Invest to Protect Act of 2022
Legislative Progress
Introduced
January 20, 2022
Latest Action
September 27, 2022
Primary Sponsor
Josh GottheimerDemocratic(NJ)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
91pct
250d open
vs 9,698 other HR bills in the 117th — cohort avg 63d
Invest to Protect Act of 2022 This bill directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to award grants to local and tribal governments that employ fewer than 125 law enforcement officers. Grant funds may be used for various activities, including to provide de-escalation training and improve recruitment and retention.
Yes
360
No
64
Present
0
Not Voting
9
Party Breakdown
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Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 360 - 64 (Roll no. 451). (text: CR H8085-8086)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 360 - 64 (Roll no. 451).
HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8100-8101)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6448, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on H.R. 6448.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
Sources: Congress.gov · House Clerk roll-call votes
| house |
| On Passage |
Passed |
| September 22, 2022 |
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 · fourth_quarter · Education
Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act (S. 2874/H.R. 6448) Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act (S. 3828 / H.R. 2418) 90/10 Rule Gainful Employment National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation Student Financial Aid Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (S. 3658/H.R. 4122) Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act (H.R. 4631) State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Temporary Expanded PSLF Waiver Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2022 (S. 4792/H.R. 8602) Borrower Defense to Repayment
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S.393-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice. S.656-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.251-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.4132-Womens Health Protection Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. S.1486-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: womens rights. S.1658-PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, civil rights. S.1014-First Step Implementation Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform, mass incarceration. S.312-COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform, mass incarceration. S.79-EQUAL Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform, mass incarceration. S.2914-Terry Technical Correction Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform, mass incarceration. S.2752-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, reproductive rights, religious liberty. S.2776-Keeping Renters Safe Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, racial justice. S.915-Save Oak Flat Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. S.2992-American Innovation and Choice Online Act-Issues Lobbied: Content moderation, freedom of speech, First Amendment rights. S.4573-Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Democracy, democratic reform, voting. S.4556-Respect for Marriage Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, protection of marriage. S.4591-Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug reform. S.4822-DISCLOSE Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Campaign finance disclosures, First Amendment issues. S. 51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act-Issues Lobbied: voting rights, civil rights; S. 998 - Driving for Opportunity Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: sentencing reform, mass incarceration; S. 3777 - SHIELD Act - Issues Lobbied: sentencing reform, mass incarceration; S. 4988 - Federal Prison Oversight Act - Issues Lobbied: prison reform; S. 3663 - Kids Online Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment issues. H.R.1378-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, reproductive rights, religious liberty. H.R.5-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice. H.R.1750-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.1065-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: womens rights, civil rights. H.R.1440-Fairness for All Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.426-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.3110-PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.8296-Womens Health Protection Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.1884-Save Oak Flat Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. H.R.7900-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023-Issues Lobbied: National security. H.R.1693-EQUAL Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform, mass incarceration. H.R.3617-Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act-Issues Lobbied: drug reform. H.R.5307-Keeping Renters Safe Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, racial justice. H.R.8254-Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023-Issues Lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties. H.R.4176-LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, privacy. H.R.8873-Presidential Election Reform Act-Issues Lobbied: Democracy, democratic reform. H.R.8404-Respect for Marriage Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, protection of marriage. H.R.6375-COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R. 6448-Invest to Protect Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.8542-Mental Health Justice Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.4118-Break the Cycle of Violence Act-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.5455-Terry Technical Correction Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform, mass incarceration. H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023-Issues Lobbied: amendment extending Title 42, civil rights; H.R. 51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act-Issues Lobbied: voting rights, civil rights; H.R. 8393 - Puerto Rico Status Act-Issues Lobbied: civil rights, racial justice; H. Res. 279 - Insular Cases Resolution - Issues Lobbied: civil rights, racial justice; H.R. 8092- Right to Trial Act-Issues Lobbied: sentencing reform, mass incarceration; H.R. 6234 - FIX Clemency Act-Issues Lobbied: sentencing reform; mass incarceration; H.R. 9325 - EQUAL Defense Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: sentencing reform, mass incarceration. Legislation with No Bill Number: Additional legislation not yet introduced-gene patenting, ICE 287(g) program oversight, ICE detention, CBP Tactical Response Teams; end to Title 42, asylum reform, immigration reform, abortion, fentanyl access, consumer privacy, Electoral Count Act reforms, voting rights, potential federal regulation of partisan gerrymandering, constitutional right to vote proposals, proposals for bills on combating workplace discrimination in correctional facilities, ensuring work opportunities in correctional facilities, fair wages for incarcerated workers, and correctional facilities occupational safety and health; Other - judicial nominees. Agencies: Agency-Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14010 - Executive Order on Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Border, asylum reform, restoration of asylum processing at southern border, complete termination of MPP, end to Title 42, immigrants rights, CBP accountability, CBP policing policies and practices, proposed federal action to mitigate the harms to immigrants by the Texas state law restricting access to abortion, abortion access for immigrant communities, CDC and DHS March 20, 2020 Order Suspending the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists, ending title 42, Executive Order 14011 - Executive Order on the Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families, family separation, prohibiting the detention of pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding people and infants, ICE detention, end to ICE 287(g) program, demanding a Title 6 civil rights investigation into Texass Operation Lonestar trespass arrest program, ICE secure docket program, prohibiting collaboration with state trespass arrest program and associated laws and policies, migrant property dispossession, freedom of religious expression for migrants, interior enforcement; Executive Order 14019-Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights; Executive Order 14074 - Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing, and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, policing reform. Agency-Justice-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14074 - Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing, and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, Safer America Plan, police reform, prison reform, clemency and marijuana pardons, prohibiting collaboration with state trespass arrest program and associated laws and policies, demanding a Title 6 civil rights investigation into Texass Operation Lonestar trespass arrest program, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, voting rights, Executive Order 14011 - Executive Order on the Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families, family separation. Agency-EOP-Issues Lobbied: White House Office-Executive Order 14010 - Executive Order on Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Border, asylum reform, restoration of asylum processing at southern border, complete termination of MPP, rebuilding a more humane asylum system, U.S.-Mexico border policy reform, end to Title 42, immigration, immigrants rights, oversight over counterterrorism policy and practices, torture, detention, drones, war authority, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, voting rights, CDC and DHS March 20, 2020 Order Suspending the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists, ending title 42, reproductive rights, proposed federal action to mitigate the harms to immigrants by the Texas state law restricting access to abortion, abortion, abortion access for immigrant communities; Domestic Policy Council- Executive Order 14074 - Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing, and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, Safer America Plan, police reform, clemency and marijuana pardons, Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights, ORR policy on abortion access; Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives-migrant property dispossession, freedom of religious expression for migrants. Agency-HHS-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019- Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights; Executive Order 14074 - Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing, and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety; Safer American plan; police reform. Agency-Labor-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019- Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights. Agency-Treasury-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14074 - Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing, and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety; Safer American plan; police reform. Agency-Centers for Disease Control - Issues Lobbied: CDC and DHS March 20, 2020 Order Suspending the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists, ending title 42.
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR 6943- Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022 HR 2922- TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act HR 6448, HR 4118, HR 5768- Public Safety Bills- Invest to Protect Act of 2022, The Break the Cycle of Violence Act, The VICTIM Act of 2022 S 4556- Respect for Marriage Act
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
EQUAL Act H.R. 1693 / S.79 EQUAL Act Oppose Extending Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Policing Executive Order Support Abolishing Mandatory Minimums / Sentencing Reform Death in Custody Reporting Act Pub. L. No. 113-242 H.R. 6448/S. 3860, Invest to Protect
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1377. (consideration: CR H8085-8090)
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1377 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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| Angie Craig | Democratic | MN |
| Ann M. Kuster | Democratic | NH |
| Anthony Gonzalez | Republican | OH |
| Antonio Delgado | Democratic | NY |
| Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic | IL |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Bruce Westerman | Republican | AR |
| Bryan Steil | Republican | WI |
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic | GA |
| Charlie Crist | Democratic | FL |
| Cheri Bustos | Democratic | IL |
| Chris Pappas | Democratic | NH |
| Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | PA |
| Conor Lamb | Democratic | PA |
| Cynthia Axne | Democratic | IA |
| Daniel Meuser | Republican | PA |
| Daniel T. Kildee | Democratic | MI |
| Darren Soto | Democratic | FL |
| David G. Valadao | Republican | CA |
| David J. Trone | Democratic | MD |
| David P. Joyce | Republican | OH |
| Dean Phillips | Democratic | MN |
| Debbie Dingell | Democratic | MI |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Dina Titus | Democratic | NV |
| Don Bacon | Republican | NE |
| Dusty Johnson | Republican | SD |
| Ed Case | Democratic | HI |
| Elaine G. Luria | Democratic | VA |
| Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | MI |
| Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Republican | AR |
| Eric Swalwell | Democratic | CA |
| Filemon Vela | Democratic | TX |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Fred Upton | Republican | MI |
| Greg Stanton | Democratic | AZ |
| Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | PA |
| Haley M. Stevens | Democratic | MI |
| Henry Cuellar | Democratic | TX |
| J. Luis Correa | Democratic | CA |
| Jahana Hayes | Democratic | CT |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | Republican | WA |
| Jared F. Golden | Democratic | ME |
| Jason Smith | Republican | MO |
| Jennifer Wexton | Democratic | VA |
| Jenniffer González-Colón | Republican | PR |
| Jim Costa | Democratic | CA |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| John H. Rutherford | Republican | FL |
| John Katko | Republican | NY |
| Joseph D. Morelle | Democratic | NY |
| Josh Harder | Democratic | CA |
| Juan Vargas | Democratic | CA |
| Katie Porter | Democratic | CA |
| Ken Calvert | Republican | CA |
| Kim Schrier | Democratic | WA |
| Kurt Schrader | Democratic | OR |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Maria Elvira Salazar | Republican | FL |
| Markwayne Mullin | Republican | OK |
| Mike Levin | Democratic | CA |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | NJ |
| Pete Aguilar | Democratic | CA |
| Peter Meijer | Republican | MI |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | IL |
| Salud O. Carbajal | Democratic | CA |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Sean Casten | Democratic | IL |
| Stephanie I. Bice | Republican | OK |
| Stephanie N. Murphy | Democratic | FL |
| Steve Chabot | Republican | OH |
| Susan Wild | Democratic | PA |
| Susie Lee | Democratic | NV |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic | NY |
| Tom Malinowski | Democratic | NJ |
| Tom O’Halleran | Democratic | AZ |
| Tom Reed | Republican | NY |
| Tom Rice | Republican | SC |
| Val Butler Demings | Democratic | FL |
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 262 - Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of 2021 H.R. 5338 - Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021 H.R. 6843 - Building Civic Bridges Act H.R.6448 - Invest to Protect Act of 2022 H.R.4118 - Break the Cycle of Violence Act S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act H.R. 5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act S. 2798 - Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021 S. 4119 - RECA Extension Act of 2022 S. 1014 - The First Step Implementation Act S. 601 - Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act S. 312 - Covid-19 Safer Detention Act S.71 - EQUAL Act H.R 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act Unnumbered bill - Electoral Count Act Reform
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S33, HR 72, H. Res 39, HR 4117, HR 4500, HR 4828, HR 4893, Hr 3172, S 3458, S 3462, HR 7826, HR 6943, HR 6132, HR 6375, HR 6448, HR 8645, HR 8830, S 3860, S 4847, SR 732,HR 9240, S1157
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S33, HR 72, H. Res 39, HR 4117, HR 4500, HR 4828, HR 4893, Hr 3172, S 3458, S 3462, HR 7826, HR 6943, HR 6132, HR 6375, HR 6448, HR 8645, HR 8830, S 3860, S 4847, SR 732,HR 9240, S1157
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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 · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S.393-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice. S.656-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.251-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.4132-Womens Health Protection Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. S.1486-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil rights, womens rights. S.1658-PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. S.1014-First Step Implementation Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. S.601-Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. S.312-COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. S.79-EQUAL Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug sentencing reform. S.2914-Terry Technical Correction Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. S.2752-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, reproductive rights, religious liberty. S.2776-Keeping Renters Safe Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, racial justice. S.915-Save Oak Flat Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. S.2992-American Innovation and Choice Online Act-Issues Lobbied: Content moderation, freedom of speech, First Amendment rights. S.2938-Bipartisan Safer Communities Act-Issues Lobbied: Death penalty, sentencing reform. S.4500-Youth Voting Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.4573-Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Democracy, democratic reform. S.4676-Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality. S.3559-Fair College Admissions for Students Act-Issues Lobbied: Education equity. S.4556-Respect for Marriage Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.4591-Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug reform. S.4822-DISCLOSE Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Campaign finance disclosures. S.2938-Bipartisan Safer Communities Act-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.1378-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, reproductive rights, religious liberty. H.R.5-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice. H.R.1750-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.1065-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil rights, womens rights. H.R.1440-Fairness for All Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.426-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.3110-PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.8296-Womens Health Protection Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.1884-Save Oak Flat Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. H.R.7900-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023-Issues Lobbied: National security. H.R.1693-EQUAL Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. H.R.3617-Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform, drug reform. H.R.5307-Keeping Renters Safe Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, racial justice. H.R.8254-Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023-Issues Lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties. H.R.4176-LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, privacy. H.R.6930-Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act-Issues Lobbied: Due process. H.R.5376-Inflation Reduction Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Title 42, civil rights, civil liberties. H.R.8341-Youth Voting Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.8873-Presidential Election Reform Act-Issues Lobbied: Democracy, democratic reform. H.R.6559-Fair College Admissions for Students Act-Issues Lobbied: Education equity. H.R.8404-Respect for Marriage Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.8257-Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023-Issues Lobbied: ICE detention practices. H.R.6375-COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R. 6448-Invest to Protect Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.8542-Mental Health Justice Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.4118-Break the Cycle of Violence Act-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.5455-Terry Technical Correction Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. H.R.7424-Solitary Confinement Reform Act of 2022-Issues Lobbied: Prison reform. Legislation with No Bill Number: Additional legislation not yet introduced-For-profit bail, bail reform prison labor standards, gene patenting, ICE 287(g) program oversight, ICE secure docket program, ICE detention, end to Title 42, immigration reform, abortion, reproductive rights, Mifepristone access, drug reform, fentanyl access, consumer privacy, civil rights, Electoral Count Act reforms, voting rights. Agencies: Agency-Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order on Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Border, asylum, asylum reform, restoration of asylum processing at southern border, complete termination of MPP, rebuilding a more humane asylum system, U.S.-Mexico border policy reform, end to Title 42, immigration, immigrants rights, CBP accountability, CBP policing policies and practices, proposed federal action to mitigate the harms to immigrants by the Texas state law restricting access to abortion, abortion, abortion access for immigrant communities, Executive Order on the Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families, family separation, prohibiting the detention of pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding people and infants, ICE detention, end to ICE 287(g) program, demanding a Title 6 civil rights investigation into Texass Operation Lonestar trespass arrest program, ICE secure docket program, prohibiting the state trespass arrest program and associated laws and policies, migrant property dispossession, freedom of religious expression for migrants. Agency-Justice-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing, and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, Safer America Plan, police reform, prison reform, Solitary Confinement Reform Act, prohibiting the state trespass arrest program and associated laws and policies, demanding a Title 6 civil rights investigation into Texass Operation Lonestar trespass arrest program, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, voting rights, Executive Order on the Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families, family separation. Agency-EOP-Issues Lobbied: White House Office-Executive Order on Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Border, asylum, asylum reform, restoration of asylum processing at southern border, complete termination of MPP, rebuilding a more humane asylum system, U.S.-Mexico border policy reform, end to Title 42, immigration, immigrants rights, oversight over counterterrorism policy and practices, torture, detention, drones, war authority, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, voting rights, reproductive rights, proposed federal action to mitigate the harms to immigrants by the Texas state law restricting access to abortion, abortion, abortion access for immigrant communities; Domestic Policy Council-Death penalty, sentencing laws, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing, and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, Safer America Plan, police reform, Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights; Gender Policy Council-Abortion access for undocumented immigrants, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, womens rights; United States Digital Service-Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights; Office of Management and Budget-Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights; Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives-migrant property dispossession, freedom of religious expression for migrants. Agency-CDC-Issues Lobbied: End to Title 42, immigration. Agency-HHS-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights. Agency-TSA-Issues Lobbied: Security screening practices, LGBTQ rights. Agency-HUD-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights. Agency-DOD-Issues Lobbied: Criminal justice, Guantanamo Bay. Agency-Treasury-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights. Agency-GSA-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights. Agency-Labor-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support HR5746 the Freedom to Vote: John R Lewis Act Support revisions to the Electoral Count Act Support HR1 and S1, the For the People Act Support S2747, the Freedom to Vote Act Support HR4 and S4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Support the DISCLOSE Act Support the RESPECT Act Support S. Con. Res. 6 and H.R. Con. Res 19, the creation of a Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Support the Accessible Voting Act Support the Equality Act Support revising the standards for federal data on race and ethnicity Support accountability for white nationalists and oppose a new domestic terrorism charge Support H.R.5314, the Protect Our Democracy Act Support the implementation of the Biden Administrations executive order on voting access Support the Justice departments expansion of voting rights enforcement Support S.4500, the Youth Voting Rights Act Support S.4384, the Civics Secures Democracy Act Express to the Census Bureau support for ending prison gerrymandering, ensuring accurate counting, creating more accessible digital census options, and collecting data that is inclusive of all communities Participate in State Department Summit for Democracy Civil Society consultations and advocate for League priorities on key issues including election integrity, climate, racial justice, LGBTQIA+ issues, and gender Oppose the ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services (ACCESS) Act Urge Biden Administration to issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to disclose their political spending Support the Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections (VOTE) Act Support FY 2023 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) appropriations bill provide the Census Bureau with at least $1.505 billion Oppose expanding federal resources for policing, prosecution, and other criminal-legal practices (H.R. 6448/S. 3860, Invest to Protect; H.R. 6375, COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act). Support investing in non-carceral community safety efforts. Support Respect for Marriage Act
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.4118, S. 2275 - Break the Cycle of Violence Act H.R.3480, S.1819 - Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 H.R.3929, S. 2090 - Disarm Hate Act H.R.2377 - Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 H.R.1769, S. 675 - NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021 H.R.2814, S.1338 - Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.748 S. 190 - Ethan's Law H.R.1280 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 H.R.8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 S.529 - Background Check Expansion Act H.R.1446 - Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 S.591 - Background Check Completion Act of 2021 H.R.1620 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 H.R.6281 - National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2021 H.R.6225 - Federal Firearm Licensee Act HR 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 S. 2938 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act H.R.1808 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 H.R. 5768 - Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act H.R. 8542, the Mental Health Justice Act H.R. 6448, the Invest to Protect Act H.R.8740 - Firearm Industry Crime and Trafficking Accountability Act H.R. 8741 - Firearm Industry Fairness Act Issues related to gun safety; Executive and administrative actions relating to secure storage, school safety, domestic violence, gun crime, trafficking, nominations, ghost guns, and ATF
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
-H.R. 8873 - Presidential Elections Reform Act -H.R. 6833 - Continuing Appropriations bill -H.R. 6448/S. 3860 - Public Safety HR 4118 Break the Cycle of Violence Act, HR 8542 Mental Health Justice Act, VICTIM Act HR 5768, COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act, 6375, Invest to Protect Act (Police funding, violence prevention, reentry efforts) -H.R. 8294 - Transportation, HUD, Agriculture, Energy, Financial Services and Interior Appropriation bill (Davis Bacon, FLRA, collective bargaining rights, VA commission amendments) -H.R. 7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Congressional support)
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2022 · third_quarter · Education
Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act (S. 2874/H.R. 6448) Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act (S. 3828 / H.R. 2418) 90/10 Rule Gainful Employment National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation Student Financial Aid Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (S. 3658/H.R. 4122) Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act (H.R. 4631) State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Temporary Expanded PSLF Waiver Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2022 (S. 4792/H.R. 8602)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 1/S.1 - For the People Act of 2021 H.R. 4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 (and not introduced Senate counterpart) H.R. 51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 1280 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act H.R. 2837 - Making Essentials Affordable and Lawful (MEAL) Act H.R. 262 - Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of 2021 H.R. 5338 - Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021 H.R. 6843 - Building Civic Bridges Act H.R.6448 - Invest to Protect Act of 2022 H.R.4118 - Break the Cycle of Violence Act S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act H.R. 5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act S. 2798 - Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021 S. 4119 - RECA Extension Act of 2022 S. 1014 - The First Step Implementation Act S. 601 - Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act S. 312 - Covid-19 Safer Detention Act S.71 - EQUAL Act H.R 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act Unnumbered bill - Electoral Count Act Reform
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.J.Res. 53: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime; H.R. 1808: Assault Weapons Ban of 2021; H.R. 2584: Judiciary Act of 2021; S. 2938: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; H.R. 1693: EQUAL Act of 2021; H.R. 3617: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act; H.R. 6448: Invest to Protect Act of 2022; H.R. 7647: Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022; S. 3538: EARN IT Act of 2022; S. 4177: Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act H.R. 6448/S. 3860, Invest to Protect S.4003, Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act (Police Week Legislation) H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act Oppose Extending Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Policing Executive Order Safer America Plan Support Abolishing Mandatory Minimums / Sentencing Reform H.R. 5768, VICTIM Act Death in Custody Reporting Act Pub. L. No. 113-242 H.R. 350/S.4255, Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S33, HR 72, H. Res 39, HR 4117, HR 4500, HR 4828, HR 4893, Hr 3172, S 3458, S 3462, HR 7826, HR 6943, HR 6132, HR 6375, HR 6448, HR 8645, HR 8830, S 3860, S 4847, SR 732
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
To raise awareness of Wrap Technologies innovative, nonlethal solutions to improve public safety and modern policing. S.3860/H.R.6448 - Invest to Protect Act of 2022. S.4847 - Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act of 2022.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
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
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 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
To raise awareness of Wrap Technologies innovative, nonlethal solutions to improve public safety and modern policing. S.3860/H.R.6448 - Invest to Protect Act of 2022.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
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
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
2022 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Law enforcement recruitment and retention, community policing, law enforcement grants, law enforcement funding, criminal justice system accountability, carjacking, violent crime, emergency communications, Next Generation 911, FirstNet, Department of Justice appropriations, mental health crisis training and response, crisis intervention teams, community reentry, officer health and wellness, police reform, privacy, de-escalation training, Project Safe Neighborhoods, law enforcement policy and operations, federal and local law enforcement partnerships, H.R.6448 - Invest to Protect Act of 2022, H.R.6375 - COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022, H.R. 6768 - FirstNet Reauthorization, H.R.6440 - Safer Streets Act of 2022, H.R. 5768 - VICTIM Act of 2021, S.3846 - Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022, S.4003 - Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022, S. 988-Driving for Opportunity Act, S. 3975- VOCAA Reauthorization Act
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
Law enforcement grants, law enforcement funding, emergency communications, Next Generation 911, FirstNet, civil rights and civil liberties, Department of Justice appropriations, police reform, privacy, encryption and lawful access, firearms policy, ghost guns, forensic science, law enforcement policy and operations, federal and local law enforcement partnerships, Act, H.R.6448 - Invest to Protect Act of 2022, H.R.6375 - COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022, H.R.6538 - Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022, H.R. 6768 - FirstNet Reauthorization, H.R.6440 - Safer Streets Act of 2022, H.R. 5768 - VICTIM Act of 2021
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Criminal justice reform, drug sentencing reform, law enforcement recruitment and retention, community policing, law enforcement grants, law enforcement funding, bail reform and inmate release, criminal justice system accountability, carjacking, violent crime, catalytic converter theft, gun violence, emergency communications, Next Generation 911, domestic violence and the boyfriend loophole, FirstNet, civil rights and civil liberties, Department of Justice appropriations, mental health crisis training and response, crisis intervention teams, substance abuse disorders, community reentry, federal cocaine sentencing disparity, Police Corps, violence against law enforcement, officer health and wellness, fentanyl scheduling, juvenile sentencing, police reform, privacy, encryption and lawful access, firearms policy, ghost guns, de-escalation training, Project Safe Neighborhoods, forensic science, drug trafficking, law enforcement policy and operations, border security and immigration, federal and local law enforcement partnerships, S. 2502/H.R.1924 - Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act, H.R.6448 - Invest to Protect Act of 2022, H.R.6375 - COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022, H.R.6394 - PART Act, H.R.6538 - Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022, S.3623 - Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, H.R. 6768 - FirstNet Reauthorization, H.R.6440 - Safer Streets Act of 2022, H.R.7394 - Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act, S. 79/H.R. 1693-EQUAL Act, S.3635/H.R. 6943 - Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022, H.R. 5768 - VICTIM Act of 2021, S.1380 - Clean Slate Act of 2021, S. 312 - COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021, S. 661 -Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021, S. 1014 - First Step Implementation Act, S.3538 - EARN IT Act of 2022, S.3846 - Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022, S.4003 - Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022, S. 988-Driving for Opportunity Act, S. 3697 - Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2022, S.3981 - Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, S. 3975- VOCAA Reauthorization Act
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office