School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S1118, HR558, S357, S1410, HR180, S146, S148, HR1546, HR2235, HR1969, S933, PSOB and military equipment issues
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.34 : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Latest Title: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65 : Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.83: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R.93 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.117 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 H.R.133 : Citizens Protection Act of 2013 H.R.137 : Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Red H.R.138 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Actuction for our Streets Act H.R.141 : Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 H.R.142 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227 : Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236 : Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321 : Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.329 : Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 H.R.332 : Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339 : Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404 : Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act H.R.427 : Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.431 : Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 H.R.437 : Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 H.R.449 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538 : PLEA Act H.R.575 : Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R.578: Latest Title: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.602 : Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.619 : Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 H.R.661 : Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.720 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722 : Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793 : Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 H.R.848 : Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act H.R.1565: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.1764: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914: Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2247:Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws H.R.2465: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.2566 : To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities. H.R.2625: Student Protection Act H.R.2665: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devices H.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199: Safe Military Bases Act H.R.3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia H.R.3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4380: Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4547 : To modify the definition of "antique firearm H.R.4707: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.4783 : Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.4784: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014 H.R.4806: Pause for Safety Act of 2014 H.R.4946: Crime Gun Tracing Act H.R.5016: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R.5093: Children's Firearm Marketing Safety Act H.R.5478: Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement H.R.5522: ATF Elimination Act H.R.5555: FIREARM Act H.R.5606: Homemade Firearms Accountability Act of 2014 H.R.5756: Heller Public Firearms Range Act of 2014 H.AMDT.704 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.727 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.769 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.729 to H.R.4660 H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35 : Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. H.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. H.RES.258: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. H.AMDT.123 to H.R.2217 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress. H.AMDT.1084 (A032) Amends: H.R.5016 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds by any authority of the government of the District of Columbia to prohibit the ability of any person to possess, acquire, use, sell, or transport a firearm except to the extent such activity is prohibited by Federal law. H.AMDT.1098 (A046) Amends: H.R.5016 Amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by any authority of the government of the District of Columbia to enforce any provision of the Firearms Registration Amendment Act of 2008, the Inoperable Pistol Amendment Act of 2008, the Firearms Amendment Act of 2012, or the Administrative Disposition for Weapons Offenses Amendment Act of 2012. H.RES.468: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. H.RES.732 OBM 1140-0100 S.2 : Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22 : Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.33 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.34 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.35 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82 : Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: Latest Title: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147 : Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 S. 649 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.649; A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.730 Amends: S.649 Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.AMDT.717
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421/S. 2254, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1123/S. 517, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, to help combat unlawful trafficking in smart phones; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would establish procedures allowing individuals to record any in-person or telephonic interactions with any employee of an executive agency;H.R. 2856/S. 1463, the Captive Primate Safety Act, which would prohibit interstate commerce in primates as pets; H.R. 3530/S. 1738, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 3560, the Universal Racial Profiling Elimination Standards, and Procedures for Effective Constitutional Rights Training (RESPECT) Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate law enforcement contact and impose sweeping new Federal standards to be crafted by a newly created Civil Rights Officer within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 3610/S. 1733, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would establish a national strategy to combat human trafficking; H.R. 4169 (Edwards, D-MD), the Stop Overdose Stat (SOS) Act, would establish an overdose prevention grant program used to train emergency responders on effective responses to those who have overdosed on drugs, as well as support the purchase and distribution of the drug naloxone, the education of prescribers and pharmacists, and implement and enhance programs that provide overdose prevention; H.R. 4975/S. 1322, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 5478, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, would limit the availability of surplus equipment to local and State law enforcement agencies; S. 822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, which will enhance and protect the rights of crime vicitims; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 1686, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, which would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, money laundering, the National Guard's Counterdrug program..
2014 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013; S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: $105,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Education
S.1003/S.953/H.R.1911, Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act/Student Loan Affordability Act/Smarter Solutions for Students Act, in opposition to the doubling of Stafford loan interest rates; S.1088/H.R.1652, Student Nondiscrimination Act, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1094/H.R.5, Strengthening America's Schools Act/Student Success Act, in support of reauthorizing ESEA, improving accountability, including policies to reduce bullying and harassment, ensuring civil rights protections for students at charter schools, better data reporting and transparency in athletics programs, in opposition to federally funded vouchers; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.114/H.R.532, Fairness for Struggling Students Act/Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act, in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; S.1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act, in support of reversing the doubling of Stafford Loan interest rates, in opposition to moving student loans to a market-based interest rate; S.146, School Safety and Campus Enhancements Act, in support of providing grants to schools to help ensure student safety, including bullying and harassment prevention; S.216/H.R.482, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.217/H.R.455, High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; S.403, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; S.519/H.R.1041, PRE-K Act, in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; S.546, Smarter Borrowing Act, in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt; S.840/H.R.1736, School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools; S.870/H.R.1845, Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, in support of establishing and funding policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; H.R.367, REINS Act, in opposition to limiting the administration's regulatory authority; S. 1909/ S. 1968, CHOICE Act/ Scholarship for Kids Act, in opposition to diverting public funds to private or religious elementary and secondary schools; Higher Education Affordability Act, in support of reauthorizing the Higher Education Act with attention to improving access and affordability for students, accountablity for institutions, and ending harassment and violence on campus; S. 2194, Pell Grant Protection Act, in support of setting the maximum Pell Grant to increase with inflation every year; H.R.5159, The Schedules That Work Act, in support of schedules that provide employees a voice at work, benefiting both business and families; S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, in support of amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes; H.R.5031, STEM Education Act, in support of adding computer science to the definition of STEM at the Federal level, amending the National Science Foundation's Noyce Master Teacher Fellowship program to expand eligibility to current math and science teachers who already have a bachelor's degree in a STEM field; in support of strong gainful employment regulations; in support of mandatory certification in private student lending; in support of changes to the FAFSA to better represent LGBT individuals and families; in support of ending sexual violence on college campuses by ensuring all schools assess their climate, follow existing federal laws, and better coordinate with community partners.
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Client expense: $418,316 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.2872: Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.5522: ATF Elimination Act H.R.5093: Children's Firearm Marketing Safety Act S.2676: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2014 H.Amdt.1098 Amends Bill: H.R.5016 H.Amdt.1084 Amends Bill: H.R.5016 S.1290: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2013 H.R.5756: Heller Public Firearms Range Act of 2014 H.R. 5040: Land Conveyance H.RES.258 : Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years. H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. S.1660: SPORT Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 S.1486: Postal Reform Act of 2013 H.R.3933 : Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4135 : Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405 : Preventing Gun Violence Act S.1908 : Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.1996 : Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 H.RES.468: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. S.2105 : Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.AMDT.717 to S.649 To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. H.AMDT.704 to H.R.4660, H.AMDT.727 to H.R.4660, H.AMDT.769 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.729 to H.R.4660 H.R.4380 : Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4783 : Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.4784: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014 H.R.4806: Pause for Safety Act of 2014 H.R.4946: Crime Gun Tracing Act H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4547 : To modify the definition of "antique firearm H.R.4707: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.5606: Homemade Firearms Accountability Act of 2014 H.R.5555: FIREARM Act H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474 : Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. H.R.1565 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728 : Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.1764 : Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1825 : Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914 : Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2005 : Personalized Handgun Safety Act H.R.2046 : Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 H.R.2247 : Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws. H.R.2464 : To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. H.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199 : Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. S.2363 - Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2105 - Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.2445 - Pause for Safety Act of 2014 S.2373 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.2426 - Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2014 S.2483 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Leahy Amdt. No. 713; To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.170 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.691 High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 S.729 Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act S.843 Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.1149 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 to S.CON.RES.8; To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Education
ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teacher Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844), Academic, Social and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 1875), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 2662/S. 1291), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 3738), Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758), Higher Education Act (no bill #), Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program, School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 4269), Higher Education Affordability Act (no bill #), School Leadership program, National Principals Month resolutions (H. Res. 662/S. Res. 554), National AP Week resolution (S. Res. 405), Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911), highly qualified teacher requirements, ESEA flexibility waivers, 50-state teacher equity strategy, Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 3532/S. 1546), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893), gun violence prevention recommendations, Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), EETT program, ConnectED initiative, ConnectEDucators initiative, E-Rate program, IDEA (no bill #), Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629), Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088), BUILD Career and Technical Education Act (S. 1293), Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Act (S. 2584), Carl D. Perkins CTE program, Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education (S. 1909/H.R. 4773), Scholarship for Kids Act (H.R. 4000/S. 1968), Increasing Student Achievement by Increasing Student Support Act (S. 2753), Common Core State Standards, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, School Improvement Grants program, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, multi-tiered system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, Civil Rights Data Colllection, and Title IX
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013; S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.751, Protect America's Schools Act of 2013; S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013;S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; S.480, NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013; . H.R.1565, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; H.R.4435/S.2410, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; S.J.Res.19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections; Issues related to firearms regulation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421/S. 2254, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1123/S. 517, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, to help combat unlawful trafficking in smart phones; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would establish procedures allowing individuals to record any in-person or telephonic interactions with any employee of an executive agency;H.R. 2856/S. 1463, the Captive Primate Safety Act, which would prohibit interstate commerce in primates as pets; H.R. 3530/S. 1738, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 3560, the Universal Racial Profiling Elimination Standards, and Procedures for Effective Constitutional Rights Training (RESPECT) Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate law enforcement contact and impose sweeping new Federal standards to be crafted by a newly created Civil Rights Officer within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 3610/S. 1733, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would establish a national strategy to combat human trafficking; H.R. 4169 (Edwards, D-MD), the Stop Overdose Stat (SOS) Act, would establish an overdose prevention grant program used to train emergency responders on effective responses to those who have overdosed on drugs, as well as support the purchase and distribution of the drug naloxone, the education of prescribers and pharmacists, and implement and enhance programs that provide overdose prevention; H.R. 4975/S. 1322, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 5478, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, would limit the availability of surplus equipment to local and State law enforcement agencies; S. 822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, which will enhance and protect the rights of crime vicitims; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 1686, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, which would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, money laundering, the National Guard's Counterdrug program..
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Education
S.1003/S.953/H.R.1911, Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act/Student Loan Affordability Act/Smarter Solutions for Students Act, in opposition to the doubling of Stafford loan interest rates; S.1088/H.R.1652, Student Nondiscrimination Act, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1094/H.R.5, Strengthening America's Schools Act/Student Success Act, in support of reauthorizing ESEA, improving accountability, including policies to reduce bullying and harassment, ensuring civil rights protections for students at charter schools, better data reporting and transparency in athletics programs, in opposition to federally funded vouchers; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.114/H.R.532, Fairness for Struggling Students Act/Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act, in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; S.1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act, in support of reversing the doubling of Stafford Loan interest rates, in opposition to moving student loans to a market-based interest rate; S.146, School Safety and Campus Enhancements Act, in support of providing grants to schools to help ensure student safety, including bullying and harassment prevention; S.216/H.R.482, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.217/H.R.455, High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; S.403, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; S.519/H.R.1041, PRE-K Act, in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; S.546, Smarter Borrowing Act, in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt; S.840/H.R.1736, School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools; S.870/H.R.1845, Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, in support of establishing and funding policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; in support of strong gainful employment regulations; in support of mandatory certification in private student lending; in support of changes to the FAFSA to better represent LGBT individuals and families; H.R.367, REINS Act, in opposition to limiting the administration's regulatory authority; S. 1909/ S. 1968, CHOICE Act/ Scholarship For Kids Act, in opposition to diverting public funds to private or religious elementary and secondary schools; Higher Education Affordability Act, in support of reauthorizing the Higher Education Act with attention to improving access and affordability for students, accountablity for institutions, and ending harassment and violence on campus; in support of ending sexual violence on college campuses by ensuring all schools assess their climate, follow existing federal laws, and better coordinate with community partners; S. 2194, Pell Grant Protection Act, in support of setting the maximum Pell grant to increase with inflation every year; HR 5159, The Schedules That Work Act, in support of schedules that provide employees a voice at work, benefiting both business and families; S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, in support of amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes; H.R. 5031, STEM Education Act, in support of adding computer science to the definition of STEM at the Federal level, amending the National Science Foundation's Noyce Master Teacher Fellowship program to expand eligibility to current math and science teachers who already have a bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Education
School reform: ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teachers Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), and Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act (S. 833)School reform (cont.): Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844), Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 1875), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 2662/S. 1291), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 3738) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758), Higher Education Act (no bill #), Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 4269), Higher Education Affordability Act (no bill #), School Leadership program, National Principals Month resolutions (H. Res. 662/S. Res. 554), and National Assistant Principals Week resolution (S. Res 405) Educator quality: Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911), highly qualified teacher requirements, ESEA flexibility waivers, and 50-state teacher equity strategy School safety: Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 3532/S. 1546), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893), and gun violence prevention recommendations Education technology: Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), Enhancing Education through Technology program, ConnectED initiative, ConnectEDucators initiative, E-Rate program Special education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (no bill #) School construction: Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629) Rural education: Office of Rural Education Policy Act (S. 1096) Student discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088) Career and technical education: BUILD Career and Technical Education Act (S. 1293), Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Act (S. 2584), and Carl D. Perkins CTE program School vouchers: Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education (CHOICE) Act (S. 1909/H.R. 4773) and Scholarship for Kids Act (H.R. 4000/S. 1968) Common Core State Standards, ESEA flexibility waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, Civil Rights Data Collection, and Title IX
Client expense: $82,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013; S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: $105,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2014 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.2872 Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014S.2363 - Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2105 - Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.2445 - Pause for Safety Act of 2014 S.2373 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.2426 - Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2014 S.2483 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Leahy Amdt. No. 713; To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.170 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.691 High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 S.729 Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act S.843 Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.1149 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 to S.CON.RES.8; To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 Oppose: Would outlaw private sales that do not undergo a background check. H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose a National Permit to Purchase requirement just to purchase a firearm, outlaw private firearms sales, require you lock up your firearm in your own house. H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would strip law-abiding adults aged 18-21 from their Second Amendment rights and force gun owners to lock-up their firearms or potentially face prosecution. H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act Oppose: This bill would give the federal government vast new power to cease the inventory of firearms dealers, and require upon revoking a dealers license, all of a dealers inventory be transferred to another dealer or turned into the government. H.R.72: Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would expand BATFE power and authority. H.R.117: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would mandate that each state require every gun owner to register all handguns in their possession. Failure to do so would be met with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. H.R.133: Citizens Protection Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act H.R.141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. This bill also allocates the ATF 40 investigators to patrol gun shows and look for potential violations. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees. H.R.142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227: Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236: Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013H.R.238: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.332: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404: Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Oppose: This bill would increase the penalties for those found guilty of "straw purchases." Meaning, anyone who willingly buys a firearm from a dealer with the express intent of selling it to a person who is barred by law from owning a firearm. How they will determine intent is unsaid, or worse, left to the discretion of the Attorney General. H.R.410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government. H.R.427: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement TRACE Act Oppose: This bill would allow the Attorney General to impose new trace requirements to firearms. It would also increase the amount of time the ATF can legally hold records of gun sales, as well as appropriate more funding for the agency. H.R.431: Gun Transparency and Accountability Gun TRAC Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill allows the ATF to keep records of gun sales for 90 days before "destroying" them. It also allows courts to subpoena ATF TRACE records as admissible evidence for civil and criminal suits. H.R.437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Oppose: This bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds. H.R.449: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538: PLEA Act Oppose: This bill outlaws Five-seveN Pistol and accompanying ammunition, manufactured by FN Herstal of Belgium. It also arbitrarily bans "any other handgun" that uses certain types of loosely defined ammunition. H.R.575: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Support: This bill would put an end to the practice of stripping veterans diagnosed with PTSD of their Second Amendment rights. H.R.578: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 Neutral: This bill deals with the recognition of firearms permits. H.R.619: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose yet another misdemeanor life long gun ban on certain individuals. H.R.661: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Oppose: This bill expands the authority of the BATFE to conduce on site dealer inspections and eliminates the requirement that NICS background check records be destroyed. H.R.720: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722: Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793: Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 Oppose: Taxes concealable firearms and imposes a government gun buy back program designed to encourage confiscation. H.R. 848 Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 Oppose: Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make two-year grants to states and local governments for subgrants to gun dealers, or to gun dealers directly, to conduct gun buyback programs under which gun dealers shall be issued smart prepaid cards to purchase specified guns from individuals wishing to dispose of them. H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1143 : Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013 H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 Oppose: Would ban the sale of firearms to purchasers that do not have a particular "qualified liability insurance policy." H.R.1474 : Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. H.R.1565 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728 : Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.1764 : Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1825 : Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914 : Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2005 : Personalized Handgun Safety Act H.R.2046 : Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 Support: This bill would allow citizens to lawfully carry firearms for self defense in COE areas. H.R.2247 : Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws. H.R.2464 : To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. H.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199 : Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. Support: Calling for the resignation of anti-gun Attorney General Eric HolderH.RES.258 : Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 Oppose H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years. Oppose H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. S.1660: SPORT Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 S.1486:PostalReformAct of 2013 H.R.3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act S.1908: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.1996: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 H.RES.468:Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects theSecondAmendmentand keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. S.2105: Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.AMDT.717toS.649To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. H.AMDT.704 to H.R.4660, H.AMDT.727 to H.R.4660, H.AMDT.769 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.729 to H.R.4660 H.R.4380: Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4783 : Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.4784: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014 H.R.4806: Pause for Safety Act of 2014 H.R.4946: Crime Gun Tracing Act H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4547 : To modify the definition of "antique firearm H.R.4707: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.5606: Homemade Firearms Accountability Act of 2014 H.R.5555: FIREARM Act S.2872: Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.5522: ATF Elimination Act H.R.5093: Children's Firearm Marketing Safety Act S.2676: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2014 H.Amdt.1098 Amends Bill: H.R.5016 H.Amdt.1084 Amends Bill: H.R.5016 S.1290: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2013
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.34 : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Latest Title: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65 : Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing ActH.R.117 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 H.R.133 : Citizens Protection Act of 2013 H.R.137 : Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Red H.R.138 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Actuction for our Streets Act H.R.141 : Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 H.R.142 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227 : Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236 : Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321 : Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.329 : Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 H.R.332 : Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339 : Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404 : Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act H.R.427 : Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.431 : Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 H.R.437 : Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 H.R.449 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538 : PLEA Act H.R.575 : Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R.578: Latest Title: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.602 : Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.619 : Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 H.R.661 : Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.720 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722 : Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793 : Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 H.R.848 : Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act H.R.1565: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R. 1764: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914: Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2247:Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws H.R.2465: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.2566 : To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities. H.R.2625: Student Protection Act H.R.2665: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devicesH.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199: Safe Military Bases Act H.R. 3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia H.R.3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4380: Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4547 : To modify the definition of "antique firearm H.R.4707: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.4783 : Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.4784: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014 H.R.4806: Pause for Safety Act of 2014 H.R.4946: Crime Gun Tracing Act H.R.5016: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R.5093: Children's Firearm Marketing Safety Act H.R.5478: Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement H.R.5522: ATF Elimination Act H.R.5555: FIREARM Act H.R.5606: Homemade Firearms Accountability Act of 2014 H.AMDT.704 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.727 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.769 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.729 to H.R.4660 H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35 : Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. H.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. H.RES.258: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. H.AMDT.123 to H.R.2217 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress. H.AMDT.1084 (A032) Amends: H.R.5016 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds by any authority of the government of the District of Columbia to prohibit the ability of any person to possess, acquire, use, sell, or transport a firearm except to the extent such activity is prohibited by Federal law. H.AMDT.1098 (A046) Amends: H.R.5016 Amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used by any authority of the government of the District of Columbia to enforce any provision of the Firearms Registration Amendment Act of 2008, the Inoperable Pistol Amendment Act of 2008, the Firearms Amendment Act of 2012, or the Administrative Disposition for Weapons Offenses Amendment Act of 2012.H.RES.468: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. H.RES.732 OBM 1140-0100 S.2 : Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22 : Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.33 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.34 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.35 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82 : Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: Latest Title: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147 : Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 S. 649 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.649; A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.730 Amends: S.649 Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.AMDT.717 Amends: S.649 Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. S.AMDT.714 Amends: S.649 Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. S.AMDT.720 Amends: S.649 Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. S.AMDT.711 Amends: S.649 Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.719 Amends: S.649 Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. S.AMDT.713 Amends: S.649 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.715 Amends: S.649 Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 744: Leahy Amdt. No. 1183, As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1183 As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 1251; Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety while Upgrading Lawful Trade and travel Simultaneously (RESULTS). S. 744: Heller Amdt. No. 1227; To include a representative from the Southwestern State of Nevada on the Southern Border Security Commission.S. 744: Lee Amdt. No. 1208 As Modified; To require fast-track congressional approval when the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies Congress of the implementation of the border security strategies and certifies that the strategies are substantially operational. S. 744: Manchin Amdt. No. 1268; To provide for common sense limitations on salaries for contractor executives and employees involved in border security. S. 744: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 1200; To provide for enhanced border security, including strong border security metrics and congressional votes on border security and for other purposes. S. 744: Tester Amdt. No. 1198; To modify the Border Oversight Task Force to include tribal government officials. S. 744: Vitter Amdt. No. 1228; To prohibit the temporary grant of legal status to, or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and airport of entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has been sufficiently implemented. S. 744: Thune Amdt. No. 1197; To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status. S. 744: Motion to Table Grassley Amdt. No. 1195; To prohibit the granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has maintained effective control of the borders for 6 months. S. 744: Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. S.843: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.903: Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 S.1149: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1290: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2013 S. 1486: Postal Reform Act S.1660: SPORT Act S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 S.1908: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.2105: Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.1996: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2363 - Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2105 - Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.2445 - Pause for Safety Act of 2014 S.2373 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.2426 - Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2014 S.2483 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act S.2676: Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2014 S.2872: Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 S.2904: Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act S.CON.RES.7 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection
Client expense: $332,301 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013; S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.751, Protect America's Schools Act of 2013; S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013;S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; S.480, NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013; . H.R.1565, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; H.R.4435/S.2410, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; S.J.Res.19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections; Issues related to firearms regulation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421/S. 2254, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1123/S. 517, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, to help combat unlawful trafficking in smart phones; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would establish procedures allowing individuals to record any in-person or telephonic interactions with any employee of an executive agency;H.R. 2856/S. 1463, the Captive Primate Safety Act, which would prohibit interstate commerce in primates as pets; H.R. 3530/S. 1738, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 3560, the Universal Racial Profiling Elimination Standards, and Procedures for Effective Constitutional Rights Training (RESPECT) Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate law enforcement contact and impose sweeping new Federal standards to be crafted by a newly created Civil Rights Officer within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 3610/S. 1733, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would establish a national strategy to combat human trafficking; H.R. 4169 (Edwards, D-MD), the Stop Overdose Stat (SOS) Act, would establish an overdose prevention grant program used to train emergency responders on effective responses to those who have overdosed on drugs, as well as support the purchase and distribution of the drug naloxone, the education of prescribers and pharmacists, and implement and enhance programs that provide overdose prevention; H.R. 4975/S. 1322, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 5478, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, would limit the availability of surplus equipment to local and State law enforcement agencies; S. 822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, which will enhance and protect the rights of crime vicitims; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 1686, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, which would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, money laundering, the National Guard's Counterdrug program..
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S1118, HR558, S357, S1410, HR 180, S146, S148, HR1546, HR2235, HR1969, S933, ALPR issues, PSOB issues, Police Suicides and aquisition of Military Surplus Equipment
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Education
S. 403/HR 1199 Safe Schools Improvement Act -- anti-bullying legislation to require school districts establish policies that prevent and prohibit bullying S. 146/HR1470 School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act -- provides grants to school districts to improve safety infrastructure, provide training and support better coordination with law enforcement.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013; S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2014 · second_quarter · Education
School reform: ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teachers Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), and Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act (S. 833)School reform (cont.): Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844), Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 1875), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 2662/S. 1291), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 3738) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758), Higher Education Act (no bill #), Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 4269), Higher Education Affordability Act (no bill #), School Leadership program, National Principals Month resolutions (H. Res. 353/S. Res. 260), and National Assistant Principals Week resolution (S. Res 405) Educator quality: Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911), highly qualified teacher requirements, ESEA flexibility waivers, and 50-state teacher equity strategy School safety: Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 3532/S. 1546), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893), and gun violence prevention recommendations Education technology: Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), Enhancing Education through Technology program, ConnectED initiative, ConnectEDucators initiative, E-Rate program Special education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (no bill #) School construction: Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629) Rural education: Office of Rural Education Policy Act (S. 1096) Student discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088) Career and technical education: BUILD Career and Technical Education Act (S. 1293) and Carl D. Perkins CTE program School vouchers: Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education (CHOICE) Act (S. 1909/H.R. 4773) and Scholarship for Kids Act (H.R. 4000/S. 1968) Common Core State Standards, ESEA flexibility waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, Civil Rights Data Collection, and Title IX
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.S.2363 - Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2105 - Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.2445 - Pause for Safety Act of 2014 S.2373 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.2426 - Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2014 S.2483 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Leahy Amdt. No. 713; To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.170 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.691 High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 S.729 Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act S.843 Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.1149 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 to S.CON.RES.8; To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 Oppose: Would outlaw private sales that do not undergo a background check. H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose a National Permit to Purchase requirement just to purchase a firearm, outlaw private firearms sales, require you lock up your firearm in your own house. H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would strip law-abiding adults aged 18-21 from their Second Amendment rights and force gun owners to lock-up their firearms or potentially face prosecution. H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act Oppose: This bill would give the federal government vast new power to cease the inventory of firearms dealers, and require upon revoking a dealers license, all of a dealers inventory be transferred to another dealer or turned into the government. H.R.72: Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would expand BATFE power and authority. H.R.117: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would mandate that each state require every gun owner to register all handguns in their possession. Failure to do so would be met with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. H.R.133: Citizens Protection Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act H.R.141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. This bill also allocates the ATF 40 investigators to patrol gun shows and look for potential violations. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees. H.R.142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227: Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236: Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013H.R.238: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.332: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404: Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Oppose: This bill would increase the penalties for those found guilty of "straw purchases." Meaning, anyone who willingly buys a firearm from a dealer with the express intent of selling it to a person who is barred by law from owning a firearm. How they will determine intent is unsaid, or worse, left to the discretion of the Attorney General. H.R.410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government. H.R.427: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement TRACE Act Oppose: This bill would allow the Attorney General to impose new trace requirements to firearms. It would also increase the amount of time the ATF can legally hold records of gun sales, as well as appropriate more funding for the agency. H.R.431: Gun Transparency and Accountability Gun TRAC Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill allows the ATF to keep records of gun sales for 90 days before "destroying" them. It also allows courts to subpoena ATF TRACE records as admissible evidence for civil and criminal suits. H.R.437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Oppose: This bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds. H.R.449: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538: PLEA Act Oppose: This bill outlaws Five-seveN Pistol and accompanying ammunition, manufactured by FN Herstal of Belgium. It also arbitrarily bans "any other handgun" that uses certain types of loosely defined ammunition. H.R.575: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Support: This bill would put an end to the practice of stripping veterans diagnosed with PTSD of their Second Amendment rights. H.R.578: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 Neutral: This bill deals with the recognition of firearms permits. H.R.619: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose yet another misdemeanor life long gun ban on certain individuals. H.R.661: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Oppose: This bill expands the authority of the BATFE to conduce on site dealer inspections and eliminates the requirement that NICS background check records be destroyed. H.R.720: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722: Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793: Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 Oppose: Taxes concealable firearms and imposes a government gun buy back program designed to encourage confiscation. H.R. 848 Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 Oppose: Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make two-year grants to states and local governments for subgrants to gun dealers, or to gun dealers directly, to conduct gun buyback programs under which gun dealers shall be issued smart prepaid cards to purchase specified guns from individuals wishing to dispose of them. H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1143 : Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013 H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 Oppose: Would ban the sale of firearms to purchasers that do not have a particular "qualified liability insurance policy." H.R.1474 : Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. H.R.1565 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728 : Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.1764 : Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1825 : Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914 : Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2005 : Personalized Handgun Safety Act H.R.2046 : Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 Support: This bill would allow citizens to lawfully carry firearms for self defense in COE areas. H.R.2247 : Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws. H.R.2464 : To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. H.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199 : Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. Support: Calling for the resignation of anti-gun Attorney General Eric HolderH.RES.258 : Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 Oppose H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years. Oppose H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. S.1660: SPORT Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 S.1486:PostalReformAct of 2013 H.R.3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act S.1908: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.1996: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 H.RES.468:Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects theSecondAmendmentand keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. S.2105: Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.AMDT.717toS.649To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. H.AMDT.704 to H.R.4660, H.AMDT.727 to H.R.4660, H.AMDT.769 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.729 to H.R.4660 H.R.4380: Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4783 : Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.4784: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014 H.R.4806: Pause for Safety Act of 2014 H.R.4946: Crime Gun Tracing Act H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4547 : To modify the definition of "antique firearm H.R.4707: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
Client expense: $1,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Education
S.1003/S.953/H.R.1911, Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act/Student Loan Affordability Act/Smarter Solutions for Students Act, in opposition to the doubling of Stafford loan interest rates; S.1088/H.R.1652, Student Nondiscrimination Act, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1094/H.R.5, Strengthening America's Schools Act/Student Success Act, in support of reauthorizing ESEA, improving accountability, including policies toreduce bullying and harassment, ensuring civil rights protections for students at charter schools, better data reporting and transparency in athletics programs, in opposition to federally funded vouchers; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.114/H.R.532, Fairness for Struggling Students Act/Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act, in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; S.1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act, in support of reversing the doubling of Stafford Loan interest rates, in opposition to moving student loans to a market-based interest rate; S.146, School Safety and Campus Enhancements Act, in support of providing grants to schools to help ensure student safety, including bullying and harassment prevention; S.216/H.R.482, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.217/H.R.455, High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; S.403, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; S.519/H.R.1041, PRE-K Act, in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; S.546, Smarter Borrowing Act, in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt; S.840/H.R.1736, School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools; S.870/H.R.1845, Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, in support of establishing and fund policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; in support of strong gainful employment regulations; in support of mandatory certification in private student lending; in support of changes to the FAFSA to better represent LGBT individuals and families; H.R.367, REINS Act, in opposition to limiting the administration's regulatory authority; S.1909/S.1968, CHOICE Act/ Scholarship For Kids Act, in opposition to diverting public funds to private or religious elementary and secondary schools; S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, in support of amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes; in support of greater compliance enforcement and transparency around campus sexual assault; All Students Count Act of 2014, in support of requiring annual State report cards reflect the same major race and ethnic groups as the decennial census of the population.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.34 : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Latest Title: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65 : Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing ActH.R.117 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 H.R.133 : Citizens Protection Act of 2013 H.R.137 : Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Red H.R.138 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Actuction for our Streets Act H.R.141 : Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 H.R.142 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227 : Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236 : Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321 : Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.329 : Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 H.R.332 : Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339 : Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404 : Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act H.R.427 : Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.431 : Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 H.R.437 : Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 H.R.449 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538 : PLEA Act H.R.575 : Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R.578: Latest Title: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.602 : Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.619 : Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 H.R.661 : Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.720 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722 : Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793 : Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 H.R.848 : Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act H.R.1565: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R. 1764: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914: Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2247:Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws H.R.2465: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.2566 : To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities. H.R.2625: Student Protection Act H.R.2665: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devicesH.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199: Safe Military Bases Act H.R. 3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia H.R.3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4380: Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4547 : To modify the definition of "antique firearm H.R.4707: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. H.R.4783 : Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 H.R.4784: End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014 H.R.4806: Pause for Safety Act of 2014 H.R.4946: Crime Gun Tracing Act H.AMDT.704 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.727 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.769 to H.R.4660 H.AMDT.729 to H.R.4660 H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35 : Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. H.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. H.RES.258: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. H.AMDT.123 to H.R.2217 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress. H.RES.468: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. OBM 1140-0100 S.2 : Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22 : Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.33 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.34 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.35 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013S.82 : Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: Latest Title: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147 : Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 S. 649 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.649; A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.730 Amends: S.649 Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.AMDT.717 Amends: S.649 Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. S.AMDT.714 Amends: S.649 Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. S.AMDT.720 Amends: S.649 Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. S.AMDT.711 Amends: S.649 Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.719 Amends: S.649 Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. S.AMDT.713 Amends: S.649 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.715 Amends: S.649 Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 744: Leahy Amdt. No. 1183, As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1183 As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 1251; Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety while Upgrading Lawful Trade and travel Simultaneously (RESULTS). S. 744: Heller Amdt. No. 1227; To include a representative from the Southwestern State of Nevada on the Southern Border Security Commission. S. 744: Lee Amdt. No. 1208 As Modified; To require fast-track congressional approval when the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies Congress of the implementation of the border security strategies and certifies that the strategies are substantially operational. S. 744: Manchin Amdt. No. 1268; To provide for common sense limitations on salaries for contractor executives and employees involved in border security. S. 744: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 1200; To provide for enhanced border security, including strong border security metrics and congressional votes on border security and for other purposes. S. 744: Tester Amdt. No. 1198; To modify the Border Oversight Task Force to include tribal government officials. S. 744: Vitter Amdt. No. 1228; To prohibit the temporary grant of legal status to, or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and airport of entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has been sufficiently implemented.S. 744: Thune Amdt. No. 1197; To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status. S. 744: Motion to Table Grassley Amdt. No. 1195; To prohibit the granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has maintained effective control of the borders for 6 months. S. 744: Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. S.843: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.903: Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 S.1149: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S. 1486: Postal Reform Act S.1660: SPORT Act S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 S.1908: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.2105: Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.1996: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2363 - Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2105 - Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.2445 - Pause for Safety Act of 2014 S.2373 - A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. S.2426 - Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2014 S.2483 - Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act S.CON.RES.7 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act
Client expense: $359,205 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013; S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.751, Protect America's Schools Act of 2013; S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013;S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; S.480, NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013; . H.R.1565, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; H.R.4435/S.2410, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; Issues related to firearms regulation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S1118, HR558, S357, S1410, HR180, S146, S148, HR1546, HR 2235, HR1969, and PSOB Issues
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S1118, HR 558, S 357, S 1410, HR 180, S 146, S 148, HR 1546, HR 2235, HR 1969, and PSOB issues.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Education
H.R.5, Student Success Act, in opposition to allowing states and school districts to move funds meant for disadvantaged students into other programs and eliminating maintenance-of-effort requirements, in opposition to federally funded school vouchers, in support of substitute amendment; S.1003/S.953/H.R.1911, Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act/Student Loan Affordability Act/Smarter Solutions for Students Act, in opposition to the doubling of Stafford loan interest rates; S.1088/H.R.1652,Student Nondiscrimination Act, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1094/H.R.5, Strengthening America's Schools Act/Student Success Act, in support of reauthorizing ESEA, improving accountability, including policies to reduce bullying and harassment, ensuring civil rights protections for students at charter schools, better data reporting and transparency in athletics programs, in opposition to federally funded vouchers; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.114/H.R.532, Fairness for Struggling Students Act/Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act, in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; S.1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act, in support of reversing the doubling of Stafford Loan interest rates, in opposition to moving student loans to a market-based interest rate; S.146, School Safety and Campus Enhancements Act, in support of providing grants to schools to help ensure student safety, including bullying and harassment prevention; S.216/H.R.482, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.217/H.R.455, High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; S.403, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; S.519/H.R.1041, PRE-K Act, in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; S.546, Smarter Borrowing Act, in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt, S.840/H.R.1736, School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools; S.870/H.R.1845, Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act; in support of establishing and fund policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; in support of strong gainful employment regulations; in support of mandatory certification in private student lending; in support of changes to the FAFSA to better represent LGBT individuals and families; H.R.367, REINS Act, in opposition to limiting the administration's regulatory authority; S. 1909/ S. 1968, CHOICE Act/ Scholarship For Kids Act, in opposition to diverting public funds to private or religious elementary and secondary schools; in support of greater compliance enforcement and transparency around campus sexual assault.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Leahy Amdt. No. 713; To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.170 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.691 High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 S.729 Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act S.843 Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.1149 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 to S.CON.RES.8; To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 Oppose: Would outlaw private sales that do not undergo a background check. H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose a National Permit to Purchase requirement just to purchase a firearm, outlaw private firearms sales, require you lock up your firearm in your own house. H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would strip law-abiding adults aged 18-21 from their Second Amendment rights and force gun owners to lock-up their firearms or potentially face prosecution. H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act Oppose: This bill would give the federal government vast new power to cease the inventory of firearms dealers, and require upon revoking a dealers license, all of a dealers inventory be transferred to another dealer or turned into the government. H.R.72: Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would expand BATFE power and authority. H.R.117: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would mandate that each state require every gun owner to register all handguns in their possession. Failure to do so would be met with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. H.R.133: Citizens Protection Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act H.R.141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. This bill also allocates the ATF 40 investigators to patrol gun shows and look for potential violations. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees. H.R.142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227: Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236: Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.332: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404: Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Oppose: This bill would increase the penalties for those found guilty of "straw purchases." Meaning, anyone who willingly buys a firearm from a dealer with the express intent of selling it to a person who is barred by law from owning a firearm. How they will determine intent is unsaid, or worse, left to the discretion of the Attorney General.H.R.410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government. H.R.427: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement TRACE Act Oppose: This bill would allow the Attorney General to impose new trace requirements to firearms. It would also increase the amount of time the ATF can legally hold records of gun sales, as well as appropriate more funding for the agency. H.R.431: Gun Transparency and Accountability Gun TRAC Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill allows the ATF to keep records of gun sales for 90 days before "destroying" them. It also allows courts to subpoena ATF TRACE records as admissible evidence for civil and criminal suits. H.R.437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Oppose: This bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds. H.R.449: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538: PLEA Act Oppose: This bill outlaws Five-seveN Pistol and accompanying ammunition, manufactured by FN Herstal of Belgium. It also arbitrarily bans "any other handgun" that uses certain types of loosely defined ammunition. H.R.575: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Support: This bill would put an end to the practice of stripping veterans diagnosed with PTSD of their Second Amendment rights. H.R.578: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 Neutral: This bill deals with the recognition of firearms permits. H.R.619: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose yet another misdemeanor life long gun ban on certain individuals. H.R.661: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Oppose: This bill expands the authority of the BATFE to conduce on site dealer inspections and eliminates the requirement that NICS background check records be destroyed. H.R.720: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722: Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793: Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 Oppose: Taxes concealable firearms and imposes a government gun buy back program designed to encourage confiscation. H.R. 848 Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 Oppose: Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make two-year grants to states and local governments for subgrants to gun dealers, or to gun dealers directly, to conduct gun buyback programs under which gun dealers shall be issued smart prepaid cards to purchase specified guns from individuals wishing to dispose of them. H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1143 : Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013 H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 Oppose: Would ban the sale of firearms to purchasers that do not have a particular "qualified liability insurance policy." H.R.1474 : Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. H.R.1565 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728 : Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.1764 : Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1825 : Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914 : Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2005 : Personalized Handgun Safety Act H.R.2046 : Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 Support: This bill would allow citizens to lawfully carry firearms for self defense in COE areas. H.R.2247 : Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws. H.R.2464 : To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. H.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199 : Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. Support: Calling for the resignation of anti-gun Attorney General Eric Holder H.RES.40: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Neutral: Expresses congressional support for the Second Amendment rights of Military personnel stationed in Washington DC. H.RES.55: Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and calling on the United States Government to address the crisis of racial profiling. Oppose: Urges the repeal of state Stand Your Ground laws.H.RES.258 : Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 Oppose H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years. Oppose H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. S.1660: SPORT Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 S.1486:PostalReformAct of 2013 H.R.3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act S.1908: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.1996: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 H.RES.468:Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects theSecondAmendmentand keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. S.2105: Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.AMDT.717toS.649To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. H.R.4380: Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.34 : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Latest Title: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65 : Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing ActH.R.117 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 H.R.133 : Citizens Protection Act of 2013 H.R.137 : Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Red H.R.138 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Actuction for our Streets Act H.R.141 : Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 H.R.142 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227 : Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236 : Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321 : Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.329 : Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 H.R.332 : Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339 : Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404 : Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act H.R.427 : Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.431 : Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 H.R.437 : Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 H.R.449 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538 : PLEA Act H.R.575 : Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R.578: Latest Title: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.602 : Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.619 : Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 H.R.661 : Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.720 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722 : Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793 : Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 H.R.848 : Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act H.R.1565: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R. 1764: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914: Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2247:Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws H.R.2465: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.2566 : To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities. H.R.2625: Student Protection Act H.R.2665: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devicesH.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199: Safe Military Bases Act H.R. 3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia H.R.3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 H.R.4380: Gun Confiscation and Registration Prevention Act H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.R.4135: Firearm Importation Fairness Act of 2014 H.R.4405: Preventing Gun Violence Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35 : Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. H.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. H.RES.258: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. H.AMDT.123 to H.R.2217 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress. H.RES.468: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 113th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. S.2 : Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22 : Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.33 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.34 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.35 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82 : Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: Latest Title: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147 : Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013S. 649 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.649; A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.730 Amends: S.649 Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.AMDT.717 Amends: S.649 Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. S.AMDT.714 Amends: S.649 Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. S.AMDT.720 Amends: S.649 Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. S.AMDT.711 Amends: S.649 Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.719 Amends: S.649 Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. S.AMDT.713 Amends: S.649 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.715 Amends: S.649 Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 744: Leahy Amdt. No. 1183, As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1183 As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 1251; Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety while Upgrading Lawful Trade and travel Simultaneously (RESULTS). S. 744: Heller Amdt. No. 1227; To include a representative from the Southwestern State of Nevada on the Southern Border Security Commission. S. 744: Lee Amdt. No. 1208 As Modified; To require fast-track congressional approval when the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies Congress of the implementation of the border security strategies and certifies that the strategies are substantially operational. S. 744: Manchin Amdt. No. 1268; To provide for common sense limitations on salaries for contractor executives and employees involved in border security. S. 744: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 1200; To provide for enhanced border security, including strong border security metrics and congressional votes on border security and for other purposes. S. 744: Tester Amdt. No. 1198; To modify the Border Oversight Task Force to include tribal government officials. S. 744: Vitter Amdt. No. 1228; To prohibit the temporary grant of legal status to, or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and airport of entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has been sufficiently implemented. S. 744: Thune Amdt. No. 1197; To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status. S. 744: Motion to Table Grassley Amdt. No. 1195; To prohibit the granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has maintained effective control of the borders for 6 months. S. 744: Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. S.843: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013S.903: Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 S.1149: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S. 1486: Postal Reform Act S.1660: SPORT Act S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 S.1908: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014 S.2105: Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection Act S.1996: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.CON.RES.7 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act
Client expense: $342,172 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013; S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1123/S. 517, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, to help combat unlawful trafficking in smart phones; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would establish procedures allowing individuals to record any in-person or telephonic interactions with any employee of an executive agency;H.R. 3530, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 3560, the Universal Racial Profiling Elimination Standards, and Procedures for Effective Constitutional Rights Training (RESPECT) Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate law enforcement contact and impose sweeping new Federal standards to be crafted by a newly created Civil Rights Officer within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 4169 (Edwards, D-MD), the Stop Overdose Stat (SOS) Act, would establish an overdose prevention grant program used to train emergency responders on effective responses to those who have overdosed on drugs, as well as support the purchase and distribution of the drug naloxone, the education of prescribers and pharmacists, and implement and enhance programs that provide overdose prevention; S. 822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, which will enhance and protect the rights of crime vicitims; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 1322, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 1686, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, which would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; S. 1733, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would establish a national strategy to combat human trafficking; S. 1738, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, and money laundering.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Education
School reform: ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teachers Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), and Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act (S. 833)School reform (cont.): Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844), Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 1875), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 2662/S. 1291), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 3738) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758), Higher Education Act (no bill #), Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), Great Teaching and Leading for Great Schools Act (H.R. 4269), School Leadership program, National Principals Month resolutions (H. Res. 353/S. Res. 260), and National Assistant Principals Week resolution (S. Res 405) Educator quality: Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911), highly qualified teacher requirements, ESEA flexibility waivers, and 50-state teacher equity strategy School safety: Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 3532/S. 1546), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893), and gun violence prevention recommendations Education technology: Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), Enhancing Education through Technology program, ConnectED initiative, ConnectEDucators initiative, E-Rate program Special education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (no bill #) School construction: Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629) Rural education: Office of Rural Education Policy Act (S. 1096) Student discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088) Career and technical education: BUILD Career and Technical Education Act (S. 1293) and Carl D. Perkins CTE program School vouchers: Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education (CHOICE) Act (S. 1909) and Scholarship for Kids Act (H.R. 4000/S. 1968) Common Core State Standards, ESEA flexibility waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, and Civil Rights Data Collection
Client expense: $11,123 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013; S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.751, Protect America's Schools Act of 2013; S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013;S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; S.480, NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013; . H.R.1565, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; Issues related to firearms regulation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 74, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;H.R.88, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 180/S. 357, the "National Blue Alert," legislation creating an alert system for law enforcement officers killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; H.R. 401/S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act, will reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA) for 5 years; H.R. 421, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 446, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; H.R. 558, the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 867/S.394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act, would require metal recycling agents to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in the theft and interstate sale of stolen metal; H.R. 988/S. 933, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2017; H.R. 1143, the Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 1263/S. 264, the Excellence in Mental Health Act, would establish Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers and include a requirement for 24 hour mobile crisis intervention teams to provide communities with better resources to help and respond to incidents involving the mentally ill; H.R. 1470/S. 146, the School Safety Enhancements Act, would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act, would establish procedures allowing individuals to record any in-person or telephonic interactions with any employee of an executive agency; S. 822, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, which will enhance and protect the rights of crime vicitims; S. 1038, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search absent an eyewitness description and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 1322 (Klobuchar, D-MN), the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution;S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, would help law enforcement combat the misuse of U.S. corporations by requiring States to obtain beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies formed under State law; S. 1686, the Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act, which would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them; and Issues related to online gaming, the Wire Act, and money laundering.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2013 · fourth_quarter · Education
H.R.5, Student Success Act, in opposition to allowing states and school districts to move funds meant for disadvantaged students into other programs and eliminating maintenance-of-effort requirements, in opposition to federally funded school vouchers, in support of substitute amendment; S.1003/S.953/H.R.1911, Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act/Student Loan AffordabilityAct/ Smarter Solutions for Students Act, in opposition to the doubling of Stafford loan interest rates; S.1088/H.R.1652,Student Nondiscrimination Act, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1094/H.R.5, Strengthening America's Schools Act/Student Success Act, in support of reauthorizing ESEA, improving accountability, including policies to reduce bullying and harassment, ensuring civil rights protections for students at charter schools, better data reporting and transparency in athletics programs, in opposition to federally funded vouchers; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.114/H.R.532, Fairness for Struggling Students Act/Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act, in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; S.1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act , in support of reversing the doubling of Stafford Loan interest rates, in opposition to moving student loans to a market-based interest rate; S.146, School Safety and Campus Enhancements Act, in support of providing grants to schools to help ensure student safety, including bullying and harassment prevention; S.216/H.R.482, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.217/H.R.455, High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; S.403, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; S.519/H.R.1041, PRE-K Act, in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; S.546, Smarter Borrowing Act, in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt; S.840/H.R.1736, School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools; S.870/H.R.1845, Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, in support of establishing and fund policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; in support of strong gainful employment regulations; in support of mandatory certification in private student lending; in support of changes to the FAFSA to better represent LGBT individuals and families; H.R.367, REINS Act, in opposition to limiting the administration's regulatory authority.
Client expense: $44,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2013 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.34 : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Latest Title: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65 : Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing ActH.R.117 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 H.R.133 : Citizens Protection Act of 2013 H.R.137 : Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Red H.R.138 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Actuction for our Streets Act H.R.141 : Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 H.R.142 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227 : Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236 : Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321 : Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.329 : Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 H.R.332 : Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339 : Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404 : Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act H.R.427 : Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.431 : Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 H.R.437 : Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 H.R.449 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538 : PLEA Act H.R.575 : Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R.578: Latest Title: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.602 : Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.619 : Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 H.R.661 : Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.720 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722 : Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793 : Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 H.R.848 : Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act H.R.1565: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R. 1764: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914: Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2247:Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws H.R.2465: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.2566 : To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities. H.R.2625: Student Protection Act H.R.2665: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devicesH.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199: Safe Military Bases Act H.R. 3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013 H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35 : Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. H.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. H.RES.258: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. H.AMDT.123 to H.R.2217 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress. S.2 : Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22 : Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.33 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.34 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.35 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82 : Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: Latest Title: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147 : Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 S. 649 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.649; A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.730 Amends: S.649 Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.AMDT.717 Amends: S.649 Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. S.AMDT.714 Amends: S.649 Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. S.AMDT.720 Amends: S.649 Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. S.AMDT.711 Amends: S.649 Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.S.AMDT.719 Amends: S.649 Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. S.AMDT.713 Amends: S.649 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.715 Amends: S.649 Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 744: Leahy Amdt. No. 1183, As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1183 As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 1251; Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety while Upgrading Lawful Trade and travel Simultaneously (RESULTS). S. 744: Heller Amdt. No. 1227; To include a representative from the Southwestern State of Nevada on the Southern Border Security Commission. S. 744: Lee Amdt. No. 1208 As Modified; To require fast-track congressional approval when the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies Congress of the implementation of the border security strategies and certifies that the strategies are substantially operational. S. 744: Manchin Amdt. No. 1268; To provide for common sense limitations on salaries for contractor executives and employees involved in border security. S. 744: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 1200; To provide for enhanced border security, including strong border security metrics and congressional votes on border security and for other purposes. S. 744: Tester Amdt. No. 1198; To modify the Border Oversight Task Force to include tribal government officials. S. 744: Vitter Amdt. No. 1228; To prohibit the temporary grant of legal status to, or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and airport of entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has been sufficiently implemented. S. 744: Thune Amdt. No. 1197; To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status. S. 744: Motion to Table Grassley Amdt. No. 1195; To prohibit the granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has maintained effective control of the borders for 6 months. S. 744: Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. S.843: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.903: Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 S.1149: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1660: SPORT Act S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 S.CON.RES.7 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act
Client expense: $351,857 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Leahy Amdt. No. 713; To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.170 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.691 High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 S.729 Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act S.843 Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.1149 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 to S.CON.RES.8; To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 Oppose: Would outlaw private sales that do not undergo a background check. H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose a National Permit to Purchase requirement just to purchase a firearm, outlaw private firearms sales, require you lock up your firearm in your own house. H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would strip law-abiding adults aged 18-21 from their Second Amendment rights and force gun owners to lock-up their firearms or potentially face prosecution. H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act Oppose: This bill would give the federal government vast new power to cease the inventory of firearms dealers, and require upon revoking a dealers license, all of a dealers inventory be transferred to another dealer or turned into the government. H.R.72: Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would expand BATFE power and authority. H.R.117: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would mandate that each state require every gun owner to register all handguns in their possession. Failure to do so would be met with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. H.R.133: Citizens Protection Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act H.R.141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. This bill also allocates the ATF 40 investigators to patrol gun shows and look for potential violations. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees. H.R.142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227: Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236: Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.332: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404: Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Oppose: This bill would increase the penalties for those found guilty of "straw purchases." Meaning, anyone who willingly buys a firearm from a dealer with the express intent of selling it to a person who is barred by law from owning a firearm. How they will determine intent is unsaid, or worse, left to the discretion of the Attorney General. H.R.410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government. H.R.427: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement TRACE Act Oppose: This bill would allow the Attorney General to impose new trace requirements to firearms. It would also increase the amount of time the ATF can legally hold records of gun sales, as well as appropriate more funding for the agency. H.R.431: Gun Transparency and Accountability Gun TRAC Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill allows the ATF to keep records of gun sales for 90 days before "destroying" them. It also allows courts to subpoena ATF TRACE records as admissible evidence for civil and criminal suits.H.R.437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Oppose: This bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds. H.R.449: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538: PLEA Act Oppose: This bill outlaws Five-seveN Pistol and accompanying ammunition, manufactured by FN Herstal of Belgium. It also arbitrarily bans "any other handgun" that uses certain types of loosely defined ammunition. H.R.575: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Support: This bill would put an end to the practice of stripping veterans diagnosed with PTSD of their Second Amendment rights. H.R.578: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 Neutral: This bill deals with the recognition of firearms permits. H.R.619: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose yet another misdemeanor life long gun ban on certain individuals. H.R.661: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Oppose: This bill expands the authority of the BATFE to conduce on site dealer inspections and eliminates the requirement that NICS background check records be destroyed. H.R.720: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722: Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793: Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 Oppose: Taxes concealable firearms and imposes a government gun buy back program designed to encourage confiscation. H.R. 848 Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 Oppose: Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make two-year grants to states and local governments for subgrants to gun dealers, or to gun dealers directly, to conduct gun buyback programs under which gun dealers shall be issued smart prepaid cards to purchase specified guns from individuals wishing to dispose of them. H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1143 : Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013 H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 Oppose: Would ban the sale of firearms to purchasers that do not have a particular "qualified liability insurance policy." H.R.1474 : Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. H.R.1565 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728 : Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.1764 : Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1825 : Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914 : Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2005 : Personalized Handgun Safety Act H.R.2046 : Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 Support: This bill would allow citizens to lawfully carry firearms for self defense in COE areas. H.R.2247 : Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws.H.R.2464 : To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. H.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199 : Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. Support: Calling for the resignation of anti-gun Attorney General Eric Holder H.RES.40: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Neutral: Expresses congressional support for the Second Amendment rights of Military personnel stationed in Washington DC. H.RES.55: Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and calling on the United States Government to address the crisis of racial profiling. Oppose: Urges the repeal of state Stand Your Ground laws. H.RES.258 : Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. S.1774: Undetectable Firearms Reauthorization Act of 2013 Oppose H.R.3626: To extend the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 for 10 years. Oppose H.R.3335: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act H.R.3484: Airport Security Act of 2013 H.R.3689: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. S.1660: SPORT Act H.R.3590: SHARE Act of 2013
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013; S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013; S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; issues related to conservation and hunting.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.751, Protect America's Schools Act of 2013; S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013; S.374, Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013; S.146, School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013;S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013; S.480, NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013; . H.R.1565, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013; H.R.2005, Personalized Handgun Safety Act; H.R.1960/S.1197/H.R.3304, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014; issues related to firearms regulation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Education
School reform: ESEA reauthorization (H.R. 5, S. 1094, S. 1101), Title I, Accelerated Learning Act (S. 1082), Equal Access to Quality Education Act (H.R. 2902), Fast Track to College Act (H.R. 551), Graduation Promise Act (S. 940), Secondary School Re-entry Act (no bill #), STEM Master Teachers Corps Act (S. 358), Success in the Middle Act (H.R. 2316/S. 708), DIPLOMA Act (H.R. 2237), and Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act (S. 833)School reform (cont.): Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act (H.R. 2268), Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 1845/S. 870), Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act (S. 1117), Supporting Community Schools Act (S. 844), Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act (H.R. 1875), CAP and GOWN Act (no bill #), Family Engagement in Education Act (H.R. 2662/S. 1291), and Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act (H.R. 3738) Literacy: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (H.R. 2706/S. 758) and Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program School leadership: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act (H.R. 1736/S. 840), GREAT Teachers and Principals Act (H.R. 2196/S. 1052), Instructional Leadership Act (H.R. 1514), School Leadership program, and National Principals Month resolutions (H. Res. 353/S. Res. 260) Educator quality: Educator Preparation Reform Act (H.R. 2172/S. 1062), Effective Teaching and Leading Act (H.R. 2173/S. 1063), Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911) and highly qualified teacher requirements School safety: Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 628/S. 195), Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act (H.R. 3532/S. 1546), Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1199/S. 403), School Safety Enhancements Act (H.R. 1470/S. 146), Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689), Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893), and gun violence prevention recommendations Education technology: Transforming Education Through Technology Act (H.R. 521), Enhancing Education Through Technology Act (S. 1087), Enhancing Education through Technology program, ConnectED initiative, and E-Rate program Special education: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (no bill #) School construction: Rebuilding America's Schools Act (H.R. 1629) Rural education: Office of Rural Education Policy Act (S. 1096) Student discrimination: Student Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1652/S. 1088) Career and technical education: BUILD Career and Technical Education Act (S. 1293) and Carl D. Perkins CTE program Common Core State Standards, ESEA flexibility waivers, high-stakes testing, graduation rates, school turnaround, growth models, multiple measures of student performance, multi-tier system of supports, response to intervention, Race to the Top for districts, parent trigger and empowerment laws, and Civil Rights Data Collection
Client expense: $80,626 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S 1118, HR 558, S 357, S 1410, HR 180, S 146, S 148, HR 1546, HR 2235, HR 1969, and PSOB issues.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. Leahy Amdt. No. 713; To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking. Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.2: Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22: Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.34: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.33: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.35: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147: Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.170 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.691 High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013 S.729 Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act S.730 Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act S.843 Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.1149 Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505:Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm. Inhofe Amdt. No. 139 to S.CON.RES.8; To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.H.R.21: NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013 Oppose: Would outlaw private sales that do not undergo a background check. H.R.34: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose a National Permit to Purchase requirement just to purchase a firearm, outlaw private firearms sales, require you lock up your firearm in your own house. H.R.35: Safe Schools Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would strip law-abiding adults aged 18-21 from their Second Amendment rights and force gun owners to lock-up their firearms or potentially face prosecution. H.R.93: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act Oppose: This bill would give the federal government vast new power to cease the inventory of firearms dealers, and require upon revoking a dealers license, all of a dealers inventory be transferred to another dealer or turned into the government. H.R.72: Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would expand BATFE power and authority. H.R.117: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would mandate that each state require every gun owner to register all handguns in their possession. Failure to do so would be met with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. H.R.133: Citizens Protection Act of 2013 Support: This bill would repeal the Gun Free School Zone Act. H.R.137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act H.R.141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill not only bans private sales but also requires that gun show promoters file with the Attorney General prior to commencement. The promoter must also collect up to date federal licenses from each FFL and submit those as well. Severe penalties are imposed for poor record keeping. This bill also allocates the ATF 40 investigators to patrol gun shows and look for potential violations. Passage of this bill would ultimately reduce the number of gun shows nationwide as well as increasing entrance fees. H.R.142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227: Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236: Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321: Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.332: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339: Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404: Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act Oppose: This bill would increase the penalties for those found guilty of "straw purchases." Meaning, anyone who willingly buys a firearm from a dealer with the express intent of selling it to a person who is barred by law from owning a firearm. How they will determine intent is unsaid, or worse, left to the discretion of the Attorney General. H.R.410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 Support: This bill nullifies any presidential Executive Order that infringes on the Second Amendment or violates the limitations of power under Article 8, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. It also prohibits the President from allocating any Federal funds to implement such violations. This bill would also allow any person who has had their liberties infringed by executive order to bring suit against the Government. H.R.427: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement TRACE Act Oppose: This bill would allow the Attorney General to impose new trace requirements to firearms. It would also increase the amount of time the ATF can legally hold records of gun sales, as well as appropriate more funding for the agency. H.R.431: Gun Transparency and Accountability Gun TRAC Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill allows the ATF to keep records of gun sales for 90 days before "destroying" them. It also allows courts to subpoena ATF TRACE records as admissible evidence for civil and criminal suits.H.R.437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Oppose: This bill would outlaw hundreds of commonly used semi-automatic rifles and pistols and limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds. H.R.449: To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538: PLEA Act Oppose: This bill outlaws Five-seveN Pistol and accompanying ammunition, manufactured by FN Herstal of Belgium. It also arbitrarily bans "any other handgun" that uses certain types of loosely defined ammunition. H.R.575: Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Support: This bill would put an end to the practice of stripping veterans diagnosed with PTSD of their Second Amendment rights. H.R.578: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 Neutral: This bill deals with the recognition of firearms permits. H.R.619: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 Oppose: This bill would impose yet another misdemeanor life long gun ban on certain individuals. H.R.661: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Oppose: This bill expands the authority of the BATFE to conduce on site dealer inspections and eliminates the requirement that NICS background check records be destroyed. H.R.720: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722: Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793: Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 Oppose: Taxes concealable firearms and imposes a government gun buy back program designed to encourage confiscation. H.R. 848 Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 Oppose: Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make two-year grants to states and local governments for subgrants to gun dealers, or to gun dealers directly, to conduct gun buyback programs under which gun dealers shall be issued smart prepaid cards to purchase specified guns from individuals wishing to dispose of them. H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1143 : Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2013 H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 Oppose: Would ban the sale of firearms to purchasers that do not have a particular "qualified liability insurance policy." H.R.1474 : Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act Oppose: Seeks to ban the production of certain personally manufactured firearms. H.R.1565 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605 : Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728 : Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R.1764 : Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1825 : Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914 : Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2005 : Personalized Handgun Safety Act H.R.2046 : Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 Support: This bill would allow citizens to lawfully carry firearms for self defense in COE areas. H.R.2247 : Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws.H.R.2464 : To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of "consumer product" in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. H.R.2910:GunViolence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959:National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018:GunViolence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199:Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35: Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. Support: Calling for the resignation of anti-gun Attorney General Eric Holder H.RES.40: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Neutral: Expresses congressional support for the Second Amendment rights of Military personnel stationed in Washington DC. H.RES.55: Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and calling on the United States Government to address the crisis of racial profiling. Oppose: Urges the repeal of state Stand Your Ground laws. H.RES.258 : Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence.
Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Education
S.1003/S.953/H.R.1911/S.1238, Keep Student Loans Affordable Act/Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act/Student Loan Affordability Act/Smarter Solutions for Students Act, in opposition to the doubling of Stafford loan interest rates and in opposition to market-based interest rates for student loans; S.1088/H.R.1652, Student Nondiscrimination Act, in support of prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools; S.1094/H.R.5, Strengthening America'sSchools Act/Student Success Act, in support of reauthorizing ESEA, improving accountability, including policies to reduce bullying and harassment, ensuring civil rights protections for students at charter schools, better data reporting and transparency in athletics programs, in opposition to federally funded vouchers, in opposition to allowing states and school districts to move funds meant for disadvantaged students into other programs and eliminating maintenance-of-effort requirements, in opposition to federally funded school vouchers; S.113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, in support of ensuring students exhaust federal financial aid before taking on private student loans; S.114/H.R.532, Fairness for Struggling Students Act/Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act, in support of allowing private students loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy; S.146, School Safety and Campus Enhancements Act, in support of providing grants to schools to help ensure student safety, including bullying and harassment prevention; S.216/H.R.482, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, in support of preventing and responding to bullying and harassment at institutions of higher education; S.217/H.R.455, High School Data Transparency Act, in support of the collection and dissemination of participation and expense data regarding high school athletics; S.403, Safe Schools Improvement Act, in support encouraging states, districts, and schools to develop policies and programs to prevent and appropriately respond to instances of bullying and harassment; S.519/H.R.1041, PRE-K Act, in support of improving pre-kindergarten quality; S.546, Smarter Borrowing Act, in support of additional counseling for students taking on education debt; S.840/H.R.1736, School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, in support of recruiting, supporting, and preparing high-quality principals to improve student academic achievement in high-need schools; S.870/H.R.1845, Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, in support of establishing and fund policies and practices that are supportive of pregnant and parenting youth; H.R.367, REINS Act, in opposition to limiting the administration's regulatory authority; in support of strong gainful employment regulations; in support of mandatory certification in private student lending; in support of changes to the FAFSA to better represent LGBT individuals and families.
Client expense: $34,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2013 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.34 : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013 H.R.35: Latest Title: Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R.65 : Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.93 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing ActH.R.117 : Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 H.R.133 : Citizens Protection Act of 2013 H.R.137 : Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Red H.R.138 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Actuction for our Streets Act H.R.141 : Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013 H.R.142 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 H.R.226 : Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act H.R.227 : Buyback Our Safety Act H.R.236 : Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 H.R.238 : Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act H.R.321 : Firearm Safety and Public Health Research Act of 2013 H.R.329 : Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 H.R.332 : Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act H.R.339 : Fairness in Firearm Testing Act H.R.404 : Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act H.R.427 : Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act H.R.431 : Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 H.R.437 : Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 H.R.449 : To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes. H.R.452: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 H.R.538 : PLEA Act H.R.575 : Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 H.R.577 : Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R.578: Latest Title: Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.602 : Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act H.R.619 : Keep Kids Safe Act of 2013 H.R.661 : Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act H.R.720 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 H.R.722 : Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2013 H.R.793 : Firearm Safety and Buyback Grant Act of 2013 H.R.848 : Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 H.R.868 : Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2013 H.R.955 : Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.965 : To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. H.R.1290 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. H.R.1369 : Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1474: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act H.R.1565: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1605: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 H.R.1728: Enforce Existing Gun Laws Act H.R. 1764: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 H.R.1883 : Secure Firearms Act of 2013 H.R.1914: Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 H.R.2247:Collectible Firearms Protection Act H.R.2277 : To eliminate the sporting purposes distinction in the gun laws H.R.2465: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. H.R.2566 : To modify the definition of armor piercing ammunition to better capture its capabilities. H.R.2625: Student Protection Act H.R.2665: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devices.H.R.2910: Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Act of 2013 H.R.2959: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 H.R.3018: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2013 H.R.3199: Safe Military Bases Act H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. H.RES.35 : Expressing no confidence in the Attorney General of the United States and calling for his immediate resignation. H.RES.40 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that active duty military personnel who are stationed or residing in the District of Columbia should be permitted to exercise fully their rights under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. H.RES.258: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. H.RES.318: Expressing disapproval over the gun violence plaguing America's communities, and calling on the Congress to enact comprehensive gun reforms that reduce gun violence. H.AMDT.123 to H.R.2217 An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress. S.2 : Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act S.22 : Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013 S.33 : Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013 S.34 : Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 S.35 : Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013 S.54: Latest Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.82 : Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 S.146: Latest Title: School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 S.147 : Common Sense Concealed Firearms Permit Act of 2013 S.150: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S.174: Ammunition Background Check Act of 2013 S.179: Latest Title: Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 S.261: No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act of 2013 S.374: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.443: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 S.480: NICS Reporting Improvement Act of 2013 S.572: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 S. 649 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.649; A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.730 Amends: S.649 Harkin Amdt. No. 730; To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders. S.AMDT.717 Amends: S.649 Barrasso Amdt. No. 717; To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence. S.AMDT.714 Amends: S.649 Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714; To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices. S.AMDT.720 Amends: S.649 Burr Amdt. No. 720; To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families. S.AMDT.711 Amends: S.649 Feinstein Amdt. No. 711; To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.719 Amends: S.649 Cornyn Amdt. No. 719; To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.S.AMDT.713 Amends: S.649 Grassley Amdt. No. 725; To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes. S.AMDT.715 Amends: S.649 Manchin Amdt. No. 715; To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process. S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 744: Leahy Amdt. No. 1183, As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1183 As Modified; To strengthen border security and enforcement. S. 744: Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 1251; Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety while Upgrading Lawful Trade and travel Simultaneously (RESULTS). S. 744: Heller Amdt. No. 1227; To include a representative from the Southwestern State of Nevada on the Southern Border Security Commission. S. 744: Lee Amdt. No. 1208 As Modified; To require fast-track congressional approval when the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies Congress of the implementation of the border security strategies and certifies that the strategies are substantially operational. S. 744: Manchin Amdt. No. 1268; To provide for common sense limitations on salaries for contractor executives and employees involved in border security. S. 744: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 1200; To provide for enhanced border security, including strong border security metrics and congressional votes on border security and for other purposes. S. 744: Tester Amdt. No. 1198; To modify the Border Oversight Task Force to include tribal government officials. S. 744: Vitter Amdt. No. 1228; To prohibit the temporary grant of legal status to, or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and airport of entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has been sufficiently implemented. S. 744: Thune Amdt. No. 1197; To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status. S. 744: Motion to Table Grassley Amdt. No. 1195; To prohibit the granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has maintained effective control of the borders for 6 months. S. 744: Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes S. 744: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 744; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. S.843: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 S.903: Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013 S.1149: Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act S.1505: Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act S.CON.RES.7 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade. S.AMDT.673 to S.CON.RES.8 To create a point of order against legislation that would further restrict the right of law-abiding Americans to own a firearm.
Client expense: $289,915 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Issues related to Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program studies S. 146 - School and Campus Safety Enhancement Act
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)