Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act

S.274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Improvefment Act of 2008 H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamling Act of 2007

Client expense: $17,930 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Supported in their entirety: H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act; S. 274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act; H.R. 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 2015, H.R. 5873, ADA Restoration Act; H.R. 1542, S. 910, Healthy Families Act; H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act; GO TO NEXT PAGE Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, H.R. 5781; Arbitration Fairness Act, H.R. 3010, S. 1782; Clinton/ Honda Strengthening Communities Through English and Integration Act; Fairness & Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act. Submitted comments on: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) (RIN 3206-AL39)

Client expense: $39,249 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

FY 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions on the pay, benefits, contracting out and staffing levels, funding, and job security of DHS employees in Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Transportation Security Administration. HR 985/S 274 - amendments to Title 5, U.S. Code - provisions to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that they conform with certain disclosure protections.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

FY 2009 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any office of the EEOC or to make reductions in force part of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC. FY 2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill - provisions on cuts in funds for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health, and increasing the Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. HR 5781/HR 3799 - proposal to provide federal employees who are new parents or adoptive parents with eights weeks of full pay and benefits. S 1000/HR 4106, Telework Improvements Act - provisions to increase amount of telework for eligible employees to at least 20% of the hours worked for every two work week period. HR 985/S 274, Whistleblower Reform Bill - provisions to grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) whistleblower protections and prevent retaliation from their supervisors and the right to appeal decisions to the MSPB. HR 3212 - to grant TSOs true workplace rights and protections as other federal employees. HR 3551/S 2057, MSPB Reauthorization - provisions relating to adjudication of federal workers' rights and protections. HR 4089/HR 2824, provision to restore the rights of VA health care professionals to bargain and file grievances over workplace issues under Title 38 (RNs, physicians, physician assistants, and other VA employees on front lines of VA health care). HR 6339, Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections (FEDVOTE) Act of 2008 - provisions that allow federal employees to serve as non-partisan poll workers on election day; and their time off be counted as administrative leave with pay.

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Congressional Ethics Rules, Congressional Public Financing, HR 7022/S. 1285 Fair Elections Now Act, S. 2412 Presidential Funding Act, S. 223-Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, S. 2041-False Claims Correction Act, S. 274-Federal Employees Protection of Disclosure Act, HR 985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, HR 5811 Electronic Communications Disclosure Act, HR 1905/S. 1257, DC Voting Rights Act, Open Government and Anticorruption recommendations.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supported legislation to provide public financing for congressional elections: S 936 and HR 7022, Fair Elections Now Act; Called for transparency in House Ethics Committee investigation of Rep. Charles Rangel; Supported H Res 1365 and HR 543, redistricting reform bills; Supported Whistleblower Act reforms, S 274 and HR 985; Called on House to make needed changes to ethics rules; Supported HR 5811, the Electronic Message Preservation Act. Supported S. 3308, the Veteran Voting Support Act; Called on Department of Justice to deter any threats of violence against individuals and groups attempting to register voters and who are engaged in other voting-related activities; Called on the Department of Justice to act immediately to protect voters from discriminatory interference in their right to participate in this election.

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

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

H.R.82, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.206, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.1254, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2988, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2780, Annuitant Part-Time Service Credit S. 1045, Performance Management in Government H.R. 3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R. 695, Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007 S. 335, IRS Private Tax Collection Prohibition H.R. 1073, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1354, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 985, Whistleblowers Protection Enhancement Act S. 274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures (Whistleblower Protection Act) H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave H.R. 2392, Family and Medical Leave S. 80, Family and Medical Leave S. 680, Competitive Sourcing H.R. 2533, Recapture of Retirement Credit S. 2003, Federal Annuitant Reemployment H.R. 3579, Federal Annuitant Reemployment S. 1647, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R. 726, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R. 3799, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 3158, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 5718, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 5781, Paid Parental Leave S. 3140, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 3212, Transportation Security Personnel Management H.R. 2772, Windfall Elimination Provision S. 3013, Non-Foreign COLA Act H.R. 4106, Telework Improvement Act S. 1000, Telework Act S. 3623, DHS Authorization, FY 2009 S. 547, Effective Homeland Security Management Act S. 2816, Provide for Appointment of DHS Chief Human Capital Officer H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 404, Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act H.R. 5573, FERS Retirees Unused Sick Leave H.R. 5922, Sick Leave for Community Service H.R. 1108, FDA Tobacco Regulation H.R. 5658, Department of Defense Authorization Act, FY 2009 S. 3001, S. 2787, S. 3002, Department of Defense Authorization Act, FY 2009 H.R. 6500, Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2008 H.R. 5662, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (Ports) Act

Client expense: $156,647 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Election Commission (FEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Supported in their entirety: H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act; S. 274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act; H.R. 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 2015, H.R. 5873, ADA Restoration Act; H.R. 1542, S. 910, Healthy Families Act; H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act; GO TO NEXT PAGE Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, H.R. 5781; Arbitration Fairness Act, H.R. 3010, S. 1782; Clinton/ Honda Strengthening Communities Through English and Integration Act; Fairness & Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act. Submitted comments on: DOL NPRM RIN 1215-AB13 (rulemaking under the FLSA).

Client expense: $36,216 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Supported in their entirety: H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act; S. 274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act; H.R. 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 2015, H.R. 5873, Employment Non-Discrimination Act; H.R. 3195, S. 1881, ADA Restoration Act; H.R. 1542, S. 910, Healthy Families Act; H.R. 5873, Family Leave Insurance Act; GO TO NEXT PAGE Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, H.R. 5781; Arbitration Fairness Act, H.R. 3010, S. 1782. Opposed: Secure America through Verification and Enforcement Act, H.R. 4088; New Employee Verification Act, H.R. 5515. Submitted comments on: EEOC NPRM RIN 3046-AA76 (rulemaking on disparate impact under the ADEA) and on DOL NPRM RIN 1215-AB35 (rulemaking on the Family and Medical Leave Act).

Client expense: $35,609 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

S.274,Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamling Act of 2007

Client expense: $17,655 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FY 2009 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any office of the EEOC or to make reductions in force part of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC. FY 2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill - provisions on cuts in funds for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health, and increasing the Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. HR 5781/HR 3799 - proposal to provide federal employees who are new parents or adoptive parents with eights weeks of full pay and benefits. S 1000/HR 4106, Telework Improvements Act - provisions to increase amount of telework for eligible employees to at least 20% of the hours worked for every two work week period. HR 985/S 274, Whistleblower Reform Bill - provisons to grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) whistleblower protections and prevent retaliation from their supervisors and the right to appeal decisions to the MSPB. HR 3212 - to grant TSOs true workplace rights and protections as other federal employees. HR 3551/S 2057, MSPB Reauthorization - provisions relating to adjudication of federal workers' rights and protections. HR 4089/HR 2824, provision to restore the rights of VA health care professionals to bargain and file grievances over workplace issues under Title 38 (RNs, physicians, physician assistant and other VA employees on front lines of VA health care). HR 6339, Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections (FEDVOTE) Act of 2008 - provisons that allow federal employees to serve as non-partisan poll workers on election day; and their time off be counted as administrative leave with pay.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

FY 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions on the pay, benefits, contracting out and staffing levels, funding, and job security (DHS Personnel Plan, renamed the Human Capital Operational Plan) of DHS employees in Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Transportation Security Administration. HR 985/S 274 - amendments to Title 5, U.S. Code - provisions to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that they conform with certain disclosure protections.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Supported legislation to provide public financing for congressional elections: S 936 and HR 7022, Fair Elections Now Act; Supported HR 5036, authorizing funding for voting machines audits and backup paper ballots; Called for the House ethics committee to investigate allegations about Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY); Supported HR 5811, the Electronic Message Preservation Act; Supported Whistleblower Act reforms, S 274 and HR 985; Supported H Res. 1365 and HR 543, redistricting reform bills. Supported S. 3308 and H.R. 6625, the Veteran Voting Support Act, ensuring that veterans have an equal opportunity to register and vote in elections.

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

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R.82, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.206, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.1254, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2988, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2780, Annuitant Part-Time Service Credit S. 1045, Performance Management in Government H.R. 3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R. 695, Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007 S. 335, IRS Private Tax Collection Prohibition H.R. 1, 9/11 Commission Initiatives S. 4, 9/11 Commission Initiatives H.R. 1684, DHS Authorization, FY 2008 H.R. 1073, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1354, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 985, Whistleblowers Protection Enhancement Act S. 274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures (Whistleblower Protection Act) S. 9, Immigration Policy Reform S. 1348, Immigration Policy Reform S. 1639, Immigration Policy Reform H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave H.R. 2392, Family and Medical Leave S. 80, Family and Medical Leave S. 680, Competitive Sourcing H.R. 2533, Recapture of Retirement Credit H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 2003, Federal Annuitant Reemployment H.R. 3579, Federal Annuitant Reemployment S. 1647, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R. 726, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R. 3799, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 3158, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 5718, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 5781, Paid Parental Leave S. 3140, Paid Parental Leave H.R. 3212, Transportation Security Personnel Management H.R. 1090, Social Security Guarantee Plus Act H.R. 2772, Windfall Elimination Provision S. 3013, Non-Foreign COLA Act H.R. 4106, Telework Improvement Act S. 1000, Telework Act S. 3623, DHS Authorization, FY 2009 S. 547, Effective Homeland Security Management Act S. 2816, Provide for Appointment of DHS Chief Human Capital Officer H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 404, Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act H.R. 5573, FERS Retirees Unused Sick Leave H.R. 5922, Sick Leave for Community Service H.R. 1108, FDA Tobacco Regulation

Client expense: $175,241 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Election Commission (FEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bundling Regulation, Congressional Public Financing (HR 4294), Ethics Guidance, Executive Branch Ethics legislation, Fair elections Companion proposal in House, Government contractor oversight, HR 1905/S. 1257 DC House voting rights Act, HR 5811 Electronic Communications Disclosure Act, HR 985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, S. 1285 Senate Public Financing, S. 2041 False Claims Correction Act, S. 2412, Presidential Funding Act, S.274 Federal Employees Protection of Disclosures Act, S. 223 Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, HR 7022/S. 1285 Fair Elections Now Act, Implementation of S. 1 Lobbying Reform.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Election Commission (FEC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 6126/S. 2838 Nursing home arbitration Fairness act, HR4040/S.2663, CPSC reform act, many provisions, FDA Reform, HR 985/S 274 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007, HR 3010/5312/6126 Arbitration, HR 3030, Wall Street Bailout Bill, FDA Import Safety Bill, HR 1424, HR 5244-the credit cardholders bill of rights act, HR 3221-Housing and Economic recovery act of 2008, whole bill.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Election Commission (FEC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act (H.R. 6589) Reopening of the Environmental Protection Agency's Libraries National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy Electronic Message Preservation Act (H.R. 5811) CPSC Reform Act (S. 2045) OPEN FOIA Act (S. 2746) Federal Employee Protection Act (S. 274) Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (H.R. 985) Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act (S. 3077) Public Access to Contractor Responsibility Database in National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Sec. 831 of S. 3001) Issues related to NARA's Decision to Stop Harvesting Agency Web Sites

Client expense: $18,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Congressional Public Financing Bill, HR 1905/S. 1257, DC House Voting Rights Act; S. 2191 Lieber/Warner Climate Security Act; HR 5811 Electronic Communications Preservation Act; HR 985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act; H-Climate Matters Act; Implementation of S. 1; S. 2041, False Claims Correction Act; HR 4294 Presidential Public Financing; S. 223, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act; S. 274 Federal Employees Protection of Disclosures Act; S. 1285 Fair Elections Now Act; S. 886-Presidential Records Act Reform; FDA reform/funding, Transparency in Federal Funding Act.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act (H.R. 6589) Electronic Message Preservation Act (H.R. 5811) Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 (H.R. 985) CPSC Reform Act (S. 2045) OPEN FOIA Act (S. 2746) Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act (S. 274) Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act (S. 3077) Provision in the Senates National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Sec. 831 of S. 3001) National Institutes of Health Public Access Requirement Issues related to the Government Printing Offices Study on Regional Libraries Issues related to the National Archives and Records Administrations Decision to Stop Harvesting Agency Websites Proposed Guidance on Sensitive But Unclassified Information

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), SENATE, White House Office

S.274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosure Act H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act of 2007 H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fy 2008

Client expense: $17,655 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

S.274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosure Act H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act H..R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act of 2007 H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act For FY 2008

Client expense: $17,600 · Firm income: Not reported

FISA (HR 6304); NSL (HR 3189); SSP (S.2533); CUI; enemy combatant detentions and status of Guantanamo Bay; Homegrown Terrorism bill (HR 1955); National Applications Office funding, surveillance issues; FBI/DOJ Oversight; Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; Whistleblower protection (HR 985 and S. 274).

Client expense: $16,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 985 Whistleblower Protection Act Overhaul S. 274 Whistleblower Protection Act Overhaul

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Committee Votes Online Budget, Earmarks , Taxes Transparency S. 3077 Whistleblower Reconciliation HR 985/S 274 Private Property Rights Protection and Government Accountability Act HR 6219 Eminenet Domain Tax Relief Act Transparency

Client expense: $38,768 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), President of the U.S., SENATE

FY 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions on the pay, benefits, contracting out and staffing levels, funding, and job security (DHS Personnel Plan, renamed the Human Capital Operational Plan) of DHS employees in Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Transportation Security Administration. HR 985/S 274 - amendments to Title 5, U.S. Code - provisions to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that they conform with certain disclosure protections.

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Urged Rep. Al Wynn to resign from committee to avoid conflict of interest regarding future employment; Opposed some Federal Election Commission appointees; Supported Whistleblower Act (HR 985 and S 274); Supported S 936, Fair Elections Now Act, public financing for congressional campaigns; Supported HR 5036, authorizing funding for voting machines, audits and backup paper ballots and HR 5803, authorizing funding for backup paper ballots.

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

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.82, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.206, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.1254, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2988, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2780, Annuitant Part-Time Service Credit S.1045, Performance Management in Government H.R.3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R.695, Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007 S.335, IRS Private Tax Collection Prohibition H.R.1, 9/11 Commission Initiatives S.4, 9/11 Commission Initiatives H.R.1684, DHS Authorization, FY 2008 H.R.1073, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.1354, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R.985, Whistleblowers Protection Enhancement Act S.274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures (Whistleblower Protection Act) S.9, Immigration Policy Reform S.1348, Immigration Policy Reform S.1639, Immigration Policy Reform H.R.1369, Family and Medical Leave H.R.2392, Family and Medical Leave S.80, Family and Medical Leave S.680, Competitive Sourcing H.R.2533, Recapture of Retirement Credit H.R.3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 S.2003, Federal Annuitant Reemployment H.R.3579, Federal Annuitant Reemployment S.1647, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R.726, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R.5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 H.R.5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R.3799, Paid Parental Leave H.R.3158, Paid Parental Leave H.R.5718, Paid Parental Leave H.R.5781, Paid Parental Leave S.3140, Paid Parental Leave H.R.3212, Transportation Security Personnel Management H.R.1090, Social Security Guarantee Plus Act H.R.2772, Windfall Elimination Provision S.3013, Non-Foreign COLA Act H.R.4106, Telework Improvement Act S.1000, Telework Act

Client expense: $151,710 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Election Commission (FEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Congressional Public Financing Bill, HR 1905/S. 1257, DC House Voting Rights Act; S. 2191 Lieber/Warner Climate Security Act; HR 5811 Electronic Communications Preservation Act; HR 985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act; H-Climate Matters Act; Implementation of S. 1; S. 2041, False Claims Correction Act; HR 4294 Presidential Public Financing; S. 223, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act; S. 274 Federal Employees Protection of Disclosures Act; S. 1285 Fair Elections Now Act; S. 886-Presidential Records Act Reform; FDA reform/funding, Transparency in Federal Funding Act.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Criminal Justice Issues including: sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney/client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice. Church State Measures including: free speech of churches. National Security Measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, PATRIOT Act section 215 powers, Protect America Act, Background Check Legislation. Privac Privacy Issues including: telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privilege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration Issues including: deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, ideological exclusions, employer verification, SAVE act, "No Match" letters, immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, naturalization delays, southern US border fence. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues including: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, civil rights discrimination issues, restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposals (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy,) domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform, e-voting, employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, post-Katrina discrimination (prison conditions, provisions of relief), voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment Issues including: reporters' shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, whistleblowers' protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom Issues including: family planning funding, global gag rule, abstinence only funding. Oversight hearings: DHS, ICE - denial of attorney/client privilege. DHS, FBI - immigration name checks. USCIS - immigration fee waivers. DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division - oversight of voting section. Nominations: Grace Chung Becker, briefing civil rights record. BILLS LOBBIED: HR 79, to amend the controlled substances act and the controlled substances import and export act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offences. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) HR 248, To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do not call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech) HR 281, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voter5s to vote by mail in Federal elections. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, voter access.) HR 372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do not call registry to prohibit politically oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, robocalls, privacy) HR 460, To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) HR 719, A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of internet access by sex offenders convicted under federal law, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, privacy, criminal justice) HR 811, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, e-voting, voter access, vote verification) HR 818, To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, civil rights, discrimination, voting rights) HR 985, To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms and agreements to the effect that such polices, forms and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, whistle blower protections.) HR 1117, To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reconstitute section7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper and counterfeit resistant drivers's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, privacy issues, REAL ID) HR 1352, To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhumane treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture) HR 13383, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. (Issue lobbied: free speech, robocalls) HR 1415, To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration) HR 1416, To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration) HR 1431, To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. (issue lobbied: civil rights, religious freedom, discrimination) HR 1540, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied, civil rights, discrimination, equal pay) HR 1592, To provide Federal assistance to states, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, equal protection, criminal justice, lgbt issues) HR 1955, To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, first amendment issues, civil liberties) HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection, lgbt issues) HR 2102, to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, free press, reporters' shield) HR 2275, to restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. (Issue lobbied: free speech, separation of church and state) HR 2517, To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, online censorship.) HR 3093, Making appropriations for the Department of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties) HR 3013, To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, civil rights, free speech) HR 3189, To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter powers, PATRIOT Act section 215 powers) HR 3195, To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (Issue lobbied: civil rights) HR 3356, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, surveillance, FISA) HR 3547, To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice) HR 3559, To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, fleeting expletives, broadcast indecency) HR 3685, To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection, lgbt issues) HR 3773, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, privacy) HR 3845, To establish a special counsel for child exploitation prevention and interdiction within the office of the deputy attorney general, to improve the internet crimes against children task force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. (Issue lobbied: free speech, online censorship, privacy) HR 3782, To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, surveillance, privacy, FISA) HR 3791, To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. (issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) HR 3845, To establish a special counsel for child exploitation prevention and interdiction within the office of the deputy attorney general, to improve the internet crimes against children task force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. (Issue lobbied: free speech, online censorship, criminal justice) HR 3846, To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free and law-abiding lives. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice) HR 3887, To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, immigration, criminal justice, human trafficking) HR 3971, To encourage states to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice) HR 4088, To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, national security, e-verify) HR 4109, To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice) HR 4120, To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) HR 4134, To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for internet crime prevention education programs. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) HR 4545, To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) HR 4137, To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) HR 4611, To prohibit racial profiling. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, discrimination) HR 4835, To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, civil rights, media diversity) HR 4882, To ensure broadcast station licenses are utilized to serve the public interest. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, civil rights, media diversity) HR 5036, To direct the administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdiction for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the re3sults of the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, e-voting, vote verification) HR 5038, To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights) HR 5129, To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection) HR 5157, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice) HR 5222, to rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, CA, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting. (Issue lobbied: first amendment. ) HR 5442, To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penaltie4s for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect state's rights, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, medical privacy) HR 5470, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, local broadcasting) HR 5514, to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit federal court jurisdiction over state laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, criminal justice) HR 5515, To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such acts, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration) HR 5607, To provide safe, fair and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, state secrets privilege.) HR 5747, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, robocalls) HRES 1055, Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, racial justice) S 49, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the carriage of child pornography by video service providers, to protect children from online predators, and to restrict the sale or purchase of children's personal information tin interstate commerce. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, privacy, criminal justice) S 185, A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration) S 186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, civil rights, free speech) S 215, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. (Issue lobbied: free speech, net neutrality) S 274, A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the special counsel, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, whistle blower protections) S 456, A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, discrimination) S 431, A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, free speech) S 519, A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, censorship, privacy) S 576, A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, due process, discrimination, criminal justice) S 717, A bill to repeal title !! of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides states additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper and counterfeit resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, privacy issue, real ID) S 1105, A bill to provide federal assistance to states, local jurisdictions and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, equal protection, criminal justice, lgbt issues) S 1267, A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, reporters' shields) S 1383, A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offences on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) S 1464, A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, habeas restoration, torture) S 1548, An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, torture) S 1685, A bill to reduce the sentencing disparity between powder and crack cocaine violations, and to provide increased emphasis on aggravating factor relating to the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) S 1689, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal pay) S1693, A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, medical privacy) S 1711, A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, sentencing disparities) S 1738, A bill to establish a special counsel for child exploitation prevention and interdiction within the office of the deputy attorney general, to improve the internet crimes against children task force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute predators. (Issue lobbied: criminal justice, privacy) S 1745, An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations) S 1780, A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives) S 1829, A bill to reauthorize programs under the Missing Children's Assistance Act. (Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, privacy) S 1843, A bill to amend title VII of the civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, women's rights, employment discrimination, equal protection) S 1881, A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that act and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) S 1927, A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, surveillance, FISA) S 1959, A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, first amendment issues, civil liberties) S 1965, A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, privacy, criminal justice) S 2011, A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007." (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, surveillance, FISA) S 2035, A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: free speech, free press, reporters' shield) S 2088, A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter powers, PATRIOT Act section 215 powers) S 2248, An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, surveillance, privacy, FISA) S 2258, A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, to amend the definition of an eligible not-for-profit holder, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) S 2305, A bill to prevent voter caging. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights) S 2344, A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate internet education for children. (Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship) S 2366, A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, national security, immigration ,e-verify) S 2368, A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, national security, immigration, e-verify) S 2481, A bill to prohibit racial profiling. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, discrimination) S 2533, A bill to enact a safe, fair and responsible state secrets privilege Act. (Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, state secrets privilege) S 2554, A bill to restore, reaffirm and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, employment discrimination, equal protection) S 2596, A bill to rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the city of Berkeley, CA, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Cops account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting. (Issue lobbied: first amendment) S 2624, A bill to regulate political robocalls. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, robocalls) S 2661, A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent or deceptive means through he internet, a practice known as "phishing," to provide the Federal Trade commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech, privacy, criminal justice) S 2709, A bill to increase the criminal penalties for illegally reentering the United States and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, criminal justice, discrimination) S 2710, A bill to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to use an employer's failure to timely resolve discrepancies with Social Security Administration after receiving a "no match" notice as evidence that the employer violated section 274A of the immigration and nationality act. (Issue lobbied: national security, e-verify, privacy, immigration, discrimination) S 2711, A bill to improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of unauthorized aliens and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, discrimination) S 2712, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by December 31, 2010, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, national security) S 2713, A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the illegal immigration reform and immigrant responsibility act of 1996. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2714, A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, discrimination) S 2715, A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied, civil rights, discrimination) S 2716, A bill to authorize the National Guard to provide support for the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, national security, immigration) S 2717, A bill to provide for enhanced federal enforcement of, and state and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2718, A bill to withhold 10 percent of the federal funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from states that issue driver's licenses to individuals without verifying the legal status of such individuals. (Issue lobbied: immigration, civil rights, discrimination) S 2719, A bill to provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2720, A bill to withhold federal financial assistance from each country that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, deportation) S 2721, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath of affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration) S 2722, A bill to prohibit aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from obtaining legal status or immigration benefits. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, discrimination) S 2731, A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, women's rights, family planning, global gag rule) S 2767, A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination) SJRES 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. (Issue lobbied: first amendment, free speech, media diversity)

Client expense: $707,938 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

FY 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations - with attention to the pay, benefits, contracting out and staffing levels, funding, and job security (DHS Personnel Plan, renamed the Human Capital Operational Plan) of DHS employees in Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. HR 985/S 274 - to amend Title 5, U.S. Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that they conform with certain disclosure protections.

Client expense: $332,048 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R.82, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.206, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.1254, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2988, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2780, Annuitant Part-Time Service Credit S.1045, Performance Management in Government H.R.3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R.695, Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007 S.335, IRS Tax Collection Prohibition H.R.1, 9/11 Commission Initiatives S.4, 9/11 Commission Initiatives H.R.1684, DHS Authorization, FY 2008 H.R.1073, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.1354, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R.985, Whistleblowers Protection Enhancement Act S.274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures (Whistleblower Protection Act) S.9, Immigration Policy Reform S.1348, Immigration Policy Reform S.1639, Immigration Policy Reform H.R.1369, Family and Medical Leave H.R.2392, Family and Medical Leave S.80, Family and Medical Leave S.680, Competitive Sourcing H.R.2533, Recapture of Retirement Credit H.R.3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 S.2003, Federal Annuitant Reemployment H.R.3579, Federal Annuitant Reemployment H.R.2669, College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 H.R.2661, Education for Public Service Act, 2007 S.1647, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R.726, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R.5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 H.R.5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R.3799, Paid Parental Leave H.R.3212, Transportation Security Personnel Management H.R.1090, Social Security Guarantee Plus Act H.R.2772, Windfall Elimination Provision

Client expense: $168,263 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Election Commission (FEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

H.R.82, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.206, Repeal of Government Pension Offset & Windfall Elimination Provision S.1254, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2988, Government Pension Offset Reform H.R.2780, Annuitant Part-Time Service Credit S.1045, Performance Management in Government H.R.3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R.695, Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007 S.335, IRS Tax Collection Prohibition H.R.1, 9/11 Commission Initiatives S.4, 9/11 Commission Initiatives H.R.1684, DHS Authorization, FY 2008 H.R.1073, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.1354, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R.985, Whistleblowers Protection Enhancement Act S.274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures (Whistleblower Protection Act) S.9, Immigration Policy Reform S.1348, Immigration Policy Reform S.1639, Immigration Policy Reform H.R.1369, Family and Medical Leave H.R.2392, Family and Medical Leave S.80, Family and Medical Leave S.680, Competitive Sourcing H.R.2533, Recapture of Retirement Credit H.R.3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 S.2003, Federal Annuitant Reemployment H.R.3579, Federal Annuitant Reemployment H.R.2669, College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 H.R.2661, Education for Public Service Act, 2007 S.1647, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R.726, Windfall Elimination Provision Offset H.R.5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 H.R.5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R.3799, Paid Parental Leave H.R.3212, Transportation Security Personnel Management H.R.1090, Social Security Guarantee Plus Act H.R.2772, Windfall Elimination Provision

Client expense: $168,263 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Election Commission (FEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

HR 985 Whistleblower Protection Act, S. 274 Whistleblower Protection Act, HR 4047 Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Act

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Carson Public Financing, Congressional Public Financing, Electronic Records-Presidential Records Act & Federal records Act S. 886, HR 1255, Ethics implementation, H. Res.895-Establishing Office of Congressional Ethics, Executive Branch Ethics, Fair Elections Now Act, FOIA Reform, General Open Government Issues, HR 4294 Presidential Funding Act of 2007, Implementation of S.1, Regulatory & Consumer Priorities, ROBO Calls, S.223-Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, S.2041 Whistleblower False Claims Act, Whistleblower Protection Act S. 274/HR 4047.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supported all in their entirety: H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act; S. 274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act; Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, H.R. 2831; Fair Pay Restoration Act, S. 1843; Employment Non-Discrimination Act, H.R. 2015, H.R. 3685; ADA Restoration Act, H.R. 3195, S. 1881; Equal Remedies Act, S. 1928; Military Family and Medical Leave Act, H.R. 3391, S. 1898; Healthy Families Act, H.R. 1542, S. 910; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act, H.R. 3481 H.R. 3875 Kucinich/Issa bill to amend FLSA to give Secy of Labor greater authority in certain wage and hour cases; H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act of 2007; Arbitration Fairness Act, H.R. 3010, S. 1782

Client expense: $69,503 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, UNDETERMINED

S.274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act of 2007 H.R. 1, Implementing Recommendations of the 0/11 Commission Act of 2007 H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008

Client expense: $32,363 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, UNDETERMINED

HR 2638 and 1684/S 1644, FY 2008 Homeland Security Appropriations, with particular attention to the pay, benefits, contracting out and staffing levels, funding, and job security (DHS Civil Service Plan, renamed the Human Capital Operational Plan) of DHS employees in Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. HR 1/S 4, to provide for implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States and to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, and to improve homeland security. HR 985/S 274, to amend Title 5, U.S. Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to required a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that they conform with certain disclosure protections.

Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. Marines, UNDETERMINED, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S. 274 Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act; S. 461 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007; S. 508 Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2007; H.R. 785 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007; H.R. 985 Whistleblower Enhancement Act of 2007

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Asbestos Reform, S.2290 Medical Malpractice Reform, S.2061 Class Action Reform, S.274, HR.1115 Statute of Repose

Client expense: $813,603 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

HR 1 Implementing the 911 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 S. 2045 CPSC Reform Act of 2007 HR 4047 Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamling Act of 2007 S.274. Federal Employees protection and Disclosures Act HR 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 1585, FY 2008 Defense Authorization Act HR355// S.2057 Federal Merit Systems Reauthorization Act of 2007

Client expense: $31,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

* H.R.1964 To protect, consistent with Roe v. Wade, a woman’s freedom to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). H.R.2102 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: free speech provisions). H.R.2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). H.R.2064 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require emergency contraception to be available to all military health care treatment care facilities. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). H.R.2316 To provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: grassroots lobby provision). H.R. 2638 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: privacy/civil liberties provisions). H.R.2764 Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: human rights provisions). H.R.985 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech provisions). H.R. 1117 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper-and counterfeit-resistant driver’s licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by provided interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. (Issue lobbied: privacy/civil liberties provisions). H.R.1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech and civil liberties provisions). H.R.1309 A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech provisions). H.R.1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of person occurs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: human rights provisions). H.R.1383 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. (Issue lobbied: free speech provisions). H.R.1415 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. (Issue lobbied: privacy/civil liberties and human rights provisions). H.R.1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). H.R.1429 To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). H.R.1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil rights provisions). H.R. 1592 To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). H.R. 1653 A bill to provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: provisions relating to comprehensive sexual education). H.R.1851 To reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 if the United States Housing Act of 1937. (Issue lobbied: Real ID provisions; privacy/civil liberties provisions). H.R.1943 To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). (Continued from earlier) H.R.923 To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). H.R. 20 To provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis. (Issue lobbied: provisions relating to post-abortion syndrome). H.R. 79 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). H.R. 101 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). (Issue lobbied: Entire bill). H.R. 253 To increase the evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense, to require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties provisions). H.R. 270 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2010 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: provisions relating to gender equity and human rights). H.R. 420 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 19071 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). H.R. 460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties provisions). H.R. 811 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. (Issued lobbied: Civil Rights provisions relating to disabled and language-minority voters). H.R. 819 A bill to expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women’s health care. (Issue lobbied: provisions relating to access to reproductive health). H.R.894 A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply certain requirements regarding the disclosure of identifying information within communications made through the Internet, to apply certain disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech provisions). H.R. 901 A bill to amend the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on such schools’ athletic programs. (Issue lobbied: gender equity provisions). H.R.923 To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). H.R.985 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech provisions). S.1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). S.1487 A bill to amend the Help America Act of 2002 to require an individual, durable, voter-verified paper record under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: Civil Rights provisions relating to disabled and language-minority voters). S.1538 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: privacy/civil liberties provisions). S.1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: human rights provisions). S.1639 A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). S.1644 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: privacy/civil liberties provisions). S.1685 A bill to reduce the sentencing disparity between powder and crack cocaine violations, and to provide increased emphasis on aggravating factors relating to the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties provisions). S.1710 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: provisions related to abstinence only, Title X, Weldon and VAWA.) S.1711 A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties provisions). S.1745 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: restrictions on Legal Services Corporations). S.1780 A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. (Issue lobbied: free speech provisions). S.Con.Res 40 A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness on January 11 of each year to raise awareness of and opposition to human trafficking. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). H.R. 1 To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. (Issue lobbied: human rights provisions). S.518 A bill to amend the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on such schools’ athletic programs. (Issue lobbied: gender equity provisions). S.535 A bill to establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). S.576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. (Issue lobbied: privacy/civil liberties and human rights provisions). S.717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper-and counterfeit-resistant driver’s licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by provided interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. (Issue lobbied: privacy/civil liberties provisions). S.849 A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech provisions). S.972 A bill to provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: provisions relating to comprehensive sexual education). S.1082 An act to amend the Federal Food, drug, and cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of medical products, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech and civil liberties provisions). S.1105 To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). S.1136 A bill to promote the economic security and safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). S.1173 A bill to protect, consistent with Roe v. Wade, a woman’s freedom to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: provisions relating to abortion rights). S.1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. (Issue lobbied: free speech provisions). S.1348 A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: privacy/civil liberties provisions; McConnell Voter ID Amendment). S.1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties provisions). Privacy issues including: Encryption restrictions Medical records privacy National ID proposals Privacy of information on the Internet Privacy of IRS records Privacy rights in the workplace Total Information Awareness (TIA) Reproductive rights including: Abortion restrictions and funding Abstinence only policies Adoption and foster care Contraceptive coverage in health insurance Family planning S.1 A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process. (Issue Lobbied: grassroots lobby provision). S.4 A bill to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: privacy/civil liberties provisions). S.21 A bill to expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women’s health care. (Issue lobbied: provisions relating to access to reproductive health). S.185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). S.186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. (Issue lobbied: civil liberties provisions). S.236 A bill to require reports to Congress on Federal agency use of data mining. (Issue lobbied: privacy/civil liberties provisions). S.274 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: free speech provisions). S.358 A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. (Issue lobbied: provisions relating to fetal personhood). S.453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. (Issue lobbied: free speech and civil liberties provisions). S.456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. (Issue lobbied: entire bill). Deportation issues Designation of certain groups as terrorist organizations FISA reauthorization Habeas corpus and detention National security letters Rendition Torture Attacks on the independence of the federal judiciary Church-state measures including: Federal funds for religiously controlled institutions Religious freedom issues School prayer School vouchers Workplace religious freedom Criminal justice issues including: Asset forfeiture Attorney-client privilege Death penalty Drug policy Juvenile justice issues Mandatory-minimum sentences Race-based traffic stops and racial profiling Victim’s right proposals Equal Protection Issues and Civil Rights Issues including: Affirmative Action Americans with Disabilities Act Civil rights discrimination cases Civil rights issues in the No Child Left Behind Act Civil rights tax relief policies CEDAW Election Reform Enforcement of civil rights laws Executive Order 11246 Help America Vote Act Human Trafficking Genetic discrimination Marriage equality President’s Faith Based Initiative and government-funded religion Title IX Welfare reauthorization Women’s Health Services Act First Amendment issues including: 527 reform FOIA Lobby reform Reporters’ shield Television indecency Television violence Whistleblowers’ protection Immigration issues including: Deportation proposals Incarceration and legal representation of immigrants Summary exclusion proposals Anti-terrorism measures including: 9-11 Commission Reform Intelligence Legislation Amendments to the Patriot Act Airport passenger profiling 1

Client expense: $1,771,812 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

HR 2638 and 1684/S 1644, FY 2008 Homeland Security Appropriations, with particular attention to the pay, benefits, contracting out and staffing levels, funding, and job security (DHS Civil Service Plan, recently renamed the Human Capital Operational Plan) of DHS employees in Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. HR 1/S 4, to provide for implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States and to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the ware on terror more effectively, and to improve homeland security. HR 985/S 274, to amend Title 5, US Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisdclosure policies, forms, and agreemeents to the effect that they conform with certain disclosure protections.

Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Supported all in their entirety: H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act; S. 274, Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act; H.R. 493, S. 358, Genetic Nondiscrimination Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act; Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, H.R. 2831; Fair Pay Restoration Act, S. 1843; Employment Non-Discrimination Act, H.R. 2015; H.R. 493, Genetic Nondiscrimination Act; S. 1725, Restoring Pension Promises to Workers Act; H.R. 2, S. 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act.

Client expense: $78,650 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Asbestos Reform, S. 2290 Medical Malpractice Reform, S. 2061 Class Action Reform, S. 274, HR. 1115 Statute of Repose

Client expense: $766,222 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE