Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015
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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 6, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through FY2020 the authorization of appropriations for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program. (Sec. 3) It requires the transfer to the general fund of the Treasury, no later than January 31, 2023, of all funds appropriated for the BVP program for FY2016-FY2020 that are not obligated on or before December 31, 2022. (Sec. 4) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that amounts made available to carry out the BVP program should be made available through the end of the fiscal year following the one for which the amounts are appropriated and should not be made available until expended. (Sec. 5) It prohibits the use of federal funds under another grant program to pay or defer the cost of the matching funds requirement for the BVP program. (Sec. 6) It requires a state, local, or tribal government that receives a BVP program grant to comply with BVP program requirements, to have a written policy requiring uniformed patrol officers to wear an armor vest or body armor, and to use the funds to purchase vests or body armor that meet performance standards established by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. (Sec. 7) The bill allows preferential consideration to a BVP program grant applicant from a jurisdiction that provides armor vests that are uniquely fitted to law enforcement officers, including individual female officers.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.125, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization of 2015; and other matters pertaining to law enforcement products such as body worn cameras and explosive ordnance disposal suits.
Became Public Law No: 114-155.
Became Public Law No: 114-155.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2184-2185)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2184-2185)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 125.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2184-2186)
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139, S3100 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration. Asset forfeiture funding and procurement of military equipment.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.125, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization of 2015; and other matters pertaining to law enforcement products such as body worn cameras and explosive ordnance disposal suits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139, S3100 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration. Asset forfeiture funding and procurement of military equipment.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.46, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 51, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 159/S. 166, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would benefit law enforcement agencies in States with safe harbor laws when applying for Federal law enforcement grant programs; H.R. 181/S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would authorize grants be made available to law enforcement and others to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence; H.R. 228/S. 125, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2018; H.R. 378, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, which would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced, military-grade body armor by civilians; H.R. 429, the Grand Jury Reform Act, would end the use of grand juries to evaluate the conduct of any death caused by a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his sworn duty and require a special prosecutor to take the case before a judge; H.R. 723, the Fallen Heroes Flag Act, would provide that Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could request and then provide a flag be flown over the U.S. Capitol and then provide it to the family of a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 814, the Thin Blue Line Act, which increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 923/S. 498, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow any civilian concealed carry permit holder to travel to any other State issuing concealed carry permits without any training or safety requirements; H.R. 1186, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 1258, the "Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act," which would expand existing Federal protections to the pets of domestic abuse victims and establish a grant program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture designed to assist victims of domestic violence to safely shelter their pets when they leave their abusers; H.R. 1269/S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act, would create a national alert system for law enforcement officers who are missing, killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; Section 1042, H.R. 1735, the "National Defense Authorization Acy, Fiscal Year 2016;" H.R. 1786/S. 928, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, which would ensure continuation of the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund; H.R. 1933/S. 1056, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 2293, the "Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act," which would provide criminal penalties for those who engage in "animal crushing" as well as for those who create or distribute such films; H.R. 2318, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2330/S. 1119, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justice systems; H.R. 2667, the "School Safety Act," which would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program through 2020; H.R. 3036, the "National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act," which would Federally recognize the 9/11 Memorial as a national memorial and authorize funding for its upkeep and preservation; H.R. 3537, the "Synthetic Drug Control Act," would enhance the ability fo law enforcement to combat synthesized drugs by amending the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated; H.R. 3968, the "Stop Meth Labs and Enhance Patient Access Act," which would encourage the use of new tamper-resistent technologies to prevent pseudoephedrine rom being extracted from cold medicines in order to be used in the production of methamphetamine; H.R. 4002, the "Criminal Code Improvement Act," which would would overturn long-standing court holdings on mens rea standards and applications and replace them with a new and arbitrary standard; Issues related to Federal equipment programs; and Issues related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, body worn cameras(BWCs), and civil asset forfeiture.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 4584, the "POLICE Act," legislation to authorize Community Oriented Policing Services grantees to use grant funds for active shooter training; entire bill. S. 2840, the "POLICE Act," legislation to authorize Community Oriented Policing Services grantees to use grant funds for active shooter training; entire bill. H.R. 723, the "Fallen Heroes Flag Act," legislation to provide the immediate family of law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and other public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty with Capitol-flown flags; entire bill. S. 2755, the "Fallen Heroes Flag Act," legislation to provide the immediate family of law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and other public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty with Capitol-flown flags; entire bill. H.R. 228, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2015," legislation to amend Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2018; entire bill. S. 125, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015," legislation to amend Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2020; entire bill. H.R. 3036, the "9/11 Memorial Act," legislation to designate the National September 11 Memorial located at the World Trade Center site in New York City as a national memorial; entire bill. H.R. 4880, the "Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act," legislation to prohibit any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property of the federal government to state and local law enforcement agencies; entire bill. H.R. 5123, the "HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016," legislation to ensure that the United States provides for the families of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other emergency responders who fall in the line of duty through the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program; entire bill. H.R. 5476, the "Honoring Hometown Heroes Act," legislation to provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty; entire bill. S. 2694, the "Lifesaving Gear for Police Act," legislation to ensure that state and local law enforcement have equipment essential to protecting their communities from criminals and to ensure officer safety by rescinding limits placed on the sale or donation of property of the Federal Government, including excess property of the Department of Defense, to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities; entire bill. S. 2943, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017," legislation to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; Sec. 1053, modification of authority to transfer Defense Department property for law enforcement activities. S. 2944, the "Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2016," legislation to require adequate reporting on the Public Safety Officers' Benefit program and provide for processing improvements to increase the timeliness of claims adjudication; entire bill. Legislative proposals to address the backlog and delays in processing death and disability claims under the Public Safety Officers Benefits Program for the families of law enforcement officers who are totally disabled or killed in the line of duty, including those who died of a 9/11 health-related condition (no bill introduced), and Congressional oversight of same. Coverage under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program for public safety officers who die of a medical condition developed as a result of exposure to toxins during the rescue and recovery efforts following the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings on September 11, 2001.
2016 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139, S3100 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration. Asset forfeiture funding and procurement of military equipment.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.125, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization of 2015; and other matters pertaining to law enforcement products such as body worn cameras and explosive ordnance disposal suits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.125, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization of 2015; and other matters pertaining to law enforcement products such as body worn cameras and explosive ordnance disposal suits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 723, the "Fallen Heroes Flag Act," legislation to provide the immediate family of law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and other public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty with Capitol-flown flags; entire bill. H.R. 3036, the "National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act," legislation to designate the National September 11 Memorial located at the World Trade Center site in New York City as a national memorial; entire bill. H.R. 4880, the "Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act," legislation to prohibit any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property of the federal government to state and local law enforcement agencies; entire bill. H.R. 228, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015," legislation to amend Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2018; entire bill. S. 125, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015," legislation to amend Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2020; entire bill. S. 1751, the "Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act," legislation creating a federal grant program to improve handgun purchaser licensing programs; entire bill. S. 2401, the "COPS Improvements Act," legislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program; entire bill. S.2694, the "Lifesaving Gear for Police Act," legislation to ensure that state and local law enforcement have equipment essential to protecting their communities from criminals and to ensure officer safety by rescinding limits placed on the sale or donation of property of the Federal Government, including excess property of the Department of Defense, to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities; entire bill. Legislative proposals to prohibit funding for restrictions placed on the sale or donation of property of the federal government, including excess property of the Department of Defense, to state and local agencies for law enforcement activities (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal in the Senate to provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, and other public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty (no bill introduced). Legislative proposals to address the backlog and delays in processing death and disability claims under the Public Safety Officers Benefits Program for the families of law enforcement officers who fall in the line of duty, including those who died of a 9/11 health-related condition (no bill introduced), and Congressional oversight of same. Coverage under the Public Safety Officers Benefits Program for public safety officers who die of a medical condition developed as a result of exposure to toxins during the rescue and recovery efforts following the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings on September 11, 2001. Legislative proposal to require the Public Safety Officers Benefits Program to increase the transparency of its claims determination process by providing regular reports to Congress on its processing of death, disability, and educational assistance claims (no bill introduced).
2016 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration. Asset forfeiture funding.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.46, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 51, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 159/S. 166, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would benefit law enforcement agencies in States with safe harbor laws when applying for Federal law enforcement grant programs; H.R. 181/S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would authorize grants be made available to law enforcement and others to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence; H.R. 228/S. 125, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2018; H.R. 378, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, which would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced, military-grade body armor by civilians; H.R. 429, the Grand Jury Reform Act, would end the use of grand juries to evaluate the conduct of any death caused by a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his sworn duty and require a special prosecutor to take the case before a judge; H.R. 723, the Fallen Heroes Flag Act, would provide that Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could request and then provide a flag be flown over the U.S. Capitol and then provide it to the family of a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 814, the Thin Blue Line Act, which increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 923/S. 498, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow any civilian concealed carry permit holder to travel to any other State issuing concealed carry permits without any training or safety requirements; H.R. 1186, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 1258, the "Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act," which would expand existing Federal protections to the pets of domestic abuse victims and establish a grant program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture designed to assist victims of domestic violence to safely shelter their pets when they leave their abusers; H.R. 1269/S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act, would create a national alert system for law enforcement officers who are missing, killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; Section 1042, H.R. 1735, the "National Defense Authorization Acy, Fiscal Year 2016;" H.R. 1786/S. 928, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, which would ensure continuation of the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund; H.R. 1933/S. 1056, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 2293, the "Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act," which would provide criminal penalties for those who engage in "animal crushing" as well as for those who create or distribute such films; H.R. 2318, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2330/S. 1119, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justice systems; H.R. 2667, the "School Safety Act," which would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program through 2020; H.R. 3036, the "National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act," which would Federally recognize the 9/11 Memorial as a national memorial and authorize funding for its upkeep and preservation; H.R. 3537, the "Synthetic Drug Control Act," would enhance the ability fo law enforcement to combat synthesized drugs by amending the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated; H.R. 3968, the "Stop Meth Labs and Enhance Patient Access Act," which would encourage the use of new tamper-resistent technologies to prevent pseudoephedrine rom being extracted from cold medicines in order to be used in the production of methamphetamine; H.R. 4002, the "Criminal Code Improvement Act," which would would overturn long-standing court holdings on mens rea standards and applications and replace them with a new and arbitrary standard; Issues related to Federal equipment programs; and Issues related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, body worn cameras(BWCs), and civil asset forfeiture.
2015 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.46, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 51, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 159/S. 166, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would benefit law enforcement agencies in States with safe harbor laws when applying for Federal law enforcement grant programs; H.R. 181/S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would authorize grants be made available to law enforcement and others to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence; H.R. 228/S. 125, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2018; H.R. 285/S. 572, the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act, which would impose criminal penalties on persons who knowingly selling advertising commercial sex acts involving a minor or profiting from such advertising; H.R. 296, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 378, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, which would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced, military-grade body armor by civilians; H.R. 429, the Grand Jury Reform Act, would end the use of grand juries to evaluate the conduct of any death caused by a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his sworn duty and require a special prosecutor to take the case before a judge; H.R. 723, the Fallen Heroes Flag Act, would provide that Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could request and then provide a flag be flown over the U.S. Capitol and then provide it to the family of a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 814, the Thin Blue Line Act, which increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 923/S. 498, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow any civilian concealed carry permit holder to travel to any other State issuing concealed carry permits without any training or safety requirements; H.R. 1186, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 1269/S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act, would create a national alert system for law enforcement officers who are missing, killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; Section 1042, H.R. 1735, the "National Defense Authorization Acy, Fiscal Year 2016;" H.R. 1786/S. 928, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, which would ensure continuation of the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund; H.R. 1933/S. 1056, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 2318, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2330/S. 1119, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justice systems; Issues related to Federal equipment programs; and Issues related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, body worn cameras(BWCs), and civil asset forfeiture.
2015 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.125, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization of 2015; and other matters pertaining to law enforcement protection products such as body worn cameras and explosive ordnance disposal suits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration. Asset forfeiture funding.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.125, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization of 2015; and other matters pertaining to law enforcement protection products such as explosive ordnance disposal suits and body worn cameras.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.46, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 51, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; H.R. 159/S. 166, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would benefit law enforcement agencies in States with safe harbor laws when applying for Federal law enforcement grant programs; H.R. 181/S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would authorize grants be made available to law enforcement and others to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence; H.R. 228/S. 125, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2018; H.R. 285/S. 572, the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act, which would impose criminal penalties on persons who knowingly selling advertising commercial sex acts involving a minor or profiting from such advertising; H.R. 296, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 378, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, which would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced, military-grade body armor by civilians; H.R. 429, the Grand Jury Reform Act, would end the use of grand juries to evaluate the conduct of any death caused by a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his sworn duty and require a special prosecutor to take the case before a judge; H.R. 723, the Fallen Heroes Flag Act, would provide that Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could request and then provide a flag be flown over the U.S. Capitol and then provide it to the family of a law enforcement or other public safety officer; H.R. 814, the Thin Blue Line Act, which increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 923/S. 498, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow any civilian concealed carry permit holder to travel to any other State issuing concealed carry permits without any training or safety requirements; H.R. 1186, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 1269/S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act, would create a national alert system for law enforcement officers who are missing, killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; Section 1042, H.R. 1735, the "National Defense Authorization Acy, Fiscal Year 2016;" H.R. 1786/S. 928, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, which would ensure continuation of the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund; H.R. 1933/S. 1056, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 2318, the COPS Improvements and Reauthorization Act, would reauthorize, expand and improve the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 2330/S. 1119, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justice systems; S. 140, the Combat Human Trafficking Act, would strengthen law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute all who commit sex trafficking crimes, particularly buyers of sex acts from trafficking victims; Issues related to Federal equipment programs; and Issues related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, body worn cameras(BWCs), and civil asset forfeiture.
2015 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.125, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization of 2015; and other matters pertaining to law enforcement protection products such as explosive ordnance disposal suits and body worn cameras.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR159, HR181, HR296, HR350, HR515, S178, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 1269, the "Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act," legislation to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, and to permit Blue Alerts to be issued in response to an active threat by a suspect sought by police; entire bill. S. 665, the "Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act," legislation to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, and to permit Blue Alerts to be issued in response to an active threat by a suspect sought by police; entire bill. H.R. 228, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act," legislation to amend Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2018; entire bill. S. 125, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015," legislation to amend Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2020; entire bill. H.R. 2318, the "COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2015," legislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program; entire bill. S. 1245, the "Protecting Communities and Police Act of 2015," legislation to create a federal task force to determine what equipment may properly be transferred to state and local police departments and that may be purchased with federal monies provided to state and local law enforcement; entire bill. Announcement by President Obama on restricting the transfer to police departments of riot gear, high-caliber rifles, armored vehicles, and other gear that state and local police purchase with federal funds or receive from federal agencies that was grounded in the May 18, 2015 recommendations of the President's Law Enforcement Equipment Working Group Report.
2015 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.46, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly cut States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 159/S. 166, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, which would benefit law enforcement agencies in States with safe harbor laws when applying for Federal law enforcement grant programs; H.R. 181/S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, would authorize grants be made available to law enforcement and others to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence; H.R. 228/S 125, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, would reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant program through fiscal year 2018; H.R. 285/S. 572, the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act, which would impose criminal penalties on persons who knowingly selling advertising commercial sex acts involving a minor or profiting from such advertising; H.R. 296, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, establishes block grants and other programs to support local and State law enforcement agencies fight human trafficking and provides assistance to victims; H.R. 378, the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, which would prohibit the sale, transfer, or possession of enhanced, military-grade body armor by civilians; H.R. 814, the Thin Blue Line Act, which increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 1186, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; H.R. 1269/S. 665, the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act, would create a national alert system for law enforcement officers who are missing, killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; S. 140, the Combat Human Trafficking Act, would strengthen law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute all who commit sex trafficking crimes, particularly buyers of sex acts from trafficking victims; and Issues related to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, body worn cameras(BWCs), and civil asset forfeiture.
2015 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.125, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015; and other matters pertaining to law enforcement protection products such as body worn cameras, and techniques.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 1269, the "Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act," legislation to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, and to permit Blue Alerts to be issued in response to an active threat by a suspect sought by police; entire bill. S. 665, the "Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act," legislation to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, and to permit Blue Alerts to be issued in response to an active threat by a suspect sought by police; entire bill. H.R. 228, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act," legislation to amend Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2018; entire bill. S. 125, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015," legislation to amend Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2020; entire bill. Legislative proposal to reauthorize the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program of the U.S. Department of Justice (no bill introduced). General education regarding the danger that Google's WAZE App poses for police officers. Education concerning the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing and the recommendations in its March 2, 2015 interim report.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-544.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2671-2672)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S2671-2672)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2670-2672)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 32.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S101)
Introduced in Senate
| Reported by |
| March 26, 2015 |
| Judiciary Committee | Senate | Markup by | March 26, 2015 |
| Judiciary Committee | Senate | Referred to | January 8, 2015 |
| May 6, 2015 |
| Reported to Senate | March 26, 2015 |
| Introduced in Senate | January 8, 2015 |
| Enrolled Bill | -- |
| Democratic |
| NY |
| Christopher A. Coons | Democratic | DE |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | CA |
| Gary C. Peters | Democratic | MI |
| Heidi Heitkamp | Democratic | ND |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Joe Donnelly | Democratic | IN |
| John Cornyn | Republican | TX |
| Kelly Ayotte | Republican | NH |
| Lindsey Graham | Republican | SC |
| Orrin G. Hatch | Republican | UT |
| Patrick J. Toomey | Republican | PA |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | MO |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE