State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act of 2005

S 513 / HR 1249 "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act" S 718 / HR 354 "State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act" S 223 "Overtime Rights Protection Act"

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

H.R. 354/S. 718, 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. 556, would amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to increase local pay adjustments for Federal law enforcement officers, include the U.S. Capitol Police within the definition of “law enforcement officer” for locality pay purposes, and eliminate the limitation on the “premium pay” Federal law enforcement officers can receive; H.R. 1249/S. 513, the “Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act,” would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers; H.R. 1815/S. 1042, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006"; Development and implementation of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS).

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