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Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014
Legislative Progress
Introduced
November 7, 2013
Latest Action
December 9, 2014
Primary Sponsor
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratic(RI)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
97pct
397d open
vs 3,002 other S bills in the 113th — cohort avg 39d
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2015 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: EO12333, United States intelligence activities-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance.EO13673, Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order-Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights.SConRes11, FY 2016 Budget Resolution-Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS Discrimination, Racial Profiling, Voting Rights, Religious Liberty, Criminal Justice, Pregnancy Discrimination/Accomodations, Border Policy, Employment Discrimination, Unaccompanied immigrant children (Due process, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA)); Birthright citizenship; Immigration executive actions.SJRes10, A resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief.SJRes11, A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia in approving the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights & Religion and Belief.SJRes19, Constitutional amendment to limit First Amendment on political speech-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment.S23, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.S50, Weldon Amendment/ Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.S165, Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: GTMO.S178, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, 14th Amendment, Immigration Detention, Criminal Justice, Religious Liberty.S208, Secure the Borders First Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Security and Enforcement.S217, Womens Health Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.S255, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture.S262, Runaway and Homeless Youth Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights and Religious Liberty.S270, Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.S353, The Justice Safety Valve Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums.S356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy.S358, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.S416, Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.S435, State Marriage Defense Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.S439, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.S447, Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.S456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity.S467, CORRECTIONS Act-Issues Lobbied: Prison Early Release.S497, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.S502, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums.S512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy.S534, Immigration Rule of Law Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Executive Action on Immigration.S582, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.S607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied: Privacy.S675, Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Records and Juvenile Solitary Confinement.S683, CARERS Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Medical Marijuana.S754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing (CISA) Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Cybersecurity.S772, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights.S786, FAMILY Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.S877, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras.S987, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment.S1599, USA Freedom Act (2013)-Issues Lobbied: National Security.S1631, FISA Improvements Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security.S1675, Recidivism Reducation and Public Safety Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform.S1690, Second Chance Act Reauthorization-Issues Lobbied: Re-entry, PREA.S2536, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech.S 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (2014)-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity.S2611, HUMANE Act-Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied immigrant children, Due process, Funding for immigration courts, Border enforcement, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA).S2685, USA Freedom Act 2014-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance.HJRes 43, A resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief.HR2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.HR5, STUDENT SUCCESS ACT-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Racial Justice, Religious Liberty, LGBT Rights, Criminal Justice, Education, School Discipline, School Climate.HR7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.HR36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.HR234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity.HR238, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.HR240, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, Legalization of Marijuana, Civil Rights, CBP/ICE oversight and Accountability, Deferred Action, Family detention, Immigration detention, Immigration enforcement, Presidents executive action on immigration (Federal administrative immigration relief: DAPA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programFederal immigration enforcement reform: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; parole; deportations).HR283, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy.HR448, Womens Health Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.HR399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Border Security and Enforcement.HR429, Grand Jury Reform Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform.HR448, Womens Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights.HR540, FAIR Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture.HR637, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied: Privacy.HR731, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act-Issues Lobbied: Mental Health and Criminal Justice.HR742, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.HR824, State Marriage Defense Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.HR846, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.HR864, Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.HR885, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights.HR920, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums.HR932, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.HR964, Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug Reform.HR983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy.HR1148, Michael Davis, Jrin Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Detainers; state and local immigration enforcement.HR1149, Protection of Children Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Children, Due Process, Access to Counsel.HR1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied children, Due process, Access to counsel.HR1232, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization.HR1299, Runaway and Homeless Youth Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights and Religious Liberty.HR1439, FAMILY Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights.HR1459, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights.HR1507, IN-STATE Act-Issues Lobbied: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Path to legal status.HR1523, The Respect States Marijuana Laws Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug Reform.HR1586, REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.HR1672, REDEEM Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform.HR1680, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras.HR1700, Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act-Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied children, Access to counsel, Due process, Immigrants with disabilities.HR1962, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment.HR3361, USA Freedom Act (2013)-Issues Lobbied: National Security.HR4225, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act-Issues Lobbied: Free Speech.HR 4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security.HR4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment.HR5114, HUMANE Act-Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied immigrant children, Due process, Funding for immigration courts, Border enforcement, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). Congressional Issues without Bill Numbers: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report on CIA Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation program-Issue Lobbied: Torture. Targeted Killing-Issue Lobbied: National Security. Guantanamo Bay-Issue Lobbied: National Security. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016-Issue Lobbied: National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Authorization for Use of Military Force. Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA)-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Accommodations for Pregnant Workers, Women's Rights. FY 2016 Budget Resolution-Issue Lobbied: National Security. Voting Rights Amendment Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. Readable Legislation Act-Issue Lobbied: Government Transparency. Joint resolutions disapproving of D.C. Council measures-Issue Lobbied: Use of Religion to Discriminate, LGBT Rights, Reproductive Rights. RFRA/RLUIPA-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty. Mass Incarceration-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Policing Reform-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. LGBT Non-Discrimination Bill-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Surveillance Reform-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Immigration Enforcement-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Immigration Visas, Transparency-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. FOIA reform-Issue Lobbied: Government Transparency. Authorization for Use of Military Force-Issue Lobbied: National Security. Guantanamo Bay Transfers-Issue Lobbied: National Security. Body-worn Cameras-Issue Lobbied: Police Reform. Policing and Body-Worn Camera Briefing-Issue Lobbied: Police Reform. Border Prosecutions-Issue Lobbied: Border Security. Electronic Communications Privacy Act Reform-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. ESEA Reauthorization-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice, Religious Liberty, School Discipline, Criminal Justice Reform, LGBT Rights, School Accountability. Criminal Justice Principles-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. E-Verify-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Executive Action on Immigration-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Cybersecurity-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Sexual Education Funding-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Women in Combat-Issue Lobbied: Women's Rights. Every Child Achieves Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Criminal Justice. National Defense Authorization Act and Trans Military Service-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Senate appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice. Criminal justice legislative proposals-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice. Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Deportation and detention practices-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Border enforcement/ CBP oversight and excessive use of force-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Paycheck Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. WAGE Act-Issue Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. Fair Pay Act-Issue Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. Fair Donations for All Act-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Cybersecurity. DISCLOSE Act and other Campaign Finance Reform Measures-Issue Lobbied: Campaign Finance Reform, First Amendment. Broadband Adoption Act-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Follow the Money Act-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Force Multiplier Act-Issue Lobbied: Information Sharing. CORRECT Act-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. FY 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Immigration court, Access to counsel, Asylum. Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/victims of violence-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Bond Hearings-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: ESEA reauthorization; Education; School discipline; School climate. End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies-Issue Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. The Youth PROMISE Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. Fair Housing, Disparate Impact-Issue Lobbied: Housing. Lifeline Program Reform/Broadband Access-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Whistleblower Protection-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. DC Marijuana Ballot Initiative-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Over-criminalization Task Force-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Countering Violent Extremism Programs-Issue Lobbied: Religion & Belief, Human Rights. Agencies Lobbied: Bureau of Prisons-Issues Lobbied: Compassionate Release, Clemency Project 2014, Reentry, Criminal Justice, Mandatory Minimums, Access to Counsel, Immigrant Detention, Juvenile Solitary Confinement. Department of Defense-Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay, Law Enforcement Militarization, EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Department of Education-Issues Lobbied: Diversity Criteria, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2015, ESEA reauthorization, School discipline, School climate. Department of Health and Human Services-Issues Lobbied: Weldon Amendment/Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2015, Ensuring Access to Over-The-Counter Emergency Contraception for Patients at IHS-operated Facilities, Standards To Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment Involving Unaccompanied Children, Contraception Coverage, Prison Rape Elimination Act, ACA Discrimination, Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors. Department of Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Immigration Enforcement Reform, Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds (TRIG), Unaccompanied minors; Law Enforcement Militarization, Interior and Border enforcement, Executive Action on Immigration, Bond Hearings, Immigration (Family) Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence, Civil Rights, Racial Justice, Police Practices, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA), June 2003 Guidance Regarding Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, REAL ID, Countering Violent Extremism Programs. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Issues Lobbied: Housing Discrimination, Housing Mobility, Fair Housing, Affirmatively Futhering Fair Housing, Disaparate Impact. Department of Justice-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Law Enforcement Militarization, Willacy Uprising, EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance, Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays, Indigent Defense, Police Reform, Criminal Justice (OIG), Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015, Executive Action on Immigration, Immigration (Family) Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence, Civil Rights, Racial Justice, Police Practices, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA), June 2003 Guidance Regarding Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act, RFRA/2007 OLC Memo, Countering Violent Extremism Programs, Prison Overcrowding, Solitary Confinement. Department of Labor-Issues Lobbied: Contraception Coverage, Paycheck Fairness Act, Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (EO 13673). Department of State-Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay, Immigration, TRIG, UPR Surveillance, Detention, Privacy and Human Rights, Benefits for Same-Sex Domestic Partners, Overseas Detentions and Interrogations. Department of Treasury-Issues Lobbied: IRS rulemaking on 501c4. Director of National Intelligence-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Domestic Policy Council-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization, Criminal Justice. Employee Benefits Security Administration-Issues Lobbied: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary, Docket ID: EBSA-2014-0028. Executive Office of the President-Issues Lobbied: Policing, State of the Union, Background Checks, Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism Summit, Immigration Enforcement and Policy, White House Communications, Religious Exemption OLC Memo. Federal Aviation Administration-Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drones. Federal Bureau of Investigation-Issues Lobbied: Torture, Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays, Encryption, government back doors, Overseas Detentions and Interrogations. Federal Communications Commission-Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality; Prison Phone Rates; E911 (location privacy), Media Ownership Rule, Low Power FM Application Window, E-Rate Rulemaking, IP Transition, Open Internet Rule. Indian Health Service-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights (Emergency contraception access). Internal Revenue Service-Issues Lobbied: Petition for IRS Rulemaking on 501c4. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights-Issues Lobbied: Race and Criminal Justice. National Security Agency-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. National Telecommunications and Information Administration-Issues Lobbied: Facial recognition. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs-Issues Lobbied: Data collection, Proposed Regulations Prohibiting Discrimination on the Basis of Sex. Office of Management and Budget-Issues Lobbied: REAL ID. Office of Justice Program-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. Office of Science & Technology Police-Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Tech Issues, Surveillance, Cybersecurity, Cell Phone Security, Encryption. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services-Issues Lobbied: Executive Action on Immigration, Immigration (Family) Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights-Issues Lobbied: Immigration Detention, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Racial Justice. U.S. Customs and Border Protection-Issues Lobbied: Border enforcement/ CBP oversight and excessive use of force. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Issues Lobbied: Deportation and detention practices, Executive Action on Immigration, Immigration (Family) Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office-Issues Lobbied: Patent Eligibility. U.S. Postal Service-Issues Lobbied: Pregnant Worker Accommodations. U.S. Sentencing Commission-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. United States Trade Representative-Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership, First Amendment. White House-Issues Lobbied: Targeted Killing, National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Authorization for Use of Military Force, National Defense Authorization Act, Militarization of Police, 21st Century Policing Task Force, Sentencing Reform, Police Reform, Private Prisons, Clemency Project 2014, A resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act of 2014, Civil Remedy for Violence Against Women Act, Women in Policing, Criminal Justice, Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, Paycheck Fairness Act, Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (EO 13673), Executive Action on Immigration, DHS Immigration Enforcement Reform, Immigration (Family) Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence, School Discipline/Climate, End Racial Profiling Act, June 2003 Guidance Regarding Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, My Brother's Keeper Initiative, Racial Justice and Profiling, Education, Police Practices, Disparate Impact, RFRA/2007 OLC Memo, FY16 Budget Resolution, Countering Violent Extremism Programs, Solitary Confinement.
Client expense: $426,551 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Second Chance Reauthorization Act (S. 1690), all provisions related to extending federal initiatives for prisoner reintegration, substance use treatment and diversion efforts for an additional five years to include demonstration grants, mentoring, substance abuse and family-based programming. Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 (S. 1675), all provisions related to amending the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons to offer evidence-based recidivism reduction programs to prisoners who have been assessed to need to participate in such programs. Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment (REDEEM) Act of 2015 (S. 675/H.R.), all provisions related to eliminating barriers that prevent qualified, suitable individuals from obtaining stable work to support themselves and their families while contributing to their communities and the economy.
Client expense: $79,889 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Advance the use of FDA-approved medicines to treat addiction in criminal justice settings H.R.3465/S.1690, The Second Chance Act of 2013 - use of FDA approved medicines in criminal justice settings S.1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2013 - us of FDA approved medicines in criminal justice settings
Client expense: $863,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 1410 Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 S. 1675 Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 H.R. 2656 The Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 3465 Second Chance Reauthorization Act
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Prison sentencing reform: S.1690 - Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 S.1410 - Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 S.1675 - Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 HR.3465 - Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 HR.2656 - Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Republican |
| UT |
| Orrin G. Hatch | Republican | UT |
| Rand Paul | Republican | KY |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Rob Portman | Republican | OH |
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 1410 Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 S. 1675 Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 H.R. 2656 The Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 3465 Second Chance Reauthorization Act
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: EO12333, United States intelligence activities-Issues Lobbied:Surveillance. EO13665, Rulemaking on Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against workers who discuss wages-Issues Lobbied:Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights. EO13672, Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity-Issues Lobbied:Religious Liberty, LGBT Rights. EO13673, Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order-Issues Lobbied:Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights. S84, Paycheck Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied:Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights. S162, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act-Issues Lobbied:Mental Health and Criminal Justice. S444, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013-Issues Lobbied:Guantanamo Bay.S607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied:Privacy. S678, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied:Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice.S777, MARCH for Military Women Act-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. S813, Peace Corps Equity Act-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. S942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied:Womens Rights. S987, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. S1030, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied:Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. S1069, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. S1236, Respect for Marriage Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. S1307, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied:Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1410, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied:Mandatory Minimums. S1599, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied:National Security. S1631, FISA Improvements Act-Issues Lobbied:National Security. S1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:BOP Reform. S1690, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied:Reentry and PREA Amendment. S1696, Womens Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. S1847, National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied:Guantanamo Bay. S1945, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Voting Rights. S2024, State Marriage Defense Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. S2199, Paycheck Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied:Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights. S2235, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied:Voting Rights. S2410, National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied:Religion and Belief, Women's Rights. S2499, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations for FY 2015-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. S2520, FOIA Improvement Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Government Transparency. S2531, Better Options for Kids Act-Issues Lobbied:School Discipline, School-to-Prison Pipeline. S2536, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. S2550, Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Voting Rights. S2567, REDEEM Act-Issues Lobbied:Criminal Records and Juvenile Solitary Confinement. S2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act-Issues Lobbied:Cybersecurity. S2611, HUMANE Act-Issues Lobbied:Immigration. S2644, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied:Due Process. S2685, USA Freedom Act 2014-Issues Lobbied:Surveillance. S2687, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. S2904, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied:Law Enforcement Militarization. S2919, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. SJReS19, Constitutional amendment to limit 1A on political speech-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. HR20, Government By the People Act-Issues Lobbied:Campaign finance reform. HR57, Transparency in Policing Act-Issues Lobbied:Police Reform. HR83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015-Issues Lobbied:Surveillance, Criminal Justice Reform, Immigration, Civil Rights, Reproductive Rights. HR148, DISCLOSE Act-Issues Lobbied:Campaign finance reform. HR377, Paycheck Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied:Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. HR401, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act-Issues Lobbied:Mental Health and Criminal Justice. HR637, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied:Privacy. HR983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act-Issues Lobbied:Privacy. HR1318, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied:Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. HR1447, Death in Custody Reporting Act-Issues Lobbied:Criminal Justice. HR1652, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. HR1962, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. HR1755, Employment Non-Discrimination Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. HR1975, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied:Womens Rights. HR2028, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. HR2523, Respect for Marriage Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. HR3133, Marriage and Religious Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. HR3361, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied:National Security. HR3382, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied:Mandatory Minimums. HR3465, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied:Re-entry and PREA Amendment. HR3471, Womens Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. HR3618, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied:Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. HR3717, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied:Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. HR3829, State Marriage Defense Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. HR3899, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Voting Rights. HR3979, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015-Issues Lobbied:National Defense, Religious Liberty. HR4225, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. HR4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act-Issues Lobbied:National Security. HR4435, National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied:Religion and Belief. HR4459, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied:Voting Rights. HR4578, Peace Corps Equity Act-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. HR4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. HR5005, Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act-Issues Lobbied:School Discipline, Corporal Punishment, Racial Justice, Disability Rights. HR5013, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations for FY 2015-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. HR5091, Drone Reform Act-Issues Lobbied:National security. HR5114, HUMANE Act-Issues Lobbied:Unaccompanied Alien Children. HR5212, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act-Issues Lobbied:Police Reform. HR5478, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied:Militarization of Law Enforcement. HR5524, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. HR5617, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. HR5759, Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Immigration. HR5865, Camera Authorization and Maintenance Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Police Reform. Congressional Issues without Bill Numbers: Omnibus crime bill-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Department of Defense 1033 program-Issues Lobbied: Militarization of Law Enforcement. Marriage Equality-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Gender-biased Policing-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. Surveillance Reform-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Whistleblower Protections-Issues Lobbied: National Security. Peace Corps Reproductive Coverage-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Convention Against Torture interpretation-Issues Lobbied: Torture. Immigration Alternatives to Detention-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report on CIA Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation program-Issues Lobbied: Torture. Womens Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Family Detention-Issues Lobbied: Immigration.Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order-Issues Lobbied: Employment Rights. Religious Accommodations in the Military-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. War Powers-Issues Lobbied: National Defense. Executive Orders on Immigration-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Border Enforcement Reform-Issues Lobbied: Border Enforcement. Congressional investigation into interaction between National Resources Defense Council and EPA-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Countering Violence Extremism Initiatives-Issues Lobbied: White House Summit on Countering Violence Extremism. Watchlisting Reform-Issues Lobbied: National Security. Charity Delisting/Humanitarian Aid-Issues Lobbied: Charity Delisting. Locating Tracking-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. License Plate Readers-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Racial Profiling Guidance-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. Wireless E911 Location Tracking-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. More information added on addendum pages.
Client expense: $378,998 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: EO12333, United States intelligence activities-Issues Lobbied:Surveillance. EO13665, Rulemaking on Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against workers who discuss wages-Issues Lobbied:Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights. EO13672, Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity-Issues Lobbied:Religious Liberty, LGBT Rights. EO13673, Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order-Issues Lobbied:Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights. S84, Paycheck Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied:Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights. S162, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act-Issues Lobbied:Mental Health and Criminal Justice. S444, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013-Issues Lobbied:Guantanamo Bay.S607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied:Privacy. S678, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied:Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice.S777, MARCH for Military Women Act-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. S813, Peace Corps Equity Act-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. S942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied:Womens Rights. S987, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. S1030, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied:Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. S1069, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. S1236, Respect for Marriage Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. S1307, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied:Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1410, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied:Mandatory Minimums. S1599, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied:National Security. S1631, FISA Improvements Act-Issues Lobbied:National Security. S1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:BOP Reform. S1690, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied:Reentry and PREA Amendment. S1696, Womens Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. S1847, National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied:Guantanamo Bay. S1945, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Voting Rights. S2024, State Marriage Defense Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. S2199, Paycheck Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied:Employment Discrimination, Womens Rights. S2235, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied:Voting Rights. S2410, National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied:Religion and Belief, Women's Rights. S2499, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations for FY 2015-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. S2520, FOIA Improvement Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Government Transparency. S2531, Better Options for Kids Act-Issues Lobbied:School Discipline, School-to-Prison Pipeline. S2536, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. S2550, Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Voting Rights. S2567, REDEEM Act-Issues Lobbied:Criminal Records and Juvenile Solitary Confinement. S2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act-Issues Lobbied:Cybersecurity. S2611, HUMANE Act-Issues Lobbied:Immigration. S2644, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied:Due Process. S2685, USA Freedom Act 2014-Issues Lobbied:Surveillance. S2687, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. S2904, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied:Law Enforcement Militarization. S2919, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. SJReS19, Constitutional amendment to limit 1A on political speech-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. HR20, Government By the People Act-Issues Lobbied:Campaign finance reform. HR57, Transparency in Policing Act-Issues Lobbied:Police Reform. HR83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015-Issues Lobbied:Surveillance, Criminal Justice Reform, Immigration, Civil Rights, Reproductive Rights. HR148, DISCLOSE Act-Issues Lobbied:Campaign finance reform. HR377, Paycheck Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied:Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. HR401, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act-Issues Lobbied:Mental Health and Criminal Justice. HR637, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied:Privacy. HR983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act-Issues Lobbied:Privacy. HR1318, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied:Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. HR1447, Death in Custody Reporting Act-Issues Lobbied:Criminal Justice. HR1652, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. HR1962, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. HR1755, Employment Non-Discrimination Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. HR1975, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied:Womens Rights. HR2028, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. HR2523, Respect for Marriage Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. HR3133, Marriage and Religious Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. HR3361, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied:National Security. HR3382, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied:Mandatory Minimums. HR3465, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied:Re-entry and PREA Amendment. HR3471, Womens Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. HR3618, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied:Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. HR3717, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied:Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. HR3829, State Marriage Defense Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. HR3899, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Voting Rights. HR3979, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015-Issues Lobbied:National Defense, Religious Liberty. HR4225, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. HR4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act-Issues Lobbied:National Security. HR4435, National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied:Religion and Belief. HR4459, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied:Voting Rights. HR4578, Peace Corps Equity Act-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. HR4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband-Issues Lobbied:First Amendment. HR5005, Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act-Issues Lobbied:School Discipline, Corporal Punishment, Racial Justice, Disability Rights. HR5013, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations for FY 2015-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. HR5091, Drone Reform Act-Issues Lobbied:National security. HR5114, HUMANE Act-Issues Lobbied:Unaccompanied Alien Children. HR5212, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act-Issues Lobbied:Police Reform. HR5478, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied:Militarization of Law Enforcement. HR5524, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Reproductive Rights. HR5617, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act-Issues Lobbied:LGBT Rights. HR5759, Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Immigration. HR5865, Camera Authorization and Maintenance Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied:Police Reform. Congressional Issues without Bill Numbers: Omnibus crime bill-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Department of Defense 1033 program-Issues Lobbied: Militarization of Law Enforcement. Marriage Equality-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Gender-biased Policing-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. Surveillance Reform-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Whistleblower Protections-Issues Lobbied: National Security. Peace Corps Reproductive Coverage-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Convention Against Torture interpretation-Issues Lobbied: Torture. Immigration Alternatives to Detention-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report on CIA Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation program-Issues Lobbied: Torture. Womens Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Family Detention-Issues Lobbied: Immigration.Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order-Issues Lobbied: Employment Rights. Religious Accommodations in the Military-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. War Powers-Issues Lobbied: National Defense. Executive Orders on Immigration-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Border Enforcement Reform-Issues Lobbied: Border Enforcement. Congressional investigation into interaction between National Resources Defense Council and EPA-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Countering Violence Extremism Initiatives-Issues Lobbied: White House Summit on Countering Violence Extremism. Watchlisting Reform-Issues Lobbied: National Security. Charity Delisting/Humanitarian Aid-Issues Lobbied: Charity Delisting. Locating Tracking-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. License Plate Readers-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Racial Profiling Guidance-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. Wireless E911 Location Tracking-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. More information to be added upon access to addendum pages.
Client expense: $378,998 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.1690/H.R. 3465 Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 S. 1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act 2014 H.R. 4459/S. 2235, Democracy Restoration Act Michael P. Boggs to be U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Georgia Jennifer May Parker United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Charlotte Burrows, Commissioner, EEOC David Lopez, General Counsel EEOC Lauren McFerran, Member NLRB Victor Allen Bolden to be U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Connecticut Mark Howard Cohen to be U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Georgia Loretta Lynch of New York to be United States Attorney General
Client expense: $162,827 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support S. 1410 and H.R. 3382, the Smarter Sentencing Reform Act. Support S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act. Discuss federal pilot project. Support mandatory minimum sentencing reforms.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 H.R. 2865, the Fairness and Accuracy in Criminal Background Checks Act H.R.2656, Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013 S.822, Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2013S.1038, End Racial Profiling Act of 2013 S.1690, H.R.3465, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 H.R. 4455, S. 2235, the Democracy Restoration Act S. 2550, the Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act S. 2567, the Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2014 S. 2664, H.R. 5502, the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2014 Recommendations to modify NSAs standard minimization procedures contained in U.S. Signals Intelligence Directive No. 18, Annex A, Appendix 1 and the similar written procedures used by NSA under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to further strengthen attorney-client privilege protections with respect to intercepted communications of U.S. persons
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Natl Security Agency (NSA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Made contacts in support of H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. Made contacts in support of compromise legislation that was offered as a substitute to S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act, a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety. This substitute merged language from the original S. 1675 with language from S. 1783, the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. This substitute has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a bipartisan 15-2 vote.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Made contacts to promote the need for bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: Specific provisions of S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses; Bipartisan compromise prison reform legislation that was offered as a substitute to S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act, a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety -- this substitute merged language from the original S. 1675 with language from the original S. 1783, the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction; and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. S. 1410 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-5; and the substitute to S. 1675 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 15-2.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers. Support S. 47 Urge the Census Bureau to end prison-based gerrymandering.Support provision in Senate -passed version of S 47 to retain protections that bar federally funded religious discrimination; oppose house substitute to S 47 which removes those protections. Encourage policies which will smartly reduce the prison population to save money. No additiional cuts, beyond sequestration, of Department of Justice grant programs. Support the inclusion of language in any immigration bill that will not only strengthen prohibitions against racial profiling and inappropriate use of force, but also enhance the training of border patrol agents, increase oversight, and create a mechanism for a meaningful opportunity for border communities to share their input. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support S. 607 Support S. 619 Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1038 Suport the establishment of a White House Pardons Commission to review pre-FSA crack cocaine convictions. Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 1316 Support the Justice Safety Valve Act, H.R. 1695 / S. 619. Support hearings in both the House and the Senate on this legislation. Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, H.R. 1844 / S. 878. Support nomination of Tony West to serve as Associate Atrorney General. Support amending Section 3305 of S. 744 to: Add a prohibition on profiling based on religion and national origin; and Eliminate overly broad exceptions for border and national security. Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. Support the Department of Justice's revision of its policy to ensure the Office of the Attorney General reviews all proposed transfers of youth to adult status in order to provide the scrutiny required by the Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama before the possible imposition of a life sentence. Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947. Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1497. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014.Oppose "Stand your ground" laws. Support H.R. 360 / S. 186. Support the nomination of Mr. B. Todd Jones to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives. Support the House Judiciary's bipartisan task force aimed at reducing the federal criminal code and analyzing our country's apparent addiction to and over-reliance on criminalization and incarceration. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947. Support the Deartment of Justice charging George Zimmerman with federal civil rights charges in the murder of Trayvon Martin. Support the nomination of Srikanth Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Patricia Millett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Support the nomination of Nina Pillard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Judge Robert Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Work with the Transportation Security Agency to ensure that its rules and regulations regarding criminal background checks were not shutting people put of the potential job market (with package carriers, etc.). Oppose provisions in HR 3102 which mandate drug testing for all recipients of SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) and bannning certain ex-felony offenders from receiving SNAP food assistance. Support a DOJ investigation of NYPDs surveillance program of Muslim mosques and those who worship there. Support the establishment of the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections. Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. Support S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act. Support H.R. 2581 / S. 1038. Support H.R. 1447, the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013. Support a revision of the June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies to clarify ambiguities, close loopholes, and eliminate provisions that allow for any form of racial or religious profiling. We believe the Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance must be strengthened by: "Including a prohibition on profiling on the basis of religion and national origin; "Eliminating loopholes that allow for profiling in the national security and border contexts; "Expanding the ban on profiling to include law enforcement surveillance activities; "Applying the Guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies that work in partnership with federal agents or receive federal funding; and "Including mechanisms for enforceability.End the FBI racial and ethnic mapping program. Targeting entire communities for investigation based on racial and ethnic stereotypes is unconstitutional and produces flawed intelligence. The FBI should focus on actual criminal suspects and national security threats, not mapping entire communities based on racial stereotypes. Revise the 2008 Mukasey Attorney General Guidelines and the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG), respectively, to require heightened levels of supervisory approval and factual predicates for investigations that implicate First Amendment protected activity, including the use of undercover agents or informants in places of worship. Clarify in the Guidelines and DIOG that race, ethnicity, national origin or religion should not be considered in deciding the scope and substance of domestic intelligence or other law enforcement activity, except when there is trustworthy information, relevant to the locality and timeframe, that links a person of a particular race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion to an identified criminal incident or scheme. Develop policies under which federal agencies, in particular DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security, use their authority under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to condition funds to state and local law enforcement agencies on whether the agency has adopted a policy prohibiting the use of race, color, or national origin as a factor in their law enforcement activities, absent suspect-specific information that includes a racial or ethnic identifier. Require all state and local law enforcement agencies that receive federal funds to collect data on the use of race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin in their law enforcement activities. Engage in compliance reviews of select state and local law enforcement agencies to determine whether they are complying with their obligations under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to be free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in all of their law enforcement activities. Undertake a comprehensive independent audit of all Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) screening processes to determine whether travelers are being profiled based on suspect classifications, including race, religion, ethnicity, and national origin, or that current screening factors are being used as proxies for the classifications above. Support the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 (S. 1410). Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (AFA, H.R. 1844/S. 878). Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878 Support the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice. Support the nomination of Ronnie White to be a judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Support the Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act, Support HR 3643, HR 3626 Support S 1307 / HR 1316 Support the Death Penalty Abolition bill, HR 3741. Oppose Stand Your Ground laws at every level. Support Robert Wilkins' nomination to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circut. Support the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 4459 / S. 2235). Support H.R. 4123. Support full funding for programs nder the Violence Against Women Act in FY 2015. Oppose profiling based on religion, which may sometimes be used as a proxy for race, ethnicity, or national origin, in law enforcement.Support the American Pharmacists Association passing a resolution calling on all of its members to refrain from assisting in the creation or application of lethal drugs used to impose the death penalty. Support S. 1690/H.R. 3465, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013. Support S. 1410 / H.R. 3382 Support S 1675. Support the nomination of one of the many eminently qualified African American candidates from Maryland to the current vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. This person would replace Judge Andre Davis when he assumed senior status at the end of February. Support the expansion by the US Department of Justice of the prohibition on racial profiling to include profiling by sexual preference. Support a speedy review completion and updating by the U.S. Department of Justice of the June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. Support S. 2022 Support S. 1945 / H.R. 3899 with strengthening amendments. Support the review and withdrawal of the DoJ Office of Legal Counsel memo of June 29, 2007 (OLC Memo). The OLC Memos interpretation that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 provides for a blanket override of statutory non-discrimination provisions is erroneous and threatens core civil rights and religious freedom protections. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Oppose the nominations of Michael Boggs to serve as judge within the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Support S. 2235 / H.R. 4459. Support S. 2022 Support S. 1675 Support S. 1960 / H.R. 3465 Support HR 3530. Support the Cohen (TN) Clemecy amendment to HR 4660. Support the Cohen (TN) Legal Services Corp. amendment to HR 4660. Support the Thompson (CA) National Instant Criminal Background Check Amendment to HR 4660. Support H.R. 2372. Support HR 1447. Support S. 1675. Support the US Department of Justice to investigate civil rights complaints against several Florida-based prisons. Urge the development and implementation of the My Brothers' Keeper program in conjunction with input from local communities.Oppose the Scott, A. (GA) Legal Services Amendment to HR 4660. Support the nomination of Staci Yandle to be a Judge for the US DIstrict Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Support the nomination of Darrin P. Gayles to be a judge on the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Support the Conyers (MI) Civil Rights amendment to HR 4138. Oppose H.R. 4138. Oppose H. Res. 676 Support HR 5081. Support urging the CFPB to consider the civil rights implications of mandatory arbitration, including whether the increasing use of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts affects the ability of victims of discriminatory lending practices to seek redress in its study of mandatory arbitration conducted pursuant to Section 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Support the reintroduction of the Private Prisons Information Act, which would extend Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reporting obligations to private corrections companies that contract with federal agenciesincluding the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Marshals Service in the 113th Congress. Support the reduction of mandatory, lengthy prison sentences. Support the retroactive application of policies such as the Fair Sentencing Act. Support the establishment of a minimum term before parole consideration of no longer than 15 years in prison for defendents 18 years old or younger. Support Lee (CA) amendment to HR 4660. Support the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment to HR 4660. Support the Rohrbacher (CA) amendment to HR 4660. Oppose the Holding (NC) amendment to HR 4660. Support the Ellison (MN) amendment to HR 4660. Oppose HR 5272. Support rethinking the war on drugs. Support correcting the anti-Muslim training materials and conduct that have afflicted agencies throughout the federal government. Support full retroactivity of the U.S. Sentencing Commission's proposed Amendment #3, which lowers the base offense levels in the Drug Quantity Table by two levels. Support the Department of Justice investigation into the shoting death of Michael Brown. Support U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder updating the 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies (Guidance) without further delay. Support S. 1690/H.R. 3465. Support federal funding for and requiremet that all law enforcement officers be equipped with the maximum amount of video surveillance equipment available and practicle, including body cameras, gun cameras, taser cameras, and dashboard cameras. Support the establishment of effective, independent civilian accountablitlity review boards for all law enforcemen agencies. Support uniform standards for the use of force by law enfrcement agencies. Support grand jury reform. Suport investigations into prosecutoral misconduct; support the Justice Integrity Act. Support the inclusion of all law enforcement agencies within the Department of Homeland Security to comply with the updated Department of Justice guidence on racial profiling. Support nomination of Haywood Gilliam to serve as a federal judge for the US District Court of Northern California. Support H.R. 3471. Support ensuring that the residents of Ferguson, MO are permitted to exercise their constitutional rights to protest peacefully without once again being victimized by those put in office to serve and protect them.
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Advance the use of FDA-approved medicines to treat addiction in criminal justice settings H.R.3465/S.1690, The Second Chance Act of 2013 - use of FDA approved medicines in criminal justice settings S.1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2013 - use of FDA approved medicines in criminal justice settings
Client expense: $965,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act (creates risk assessment system that allows federal prisoners to earn time credits for completing rehabilitative programs); H.R. 3382/S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act (reduces drug mandatory minimum sentences, broadens "safety valve" exception to those sentences, makes Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive); H.R. 1695/S. 619, Justice Safety Valve Act (creates "safety valve" exception for mandatory minimum sentences for a wide variety of offenses); S. 2941, Combat Human Trafficking Act (expands conduct that triggers 10- and 15-year mandatory minimum sentences for certain human trafficking crimes); urged Dep't of Justice to investigate problems in the provision of medical care to inmates incarcerated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 3465 / S. 1690 Second Chance Reauthorization Act (entire bill); S.1410 / H.R.3382 Smarter Sentencing Act (entire bill); S.1675 / S.1783 / H.R.2656 Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act (entire bill); and, S.162 / H.R.401 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act (entire bill).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Second Chance Reauthorization Act (S. 1690) all provisions related to extending federal initiatives for prisoner reintegration, substance use treatment and diversion efforts for an additional five years to include demonstration grants, mentoring, substance abuse and family-based programming. Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 (S. 1675), all provisions related to amending the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons to offer evidence-based recidivism reduction programs to prisoners who have been assessed to need to participate in such programs.
Client expense: $71,600 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 1690 - Second Chance Reauthorization Act; S. 1675 - Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014; H.R. 2656 - Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013; general issues related to prison reform legislative proposals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Electronic Communications Privacy Act reauthorization; Justice for All Reauthorization Act; Meth Lab Elimination Act; Kelsey's Law, Child Protection Act of 2012; Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act; Trafficking of Firearms Act, Line of Duty Act; Victim's Rights Amendment, Human Trafficking legislation in the Senate; forensic science reform legislation in the Senate; S. 1410, S. 1675; over-federalization in the House
Client expense: $22,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Byrne-JAG Act Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Improvenment Act Smarter Sentencing Act (S.1410; H.R.3382) Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act (S. 1675)National Commission on Criminal Justice
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Byrne-JAG Act Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Improvenment Act Smarter Sentencing Act (S.1410; H.R.3382) Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act (S. 1675)National Commission on Criminal Justice
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
Byrne-JAG Act Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Improvenment Act Smarter Sentencing Act (S.1410; H.R.3382) Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act (S. 1675)National Commission on Criminal Justice
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Prison sentencing reform: S.1690 - Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 S.1410 - Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 S.1675 - Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 HR.3465 - Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 HR.2656 - Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.1690/H.R. 3465 Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 S. 1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act 2014 H.R. 4459/S. 2235, Democracy Restoration Act Jill A. Pryor, to be U.S. Circuit Judge, Eleventh Circuit Michael P. Boggs to be U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Georgia Pamela Harris to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit Ronnie L. White to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri Jennifer May Parker United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Client expense: $228,758 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: EO 13665, Rulemaking on Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against workers who discuss wages - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. EO 13673, Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights.Legislation Cont.: H.J. Res. 50, Parental Rights Amendment - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Implications of Parental Rights Amendment. H.R. 1262, A bill to amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Domestic Drones. H.R. 1312, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Location Tracking. H.R. 1318, The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice. H.R. 148, DISCLOSE Act & Numerous CFR Measures and Constitutional Amendments - Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance Reform. H.R. 1523, The Respect States Marijuana Laws Act - Issues Lobbied: Marijuana. H.R. 1575, Kelsey Smith Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Personal/Data Privacy. H.R. 1652, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. H.R. 1755, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Basic Rights and Liberties. H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. H.R. 1962, Free Flow of Information Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 1975, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 2028, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, LGBT Parenting. H.R. 2175, World War II Memorial Prayer Act - Issues Lobbied: Religion & Belief. H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay. H.R. 2523, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. H.R. 3133, Marriage and Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; LGBT Rights. H.R. 3361, USA FREEDOM Act - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. H.R. 3382, Smarter Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums; Sentencing Reform. H.R. 3465, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Reentry. H.R. 3471, Womens Health Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 3618, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Police Practices. H.R. 3717, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights; Access to Justice; Privacy Rights. H.R. 377, Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. H.R. 3829, State Marriage Defense Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. H.R. 3899, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 401, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - Issues Lobbied: Mental Health and Criminal justice. H.R. 4215, Federal Agency Data Breach Notification Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 4225, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security. H.R. 4435, National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Religion & Belief. H.R. 4459, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 4578, Peace Corps Equity Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 4870, House Defense Appropriations Bill - Issues Lobbied: 702 surveillance. H.R. 4989, Justinas Law. H.R. 5005, Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: School Discipline; Corporal Punishment; Racial Justice; Disability Rights. H.R. 5013, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Lifting Ban on Peace Corps Abortion Coverage. H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality. H.R. 5051, Protect Womens Health from Corporate Interference Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 5091, Drone Reform Act - Issues Lobbied: Targeted Killings; National Security. H.R. 5114, Helping Unaccompanied Minors and Alleviating National Emergency (HUMANE) Act - Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Immigrant children; Due Process; Funding for Immigration Courts; Border Enforcement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). H.R. 5212, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. H.R. 5230, Supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Deportations; Legal Counsel; Funding for Immigration Courts; Border Enforcement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). H.R. 5240, CORRECT Act - Issues Lobbied: Declassification, Privacy. H.R. 5272, A bill to prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens - Issues Lobbied: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program; Immigration. H.R. 5285, Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Religious Liberty. H.R. 5478, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act - Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. H.R. 5524, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 5617, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. H.R. 637, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Surveillance. H.R. 964, Respect States and Citizens Rights Act - Issues Lobbied: Marijuana. H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security and Detention. S. 1030, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Police Practices. S. 1044, World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. S. 1057, Safeguarding Privacy and Fostering Aerospace Innovation Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S. 1069, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, LGBT Parenting. S. 1088, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights.Legislation Cont.: S. 1236, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. S. 1307, The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice. S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums; Sentencing Reform. S. 1599, USA FREEDOM Act - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S. 1631, FISA Improvements Act - Issues Lobbied: National Security. S. 1639, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S. 1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform; BOP Reform. S. 1690, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Reentry. S. 1696, Womens Health Protection Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 1808, Marriage and Religious Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT. S. 1945, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2024, State Marriage Defense Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. S. 2076, Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Religious Liberty. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. S. 2235, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2399, Native Voting Rights Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2410, National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; Religious Liberty. S. 2499, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights; Lifting Ban on Peace Corps Abortion Coverage. S. 2526, DISCLOSE Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S. 2531, Better Options for Kids Act - Issues Lobbied: School discipline; School-to-Prison Pipeline. S. 2536, SAVE Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S. 2550, Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2567, Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Records and Juvenile Solitary Confinement. S. 2578, Protect Womens Health from Corporate Interference Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 2611, Helping Unaccompanied Minors and Alleviating National Emergency (HUMANE) Act - Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Immigrant children; Due Process; Funding for Immigration Courts; Border Enforcement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). S. 2644, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S. 2648, The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Deportations; Legal Counsel; Funding for Immigration Courts; Border Enforcement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). S. 2685, USA FREEDOM Act - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S. 2687, Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. S. 2779, Expatriate Terrorists Act - Issues Lobbied: Revocation of U.S. Citizenship. S. 2904, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act - Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy. S. 444, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay; National Security; Indefinite Detention. S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S. 619, The Justice Safety Valve Act - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. S. 639, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Location Tracking. S. 678, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice. S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S. 813, Peace Corps Equity Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Basic Rights and Liberties. S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. S. 987, Free Flow of Information Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S.162, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - Issues Lobbied: Mental Health and Criminal justice. S. 777, MARCH for Military Women Act - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. 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 Lobbied: First Amendment. Congressional Issues Lobbied without Bill Numbers: Abortion Coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Access to Emergency Contraception in IHS Facilities - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Authorization for Use of Force Against ISIS - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Authorization for Use of Military Force - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Big Data Civil Rights Principles - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Civil Rights, Discrimination. Border Enforcement Supplemental Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Border Enforcement, Excessive Use of Force - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Broadband Adoption Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Buckhannon Fix - Issues Lobbied: Freedom of Information Act. Campaign Finance - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Contraceptive Coverage Bill - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Border Militarization, Torture. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights Treaty Ratification. Copyright Succession for LGBT Spouses - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. CORRECT Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment.Congressional Issues Lobbied without Bill Numbers Cont.: Court Efficiency Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Access to Justice. Customs and Border Protection 100-mile rule - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: Internet Privacy. Department of Defense Contraception Coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. Domestic Drones - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Draft resolution regarding LGBT discrimination in Congress - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Draft Resolution Regarding LGBT Discrimination in Congress - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Election Administration - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Family Detention - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Federal Over-Criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. Follow the Money Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Force Multiplier Act - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing. Government Use of Datamining Technologies - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Guantanamo Bay - Issues Lobbied: Indefinite Detention. Immigration. June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling; Civil Rights; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Police Practices. Juvenile Solitary Confinement - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. LGBT Employment Discrimination - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Library Internet Content Filtering - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Location Tracking - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Militarization of Police - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Military Abortion coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Operation Streamline - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Over-Criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Over-Criminalization Task Force - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Oversight of Executive Branch Actions to Comply with International Human Rights Treaty Obligations (US Helsinki Commission - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights. Peace Corps Reproductive Coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. Police Militarization - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Potential changes to RFRA - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. Prison Reform - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Privacy & Civil Liberties at US Airports - Issues Lobbied: Privacy & Civil Liberties at US Airports. Privacy Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Privacy Multistakeholder Process - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Privacy Pledge. Private Prisons - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. REAL ID - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Report on CIA Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Reporter Shield - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Reproductive Health Care Refusals at Catholic-affiliated Hospitals - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Rules Transparency. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Report on CIA Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation program - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Stand Your Ground Laws - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice; Racial Profiling. Surveillance - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; National Secuirty. Targeted Killing - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; National Security. Torture Report - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, National Security. Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Human Trafficking. Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) crisis - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Unaccompanied Minors - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Various bills responding to IRS targeting - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Voting Rights. War Authority - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Weldon Amendment - Issues Lobbied: Abortion rights. Womens Rights. Agencies Lobbied: Bureau of Prisons - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums; Solitary Confinement; Access to Counsel; Juvenile Solitary Confinement; Private Prisons. Central Intelligence Agency - Issues Lobbied: Signals Intelligence; Global surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Issues Lobbied: Financial Privacy, Consumer Complaint Narratives. Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment; Privacy; Location Tracking. Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: National Security and Torture; EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; National Security issues raised under international human rights treaties and in connection with United Nations reviews on the Convention Against Torture and Universal Periodic Review; Law Enforcement Militarization; Religious Accommodation in the Military; Spousal Benefits; Force feeding at Guantanamo Bay. Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights Data Collection Comments; Disparate Treatment for Disabled Students of Color. Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: US Compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act RIN 0938-AS50 and RIN 0938-AR42; Access to Reproductive Health Services for Unaccompanied Minors in ORR Custody; Abortion Insurance Coverage; PREA. Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: National ID; Employment Verification; Privacy; Laptop Search; Unaccompanied Minors; Immigration (Office of Inspector General); Private Prisons (Office of Inspector General); Detention; Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Administrative Immigration Enforcement Reform (Deportations, Detention, Due Process, Detainers, Appointed Counsel); Federal Administrative Immigration Relief; ICE Enforcement Issues; Federal Immigration Reform (Border enforcement, Use of Force, Legalization); Bond Hearings; National Security issues raised under international human rights treaties and in connection with United Nations reviews on the Convention Against Torture and Universal Periodic Review; US Compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 3618, S. 1030);Agencies Lobbied Cont.: June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; Immigration Detention of Transgender Individual; Criminal Exclusions. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: US Compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; Fair Housing; Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Commutations and Pardons; Police Militarization; Watchlisting Reform; National Security and Torture; Fourth Amendment; Privacy; Location Tracking; Civil Rights; Discrimination; Unaccompanied Minors; EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Administrative Immigration Enforcement Reform (Deportations, Detention, Due Process, Detainers, Appointed Counsel); Federal Administrative Immigration Relief; ICE Enforcement Issues; Federal Immigration Reform (Border enforcement, Use of Force, Legalization); Prison Rape Elimination Act; National Security Issues raised under CAT; Contraception for Native American Women; Employment Discrimination against LGBT People of Color; Housing Access and Implementation of VAWA; Implementation of Fair Labor Standards Act for Home Care Workers; Revision of DoJ Guidance on Use of Race; Signals Intelligence; Global Surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law; Federal Infrastructure for Domestic Implementation of Human Rights Obligations; US Compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 3618, S. 1030); Juvenile Life without Parole; Federal Over-Criminalization; DOJ Media Guidelines & Regulations; 2007 OLC Memo on RFRA; Spousal Benefits; Marriage Recognition; Disparity for Pregnant Defendants; Special Litigation. Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act RIN 0938-AS50 and RIN 0938-AR42; DOL Rule: Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to Domestic Service; Rulemaking on OFCCP Wage Compensation Data Collection Tool; Rulemaking on Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against workers who discuss wages (EO 13665); Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (EO 13673). Department of State - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights; Discrimination; Children's Rights; National Security and Torture; Human Rights Law; Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; National Security issues raised under international human rights treaties and in connection with United Nations reviews on the Convention Against Torture and Universal Periodic Review; Global surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law; Signals Intelligence; U.S. government Involvement in the Organization of American States and Inter American Rights System. Department of Treasury - Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: . Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: Targeted Killings; Guantanamo Bay; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Domestic Implementation of Human Rights Obligations; Countering Violent Extremism Domestic Counterterror Programs; Cybersecurity; LGBT Non-discrimination Employment EO; Worker Rights; UPR; Abortion Funding; LGBT Rights; Law Enforcement Bias; Federal Contractor Non-discrimination; DACA Healthcare; Border Enforcement; Immigration Healthcare; Police Militarization; Executive Action on Immigration; Radicalization; Family Detention. Federal Aviation Association - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Armed Drones. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Issues Lobbied: White House Review of Surveillance Practices (vis-a-vis targeted surveillance of American Muslim communities); Domestic Spying. Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Media Ownership Rule; Low Power FM Application Window; IP Transition; E-Rate Rulemaking; Open Internet Rule; JSA/SSA Order; Net Neutrality; Media Diversity; Harris Corp.. Federal Trade Commission - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and Civil Rights; Discrimination. Internal Revenue Service - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment; Privacy; Location Tracking; Petition for IRS Rulemaking on 501c4; IRS c4 Rulemaking; Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act RIN 0938-AS50 and RIN 0938-AR42. National Security Agency - Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; Signals Intelligence; Global surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law. National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Privacy Multistakeholder Process; Consumer Privacy. Office Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; White House Review of Surveillance Practices (vis-a-vis targeted surveillance of American Muslim communities); National Security issues raised under international human rights treaties and in connection with United Nations reviews on the Convention Against Torture and Universal Periodic Review; Signals Intelligence; Global surveillance; Internet Freedom and Human Rights Law; Domestic Spying. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Non-discrimination. Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; National ID; Law Enforcement Militarization; Budget and Appropriations Issues. Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Securities and Exchange Commission - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment; Privacy; Location Tracking. Social Security Administration - Issues Lobbied: Spousal Benefits. Transportation Security Administration - Issues Lobbied: Privacy & Civil Liberties at US Airports; SPOT Program. U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Issues Lobbied: Border Enforcement; Excessive Use of Force; Conditions of Custody; PREA; Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Immigration Reform (Legalization); CBP Border Reform; Access to Reproductive Health Services for Unaccompanied Minors in ORR Custody. U.S. Forest Service - Issues Lobbied: Forest Service Rule.Agencies Lobbied Cont.: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Immigrant Detention; Unaccompanied Immigrant Children; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Administrative Immigration Enforcement Reform (Deportations, Detention, Due Process, Detainers, Appointed Counsel); ICE Enforcement Issues; Immigration Detention of Transgender Individual. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: U.S. Commision on Civil Rights Reforms. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Issues Lobbied: Gene Patenting. U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform; Reductions in the Drug Quantity Table. United States Trade Representative - Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership. White House - Issues Lobbied: Commutations and Pardons; Human Rights; Discrimination; Children's Rights; Unaccompanied Minors; Detention (White House Policy Council and National Security Council); Pregnancy Discrimination; International Abortion Coverage/Helms Amendment; Family Detention; Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Federal Administrative Immigration Enforcement Reform (Deportations, Detention, Due Process, Detainers, Appointed Counsel); Federal Administrative Immigration Relief; ICE Enforcement Issues; Federal Immigration Reform (Border enforcement, Use of Force, Legalization); Sentencing Reform and Clemency Project 2014; Domestic Implementation of Human Rights Obligations (Domestic Policy Council); International Aid for Development of the Internet (Office of Science and Technology Policy); End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 3618, S. 1030); June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; My Brothers Keeper Initiative; Law Enforcement Militarization (Domestice Policy Council); Executive Order: LGBT Non-Discrimination for Federal Contractors (Pending); Rulemaking on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (EO 13673).
Client expense: $445,557 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Made contacts to promote the need for bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses; Bipartisan compromise prison reform legislation that was offered as a substitute to S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act, a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety -- this substitute merged language from the original S. 1675 with language from the original S. 1783, the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction; and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. S. 1410 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-5; and the substitute to S. 1675 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 15-2.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Made contacts in support of H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. Made contacts in support of compromise legislation that was offered as a substitute to S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act, a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety. This substitute merged language from the original S. 1675 with language from S. 1783, the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. This substitute has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a bipartisan 15-2 vote.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.1860, Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act. H.R.2369, Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2013. S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 H.R. 2865, the Fairness and Accuracy in Criminal Background Checks ActH.R.2372, Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2013. H.R.2656, Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013. S.822, Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2013. S.1038, End Racial Profiling Act of 2013. S.1690, H.R.3465, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 H.R. 4455, S. 2235, the Democracy Restoration Act S. 2550, the Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act S. 2567, the Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2014 S. 2664, H.R. 5502, the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2014 Recommendations to modify NSAs standard minimization procedures contained in U.S. Signals Intelligence Directive No. 18, Annex A, Appendix 1 and the similar written procedures used by NSA under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to further strengthen attorney-client privilege protections with respect to intercepted communications of U.S. persons
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Advance the use of FDA-approved medicines to treat addiction in criminal justice settings H.R.3465/S.1690, The Second Chance Act of 2013 - use of FDA-approved medicines in criminal justice settings S.1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2013 - use of FDA-approved medicines in criminal justice settings Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act of 2014
Client expense: $554,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Second Chance Reauthorization Act (S. 1690) all provisions related to extending federal initiatives for prisoner reintegration, substance use treatment and diversion efforts for an additional five years to include demonstration grants, mentoring, substance abuse and family-based programming. Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 (S. 1675), all provisions related to amending the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons to offer evidence-based recidivism reduction programs to prisoners who have been assessed to need to participate in such programs.
Client expense: $96,323 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 1690 - Second Chance Reauthorization Act; S. 1675 - Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014; H.R. 2656 - Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013; general issues related to prison reform legislative proposals.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 1675, Recidivism Reduction & Public Safety Act (creates risk assessment system that allows federal prisoners to earn time credits for completing rehabilitation programs and reducing their risk of reoffending); H.R. 3382/S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act (reduces drug mandatory minimum sentences, broadens coverage of "safety valve" exception to those sentences, makes Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive); H.R. 744/S. 149, STOP Identity Theft Act (applies mandatory minimum 2-year sentence for aggravated identity theft to identity theft involving tax refunds/returns); H.R. 1695/S. 619, Justice Safety Valve Act (creates "safety valve" exception for mandatory minimum sentences for a wide variety of offenses); encouraged support for U.S. Sentencing Commission's effort to make a 2014 amendment to the drug sentencing guidelines retroactively applicable; H.Amdt. 750 to H.R. 4660, Commerce, Justice, Science & Related Agencies Appropriations Act (amendment would bar Dep't of Justice from funding additional personnel to assist the Office of the Pardon Attorney with the White House's clemency initiative); urged Dep't of Justice to consider/review clemency petitions from all nonviolent offenders who fit the president's clemency criteria under the White House's clemency initiative.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 3465 / S. 1690 Second Chance Reauthorization Act (entire bill); sentencing reform and earned time credits for federal prisoners: work on compromise incorporating elements of the Smarter Sentencing Act (S.1410/H.R.3382) and the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act (S.1675).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers. Support S. 47 Urge the Census Bureau to end prison-based gerrymandering.Support provision in Senate -passed version of S 47 to retain protections that bar federally funded religious discrimination; oppose house substitute to S 47 which removes those protections. Encourage policies which will smartly reduce the prison population to save money. No additiional cuts, beyond sequestration, of Department of Justice grant programs. Support the inclusion of language in any immigration bill that will not only strengthen prohibitions against racial profiling and inappropriate use of force, but also enhance the training of border patrol agents, increase oversight, and create a mechanism for a meaningful opportunity for border communities to share their input. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support S. 607 Support S. 619 Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1038 Suport the establishment of a White House Pardons Commission to review pre-FSA crack cocaine convictions. Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 1316 Support the Justice Safety Valve Act, H.R. 1695 / S. 619. Support hearings in both the House and the Senate on this legislation. Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, H.R. 1844 / S. 878. Support nomination of Tony West to serve as Associate Atrorney General. Support amending Section 3305 of S. 744 to: Add a prohibition on profiling based on religion and national origin; and Eliminate overly broad exceptions for border and national security. Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. Support the Department of Justice's revision of its policy to ensure the Office of the Attorney General reviews all proposed transfers of youth to adult status in order to provide the scrutiny required by the Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama before the possible imposition of a life sentence. Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947. Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1497. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014.Oppose "Stand your ground" laws. Support H.R. 360 / S. 186. Support the nomination of Mr. B. Todd Jones to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives. Support the House Judiciary's bipartisan task force aimed at reducing the federal criminal code and analyzing our country's apparent addiction to and over-reliance on criminalization and incarceration. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947. Support the Deartment of Justice charging George Zimmerman with federal civil rights charges in the murder of Trayvon Martin. Support the nomination of Srikanth Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Patricia Millett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Nina Pillard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Judge Robert Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Work with the Transportation Security Agency to ensure that its rules and regulations regarding criminal background checks were not shutting people put of the potential job market (with package carriers, etc.). Oppose provisions in HR 3102 which mandate drug testing for all recipients of SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) and bannning certain ex-felony offenders from receiving SNAP food assistance. Support a DOJ investigation of NYPDs surveillance program of Muslim mosques and those who worship there. Support the establishment of the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections. Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. Support S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act. Support H.R. 2581 / S. 1038. Support H.R. 1447, the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013. Support a revision of the June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies to clarify ambiguities, close loopholes, and eliminate provisions that allow for any form of racial or religious profiling. We believe the Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance must be strengthened by: "Including a prohibition on profiling on the basis of religion and national origin; "Eliminating loopholes that allow for profiling in the national security and border contexts; "Expanding the ban on profiling to include law enforcement surveillance activities; "Applying the Guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies that work in partnership with federal agents or receive federal funding; and "Including mechanisms for enforceability.End the FBI racial and ethnic mapping program. Targeting entire communities for investigation based on racial and ethnic stereotypes is unconstitutional and produces flawed intelligence. The FBI should focus on actual criminal suspects and national security threats, not mapping entire communities based on racial stereotypes. Revise the 2008 Mukasey Attorney General Guidelines and the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG), respectively, to require heightened levels of supervisory approval and factual predicates for investigations that implicate First Amendment protected activity, including the use of undercover agents or informants in places of worship. Clarify in the Guidelines and DIOG that race, ethnicity, national origin or religion should not be considered in deciding the scope and substance of domestic intelligence or other law enforcement activity, except when there is trustworthy information, relevant to the locality and timeframe, that links a person of a particular race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion to an identified criminal incident or scheme. Develop policies under which federal agencies, in particular DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security, use their authority under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to condition funds to state and local law enforcement agencies on whether the agency has adopted a policy prohibiting the use of race, color, or national origin as a factor in their law enforcement activities, absent suspect-specific information that includes a racial or ethnic identifier. Require all state and local law enforcement agencies that receive federal funds to collect data on the use of race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin in their law enforcement activities. Engage in compliance reviews of select state and local law enforcement agencies to determine whether they are complying with their obligations under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to be free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in all of their law enforcement activities. Undertake a comprehensive independent audit of all Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) screening processes to determine whether travelers are being profiled based on suspect classifications, including race, religion, ethnicity, and national origin, or that current screening factors are being used as proxies for the classifications above. Support the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 (S. 1410). Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (AFA, H.R. 1844/S. 878). Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878 Support the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice. Support the Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act, Support HR 3643, HR 3626 Support S 1307 / HR 1316 Support the Death Penalty Abolition bill, HR 3741. Oppose Stand Your Ground laws at every level. Support Robert Wilkins' nomination to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circut. Support the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 4459 / S. 2235). Support H.R. 4123. Support full funding for programs nder the Violence Against Women Act in FY 2015. Oppose profiling based on religion, which may sometimes be used as a proxy for race, ethnicity, or national origin, in law enforcement.Support the American Pharmacists Association passing a resolution calling on all of its members to refrain from assisting in the creation or application of lethal drugs used to impose the death penalty. Support S. 1690/H.R. 3465, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013. Support S. 1410 / H.R. 3382 Support S 1675. Support the nomination of one of the many eminently qualified African American candidates from Maryland to the current vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. This person would replace Judge Andre Davis when he assumed senior status at the end of February. Support the expansion by the US Department of Justice of the prohibition on racial profiling to include profiling by sexual preference. Support a speedy review completion and updating by the U.S. Department of Justice of the June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. Support S. 2022 Support S. 1945 / H.R. 3899 with strengthening amendments. Support the review and withdrawal of the DoJ Office of Legal Counsel memo of June 29, 2007 (OLC Memo). The OLC Memos interpretation that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 provides for a blanket override of statutory non-discrimination provisions is erroneous and threatens core civil rights and religious freedom protections. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Oppose the nominations of Michael Boggs to serve as judge within the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Support S. 2235 / H.R. 4459. Support S. 2022 Support S. 1675 Support S. 1960 / H.R. 3465 Support HR 3530. Support the Cohen (TN) Clemecy amendment to HR 4660. Support the Cohen (TN) Legal Services Corp. amendment to HR 4660. Support the Thompson (CA) National Instant Criminal Background Check Amendment to HR 4660. Support H.R. 2372. Support HR 1447. Support S. 1675. Support the US Department of Justice to investigate civil rights complaints against several Florida-based prisons. Urge the development and implementation of the My Brothers' Keeper program in conjunction with input from local communities.Oppose the Scott, A. (GA) Legal Services Amendment to HR 4660. Support the nomination of Staci Yandle to be a Judge for the US DIstrict Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Support the nomination of Darrin P. Gayles to be a judge on the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Support the Conyers (MI) Civil Rights amendment to HR 4138. Oppose H.R. 4138. Oppose H. Res. 676 Support HR 5081. Support urging the CFPB to consider the civil rights implications of mandatory arbitration, including whether the increasing use of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts affects the ability of victims of discriminatory lending practices to seek redress in its study of mandatory arbitration conducted pursuant to Section 1028 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Support the reintroduction of the Private Prisons Information Act, which would extend Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reporting obligations to private corrections companies that contract with federal agenciesincluding the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Marshals Service in the 113th Congress. Support the reduction of mandatory, lengthy prison sentences. Support the retroactive application of policies such as the Fair Sentencing Act. Support the establishment of a minimum term before parole consideration of no longer than 15 years in prison for defendents 18 years old or younger. Support Lee (CA) amendment to HR 4660. Support the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment to HR 4660. Support the Rohrbacher (CA) amendment to HR 4660. Oppose the Holding (NC) amendment to HR 4660. Support the Ellison (MN) amendment to HR 4660. Oppose HR 5272. Support rethinking rethink the war on drugs. Support correcting the anti-Muslim training materials and conduct that have afflicted agencies throughout the federal government. Support full retroactivity of the U.S. Sentencing Commission's proposed Amendment #3, which lowers the base offense levels in the Drug Quantity Table by two levels. Support the Department of Justice investigation into the shoting death of Michael Brown. Support U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder updating the 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies (Guidance) without further delay. Support S. 1690/H.R. 3465.
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support S. 1410 and H.R. 3382, the Smarter Sentencing Reform Act. Support S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act. Discuss federal pilot project. Support mandatory minimum sentencing reforms.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support S. 1410 and H.R. 3382, the Smarter Sentencing Reform Act. Support S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act. Discuss federal pilot project. Support mandatory minimum sentencing reforms.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers. Support S. 47 Urge the Census Bureau to end prison-based gerrymandering.Support provision in Senate -passed version of S 47 to retain protections that bar federally funded religious discrimination; oppose house substitute to S 47 which removes those protections. Encourage policies which will smartly reduce the prison population to save money. No additiional cuts, beyond sequestration, of Department of Justice grant programs. Support the inclusion of language in any immigration bill that will not only strengthen prohibitions against racial profiling and inappropriate use of force, but also enhance the training of border patrol agents, increase oversight, and create a mechanism for a meaningful opportunity for border communities to share their input. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support S. 607 Support S. 619 Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1038 Suport the establishment of a White House Pardons Commission to review pre-FSA crack cocaine convictions. Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 1316 Support the Justice Safety Valve Act, H.R. 1695 / S. 619. Support hearings in both the House and the Senate on this legislation. Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, H.R. 1844 / S. 878. Support nomination of Tony West to serve as Associate Atrorney General. Support amending Section 3305 of S. 744 to: Add a prohibition on profiling based on religion and national origin; and Eliminate overly broad exceptions for border and national security. Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. Support the Department of Justice's revision of its policy to ensure the Office of the Attorney General reviews all proposed transfers of youth to adult status in order to provide the scrutiny required by the Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama before the possible imposition of a life sentence. Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947. Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1497. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014.Oppose "Stand your ground" laws. Support H.R. 360 / S. 186. Support the nomination of Mr. B. Todd Jones to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives. Support the House Judiciary's bipartisan task force aimed at reducing the federal criminal code and analyzing our country's apparent addiction to and over-reliance on criminalization and incarceration. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947. Support the Deartment of Justice charging George Zimmerman with federal civil rights charges in the murder of Trayvon Martin. Support the nomination of Srikanth Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Patricia Millett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Nina Pillard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Judge Robert Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Work with the Transportation Security Agency to ensure that its rules and regulations regarding criminal background checks were not shutting people put of the potential job market (with package carriers, etc.). Oppose provisions in HR 3102 which mandate drug testing for all recipients of SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) and bannning certain ex-felony offenders from receiving SNAP food assistance. Support a DOJ investigation of NYPDs surveillance program of Muslim mosques and those who worship there. Support the establishment of the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections. Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. Support S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act. Support H.R. 2581 / S. 1038. Support H.R. 1447, the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013. Support a revision of the June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies to clarify ambiguities, close loopholes, and eliminate provisions that allow for any form of racial or religious profiling. We believe the Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance must be strengthened by: "Including a prohibition on profiling on the basis of religion and national origin; "Eliminating loopholes that allow for profiling in the national security and border contexts; "Expanding the ban on profiling to include law enforcement surveillance activities; "Applying the Guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies that work in partnership with federal agents or receive federal funding; and "Including mechanisms for enforceability.End the FBI racial and ethnic mapping program. Targeting entire communities for investigation based on racial and ethnic stereotypes is unconstitutional and produces flawed intelligence. The FBI should focus on actual criminal suspects and national security threats, not mapping entire communities based on racial stereotypes. Revise the 2008 Mukasey Attorney General Guidelines and the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG), respectively, to require heightened levels of supervisory approval and factual predicates for investigations that implicate First Amendment protected activity, including the use of undercover agents or informants in places of worship. Clarify in the Guidelines and DIOG that race, ethnicity, national origin or religion should not be considered in deciding the scope and substance of domestic intelligence or other law enforcement activity, except when there is trustworthy information, relevant to the locality and timeframe, that links a person of a particular race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion to an identified criminal incident or scheme. Develop policies under which federal agencies, in particular DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security, use their authority under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to condition funds to state and local law enforcement agencies on whether the agency has adopted a policy prohibiting the use of race, color, or national origin as a factor in their law enforcement activities, absent suspect-specific information that includes a racial or ethnic identifier. Require all state and local law enforcement agencies that receive federal funds to collect data on the use of race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin in their law enforcement activities. Engage in compliance reviews of select state and local law enforcement agencies to determine whether they are complying with their obligations under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to be free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in all of their law enforcement activities. Undertake a comprehensive independent audit of all Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) screening processes to determine whether travelers are being profiled based on suspect classifications, including race, religion, ethnicity, and national origin, or that current screening factors are being used as proxies for the classifications above. Support the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 (S. 1410). Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (AFA, H.R. 1844/S. 878). Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878 Support the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice. Support the Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act, Support HR 3643, HR 3626 Support S 1307 / HR 1316 Support the Death Penalty Abolition bill, HR 3741. Oppose Stand Your Ground laws at every level. Support Robert Wilkins' nomination to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circut. Support the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 4459 / S. 2235). Support H.R. 4123. Support full funding for programs nder the Violence Against Women Act in FY 2015. Oppose profiling based on religion, which may sometimes be used as a proxy for race, ethnicity, or national origin, in law enforcement.Support the American Pharmacists Association passing a resolution calling on all of its members to refrain from assisting in the creation or application of lethal drugs used to impose the death penalty. Support S. 1690/H.R. 3465, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013. Support S. 1410 / H.R. 3382 Support S 1675. Support the nomination of one of the many eminently qualified African American candidates from Maryland to the current vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. This person would replace Judge Andre Davis when he assumed senior status at the end of February. Support the expansion by the US Department of Justice of the prohibition on racial profiling to include profiling by sexual preference. Support a speedy review completion and updating by the U.S. Department of Justice of the June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. Support S. 2022 Support S. 1945 / H.R. 3899 with strengthening amendments. Support the review and withdrawal of the DoJ Office of Legal Counsel memo of June 29, 2007 (OLC Memo). The OLC Memos interpretation that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 provides for a blanket override of statutory non-discrimination provisions is erroneous and threatens core civil rights and religious freedom protections. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Oppose the nominations of Michael Boggs to serve as judge within the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Support S. 2235 / H.R. 4459. Support S. 2022 Support S. 1675 Support S. 1960 / H.R. 3465 Support HR 3530. Support the Cohen (TN) Clemecy amendment to HR 4660. Support the Cohen (TN) Legal Services Corp. amendment to HR 4660. Support the Thompson (CA) National Instant Criminal Background Check Amendment to HR 4660.Oppose the Scott, A. (GA) Legal Services Amendment to HR 4660. Support the nomination of Staci Yandle to be a Judge for the US DIstrict Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Support the nomination of Darrin P. Gayles to be a judge on the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Support the Conyers (MI) Civil Rights amendment to HR 4138. Oppose H.R. 4138. Oppose H. Res. 676 Support HR 5081
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers. Support S. 47 Urge the Census Bureau to end prison-based gerrymandering.Support provision in Senate -passed version of S 47 to retain protections that bar federally funded religious discrimination; oppose house substitute to S 47 which removes those protections. Encourage policies which will smartly reduce the prison population to save money. No additiional cuts, beyond sequestration, of Department of Justice grant programs. Support the inclusion of language in any immigration bill that will not only strengthen prohibitions against racial profiling and inappropriate use of force, but also enhance the training of border patrol agents, increase oversight, and create a mechanism for a meaningful opportunity for border communities to share their input. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support S. 607 Support S. 619 Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1038 Suport the establishment of a White House Pardons Commission to review pre-FSA crack cocaine convictions. Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 1316 Support the Justice Safety Valve Act, H.R. 1695 / S. 619. Support hearings in both the House and the Senate on this legislation. Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, H.R. 1844 / S. 878. Support nomination of Tony West to serve as Associate Atrorney General. Support amending Section 3305 of S. 744 to: Add a prohibition on profiling based on religion and national origin; and Eliminate overly broad exceptions for border and national security. Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. Support the Department of Justice's revision of its policy to ensure the Office of the Attorney General reviews all proposed transfers of youth to adult status in order to provide the scrutiny required by the Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama before the possible imposition of a life sentence. Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947. Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1497. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014.Oppose "Stand your ground" laws. Support H.R. 360 / S. 186. Support the nomination of Mr. B. Todd Jones to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives. Support the House Judiciary's bipartisan task force aimed at reducing the federal criminal code and analyzing our country's apparent addiction to and over-reliance on criminalization and incarceration. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947. Support the Deartment of Justice charging George Zimmerman with federal civil rights charges in the murder of Trayvon Martin. Support the nomination of Srikanth Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Patricia Millett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Nina Pillard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Judge Robert Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Work with the Transportation Security Agency to ensure that its rules and regulations regarding criminal background checks were not shutting people put of the potential job market (with package carriers, etc.). Oppose provisions in HR 3102 which mandate drug testing for all recipients of SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) and bannning certain ex-felony offenders from receiving SNAP food assistance. Support a DOJ investigation of NYPDs surveillance program of Muslim mosques and those who worship there. Support the establishment of the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections. Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. Support S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act. Support H.R. 2581 / S. 1038. Support H.R. 1447, the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013. Support a revision of the June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies to clarify ambiguities, close loopholes, and eliminate provisions that allow for any form of racial or religious profiling. We believe the Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance must be strengthened by: "Including a prohibition on profiling on the basis of religion and national origin; "Eliminating loopholes that allow for profiling in the national security and border contexts; "Expanding the ban on profiling to include law enforcement surveillance activities; "Applying the Guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies that work in partnership with federal agents or receive federal funding; and "Including mechanisms for enforceability.End the FBI racial and ethnic mapping program. Targeting entire communities for investigation based on racial and ethnic stereotypes is unconstitutional and produces flawed intelligence. The FBI should focus on actual criminal suspects and national security threats, not mapping entire communities based on racial stereotypes. Revise the 2008 Mukasey Attorney General Guidelines and the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG), respectively, to require heightened levels of supervisory approval and factual predicates for investigations that implicate First Amendment protected activity, including the use of undercover agents or informants in places of worship. Clarify in the Guidelines and DIOG that race, ethnicity, national origin or religion should not be considered in deciding the scope and substance of domestic intelligence or other law enforcement activity, except when there is trustworthy information, relevant to the locality and timeframe, that links a person of a particular race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion to an identified criminal incident or scheme. Develop policies under which federal agencies, in particular DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security, use their authority under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to condition funds to state and local law enforcement agencies on whether the agency has adopted a policy prohibiting the use of race, color, or national origin as a factor in their law enforcement activities, absent suspect-specific information that includes a racial or ethnic identifier. Require all state and local law enforcement agencies that receive federal funds to collect data on the use of race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin in their law enforcement activities. Engage in compliance reviews of select state and local law enforcement agencies to determine whether they are complying with their obligations under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to be free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in all of their law enforcement activities. Undertake a comprehensive independent audit of all Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) screening processes to determine whether travelers are being profiled based on suspect classifications, including race, religion, ethnicity, and national origin, or that current screening factors are being used as proxies for the classifications above. Support the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 (S. 1410). Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (AFA, H.R. 1844/S. 878). Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878 Support the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice. Support the Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act, Support HR 3643, HR 3626 Support S 1307 / HR 1316 Support the Death Penalty Abolition bill, HR 3741. Oppose Stand Your Ground laws at every level. Support Robert Wilkins' nomination to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circut. Support the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 4459 / S. 2235). Support H.R. 4123. Support full funding for programs nder the Violence Against Women Act in FY 2015. Oppose profiling based on religion, which may sometimes be used as a proxy for race, ethnicity, or national origin, in law enforcement.Support the American Pharmacists Association passing a resolution calling on all of its members to refrain from assisting in the creation or application of lethal drugs used to impose the death penalty. Support S. 1690/H.R. 3465, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013. Support S. 1410 / H.R. 3382 Support S 1675. Support the nomination of one of the many eminently qualified African American candidates from Maryland to the current vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. This person would replace Judge Andre Davis when he assumed senior status at the end of February. Support the expansion by the US Department of Justice of the prohibition on racial profiling to include profiling by sexual preference. Support a speedy review completion and updating by the U.S. Department of Justice of the June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. Support S. 2022 Support S. 1945 / H.R. 3899 with strengthening amendments. Support the review and withdrawal of the DoJ Office of Legal Counsel memo of June 29, 2007 (OLC Memo). The OLC Memos interpretation that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 provides for a blanket override of statutory non-discrimination provisions is erroneous and threatens core civil rights and religious freedom protections. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement. Oppose the nominations of Michael Boggs to serve as judge within the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Support S. 2235 / H.R. 4459. Support S. 2022 Support S. 1675 Support S. 1960 / H.R. 3465 Support HR 3530. Support the Cohen (TN) Clemecy amendment to HR 4660. Support the Cohen (TN) Legal Services Corp. amendment to HR 4660. Support the Thompson (CA) National Instant Criminal Background Check Amendment to HR 4660.Oppose the Scott, A. (GA) Legal Services Amendment to HR 4660. Support the nomination of Staci Yandle to be a Judge for the US DIstrict Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Support the nomination of Darrin P. Gayles to be a judge on the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Support the Conyers (MI) Civil Rights amendment to HR 4138. Oppose H.R. 4138. Oppose H. Res. 676 Support HR 5081
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers. Support S. 47 Urge the Census Bureau to end prison-based gerrymandering.Support provision in Senate -passed version of S 47 to retain protections that bar federally funded religious discrimination; oppose house substitute to S 47 which removes those protections. Encourage policies which will smartly reduce the prison population to save money. No additiional cuts, beyond sequestration, of Department of Justice grant programs. Support the inclusion of language in any immigration bill that will not only strengthen prohibitions against racial profiling and inappropriate use of force, but also enhance the training of border patrol agents, increase oversight, and create a mechanism for a meaningful opportunity for border communities to share their input. Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act. Support S. 607 Support S. 619 Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1038 Suport the establishment of a White House Pardons Commission to review pre-FSA crack cocaine convictions. Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 1316 Support the Justice Safety Valve Act, H.R. 1695 / S. 619. Support hearings in both the House and the Senate on this legislation. Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, H.R. 1844 / S. 878. Support nomination of Tony West to serve as Associate Atrorney General. Support amending Section 3305 of S. 744 to: Add a prohibition on profiling based on religion and national origin; and Eliminate overly broad exceptions for border and national security. Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act. Support the Department of Justice's revision of its policy to ensure the Office of the Attorney General reviews all proposed transfers of youth to adult status in order to provide the scrutiny required by the Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama before the possible imposition of a life sentence. Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947. Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1497. Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds. Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014.Oppose "Stand your ground" laws. Support H.R. 360 / S. 186. Support the nomination of Mr. B. Todd Jones to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives. Support the House Judiciary's bipartisan task force aimed at reducing the federal criminal code and analyzing our country's apparent addiction to and over-reliance on criminalization and incarceration. Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable. Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947. Support the Deartment of Justice charging George Zimmerman with federal civil rights charges in the murder of Trayvon Martin. Support the nomination of Srikanth Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Patricia Millett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Nina Pillard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Support the nomination of Judge Robert Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Work with the Transportation Security Agency to ensure that its rules and regulations regarding criminal background checks were not shutting people put of the potential job market (with package carriers, etc.). Oppose provisions in HR 3102 which mandate drug testing for all recipients of SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) and bannning certain ex-felony offenders from receiving SNAP food assistance. Support a DOJ investigation of NYPDs surveillance program of Muslim mosques and those who worship there. Support the establishment of the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections. Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013. Support S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act. Support H.R. 2581 / S. 1038. Support H.R. 1447, the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013. Support a revision of the June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies to clarify ambiguities, close loopholes, and eliminate provisions that allow for any form of racial or religious profiling. We believe the Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance must be strengthened by: "Including a prohibition on profiling on the basis of religion and national origin; "Eliminating loopholes that allow for profiling in the national security and border contexts; "Expanding the ban on profiling to include law enforcement surveillance activities; "Applying the Guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies that work in partnership with federal agents or receive federal funding; and "Including mechanisms for enforceability.End the FBI racial and ethnic mapping program. Targeting entire communities for investigation based on racial and ethnic stereotypes is unconstitutional and produces flawed intelligence. The FBI should focus on actual criminal suspects and national security threats, not mapping entire communities based on racial stereotypes. Revise the 2008 Mukasey Attorney General Guidelines and the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG), respectively, to require heightened levels of supervisory approval and factual predicates for investigations that implicate First Amendment protected activity, including the use of undercover agents or informants in places of worship. Clarify in the Guidelines and DIOG that race, ethnicity, national origin or religion should not be considered in deciding the scope and substance of domestic intelligence or other law enforcement activity, except when there is trustworthy information, relevant to the locality and timeframe, that links a person of a particular race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion to an identified criminal incident or scheme. Develop policies under which federal agencies, in particular DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security, use their authority under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to condition funds to state and local law enforcement agencies on whether the agency has adopted a policy prohibiting the use of race, color, or national origin as a factor in their law enforcement activities, absent suspect-specific information that includes a racial or ethnic identifier. Require all state and local law enforcement agencies that receive federal funds to collect data on the use of race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin in their law enforcement activities. Engage in compliance reviews of select state and local law enforcement agencies to determine whether they are complying with their obligations under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to be free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in all of their law enforcement activities. Undertake a comprehensive independent audit of all Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) screening processes to determine whether travelers are being profiled based on suspect classifications, including race, religion, ethnicity, and national origin, or that current screening factors are being used as proxies for the classifications above. Support the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 (S. 1410). Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 (AFA, H.R. 1844/S. 878). Support the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR 3878 Support the nomination of Debo P. Adegbile to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice. Support the Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act, Support HR 3643, HR 3626 Support S 1307 / HR 1316 Support the Death Penalty Abolition bill, HR 3741. Oppose Stand Your Ground laws at every level. Support Robert Wilkins' nomination to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circut. Support the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R. 4459 / S. 2235). Support H.R. 4123. Support full funding for programs nder the Violence Against Women Act in FY 2015. Oppose profiling based on religion, which may sometimes be used as a proxy for race, ethnicity, or national origin, in law enforcement.Support the American Pharmacists Association passing a resolution calling on all of its members to refrain from assisting in the creation or application of lethal drugs used to impose the death penalty. Support S. 1690/H.R. 3465, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013. Support S. 1410 / H.R. 3382 Support S 1675. Support the nomination of one of the many eminently qualified African American candidates from Maryland to the current vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. This person would replace Judge Andre Davis when he assumed senior status at the end of February. Support the expansion by the US Department of Justice of the prohibition on racial profiling to include profiling by sexual preference. Support a speedy review completion and updating by the U.S. Department of Justice of the June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. Support S. 2022 Support S. 1945 / H.R. 3899 with strengthening amendments. Support the review and withdrawal of the DoJ Office of Legal Counsel memo of June 29, 2007 (OLC Memo). The OLC Memos interpretation that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 provides for a blanket override of statutory non-discrimination provisions is erroneous and threatens core civil rights and religious freedom protections. Support President Obama's Boys and Young Men of Color Initiave, amd urge the initiative to focus on the following principals: Promoting Healthy Children, Families and Communities; Ensuring Educational Opportunity; Decriminalizing Young People of Color; Creating ; Economic Opportunity; and Promoting and Protecting Civic and Community Engagement.
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 1675 Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act (entire bill); H.R. 2656 Public Safety Enhancement Act (entire bill); H.R. 3465 / S. 1690 Second Chance Reauthorization Act (entire bill); S. 1410 Smarter Sentencing Act (entire bill); H.R. 1318 / S. 1307 Youth Promise Act (entire bill).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 1675 Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act (entire bill); H.R. 2656 Public Safety Enhancement Act (entire bill); H.R. 3465 / S. 1690 Second Chance Reauthorization Act (entire bill); S. 1410 Smarter Sentencing Act (entire bill); H.R. 1318 / S. 1307 Youth Promise Act (entire bill).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: H.R. 1262, A bill to amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 - Issue Lobbied: Privacy, domestic drones. H.R. 1312, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking. H.R. 1318, The Youth PROMISE Act - Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice.Legislation Lobbied (cont.): H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act - Issue Lobbied: Border enforcement, oversight and accountability. H.R. 148, DISCLOSE Act - Issue Lobbied: Campaign Financie Reform. H.R. 1497, The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - Issue Lobbied: Drug Testing, SNAP. H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - Issue Lobbied: Immigration Reform, Border and Immigration Enforcement. H.R. 1523, The Respect States Marijuana Laws Act - Issue Lobbied: Marijuana. H.R. 1652, Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. H.R. 1755, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Basic Rights and Liberties. H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 1843, REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2013 - Issue Lobbied: HIV/AIDS. H.R. 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 - Issue Lobbied: privacy. H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act - Issue Lobbied: privacy. H.R. 1962, Free Flow of Information Act - Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 1975, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 2028, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, LGBT Parenting. H.R. 2175, World War II Memorial Prayer Act - Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty. H.R. 2278, Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act - Issue Lobbied: Interior enforcement. H.R. 2523, Respect for Marriage Act - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. H.R. 3130, Protect Family Values at the Border Act - Issue Lobbied: Border enforcement. H.R. 3133, Marriage and Religious Freedom Act - Issue Lobbied: First Amendment, LGBT Rights. H.R. 3361, USA FREEDOM Act - Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. H.R. 3404, National Defense Authorization Act for FY15 - Issue Lobbied: National Security, AUMF, Detention. H.R. 3465, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Issue Lobbied: Reentry. H.R. 3471, Womens Health Protection Act - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 3571, International Violence Against Women Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 3618, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. H.R. 3717, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013 - Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. H.R. 377, Paycheck Fairness Act - Issue Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. H.R. 3829, State Marriage Defense Act of 2014 - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. H.R. 3846, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Authorization Act - Issue Lobbied: Border enforcement. H.R. 3899, Voting Rights Amendment Act - Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 401, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - Issue Lobbied: Mental Health and Criminal justice. H.R. 4215, Federal Agency Data Breach Notification Act of 2014 - Issue Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 4225, SAVE Act - Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 4227, Fair Employment Protection Act - Issue Lobbied: Employment Discrimination. H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act - Issue Lobbied: National Security. H.R. 4303, Border Enforcement, Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2014 - Issue Lobbied: Border enforcement/ CBP oversight and excessive use of force. H.R. 4435, National Defense Authorization Act - Issue Lobbied: National Security, Religious Liberties, Guantanamo Bay Transfer Restrictions, Drones, Religion and Belief, Women's Rights. H.R. 4459, Democracy Restoration Act - Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 449, TRICARE Moms Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 4516, She is Ready Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 4578, Peace Corps Equity Act - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - Issue Lobbied: Immigration Courts Funding, Racial Profiling, DHS Prosecutorial Discretion, State and Local Enforcement, EOIR Funding, Reproductive Rights, Operation Streamline, Criminal Prosecution for Illegal Entry and Re-entry, Access to Counsel. H.R. 4660, Senate Minibus Appropriations Bill - Issue Lobbied: Guantanamo Transfer Provisions. H.R. 4681, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 - Issue Lobbied: . H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - Issue Lobbied: Housing Discrimination. H.R. 4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband - Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act - Issue Lobbied: 702 Back Door Search Loopholes, Guantanamo Transfer Provisions, National Security, Detention. H.R. 4903, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 - Issue Lobbied: CBP Use of Force, Oversight and Accountability Mechanisms, Privacy, Staffing, Abortion, Short-term Detention Facilities, ICE Bed Quota. H.R. 5013, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. H.R. 637, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013 - Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. H.R. 964, Respect States and Citizens Rights Act - Issue Lobbied: Marijuana. H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.3471, Women's Health Protection Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R.4225, SAVE Act - Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. S. 1088, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S. 1016, Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2013 - Issue Lobbied: Privacy, domestic drones. S. 1030, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) - Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. S. 1044, World War II Memorial Prayer Act - Issue Lobbied: Religion & Belief. S. 1057, Safeguarding Privacy and Fostering Aerospace Innovation Act of 2013 - Issue Lobbied: privacy. S. 1069, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, LGBT Parenting.Legislation Lobbied (cont.): S. 1088, Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S. 1307, The Youth PROMISE Act - Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act - Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. S. 1596, Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act - Issue Lobbied: Background checks (Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Access to Justice, Police Practices, Racial Profiling, Disparate Impact). S. 1599, USA FREEDOM Act - Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. S. 1631, FISA Improvements Act - Issue Lobbied: National Security. S. 1639, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2013 - Issue Lobbied: privacy. S. 1670, Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 - Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, BOP Reform. S. 1690, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Issue Lobbied: Reentry. S. 1696, Womens Health Protection Act - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 1752, Military Justice Improvement Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S. 1808, Marriage and Religious Freedom Act - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S. 1817, Humane Short Term Custody Act - Issue Lobbied: CBP short-term custody standards. S. 1945, Voting Rights Amendment Act - Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 1994, TRICARE Moms Improvement Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S. 2024, State Marriage Defense Act of 2014 - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. S. 2133, Fair Employment Protection Act - Issue Lobbied: Employment Discrimination. S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act - Issue Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights. S. 2307, International Violence Against Women Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S. 236, Respect for Marriage Act - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Relationships. S. 2399, Native Voting Rights Act of 2014 - Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2410, National Defense Authorization Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights, Religion and Belief. S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - Issue Lobbied: EOIR Funding, Operation Streamline, Criminal Prosecution for Illegal Entry and Re-entry,Access to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings. S. 2499, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 2526, DISCLOSE Act of 2014 - Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. S. 2531, Better Options for Kids Act - Issue Lobbied: School discipline, School-to-Prison Pipeline. S. 2534, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 - Issue Lobbied: CBP Use of Force, Oversight and Accountability Mechanisms, Privacy, Staffing, Short-term Detention Facilities, ICE Detention Bed Quotas. S. 2536, SAVE Act - Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. S. 2550, Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2014 - Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act - Issue Lobbied: Cybersecurity. S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 - Issue Lobbied: Online Privacy. S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 - Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S. 619, The Justice Safety Valve Act - Issue Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. S. 639, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issue Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking. S. 678, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S. 777, MARCH for Military Women Act - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 813, Peace Corps Equity Act - Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Basic Rights and Liberties. S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act - Issue Lobbied: Employment Discrimination, Pay Equity, Womens Rights. S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S. 987, Free Flow of Information Act - Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. S.162, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - Issue Lobbied: Mental Health and Criminal justice. S.1696, Women's Health Protection Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S.1994, TRICARE Moms Act - Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. S. 2235, Democracy Restoration Act - Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. 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. - Issue Lobbied: Campaign Finance, Free Speech. Congressional Issues Lobbied without Bill Numbers: 287(g) - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Abortion Coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Big Data Civil Rights Principles - Issues Lobbied: Privacy and civil rights, discrimination. Birth Control/Family Planning for Military Women - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. Border Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Border Enforcement Funding - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Border Safety - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Broadband Adoption Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Campus Sexual Assault - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. CBP Body Cameras - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. CBP Oversight - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Civil Rights Division Oversight - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Access to Justice. Classification Reform - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Clearance and Over-Classification Reform and Reduction Act - Issues Lobbied: Declassification, Privacy. Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: National ID, employment verification, privacy. Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. CORRECT Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Court Efficiency Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Access to Justice. Criminal Alien Requirement Facilities - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Customs and Border Patrol FY 2015 Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Enforcement, Drones, Custody. DC Appropriations Policy Riders - Issues Lobbied: Abortion, HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs, Marijuana.Congressional Issues Lobbied without Bill Numbers (cont.): DC Marijuana Hearing - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Detention Standards Criminal Justice, Immigrants Rights. Disparate Impact - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice. Domestic Drones - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Armed drones. Drones - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, National Security. Electronic Communications Privacy Act Reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking. Federal Over-Criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. Follow the Money Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Force Multiplier Act - Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing. FY 2015 Defense Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Global Gag Rule. Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. Guantanamo - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Human Rights. Housing - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice. Immigration Bond Hearings - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Immigration Courts - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Immigration Enforcement Reform - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Juvenile Solitary Confinement - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/ Sentencing Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing. Material Support - Issues Lobbied: National Security. Miliritization of Police - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Military Abortion Coverage - Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Military Combat Exclusion Policy - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. Needle Exchange Funding - Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS. Net Neutrality - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Nomination of David Barron to First Circuit - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Human Rights. Non-discrimination in Adoptions - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Overcriminalization Task Force - Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Password Protection - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Privacy Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, 4th Amendment. Privacy Multistakeholder Process - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Private Prison Beds Appropriations - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Private Prisons - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Racial Profiling - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice. REAL ID - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, National ID. Rep. Keating Surveillance Bill - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. School Vouchers - Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty. Stand Your Ground Laws - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Racial Profiling. Surveillance - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy. Targeted Killing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Human Rights. The Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Education, Corporal Punishment, Racial Justice, Disability Rights, School Discipline. Torture (SSCI Report) - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Human Rights. UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Issues Lobbied: Human Rights, Disability Rights. Unaccompanied Minors - Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Use of Datamining Technologies by the Government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Various bills responding to IRS targeting - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Womens Economic Agenda - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights, Employment Discrimination. Agencies Lobbied: Bureau of Prisons - Issues Lobbied: FY 2015 Appropriations, Operation Streamline, Criminal Alien Requirement Facilities, Solitary Confinement, Juvenile Detention, Mandatory Minimums, Access to Counsel, Immigration Detention, Juvenile Solitary Confinement, Thompson Prison, Private Prisons. Department of Agriculture - Issues Lobbied: VAWA Housing Provisions. Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act Reform. Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay Forced Feeding, National Defense Authorization Act for FY15, Guantanamo, Defense Appropriations Bill for FY 2015, Military Abortion Coverage, Religious Accommodation in the Military, Spousal Benefits. Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: Transgender Youth, School-to-Prison Pipeline, Civil Rights Data Collection Comments. Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Sensitive Locations Enforcement, Border Safety, Racial Profiling, Immigration Enforcement, OIG Impropriety, Deportation Abuses, Secure Communities, ICE Holds, California Licenses, Radicalization, Unaccompanied Minors Immigration, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Use of Datamining Technologies by the Government, License Plate Readers, REAL ID, Laptop Search, Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, ICE Enforcement Issues, Federal Administrative Immigration Reform, Bond Hearings. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Housing. Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Access to Justice, Commutations, Operation Streamline, NSA Metadata, Religious Profiling, Gender Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Prison Overcrowding, Solitary Confinement, Juvenile Detention, Police Militarization, Targeted Killing, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Reform, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act, Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014, Executive Order Prohibiting Federal Contractors from Retaliating Against Workers Who Discuss Wages (DOJ CRT), Civil Rights Division Omnibus Legislation, Convention for the Elimination of Race Discrimination, DOJ Media Guidelines & Regulations, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act, June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, ICE Enforcement Issues, Federal Administrative Immigration Reform. Indigent Defense Reform, End Racial Profiling Act, Juvenile Life Without Parole, Federal Over-Criminalization, Prosecutorial Discretion, Private Prisons, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Gender Discrimination, 2007 OLC Memo on RFRA, Spousal Benefits.Agencies Lobbied (cont.): Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: Health Home Care Workers, OFCCP wage compensation data collection tool, Executive Order Prohibiting Federal Contractors from Retaliating Against Workers Who Discuss Wages. Department of State - Issues Lobbied: Access to Justice, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Treaty Powers, CERD Report, National Defense Authorization Act for FY15, Guantanamo, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Gender Discrimination. Department of Treasury - Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order Prohibiting Federal Contractors from Retaliating Against Workers Who Discuss Wages, Pregnancy Discrimination/Accommodation. Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: ECPA Reform, Pay Equity, Targeted Killing, Net Neutrality, Intelligence and Media, Gender Discrimination, Racial Discrimination. Federal Aviation Association - Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drones. Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, Media Ownership Rule, Low Power FM Application Window, IP Transition, E-Rate Rulemaking, Open Internet Rule, JSA/SSA Order. Federal Trade Commission - Issues Lobbied: Big Data Civil Rights Principles. Food and Drug Administration - Issues Lobbied: Medical Devices Ban. Internal Revenue Service - Issues Lobbied: Electronic Communications Privacy Act Reform, Petition for IRS Rulemaking on 501c4. National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Issues Lobbied: Facial Recognition Programs, Privacy Multistakeholder Process. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs - Issues Lobbied: OFCCP Wage Cmpensation Data Collection Tool, Executive Order Prohibiting Federal Contractors from Retaliating Against Workers Who Discuss Wages. Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: REAL ID. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Securities and Exchange Commission - Issues Lobbied: ECPA Reform. Social Security Administration - Issues Lobbied: Spousal Benefits. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Issues Lobbied: Asylum and Credible Fear. U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Issues Lobbied: Border Enforcement, Racial Profiling, Complaint Process, Border Security, CBP Oversight, Excessive Use of Force, Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, Federal Immigratin Reform, Conditions of Custody, PREA. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Immigration Detention, Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, ICE Enforcement Issues, Federal Administrative Immigration Reform. U.S. Marshals Services - Issues Lobbied: Prison Rape Elimination Act. U.S. Sentencing Commission - Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Retroactivity, Sentencing Reform, Sentencing Reform and Reductions in the Drug Quantity Table. United States Trade Representative - Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership. White House - Issues Lobbied: Commutations and Pardons, Solitary Confinement, National Defense Authorization Act for FY15, Torture (SSCI Report), Guantanamo, Defense Appropriations Bill for FY 2015, Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, Paycheck Fairness Act, Womens Economic Agenda, OFCCP wage compensation data collection tool, Executive Order Prohibiting Federal Contractors from Retaliating Against Workers Who Discuss Wages, Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, ICE Enforcement Issues, Federal Administrative Immigration Reform, My Brothers Keeper Initiative, Sentencing Reform, Executive Order: LGBT Non-Discrimination for Federal Contractors (Pending).
Client expense: $472,218 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Made contacts in support of H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. Made contacts in support of compromise legislation that was offered as a substitute to S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act, and which passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 15-2 vote.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.1690/H.R. 3465 Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 S. 1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act 2014 H.R. 4459/S. 2235, Democracy Restoration Act Jill A. Pryor, to be U.S. Circuit Judge, Eleventh Circuit Rosemary Marquez, to be U.S. District Judge, District of Arizona Brian J. Davis, to be U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Florida David Barron to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the First Circuit Michael P. Boggs to be U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Georgia Michelle T. Friedland to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Pamela Harris to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit Ronnie L. White to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri
Client expense: $293,496 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.1860, Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act. H.R.2369, Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2013. S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 H.R. 2865, the Fairness and Accuracy in Criminal Background Checks ActH.R.2372, Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2013. H.R.2656, Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013. S.822, Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2013. S.1038, End Racial Profiling Act of 2013. S.1690, H.R.3465, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 H.R. 4455, S. 2235, the Democracy Restoration Act S. 2550, the Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act Recommendations to modify NSAs standard minimization procedures contained in U.S. Signals Intelligence Directive No. 18, Annex A, Appendix 1 and the similar written procedures used by NSA under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to further strengthen attorney-client privilege protections with respect to intercepted communications of U.S. persons
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Advance the use of FDA-approved medicines to treat addiction in criminal justice settings H.R.3465/S.1690, The Second Chance Act of 2013 - use of FDA-approved medicines in criminal justice settings S.1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2013 - use of FDA-approved medicines in criminal justice settings
Client expense: $553,600 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Mental Health First Aid Act of 2013 (S. 153/H.R. 274), all provisions related to authorizing a demonstration program to train college faculty and staff in Mental Health First Aid, a community education program that helps people identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and addictions and deal with psychiatric crisesBehavioral Health Information Technology Act (S. 1517/S. 1685/H.R. 2957), all provisions related to expanding federal incentive payments for the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records to behavioral health providers and facilities Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 (S. 1675), all provisions related to amending the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons to offer evidence-based recidivism reduction programs to prisoners who have been assessed to need to participate in such programs. Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013 (H.R. 3717), all provisions related to authorizing healthcare providers to bill Medicaid for mental health and primary care services provided to the same patient on the same day, the reauthorization of the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act, the reauthorization of MIOTCRA, enactment of a demonstration program based on the Excellence in Mental Health Act, and strengthening the six protected classes language in Medicare Part D. Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act of 2014 (H.R. 4574), all provisions related to the inclusion of the Mental Health First Aid Act, the reauthorization of important Justice Department initiatives as well as critical SAMHSA programs including the National Suicide Prevention Hotline [1-800-273-TALK], the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act suicide prevention programs and the Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration Grants. Caring for Americas Heroes Act (S.2276/H.R. 4656), all provisions related to eliminating the limit on the number of days each year impatient mental health services may be provided to military dependents under the Department of Defense TRICARE program. Caring for Military Children with Developmental Disabilities Act of 2014 (H.R. 4630/S. 2333), all provisions related to including in the treatment of military dependents' developmental disabilities under the Department of Defense TRICARE program behavioral health treatment, including applied behavior analysis, that is prescribed by a physician or psychologist. Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2014 (S. 2359), all provisions related to ensuring that residents of rural and frontier communities should have access to affordable, quality health care. Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 (S. 2413), all provisions related to including a new project, the Community Mental Health Partnership Pilot Program, which would connect medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs with surrounding community mental health and substance use treatment providers to increase access to services, improve health outcomes, and ensure veterans receive behavioral healthcare that meets the minimum clinical mental health guidelines endorsed by the Veterans Health Administration. H. Res. 572, all provisions related to expressing support for designation of the first full week of May as "National Mental Health No Stigma Week". Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2014 (S. 2092/H.R. 4288), all provisions related to exempting from liability for harm caused by the emergency administration of an opioid overdose drug.
Client expense: $65,014 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support S. 1410 and H.R. 3382, the Smarter Sentencing Reform Act. Support S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act. Discuss federal pilot project. Support mandatory minimum sentencing reforms.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.1410 - "Smarter Sentencing Act" (re: all provisions); S. 1675 - "Recidivism Reduction Act" (re: all provisions); S. 619 - "Justice for All Act" (re: all provisions); HR 1318/S.1307, "Youth PROMISE Act" (re: all provisions); H.R. 4660/S.2437 - Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriation bills (re:Department of Justice appropriations).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE