Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013
Legislative Progress
Introduced
November 13, 2013
Latest Action
October 1, 2014
Primary Sponsor
Patrick J. LeahyDemocratic(VT)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
96pct
322d 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 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR 3465/S. 1690: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013. NETWORK supports these bills. The bills would increase resources and opportunities for individuals re-entrying society after incarceration. PL 111-220: The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010. NETWORK supports this law and urges the Administration to establish a Fair Sentencing Review Board which reviews sentences of individuals convicted of crimes prior to passage of the law.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
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
| Democratic |
| MD |
| Charles E. Schumer | Democratic | NY |
| Christopher A. Coons | Democratic | DE |
| Christopher Murphy | Democratic | CT |
| Cory A. Booker | Democratic | NJ |
| Kelly Ayotte | Republican | NH |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Marco Rubio | Republican | FL |
| Mary L. Landrieu | Democratic | LA |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Rob Portman | Republican | OH |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Tim Kaine | Democratic | VA |
2014 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.1690/H.R. 3465 Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 Patricia Millet, to be U.S. Circuit Judge, District of Columbia Circuit Jill A. Pryor, to be U.S. Circuit Judge, Eleventh Circuit S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 Rosemary Marquez, to be U.S. District Judge, District of Arizona Brian J. Davis, to be U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Florida Cornelia Pillard, to be U.S. Circuit Judge, District of Columbia Circuit Robert Wilkins, to be U.S. Circuit Judge, District of Columbia Circuit William Thomas, to be U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida Debo P. Adegbile, to be Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
Client expense: $240,567 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 30/S 242, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act - public health and preparedness provisions S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 S. 662, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 - entire bill S. 783/H.R. 684, the Marketplace Fairness Act - entire bill S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - entire bill S. 822, the Justice For All Act - entire bill H.R,. 803/S.1356, the Workforce Investment Act reauthorization - provisions relating to local boards H.R. 858/ S. 766, the Rural Housing Preservation Act - definition of rural S. 954/H.R. 1947/H.R. 2647, the 2013 Farm Bill - pest detection; speciality crops H.R. 1014, exempting miliary technicians from sequestration - entire bill S. 1562, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization - entire bill H.R. 1177, the Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 1318/S. 1307, the PROMISE Act - entire bill H.R. 1413, the SelectUSA Authorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1440, the ENFORCE Act - entire bill S. 1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act - entire bill S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 - entire bill S. 1738/H.R. 3530, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 - Blackhawk Helicopters for National Guard H.R. 2280/S. 1175, the Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act - entire bill S. 1690/H.R. 3465, Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act - entire bill. S. 2758, the C-130 Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 2785, Military Reserve Jobs Act - entire bill H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act H.R. 3090/S. 1019, Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act - entire bill H.R. 3923, to expand the authority of child protection agencies to access the national crime information databases - entire bill H.R. 4271, the Increasing Jobs Through Trade Act - entire bill H.R. 4285, the PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2014 - entire bill H.R. 4435, the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act - BRAC Cuts; National Guard Funding; Title 32 status for Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) missions; other County DoD-related priorities. H.R. 4660/S.2437, FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP. H.R. 4757/S. 2438, the FY 2015 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, Section 8, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program H.R. 4800/S. 2389, FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R.4868, the Moving to Work Expansion Act of 2014 - entire bill H.R. 4870, FY 2015 DoD Appropriations bill - Funding for UH-60 Black Hawk Modernization Program H.R. 4923, the FY 2015 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, Salton Sea Restoration Project FY 2015 Interior Appropriations - Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Payments in Lieu of Taxes; Secure Rural Schools FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, DMAT, MCH, Ryan White Title I, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, nutrition services for older Americans, Federally Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), LSTA, Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants EB-5 Visa Program reform HUD Moving to Work program MAP 21- Reauthorization Tax Exempt status of Municipal bonds Trans-Pacific Partnership - support for continued progress on negotiation and ratification by Congress
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 45, the West Coast Ocean Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 30/S. 242, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act - public health and preparedness provisions S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 783/H.R. 684, the Marketplace Fairness Act - entire bill . 601, the Water Resources Development Act - Army Corps Projects; Army Corps Reforms; Regional Sediment Management projects S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 803/S.1356, the Workforce Investment Act reauthorization - provisions relating to local boards S. 1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act - entire bill S. 1135 FRAC Act - entire bill H.R. 1177, the Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 1318, the PROMISE Act - entire bill H.R. 1413, the SelectUSA Authorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1440, the ENFORCE Act - entire bill S. 1562, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization - entire bill S. 1690, the Second Chance Act - entire bill S. 1738, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act - entire bill H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy & Jobs Act - provisions related to offshore drilling in the CA Coast H.R. 2280/S. 1175, the Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act - entire bill H.R. 4800/S. 2389, FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act - entire bill H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act - Army Corps Projects; Army Corps Reforms; Harbor Maintenance Tax, Levee Vegetation Policy H.R. 3090/S.1019 Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act - entire bill. H.R. 3313, to authorize land into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians - entire bill H.R. 4165, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 4660/S. 2437, FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP. H.R. 4757/S. 2438, the FY 2015 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - transportation program funding; funding for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Funding, HOPWA funding, Elderly Housing funding H.R. 4903/S. 2534, FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 4923, the FY 2015 Energy and Water Appropriations - Funding for: Lower Mission Creek; Lake Cachuma Recreation Area; Goleta Beach FY 2015 Interior Appropriations - Payments in Lieu of Taxes; Secure Rural Schools; reinstatement of OCS Moratorium; Funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 grants to State and Local Agencies FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants Surface Transportation Legislation Reauthorization - program funding, highway bridges, pavement preservation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,000
Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 8 American Tax Payer Relief Act - local government impacts S. 45, the West Coast Ocean Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 307/S. 242, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act - public health and preparedness provisions S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act - Army Corps Projects; Army Corps Reforms; Harbor Maintenance Tax S. 783/H.R. 684, the Marketplace Fairness Act - entire bill S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 803/S.1356, the Workforce Investment Act reauthorization - provisions relating to local boards S. 822/H.R. 4165, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 858/ S. 766, the Rural Housing Preservation Act - definition of rural H.R. 935/S. 802, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act - Pesticide regulation S. 1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act - entire bill S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 - entire bill H.R. 1177, the Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 1318, the PROMISE Act - entire bill H.R. 1440, the ENFORCE Act - entire bill S. 1562, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1690/H.R. 3465, Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill S. 1738/H.R. 3530, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act - entire bill S. 2198, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act - entire bill H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy & Jobs Act - provisions related to offshore drilling in the CA Coast H.R. 2280/S. 1175, the Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act - entire bill H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act - entire bill H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act - Army Corps Projects; Army Corps Reforms; Harbor Maintenance Tax, Levee Vegetation Policy H.R. 3090/S.1019 Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act - entire bill. H.R. 4285, the PACE Assessment Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 4660/S. 2437, FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP. H.R. 4685, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act H.R. 4757/S. 2438, the FY 2015 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, Homeless assistance grants, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program H.R. 4800/S. 2389, FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 4903/S. 2534, FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 4923, the FY 2015 Energy and Water Appropriations - Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects; Channel Islands Harbor FY 2015 Interior Appropriations - Payments in Lieu of Taxes; Secure Rural Schools; reinstatement of OCS Moratorium; funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 air grants FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, MCH, ADAP, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, safety net grants, nutrition services for older Americans, LSTA. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants County elder abuse prevention measures. Federal Tax Refund Intercept for local fees and judgments Halaco Superfund Site Cleanup Hydraulic Fracturing National Freight Network Surface Transportation Legislation Reauthorization
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 30/S 242, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act - public health and preparedness provisions S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act - entire bill S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 S. 662, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 - entire bill S. 783/H.R. 684, the Marketplace Fairness Act - entire bill S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - entire bill S. 822, the Justice For All Act - entire bill H.R,. 803/S.1356, the Workforce Investment Act reauthorization - provisions relating to local boards H.R. 858/ S. 766, the Rural Housing Preservation Act - definition of rural S. 954/H.R. 1947/H.R. 2647, the 2013 Farm Bill - pest detection; speciality crops H.R. 1014, exempting miliary technicians from sequestration - entire bill S. 1562, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization - entire bill H.R. 1177, the Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 1318/S. 1307, the PROMISE Act - entire bill H.R. 1413, the SelectUSA Authorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1440, the ENFORCE Act - entire bill S. 1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act - entire bill S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 - entire bill S. 1738/H.R. 3530, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 - Blackhawk Helicopters for National Guard H.R. 2280/S. 1175, the Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act - entire bill S. 1690/H.R. 3465, Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act - entire bill FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act - entire bill. S. 2758, the C-130 Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 2785, Military Reserve Jobs Act - entire bill H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act H.R. 3090/S. 1019, Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act - entire bill H.R. 3923, to expand the authority of child protection agencies to access the national crime information databases - entire bill H.R. 4271, the Increasing Jobs Through Trade Act - entire bill H.R. 4285, the PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2014 - entire bill H.R. 4435, the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act - BRAC Cuts; National Guard Funding; Title 32 status for Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) missions; other County DoD-related priorities. H.R. 4660/S.2437, FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP. H.R. 4757/S. 2438, the FY 2015 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, Section 8, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program H.R. 4800/S. 2389, FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R.4868, the Moving to Work Expansion Act of 2014 - entire bill H.R. 4870, FY 2015 DoD Appropriations bill - Funding for UH-60 Black Hawk Modernization Program H.R. 4923, the FY 2015 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, Salton Sea Restoration Project FY 2015 Interior Appropriations - Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Payments in Lieu of Taxes; Secure Rural Schools FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, DMAT, MCH, Ryan White Title I, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, nutrition services for older Americans, Federally Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), LSTA, Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants EB-5 Visa Program reform HUD Moving to Work program MAP 21- Reauthorization Tax Exempt status of Municipal bonds Trans-Pacific Partnership - support for continued progress on negotiation and ratification by Congress
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
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
H.R. 1447, Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, all provisions H.R. 3382, Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, all provisions S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions S. 1690, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013, all provisions
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
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
S.1690, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013, generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Countering Violent Extremism S.1690, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 Prisoner Incarceration Domestic Violence Juvenile Justice Safer Communities Community Policing Census issues S.2717 Cyber Information Sharing Tax Credit Act, Cybersecurity issues H.R.452/s.179, Gun trafficking Prevention Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
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 · Health Issues
Mental Health in Schools Act (S. 195/H.R. 628) Excellence in Mental Health Act (S. 264/ H.R. 1263) Mental Health First Aid Act (S. 153/H.R. 274) Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2013 (S.116/H.R. 2734) Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1827) Student Support Act (H.R. 320) Childrens Trauma Recovery Act (S. 380) Mental Health on Campus Act (H.R. 1100) Behavioral Health IT Act (S.1685/H.R. 2957) and Behavioral Health IT Coordination Act (S.1517) Fiscal Year 2015 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (HR 83) Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 (MIOTCRA; S. 162/H.R. 401) Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R. 3717) Strengthening Mental Health in our Communities Act (H.R 4574) Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers (MEP) Act (H.R 4305) Promoting Health Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 (H.R 4783) Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893, S. 2036) Caring for Americas Heros Act (H.R. 4656/S. 2276 ) The Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 1690/H.R. 346) Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 or the ABLE Act of 2014 - (H.R.647) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 (H.R. 5294) The Social Impact Bond Act (HR 4885) Caring for Americas Heroes Act (HR 4656)
Client expense: $5,347 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
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
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 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 (S. 1410) Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 1690) Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 (S. 619) End Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 2851)
Client expense: $6,883 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
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 · Government Issues
H.R. 8 American Tax Payer Relief Act - local government impacts S. 45, the West Coast Ocean Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 307/S. 242, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act - public health and preparedness provisions S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act entire billS. 601, the Water Resources Development Act Army Corps Projects; Army Corps Reforms; Harbor Maintenance Tax S. 783/H.R. 684, the Marketplace Fairness Act entire bill S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act entire bill H.R. 803/S.1356, the Workforce Investment Act reauthorization provisions relating to local boards S. 822/H.R. 4165, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act entire bill H.R. 858/ S. 766, the Rural Housing Preservation Act - definition of rural H.R. 935/S. 802, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act - Pesticide regulation S. 1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act entire bill S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 entire bill H.R. 1177, the Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act entire bill H.R. 1318, the PROMISE Act entire bill H.R. 1440, the ENFORCE Act entire bill S. 1562, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act entire bill S. 1690/H.R. 3465, Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act entire bill S. 1738/H.R. 3530, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act entire bill S. 2198, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act entire bill H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy & Jobs Act provisions related to offshore drilling in the CA Coast H.R. 2280/S. 1175, the Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act entire bill H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act entire bill H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act Army Corps Projects; Army Corps Reforms; Harbor Maintenance Tax, Levee Vegetation Policy H.R. 3090/S.1019 Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act entire bill. H.R. 4285, the PACE Assessment Protection Act entire bill H.R. 4660/S. 2437, FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP. H.R. 4685, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act H.R. 4757/S. 2438, the FY 2015 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, Homeless assistance grants, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program, Contract Tower Program H.R. 4800/S. 2389, FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 4903/S. 2534, FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 4923, the FY 2015 Energy and Water Appropriations Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects; Channel Islands Harbor FY 2015 Interior Appropriations Payments in Lieu of Taxes; Secure Rural Schools; reinstatement of OCS Moratorium; funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 air grants FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, MCH, ADAP, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, safety net grants, nutrition services for older Americans, LSTA. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants County elder abuse prevention measures. Federal Tax Refund Intercept for local fees and judgments Halaco Superfund Site Cleanup Hydraulic Fracturing National Freight Network Surface Transportation Legislation Reauthorization Exclusion of new oil and gas leases off the California Coastin the Proposed 2017-2022 Oil and Gas Leasing Program Regulations Governing the Acknowledgement of Indian Tribes
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 45, the West Coast Ocean Protection Act entire bill H.R. 30/S. 242, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act public health and preparedness provisions S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act entire bill S. 783/H.R. 684, the Marketplace Fairness Act entire billS. 601, the Water Resources Development Act Army Corps Projects; Army Corps Reforms; Regional Sediment Management projects S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act entire bill H.R. 803/S.1356, the Workforce Investment Act reauthorization provisions relating to local boards S. 1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act entire bill S. 1135 FRAC Act entire bill H.R. 1177, the Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act entire bill H.R. 1318, the PROMISE Act entire bill H.R. 1413, the SelectUSA Authorization Act entire bill H.R. 1440, the ENFORCE Act entire bill S. 1562, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization entire bill S. 1690, the Second Chance Act entire bill S. 1738, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act entire bill H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy & Jobs Act provisions related to offshore drilling in the CA Coast H.R. 2280/S. 1175, the Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act entire bill H.R. 4800/S. 2389, FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act entire bill H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act Army Corps Projects; Army Corps Reforms; Harbor Maintenance Tax, Levee Vegetation Policy H.R. 3090/S.1019 Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act entire bill. H.R. 3313, to authorize land into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians entire bill H.R. 4165, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act entire bill H.R. 4660/S. 2437, FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP. H.R. 4757/S. 2438, the FY 2015 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill transportation program funding; funding for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Funding, HOPWA funding, Elderly Housing funding H.R. 4903/S. 2534, FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 4923, the FY 2015 Energy and Water Appropriations Funding for: Lower Mission Creek; Lake Cachuma Recreation Area; Goleta Beach FY 2015 Interior Appropriations Payments in Lieu of Taxes; Secure Rural Schools; reinstatement of OCS Moratorium; Funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 grants to State and Local Agencies FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants Surface Transportation Legislation Reauthorization program funding, highway bridges, pavement preservation Exclusion of new oil and gas leases off the California Coastin the Proposed 2017-2022 Oil and Gas Leasing Program Regulations Governing the Acknowledgement of Indian Tribes
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 30/S 242, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act public health and preparedness provisions S. 162, the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act entire bill S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 S. 662, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 entire billS. 783/H.R. 684, the Marketplace Fairness Act entire bill S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act entire bill S. 822, the Justice For All Act entire bill H.R,. 803/S.1356, the Workforce Investment Act reauthorization provisions relating to local boards H.R. 858/ S. 766, the Rural Housing Preservation Act - definition of rural S. 954/H.R. 1947/H.R. 2647, the 2013 Farm Bill pest detection; speciality crops H.R. 1014, exempting miliary technicians from sequestration entire bill S. 1562, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization entire bill H.R. 1177, the Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act entire bill H.R. 1318/S. 1307, the PROMISE Act entire bill H.R. 1413, the SelectUSA Authorization Act entire bill H.R. 1440, the ENFORCE Act entire bill S. 1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act entire bill S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 entire bill S. 1738/H.R. 3530, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 Blackhawk Helicopters for National Guard H.R. 2280/S. 1175, the Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act entire bill S. 1690/H.R. 3465, Second Chance Act Reauthorization Act entire bill FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act entire bill. S. 2758, the C-130 Modernization Act - entire bill H.R. 2785, Military Reserve Jobs Act entire bill H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act H.R. 3090/S. 1019, Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act entire bill H.R. 3923, to expand the authority of child protection agencies to access the national crime information databases entire bill H.R. 4271, the Increasing Jobs Through Trade Act entire bill H.R. 4285, the PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2014 entire bill H.R. 4435, the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act - BRAC Cuts; National Guard Funding; Title 32 status for Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) missions; other County DoD-related priorities. H.R. 4660/S.2437, FY 2015 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP. H.R. 4757/S. 2438, the FY 2015 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill CDBG, Section 8, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance, HOPWA, Elderly Housing, Airport Improvement Program H.R. 4800/S. 2389, FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R.4868, the Moving to Work Expansion Act of 2014 entire bill H.R. 4870, FY 2015 DoD Appropriations bill - Funding for UH-60 Black Hawk Modernization Program H.R. 4923, the FY 2015 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, Salton Sea Restoration Project FY 2015 Interior Appropriations Section 6, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Payments in Lieu of Taxes; Secure Rural Schools FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, DMAT, MCH, Ryan White Title I, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, nutrition services for older Americans, Federally Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), LSTA, Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants EB-5 Visa Program reform HUD Moving to Work program MAP 21- Reauthorization Tax Exempt status of Municipal bonds Trans-Pacific Partnership - support for continued progress on negotiation and ratification by Congress
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $46,000
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 · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support S.1690 and H.R.3465, Second Chance Reauthorization Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
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
S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions S. 1690, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013, all provisions
Client expense: $415,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
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
Countering Violent Extremism S.1690, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013, generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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.1690, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013, generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Education
Mental Health in Schools Act (S. 195/H.R. 628) Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893, S. 2036) Student Support Act (H.R. 320) Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2013 (S.116/H.R. 2734) The Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 1690/H.R. 346) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 (H.R. 5294) Mental Health on Campus Act (H.R. 1100) Childrens Trauma Recovery Act (S. 380) Strengthening Mental Health in our Communities Act (H.R 4574) Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R. 3717)
Client expense: $6,333 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Mental Health First Aid Act (S. 153/H.R. 274) Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 (MIOTCRA; S. 162/H.R. 401) Student Support Act (H.R. 320) Childrens Trauma Recovery Act (S. 380) Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689) Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R. 3717) Strengthening Mental Health in our Communities Act (H.R 4574) Promoting Health Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 (H.R 4783) Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689) Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893, S. 2036) The Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 1690/H.R. 346)
Client expense: $6,333 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 (MIOTCRA; S. 162/H.R. 401) Childrens Trauma Recovery Act (S. 380) Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689) Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893, S. 2036) The Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 1690/H.R. 346)
Client expense: $6,333 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Mental Health in Schools Act (S. 195/H.R. 628) Excellence in Mental Health Act (S. 264/ H.R. 1263) Mental Health First Aid Act (S. 153/H.R. 274) Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2013 (S.116/H.R. 2734) Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1827) Student Support Act (H.R. 320) Childrens Trauma Recovery Act (S. 380) Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689) Mental Health on Campus Act (H.R. 1100) Behavioral Health IT Act (S.1685/H.R. 2957) and Behavioral Health IT Coordination Act (S.1517) FY 2014 Appropriations Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 (MIOTCRA; S. 162/H.R. 401) Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R. 3717) Strengthening Mental Health in our Communities Act (H.R 4574) Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers (MEP) Act (H.R 4305) Promoting Health Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 (H.R 4783) Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S. 689) Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1893, S. 2036) Caring for Americas Heros Act (H.R. 4656/S. 2276 ) The Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 1690/H.R. 346) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 (H.R. 5294)
Client expense: $6,333 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), 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 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 (S. 1410) Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 1690) Justice Safely Valve Act of 2013 (S. 619)End Racial Profiling Act of 2013 (H.R. 2851)
Client expense: $12,055 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, 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. 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