Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2005

H.R. 13, the "Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (Clean-Up) of Methamphetamines Act," authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up H.R. 94, the "Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act," would provide the familes of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 789, the "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005," legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetmine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970, the "Gang Prevention and Effection Deterrence Act,: is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices: H.R. 1279, the "Gang Deeterrence and Community Protection Act," aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated "high intensity interstategang activity areas" to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds: H.R. 1528, the "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act," would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for drug distribution to persons under 21 years of age and for persons who maintain drug-involved premises affecting children, and also provide for life imprisonment for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time for such an offense; H.R. 13 H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, which would established voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of such labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits. H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency coordinating committee to guide policy and program development across the Federal Government on underage drinking; issue an annual report card to rate the performance of each State in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking; develop a set of outcome measures to prepare report cards, including the strictness of the minimum drinking age laws and the number of compliance checks conducted; fund and oversee the Ad Council's national adult-oriented media public service campaign; award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education; and collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking, including the impact alcohol use and abuse has upon adolescent brain development, the scope of the underage drinking problem, and progress in preventing and treating underage drinking. H.R. 4709, the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, addresses the growing issue of "pretexting"--the practice of obtaining personal records under false pretenses. Under current law, the sale of information obtained illegally or without the consent of cell phone customers is not specifically prohibited. This legislation would close that loophole by imposing a stiff fine and a 20-year prison sentence on anyone who sells, transfers or attempts to sell or transfer phone records without consumer authorization. Violations in conjunction with a pattern of illegal activity or if the stolen information is used to commit an act of domestic violence or a violent crime against a law enforcement officer, judicial official, or their families, then the offender is subject to harsher penalty. H.R. 6344, legislation reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy. S. 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which revises the criminal prohibitions against damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise to include intentional damage or loss to any real or personal property and intentional threats of death or serious bodily injury against individuals (or their family members, spouses, or intimate partners) who are involved with animal enterprises. The new law also increases monetary and criminal penalties for such crime. S. 945, the "PROTECTION Act," would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; S. 1605, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. Con. Res. 102, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 253, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; S. 122, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; H Res. 1082, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," which would require financial transaction providers to block and refuse transactions associated with illegal gambling and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidelines for financial transaction providers that would identify and prevent these restricted transactions and prevent them; H.R. 4472/PL109-248, the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," would increase sentences for child predators and improve the tracking of child sex crime offenders; H.R. 4709, the "Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act," would prohibit the sale or transfer of phone records without consumer authorization and impose an additional penalty if the sale or transfer is used in a crime of domestic violence or against a law enforcement officer or his family; H.R. 5672, the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007," provides funding for the U.S. Department of Justice and its programs assisting State and local law enforcement; H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; H. Con. Res. 407, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; S. 155, the "Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 564, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1710, the "Internet Police Protection Act," would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the "Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act," which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the "Peace Officer Justice Act," would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2942, the "Sexual Predator Sentencing Act," would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life;

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 13, the “Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (CLEAN-UP) of Methamphetamines Act,” authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of meth labs; improve services for drug-endangered children; and expand the Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up; H.R. 94, the “Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act,” would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the “Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act,” would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 253, the “Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act,” would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 314/S.103, the “Combat Meth Act,” would provide additional funds to train State and local law enforcement in the investigation of methamphetamine offenses, expand the Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up, establish grant programs for services to drug-endangered children, and limit access to pseudoephedrine, the primary ingredient in meth production; H.R. 798, the “Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005,” legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970/S. 155, the “Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act,” is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122/S. 564, the “Safe Intersections Act of 2005,” would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1279, the “Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act,” aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated “high intensity interstate gang activity areas” to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds; H.R. 1710, the “Internet Police Protection Act,” would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the “Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act,” which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts’ review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the “Peace Officer Justice Act,” would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2601, the "Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007" H.R. 2942, the “Sexual Predator Sentencing Act,” would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life; H.R. 3020/S. 1368, the “United States Parole Commission Extension and Sentencing Commission Authority Act,” which would extend the auhtority of the U.S. Parole Commission for an additional three years H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; S. 122, the “Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act,” would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 945, the “PROTECTION Act,” would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; Legislation which would repeal the sixteen (16) sunset provisions on crtain sections of the USA PATRIOT Act.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office