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2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
Immigration Reform provisions of the following bills: H.R. 264, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 H.R.4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 Employment Verification provisions of the following bills: H.R. 662, Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2009 H.R. 19, a bill to require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification through the Basic Pilot Program H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 124, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 137, Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act H.R. 138, a bill to require Federal Contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification. H.R. 1096, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 1668, Border Control and Contractor Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 589, Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act of 2009 High Skill Immigration provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1791, the STAPLE Act of 2009 S. 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009 Low Skill Immigration provisions on the following bills: S. 388, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 1934/S. 1038, American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act of 2009 H.R. 4381, the H-2B Reform Act of 2009 Draft Miller-Lofgren H-2B Visa Reform Act (not yet introduced) Border security provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1655, Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1286, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief H.R. 2305, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program H.R. 1751, American Dream Act H.R. 2406, Charlie Norwood CLEAR Act of 2009 S. 1261, PASS ID Act S.729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 H.R. 3294, the Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009 Department of Labor H-2B temporary worker proposed rule RIN 1205AB54 FAR Case 2007013, a rule mandating government contractors to use the basic pilot program or E-Verify DHS Docket No. ICEB-2006-OO04, Supplemental Proposed Rule on "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter" DHS Docket NO. USCIS-2007-0058 RIN 1615-AB67, Proposed rule on H-2B seasonal worker visas DHS Proposed Rule on H-2A seasonal worker visas RIN 1205-AB55, September 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 171) DHS "Field Memo:" Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-lB Petitions, Including Third-Party Site Placements Additions to Officers Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 3 1.3(g)(15) (AFM Update AD 10-24)
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Energy and Climate Legislation; Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, including efficiency mandates; H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act; H.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program Act; S. 949, 21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act; S. 1175, authorizing DOE loans to electric utilities to carry out projects to comply with Federal RES; S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009; S. 3021, Support Renewable Energy Act of 2010; Graham draft clean energy standard legislation; S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010. H.R. 5019 "Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010", (energy efficiency); H.RES. 1329, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5019) to provide for the establishment of the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, and for other purposes (Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5019) to provide for the establishment of the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program: to make funds available to states to support financial assistance provided by qualified financing entities for making, to existing homes, energy efficiency improvements.); S. 3434, "Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010"; S. 3079, "Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010", (Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) the Building Star Energy Efficiency Rebate Program of 2010); H.R.4554, "Energy Assistance for American Families Act", (Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for FY2011-FY2014); H.R.2454, To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. H.R.2998, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R.4899, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. H.R.5136, To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. S.1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S.661, A bill to strengthen American manufacturing through improved industrial energy efficiency, and for other purposes. S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act and draft American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman); allocation of allowances; credit for early action; renewable electricity standard provisions, including provisions for alternative compliance payments and clean energy resource standard alternative; renewable integration credit; coal retirement incentives; proposals for renewable electricity integration credit for purchase or production of renewable power and offsets for credit costs. energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and workforce development, and for other purposes. S.2052, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes. H.R.5163, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes. S.2812, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes. H.R.5164, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes. S.2857, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit. S.774, A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by diversifying energy sources for onroad transport, increasing the supply of energy resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure, and for other purposes. S.807, A bill to reduce fuel prices and improve national energy security by increasing domestic supply, reducing excessive speculation in the markets, and promoting long-term security through alternative energy sources, and for other purposes. S.531, A bill to provide for the conduct of an in-depth analysis of the impact of energy development and production on the water resources of the United States, and for other purposes. S.949, A bill to improve the loan guarantee program of the Department of Energy under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, to provide additional options for deploying energy technologies, and for other purposes. S. 232/H.R.515, To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States. H.R.2471, To reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to authorize the Secretary of Energy to pay affected participants under a pension plan referred to in the USEC Privatization Act for benefit increases not received, to direct the Secretary of Energy to provide a plan for the re-enrichment of certain uranium tailings, and for other purposes. S.1061, A bill to reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund and to direct the Secretary of Energy to provide a plan for the re-enrichment of certain uranium tailings. S. 861, A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes. H.R. 2372, To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes; H.R.364, To restrict nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes. H.R.2828, To provide the United States with a comprehensive energy package to place Americans on a path to a secure economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production. H.R.3276, To promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes. H.R.2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods. H.R.3447, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to implement on-going appropriations for withdrawals from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, and for other purposes H.R.3201, To amend the General Mining Law to provide for a fair return to the public, security of tenure to holders of mining claims and mill sites, and cleanup of abandoned mine lands, and for other purposes. S.1261, A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes. H.R.3174, To provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions. H.R.3385, To authorize the use of amounts in the Nuclear Waste Fund to promote recycling of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes. H.R.644, To withdraw the Tusayan Ranger District and Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 2372, To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes. H.R.364, To restrict nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes. H.R.3598, To ensure consideration of water intensity in the Department of Energy's energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources. H.R.4061, To advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes H.R.5156, To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services. S.3535, A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by promoting the production of natural gas, nuclear energy, and renewable energy, and for other purposes S.3233, A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to barter, transfer, or sell surplus uranium from the inventory of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes H.R.5068, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to barter, transfer, or sell surplus uranium from the inventory of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes H.R.5088, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reaffirm the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States S.3322, A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation, and for other purposes H.RES.1209, Expressing disapproval of the House of Representatives with respect to the Department of Energy's motion with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to withdraw the license application for a high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain with prejudice. H.RES.1466, Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Energy to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Energy's application to foreclose use of Yucca Mountain as a high level nuclear waste repository. S.J.RES.26 Title: A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
2010 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: H. Res. 1777 House Resolution: Raising Awareness of School Pushout and Promoting Dignity in Schools - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Education; Corporal Punishment, Positive Behavior Supports; HR 1064 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1283 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 1315 the Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 1727 Managing Arson Through Criminal History - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, criminal justice; HR 1751 American Dream Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Immigrants rights; HR 2200 TSA authorization/body scanning machines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy/bodily integrity; HR 2262 the Safe Schools Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 2289 the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 2517 the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 2597 Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, Education, School Discipline, Positive Behavior Supports; HR 2965 the Dont Ask, Dont Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3017 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3458 Net Neutrality - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 3471 Real ID repeal legislation - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; HR 3567 the Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Health Amendment, abortion coverage in PCIP; HR 3590 (Sec. 1557) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: non-discrimination clause, Womens Health Amendment; HR 374 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 3986 the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; HR 4115 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide a restoration of notice pleading in Federal courts, and for other purposes. - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 429 A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. - Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency, First Amendment; HR 4335 Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; HR 4364 Citizen Participation Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: first amendment rights of petition and free speech; HR 4530 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 4556 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 4645 Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Freedom to Travel, Human Rights; HR 4806 the Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 4892 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 5136 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 5143 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; HR 5175 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association, Privacy; HR 5231 the Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 5237 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; HR 5300 Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 5548 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; HR 5566 Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 5628 Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Disability Rights; Corporal Punishment; HR 5748 End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 5822 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; HR 5894 Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Discrimination; HR 5939 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 6423 Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; HR 6497 DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; HR 6500 Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: Housing Discrimination; LGBT Rights; HR 6523 Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; HR 6532 Procedures for Sanctions Against Charities Act - Issues Lobbied: Due process; HR 6548 Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 985 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 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. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HRes 383 Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security Laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 1261 PASS ID - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; S 147 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S 1504 A bill to provide that Federal courts shall not dismiss complaints under rule 12(b)(6) or (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957). - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 1584 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; S 1684 Managing Arson Through Criminal History - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, criminal justice; S 182 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation Updating the Equal Pay Act; S 2977 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3065 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Rights, Academic Freedom; S 3081 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3112 Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Freedom to Travel; S 3295 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association; S 3327 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; S 3390 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; S 3454 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Ban on privately funded abortions on military bases, Dream Act; S 3480 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; S 3607 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: Detention, Due Process; S 3628 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Freedom of Association, Privacy; S 3656 FY2011 CJS Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: LSC Funding, Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 3707 Terrorist Detention Review Reform Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; S 3804 Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, online copyright; S 3806 SECURE Facilities Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, backscattter; S 3841 Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 3992 DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; S 435 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 446 A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. - Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency, First Amendment; S 448 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 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 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; S 678 the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 714 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment, Communications privacy, executive power; Other Congressional Matters: Gene Patenting Legislation (no bill introduced yet) - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Women's Right; Campaign Finance - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment , Free Speech, Public Financing; Terrorism Studies and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Radical ideologies and speech rights - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Domestic Terrorism and online speech - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Youth Speech Online and Cyberbullying - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech, Equal Protection; Birthright Citizenship Amendment - Issues Lobbied: 14th Amendment, Racial Justice, Equal Protection; Congressional oversight of the Faith-based Initiative - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Discrimination; Higher Education Anti-harassment bill - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; Broadcaster Fairness and Accuracy - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; Espionage Act Amendments - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press and wikileaks; State and local enforcement of immigration laws - Issues Lobbied: Immigrants Rights, Privacy; Southwest border enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement oversight, privacy; Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Immigration, National ID, employment verification, privacy; Secure Communities - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Immigrants Rights; SAMHSA Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; Workplace Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; Thomson Correctional Center Purchase - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; Miranda Warnings - Issues Lobbied: National Security, due process rights; Targeted Killings - Issues Lobbied: National Security, due process rights; ESEA Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Corporal Punishment; Positive Behavior Supports; Convention for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers; Patriot Act Reform Legislation - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues; Attorney General Guidelines - Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights, discrimination; Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Location Tracking - Issues Lobbied: privacy; New sex ed legislation - Issues Lobbied: reproductive rights; Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, access to the courts; Boucher Consumer Internet Privacy Legislation - Issues Lobbied: online privacy Federal Agency Issues: U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards, FBI Oversight, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty, Faith-Based Programs, Miranda Warnings, National Security, Targeted Killings, Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry, Information Sharing, Privacy, Attorney General Guidelines, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance, Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, DADT Court Decisions, Indigent Defense Reform, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Haitian refugees, Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Controlled Unclassified Information, Limiting use of WBI/Border Questioning of US Citizens, National ID, employment verification, privacy, Use of datamining technologies, Government Watch Lists, Racial Profiling; Department of Homeland Security, CRCL - Issues Lobbied: PREA implementation, Secure communities; Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI/Border Questioning of US Citizens; White House - Issues Lobbied: Haitian refugees, Targeted Killings, Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Controlled Unclassified Information, State Secrets Guidance, CEDAW, abortion coverage in PCIP, National Defense Authorization Act; Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty, Faith-Based Programs; White House Pay Equity Task Force - Issues Lobbied: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization, Racial Justice; Human Rights; US Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Safe release policies, alternatives to detention, Secure communities, Grievance process, 287 (g) agreements; Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: ICE enforcement, detention; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Issues Lobbied: Material support; Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Electronic medical records, Womens Health Amendment, abortion coverage in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Abortion in the health care exchanges created by health care reform law, Denials of repro health care at religious hospitals; Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Civil Rights, Hospital Visitation Protections; Department of Health and Human Services, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Civil Rights, Blood Donation Ban for Gay and Bisexual Men; DOJ Civil Rights Division - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights Enforcement and Election Protection, Racial Justice; Voting Rights; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; Federal Bureau of Investigation - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Attorney General Guidelines; National Archives - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Commerce Department - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Framework of Broadband Access, Net Neutrality; Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Pregnancy discrimination in mortgages, ules relating to use of tenants criminal convictions, VAWA certification form, Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, or Stalking; CDC- Issues Lobbyied: LGBT issues; Treasury Department: Housing Discrimination
2010 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.- all provisions relating to consumer protection and restructuring of the financial services industry . S. 139 - A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information - provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 141 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 414 - A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting S. 392 - A bill to protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing credit card debt, unfair credit card practices, and deceptive credit offers - provisions related to young consumers. S. 235 - A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan - provisions related to young consumers. H.R. 1469 - To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system - provisions relating to credit reporting. H.R. 1728 - the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending act of 2009 - provisions relating to credit reporting. H..R. 1748 - the "Fight Fraud Act 2009" - provisions relating to mortgage fraud. H.R. 2221 - Data Accountability & Trust Act - provisions relating to protecting computerized data containing personal information and other provisions relating to credit reporting. H.R. 3126- Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - all sections particularly as they relate to consumer reporting agencies. H.R. 3149 - Equal Employment for All Act - all provisions relating to the use of consusmer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. S. 1490 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement, assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally idenftifiable information. - all provisions relating to data brokers H.R. 3421 - The Medical Debt Relief Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from making any report containing information related to a fully paid or settled medical debt that had been characterized as debt in collection for credit reporting purposes, which, for the date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more than 30 calendar days.- all provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 1261 - A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes.- provisions relating to driver's licenses. H.R. 4538 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers - all provisions relating to credit scores. S. 3217- "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010" - A bill to promote the financial stability of the US by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect cosumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes - provisions relating to consumer financial protection. H.R. 5743 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the furnishing of certain negative loan modification information to a consumer reporting agency and to prohibit such information from being used in computing a consumer's credit score. All provisions as they relate to consumer reporting agencies. S. 3742 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 - all provisions relating to consumer protection. S. 3987 - Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010 - Amends the FCRA with respect to the applicability of identify theft guidelines to creditors - All provisions relating to identity theft
2010 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Travel documents; identification documents; immigration reform; E-verify; TSA airport operations; CBP airport operations; US-VISIT; TWIC; international trusted traveler programs; REAL ID; S. 1261, PASS ID; FY2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act; H.R. 2200, TSA Authorization Act; H.R.3619, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011; S.1194, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011; H.R.3082, Continuing Resolution
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
| Republican |
| TN |
| Max Baucus | Democratic | MT |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Roland Burris | Democratic | IL |
| Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | DE |
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
Client expense: $210,055 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Travel documents; identification documents; immigration reform; TSA airport operations; CBP airport operations; US-VISIT; TWIC; international trusted traveler programs; REAL ID; PASS ID, S.1261; FY2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations; H.R.2200, TSA Authorization Act; H.R.3082, Continuing Resolution
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Chemical Security Issues, generally; S. 773, "Cyber Security Act of 2009"; S. 946, "Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act"; H.R. 2195, "Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act"; H.R. 2165, "Bulk Power System Protection Act"; S.3480, "Protecting Cyber Space as a National Asset Act of 2010"; S.3538, "National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010"; H.R.5548, "Protecting Cyber Space as a National Asset Act of 2010"; H.R.5026, "Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act of 2010". Promote & protect the security interests of natural gas utilities regarding HR 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 (CFAT), and the scope of its authority over certain utility activities; Exclude utility storage facilities from coverage under legislation HR 2477, bill to extend the DHS Secretary authority to regulate security of chemical facilities; Exclude utility storage facilities from coverage under legislation. S.1261, A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes. H.R.3174, To provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions. H.R.2868, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes. H.R.4061, To advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 2892/ S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 (E-Verify Amendments) All provisions on employment verification in the following bills: H.R. 4381, H-2B Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 662, Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2009 H.R. 19, To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification through the Basic Pilot Program H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 124, Secure the Capitol Act, including lawsuit against FAR Council for mandating similar requirements H.R. 137, Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act, including lawsuit against DHS for mandating similar requirements H.R. 138, To require Federal Contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, including lawsuit against FAR Council for mandating similar requirements H.R. 1096, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act, including published study and issued statements on the requirements H.R. 1668, Border Control and Contractor Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 589, Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act, including lawsuit against DHS on similar requirements All provisions on high and low skill immigration in following bills: H.R. 1791, STAPLE Act H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 H.R. 5875, Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 H.R. 6080, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes H.R. 1934, American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act of 2009 S. 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009 S. 2804, Employ America Act S. 388, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 S. 1038, Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2009 (AgJOBS Act) All provisions of the following bills: S. 729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 S. 3280, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, including issues related to the DREAM Act Amendment H.R. 2414, Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2009 All provisions on comprehensive immigration reform: H.R. 264, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 (E-Centives Act) H.R 4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 Bills on border issues: H.R. 1655, Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1286, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief of 2005 H.R. 5875, Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 H.R. 6080, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes Bills on Immigration Generally: H.R. 2305, SAFE for Americans Act H.R. 3294, Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009 H.R. 1299, United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009 S. 1261, PASS ID Act S. 3992, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act Including the following pending rules: DOL H-2B temporary worker proposed rule RIN 1205AB54, a rule mandating government contractors to use the basic pilot program (or E-Verify) FAR Case 2007013 Supplemental Proposed Rule on "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter," DHS Docket No. ICEB-2006-0004 DHS proposed rule on H-2B seasonal worker visas, Docket No. USCIS-2007-0058, RIN 1615-AB67 DHS Proposed Rule on H-2A seasonal worker visas RIN 1205-AB55, September 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 171) DHS Field Memo: Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-lB Petitions, Including Third-Party Site Placements Additions to Officers Field Manual (AFM), Chapter 3 1.3(g)(15) (AFM Update; AD 10-24) DHS implementation of P.L.111-230, RIN 1205AB61; 20 CFR Part 655 Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H2B Program.DHS revised 1-129 form used for Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker Various issues relating to immigration reform
Client expense: $36,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Energy Legislation, generally; Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, including efficiency mandates; H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act; H.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program Act; S. 949, 21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act; S. 1175, authorizing DOE loans to electric utilities to carry out projects to comply with Federal RES; S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009; S. 3021, Support Renewable Energy Act of 2010; Graham draft clean energy standard legislation; S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010. H.R. 5019 "Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010", (energy efficiency); H.R. 5883, Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act H.R. 5899, A Roadmap for Americas Energy Future (reverse auction for renewables); S. 20, Clean Energy Standard Act S. 3576, Securing Americas Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act (RES/EERS); S. 3618, Enabling the Nuclear Renaissance Act (including declaring nuclear as renewable); S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act (electric vehicles; Home Star energy efficiency); S. 3813, Renewable Electricity Promotion Act (renewable electricity standard); S. 3923, Let the States Innovate on Sustainable Energy Act (state feed-in-tariff authority). H.R.5476, Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010; S.3591, "Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act of 2010"; S.3590, "Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Revenue Act of 2010; S.3589, "Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act of 2010"; Energy and Climate legislation affecting natural gas utilities Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, including efficiency mandates. These issues arose in: S 3079, Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010 S 3177, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 S 3059, National Energy Efficiency Enhancement Act of 2010 S 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 661, Restoring Americas Manufacturing Leadership tH.R.ough Efficiency Act S 598, Appliance Standards Improvement Act S1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act H.R. 3488, Clean Cities Program Reauthorization Act H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act S 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production H.R. 2766 & S 1215, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act H.R. 2372, To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes. H.R.2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods. H.R.2471, To reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to authorize the Secretary of Energy to pay affected participants under a pension plan referred to in the USEC Privatization Act for benefit increases not received, to direct the Secretary of Energy to provide a plan for the re-enrichment of certain uranium tailings, and for other purposes. H.R.2828, To provide the United States with a comprehensive energy package to place Americans on a path to a secure economic future tH.R.ough increased energy innovation, conservation, and production. H.R.2868, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes. H.R.3174, To provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions. H.R.3201, To amend the General Mining Law to provide for a fair return to the public, security of tenure to holders of mining claims and mill sites, and cleanup of abandoned mine lands, and for other purposes. H.R.3276, To promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes. H.R.3385, To authorize the use of amounts in the Nuclear Waste Fund to promote recycling of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes. H.R.3447, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to implement on-going appropriations for withdrawals from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, and for other purposes. H.R.3448, To establish an expedited schedule for the issuance of a Combined Construction and Operating License for nuclear reactors that meet certain conditions, and for other purposes. H.R.3598, To ensure consideration of water intensity in the Department of Energy's energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources. H.R.4061, To advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes H.R.5068, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to barter, transfer, or sell surplus uranium from the inventory of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes H.R.5088, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reaffirm the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States H.R.515, To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States. H.R.5156, To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services. H.R.5866, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 requiring the Secretary of Energy to carry out initiatives to advance innovation in nuclear energy technologies, to make nuclear energy systems more competitive, to increase efficiency and safety of civilian nuclear power, and for other purposes. H.RES.1209, Expressing disapproval of the House of Representatives with respect to the Department of Energy's motion with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to withdraw the license application for a high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain with prejudice. H.RES.1466, Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Energy to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Energy's application to foreclose use of Yucca Mountain as a high level nuclear waste repository. S. 861, A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes. S.1061, A bill to reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund and to direct the Secretary of Energy to provide a plan for the re-enrichment of certain uranium tailings. S.1261, A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes. S.232, A bill to prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States. S.3233, A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to barter, transfer, or sell surplus uranium from the inventory of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes S.3322, A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation, and for other purposes S.3535, A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by promoting the production of natural gas, nuclear energy, and renewable energy, and for other purposes S.3618, A bill to further enable a nuclear renaissance in the United States to improve energy security, reduce future pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, provide large, reliable sources of electricity, and create thousands of high-quality jobs for the citizens of the United States, and for other purposes. S.3844, A bill to provide for the approval of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. S.531, A bill to provide for the conduct of an in-depth analysis of the impact of energy development and production on the water resources of the United States, and for other purposes. S.774, A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by diversifying energy sources for onroad transport, increasing the supply of energy resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure, and for other purposes. S.807, A bill to reduce fuel prices and improve national energy security by increasing domestic supply, reducing excessive speculation in the markets, and promoting long-term security tH.R.ough alternative energy sources, and for other purposes. S.949, A bill to improve the loan guarantee program of the Department of Energy under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, to provide additional options for deploying energy technologies, and for other purposes. S.J.RES.26, A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. H.R. 5696, "Electric Consumer Right to Know Act"; S. 3487, "Electric Consumer Right to Know Act";
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: HR 1064 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1283 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 1315 the Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 1727 Managing Arson Through Criminal History - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, criminal justice; HR 1800 National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215; HR 2200 TSA authorization/body scanning machines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy/bodily integrity; HR 2262 the Safe Schools Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 2289 the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 2517 the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 2597 Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Positive Behavior Supports; HR 2701 Intelligence Authorization for FY2010 - Issues Lobbied: Open government; accountability; HR 3017 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3245 the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 3458 Net Neutrality - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 3471 Real ID repeal legislation - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; HR 3567 the Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Health Amendment, abortion coverage in PCIP; HR 3721 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; HR 374 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 3986 the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; HR 4115 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide a restoration of notice pleading in Federal courts, and for other purposeS - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: FOIA and Whistleblower provisions; HR 429 A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedingS - Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency, First Amendment; HR 4335 Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; HR 4530 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 4556 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 4645 Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Freedom to Travel; HR 4806 the Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 4892 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 5136 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 5143 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; HR 5175 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association; HR 5231 the Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 5237 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; HR 5300 Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 553 Reducing Over-Classification Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; HR 5548 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: cybersecurity; HR 5566 Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 5628 Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Disability Rights; Corporal Punishment; HR 5748 End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 5751 Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: Lobbying restrictions; HR 5822 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; HR 5894 Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act - Issues Lobbied: ; HR 5939 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Issues Lobbied: ; HR 985 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 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. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HR1304 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 To create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of p - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR1507 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; HR 2765 Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; HR 3335 Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; HR 6283 Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Reproductive Freedom; HRes 383 Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security Laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 147 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 1494 Intelligence Authorization for FY2010 - Issues Lobbied: Open government; accountability; S 1504 A bill to provide that Federal courts shall not dismiss complaints under rule 12(b)(6) or (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S 41 (1957). - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 1788 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 1584 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; S 1684 Managing Arson Through Criminal History - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, criminal justice; S 1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy; S 1756 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; S 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; S 182 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation Updating the Equal Pay Act; S 2977 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3065 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Rights, Academic Freedom; S 3081 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3112 Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Freedom to Travel; S 3113 Refugee Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: ; S 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: FOIA and Whistleblower provisions; S 3295 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association; S 3327 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; S 3390 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; S 3454 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Military facilities abortion ban, DREAM Act, National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, vouchers, DADT; S 3480 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: cybersecurity; S 3518 Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; S 3628 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Freedom of Association, Privacy; S 3707 Terrorist Detention Review Reform Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; S 372 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S 3806 SECURE Facilities Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, backscattter; S 3841 Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 3878 Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Reproductive Freedom; S 3932 Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: ; S 435 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 446 A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedingS - Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency, First Amendment; S 449 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 A bill to protect free speech. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 678 the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 714 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 729 DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; S 773 Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: Communications privacy, executive power; S1261 PASS ID - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; S1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S1516 Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S448 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 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 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HR 5815 Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Open government; accountability; HR 5037 Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; S 3717 Freedom of Information Act Amendments - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; HR 6086 Freedom of Information Act Amendments - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; HR 1826 Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; S 752 Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; HR 6026 Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; H Res 1378 Condemning the theft from the Mojave National Preserve of the national Mojave Cross memorial honoring American soldiers who died in World War I. - Issues Lobbied: Religious Freedom; S 3804 Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act - Issues Lobbied: Frist Amendment; S 3656 FY2011 CJS Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: LSC Funding, Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 3082 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Thomson Prison Facilty; HR 6153 Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: human rights; S 3798 Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: human rights; Other Congressional Issues: Airline Security - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Location Tracking - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Gene Patent Legislation - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Women's Rights; CEDAW - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; Youth Speech Online and Cyberbullying - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Title V abstinence-only - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; Birthright Citizenship Amendment - Issues Lobbied: 14th Amendment; Indian Health Services - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; Terrorism Studies and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Radical ideologies and speech rights - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Mentally-disabled detainees & deportation - Issues Lobbied: Detainee Rights; Secure Communities - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Sexual assault in ICE detention - Issues Lobbied: Immigrants Rights; Southwest border enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement oversight, privacy; CBP use of excessive and lethal force - Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement oversight; Thomson Correctional Center Purchase - Issues Lobbied: National Security; Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry - Issues Lobbied: Natioanal Security, Accountabiltiy; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Fusion Centers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and domestic spying concerns; Patriot Act Reform Legislation - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy; Controlled Unclassified Information - Issues Lobbied: Natioanl Security, Government Transparecny; DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, National Security; Material support statutes - Issues Lobbied: Frist Amendment, National Security; National security letters - Issues Lobbied: Government Transperancy; Criminal surveillance - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; various cybersecurity initiatives - Issues Lobbied: Natioanl Security, Government Transparecny; National ID/employment verification - Issues Lobbied: privacy; Electronic Communications Privacy Act, - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Use of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Filming the Police - Issues Lobbied: Frist Amendment, Government Accountablity; Boucher Consumer Internet Privacy Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Pro-Choice Caucus Meeting (DoD ban, Hyde, health care reform, Global Gag Rule, etc.) - Issues Lobbied: ; SAMHSA Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; Workplace Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; USCCR Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: USCCR; Racial Justice; Human Rights; Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; ERPA - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling; Online Speech Restrictions - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Federal Agency Issues: Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, body scanners; Executive Office of the President/White House - Issues Lobbied: CEDAW, abortion coverage in PCIP, Dream Act, ICE enforcement priorities, Southwest border enforcement, Miranda Warnings, Targeted Killings, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Executive Order 12958, Controlled Unclassified Information, National security letters, various cybersecurity initiatives, Sexual assault in ICE detention; Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hospital Visitation Protections, Blood Donation Ban for Gay and Bisexual Men, Electronic medical records, Denials of repro health care at religious hospitals, HIPAA privacy rules high risk pool, healthcare non-discrimination provision; Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Pregnancy discrimination in mortgages; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Indigent Defense Reform, Faith-Based Programs, Access to counsel, OSC, Miranda Warnings, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards, Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases, Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers, Attorney General Guidelines, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, Mentally-disabled detainees & deportation, OJP re-entry programs; U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act; US Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: ICE enforcement priorities, Mentally-disabaled detainees & deportation, Sexual assault in ICE detention, ICE Detainers; Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Utah blacklist, CBP use of excessive and lethal force, LEP, Diplomatic assurances, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers, Controlled Unclassified Information, DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, various cybersecurity initiatives, National ID, employment verification, privacy, Use of datamining technologies by the government, Government Watch Lists, Secure Communities; DHS/OCRCL - Issues Lobbied: LEP; DHS/EOIR - Issues Lobbied: Legal Orientation Program; Office of Inspector General - Issues Lobbied: Diplomatic assurances; US Customs and Border Protection - Issues Lobbied: Southwest border enforcement; White House, Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty; State Department - Issues Lobbied: Targeted Killings, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization; White House Domestic Policy Counsel - Issues Lobbied: ESEA Reauthorization, Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Corporal Punishment; Positive Behavior Supports, Mentally-disabled detainees & deportation; Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division - Issues Lobbied: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization; Federal Bureau of Investigation - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers, Attorney General Guidelines; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers,; National Archives - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; National Security Council - Issues Lobbied: Reducing Over-Classification Act, Executive Order 12958; Information Security Oversight Office - Issues Lobbied: Controlled Unclassified Information; Commerce Department - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, healthcare non-discrimination provision; National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Framework of Broadband Access, Network Neutrality; Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: FY12 Budget -Title V abstinence-only; Internal Revenue Service - Issues Lobbied: healthcare non-discrimination provision; Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: bullying, First Amendment; FNMA/FMAC - Issues Lobbied: Housing and Women
Client expense: $295,250 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
: S.3607 and S.Amend to H.R.3081 FY 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill FY2011 Homeland Security Appropriations Act - Issues related to the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) project funding; Issues related to implementation of the REAL-ID Act (PL 109-13); Coordination on state and federal disaster declarations S. 1261 - A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Guard, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.- all provisions relating to consumer protection and restructuring of the financial services industry . S. 139 - A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information - provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 141 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 414 - A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting S. 392 - A bill to protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing credit card debt, unfair credit card practices, and deceptive credit offers - provisions related to young consumers. S. 235 - A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan - provisions related to young consumers. H.R. 1469 - To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system - provisions relating to credit reporting. H.R. 1728 - the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending act of 2009 - provisions relating to credit reporting. H..R. 1748 - the "Fight Fraud Act 2009" - provisions relating to mortgage fraud. H.R. 2221 - Data Accountability & Trust Act - provisions relating to protecting computerized data containing personal information and other provisions relating to credit reporting. H.R. 3126- Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - all sections particularly as they relate to consumer reporting agencies. H.R. 3149 - Equal Employment for All Act - all provisions relating to the use of consusmer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. S. 1490 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement, assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally idenftifiable information. - all provisions relating to data brokers H.R. 3421 - The Medical Debt Relief Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from making any report containing information related to a fully paid or settled medical debt that had been characterized as debt in collection for credit reporting purposes, which, for the date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more than 30 calendar days.- all provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 1261 - A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes.- provisions relating to driver's licenses. H.R. 4538 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers - provisions relating to credit scores. S. 3217- "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010" - A bill to promote the financial stability of the US by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect cosumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes - provisions relating to consumer financial protection. H.R. 5743 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the furnishing of certain negative loan modification information to a consumer reporting agency and to prohibit such information from being used in computing a consumer's credit score. All provisions as they relate to consumer reporting agencies. S. 3742 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 - all provisions relating to consumer protection.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Travel documents; identification documents; immigration reform; TSA airport operations; CBP airport operations; US-VISIT; TWIC; international trusted traveler programs; REAL ID; PASS ID, S.1261; FY2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations; H.R.2200, TSA Authorization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Travel documents; identification documents; immigration reform; E-verify; TSA airport operations; CBP airport operations; US-VISIT; TWIC; international trusted traveler programs; REAL ID; S. 1261, PASS ID; FY2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act; H.R. 2200, TSA Authorization Act; H.R.3619, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011; S.1194, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (CIR ASAP Act) S. 729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 H.R. 5875, Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 H.R. 6080, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes All provisions on employment verification in the following bills: H.R. 662, Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2009 H.R. 19, To require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification through the Basic Pilot Program H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 124, Secure the Capitol Act, including lawsuit against FAR Council for mandating similar requirements H.R. 137, Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act, including lawsuit against DHS for mandating similar requirements H.R. 138, To require Federal Contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, including lawsuit against FAR Council for mandating similar requirements H.R. 1096, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act, including published study and issued statements on the requirements H.R. 1668, Border Control and Contractor Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/ S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 (E-Verify Amendments) H.R. 589, Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act, including lawsuit against DHS on similar requirements All provisions on high and low skill immigration in following bills: H.R. 1791, STAPLE Act S. 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009 S. 2804, Employ America Act S. 388, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 1934, American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act of 2009 S. 1038, Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2009 (AgJOBS Act) H.R. 4381, H-2B Reform Act of 2009 (working with Lofgren staff on potential language) All provisions on comprehensive immigration reform: H.R. 264, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 (E-Centives Act)(No direct lobbying on this bill, but lobbied on previous versions introduced in prior Congresses) Bills on border issues: H.R. 1655, Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1286, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief of 2005 Bills on Immigration Generally: H.R. 2305, SAFE for Americans Act H.R. 1751, American Dream Act H.R. 2406, Charlie Norwood CLEAR Act of 2009 S. 1261, PASS ID Act, No direct lobbying on this bill this quarter, but testified and made recommendations on the issue prior to introduction of the legislation and had communications with congressional staff on the issue H.R. 3294, Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009 H.R. 1299, United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009 S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act REAL ID implementation program (specific legislation not yet introduced) Including the following pending rules: DOL H-2B temporary worker proposed rule RIN 1205AB54, a rule mandating government contractors to use the basic pilot program (or E-Verify) FAR Case 2007013 Supplemental Proposed Rule on "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter" DHS Docket No. ICEB-2006-OO04 DHS proposed rule on H-2B seasonal worker visas, Docket No. USCIS-2007-0058, RIN 1615-AB67 DHS Proposed Rule on H-2A seasonal worker visas RIN 1205-AB55, September 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 171) DHS Field Memo: Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-lB Petitions, Including Third-Party Site Placements Additions to Officers Field Manual (AFM), Chapter 3 1.3(g)(15) (AFM Update;AD 10-24) Various issues relating to immigration reform
Client expense: $29,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Immigration
See attached. H.RES.1026 Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible and effective immigration enforcement policies which both welcome lawful immigrants and non-immigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or unlawful continuing presence of foreign persons. (Provisions stating that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) E-Verify should be mandatory, and that worksite enforcement policies should hold both employers and illegal employees responsible for violations of immigration law; (2) installing and sustaining border security infrastructure and manpower is a critical responsibility of the federal government; and (3) any immigration reform Congress adopts should not grant amnesty to, or confer legal status upon, illegal aliens in the United States) H.R.1751 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.(Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens) H.R.1868 Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) - To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth. (Provisions that would limit birthright citizenship only to children born to at least one parent who is either: (1) a citizen or national of the United States; (2) a lawful permanent resident; or (3) actively serving in the U.S. military) H.R.2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery) H.R. 2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2009 (Provisions to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.) H.R. 2414 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor) H.R.2709 Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would dramatically increase legal immigration by providing for the recapture of what its proponents claim are unused green cards from 1992 to date to bring in more family-based immigrantsall of whom will need jobs) H.R.2847 Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2644 to H.R.2847 Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) (Provisions that would require the Census Bureau to include questions about citizenship and immigration status on 2010 decennial census forms) H.R.3288 Rep. John Olver (D-MA) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (Omnibus Appropriations bill) (Provisions that cut spending for the important State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), which provides federal money to the states to help them pay for the incarceration of criminal aliens) H.R.3308 Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC)-A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009) (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.) H.R.3548 Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) - To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2695 to H.R.3548 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) make E-Verify permanent; (2) require that individuals who receive unemployment compensation benefits under any state or federal law first have their identity and employment eligibility verified through E-Verify; and (3) require businesses that contract with the federal government to use E-Verify) H.R.3590 Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) - An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform). S.AMDT.2991 to H.R.3590 Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ);Richard Durbin (D-IL); Jay Rockefeller (D-WV); and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) (Provisions that would outright repeal the current 5-year waiting period before immigrants can access taxpayer-funded health care benefits, which would burden American taxpayers by making every legal alien immediately eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health care). S.AMDT.3111 to H.R.3590 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) require the use of a meaningful and effective verification system to ensure that illegal aliens will not be able to access taxpayer-funded tax subsidies created by the bill; (2) prevent illegal aliens from accessing the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy insurance; and (3) maintain the 5-year waiting period in current law so that immigrants must pay into the system before they are able to receive taxpayer-funded health benefits) H.R.3962 Rep. John Dingell (D- MI) - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would allow illegal aliens to access the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy health insurance) H.R.4321 Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) - To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, dramatically increase legal immigration, and create loopholes in existing penalties in exchange for empty promises of enforcement in the future) H.R.4548 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To enforce the restriction on in-State tuition for aliens unlawfully present in the United States. (Provisions that would: (1) amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act to clarify that illegal aliens who attend a postsecondary educational institution are ineligible for in-state tuition unless the institution offers those rates to all American citizens; (2) provide out-of-state students legal standing to file civil actions against states and institutions that violate the law; and (3) bar any college or university that provides in-state tuition to illegal aliens from receiving any Federal funding) H.R.4708 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility under Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program. (Provisions that would: (1) require applicants for taxpayer-subsidized benefits under SCHIP to be verified through a well-established verification system that requires applicants to present documentation to establish both their identity and citizenship; (2) reinstate the five-year waiting period before legal immigrants could access benefits under SCHIP; and (3) require that legal immigrants who apply for SCHIP have their eligibility verified through the proven Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system) H.R.4872 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. (D-SC) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Provisions to ensure that Americans are not require to pay for the health benefits for those here illegally by requiring the use of an effective eligibility verification system, consistent with existing law for other federal health related programs, and to also maintain the current, and well-established requirement of law, that legal immigrants should not become a "public charge" or burden to the American taxpayers, to reduce the cost of this bill, and to reduce the deficit and for other purposes.) H.R. 5016 Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) - To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R. 5173 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) To provide for certain enhanced border security measures, and for other purposes (Provisions that would: require the Department of Homeland Security to construct double-layered, reinforced fencing along the entire U.S.-Mexico border; mandate the installation of additional strategic structures, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors along the border; and create a border surveillance program that would continuously monitor the entire U.S.-Mexico border through the use of aerial surveillance technology, sensors, satellites, and other equipment) H.R. 5297 Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) To create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would deny the federal government funding to sue Arizona over its recently enacted immigration enforcement law, SB 1070.) S.729 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens) S.1038 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor) S.1261 Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) - PASS ID Act (Provisions that would repeal many key provisions of the 2005 REAL ID Act related to national security and immigration enforcement, thereby re-establishing many of the security and immigration loopholes that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to carry out the attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center) S.887 Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States and for other purposes. (Provisions that would reform and reduce fraud in the H-1B visa program) S. 1505 Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) - A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009). (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program) S.3113 Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture (Provisions that would amend the current process that aliens must follow in order to receive asylum or refugee status) S.3217 Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Provisions to S.AMDT.3852 requiring the completion of the 700-mile southwest border fence not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. S.3332 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) - Border Security Enforcement Act of 2010 (Provisions to implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity S.3454 Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 along the southwest border of the United States. (Provisions relating the DREAM ACT which will give illegal alien children a pathway to citizenship, and grants amnesty for adults up to age 35) S.3827 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010. (All Provisions) S.3932 Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) - A bill to provide comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. (All Provisions)
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
Immigration Reform provisions of the following bills: H.R. 264, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 H.R.4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 Employment Verification provisions of the following bills: H.R. 662, Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2009 H.R. 19, a bill to require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification through the Basic Pilot Program H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 124, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 137, Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act H.R. 138, a bill to require Federal Contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification. H.R. 1096, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 1668, Border Control and Contractor Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 589, Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act of 2009 High Skill Immigration provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1791, the STAPLE Act of 2009 S. 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009 Low Skill Immigration provisions on the following bills: S. 388, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 1934/S. 1038, American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act of 2009 H.R. 4381, the H-2B Reform Act of 2009 Draft Miller-Lofgren H-2B Visa Reform Act (not yet introduced) Border security provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1655, Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1286, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief H.R. 2305, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program H.R. 1751, American Dream Act H.R. 2406, Charlie Norwood CLEAR Act of 2009 S. 1261, PASS ID Act S.729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 H.R. 3294, the Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009 Department of Labor H-2B temporary worker proposed rule RIN 1205AB54 FAR Case 2007013, a rule mandating government contractors to use the basic pilot program or E-Verify DHS Docket No. ICEB-2006-OO04, Supplemental Proposed Rule on "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter" DHS Docket NO. USCIS-2007-0058 RIN 1615-AB67, Proposed rule on H-2B seasonal worker visas DHS Proposed Rule on H-2A seasonal worker visas RIN 1205-AB55, September 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 171) DHS "Field Memo:" Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-lB Petitions, Including Third-Party Site Placements Additions to Officers Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 3 1.3(g)(15) (AFM Update AD 10-24)
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
Immigration Reform provisions of the following bills: H.R. 264, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 H.R.4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 Employment Verification provisions of the following bills: H.R. 662, Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2009 H.R. 19, a bill to require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification through the Basic Pilot Program H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 124, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 137, Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act H.R. 138, a bill to require Federal Contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification. H.R. 1096, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 1668, Border Control and Contractor Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 589, Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act of 2009 High Skill Immigration provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1791, the STAPLE Act of 2009 S. 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009 Low Skill Immigration provisions on the following bills: S. 388, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 1934/S. 1038, American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act of 2009 H.R. 4381, the H-2B Reform Act of 2009 Draft Miller-Lofgren H-2B Visa Reform Act (not yet introduced) Border security provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1655, Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1286, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief H.R. 2305, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program H.R. 1751, American Dream Act H.R. 2406, Charlie Norwood CLEAR Act of 2009 S. 1261, PASS ID Act S.729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 H.R. 3294, the Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009 Department of Labor H-2B temporary worker proposed rule RIN 1205AB54 FAR Case 2007013, a rule mandating government contractors to use the basic pilot program or E-Verify DHS Docket No. ICEB-2006-OO04, Supplemental Proposed Rule on "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter" DHS Docket NO. USCIS-2007-0058 RIN 1615-AB67, Proposed rule on H-2B seasonal worker visas DHS Proposed Rule on H-2A seasonal worker visas RIN 1205-AB55, September 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 171) DHS "Field Memo:" Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-lB Petitions, Including Third-Party Site Placements Additions to Officers Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 3 1.3(g)(15) (AFM Update AD 10-24)
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: HR 1064 Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1283 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 1315 the Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 1507 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; HR 1604 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: voting rights ; HR 1800 National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215; HR 1966 `Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act' - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 2200 TSA authorization/body scanning machines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy/bodily integrity; HR 2262 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 2289 the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 2517 the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 2597 Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Positive Behavior Supports; HR 2701 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Government oversight; open government.; HR 2765 Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; HR 3017 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3221 Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; HR 3245 the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 3335 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; HR 3458 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Net Neutrality; HR 3471 Real ID repeal legislation - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; HR 3567 the Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Abortion language, opposing MTR, Title V extension; HR 3630 The Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 3721 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; HR 374 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 3986 the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; HR 4115 Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: 4th Amendment, Privacy, FOIA, Whistleblower provisions; HR 4335 Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; HR 4530 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 4556 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 476 Housing Fairness Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: civil rights; HR 4892 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 5175 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association; HR 894 Over-Classification Reduction Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; HR 97 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Voting Rights; Deceptive Practices in Elections; HR 984 State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Separation of powers, constitutional rights, open government; HR 985 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 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. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HR 5136 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 5237 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; HR5300 Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR5566 Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR5628 Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Disability Rights; Corporal Punishment; HRes 383 Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security Laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 1261 PASS ID - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; S 147 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 1490 Personal Date Privacy and Security Act - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S 1494 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Government oversight; open government, Intelligence oversight; S 1504 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 1516 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S 1584 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; S 1756 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; S 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; S 182 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation Updating the Equal Pay Act; S 2977 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3065 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Rights, Academic Freedom; S 3081 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3113 Refugee Protection Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Immigrants Rights; S 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: 4th Amendment, Privacy, FOIA, Whistleblower provisions; S 3295 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association; S 3327 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; S 3390 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; S 3454 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Military facilities abortion ban; S 3480 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S 3518 Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; S 372 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S 417 State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Open government; S 435 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 448 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 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 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; S 678 the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 714 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 773 Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: Communications privacy, executive power; HR 4879 Global Democracy Promotion Act - Issues Lobbied: support for the bill; HR 5092 To amend section 48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Other Congressional Matters: Airline Security - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Location Tracking - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Boucher Consumer Internet Privacy Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Filming Police - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: due process, profiling; Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; DHS/TSA Oversight - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI, ending 14 country policy; Electronic Communications Privacy - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) Draft Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; FBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government; Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Gene Patenting Legislation - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Women's Rights; Permanent rescission of the Global Gag Rule - Issues Lobbied: women's rights; Homeland Security Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Detention, 287(g) report language; ICE leadership - Issues Lobbied: civil rights, detention, due process; Intelligence Authorization - Issues Lobbied: civil liberties, open government; Immigration court reform - Issues Lobbied: due process; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Material Support - Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, Due Process; Patriot Act Reform Legislation - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government; Fusion Centers - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; Radical ideologies and speech rights - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; Repro health care and EC for sexual assault victims in ICE custody - Issues Lobbied: women's rights; Torture/Detention/Interrogation Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: USCCR; Racial Justice; Human Rights; Thompson prison facility - Issues Lobbied: indefinite detention, due process; Ideological exclusion - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; CEDAW - Issues Lobbied: women's rights; SAMHSA Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; Workplace Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; FY2011 CJS Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: EOIR, LOP, LSC Funding , Due Process, Equal Protection; FY2011 Homeland Security Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Immigration detention, 287 (g), other local enforcement of federal immigration law; Southwest border issues - Issues Lobbied: detention, due process; Electronic medical records report language - Issues Lobbied: privacy; AZ racial profiling bill - Issues Lobbied: racial profiling, due process; Controlled Unclassified Information - Issues Lobbied: EO, possible legislation; Terrorism Studies and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Hate Speech Issues - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Net Neutrality - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Medicaid family planning - Issues Lobbied: women's rights; Right to Vote by Mail - Issues Lobbied: Voting Righs; Citizenship-stripping plan - Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, Due Process; Earmark Transparency Bill - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; Animal Enterprise Terrorism Bill Repeal - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; FY11 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Issus Lobbied: Title X, Abstinence only, comprehensive sex ed, teen pregnancy prevention; Federal Agencies Issues: Commerce Department - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: S 2977/HR 4556, National Security, Detention/Interrogation; Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Blood Donation Ban for Gay and Bisexual Men, Privacy, Electronic medical records, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590), Eliminate funding for Title V abstinence only program; Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: National Security, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, DHS/TSA Oversight, National ID, employment verification, privacy, watch/no fly lists, racial profiling in immigration enforcement, Mental health of detainees, Alien Criminal Response Information Management (ACRIMe) System of Records, Use of datamining technologies by the government, use of body scanners, Racial Profiling, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ICE quotas, Immigration detention, 2002 OLC Bybee opinion, 287(g) agreements, inherent authority, AZ racial profiling bill, TRIG, OCRCL Complaint process, Sexual assault in ICE detention facilities, Privacy Act System of Records, Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS), Controlled Unclassified Information, limiting use of WBI/ending 14 Country policy; Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Alternatives to detention, Asylum Parole Policy, Immigration Detainers, Metally-disabled immigration detainees; DHS Privacy Office - Issues Lobbied: Immigration and Enforcement Operational Records System of Records; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry, National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation, Privacy, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance , Executive Racial Profilig Policy, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform, Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), Fair Sentencing Act, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, S 2977/HR 4556, Criminal Investigation, Indigent Defense Reform, Guidance on Parents Involved, Voting Rights Oversight, VRA, NRVA, HAVA,U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 287 (g) agreements, Attorney General Guidelines, Miranda Warning; DOJ/FBI - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Attorney General Guidelines; Department of Justice/ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Issues Lobbied: the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009; Department of Labor, OSHA - Issues Lobbied: Women workers; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Electronic Communications Privacy Act; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, GINA Implementation; Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, privacy, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Cyber-security Policy/Review, Controlled Unclassified Information, Fair Sentencing Act, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act, Operation Streamline, Faith-Based Programs, S 2977/HR 4556, Abortion riders for Medicaid-eligible women and Medicare beneficiaries, FEHBP, Peace Corps volunteers, Native American women, women in federal prisons, Medicaid Family Planning Extension, Civil Rights, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty, Detention/Interrogation, PCLOB vacancies, CEDAW, Military facilities abortion ban, Eliminate funding for Title V abstinence only program, Miranda Warnings, Targeted killings, 287 (g) agreements, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Executive Order 12958, Charitable Giving; Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships - Issues Lobbied: Faith-Based Programs; Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, broadband access, classification; National Archives - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, declassification procedures, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Civil Liberties, Fourth Amendment, privacy, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; National Security Council - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction Act, Executive Order 12958, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; State Department - Issues Lobbied: Restoration of Inter-agency working groups on human rights, Ideological Exclusion, 14 Country Policy, HIV Injection Drug Users, ICCPR; U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimum Sentencing, Fair Sentencing Act, Cultural Assimilation, Collateral Consequences, and Recency; US Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Homelessness Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Defining Homelessness (FR-5333-P-01); National Security Administration - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act; ISOO - Issues Lobbied: Controlled Unclassified Information
Client expense: $339,340 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2010 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
No Bill Number - FY2011 Homeland Security Appropriations Act - Issues related to the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) project funding and provisions impacting the potential transfer of terrorits detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the United States; Issues related to implementation of the REAL-ID Act (PL 109-13); Coordination on state and federal disaster declarations S. 1261 - A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Guard, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 4173 - To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatves markets, and for other purposes - provisions relating to consumer reporting agencies S. 139 - A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information - provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 141 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 414 - A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting S. 392 - A bill to protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing credit card debt, unfair credit card practices, and deceptive credit offers - provisions related to young consumers. S. 235 - A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan - provisions related to young consumers. H.R. 1469 - To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system - provisions relating to credit reporting. H.R. 1728 - the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending act of 2009 - provisions relating to credit reporting. H..R. 1748 - the "Fight Fraud Act 2009" - provisions relating to mortgage fraud. H.R. 2221 - Data Accountability & Trust Act - provisions relating to protecting computerized data containing personal information and other provisions relating to credit reporting. H.R. 3126- Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - all sections particularly as they relate to consumer reporting agencies. H.R. 3149 - Equal Employment for All Act - all provisions relating to the use of consusmer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. S. 1490 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement, assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally idenftifiable information. - all provisions relating to data brokers H.R. 3421 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from making any report containing information related to a fully paid or settled medical debt that had been characterized as debt in collection for credit reporting purposes, which, for the date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more than 30 calendar days.- all provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 1261 - A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes.- provisions relating to driver's licenses. H.R. 4538 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers - provisions relating to credit scores. H.R. 3149 - To amend the Fair Credit Rporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. S. 3217- "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010" - A bill to promote the financial stability of the US by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect cosumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes - provisions relating to consumer financial protection. H.R. 5743 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the furnishing of certain negative loan modification information to a consumer reporting agency and to prohibit such information from being used in computing a consumer's credit score. Provisions as they relate to consumer reporting agencies.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · second_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Travel documents; identification documents; immigration reform; TSA airport operations; CBP airport operations; US-VISIT; TWIC; international trusted traveler programs; REAL ID; PASS ID, S.1261; FY2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations; H.R.2200, TSA Authorization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
Travel documents; identification documents; immigration reform; E-verify; TSA airport operations; CBP airport operations; US-VISIT; TWIC; international trusted traveler programs; REAL ID; S. 1261, PASS ID; FY2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act; H.R. 2200, TSA Authorization Act; H.R.3619, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011; S.1194, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · second_quarter · Immigration
See Attached. H.RES.1026 Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible and effective immigration enforcement policies which both welcome lawful immigrants and non-immigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or unlawful continuing presence of foreign persons. (Provisions stating that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) E-Verify should be mandatory, and that worksite enforcement policies should hold both employers and illegal employees responsible for violations of immigration law; (2) installing and sustaining border security infrastructure and manpower is a critical responsibility of the federal government; and (3) any immigration reform Congress adopts should not grant amnesty to, or confer legal status upon, illegal aliens in the United States) H.R.1751 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.(Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens) H.R.1868 Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) - To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth. (Provisions that would limit birthright citizenship only to children born to at least one parent who is either: (1) a citizen or national of the United States; (2) a lawful permanent resident; or (3) actively serving in the U.S. military) H.R.2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program. (Provisions that would eliminate the visa lottery) H.R. 2305 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) - Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2009 (Provisions to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.) H.R. 2414 Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor) H.R.2709 Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would dramatically increase legal immigration by providing for the recapture of what its proponents claim are unused green cards from 1992 to date to bring in more family-based immigrantsall of whom will need jobs) H.R.2847 Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2644 to H.R.2847 Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) (Provisions that would require the Census Bureau to include questions about citizenship and immigration status on 2010 decennial census forms) H.R.3288 Rep. John Olver (D-MA) - Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (Omnibus Appropriations bill) (Provisions that cut spending for the important State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), which provides federal money to the states to help them pay for the incarceration of criminal aliens) H.R.3308 Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC)-A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009) (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.) H.R.3548 Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) - To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.2695 to H.R.3548 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) make E-Verify permanent; (2) require that individuals who receive unemployment compensation benefits under any state or federal law first have their identity and employment eligibility verified through E-Verify; and (3) require businesses that contract with the federal government to use E-Verify) H.R.3590 Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) - An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform). S.AMDT.2991 to H.R.3590 Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ);Richard Durbin (D-IL); Jay Rockefeller (D-WV); and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) (Provisions that would outright repeal the current 5-year waiting period before immigrants can access taxpayer-funded health care benefits, which would burden American taxpayers by making every legal alien immediately eligible for taxpayer-subsidized health care). S.AMDT.3111 to H.R.3590 Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (Provisions that would: (1) require the use of a meaningful and effective verification system to ensure that illegal aliens will not be able to access taxpayer-funded tax subsidies created by the bill; (2) prevent illegal aliens from accessing the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy insurance; and (3) maintain the 5-year waiting period in current law so that immigrants must pay into the system before they are able to receive taxpayer-funded health benefits) H.R.3962 Rep. John Dingell (D- MI) - To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would allow illegal aliens to access the taxpayer-funded exchange to buy health insurance) H.R.4321 Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) - To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, dramatically increase legal immigration, and create loopholes in existing penalties in exchange for empty promises of enforcement in the future) H.R.4548 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To enforce the restriction on in-State tuition for aliens unlawfully present in the United States. (Provisions that would: (1) amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act to clarify that illegal aliens who attend a postsecondary educational institution are ineligible for in-state tuition unless the institution offers those rates to all American citizens; (2) provide out-of-state students legal standing to file civil actions against states and institutions that violate the law; and (3) bar any college or university that provides in-state tuition to illegal aliens from receiving any Federal funding) H.R.4708 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) - To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility under Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program. (Provisions that would: (1) require applicants for taxpayer-subsidized benefits under SCHIP to be verified through a well-established verification system that requires applicants to present documentation to establish both their identity and citizenship; (2) reinstate the five-year waiting period before legal immigrants could access benefits under SCHIP; and (3) require that legal immigrants who apply for SCHIP have their eligibility verified through the proven Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system) H.R.4872 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. (D-SC) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Provisions to ensure that Americans are not require to pay for the health benefits for those here illegally by requiring the use of an effective eligibility verification system, consistent with existing law for other federal health related programs, and to also maintain the current, and well-established requirement of law, that legal immigrants should not become a "public charge" or burden to the American taxpayers, to reduce the cost of this bill, and to reduce the deficit and for other purposes.) H.R. 5016 Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) - To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and for other purposes. (All Provisions) H.R. 5173 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) To provide for certain enhanced border security measures, and for other purposes (Provisions that would: require the Department of Homeland Security to construct double-layered, reinforced fencing along the entire U.S.-Mexico border; mandate the installation of additional strategic structures, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors along the border; and create a border surveillance program that would continuously monitor the entire U.S.-Mexico border through the use of aerial surveillance technology, sensors, satellites, and other equipment) S.729 Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) - To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the country as children and have met minimal educational requirements; and (2) reverse current law to allow states to provide taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens) S.1038 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) - To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes. (Provisions that would: (1) give illegal alien agricultural workers a two-step amnesty to transition from unlawful status to green card holding, legal permanent residence and (2) reform the H-2A temporary agricultural guest worker program to allow large agribusinesses easier access to cheap foreign labor) S.1261 Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) - PASS ID Act (Provisions that would repeal many key provisions of the 2005 REAL ID Act related to national security and immigration enforcement, thereby re-establishing many of the security and immigration loopholes that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to carry out the attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center) S.887 Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States and for other purposes. (Provisions that would reform and reduce fraud in the H-1B visa program) S. 1505 Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) - A bill to Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 (SAVE ACT 2009). (Provisions to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program) S.3113 Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture (Provisions that would amend the current process that aliens must follow in order to receive asylum or refugee status) S.3217 Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Provisions to S.AMDT.3852 requiring the completion of the 700-mile southwest border fence not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. S.3332 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) - Border Security Enforcement Act of 2010 (Provisions to implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of the United States)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Energy and Climate Legislation; Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, including efficiency mandates; H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act; H.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program Act; S. 949, 21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act; S. 1175, authorizing DOE loans to electric utilities to carry out projects to comply with Federal RES; S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009; S. 3021, Support Renewable Energy Act of 2010; Graham draft clean energy standard legislation; S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010. H.R. 5019 "Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010", (energy efficiency); H.RES. 1329, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5019) to provide for the establishment of the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, and for other purposes (Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5019) to provide for the establishment of the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program: to make funds available to states to support financial assistance provided by qualified financing entities for making, to existing homes, energy efficiency improvements.); S. 3434, "Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010"; S. 3079, "Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010", (Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) the Building Star Energy Efficiency Rebate Program of 2010); H.R.4554, "Energy Assistance for American Families Act", (Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for FY2011-FY2014); H.R.2454, To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. H.R.2998, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R.4899, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. H.R.5136, To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. S.1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S.661, A bill to strengthen American manufacturing through improved industrial energy efficiency, and for other purposes. S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act and draft American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman); allocation of allowances; credit for early action; renewable electricity standard provisions, including provisions for alternative compliance payments and clean energy resource standard alternative; renewable integration credit; coal retirement incentives; proposals for renewable electricity integration credit for purchase or production of renewable power and offsets for credit costs. energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and workforce development, and for other purposes. S.2052, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes. H.R.5163, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes. S.2812, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes. H.R.5164, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes. S.2857, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit. S.774, A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by diversifying energy sources for onroad transport, increasing the supply of energy resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure, and for other purposes. S.807, A bill to reduce fuel prices and improve national energy security by increasing domestic supply, reducing excessive speculation in the markets, and promoting long-term security through alternative energy sources, and for other purposes. S.531, A bill to provide for the conduct of an in-depth analysis of the impact of energy development and production on the water resources of the United States, and for other purposes. S.949, A bill to improve the loan guarantee program of the Department of Energy under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, to provide additional options for deploying energy technologies, and for other purposes. S. 232/H.R.515, To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States. H.R.2471, To reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to authorize the Secretary of Energy to pay affected participants under a pension plan referred to in the USEC Privatization Act for benefit increases not received, to direct the Secretary of Energy to provide a plan for the re-enrichment of certain uranium tailings, and for other purposes. S.1061, A bill to reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund and to direct the Secretary of Energy to provide a plan for the re-enrichment of certain uranium tailings. S. 861, A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes. H.R. 2372, To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes; H.R.364, To restrict nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes. H.R.2828, To provide the United States with a comprehensive energy package to place Americans on a path to a secure economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production. H.R.3276, To promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes. H.R.2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods. H.R.3447, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to implement on-going appropriations for withdrawals from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, and for other purposes H.R.3201, To amend the General Mining Law to provide for a fair return to the public, security of tenure to holders of mining claims and mill sites, and cleanup of abandoned mine lands, and for other purposes. S.1261, A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes. H.R.3174, To provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions. H.R.3385, To authorize the use of amounts in the Nuclear Waste Fund to promote recycling of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes. H.R.644, To withdraw the Tusayan Ranger District and Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 2372, To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes. H.R.364, To restrict nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes. H.R.3598, To ensure consideration of water intensity in the Department of Energy's energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources. H.R.4061, To advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes H.R.5156, To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services. S.3535, A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by promoting the production of natural gas, nuclear energy, and renewable energy, and for other purposes S.3233, A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to barter, transfer, or sell surplus uranium from the inventory of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes H.R.5068, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to barter, transfer, or sell surplus uranium from the inventory of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes H.R.5088, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reaffirm the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States S.3322, A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation, and for other purposes H.RES.1209, Expressing disapproval of the House of Representatives with respect to the Department of Energy's motion with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to withdraw the license application for a high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain with prejudice. H.RES.1466, Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Energy to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Energy's application to foreclose use of Yucca Mountain as a high level nuclear waste repository. S.J.RES.26 Title: A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Immigration
S. 3029, Startup Visa Act of 2010 S. 2804, Employ America Act H.R. 264, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 H.R.4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 H.R. 1655, Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1286, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief of 2005 H.R. 2305, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program H.R. 1751, American Dream Act S. 1261, PASS ID Act S.729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 H.R. 3294, Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009 All provisions on employment verification in the following bills: H.R. 662, Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2009 H.R. 19, a bill to require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification through the Basic Pilot Program H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 124, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 137, Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act H.R. 138, a bill to require Federal Contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification H.R. 1096, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 1668, Border Control and Contractor Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 589, Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act of 2009 All provisions on high and low skill immigration in the following bills: H.R. 1791, STAPLE Act of 2009 S. 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009 S.3029, Startup Visa Act of 2010 H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Act S. 388, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 1934, American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act of 2009 S. 1038, Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 4381, H-2B Reform Act of 2009 FAR Case 2007013, DOL H-2B temporary worker proposed rule RIN 1205AB54 DHS Docket NO. ICEB-2006-OO04, proposed rule on Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers DHS Docket NO. USCIS-2007-0058 RIN 1615-AB67, proposed rule on H-2B seasonal worker visas DHS Field Memo: Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-lB Petitions, Including Third-Party Site Placements Additions to Officers Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 3 1.3(g)(15) (AFM Update AD 10-24) DHS Proposed Rule on H-2A seasonal worker visas, RIN 1205-AB55 (see Federal Register 171, published September 4, 2009) General background on immigration (no specific legislation introduced)
Client expense: $9,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
Immigration Reform provisions of the following bills: H.R. 264, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 H.R.4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 Employment Verification provisions of the following bills: H.R. 662, Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2009 H.R. 19, a bill to require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification through the Basic Pilot Program H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 124, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 137, Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act H.R. 138, a bill to require Federal Contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification. H.R. 1096, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 1668, Border Control and Contractor Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 589, Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act of 2009 High Skill Immigration provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1791, the STAPLE Act of 2009 S. 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009 Low Skill Immigration provisions on the following bills: S. 388, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 1934/S. 1038, American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act of 2009 H.R. 4381, the H-2B Reform Act of 2009 Draft Miller-Lofgren H-2B Visa Reform Act (not yet introduced) Border security provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1655, Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1286, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief H.R. 2305, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program H.R. 1751, American Dream Act H.R. 2406, Charlie Norwood CLEAR Act of 2009 S. 1261, PASS ID Act S.729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 H.R. 3294, the Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009 Department of Labor H-2B temporary worker proposed rule RIN 1205AB54 FAR Case 2007013, a rule mandating government contractors to use the basic pilot program or E-Verify DHS Docket No. ICEB-2006-OO04, Supplemental Proposed Rule on "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter" DHS Docket NO. USCIS-2007-0058 RIN 1615-AB67, Proposed rule on H-2B seasonal worker visas DHS Proposed Rule on H-2A seasonal worker visas RIN 1205-AB55, September 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 171) DHS "Field Memo:" Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-lB Petitions, Including Third-Party Site Placements Additions to Officers Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 3 1.3(g)(15) (AFM Update AD 10-24)
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · second_quarter · Transportation
H.R.915, S. 1451, H.R.1586, FAA reauthorization; Aviation Funding; Commercial Airline Ticket Taxes; Passengers Rights; NextGen FY2011 Department of Homeland Security appropriations; S. 321; Global Entry; Model Ports of Entry; Airport issues; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; International Registered Traveler; US-VISIT H.R.559; H.R.2200; S. 1261; Transportation Security Administration issues; Registered Traveler; Secure Flight; REAL ID; PASS ID
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R.915, S. 1451, H.R.1586, FAA reauthorization; Aviation Funding; Commercial Airline Ticket Taxes; Passengers Rights; NextGen FY2011 Department of Homeland Security appropriations; S. 321; Global Entry; Model Ports of Entry; Airport issues; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; International Registered Traveler; US-VISIT H.R.559; H.R.2200; S. 1261; Transportation Security Administration issues; Registered Traveler; Secure Flight; REAL ID; PASS ID
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.915, S. 1451, H.R.1586, FAA reauthorization; Aviation Funding; Commercial Airline Ticket Taxes; Passengers Rights; NextGen FY2011 Department of Homeland Security appropriations; S. 321; Global Entry; Model Ports of Entry; Airport issues; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; International Registered Traveler; US-VISIT H.R.559; H.R.2200; S. 1261; Transportation Security Administration issues; Registered Traveler; Secure Flight; REAL ID; PASS ID
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · second_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R.915, S. 1451, H.R.1586, FAA reauthorization; Aviation Funding; Commercial Airline Ticket Taxes; Passengers Rights; NextGen FY2011 Department of Homeland Security appropriations; S. 321; Global Entry; Model Ports of Entry; Airport issues; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; International Registered Traveler; US-VISIT H.R.559; H.R.2200; S. 1261; Transportation Security Administration issues; Registered Traveler; Secure Flight; REAL ID; PASS ID
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R.915, S. 1451, H.R.1586, FAA reauthorization; Aviation Funding; Commercial Airline Ticket Taxes; Passengers Rights; NextGen FY2011 Department of Homeland Security appropriations; S. 321; Global Entry; Model Ports of Entry; Airport issues; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; International Registered Traveler; US-VISIT H.R.559; H.R.2200; S. 1261; Transportation Security Administration issues; Registered Traveler; Secure Flight; REAL ID; PASS ID
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · second_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R.915, S. 1451, H.R.1586, FAA reauthorization; Aviation Funding; Commercial Airline Ticket Taxes; Passengers Rights; NextGen FY2011 Department of Homeland Security appropriations; S. 321; Global Entry; Model Ports of Entry; Airport issues; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; International Registered Traveler; US-VISIT H.R.559; H.R.2200; S. 1261; Transportation Security Administration issues; Registered Traveler; Secure Flight; REAL ID; PASS ID
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
HR 1751 DREAM Act: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. HR 4616 Haitian Emergency Life Protection Act of 2010 --The HELP Act --To temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before January 12, 2010. H.RES.1026 The BRIDGE Resolution--Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the continued peace, prosperity, liberty, and national security of the United States and its people depend upon the rule of law and credible and effective immigration enforcement policies which both welcome lawful immigrants and non-immigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or unlawful continuing presence of foreign persons. FY11 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes. FY 11 Homeland Security Appropriations Act: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes. S. 729 DREAM Act A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. S. 1085 Reuniting Families Act: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. S. 1261, the "Providing for Additional Security in States' Identification Act of 2009" or the "PASS ID Act," which repeals and replaces the Real ID Act of 2005 with new national requirements for driver's licenses. S. 1505 the `Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009' or as the `SAVE Act of 2009'. S 2998 Haitian Emergency Life Protection Act of 2010 or the H.E.L.P. Act - To temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before January 12, 2010. S. 3113-The Refugee Protection Act of 2010-A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States' historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture. FY11 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes. FY11 Homeland Security Appropriations Act: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: HR 1064 Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1215 Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration detention; HR 1283 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 1304 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech; HR 1315 the Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 1507 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; HR 1586 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, Religious Liberty, School Vouchers; HR 1623 International Megans Law of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; HR 1800 National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215; HR 1966 `Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act' - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 2200 TSA authorization/body scanning machines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy/bodily integrity; HR 2289 the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 2517 the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 2597 Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Positive Behavior Supports; HR 2701 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Government oversight; open government.; HR 2847 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY10 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech (restrictions on Legal Services Corporation), Immigration courts, LOP; HR 3017 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3221 Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; HR 3245 the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 3288 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 omnibus spending bill for FY10 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech (restrictions on Legal Services Corporation), Ending abstinence-only programs, funding more comprehensive approaches, establishing OAH; HR 3335 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; HR 3458 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Net Neutrality; HR 3471 Real ID repeal legislation - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; HR 3567 the Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Abortion language, opposing MTR, Title V extension; HR 3630 The Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; HR 3721 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; HR 374 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 3764 Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech (restrictions on Legal Services Corporation); HR 3845 USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, constitutional rights, national security.; HR 3961 To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, constitutional rights, national security.; HR 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act - Issues Lobbied: Opposing abortion language; due process, privacyHR 3986 the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; HR 4005 Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, constitutional rights, national security.; HR 4115 Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 4335 Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; HR 4364 Anti-SLAPP bil - Issues Lobbied: right to petition, free speech; HR 4470 Strong STANDARDS Act - Issues Lobbied: Support for bill; HR 4530 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 4556 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 4621 Deceptive Census bill - Issues Lobbied: civil rights; HR 476 Housing Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: civil rights; HR 4892 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 894 Over-Classification Reduction Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; HR 984 State Secret Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Separation of powers, constitutional rights, open government; HR 985 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 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. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HRes 383 Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security Laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 1261 PASS ID - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; S 147 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 1490 Personal Date Privacy and Security Act - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S 1494 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Government oversight; open government, Intelligence oversight; S 1504 A bill to provide that Federal courts shall not dismiss complaints under rule 12(b)(6) or (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S 41 (1957). - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 1504 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 1516 Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S 1549 Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: Support for bill; S 1550 Strong STANDARDS Act - Issues Lobbied: Support for bill; S 1584 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; S 1594 Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act - Issues Lobbied: Support for bill; S 1686 Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, constitutional rights, national security; S 1692 USA Patriot Act Sunset Extention Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues, constitutional rights, national security; S 1756 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; S 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; S 182 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation Updating the Equal Pay Act; S 2959 American Elections Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: free speech; S 2977 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3065 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Rights, Academic Freedom; S 3081 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3113 Refugee Protection Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Immigrants Rights; S 372 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S 417 State Secrets Protection Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Open government; S 435 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 448 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 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 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; S 449 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 A bill to protect free speech. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 678 the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 712 Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Free speech (restrictions on Legal Services Corporation); S 714 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 773 Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: Communications privacy, executive power; HR 2892 Homeland Security Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Detention, 287(g) report language; Other Congressional Matters: Other Congressional Matters: Airline Security - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Appointed counsel - Issues Lobbied: civil rights; Campaign finance issues - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; Census issues - Issues Lobbied: Civil rights; Civil Rights Act of 2009 (no bill introduced) - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Employment Discrimination; Restoring Civil Rights Protections; Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: due process, profiling; Corporal Punishment - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Disability Rights; Corporal Punishment in Public Schools; Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; DHS/TSA Oversight - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI, ending 14 country policy; Electronic Communications Privacy - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) Draft Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; FBI exigent ltr abuse - Issues Lobbied: open government; FBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government; Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Gene Patenting Legislation (no bill introduced yet) - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Women's Rights; Global gag rule - Issues Lobbied: women's rights; ICE leadership - Issues Lobbied: civil rights, detention, due process; Immigration court reform - Issues Lobbied: due process; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Lobby restrictions - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Natl popular vote bill - Issues Lobbied: voting rights; Patriot Act Reform Legislation - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government; Fusion Centers - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers; Radical ideologies and speech rights - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; Repro health care and EC for sexual assault victims in ICE custody - Issues Lobbied: women's rights; Torture/Detention/Interrogation Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security,Torture/Detention/Interrogation; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: USCCR; Racial Justice; Human Rights; Varick/Hudson Detention facilities - Issues Lobbied: civil rights, detention; Thompson prison facility - Issues Lobbied: indefinite detention, due process; Ideological exclusion - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Federal Agency Issues: CIS - Issues Lobbied: Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds; Commerce Department - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: S 2977/HR 4556, National Security, Detention/Interrogation, National Security, Detention/Interrogation, Discrimination, Don't Ask Don't Tell,; Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization, Sex-Segregated Education, civil rights data collection; Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Electronic medical records; Department of Health and Human Services, ORR - Issues Lobbied: reproductive health care for unaccompanied immigrant and refugee minors; Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Preemption, watch/no fly lists, fusion centers, immigration detention, racial profiling in immigration enforcement (including 287g agreements), Mental health of detainees, Alien Criminal Response Information Management (ACRIMe) System of Records, National Security, Privacy, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, DHS/TSA Oversight, National ID, employment verification, privacy, Use of datamining technologies by the government, use of body scanners, Racial Profiling; DHS Privacy Office - Issues Lobbied: Immigration and Enforcement Operational Records System of Records; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Fair Sentencing Act, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act (Draft Legislation), Operation Streamline, Faith-Based Programs, S 2977/HR 4556, Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry, National Security, Torture/Detention/Interrogation, Privacy, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Attorney General Guidelines, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance , Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Issues Lobbied: the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009; Department of Labor, OSHA - Issues Lobbied: Women workers; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act (Draft Legislation) ; Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: Fair Sentencing Act, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act (Draft Legislation), Operation Streamline, Faith-Based Programs, S 2977/HR 4556, National Security, Privacy, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Cyber-security Review, Controlled Unclassified Information, Abortion riders for Medicaid-eligible women and Medicare beneficiaries, FEHBP, Peace Corps volunteers, Native American women, women in federal prisons, Medicaid Family Planning Extension, Civil Rights, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty, Detention/Interrogation, Federal websites cookies policy, privacy, PCLOB vacancies, 14 country policy; FBI - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Attorney General Guidelines, exigent ltr abuse; Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, broadband access; Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: ICEs vision, online detainer locator, detention standards, risk assessment tool, Haiti; National Archives - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; National Security Council - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction Act, Executive Order 12958, Improving classification policy, Controlled Unclassified Information; Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships - Issues Lobbied: Faith-Based Programs; Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: civil rights, data collection; Office of Personnel Management - Issues Lobbied: transgender discrimination; State Department - Issues Lobbied: Support for ratification, Restoration of Inter-agency working groups on human rights, Ideological Exclusion, 14 Country Policy; U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Fair Sentencing Act, Cultural Assimilation, Collateral Consequences, and Recency; US Interagency Council on Homelessness - Issues Lobbied: Prevent domestic violence and protect housing rights of survivors
Client expense: $334,182 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), 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), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2010 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
No Bill Number - FY2011 Homeland Security Appropriations Act - Issues related to the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) project funding and provisions impacting the potential transfer of terrorits detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the United States; Issues related to implementation of the REAL-ID Act (PL 109-13); S. 1261 - A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Guard, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Computer Industry
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - HR 1, S 1 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009 - S 470 Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - HR 691 Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - HR 760 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - S 47 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - S 71 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - HR 1560 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - S 43 Online Child Safety - S 436 Federal Information Security Act 2008 - S 3474 Security and Data Breach - HR 4791 Information Security of the Department of Homeland Security - HR 5983 Data Breach Notification Act - S 139 Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act - S 141 Cybersecurity Act of 2009 - S 773 A bill to establish, within the Executive Office of the President, the Office of National Cybersecurity Advisor - S 778 Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009 - HR 1173 E-fencing Enforcement Act of 2009 - HR 1166 Buy America Government Procurement of Technology Cybersecurity Information Security and Data Breach Federal Information Security Management Act review Cloud Computing and Government Procurement Child Safety Online Online Intermediary Liability Online Retail Crime Prevention Discrimination against E-commerce Internet Taxation issues Spectrum Policy White Spaces Technology and Improving the Economy Health IT Transportation and Technology Education and Technology Funding for Scientific Research Tax Deferral R&D Tax Credit Broadband Grant and Loan Programs Broadband Mapping Domestic Sourcing of IT jobs Immigration and the HIgh Tech Workforce Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - S 30 S 139 - A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing senitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information. S 141 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes. S 177 - Strengthening Our Economy Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2009. S 292 - Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 S 348 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act. S 386 - FERAFraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009. S 436 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act of 2009SAFETY Act. S 454 - Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act. S 458 - False Claims Clarification Act. S 496 - Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009. S 649 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act. S 707 - Telework Enhancement Act of 2009. S 773 - A bill to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity defense against disruption, and for other purposes. S 778 - A bill to establish, within the Executive Office of the President, the Office of National Cybersecurity Advisor. S 800 - A bill to require the President to update and modify the website recovery.gov. S 887 - H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009. S 891 - Congo Conflict Minerals Act of 2009. S 920 - Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009. S 921 - United States Information and Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 U.S. ICE Act of 2009. S 924 - A bill to ensure efficient performace of agency functions. S 946 - Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009. S 1047 - SAFE Internet ActSchool and Family Education about the Internet Act of 2009. S 1054 - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009. S 1070 - A bill to establish the Small Business Information Security Task Force to address information security concerns relating to credit card data and other proprietary information. S 1145 - Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009. S 1167 - Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2009. S 1261 - PASS ID ActProviding for Additional Security in States' Identification Act of 2009. S 1390 - An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. S 1406 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. S 1438 - Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act. HR 105 - Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2009. HR 145 - Online Job Training Act of 2009. HR 188 - Cuba Reconciliation Act. HR 275 - To repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act. HR 595 - American Steel First Act of 2009. HR 639 - Security Clearance Oversight and Accountability Act. HR 679 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009. HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009. HR 1292 - To amend title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program for purposes of improving the identification, investigation, and prosecution of certain criminal conspiracies and activities and terrorist conspiracies and activities. HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act. HR 1464 - Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009. HR 1530 - Free Trade With Cuba Act. HR 1537 - To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct studies regarding alternative models for acquisition and funding of technologies supporting network-centric operations. HR 1538 - To repeal the small business competitiveness demonstration program. HR 1541 - To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009. HR 1613 - Made in America Act of 2009. HR 1966 - Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act. HR 2101 - Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act of 2009. HR 2195 - To amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes. HR 2221 - Data Accountability and Trust Act. HR 2267 - Internet Gambling Regulation Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. HR 2268 - Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2009. HR 2271 - Global Online Freedom Act of 2009. HR 2272 - United States-Cuba Trade Normalization Act of 2009. HR 2299 - Minority Small Business Enhancement Act of 2009. HR 2344 - Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009. HR 2346 - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009. HR 2352 - Job Creation Through Enterpreneurship Act of 2009. HR 2415 - To require the Federal Government to use purchases of good or services through the Federal supply schedules for the purpose of meeting certain contracting goals for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterns. HR 2416 - To require the Department of Veterans Affairs to use purchases of goods or services through the Federal supply schedules for the purpose of meeting certain contracting goals for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans with service-connected disabilities. HR 2647 - DoD appropriations for military activity for FY 2010. HR 2847 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2010 Department of Justice Appropriations, 2010 Science Appropriations Act, 2010. HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act. HR 2994 - Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act. HR 2997 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. HR 3019 - Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009. HR 3082 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010. HR 3101 - Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009. HR 3125 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act. HR 1830 - Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009. HR 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 S 629 - Part-Time Reemployment of Annuitants Act of 2009 HR 1763 - Responsible Reinvestment Act of 2009 S 30 - Truth in Caller ID S 629 - Part-Time Reemployment of Annuitants Act of 2009 S 823 - Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act S 1203 - Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help ActGROWTH Act S 1298 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 S 1490 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 HR 422 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit HR 639 - Security Clearance Oversight and Accountability Act HR 1083 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 HR 1788 - False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 HR 1830 - Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 HR 2701 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 HR 2892 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2010 HR 2918 - Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 HR 2996 - Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 HR 3019 - Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009 HR 3081 - Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 HR 3183 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 and other purposes HR 3221 - Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 HR 3288 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 HR 3326 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 HR 3571 - Defund ACORN Act HR 3183 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 and other purposes HJ RES 38 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009 and for other purposes HR 1763 - Responsible Reinvestment Act of 2009 HR 3293 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 HR 2920 - Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009 HR 1722 - Telework Improvement Act of 2009 S 1745 - Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S 1830 - Federal Agency Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2009 S 2868 - Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2009 S 2915 - A bill to provide that employment-related arbitration agreements shall not be enforceable with respect to any claim related to a tort arising out of rape HR 3571 - Defund ACORN Act HR 3964 - Spending, Deficit, and Debt Control Act of 2009. Budget Enforcement and Congressional Control Act of 2009. Budget Reform and Long-Term Sustainability Act of 2009. Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act of 2009 Enhanced Spending Control and Budget Enforcement Act of 2009. Federal Program Sunset Act of 2009 Legislative Line-Item Veto Act of 2009 Spending Enforcement and Reform Act of 2009 Transparency in Budgeting Act of 2009 HR 3183 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 and for other purposes S 773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009 HR 2221 - Data Accountability and Trust Act S 139 - Data Breach Notification Act S 1440 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 S 921 - Information and Communication Enhancement Act S 946, HR 2195 - Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act S 1438 - Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act HR 4061 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009 HR 1319 - The Informed Peer to Peer User Act S.2989 Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S.3190 Small Business Programs Parity Act of 2010 HR 4496 Helping small business compete act of 2010 HR 4508 - To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 HR 4900 Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2010 HR 4983 Transparency in Government Act HR 5013 - To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system HR 4735 - To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment HR 4061 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010 H.R.2221 - Data Accountability and Trust Act S.773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S 921 Information Communications Enhancement Act S 139 - Data Breach Notification Act S 3155 - A bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime Financial reform bills affecting Magnuson Moss Warranty Act Procurement transparency and government use of cloud services
Client expense: $337,205 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Joint Chiefs of Staff, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Marines, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - HR 1, S 1 S 139 - A bill to require federal agencies and persons engaged in interstate commerce in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information to disclose any breach of such information. S 141- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such miuse, and for other purposes. S 773 - A bill to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity defenses against disruption, and for other purposes. S 778 - A bill to establish, within the Executive Office of the President, the Office of National Cybersecurity Advisor. Implementation of e-verify S 292 - Withholding Tax Relieft Act of 2009 S 386 - FERAFraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S 458 - False Claims Clarification Act S 649 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act S 887 - H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009 S 920 - Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 S 921 - United States Information and Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 U.S. ICE Act of 2009 S 924 - A bill to ensure efficient performance of agency functions S 946 - Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 S 1054 - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 S 1070 - A bill to establish the Small Business Information Security Task Force to address information security concerns relating to credit card data and other proprietary information S 1167 - Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2009 S 1261 - PASS ID ActProviding for Additional Security in States' Identification Act of 2009 S 1406 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 S 1438 - Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act HR 275 - To repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities HR 639 - Security Clearance Oversight and Accountability Act HR 679 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 HR 1292 - To amend title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program for purposes of improving the identification, investigation, and prosecution of certain criminal conspiracies and activities and terrorist conspiracies and activities HR 1537 - To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct studies regarding alternative models for acquisition and funding of technologies supporting network-centric operations HR 1613 - Made in America Act of 2009 HR 2195 - To amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes HR 2221 - Data Accountability and Trust Act HR 2346 - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 HR 2415 - To require the Federal Government to use purchases of goods or services through the Federal supply schedules for the purpose of meeting certain contracting goals for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans HR 2997 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 HR 3019 - Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009 HR 3125 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act HR 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 S 1298 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 S 1490 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 HR 639 - Security Clearance Oversight and Accountability Act HR 2892 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 HR 3019 - Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009 HR 3571 - Defund ACORN Act HJ RES 38 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009 and for other purposes HR 1763 - Responsible Reinvestment Act of 2009 HR 3293 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 S 1745 - Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S 1830 - Federal Agency Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2009 S 2868 - Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2009 S 2915 - A bill to provide that employment-related arbitration agreements shall not be enforceable with respect to any claim related to a tort arising out of rape HR 3571 - Defund ACORN Act HR 3964 - Spending, Deficit, and Debt Control Act of 2009. Budget Enforcement and Congressional Control Act of 2009. Budget Reform and Long-Term Sustainability Act of 2009. Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act of 2009 Enhanced Spending Control and Budget Enforcement Act of 2009. Federal Program Sunset Act of 2009 Legislative Line-Item Veto Act of 2009 Spending Enforcement and Reform Act of 2009 Transparency in Budgeting Act of 2009 HR 3183 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 and for other purposes S 773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009 HR 2221 - Data Accountability and Trust Act S 139 - Data Breach Notification Act S 1440 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 S 921 - Information and Communication Enhancement Act S 946, HR 2195 - Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act S 1438 - Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act HR 4061 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009 HR 1319 - The Informed Peer to Peer User Act HR 5013 - To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system HR 4735 - To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment HR 4983 Transparency in Government Act
Client expense: $337,205 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Joint Chiefs of Staff, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Marines, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - HR 1, S 1 H1-B Visas, Green Cards for Skilled Workers S 887 - H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009 S 1054 - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 S 1261 - PASS ID ActProviding for Additional Security in States' Identification Act of 2009 HR 679 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 HR 2346 - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 HR 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 HJ RES 38 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009 and for other purposes HR 1763 - Responsible Reinvestment Act of 2009 HR 3293 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 HR 3964 - Spending, Deficit, and Debt Control Act of 2009. Budget Enforcement and Congressional Control Act of 2009. Budget Reform and Long-Term Sustainability Act of 2009. Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act of 2009 Enhanced Spending Control and Budget Enforcement Act of 2009. Federal Program Sunset Act of 2009 Legislative Line-Item Veto Act of 2009 Spending Enforcement and Reform Act of 2009 Transparency in Budgeting Act of 2009
Client expense: $337,205 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Joint Chiefs of Staff, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Marines, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
Chemical Security Issues, generally; S. 773, "Cyber Security Act of 2009"; S. 946, "Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act"; H.R. 2195, "Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act"; H.R. 2165, "Bulk Power System Protection Act"; GRID Act (no bill number yet); H.R. 2868, "Chemical Facility Ant-Terrorism Act" (reauthorizes and establishes new requirements for securing facilities); HR 2477, bill to extend the DHS Secretary authority to regulate security of chemical facilities; S. 2996, "Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act" (Extends authorization of current CFATS program); Promote & protect the security interests of natural gas utilities regarding HR 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 (CFAT), and the scope of its authority over certain utility activities; S.1261, A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes. H.R.3174, To provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions. H.R.3385, To authorize the use of amounts in the Nuclear Waste Fund to promote recycling of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes. H.R.2868, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes. H.R.3598, To ensure consideration of water intensity in the Department of Energy's energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources.
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
Immigration Reform provisions of the following bills: H.R. 264, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 H.R.4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 Employment Verification provisions of the following bills: H.R. 662, Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2009 H.R. 19, a bill to require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification through the Basic Pilot Program H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 124, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 137, Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act H.R. 138, a bill to require Federal Contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification. H.R. 1096, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 1668, Border Control and Contractor Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 589, Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act of 2009 High Skill Immigration provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1791, the STAPLE Act of 2009 S. 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009 Low Skill Immigration provisions on the following bills: S. 388, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 1934/S. 1038, American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act of 2009 H.R. 4381, the H-2B Reform Act of 2009 Draft Miller-Lofgren H-2B Visa Reform Act (not yet introduced) Border security provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1655, Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1286, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief H.R. 2305, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program H.R. 1751, American Dream Act H.R. 2406, Charlie Norwood CLEAR Act of 2009 S. 1261, PASS ID Act S.729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 H.R. 3294, the Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009 Department of Labor H-2B temporary worker proposed rule RIN 1205AB54 FAR Case 2007013, a rule mandating government contractors to use the basic pilot program or E-Verify DHS Docket No. ICEB-2006-OO04, Supplemental Proposed Rule on "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter" DHS Docket NO. USCIS-2007-0058 RIN 1615-AB67, Proposed rule on H-2B seasonal worker visas DHS Proposed Rule on H-2A seasonal worker visas RIN 1205-AB55, September 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 171) DHS "Field Memo:" Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-lB Petitions, Including Third-Party Site Placements Additions to Officers Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 3 1.3(g)(15) (AFM Update AD 10-24)
Client expense: $25,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Transportation
H.R.915, S. 1451, H.R.1586, FAA reauthorization; Aviation Funding; Commercial Airline Ticket Taxes; Passengers Rights; NextGen FY2011 Department of Homeland Security appropriations; S. 321; Global Entry; Model Ports of Entry; Airport issues; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; International Registered Traveler; US-VISIT H.R.559; H.R.2200; S. 1261; Transportation Security Administration issues; Registered Traveler; Secure Flight; REAL ID; PASS ID
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · first_quarter · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
H.R.915, S. 1451, H.R.1586, FAA reauthorization; Aviation Funding; Commercial Airline Ticket Taxes; Passengers Rights; NextGen FY2011 Department of Homeland Security appropriations; S. 321; Global Entry; Model Ports of Entry; Airport issues; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; International Registered Traveler; US-VISIT H.R.559; H.R.2200; S. 1261; Transportation Security Administration issues; Registered Traveler; Secure Flight; REAL ID; PASS ID
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R.915, S. 1451, H.R.1586, FAA reauthorization; Aviation Funding; Commercial Airline Ticket Taxes; Passengers Rights; NextGen FY2011 Department of Homeland Security appropriations; S. 321; Global Entry; Model Ports of Entry; Airport issues; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; International Registered Traveler; US-VISIT H.R.559; H.R.2200; S. 1261; Transportation Security Administration issues; Registered Traveler; Secure Flight; REAL ID; PASS ID
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.915, S. 1451, H.R.1586, FAA reauthorization; Aviation Funding; Commercial Airline Ticket Taxes; Passengers Rights; NextGen FY2011 Department of Homeland Security appropriations; S. 321; Global Entry; Model Ports of Entry; Airport issues; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; International Registered Traveler; US-VISIT H.R.559; H.R.2200; S. 1261; Transportation Security Administration issues; Registered Traveler; Secure Flight; REAL ID; PASS ID
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R.915, S. 1451, H.R.1586, FAA reauthorization; Aviation Funding; Commercial Airline Ticket Taxes; Passengers Rights; NextGen FY2011 Department of Homeland Security appropriations; S. 321; Global Entry; Model Ports of Entry; Airport issues; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; International Registered Traveler; US-VISIT H.R.559; H.R.2200; S. 1261; Transportation Security Administration issues; Registered Traveler; Secure Flight; REAL ID; PASS ID
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · first_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R.915, S. 1451, H.R.1586, FAA reauthorization; Aviation Funding; Commercial Airline Ticket Taxes; Passengers Rights; NextGen FY2011 Department of Homeland Security appropriations; S. 321; Global Entry; Model Ports of Entry; Airport issues; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; International Registered Traveler; US-VISIT H.R.559; H.R.2200; S. 1261; Transportation Security Administration issues; Registered Traveler; Secure Flight; REAL ID; PASS ID
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
Travel documents; identification documents; immigration reform; E-verify; TSA airport operations; CBP airport operations; US-VISIT; TWIC; international trusted traveler programs; REAL ID; S. 1261, PASS ID; FY2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act; H.R. 2200, TSA Authorization Act; Coast Guard authorization Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · first_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Travel documents; identification documents; immigration reform; TSA airport operations; CBP airport operations; US-VISIT; TWIC; international trusted traveler programs; REAL ID; PASS ID, S.1261; FY2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations; H.R.2200, TSA Authorization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
2010 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 4173 - To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatves markets, and for other purposes - provisions relating to consumer reporting agencies S. 139 - A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information - provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 141 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 414 - A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes - provisions relating to credit reporting S. 392 - A bill to protect consumers, and especially young consumers, from skyrocketing credit card debt, unfair credit card practices, and deceptive credit offers - provisions related to young consumers. S. 235 - A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan - provisions related to young consumers. H.R. 1469 - To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system - provisions relating to credit reporting. H.R. 1728 - the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending act of 2009 - provisions relating to credit reporting. H..R. 1748 - the "Fight Fraud Act 2009" - provisions relating to mortgage fraud. H.R. 2221 - Data Accountability & Trust Act - provisions relating to protecting computerized data containing personal information and other provisions relating to credit reporting. H.R. 3126 Consumer Financial Protection Agency - all sections particularly as they relate to consumer reporting agencies. H.R. 3149 - Equal Employment for All Act - all provisions relating to the use of consusmer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. S. 1490 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement, assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally idenftifiable information. - all provisions relating to data brokers H.R. 3421 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from making any report containing information related to a fully paid or settled medical debt that had been characterized as debt in collection for credit reporting purposes, which, for the date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more than 30 calendar days.- all provisions relating to credit reporting. S. 1261 - A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and for other purposes.- provisions relating to driver's licenses. H.R. 4538 - To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers - provisions relating to credit scores. H.R. 3149 - To amend the Fair Credit Rporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. S. "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010" - A bill to promote the financial stability of the US by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect cosumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes - provisions relating to consumer financial protection.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of