Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
July 21, 2010
Latest Action
September 23, 2010
Primary Sponsor
Charles E. SchumerDemocratic(NY)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
89pct
64d open
vs 4,048 other S bills in the 111th — cohort avg 29d
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Yes
116
No
80
Present
0
Not Voting
4
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| #240 | senate | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected (59-39, 3/5 majority required) | September 23, 2010 |
| #220 | senate | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected (57-41, 3/5 majority required) | July 27, 2010 |
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbying Issues Description: Budget and appropriations for public health, disease and injury prevention, including obesity and related diseases; pandemics and emerging infectious diseases; physical activity; public health preparedness; nutrition programs; environmental health; health equity; community-based public health interventions; public health infrastructure and workforce; and substance misuse/behavioral health issues. Specific Legislation: 1.Student Mental Health Rights Act (H.R. 7370) 2.9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Implementation Act (H.R. 7116) 3.Behavioral Health Resolution (S.Res. 518) 4.Virtual Community Support Act (H.R. 15544) 5.Crisis Counseling Act (H.R. 1545) 6.The Advancing Student Services in Schools Today Act (S. 3704) 7.Early Childhood Mental Health Supports Act (H.R. 6509) 8.Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (S. 1795/H.R. 1475) 9.STANDUP Act (S. 1543/H.R. 586) 10.Mental Health Services for Students Act (S. 1841/H.R. 721) 11.Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act (S. 467/H.R. 1324) 12.Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (S. 2157/H.R. 1205) 13.HERO Act (S. 2700/H.R. 1480) 14.Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act (S. 2425/H.R. 2981) 15.Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (H.R. 2862) 16.Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 2955) 17.Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act (H.R. 7236) 18.Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021 (S. 1530) 19.Social Determinants Accelerator Act (H.R. 2503) 20.Improving Social Determinants of Health Act (S. 104/H.R 379) 21.Protecting the Health of Americas Older Adults Act (H.R. 6302) 22.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2) 23.Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) 24.Implementation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296) 25.FY 2022 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 26.FY 2023 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations 27.H.R. 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 28.WIC Act of 2021 (S. 853) 29.NIH IMPROVE Act (H.R. 7565) 30.PASTEUR Act (H.R. 3932/S. 2076) 31.Strategies to Address Antibiotic Resistance (STAAR) Act (S.3291) 32.Tracking Pathogens Act (H.R. 7152/S. 3534) 33.Reauthorization of Sober Truth on Prevention (STOP) Underage Drinking Act 34.Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (H.R. 6493) 35.Expanding Access to Mental Health Training Act (S. 4461) 36.Improving Data Collection for ACEs Act (H.R. 3467/S. 4332) 37.RISE from Trauma Act (S. 2086) 38.Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 2955/S. 4448) 39.Improving DATA in Public Health Act (S. 3913/Not yet introduced in House) 40.Improving Access to Behavioral Health Integration Act (S. 4306) 41.ASSIST Act (H.R. 7672/S. 3704) 42.Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7255/S. 4271) 43.Strengthen Kids Mental Health Now Act (H.R. 7236/S. 4498) 44.Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 7585) 45.Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act (H.R. 1978/S. 912) 46.Helping Adults Protect Immunity Act (H.R. 2170) (S. 581) 47.Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Act (Not yet introduced) 48.White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health Act (H.R.5724/S. 3064) 49.CONNECT Act (H.R. 8391) 50.Restoring Hope in Mental Health and Wellbeing Act (H.R. 7666) 51.Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act (H.R. 4040) 52.Health Care Capacity for Pediatric Mental Health Act (S. 4472) 53.Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 8450) 54.Sugary Drinks Tax Act of 2021 (SWEET) Act (H.R.2772) 55.Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law No: 117-58) 56.Implementation of the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 (Public Law No: 117-158) 57.Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (public Law No: 117-169) 58.Moms Matter Act (S. 484/H.R. 909) 59.Into the Light for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Act (S. 3824/H.R. 7073) 60.TRUMPH for New Moms Act (S. 2779/H.R. 4217) 61.Improving Access to Mental Health Act (S. 870/H.R. 2035) 62.Mental Health Reform Act (S. 4170) 63.Youth Mental Health Suicide Prevention Act (S. 3628/H.R. 1803) 64.Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services in Medicare Act (S. 2144/H.R. 2767) 65.STRONG Veterans Act (H.R. 6411) 66.Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act (S. 4170) 67.Healthy Families Act (H.R. 2465/ S.1195) 68.Protecting America from Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Act (The Influenza Act) 69.Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 2617) 70.A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis (S.Res. 875) House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies lobbied during the quarter: House, Senate, Exec Office of Pres, HHS, CDC, FDA, CMS, OMB, NIH, USDA, and SAMHSA.
Client expense: $40,949 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 5175/ S 3628: DEMOCRACY IS STRENGTHENED BY CASTING LIGHT ON SPENDING IN ELECTIONS (DISCLOSE) ACT; ALL PROVISIONS OF THE BILL
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 and S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 13(c) Transit Worker Labor Protections Labor Law Coverage of Express Carriers S. 3628 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 3149 - The Equal Empoyment for all Act H.R. 5175 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 5320 - American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act SJ Res. 30 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States code of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures.
Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 and S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 13(c) Transit Worker Labor Protections Labor Law Coverage of Express Carriers S. 3628 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 3149 - The Equal Empoyment for all Act H.R. 5175 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 5320 - American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act SJ Res. 30 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States code of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures.
Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 5175/ S 3628: DEMOCRACY IS STRENGTHENED BY CASTING LIGHT ON SPENDING IN ELECTIONS (DISCLOSE) ACT; ALL PROVISIONS OF THE BILL
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
| Democratic |
| CO |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
S. 3295 Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act DISCLOSE Act; A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal elections, to prohibit government contractors from making expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in such elections, and for other purposes; S. 3628 DISCLOSE Act
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Constitution
Opposed the DISCLOSE Act (S. 3628)
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Consumer Product Safety Enhancement Act Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Implementation Craig Becker NLRB nomination Federal Contracting Proposals High Road Contracting Policy H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act Jacob Lew OMB director nomination Regulatory Policy and Oversight S. 3628, S. 3295, H.R. 5175, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act S. 510, Food Safety Modernization Act
Client expense: $1,570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Oppose S. 3628 and oppose invoking Cloture to proceed to a vote on S. 3628.
Client expense: $76,368 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: H. Res. 1777 House Resolution: Raising Awareness of School Pushout and Promoting Dignity in Schools - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Education; Corporal Punishment, Positive Behavior Supports; HR 1064 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1283 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 1315 the Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 1727 Managing Arson Through Criminal History - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, criminal justice; HR 1751 American Dream Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Immigrants rights; HR 2200 TSA authorization/body scanning machines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy/bodily integrity; HR 2262 the Safe Schools Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 2289 the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 2517 the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 2597 Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, Education, School Discipline, Positive Behavior Supports; HR 2965 the Dont Ask, Dont Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3017 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3458 Net Neutrality - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 3471 Real ID repeal legislation - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; HR 3567 the Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Health Amendment, abortion coverage in PCIP; HR 3590 (Sec. 1557) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: non-discrimination clause, Womens Health Amendment; HR 374 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 3986 the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; HR 4115 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide a restoration of notice pleading in Federal courts, and for other purposes. - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 429 A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. - Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency, First Amendment; HR 4335 Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; HR 4364 Citizen Participation Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: first amendment rights of petition and free speech; HR 4530 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 4556 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 4645 Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Freedom to Travel, Human Rights; HR 4806 the Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 4892 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 5136 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 5143 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; HR 5175 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association, Privacy; HR 5231 the Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 5237 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; HR 5300 Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 5548 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; HR 5566 Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 5628 Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Disability Rights; Corporal Punishment; HR 5748 End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 5822 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; HR 5894 Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Discrimination; HR 5939 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; HR 6423 Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; HR 6497 DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; HR 6500 Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: Housing Discrimination; LGBT Rights; HR 6523 Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; HR 6532 Procedures for Sanctions Against Charities Act - Issues Lobbied: Due process; HR 6548 Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 985 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HRes 383 Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security Laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 1261 PASS ID - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; S 147 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S 1504 A bill to provide that Federal courts shall not dismiss complaints under rule 12(b)(6) or (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957). - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 1584 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; S 1684 Managing Arson Through Criminal History - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, criminal justice; S 182 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation Updating the Equal Pay Act; S 2977 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3065 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Rights, Academic Freedom; S 3081 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3112 Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Freedom to Travel; S 3295 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association; S 3327 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; S 3390 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; S 3454 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Ban on privately funded abortions on military bases, Dream Act; S 3480 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment; S 3607 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: Detention, Due Process; S 3628 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Freedom of Association, Privacy; S 3656 FY2011 CJS Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: LSC Funding, Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 3707 Terrorist Detention Review Reform Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; S 3804 Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, online copyright; S 3806 SECURE Facilities Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, backscattter; S 3841 Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 3992 DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; S 435 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 446 A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. - Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency, First Amendment; S 448 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; S 678 the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 714 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; First Amendment, Communications privacy, executive power; Other Congressional Matters: Gene Patenting Legislation (no bill introduced yet) - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Women's Right; Campaign Finance - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment , Free Speech, Public Financing; Terrorism Studies and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Radical ideologies and speech rights - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Domestic Terrorism and online speech - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Youth Speech Online and Cyberbullying - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech, Equal Protection; Birthright Citizenship Amendment - Issues Lobbied: 14th Amendment, Racial Justice, Equal Protection; Congressional oversight of the Faith-based Initiative - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Discrimination; Higher Education Anti-harassment bill - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; Broadcaster Fairness and Accuracy - Issues Lobbied: Free Speech; Espionage Act Amendments - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press and wikileaks; State and local enforcement of immigration laws - Issues Lobbied: Immigrants Rights, Privacy; Southwest border enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement oversight, privacy; Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Immigration, National ID, employment verification, privacy; Secure Communities - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Immigrants Rights; SAMHSA Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; Workplace Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; Thomson Correctional Center Purchase - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; Miranda Warnings - Issues Lobbied: National Security, due process rights; Targeted Killings - Issues Lobbied: National Security, due process rights; ESEA Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Corporal Punishment; Positive Behavior Supports; Convention for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers; Patriot Act Reform Legislation - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, Patriot Act issues; Attorney General Guidelines - Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights, discrimination; Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Location Tracking - Issues Lobbied: privacy; New sex ed legislation - Issues Lobbied: reproductive rights; Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, access to the courts; Boucher Consumer Internet Privacy Legislation - Issues Lobbied: online privacy Federal Agency Issues: U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards, FBI Oversight, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty, Faith-Based Programs, Miranda Warnings, National Security, Targeted Killings, Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry, Information Sharing, Privacy, Attorney General Guidelines, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance, Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, DADT Court Decisions, Indigent Defense Reform, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Haitian refugees, Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Controlled Unclassified Information, Limiting use of WBI/Border Questioning of US Citizens, National ID, employment verification, privacy, Use of datamining technologies, Government Watch Lists, Racial Profiling; Department of Homeland Security, CRCL - Issues Lobbied: PREA implementation, Secure communities; Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI/Border Questioning of US Citizens; White House - Issues Lobbied: Haitian refugees, Targeted Killings, Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Controlled Unclassified Information, State Secrets Guidance, CEDAW, abortion coverage in PCIP, National Defense Authorization Act; Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty, Faith-Based Programs; White House Pay Equity Task Force - Issues Lobbied: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization, Racial Justice; Human Rights; US Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Safe release policies, alternatives to detention, Secure communities, Grievance process, 287 (g) agreements; Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: ICE enforcement, detention; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Issues Lobbied: Material support; Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Electronic medical records, Womens Health Amendment, abortion coverage in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Abortion in the health care exchanges created by health care reform law, Denials of repro health care at religious hospitals; Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Civil Rights, Hospital Visitation Protections; Department of Health and Human Services, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Civil Rights, Blood Donation Ban for Gay and Bisexual Men; DOJ Civil Rights Division - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights Enforcement and Election Protection, Racial Justice; Voting Rights; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; Federal Bureau of Investigation - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers, Attorney General Guidelines; National Archives - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying , fusion centers; National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Commerce Department - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Framework of Broadband Access, Net Neutrality; Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Pregnancy discrimination in mortgages, ules relating to use of tenants criminal convictions, VAWA certification form, Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, or Stalking; CDC- Issues Lobbyied: LGBT issues; Treasury Department: Housing Discrimination
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
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.104 To establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties; opposed entire bill; H.R. 2517/S.1102 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009; opposed entire bill; (continued next page) H.R. 1444 Congressional Commission on Civic Service Act; opposed entire bill; H.R. 3226 Czar Accountability and Reform Act of 2009; supported entire bill; Opposed H.R. 5175/S.3295/S.3628 The DISCLOSE Act; opposed entire bill; Supported the protection of the Social Security Trust Fund; Opposed unnecessary spending--support free market solutions to economic difficulties; Opposed the Dodd Bailout of Wall Street; Letter to House and Senate Republican Leadership requesting support for limited government; strong national security; pro-life protections; and the Defense of Marriage Act; Support for Rep. Tom Price's Privileged Resolution for no Lame Duck session after the Election; Letter to Members of Congress to sign a pledge, promising constituents not to pass controversial legislation or force votes on the confirmation of any nominees for federal office during the Lame Duck Session; Letter to Senators opposing confirmations of judges during the Lame Duck session; Letter to Members urging protection of First Amendment freedom of speech; Letter to House and Senate Leadership urging that social, economic, and national defense issues be priorities in 2011; Letter to Republican Leader Boehner urging an open contest for Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee; Letter to Republican Leader Boehner to institute a new House Committee on Reduction of Non-Essential Expenditures.
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
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
HR 4678: FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS LEGAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2010; ALL PROVISIONS OF THE BILL HR 5175/ S 3628: DEMOCRACY IS STRENGTHENED BY CASTING LIGHT ON SPENDING IN ELECTIONS (DISCLOSE) ACT; ALL PROVISIONS OF THE BILL
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 5175, S.3295 and S.3628 - Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act ("DISCLOSE Act").
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R.5175, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.3295, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.3628, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act, all provisions related to broadcasters.
Client expense: $850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commission proceedings on broadcast localism MM docket #04-233. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding the Federal Communications Commision proceeding on local radio ownership rules - MM docket #09-182 Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding broadcast decency enforcement. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding Federal Communications Commission reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine. Congressional oversight and legislative proposals regarding tax incentives and loan guarantees to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses. H.R. 1147 / S. 592,H.R. 6533, Local Community Radio Act of 2009 all provisions H. Con. Res. 49 / S. Con. Res. 14, Supporting Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R. 226 / S. 34 / S. 62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 all provisions. H.R. 3125 Radio Spectrum Inventory Act H.R. 5175/S. 3295, S. 3628, " DISCLOSE ACT, Democracy is strengthened by casting light on spending in elections act" - provisions relating to broadcasting
Client expense: $1,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Advertising
H.R.5175, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act , issues relating to media advertising S.3295, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act, Title IV S.3628, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act , issues relating to media advertising
Client expense: $3,720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Advertising
Issue Ad Disclosure Requirements S 3628 - Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act
Client expense: $4,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Disclose Act, H.R. 5175, S.3295, S. 3628, Executive Branch and Congressional Ethics, HR 4790 Shareholder Protection Act, HR 6116-Fair Elections Now Act, Earmark Reform, Pay to Play Reform, Revolving Door Reform, HR 3427 State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2010, Tax Status of Stealth PACs, HR 4173 Frank/Dodd Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 5175/ S. 3295/ S.3628. DISCLOSE Act
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Constitution
H.R. 5175 & S. 3628 - Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 5175/S. 3295/S.3628, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 5175 / S. 3295 / S. 3628, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act H.R. 3765 / S. 3826, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2009 (REINS Act), including provisions related to government oversight and process reform H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, including provisions related to 2% procurement pay H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R. 2142, Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act of 2010, including provisions related to inherently governmental functions H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009, including provisions related to defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions related to defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010, including provisions related to Quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy Including all contracting provisions of the following bills: H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 H.R. 5366, Overseas Contractor Reform Act, including provisions related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act H.R. 5983, Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act of 2010, including provisions related to expansion of program H.R. 6523, Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 S. 3454, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 S. 2902, Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2009 S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA), including provisions related to the False Claims Act S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitilization Act of 2010, including provisions relating to small business contracting initiatives S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009, including provisions related to Whistleblower protections for contractor employees S. 3853, GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 President Obama's Memo on Government Contracting Implementation of Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System FAR Case 2008-039, Interim Rule on Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards FAR Case 2010-008, Recovery Act Subcontract Reporting Procedures Office of Federal Procurement Policy Memo on Work Reserved for Performance by Federal Government Employees, including provisions related to defining inherently governmental and critical functions (no legislation/regulation tied to this) DFARS Case 2009-D015, Proposed Rulemaking on Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs Issues related to government contracting, congressional oversight of the Department of Labor, competition and workforce issues for federal contracting, organizational conflict of tnterest for federal contractors, high road contracting initiatives, mandating certain labor requirements for federal contractors (no legislation/regulation tied to this)
Client expense: $36,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 and S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 13(c) Transit Worker Labor Protections Labor Law Coverage of Express Carriers S. 3628 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 3149 - The Equal Empoyment for all Act H.R. 5175 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 5320 - American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act SJ Res. 30 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States code of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures.
Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 5175 and S. 3628, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Contacts to House and Senate in opposition to "DISCLOSE Act" (H.R. 5175, S. 3295, S. 3628), legislation to restrict the ability of incorporated citizen groups to communicate with the public regarding the activities of those who hold or seek federal elective office, including opposition to motions to proceed. Contacts in opposition to confirmation of Louis B. Butler to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Client expense: $119,232 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Disclose Act, H.R. 5175, S.3295, S. 3628, Executive Branch and Congressional Ethics, HR 4790 Shareholder Protection Act, HR 6116-Fair Elections Now Act, Earmark Reform, Pay to Play Reform, Revolving Door Reform, HR 3427 State Ethics Law Protection Act of 2010, Tax Status of Stealth PACs,
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Oppose S. 3628 and oppose invoking Cloture to proceed to a vote on S. 3628.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $13,310
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 and S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 13(c) Transit Worker Labor Protections Labor Law Coverage of Express Carriers S. 3628 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 3149 - The Equal Empoyment for all Act H.R. 5175 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 5320 - American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act SJ Res. 30 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States code of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures.
Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.4899, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; H.R.3749/S.1770, Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act; H.R.1054/S.1395, Imports of harvested polar bears; H.R.1055, Allowing importation to once again open; H.R.510, Firearms and Ammunition Equability Tax; H.R.5552, Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010; H.R.5175/S.3295/S.3628, DISCLOSE Act. Issues related to firearms regulation, natural resources and hunting.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Education
S 3628, FY 2011, Department of Labor, Health and Human Service, and Education Appropriations Bill, Title IV, provisions relating to the Institution for Museum and Library Services
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S 3628, FY 2011, Department of Labor, Health and Human Service, and Education Appropriations Bill, Title IV, provisions relating to the Institution for Museum and Library Services
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
- HR 1084 CALM Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 Informed P2P User Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3101 Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3294 Real Stimulus Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3745 CAP Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4790 Shareholder Protection Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4809 FCC Commissioners Technical Resource Enhancement Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4853 Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act all provisions relating to cable - HR 5116 America COMPETES Reauthorization Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5175 DISCLOSE Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5257 Internet Investment, Innovation and Competition Preservation Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5297 Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 - HR 5548 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5707 Restore Online Shoppers Confidence Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5777 Best Practices Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5828 Universal Service Reform Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6236 Data Breach Notification Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6420 Red Flag Program Clarification Act all provisions relating to cable. - HConRes 331 To express the sense of the Congress that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadband Internet services all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 105 Continuing Appropriations FY 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 139 Data Breach Notification Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2010 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1836 Internet Freedom Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 2487 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) all provisions relating to cable. - S 2764 Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 2881 FCC Commissioners Technical Resource Enhancement Act all provisions relating to cable. - S3027 P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3304 Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3386 Restore Online Shoppers Confidence Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3480 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3579 Data Security Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3605 America COMPETES Reauthorization Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3624 Freedom for Consumer Choice Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3628 DISCLOSE Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3689 Copyright Cleanup, Clarification and Correction Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3677 Financial Services and General Appropriations Act, 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3710 Broadband Program Reauthorization Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3742 Data Security and Breach Notification Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3804 Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeit Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3828 A bill to make technical corrections in the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 and the amendments made by the Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3967 Small Business Innovation Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3987 Red Flag Program Clarification Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 4021 Internet and Cybersecurity Safety Standard Act all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $5,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- HR1084 CALM Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 Informed P2P User Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2221 Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3101 Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3294 Real Stimulus Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3745 CAP Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4790 Shareholder Protection Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4809 FCC Commissioners Technical Resource Enhancement Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4853 Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act all provisions relating to cable - HR 5116 America COMPETES Reauthorization Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5175 DISCLOSE Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5257 Internet Investment, Innovation and Competition Preservation Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5297 Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 - HR 5548 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5707 Restore Online Shoppers Confidence Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5777 Best Practices Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5828 Universal Service Reform Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6236 Data Breach Notification Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6420 Red Flag Program Clarification Act all provisions relating to cable. - HConRes 331 To express the sense of the Congress that it is the responsibility of Congress to determine the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadband Internet services all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 105 Continuing Appropriations FY 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 139 Data Breach Notification Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2010 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1836 Internet Freedom Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 2487 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) all provisions relating to cable. - S 2764 Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 2881 FCC Commissioners Technical Resource Enhancement Act all provisions relating to cable. - S3027 P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3304 Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3386 Restore Online Shoppers Confidence Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3480 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3579 Data Security Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3605 America COMPETES Reauthorization Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3624 Freedom for Consumer Choice Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3628 DISCLOSE Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3689 Copyright Cleanup, Clarification and Correction Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3677 Financial Services and General Appropriations Act, 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3710 Broadband Program Reauthorization Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3742 Data Security and Breach Notification Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3804 Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeit Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3828 A bill to make technical corrections in the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 and the amendments made by the Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3967 Small Business Innovation Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3987 Red Flag Program Clarification Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 4021 Internet and Cybersecurity Safety Standard Act all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $5,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S.2973, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a temporary payroll tax credit for certain employers. H.R. 5175, S. 3295 and S. 3628, the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Acts, to increase disclosure of campaign activities and contributions. H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Executive Branch appointments Judicial nominations DISCLOSE Act, S. 3628 Fair Elections Now Act, HR 6116 Fiscal and Entitlement Commission Election reform - voter registration proposals
Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Opposition to H.R. 5175 and S. 3628, the DISCLOSE Act, because of the bill's threat to free speech, and the potential that it could force HSLDA and other homeschool organizations that are incorporated to disclose the names of our members.
Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 5175, S 3295, S 3628 - legislative proposals related to campaign finance issues
Client expense: $1,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 and S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 13(c) Transit Worker Labor Protections Labor Law Coverage of Express Carriers S. 3628 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 3149 - The Equal Empoyment for all Act H.R. 5175 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 5320 - American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act SJ Res. 30 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States code of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures.
Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 1409 and S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 13(c) Transit Worker Labor Protections Labor Law Coverage of Express Carriers S. 3628 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 3149 - The Equal Empoyment for all Act H.R. 5175 & H.R. 5175 - The Disclose Act H.R. 5320 - American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act SJ Res. 30 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States code of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures.
Client expense: $222,959 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Railroad Retirement Board, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Banking
Dodd-Frank, P.L. 111-203 Disclose Act, H.R. 5175; S. 3295; S. 3628
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2010 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: HR 1064 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 1283 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 1315 the Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 1727 Managing Arson Through Criminal History - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, criminal justice; HR 1800 National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, National Security Letter Power, Patriot Act Section 215; HR 2200 TSA authorization/body scanning machines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy/bodily integrity; HR 2262 the Safe Schools Improvement Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 2289 the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice; HR 2517 the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 2597 Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Positive Behavior Supports; HR 2701 Intelligence Authorization for FY2010 - Issues Lobbied: Open government; accountability; HR 3017 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3245 the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 3458 Net Neutrality - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 3471 Real ID repeal legislation - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; HR 3567 the Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Health Amendment, abortion coverage in PCIP; HR 3721 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; HR 374 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 3986 the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Capital Punishment; HR 4115 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide a restoration of notice pleading in Federal courts, and for other purposeS - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: FOIA and Whistleblower provisions; HR 429 A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedingS - Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency, First Amendment; HR 4335 Prison Abuse Remedies Act (and reform of the PLRA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Prisoners Rights; HR 4530 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; HR 4556 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 4645 Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Freedom to Travel; HR 4806 the Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 4892 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; HR 5136 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; HR 5143 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; HR 5175 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association; HR 5231 the Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; HR 5237 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; HR 5300 Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 553 Reducing Over-Classification Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification; HR 5548 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: cybersecurity; HR 5566 Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR 5628 Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Disability Rights; Corporal Punishment; HR 5748 End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; HR 5751 Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: Lobbying restrictions; HR 5822 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; HR 5894 Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act - Issues Lobbied: ; HR 5939 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act - Issues Lobbied: ; HR 985 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HR1304 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 To create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of p - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; HR1507 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; HR 2765 Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; HR 3335 Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; HR 6283 Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Reproductive Freedom; HRes 383 Establishing a Select Committee to Review National Security Laws, Policies and Practices - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence oversight; S 147 the Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 1494 Intelligence Authorization for FY2010 - Issues Lobbied: Open government; accountability; S 1504 A bill to provide that Federal courts shall not dismiss complaints under rule 12(b)(6) or (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S 41 (1957). - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 1788 False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; S 1584 the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights; S 1684 Managing Arson Through Criminal History - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, criminal justice; S 1692 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy; S 1756 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Restoration of ADEA in light of Gross Supreme Court Case; S 1789 the Fair Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy; S 182 Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination, Legislation Updating the Equal Pay Act; S 2977 A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackS - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3065 the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, First Amendment, LGBT Rights, Academic Freedom; S 3081 Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention/Interrogation; S 3112 Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Freedom to Travel; S 3113 Refugee Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: ; S 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: FOIA and Whistleblower provisions; S 3295 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Right to Petition, Right of Association; S 3327 Terrorist Expatriation Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security; S 3390 the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, Education; S 3454 National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Military facilities abortion ban, DREAM Act, National Security, Civil Rights, LGBT Rights, vouchers, DADT; S 3480 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: cybersecurity; S 3518 Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press; S 3628 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech, Freedom of Association, Privacy; S 3707 Terrorist Detention Review Reform Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Detention; S 372 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; S 3806 SECURE Facilities Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, backscattter; S 3841 Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 3878 Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Reproductive Freedom; S 3932 Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: ; S 435 the Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 446 A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedingS - Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency, First Amendment; S 449 Free Speech Protection Act of 2009 A bill to protect free speech. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S 678 the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; S 714 the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S 729 DREAM Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; S 773 Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: Communications privacy, executive power; S1261 PASS ID - Issues Lobbied: National ID, religious liberty; S1490 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S1516 Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Felony Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S448 Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Press, Defendants Rights; HR 5815 Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Open government; accountability; HR 5037 Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; S 3717 Freedom of Information Act Amendments - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; HR 6086 Freedom of Information Act Amendments - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; HR 1826 Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; S 752 Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; HR 6026 Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act - Issues Lobbied: Open Government; H Res 1378 Condemning the theft from the Mojave National Preserve of the national Mojave Cross memorial honoring American soldiers who died in World War I. - Issues Lobbied: Religious Freedom; S 3804 Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act - Issues Lobbied: Frist Amendment; S 3656 FY2011 CJS Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: LSC Funding, Due Process, Right to Petition, Equal Protection; HR 3082 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Issues Lobbied: Thomson Prison Facilty; HR 6153 Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: human rights; S 3798 Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2010 - Issues Lobbied: human rights; Other Congressional Issues: Airline Security - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Location Tracking - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment; Gene Patent Legislation - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Women's Rights; CEDAW - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; Youth Speech Online and Cyberbullying - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Title V abstinence-only - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; Birthright Citizenship Amendment - Issues Lobbied: 14th Amendment; Indian Health Services - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; Indigent Defense Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; Terrorism Studies and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Radical ideologies and speech rights - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Free Speech; Mentally-disabled detainees & deportation - Issues Lobbied: Detainee Rights; Secure Communities - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Sexual assault in ICE detention - Issues Lobbied: Immigrants Rights; Southwest border enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement oversight, privacy; CBP use of excessive and lethal force - Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement oversight; Thomson Correctional Center Purchase - Issues Lobbied: National Security; Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry - Issues Lobbied: Natioanal Security, Accountabiltiy; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Fusion Centers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and domestic spying concerns; Patriot Act Reform Legislation - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy; Controlled Unclassified Information - Issues Lobbied: Natioanl Security, Government Transparecny; DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, National Security; Material support statutes - Issues Lobbied: Frist Amendment, National Security; National security letters - Issues Lobbied: Government Transperancy; Criminal surveillance - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; various cybersecurity initiatives - Issues Lobbied: Natioanl Security, Government Transparecny; National ID/employment verification - Issues Lobbied: privacy; Electronic Communications Privacy Act, - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Use of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Filming the Police - Issues Lobbied: Frist Amendment, Government Accountablity; Boucher Consumer Internet Privacy Legislation - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Pro-Choice Caucus Meeting (DoD ban, Hyde, health care reform, Global Gag Rule, etc.) - Issues Lobbied: ; SAMHSA Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; Workplace Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Religious Liberty, Civil Rights; USCCR Reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: USCCR; Racial Justice; Human Rights; Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; ERPA - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling; Online Speech Restrictions - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Federal Agency Issues: Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, body scanners; Executive Office of the President/White House - Issues Lobbied: CEDAW, abortion coverage in PCIP, Dream Act, ICE enforcement priorities, Southwest border enforcement, Miranda Warnings, Targeted Killings, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Executive Order 12958, Controlled Unclassified Information, National security letters, various cybersecurity initiatives, Sexual assault in ICE detention; Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hospital Visitation Protections, Blood Donation Ban for Gay and Bisexual Men, Electronic medical records, Denials of repro health care at religious hospitals, HIPAA privacy rules high risk pool, healthcare non-discrimination provision; Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Pregnancy discrimination in mortgages; Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Indigent Defense Reform, Faith-Based Programs, Access to counsel, OSC, Miranda Warnings, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Commission Standards, Habeas Corpus Review Procedures in Capital Cases, Criminal Investigation, Special Prosecutor Torture Inquiry, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers, Attorney General Guidelines, DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, Mentally-disabled detainees & deportation, OJP re-entry programs; U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/Implementation of the Fair Sentencing Act; US Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: ICE enforcement priorities, Mentally-disabaled detainees & deportation, Sexual assault in ICE detention, ICE Detainers; Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Utah blacklist, CBP use of excessive and lethal force, LEP, Diplomatic assurances, DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers, Controlled Unclassified Information, DHS/TSA Oversight: WBI, various cybersecurity initiatives, National ID, employment verification, privacy, Use of datamining technologies by the government, Government Watch Lists, Secure Communities; DHS/OCRCL - Issues Lobbied: LEP; DHS/EOIR - Issues Lobbied: Legal Orientation Program; Office of Inspector General - Issues Lobbied: Diplomatic assurances; US Customs and Border Protection - Issues Lobbied: Southwest border enforcement; White House, Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, 1st Amendment, Religious Liberty; State Department - Issues Lobbied: Targeted Killings, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization; White House Domestic Policy Counsel - Issues Lobbied: ESEA Reauthorization, Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Corporal Punishment; Positive Behavior Supports, Mentally-disabled detainees & deportation; Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division - Issues Lobbied: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization; Federal Bureau of Investigation - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers, Attorney General Guidelines; Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing, Privacy and domestic spying concerns with Fusion Centers,; National Archives - Issues Lobbied: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; National Security Council - Issues Lobbied: Reducing Over-Classification Act, Executive Order 12958; Information Security Oversight Office - Issues Lobbied: Controlled Unclassified Information; Commerce Department - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking, healthcare non-discrimination provision; National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking; Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Framework of Broadband Access, Network Neutrality; Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: FY12 Budget -Title V abstinence-only; Internal Revenue Service - Issues Lobbied: healthcare non-discrimination provision; Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: bullying, First Amendment; FNMA/FMAC - Issues Lobbied: Housing and Women
Client expense: $295,250 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Contacts to Senate in opposition to confirmation of Elena Kagan as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (Kagan confirmed August 5, 2010, 63-37). Contacts to House and Senate in opposition to "DISCLOSE Act" (H.R. 5175, S. 3295, S. 3628), legislation to restrict the ability of incorporated citizen groups to communicate with the public regarding the activities of those who hold or seek federal elective office, including opposition to motions to proceed (failed, July 27 and September 23, 2010).
Client expense: $122,838 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Advertising
H.R.4173: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, Federal Trade Commission provisions relating to advertising and expanded rulemaking authority. H.R.5175, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act, Issues relating to media advertising H.Res.1490, Conference Report to Accompany H.R.4173, Federal Trade Commission provisions relating to advertising. S.3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act Federal Trade Commission provisions relating to advertising S.3295, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act, Title IV S.3628, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act, Issues relating to media advertising
Client expense: $3,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 5175, S 3295 - DISCLOSE Act HR 512 - Federal Election Integrity Act HR 6116, HR 1826 - Fair Elections Now Act Regulatory Reform Procurement Reform HR 626 - Family Leave for Federal Employees HR 5175, S 3628 - Campaign Finance Reform HR 1722 - Telework Improvements Act, all provisions
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support for Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States. Support for H.R. 1826 and 6116, the Fair Elections Now Act, to allow candidates to run competitive campaigns for office by relying on small donations. Work to strengthen S. 3628, the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act. Oppose provisions that would exclude the largest organizations from the bill.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Constitution
H.R. 5175 & S. 3628 - Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Advertising
Issue Ad Disclosure Requirements S 3628 - Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act
Client expense: $4,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Constitution
S. 3628 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (all sections of full text)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Government Issues
HR 5175/ S 3628: DEMOCRACY IS STRENGTHENED BY CASTING LIGHT ON SPENDING IN ELECTIONS (DISCLOSE) ACT; ALL PROVISIONS OF THE BILL
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 3615, the Home Office Deduction Simplification Act-support H.R. 3765, the REINS Act-support H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010- support self employed health insurance tax credit H.R. 5982, the Small Business Tax Relief Act-support H.R.4985, the Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2010 H.R.12, the Paycheck Fairness Act-oppose H.R.5853, the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act S. 3502, The American Liberty Restoration Act-support S. 3628, the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act-oppose S. 3578, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act-support Johanns Amendment (SA 4596) to the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010- support Nelson (FL) amendment #4595 to the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010- oppose S.J. Res. 39 to overturn the so-called grandfather rule issued by the administration in response to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-support Draft FY 20112015 EPA Strategic Plan Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0173] Comments for the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program for Public and Commercial Buildings urging the Department of Treasury not to issue guidance that would allow the plaintiffs trial bar to receive a new tax deduction for certain costs associated with contingency fee lawsuits General Issues Estate Tax Extension of the 2001 and 2003 individual income tax rates IRS Form 1099 Healthcare Reform
Client expense: $685,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)