Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 22 CFR Part 205: RIN 0412 AA-69: Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 58, Pgs. 16712-14, Friday, March 25, 2011) Aging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans Application by Catalpa Creative Solutions, LLC for OMB No. 1121-0329, BJA-2011-2946, Innovative Field-Initiated Program, CFDA #s 16.751 and 16.738 Appropriations riders and funding cuts generally incl. applicable provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1) Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein Censorship concerns related to the Hide/Seek exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Congressional response to the Wal-Mart v. Dukes decision Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, 111th H.J.Res. 74, 111th H.J.Res. 82, 111th H.J.Res. 84, 111th S.J.Res. 28, and 111th S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 83, Pgs. 24006-7, Friday, April 29, 2011) District of Columbia's voucher program, incl. government oversight/reports, as well as reauthorization, budget, and appropriations proposals, especially the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (H.R. 471 and S. 206), Section 1548 of the FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1), Section 1535 and Division C of the FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1473 enacted as Public Law No: 112-10), and applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Education provisions in FY12 Defense Authorization, incl. H.R. 1540 Amdt 94 and H.R. 1540 Armed Services Cmte Amdt regarding special education voucher program for military dependents Employment Non-Discrimination Act (111th: H.R. 3017 and S. 1584), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1397 and S. 811, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and related state legislation (especially Nevada Assembly Bill 211) Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, and voucher provisions mentioned herein Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies of federal agencies especially regarding protections against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) discrimination, and LGBT protections in federal contracting Every Child Deserves a Family Act (111th: H.R. 3827/4806) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1681, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Executive Order 8802 Reaffirming Policy Of Full Participation In The Defense Program By All Persons, Regardless Of Race, Creed, Color, Or National Origin, And Directing Certain Action In Furtherance Of Said Policy Executive Order 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order 11478 Equal Employment Opportunity In The Federal Government Executive Order 13087 Further Amendment To Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity In The Federal Government Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Fair Elections Now Act (111th: H.R. 1826/6116 and S. 752) and its reintroduction (H.R. 1404 and S. 750, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (111th: H.R. 2132 and S. 3680) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 2364 and S. 1283, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Hearings on Muslim radicalization in America H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act H.R. 1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content Implementing the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, Section 571, especially the Dont Tell Repeal Act (Public Law No: 111-321) and 112th Congress oversight (incl. committee amendments to H.R. 1540 by Reps. Hunter, Akin, Palazzo, and Hartzler, H.R. 1540 Sections 533, 534, and 535, and potential amendments to S. 981) Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships Marriage equality and implementing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598) Marriage equality and implementing the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Paycheck Fairness Act (111th: H.R. 12 and S. 182/3772) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1519 and S. 797, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b) Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b) Public Law No: 111-2 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Reuniting Families Act (111th: H.R. 2709 and S. 1085), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1796, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 1) S. 1258 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act Safe Schools Improvement Act (111th: H.R. 2262 and S. 3739), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1648 and S. 506, and House draft prior to introduction), and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs generally incl. Administration-proposed initiatives Shareholder Protection Act (111th: H.R. 4537/4790) and its reintroduction Student Nondiscrimination Act (111th: H.R. 4530 and S. 3990), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 998 and S. 555), and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10) Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and assistance for students, poor children, and the unemployed, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare incl. applicable provisions in the FY12 Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 34) Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) (111th: H.R. 1024 and S. 424), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1537 and S. 821, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), its inclusion in the Reuniting Families Act (incl. H.R. 1796, Title II), and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. S. 1258, Title II, Subtitle C, Part II, Chapter 2), as well as Department of Justice (DOJ) removal proceedings and prosecutorial discretion available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding UAFA-eligible individuals

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

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

Appropriations riders and funding cuts generally incl. applicable provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1) Congressional response to the Wal-Mart v. Dukes decision Employment Non-Discrimination Act (111th: H.R. 3017 and S. 1584), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1397 and S. 811, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and related state legislation (especially Nevada Assembly Bill 211) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies of federal agencies especially regarding protections against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) discrimination, and LGBT protections in federal contracting Executive Order 8802 Reaffirming Policy Of Full Participation In The Defense Program By All Persons, Regardless Of Race, Creed, Color, Or National Origin, And Directing Certain Action In Furtherance Of Said Policy Executive Order 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order 11478 Equal Employment Opportunity In The Federal Government Executive Order 13087 Further Amendment To Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity In The Federal Government Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (111th: H.R. 2132 and S. 3680) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 2364 and S. 1283, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships Paycheck Fairness Act (111th: H.R. 12 and S. 182/3772) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1519 and S. 797, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act Public Law No: 111-2 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and assistance for students, poor children, and the unemployed, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare incl. applicable provisions in the FY12 Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 34) Workers' rights generally incl. state legislation especially Ohio Senate Bill 5 and Wisconsin Act 10 (Senate Bill 11)

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

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 22 CFR Part 205: RIN 0412 AA69: Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 58, Pgs. 16712-14, Friday, March 25, 2011) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 83, Pgs. 24006-7, Friday, April 29, 2011) District of Columbia's voucher program, incl. government oversight/reports, as well as reauthorization, budget, and appropriations proposals, especially the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (H.R. 471 and S. 206), Section 1548 of the FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1), Section 1535 and Division C of the FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1473 enacted as Public Law No: 112-10), and applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Education provisions in FY12 Defense Authorization, incl. H.R. 1540 Amdt 94 and H.R. 1540 Armed Services Cmte Amdt regarding special education voucher program for military dependents Employment Non-Discrimination Act (111th: H.R. 3017 and S. 1584), its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1397 and S. 811, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and related state legislation (especially Nevada Assembly Bill 211) Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, and voucher provisions mentioned herein Executive Order 8802 Reaffirming Policy Of Full Participation In The Defense Program By All Persons, Regardless Of Race, Creed, Color, Or National Origin, And Directing Certain Action In Furtherance Of Said Policy Executive Order 11246 Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language H.R. 3 and S. 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act H.R. 358 and S. 877 Protect Life Act Implementing the Dont Ask, Dont Tell provisions in Public Law No: 103-160, Title V, Subtitle G, Section 571, especially the Dont Tell Repeal Act (Public Law No: 111-321) and 112th Congress oversight (incl. committee amendments to H.R. 1540 by Reps. Hunter, Akin, Palazzo, and Hartzler, H.R. 1540 Sections 533, 534, and 535, and potential amendments to S. 981) Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act Marriage equality and implementing Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Reproductive healthcare provisions in healthcare reform, incl. specific amendments (111th House: H.R. 3962 Amdt 509, Rules Cmte #108, and Energy/Commerce Cmte Amdts; 111th Senate: H.R. 3590 Amdt 2962), other related language, and applicable provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law No: 111-148), as well as applicable provisions in the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (112th: H.R. 3 and S. 906) and the Protect Life Act (112th: H.R. 358 and S. 877)

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

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

Employment non discrimination act HR3014 and S1584. Lobbied in support of passing this to end discrimination based on an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity.

Client expense: $143,473 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Appropriations riders and funding cuts generally incl. applicable provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1) Reintroduction of the Paycheck Fairness Act (111th: H.R. 12 and S. 182/3772) Reintroduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (111th: H.R. 3017 and S. 1584) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies of federal agencies especially regarding protections against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) discrimination Fourteenth Amendment and the granting of citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, incl. the Birthright Citizenship Act (H.R. 140 and S. 723) and S.J.Res. 2 Hearing on The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's Response Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 (H.R. 4537/4790) and reintroduction for 112th Congress Reintroduction of the Fair Elections Now Act (111th: H.R. 1826/6116 and S. 752) Aging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans Campaign finance reform and implementation of the Federal Election Campaign Act (Public Law No: 92-225, see especially Section 441b) and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (Public Law No: 107-155, especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b), as well as congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce), incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, 111th H.J.Res. 74, 111th H.J.Res. 82, 111th H.J.Res. 84, 111th S.J.Res. 28, and 111th S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, incl. the DC Delegate vote in the Committee of the Whole House as it relates to the 112th Congress and applicable House Rules under H.Res. 5, appropriations riders under the 112th Congress incl. applicable provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1), and applicable provisions in the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 3 Section 310) Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals, incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language, as well as implementation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (Public Law No: 103-141), the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships, and the Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations (Executive Order 13559) Immigration reform generally and not through specific legislation Implementation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law No: 111-84, Division E) School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs, incl. the Safe Schools Improvement Act (S. 506, and House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), the Student Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 998 and S. 555, and House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), and their possible inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10), as well as Administration-proposed initiatives, and the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act (H.R. 1048 and S. 540) Reintroduction of the Uniting American Families Act (111th: H.R. 1024 and S. 424) and its possible inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform Marriage equality and implementation of the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), incl. the Respect for Marriage Act (111th: H.R. 3567) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 1116 and S. 598, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction) Censorship concerns related to the Hide/Seek exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery H.R. 1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content District of Columbia's voucher program, incl. government oversight/reports, as well as reauthorization, budget, and appropriations proposals, especially the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (H.R. 471 and S. 206) and Section 1548 of the FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1) Federally-funded school (incl. afterschool) voucher and tuition tax credit programs not mentioned herein H.Con.Res. 13 Reaffirming "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States and supporting and encouraging the public display of the national motto in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions

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

Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

Appropriations riders and funding cuts generally incl. applicable provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1) Workers' rights generally incl. state legislation especially Ohio Senate Bill 5 and Wisconsin Act 10 (Senate Bill 11) Reintroduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (111th: H.R. 3017 and S. 1584) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies of federal agencies especially regarding protections against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) discrimination Reintroduction of the Paycheck Fairness Act (111th: H.R. 12 and S. 182/3772) Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals, incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language, as well as implementation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (Public Law No: 103-141), the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships, and the Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations (Executive Order 13559)

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

Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act (to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938) S. 1152 - Healthy Families Act (paid sick time and paid time for family care) S. 1584 - Employment Non-discrimination Act of 2009

Client expense: $4,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act (to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938) S. 1152 - Healthy Families Act S. 1584 - Employment Non-discrimination Act of 2009

Client expense: $4,740,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Paycheck Fairness Act (S 182) Nomination of Elena Kagan to US Supreme Court Employment Non-Discrimination Act (HR 2981/S 1584)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Nominations for the following positions: Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1020/S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 2151/S. 904, Fair Pay Act of 2009 H.R. 2981/H.R. 3017/S. 1584, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 3721/S. 1756, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act S.445/H.R. 4326, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2009 Potential legislation related to the use of credit history in employee selection procedures (not yet introduced) Implementation of Franken anti-arbitration amendment to H.R. 3326 Proposed regulations revising 29 C.F.R. part 1620 related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (to comply with PL 110-325) (see Federal Register Sept. 23, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (see Federal Register Mar. 2, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing Title I of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (see Federal Register Oct. 7, 2009) Proposed regulations related to reasonable factors other than age under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (see Federal Register February 18, 2010)

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

Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)

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

Fix of Gross v. FBL, Supreme Court decision, supported End Racial Profiling Act Civil Rights Act of 2009 S. 564/H.R. 1425, Wartime Treatment Study Act H.R. 3017/S. 1584 , Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 12/ S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act, supported S1504 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 HR 4115 Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 HR 3764/S 718 The Civil Access to Justice Act H.R. 157/S. 160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 CEDAW, Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

Client expense: $153,662 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender workplace issues -- Department of Labor Regulations (DOL); Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) (HR 3017; S 1584); Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO) (HR 2527; S 1102)

Client expense: $29,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 12, S. 182, the Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 3017, S.1584 Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 2134, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2010 H.R. 1283, S. 3065, Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 Provisions relating to repeal 10 U.S.C. Sec. 654, Dont Ask, Dont Tell H.R. 4902, S. 3065, H.R. 6520, S. 4022, S. 4023, H.R. 2965, : Provisions related to repeal 10 U.S.C. 654, Dont Ask, Dont Tell. 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, comments related to revising the regulations implementing title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to establish requirements for making websites accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Client expense: $235,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Legal Services Corporation, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

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

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

H.Res.397 America's Spiritual Heritage Week; supported entire resolution; H.R.3017/S.1584 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 (ENDA); opposed entire bill; Support for the Congressional Prayer Caucus & the National Day of Prayer as being Constitutional.

Client expense: $25,300 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

OSHA MSD Recordkeeping Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 (S. 1584/HR 2981/HR 3017) Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560/HR 1409) HR 5663 Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 (OSHA related provision) Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification Act (S. 1374/HR 3042) High-Skilled Workforce through STEM education and legal, high-skilled immigration

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

H.R.1283/S.3065, Military Readiness Enhancement Act, in support of prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in our nations armed forces; H.R.3017/S.1584, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), in support of protecting individuals from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; H.R.3567, Respect for Marriage Act, in support of the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act; H.R.4114/S.2736, Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault, in support of reducing the rape kit backlog; Civil Rights Act of 2009, in support of ensuring that federal funds are not used to subsidize discrimination, that employers are held accountable for age and wage discrimination, and that there is real accountability when civil rights, students rights and workers rights are violated; restore longstanding religious liberty protections in faith based partnerships; SAMHSA Modernization Act of 2010, in support of removing charitable choice from federal programs; in support of Senate confirmation of pending judicial nominations.

Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office

Domestic Partners Benefits and Obligations Act (H.R. 2517/S. 1102); Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (H.R. 2132); Workplace Religious Freedom Act; Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 3017/S.1584); Charitable choice issues; Judicial nominations; Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 3567); Anti-D.C. marriage equality bill (H.R. 2608); Marriage Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 1269); Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 (H.R. 1723); Every Child Deserves a Family Act of 2010 (H.R. 4806); Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (H.R. 4376); Housing Nondiscrimination Act of 2010 (H.R. 4828); Fair and Inclusive Housing Rights Act of 2010 (H.R. 4820); Housing Non-Discrimination Act of 2010 (H.R.4988).

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, 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 Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S. 560 and HR 1409: "Employee Free Choice Act" (all provisions). S. 1584 and HR 3017: "Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) [all provisions].

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

HR 1984/S. 401: Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2009 HR 2113: Corporate Injury, Illness and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 HR 1409/S. 560: Employee Free Choice Act HR 2981/S. 1584: Employment Non-Discrimination Act HR 5663: Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 (OSHA changes) HR 12/S 182: Paycheck Fairness Act HR 2067: Protecting America's Workforce HR 1274: Working Families Flexibility Act

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Guard, SENATE

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act: forbids employers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of their perceived or actual gender identity or sexual orientation, in addition to prohibiting preferential treatment or quotas; (H.R.3017/S.1584). D.C. Voting Rights Act: attempts to enfranchise over 550,000 District of Columbia residents through the addition of one House seat for our Nations Capital and another for the primarily Republican state of Utah; (H.R.157/S.160).

Client expense: $123,200 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act: forbids employers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of their perceived or actual gender identity or sexual orientation, in addition to prohibiting preferential treatment or quotas; (H.R.3017/S.1584). D.C. Voting Rights Act: attempts to enfranchise over 550,000 District of Columbia residents through the addition of one House seat for our Nations Capital and another for the primarily Republican state of Utah; (H.R.157/S.160).

Client expense: $123,200 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act All labor and employment policy provisions of the following bills: H.R. 12 / S. 182 / S. 3772 Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 2981 / H.R. 3017 / S. 1584, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 1020 / S. 931 / Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 2151 / S. 904, Fair Pay Act of 2009 H.R. 4326 / S. 445, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3721 / S. 1756, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act Proposed regulations revising 29 C.F.R. part 1620 related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (to comply with P.L. 110-325) (74 Fed. Reg. 48,431, Sept. 23, 2009)) Proposed regulations related to "reasonable factors other than age" under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (75 Fed. Reg. 7,212, February 18, 2010) Proposed regulations related to affirmative action under section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (75 Fed. Reg. 43,116, July 23, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Various issues including: oversight opportunities for the 112th Congress and employer use of employee credit history (EEOC meeting on October 20, 2010)

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

HR 2625/S 1153 - "Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009" - Would end the federal tax inequities for employer-sponsored health coverage provided to domestic partners and other non-spouse, non-dependent beneficiaries HR 3017/S 1584 - "Employment Non-Discrimination Act" - Would extend federal job protections against discrimination to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans S. 3772 - "The Paycheck Fairness Act" - would reform equal employment opportunity laws

Client expense: $860,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office

H.R. 3017/S. 1584 Employment Non-Discrimination Act White House Council on Women and Girls H.R. 4806 Every Child Deserves a Family Act Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Ratification H.R. 4530/S. 3390 Student Non-Discrimination Act

Client expense: $192,159 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Support for HR 3017/S. 1584, Employment Non-Discrimination Act -- support for all provisions Opposition to legislation that would continue or expand private school vouchers for students in the District of Columbia Opposition to Federally-funded religious discrimination in the faith-based initiative

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Supported in their entirety: Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 12, S. 182; Arbitration Fairness Act, H.R. 1020, S. 931; Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, H.R. 3721, S.1756; Fairness & Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2010, H.R. 5300; Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), H.R. 3017, S. 1584; Whistleblower Protection Enforcement Act, H.R. 1507, S. 372; Local Jobs for America Act, S. 3500; Equal Opportunity For All Act, H.R. 3149.

Client expense: $36,050 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office

Employment Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 3017/S. 1584).

Client expense: $50,351 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Employment Non Discrimination Act HR 3017/S 1584. Lobbied in support of employment discrimination based on an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3721/S. 1756 "Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act" H.R. 5748 End Racial Profiling Act Civil Rights Act of 2009 S. 564/H.R. 1425, Wartime Treatment Study Act H.R. 3017/S. 1584 , Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 12/ S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act, supported S1504 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 HR 4115 Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 HR 3764/S 718 The Civil Access to Justice Act H.R. 157/S. 160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 CEDAW, Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women S1789 Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009

Client expense: $107,320 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Support for HR 3017/S. 1584, Employment Non-Discrimination Act -- support for all provisions Opposition to legislation that would continue or expand private school vouchers for students in the District of Columbia Opposition to Federally-funded religious discrimination in the faith-based initiative

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Domestic Partners Benefits and Obligations Act (H.R. 2517/S. 1102); Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (H.R. 2132); Workplace Religious Freedom Act; Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 3017/S.1584); Charitable choice issues; Judicial nominations; Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 3567); Anti-D.C. marriage equality bill (H.R. 2608); Marriage Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 1269); Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 (H.R. 1723).

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, 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 Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Supported in their entirety: Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 12, S. 182; Arbitration Fairness Act, H.R. 1020, S. 931; Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, H.R. 3721, S.1756; Fairness & Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2010, H.R. 5300; Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), H.R. 3017, S. 1584; Whistleblower Protection Enforcement Act, H.R. 1507, S. 372; Local Jobs for America Act, S. 3500; Equal Opportunity For All Act, H.R. 3149.

Client expense: $51,259 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

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

H.R. 12, S. 182, the Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 3035. S. 1360, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 3017, S.1584 Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 2134, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2010 H.R. 1283, S. 3065, Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 Provisions relating to repeal 10 U.S.C. Sec. 654, Dont Ask, Dont Tell H.R. 4902, To establish additional research, study, and reporting requirements for the Department of Defense working group reviewing the possible repeal of current United States policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, referred to as Don't Ask, Don't Tell and codified as section 654 of title 10, United States Code. General efforts on lifting "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" provisions

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

HR 1984/S. 401: Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2009 HR 2113: Corporate Injury, Illness and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 HR 1409/S. 560: Employee Free Choice Act HR 2981/S. 1584: Employment Non-Discrimination Act HR 5663: Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 (OSHA changes) HR 12/S 182: Paycheck Fairness Act HR 2067: Protecting America's Workforce HR 1274: Working Families Flexibility Act

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Guard, SENATE

H.Res.397 America's Spiritual Heritage Week; supported entire resolution; H.R.3017/S.1584 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 (ENDA); opposed entire bill; Support for the Congressional Prayer Caucus & the National Day of Prayer as being Constitutional.

Client expense: $25,300 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Employment Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 3017/S. 1584).

Client expense: $21,970 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act: forbids employers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of their perceived or actual gender identity or sexual orientation, in addition to prohibiting preferential treatment or quotas; (H.R.3017/S.1584). D.C. Voting Rights Act: attempts to enfranchise over 550,000 District of Columbia residents through the addition of one House seat for our Nations Capital and another for the primarily Republican state of Utah; (H.R.157/S.160).

Client expense: $140,297 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 560 and H.R. 1409: "Employee Free Choice Act", all provisions. S. 1584 and H.R. 3017: "Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)", all provisions.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

All labor and employment policy provisions of the following bills: H.R. 12/ S. 182/ S. 3772 Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1020/ S. 931/ Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 2151/ S. 904, Fair Pay Act of 2009 H.R. 2981/ H.R. 3017/ S. 1584, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 3721/ S. 1756, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act Proposed regulations revising 29 C.F.R. part 1620 related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (to comply with P.L. 110-325) (74 Fed. Reg. 48,431 (Sept. 23, 2009)) Proposed regulations implementing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (74 Fed. Reg. 9.056 (Mar. 2, 2009)) Proposed regulations related to "reasonable factors other than age" under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (75 Fed. Reg. 7,212, February 18, 2010) Proposed regulations related to affirmative action under section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (75 Fed. Reg. 43,116, July 23, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

H.R. 1283, Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009, regarding Don't Ask Don't Tell; S. 1102 / H.R. 2517, Domestic Partenership Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO); S. 1584 / H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.1283/S.3065, Military Readiness Enhancement Act, in support of prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in our nations armed forces; H.R.3017/S.1584, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, in support of protecting individuals from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; H.R.3567, Respect for Marriage Act, in support of the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act; H.R.4114/S.2736, Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault, in support of reducing the rape kit backlog; Civil Rights Act of 2009, in support of ensuring that federal funds are not used to subsidize discrimination, that employers are held accountable for age and wage discrimination, and that there is real accountability when civil rights, students rights and workers rights are violated; restore longstanding religious liberty protections in faith based partnerships; H.R.5466, SAMHSA Modernization Act of 2010, in support of removing charitable choice from federal programs.

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

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Smithsonian Institution, White House Office

HR 2625/S 1153 - "Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2009" - Would end the federal tax inequities for employer-sponsored health coverage provided to domestic partners and other non-spouse, non-dependent beneficiaries HR 3017/S 1584 - "Employment Non-Discrimination Act" - Would extend federal job protections against discrimination to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans S. 3772 - "The Paycheck Fairness Act" - would reform equal employment opportunity laws

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

Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office