H.R. 1767 the NICS Denial Notification Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Justice to notify State and local law enforcement agencies if a prohibited person attempts to purchase a firearm in their jurisdiction; S. 774/H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in seriously bodily harm or death; S. 921/H.R. 2137 the Jamie Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, which would clarify that Federal law clearly and unambiguously protects Federal law enforcement officers operating outside our borders; S. 998/H.R. 2453 the Driving for Opportunity Act, which would create a grant program for States to reinstate drivers licenses that were suspended for unpaid fines and fees; S. 2151 the "Strong Communities Act", which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers in their own community

Employee Retention Tax Credit S. 170, H.R. 8842, S. 4751Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act Proposed changes to the U.S. corporate tax rate Proposed corporate minimum tax on "book income" Proposed changes to U.S. taxation of foreign profits earned by U.S.-based businesses Global tax agreement (Pillar One and Pillar Two) Proposed changes to capital gains taxes Proposals to increase the IRS budget and increase audits/enforcement The state and local tax (SALT) deduction Full and immediate expensing for the cost of structures Proposed changes to the Section 163(j) business interest deductions Conservation easement tax deduction (IRC Section 170(h)) Expansion of the Child Tax Credit Expansion of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit S. 749American Innovation and Jobs Act H.R. 1304American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 H.R. 3151, S. 928Taxpayer First Act H.R. 1396Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2021 ARP provision barring states from certain tax changes S. 743, H.R. 2189State Fiscal Flexibility Act of 2021 S. 730, H.R. 2002Let States Cut Taxes Act H.R. 2165To limit the authority of a State or other related taxing jurisdiction to impose a tax on a resident who has relocated permanent residence to another State or its related taxing jurisdiction. H.R. 2121, S. 897Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2021 S 617Death Tax Repeal Act HR 1352Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability H.R. 2558, S. 1166ALIGN Act S. 1077, H.R. 5371Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act Wealth tax proposals Limiting the electric vehicle tax credit Proposals to increase taxes on investment income Proposals to repeal stepped-up basis Proposals to increase individual income tax rates Reforming the tax treatment of carried interest S. 1656Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2021 Deduction for business meals and entertainment S. 1777Don't Weaponize the IRS Act Leaks of private tax information S. 1598Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2021 S.1288/H.R. 2730College for All Act Proposals for a financial transaction tax Develop Safe Harbor Guidance on Section 170(h) partnership deductions S. 1314Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 S. 2721, H.R. 5206Tax Gap and IRS Enforcement Reform Act H.R. 3265Middle Class Savings Act Privacy of taxpayer information Proposals to retroactively increase taxes Proposals to increase bank reporting requirements to IRS

Lobbied Federal Bureau of Prisons to provide additional safety measures for correctional officers during the COVID-19 pandemic. FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (H.R. 4505) --Lobbied against proposals to compromise the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) ability to protect employees from employment discrimination, including staffing cuts and contracting out. FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (H.R. 4505)--Lobbied for higher funding levels for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and continued prohibition of closure of minimum security camps; lobbied for funding to hire adequate numbers of correctional staff; end the use of augmentation to compensate for lack of hiring correctional officer positions; alleviating overcrowding at high-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of language to end augmentation of corrections workers, hire more correctional officers, and phase out the use of private prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6427, the "PANDEMIC ACT," to prevent the transfer of prisoners between Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in support of H.R. 72, the "Thin Blue Line Act," which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3151 and S. 1721, Erics Law, which would allow the empaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial involving the murder of a law enforcement officer. Lobbied Department of Justice to maintain the statutory labor rights of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) and to review and urge reversal of the Federal Labor Relations Authoritys (FLRA) November 2, 2020 decision that stripped the NAIJ of their unit certification by incorrectly classifying all of the 500 non-supervisory Immigration Judges as management officials. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1, the "For the People Act," in particular its provisions to expand the participation of eligible voters in elections and its support for statehood for the District of Columbia. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5, the "Equality Act," which prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in a wide variety of areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 1065, the "Pregnant Workers Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3992, the Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) Act to prohibit employers from limiting, segregating, or classifying job applicants based on an applicant's age. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act to expand workplace protections for employees with a need to express breast milk. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021 Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - title 5 rights for Transportation Security Officers, paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees.

H.R. 72 the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder; H.R. 263/S. 1210 the Big Cats Public Safety Act, which would strengthen existing restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including restricting direct contact between the public and these animals; H.R. 288 which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; H.R. 305/S. 35 which would award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his selfless acts of bravery in protecting Members of Congress on 6 January 2021; H.R. 483 (Ruiz, D-CA), the Heroes Lesley Zerebney and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act, which would increase the amount of death benefits provided by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program as well as other benefits administered by PSOB; H.R. 649/S. 119 the Abby Honold Act, which would promote the use of trauma-informed techniques by law enforcement when responding to sexual assault crimes; H.R. 929 which would provide a technical fix to the Elderly Home Detention Pilot program established by the First Step Act; H.R. 1198 the Eliminate Network Distribution of (END) Child Exploitation Act, which would improve the effectiveness of the CyberTipline, which is administered by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; H.R. 1210/S. 1610 the "LEOSA Reform Act," which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act (LEOSA), which exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms, to ensure that these officers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry permit holders in areas like schools and national parks, as well as use public transportation and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allow active and retired law enforcement officers to access services at U.S. post offices, Social Security Administration offices or Veterans Affairs facilities; H.R. 1229/S. 391 the "EAGLES Act," which would reauthorize the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and expand the program by including a new school safety initiative; H.R. 1260 the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act, which would allow HHS to select existing violence prevention or intervention programs administered by State and local trauma centers to receive Federal grants to expand existing programs, study the effectiveness of those programs, and examine their impacts on reincarceration and re-admittance rates; H.R. 2717 the Safer Schools Act, which would establish two pilot grant programs dealing with the safety of public schools. One would fully fund risk assessments for public schools concerning their physical safety measures, while the other would partially fund the cost of fixing any physical vulnerabilities that were identified in the risk assessment; H.R. 2936/S. 1511 the Protecting Americas First Responders Act, which would update the PSOB disability determinations and the definitions making it more consistent with existing Federal law and greatly improve the ability of our injured and disabled officers to have their claims processed more fairly and more quickly; H.R. 3070/S. 1502 the Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act, which would reduce the barriers for law enforcement officers when trying to access mental health resources; H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; H.R. 3080/S. 1599 the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, would impose time and other limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus, would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), and provide new grants; H.R. 3127/S. 1566 the Safe Interactions Act, which would provide grants to nonprofit disability organizations that have partnered with a law enforcement agency to develop training programs to ensure safe interactions between law enforcement and people with disabilities; H.R. 3151/S. 1721 Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of capital cases; H.R. 3172 the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would create a new home loan assistance program for first responders, including law enforcement officers; H.R. 3595/S. 1837 the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would authorize a grant program so that law enforcement agencies can obtain training to better recognize and respond appropriately to behavioral health crises caused by mental illness and substance abuse; H.R. 3924 the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would update the pay structure and benefits of the U.S. Park Police to resemble other area law enforcement agencies; H.R. 4136 the Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act, which would establish a Federal, competitive grant program for non-profit organizations which partner with a local, State, or tribal law enforcement agency to purchase and distribute firearm locking devices and develop educational materials on safe and responsible gun ownership; S. 466 the "Kelsey Smith Act," which would require telephone companies and wireless carriers to disclose cell-site location data without a warrant in certain exigent circumstances; S. 675/H.R. 1767 the NICS Denial Notification Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Justice to notify State and local law enforcement agencies if a prohibited person attempts to purchase a firearm in their jurisdiction; S. 774/H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in seriously bodily harm or death; S. 921/H.R. 2137 the Jamie Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, which would clarify that Federal law clearly and unambiguously protects Federal law enforcement officers operating outside our borders; S. 998/H.R. 2453 the Driving for Opportunity Act, which would create a grant program for States to reinstate drivers licenses that were suspended for unpaid fines and fees; S. 2151 the "Strong Communities Act", which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers in their own community

Delaying estimated tax payments Employee Retention Tax Credit S. 170, H.R. 8842, S. 4751Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act Proposed changes to the U.S. corporate tax rate Proposed corporate minimum tax on "book income" Proposed changes to U.S. taxation of foreign profits earned by U.S.-based businesses Proposed changes to capital gains taxes Proposals to increase the IRS budget and increase audits/enforcement The state and local tax (SALT) deduction Proposals to apply an offshoring surtax to U.S. businesses Full and immediate expensing for the cost of structures Proposed changes to the Section 163(j) business interest deductions Conservation easement tax deduction (IRC Section 170(h)) Expansion of the Child Tax Credit Expansion of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit S. 749American Innovation and Jobs Act H.R. 1304American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 H.R. 3151, S. 928Taxpayer First Act H.R. 1396Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2021 ARP provision barring states from certain tax changes S. 743, H.R. 2189State Fiscal Flexibility Act of 2021 S. 730, H.R. 2002Let States Cut Taxes Act H.R. 2165To limit the authority of a State or other related taxing jurisdiction to impose a tax on a resident who has relocated permanent residence to another State or its related taxing jurisdiction. H.R. 2121, S. 897Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2021 S 617Death Tax Repeal Act HR 1352Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability Flexibility for transit fringe benefits H.R. 2558, S. 1166ALIGN Act S. 1077Permanently Preserving Americas Investment in Manufacturing Act Wealth tax proposals Limiting the electric vehicle tax credit Proposals to increase taxes on investment income Proposals to repeal stepped-up basis Proposals to increase individual income tax rates Reforming the tax treatment of carried interest S. 1656Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2021 Deduction for business meals and entertainment S. 1777Don't Weaponize the IRS Act Leaks of private tax information S. 1598Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2021 S.1288/H.R. 2730College for All Act Proposals for a financial transaction tax Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act (Draft) STEP Act (stepped-up basis repeal) Develop Safe Harbor Guidance on Section 170(h) partnership deductions Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability S. 1314Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021

Lobbied BOP to provide additional safety measures for correctional officers during the COVID-19 pandemic. FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations--Lobbied for higher funding levels for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and continued prohibition of closure of minimum security camps; lobbied for funding to hire adequate numbers of correctional staff; end the use of augmentation to compensate for lack of hiring correctional officer positions; alleviating overcrowding at high-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of language to end augmentation of corrections workers, hire more correctional officers, and phase out the use of private prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 72, the "Thin Blue Line Act," which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3151 and S. 1721, Erics Law, which would allow the empaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial involving the murder of a law enforcement officer. Lobbied Department of Justice to maintain the statutory labor rights of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) and to review and urge reversal of the Federal Labor Relations Authoritys (FLRA) November 2, 2020 decision that stripped the NAIJ of their unit certification by incorrectly classifying all of the 500 non-supervisory Immigration Judges as management officials. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1, the "For the People Act," in particular its provisions to expand the participation of eligible voters in elections and its support for statehood for the District of Columbia. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5, the "Equality Act," which prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in a wide variety of areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 1065, the "Pregnant Workers Fairness Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021 American Jobs Plan: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - title 5 rights for Transportation Security Officers, paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees.

Delaying estimated tax payments S. 3296ALIGN Act H.R. 6802ALIGN Act Employee Retention Tax Credit H.R. 6676Jumpstarting Our Businesses Success Credit Act of 2020 S. 3972COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 H.R. 6958COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 S. 170, H.R. 8842, S. 4751Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act H.R. 6690BEAT China Act H.R. 1251, S. 932Public Buildings Renewal Act H.R. 4549American Innovation and Competitiveness Act H.R. 7997COVID-19 Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Distribution Act S. 4497Stop PPE Taxes Act H.R. 7008Family Savings Flexibility Act S. 3995Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act H.R. 4002Everyday Philanthropist Act H.R. 11Commitment to American GROWTH Act CFC Look-Through Rule Dependent Care FSA (DCFSA) expense flexibility H.R. 8614Home Educators are Teachers Act S.362/H.R. 1175Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act H.R. 1068Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2021 Proposed changes to the U.S. corporate tax rate Proposed changes to U.S. taxation of foreign profits earned by U.S.-based businesses Proposed changes to capital gains taxes The state and local tax (SALT) deduction Proposals to apply an offshoring surtax to U.S. businesses Full and immediate expensing for the cost of structures Proposed changes to the Section 163(j) business interest deductions Conservation easement tax deduction (IRC Section 170(h)) Expansion of the Child Tax Credit Expansion of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit S. 749American Innovation and Jobs Act H.R. 1304American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 H.R. 3151, S. 928Taxpayer First Act H.R. 1396Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2021 H.R. 833Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act ARP provision barring states from certain tax changes S. 743, H.R. 2189State Fiscal Flexibility Act of 2021 S. 730, H.R. 2002Let States Cut Taxes Act H.R. 2165To limit the authority of a State or other related taxing jurisdiction to impose a tax on a resident who has relocated permanent residence to another State or its related taxing jurisdiction. H.R. 2121, S. 897Improving Child Care for Working Families Act of 2021 S 617Death Tax Repeal Act HR 1352Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability