Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act of 2021
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Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act of 2021 This bill directs the Bureau of Justice Assistance to award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to purchase and distribute firearm locking devices to firearm owners and distribute educational materials on firearm safety.
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2022 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
1.Americas Outdoor Recreation Act of 2022 (S.3266); 2.Assault Weapons Ban (S.736 / H.R.1808); 3.Assault Weapons Excise Act (H.R.8051); 4.Background Check Completion Act of 2021 (S.591); 5.Background Check Expansion Act (S.529); 6.Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8); 7.Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S.2938); 8.Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act (S.4111/H.R.5608); 9.Closing the Loophole on Interstate Firearm Sales Act (H.R.647); 10.Commercial sales of M855/SS109 green tip ammunition; 11.Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S.1522/H.R.38/S.4105); 12.Department of Justice zero tolerance policy; 13.Disarm Hate Act (S.2090/ H.R.3929); 14.Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2021 (H.R.1782); 15.Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R.1446); 16.Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 (S.1819); 17.Fair Access to Banking Act (S.563/H.R.1729) / Discrimination in lending; 18.FDIC Act (S.229); 19.Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 (H.R.2377); 20.Federal Firearm Licensee Act (H.R.6225); 21.Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act (S.2449/H.R.3252); 22.Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on advertising by firearm manufacturers; 23.Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act (S.4435/H.R.6970); 24.Firearm Safety Act of 2021 (H.R.880); 25.Firearm Tracing / Tiahrt Amendment; 26.Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act (H.R.2971); 27.Firearms Safety Act (S.788); 28.FY23 Appropriations-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; 29.FY23 Appropriations-Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; 30.FY23 Appropriations-Homeland Security; 31.FY23 Appropriations-Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; 32.Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act (S.974/H.R.2282); 33.Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act (S.3117/ H.R.5764); 34.HEAR Act (S.1131); 35.Hearing Protection Act (S.2050/H.R.95); 36.Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2021 (S.803/ H.R.1758); 37.Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act (S.1261/H.R.355) 38.INDEX Act (S.4241/ H.R.8521); 39.Keep Americans Safe Act (S.1108/ H.R.2510); 40.Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2021 (S.2320/ H.R.4271); 41.Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act (S.525/H.R.225/H.R.1680); 42.Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans Act (H.R.277); 43.Local Public Health And Safety Protection Act (H.R.4888); 44.Merchant Category Code for Firearms, Ammunition; 45.Minnesota Senate Lead Ammo Ban Question; 46.Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act (S.904/H.R.3113); 47.Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2022 (H.R.7904); 48.National Defense Authorization Act for FY23 (H.R.7900); 49.No ESG at TSP Act (H.R.7896); 50.No User Fees for Gun Owners Act (H.R.7366); 51.Nomination of Rachel Bloomekatz (United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit); 52.Nomination of Steve Dettelbach (ATF Director); 53.Pistol Brace Protection Act (S.4069); 54.Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Conservation Funding; 55.Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2021 (H.R.5417); 56.Protect Our Military Families 2nd Amendment Rights Act (H.R.1013); 57.Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022 (S.4940/H.R.9088); 58.Protecting Our Kids Act (H.R.7910); 59.Protecting the Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021 (S.1916/H.R.1534); 60.PROTECT the Second Amendment Act (H.R.6247); 61.Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act / Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2022 (S.1338 / H.R.2814) 62.Raise the Age Act (H.R.3015); 63.Recreational Lands Self Defense Act (S.2948); 64.Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act (H.R.4136) / Firearm Safety and Education; 65.RETURN our Constitutional Rights Act of 2022 (H.R.8167); 66.RIFLE Act (H.R.3101); 67.SAFER Voter Act (H.R.2890); 68.SAME Act (S.1373); 69.Second Amendment is Essential Act of 2021 (H.R.4060); 70.SECURE Firearm Storage Act (S.2908/ H.R.5465); 71.SOAR Act (S.1229); 72.Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2021 (H.R.1207); 73.STOP Straw Purchases Act (H.R.1604); 74.To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain silencers from regulation under the National Firearms Act (Draft Legislation); 75.Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act (H.R.6646); 76.Traveler's Gun Rights Act (S.4029/ H.R.7466); 77.Untraceable Firearms Act of 2021 (S.1558/ H.R.3088); 78.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) settlement negotiations with Center for Biological Diversity; 79.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Proposed Rule to ban the use of traditional lead ammunition on National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs); 80.USML to CCL Transition (Export Control Reform); 81.U.S. Treasurys Sanctions on Russia; and 82.Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (H.R.1217)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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Client expense: $1,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
1.Americas Outdoor Recreation Act of 2022 (S.3266); 2.Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8) / Background Checks Proposals; 3.Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S.2938); 4.BIS June 1 Rule (87 FR 32983); 5.Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Unpublished Form 1 Guidance; 6.Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act of 2022 (S.4111/H.R.5608); 7.Commercial sales of M855/SS109 green tip ammunition; 8.Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S.1522/H.R.38); 9.Department of Commerce FY23 Budget (BIS); 10.Department of Justice zero tolerance policy; 11.Duncan v. Bonta; 12.Fair Access to Banking Act (S.563/H.R.1729) / Discrimination in lending; 13.Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 (H.R.2377); 14.Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act (S.2449/H.R.3252); 15.Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act (S.4435/H.R.6970); 16.Firearm Proficiency and Training Act (H.R.7973); 17.FY23 Appropriations-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (APHIS); 18.FY23 Appropriations-Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (ATF, FBI NICS); 19.FY23 Appropriations-Homeland Security (Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Task Force Officer Program; 20.Hearing Protection Act (S.2050/H.R.95); 21.Investor Democracy is Expected (INDEX) Act (S. 4241); 22.Mexicos Civil Lawsuit Against U.S. Firearm Manufacturers; 23.Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act (MAPLand) Act (S.904/H.R.3113); 24.National Defense Authorization Act for FY23 (H.R.7900); 25.No ESG at TSP Act (H.R.7896); 26.Nomination of Steve Dettelbach (ATF Director); 27.No User Fees for Gun Owners Act (H.R.7366); 28.Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Conservation Funding; 29.Pistol Brace Protection Act (S.4069); 30.Protecting Our Kids Act (H.R.7910); 31.Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S.2372/H.R.2773); 32.Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act (H.R.4136) / Firearm Safety and Education; 33.RETURN our Constitutional Rights Act of 2022 (H.R.8167); 34.RIFLE Act (H.R.3101); 35.STOP II, Secure Every School and Protect our Nations Children Act (H.R.7966); 36.To require the Inspector General, Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on the number of firearm transaction denials(H.R.194); 37.Travelers Gun Rights Act (S.4029/H.R.7466); 38.UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT); 39.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Gray Wolf Protections; 40.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) June 9 Proposed Rule; 41.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) settlement negotiations with Center for Biological Diversity; 42.USML to CCL Transition (Export Control Reform); 43.U.S. Treasurys Sanctions on Russia; and 44.Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (H.R.1217)
Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
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 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/S. 774 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. 3535 the EAGLE Act, which would establish a grant program that would pay the certification or re-certification fees for small and mid-sized law enforcement agencies; 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. 7826 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. H.R. 8458 the Protecting Against Toxic Radiation Originating in (Clandestine) Laboratories (PATROL) Act, would make clear that public safety officers, who were killed or disabled due to radiation or other hazardous exposure while responding to a clandestine lab, are considered to have been in the line of duty; H.R. 8830/S. 4847 the Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act, would authorize the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to make grants available to State, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum; H.R. 9195/S.4981, the Gang Activity Reporting Act, which would require the U.S. Attorney General to work with the U.S Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as well as State and local law enforcement agencies to assess and report on the membership, locations and activity of local, national and transnational gangs; 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. 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 S. 4834 the PROTECT our Children Act, which would reauthorize the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program. S. 5230 the Help Find the Missing Act," which would close loopholes in Americas missing persons systems by streamlining the missing persons reporting process and ensuring that law enforcement databases are more accessible and comprehensive. Biden EO: Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety ------------------ S.3946, the Abolish Human Trafficking Reauthorization Act, which would ensure that Department of Justice grant funding can be used for training to help law enforcement officers identify child trafficking cases and give critical assistance to victims. S.3949, the Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act S.4926, the Respect for Child Survivors Act," which would require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to use a multidisciplinary approach with any investigation of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking. S.1541, the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act," which would ensure that charges for payphone services, including advanced (e.g., audio or video) communications services in correctional institutions, are just and reasonable. S. 365, the Eliminate Network Distribution(END) Child Exploitation Act," which would provide law enforcement more time to identify predators and hold them accountable for their heinous crimes. S. 4719, the Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act, which would improve justice for victims of child sex crimes. S. 4859, the Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act," will would establish and reauthorize critical programs to prevent human trafficking, promote justice for survivors, provide services to victims and increase federal coordination to enhance the federal governments response to the crisis of exploitation. H.R. 7181, the Human Trafficking Prevention Act, which promotes the posting of contact information for the National Human Trafficking Hotline S. 2899, the Prison Camera Reform Act," which would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to address deficiencies and make necessary upgrades to the security camera and radio systems of the Bureau of Prisons to ensure the health and safety of employees and inmates S. 2991, the Countering Human Trafficking Act," which codifies and expands the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
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 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/S. 774 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. 3535 the EAGLE Act, which would establish a grant program that would pay the certification or re-certification fees for small and mid-sized law enforcement agencies; 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. 7826 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. H.R. 8458 the Protecting Against Toxic Radiation Originating in (Clandestine) Laboratories (PATROL) Act, would make clear that public safety officers, who were killed or disabled due to radiation or other hazardous exposure while responding to a clandestine lab, are considered to have been in the line of duty; H.R. 8830/S. 4847 the Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act, would authorize the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to make grants available to State, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum; 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. 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
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
1.Americas Outdoor Recreation Act of 2022 (S.3266); 2.Assault Weapons Ban (S.736 / H.R.1808); 3.Assault Weapons Excise Act (H.R.8051); 4.Background Check Completion Act of 2021 (S.591); 5.Background Check Expansion Act (S.529); 6.Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8); 7.Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S.2938); 8.Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act (S.4111/H.R.5608); 9.Closing the Loophole on Interstate Firearm Sales Act (H.R.647); 10.Commercial sales of M855/SS109 green tip ammunition; 11.Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S.1522/H.R.38/S.4105); 12.Department of Justice zero tolerance policy; 13.Disarm Hate Act (S.2090/ H.R.3929); 14.Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2021 (H.R.1782); 15.Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R.1446); 16.Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 (S.1819); 17.Fair Access to Banking Act (S.563/H.R.1729) / Discrimination in lending; 18.FDIC Act (S.229); 19.Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 (H.R.2377); 20.Federal Firearm Licensee Act (H.R.6225); 21.Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act (S.2449/H.R.3252); 22.Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on advertising by firearm manufacturers; 23.Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act (S.4435/H.R.6970); 24.Firearm Safety Act of 2021 (H.R.880); 25.Firearm Tracing / Tiahrt Amendment; 26.Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act (H.R.2971); 27.Firearms Safety Act (S.788); 28.FY23 Appropriations-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; 29.FY23 Appropriations-Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies; 30.FY23 Appropriations-Homeland Security; 31.FY23 Appropriations-Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; 32.Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act (S.974/H.R.2282); 33.Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act (S.3117/ H.R.5764); 34.HEAR Act (S.1131); 35.Hearing Protection Act (S.2050/H.R.95); 36.Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2021 (S.803/ H.R.1758); 37.Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act (S.1261/H.R.355) 38.INDEX Act (S.4241/ H.R.8521); 39.Keep Americans Safe Act (S.1108/ H.R.2510); 40.Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2021 (S.2320/ H.R.4271); 41.Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act (S.525/H.R.225/H.R.1680); 42.Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans Act (H.R.277); 43.Local Public Health And Safety Protection Act (H.R.4888); 44.Merchant Category Code for Firearms, Ammunition; 45.Minnesota Senate Lead Ammo Ban Question; 46.Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act (S.904/H.R.3113); 47.Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2022 (H.R.7904); 48.National Defense Authorization Act for FY23 (H.R.7900); 49.No ESG at TSP Act (H.R.7896); 50.No User Fees for Gun Owners Act (H.R.7366); 51.Nomination of Rachel Bloomekatz (United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit); 52.Nomination of Steve Dettelbach (ATF Director); 53.Pistol Brace Protection Act (S.4069); 54.Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Conservation Funding; 55.Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act of 2021 (H.R.5417); 56.Protect Our Military Families 2nd Amendment Rights Act (H.R.1013); 57.Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022 (S.4940/H.R.9088); 58.Protecting Our Kids Act (H.R.7910); 59.Protecting the Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021 (S.1916/H.R.1534); 60.PROTECT the Second Amendment Act (H.R.6247); 61.Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act / Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2022 (S.1338 / H.R.2814) 62.Raise the Age Act (H.R.3015); 63.Recreational Lands Self Defense Act (S.2948); 64.Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act (H.R.4136) / Firearm Safety and Education; 65.RETURN our Constitutional Rights Act of 2022 (H.R.8167); 66.RIFLE Act (H.R.3101); 67.SAFER Voter Act (H.R.2890); 68.SAME Act (S.1373); 69.Second Amendment is Essential Act of 2021 (H.R.4060); 70.SECURE Firearm Storage Act (S.2908/ H.R.5465); 71.SOAR Act (S.1229); 72.Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2021 (H.R.1207); 73.STOP Straw Purchases Act (H.R.1604); 74.To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain silencers from regulation under the National Firearms Act (Draft Legislation); 75.Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act (H.R.6646); 76.Traveler's Gun Rights Act (S.4029/ H.R.7466); 77.Untraceable Firearms Act of 2021 (S.1558/ H.R.3088); 78.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) settlement negotiations with Center for Biological Diversity; 79.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Proposed Rule to ban the use of traditional lead ammunition on National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs); 80.USML to CCL Transition (Export Control Reform); 81.U.S. Treasurys Sanctions on Russia; and 82.Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (H.R.1217)
Client expense: $1,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
1.Americas Outdoor Recreation Act of 2022 (S.3266); 2.Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8) / Background Checks Proposals; 3.Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S.2938); 4.BIS June 1 Rule (87 FR 32983); 5.Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Unpublished Form 1 Guidance; 6.Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act of 2022 (S.4111/H.R.5608); 7.Commercial sales of M855/SS109 green tip ammunition; 8.Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S.1522/H.R.38); 9.Department of Commerce FY23 Budget (BIS); 10.Department of Justice zero tolerance policy; 11.Duncan v. Bonta; 12.Fair Access to Banking Act (S.563/H.R.1729) / Discrimination in lending; 13.Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 (H.R.2377); 14.Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act (S.2449/H.R.3252); 15.Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act (S.4435/H.R.6970); 16.Firearm Proficiency and Training Act (H.R.7973); 17.FY23 Appropriations-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (APHIS); 18.FY23 Appropriations-Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (ATF, FBI NICS); 19.FY23 Appropriations-Homeland Security (Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Task Force Officer Program; 20.Hearing Protection Act (S.2050/H.R.95); 21.Investor Democracy is Expected (INDEX) Act (S. 4241); 22.Mexicos Civil Lawsuit Against U.S. Firearm Manufacturers; 23.Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act (MAPLand) Act (S.904/H.R.3113); 24.National Defense Authorization Act for FY23 (H.R.7900); 25.No ESG at TSP Act (H.R.7896); 26.Nomination of Steve Dettelbach (ATF Director); 27.No User Fees for Gun Owners Act (H.R.7366); 28.Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Conservation Funding; 29.Pistol Brace Protection Act (S.4069); 30.Protecting Our Kids Act (H.R.7910); 31.Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S.2372/H.R.2773); 32.Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act (H.R.4136) / Firearm Safety and Education; 33.RETURN our Constitutional Rights Act of 2022 (H.R.8167); 34.RIFLE Act (H.R.3101); 35.STOP II, Secure Every School and Protect our Nations Children Act (H.R.7966); 36.To require the Inspector General, Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on the number of firearm transaction denials(H.R.194); 37.Travelers Gun Rights Act (S.4029/H.R.7466); 38.UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT); 39.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Gray Wolf Protections; 40.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) June 9 Proposed Rule; 41.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) settlement negotiations with Center for Biological Diversity; 42.USML to CCL Transition (Export Control Reform); 43.U.S. Treasurys Sanctions on Russia; and 44.Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (H.R.1217)
2022 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
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
2022 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
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
2022 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
1.Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8) / Background Checks Proposals; 2.Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Proposed Rule 2021R-08, Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces; 3.Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act (H.R.5608); 4.Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S.1522/H.R.38); 5.Fair Access to Banking Act (S.563/H.R.1729) / Discrimination in lending; 6.Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act (H.R. 2377); 7.Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act (S.2449/H.R.3252); 8.Firearm and Ammunition Business Protection Act (Draft legislation); 9.Firearms Safety Act (S.788); 10.Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act (H.R.2971); 11.FY22 Appropriations-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (APHIS); 12.FY22 Appropriations-Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (ATF, FBI NICS); 13.Hearing Protection Act (S.2050/H.R.95); 14.IRS Proposal to Monitor Purchases Above $600; 15.MAPLand Act (S. 904); 16.Mexicos Civil Lawsuit Against U.S. Firearm Manufacturers; 17.Mind Your Own Business Act (S.2829); 18.Concurrent resolution UN Arms Trade Treaty; 19.National Security Reforms and Accountability Act (H.R.5410); 20.BIS EAR Regulations; 21.Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act (FIND Act); 22.Nomination of Alan Estevez (Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security); 23.No User Fees for gun owners Act (HR 7366); 24.Outdoor Recreation Act (S.3266); 25.U.S. Department of State Visa Processing; 26.Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act (H.R. 5417); 27.Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2021 (S.1775); 28.PROTECT the Second Amendment Act (H.R.6247); 29.Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S.2372/H.R.2773); 30.Recreational Lands Defense Act (S.2948); 31.Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act (H.R.4136) / Firearm Safety and Education; 32.To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain silencers from regulation under the National Firearms Act (Draft legislation); 33.UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT); 34.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Gray Wolf Protections; 35.USML to CCL Transition (Export Control Reform); 36.Veterans Second Amendment Rights Restoration Act of 2021; 37.Violence Against Women Act (Draft legislation); and 38.Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin.
2021 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
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
2021 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
1.ATF Accountability Act of 2021 (S.1920/H.R.1961); 2.Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8) / Background Checks Proposals; 3.Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Proposed Rule 2021R-08, Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces; 4.Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act (H.R.5608); 5.Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S.1522/H.R.38); 6.Fair Access to Banking Act (S.563/H.R.1729) / Discrimination in lending; 7.Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act (H.R. 2377); 8.Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act (S.2449/H.R.3252); 9.Firearm and Ammunition Business Protection Act (Draft legislation); 10.Firearms Safety Act (S.788); 11.Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act (H.R.2971); 12.FY22 Appropriations-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (APHIS); 13.FY22 Appropriations-Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (ATF, FBI NICS); 14.Hearing Protection Act (S.2050/H.R.95); 15.IRS Proposal to Monitor Purchases Above $600; 16.MAPLand Act (S. 904); 17.Mexicos Civil Lawsuit Against U.S. Firearm Manufacturers; 18.Mind Your Own Business Act (S.2829); 19.National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R.4350); 20.National Security Reforms and Accountability Act (H.R.5410); 21.New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Corlett lawsuit; 22.Nomination of David Chipman (ATF Director); 23.Nomination of Alan Estevez (Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security); 24.Nomination of Saule T. Omarova (Comptroller of the Currency); 25.Outdoor Recreation Act (S.3266); 26.U.S. Department of State Visa Processing; 27.Preventing Unjust Red Flag Laws Act (H.R. 5417); 28.Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2021 (S.1775); 29.PROTECT the Second Amendment Act (H.R.6247); 30.Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S.2372/H.R.2773); 31.Recreational Lands Defense Act (S.2948); 32.Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act (H.R.4136) / Firearm Safety and Education; 33.To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain silencers from regulation under the National Firearms Act (Draft legislation); 34.UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT); 35.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Gray Wolf Protections; 36.USML to CCL Transition (Export Control Reform); 37.Veterans Second Amendment Rights Restoration Act of 2021; and 38.Violence Against Women Act (Draft legislation).
2021 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
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
2021 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
1.AMMO Act (Draft Legislation); 2.Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 (S.736); 3.Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8) / Background Checks Proposals; 4.Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Proposed Rule 2021R-05 New regulatory definitions of firearm frame or receiver and frame or receiver; 5.Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Proposed Rule 2021R-08, Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces; 6.Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S.1522/H.R.38); 7.Enhanced Background Checks Act (H.R.1446); 8.Fair Access to Banking Act (S.563/H.R.1729) / Discrimination in lending; 9.Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act (S.2449/H.R.3252); 10.Firearm Due Process Protection Act (H.R.3820); 11.Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act (H.R.2971); 12.FY22 Appropriations-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (APHIS); 13.FY22 Appropriations-Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (ATF, FBI NICS); 14.Hearing Protection Act (S.2050/H.R.95); 15.Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; 16.Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2021 (H.R.4271); 17.Mexicos Civil Lawsuit Against U.S. Firearm Manufacturers; 18.National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R.4350); 19.National Security Powers Act (S.2391); 20.New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Corlett lawsuit; 21.No Frivolous Applications for Short-Barreled Shotguns Act (H.R.4312); 22.Nomination of Alan Estevez (Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security); 23.Nomination of David Chipman (ATF Director); 24.Nomination of Tommy Beaudreau (Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior); 25.Nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning (Director of the Bureau of Land Management); 26.Petition To Ban Trade in Wild Mammals and Birds; 27.PISTOL Act (H.R.3823); 28.President Bidens Executive Action on Guns (Stabilizing Braces, Extreme Risk Protection Orders / Red Flag laws, Tiahrt Amendment/Trace Data, ban on modern sporting rifles and standard capacity magazines, undetectable firearms) 29.Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA); 30.Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (S.2372/H.R.2773); 31.Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act; 32.Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act (H.R.4136) / Firearm Safety and Education; 33.SAFE Banking Act of 2021 (H.R.1996); 34.Sale of Handguns to Younger Adults; 35.Second Amendment is Essential Act of 2021 (H.R.4060); 36.SECURE Firearm Storage Act / Gun Storage proposals; 37.UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT); 38.United States Sanctions on Russia for the Poisoning of Aleksey Navalny (re certain Russian firearms and ammunition); 39.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Gray Wolf Protections; and 40.USML to CCL Transition (Export Control Reform).
2021 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
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
2021 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
1.Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 (S.736); 2.ATF Accountability Act (S.1920/H.R.1961); 3.Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8) / Background Checks Proposals; 4.Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Proposed Rule 2021R-05 New regulatory definitions of firearm frame or receiver and frame or receiver; 5.Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Proposed Rule 2021R-08, Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces; 6.Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S.1522/H.R.38); 7.Defending Veterans Second Amendment Rights Act (H.R.1771); 8.Enhanced Background Checks Act (H.R.1446); 9.Ethans Law (S.190/H.R.748); 10.Fair Access to Banking Act (S.563/H.R.1729) / Discrimination in lending; 11.FBI FOIA (re: NICS delays, Brady transfer dates); 12.Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act (H.R.3252); 13.FY22 Appropriations-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (APHIS); 14.FY22 Appropriations-Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (ATF, FBI NICS); 15.Hearing Protection Act (S.2050/H.R.95); 16.Help Empower Americans to Respond (HEAR) Act (S.1131); 17.Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act (H.R.1758); 18.Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act (S.1261); 19.Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms (S.525/H.R.225); 20.Modernizing Access to Our Public Lands Act (S.904/H.R.3113); 21.Nomination of David Chipman (ATF Director); 22.Nomination of Debra Haaland (Interior Secretary); 23.Nomination of Vanita Gupta (Associate Attorney General); 24.PISTOL Act (H.R.3823); 25.President Bidens Executive Action on Guns (Stabilizing Braces, Extreme Risk Protection Orders / Red Flag laws, Tiahrt Amendment/Trace Data, Protection of the Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, ban on modern sporting rifles and standard capacity magazines, undetectable firearms) 26.Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021 (S.37); 27.Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2021 (S.1775); 28.Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act (S.1916/H.R.1534); 29.Recovering America's Wildlife Act (H.R.2773); 30.Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act (H.R.4136) / Firearm Safety and Education; 31.Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises (RIFLE) Act (H.R.3101); 32.Second Amendment Guarantee Act (H.R.1715); 33.Second Amendment Mandates Equality (SAME) Act (S.1373/H.R.2890); 34.SECURE Firearm Storage Act / Gun Storage proposals; 35.SHUSH Act (S.1101); 36.USML to CCL Transition (Export Control Reform); and 37.Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R.1620)
2021 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Various issues relating to reporting and transfer requirements for National Instant Criminal History Background Checks (NICS); the interstate transportation of firearms; the National Firearms Act; firearm storage; licensing and registration of firearms; funding and implementation of school security; enhanced criminal penalties for violent crime; studies; and related matters. H.R.2469, S.1101, H.R.4139, H.R.4136, S.2169, H.R.2960, S.1261
Client expense: $2,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| NV |
| Rodney Davis | Republican | IL |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Tony Gonzales | Republican | TX |
Client expense: $1,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $1,220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $1,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $1,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service