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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person from performing or attempting to perform an abortion except in conformity with this Act's requirements. Requires the physician to first determine the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child. Prohibits an abortion from being performed if the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 weeks or greater, except: (1) where necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman; (2) where the pregnancy is the result of rape against an adult woman and, at least 48 hours prior to the abortion, such woman has obtained counseling or medical treatment for the rape; or (3) where the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest against a minor and the rape or incest has been reported prior to the abortion to a law enforcement agency or a government agency. Requires the physician, prior to performing such an abortion, to place appropriate supporting documentation in the patient's medical file. Permits a physician to terminate a pregnancy under such an exception only in the manner that provides the best opportunity for the unborn child to survive. Requires a physician performing an abortion under an exception provided by this Act, if the pain-capable unborn child has the potential to survive outside the womb, to ensure that a second physician trained in neonatal resuscitation is present and prepared to provide care to the child. Makes such requirements and the requirement to obtain an informed consent form inapplicable if compliance would pose a greater risk of the death or the substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman. Requires, when a physician performs or attempts an abortion in accordance with this Act and the child is born alive, that: any health care practitioner present at the time humanely exercise the same professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child as would be exercised for a child born alive at the same gestational age in the course of a natural birth; the child be immediately transported and admitted to a hospital; and a health care practitioner or any employee of a hospital, a physician's office, or an abortion clinic who has knowledge of a failure to comply with these requirements immediately report the failure to an appropriate state or federal law enforcement agency. Requires the physician who intends to perform an abortion under one of this Act's exceptions to first obtain a signed informed consent authorization form, which shall consist of: a statement by the physician indicating the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child; a statement that federal law allows an abortion after 20 weeks fetal age only if the mother's life is endangered when the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest against a minor; a statement that the abortion must be performed by the method most likely to allow the child to be born alive unless this would cause significant risk to the mother; a statement that in any case in which an abortion procedure results in a child born alive, federal law requires that child to be given every form of medical assistance that is provided to children spontaneously born prematurely; a statement that these requirements are binding upon the physician and all other medical personnel who are subject to criminal and civil penalties and that a woman on whom an abortion has been performed may take civil action if these requirements are not followed; and affirmation that each signer has filled out the informed consent form and understands the information contained in the form. Requires the form to be: (1) signed in person by the woman seeking the abortion, the physician performing the abortion, and a witness; and (2) retained in the patient's medical file for six years from the later of the date of its creation or the date when it last was in effect. Makes this Act's requirements for the exception, where the pregnancy is the result of rape against an adult woman, that the woman has obtained counseling or medical treatment for the rape at least 48 hours prior to the abortion inapplicable if the rape has been reported prior to the abortion to a law enforcement agency or Department of Defense victim assistance personnel. Requires a physician who performs an abortion under an exception provided by this Act to comply with: (1) state laws regarding reporting requirements in cases of rape or incest as the state's Attorney General may designate, and (2) any applicable state laws requiring parental involvement in a minor's decision to have an abortion. Bars prosecution of a woman upon whom an abortion is performed in violation of this Act for violating or conspiring to violate this Act. Authorizes: (1) a woman upon whom an abortion has been performed in violation of this Act to obtain specified appropriate relief in a civil action, and (2) a parent of a minor upon whom an abortion has been performed under an exception and that was performed in violation of this Act to obtain such relief unless the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff's criminal conduct. Requires any physician who performs an abortion under this Act's exceptions to annually submit a summary of all such abortions to the National Center for Health Statistics, which shall issue a public report annually providing statistics by state for the previous year. Defines "abortion" to mean the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device: (1) to intentionally kill an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant; or (2) to intentionally terminate a pregnancy, with an intention other than to produce a live birth and preserve the life and health of the child after viability or to remove a dead unborn child.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age, as approved by the House of Representatives May 13, 2015, and the Senate companion bill, S. 1553. Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 582), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 22, 2015, 242-179), and renewed consideration of this legislation early in the 115th Congress. Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R. 803, S. 404) to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 3515, Smith), including letter to House members dated February 12, 2016, encouraging cosponsorship. Contacts in support of Senate companion bill, S. 3306, introduced by Sen. Lankford on September 8, 2016, including letters to senators dated Sept. 13 and Sept. 22, 2016. Contacts in support of renewed consideration of this legislation in the 115th Congress. Contacts expressing nonsupport for H.R. 426, H.R. 816, and S. 2464, based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 448, S. 217), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 2972), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans." Contacts in opposition to Murray Amendment to Military Construction/VA appropriations bill (S. 2806) to mandate funding by Veterans Administration of certain procedures destructive of human embryos, in the form adopted by the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 14, 2016, subsequently modified in conference committee. Contacts regarding contours of Zika virus response package, ultimately incorporated with VA appropriations into H.R. 2577; no position on conference report on H.R. 2577. Contacts regarding contours of Zika-related provisions of successor legislation, H.R. 5325, a continuing resolution extending to December 9, 2016; no position on H.R. 5325 as passed by the Senate and House on Sept. 28, 2016, and signed into law on Sept. 29, 2016. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 3504, Franks), passed by the House Sept. 18, 2015, and in support of Senate companion bill, S. 2066 (Sasse). Contacts in support of renewed consideration of this legislation in the 115th Congress. Contacts in support of actions by Members of Congress to call attention to refusal of DHHS to enforce the Weldon Amendment (prohibiting any level of government that receives DHHS funds from forcing participating in abortion) in the face of California's 2014 abortion-coverage mandate. Contacts related to objections by various members of Congress to June 21, 2016, letters issued by the DHHS Office of Civil Rights, amounting to refusal to enfore the Weldon Amendment. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act (H.R. 4828, Fleming), to create a private cause of action for victims of government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion, passed by the House within the shell of S. 304 on July 13, 2016, including letter to House dated July 11, 2016. Contacts in support of Senate companion bill, S. 2927 (Lankford). Contacts in support of renewed consideration of this legislation in the 115th Congress. Contacts in opposition to rule proposed by DHHS (81 FR 61639) on Sept. 7, 2016, to further restrict the rights of states to direct funds under Title X of the Public Health Service Act. Contacts in support of nullification of this rule through the mechanisms provided by the Congressional Review Act in the 115th Congress. Consultations regarding potential future nominations for various positions within the Department of Health and Human Services (none submitted during this reporting period). Communications in support of adding certain abortion-related pro-life provisions to FY 2017 appropriations bills, including prohibition on coverage of abortion in Obamacare multi-state plans in Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 5485) (Harris), conscience protections for health care providers and defunding of Planned Parenthood in HHS appropriations bill (H.R. 5926), limitations on funding of abortion-promoting groups in State/Foreign Operations appropriations bill (H.R. 5912), and prohibition on funding of elective abortions for ICE detainees on Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 5634) (Aderholt)(adopted by House Appropriations Committee on June 22, 2016). Contacts in support of original language of amendment to HHS appropriations bill (H.R. 5926) to restrict funding of embryo-destructive procedures (Harris); contacts expressing non-support for the language as adopted by House Appropriations Committee on July 13, 2016. Consultations regarding contemplated amendments dealing with restrictions on compensation for fetal tissue (not offered). Contacts expressing qualified support for S. 217 (Casey), to codify Hyde Amendment. No legislative action occurred on this measure. Contacts expressing support for addition of language to prevent subsidies for abortion and other pro-life components in proposed legislation to revise laws dealing with health benefits for Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 6037 and draft legislation in Senate). Consultations regarding draft language to endorse World Prematurity Day (no position on the draft language).
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age, as approved by the House of Representatives May 13, 2015, and the Senate companion bill, S. 1553. Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 582), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 22, 2015, 242-179). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R. 803, S. 404) to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 3515, Smith), including letter to House members dated February 12, 2016, encouraging cosponsorship. Contacts in support of Senate companion bill, S. 3306, introduced by Sen. Lankford on September 8, 2016, including letters to senators dated Sept. 13 and Sept. 22, 2016. Contacts expressing nonsupport for H.R. 426, H.R. 816, and S. 2464, based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 448, S. 217), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 2972), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans." Contacts in opposition to Murray Amendment to Military Construction/VA appropriations bill (S. 2806) to mandate funding by Veterans Administration of certain procedures destructive of human embryos, in the form adopted by the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 14, 2016, subsequently modified in conference committee. Contacts regarding contours of Zika virus response package, ultimately incorporated with VA appropriations into H.R. 2577; no position on conference report on H.R. 2577. Contacts regarding contours of Zika-related provisions of successor legislation, H.R. 5325, a continuing resolution extending to December 9, 2016; no position on H.R. 5325 as passed by the Senate and House on Sept. 28, 2016, and signed into law on Sept. 29, 2016. Contacts in opposition to action on nominations of Mary Wakefield as DHHS deputy secretary and Karen DeSalvo as DHHS assistant secretary for health; the Senate acted on neither nomination during this reporting period. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 3504, Franks), passed by the House Sept. 18, 2015, and in support of Senate companion bill, S. 2066 (Sasse). Contacts in support of actions by Members of Congress to call attention to refusal of DHHS to enforce the Weldon Amendment (prohibiting any level of government that receives DHHS funds from forcing participating in abortion) in the face of California's 2014 abortion-coverage mandate. Contacts related to objections by various members of Congress to June 21, 2016, letters issued by the DHHS Office of Civil Rights, amounting to refusal to enfore the Weldon Amendment. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act(H.R. 4828, Fleming), to create a private cause of action for victims of government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion, passed by the House within the shell of S. 304 on July 13, 2016, including letter to House dated July 11, 2016. Contacts in support of Senate companion bill, S. 2927 (Lankford). Contacts in opposition to rule proposed by DHHS (81 FR 61639) on Sept. 7, 2016, to further restrict the rights of states to direct funds under Title X of the Public Health Service Act. Communications in support of adding certain abortion-related pro-life provisions to FY 2017 appropriations bills, including prohibition on coverage of abortion in Obamacare multi-state plans in Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 5485) (Harris), conscience protections for health care providers and defunding of Planned Parenthood in HHS appropriations bill (H.R. 5926), limitations on funding of abortion-promoting groups in State/Foreign Operations appropriations bill (H.R. 5912), and prohibition on funding of elective abortions for ICE detainees on Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 5634) (Aderholt)(adopted by House Appropriations Committee on June 22, 2016). Contacts in support of original language of amendment to HHS appropriations bill (H.R. 5926) to restrict funding of embryo-destructive procedures (Harris); contacts expressing non-support for the language as adopted by House Appropriations Committee on July 13, 2016. Consultations regarding contemplated amendments dealing with restrictions on compensation for fetal tissue (not offered). Contacts in opposition to Grayson Amendment to the Financial Services appropriations bill(H.R. 5485), to remove limitation on inclusion of elective abortion coverage in FEHBP plans; amendment rejected by House on July 7, 2016. Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 4924), to provide certain criminal penalties and civil remedies to prevent sex-based and race-based abortions, subject of a hearing in House Judiciary Constitution Subcommittee, April 14, 2016. Contacts expressing qualified support for S. 217 (Casey), to codify Hyde Amendment.
2016 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age, as approved by the House of Representatives May 13, 2015, and the Senate companion bill, S. 1553. Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 582), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 22, 2015, 242-179). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R. 803, S. 404) to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 3515, Smith), including letter to House members dated February 12, 2016, encouraging cosponsorship, and contacts in support of possible Senate companion bill (not introduced during Second Quarter). Contacts expressing nonsupport for H.R. 426, H.R. 816, and S. 2464, based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 448, S. 217), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 2972), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans." Contacts in opposition to Murray Amendment to Military Construction/VA appropriations bill (S. 2806) to mandate funding by Veterans Administration of certain procedures destructive of human embryos, in the form adopted by the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 14, 2016, subsequently modified in conference committee. Contacts regarding contours of Zika virus response package, ultimately incorporated with VA appropriations into H.R. 2577; no position on conference report. Contacts pertaining to alternative VA benefits bill, H.R. 4892 (Miller), no position. Contacts regarding nominations of Mary Wakefield as DHHS deputy secretary and Karen DeSalvo as DHHS assistant secretary for health; opposed to confirmation at this time. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 3504, Franks), passed by the House Sept. 18, 2015, and in support of Senate companion bill, S. 2066 (Sasse). Contacts offering advice on possible productive lines of investigation within the purview of the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives (House Energy & Commerce Committee). Contacts in support of actions by Members of Congress to call attention to refusal of DHHS to enforce the Weldon Amendment (prohibiting any level of government that receives DHHS funds from forcing participating in abortion) in the face of California's 2014 abortion-coverage mandate. Contacts related to objections by various members of Congress to June 21, 2016, letters issued by the DHHS Office of Civil Rights, amounting to refusal to enfore the Weldon Amendment. Contacts in support of the Conscience Protection Act(H.R. 4828, Fleming), to create a private cause of action for victims of government-based discrimination for non-participation in abortion, passed by the House within the shell of S. 304 on July 13, 2016. Contacts in support of Senate companion bill, S. 2927 (Lankford). Communications regarding S. 553 (Corker),"End Slavery Initiative." No position on draft legislation under consideration March 3, 2016; reserve right to support possible abortion-related floor amendments; reserve right to reassess non-position if substantial changes occur subsequent to text reviewed March 3, 2016. Communications in support of adding certain abortion-related pro-life provisions to FY 2017 appropriations bills, including prohibition on coverage of abortion in Obamacare multi-state plans in Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 5485) (Harris), conscience protections for health care providers and defunding of Planned Parenthood in HHS appropriations bill (unnumbered), limitations on funding of embryo-destructive procedures on HHS appropriations bill (Harris, adopted by House Appropriations Committee on July 13, 2016), limitations on funding of abortion-promoting groups in State/Foreign Operations appropriations bill (unnumbered), and prohibition on funding of elective abortions for ICE detainees on Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 5634) (Aderholt)(adopted by House Appropriations Committee on June 22, 2016). Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 4924), to provide certain criminal penalties and civil remedies to prevent sex-based and race-based abortions, subject of a hearing in House Judiciary Constitution Subcommittee, April 14, 2016. Contacts in opposition to Speier amendment to H.R. 4909, defense authorization bill, to repeal prohibition on use of U.S. military facilities for elective abortion (filed at House Rules Committee but not made in order).
2016 · first_quarter · Health Issues
114th H.R. 3504 and S. 2066 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act 114th H.R. 36 and S. 1553 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 114th H.R. 448 and S. 217 - Women's Health Protection Act Investigations into and defunding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the continued attacks on science, medical research, and womens health care by such congressional committees as the Select Investigative Panel of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
114th H.R. 3504 and S. 2066 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act 114th H.R. 36 and S. 1553 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 114th H.R. 448 and S. 217 - Women's Health Protection Act Investigations into and defunding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the continued attacks on science, medical research, and womens health care by such congressional committees as the Select Investigative Panel of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2016 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
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HR2800, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act-Issue Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR2802, First Amendment Defense Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2867, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR2875, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2899, Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. HR2972, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions. HR3185, Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR3406, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Re-Entry Reform. HR3504, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion restrictions. HR3516, Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. HR3576, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. HR3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act-Issue Lobbied: Border security. HR3654, Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, First Amendment. HR3713, Sentencing Reform Act-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. HR3841, Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Paid leave. HR4002, The Criminal Code Improvement Act-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR4303, Border Security and Accountability Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Border security. HR4380, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. HR4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Drones. HR4514, Combating BDS Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. HR4532, Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Free Expression. HR4602, Justice for All Act-Issue Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR4611, No More Money Bail Act-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. HR4646, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act-Issue Lobbied: Counsel. HR4651, Digital Security Commission Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. HR4889, Kelsey Smith Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Congressional Issues, No Bill Number: Select Panel on Infant Lives - Fetal Tissue Research-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access. Zubik v. Burwell-ACA contraception coverage-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights- contraception. DUE PROCESS Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. National Right to Counsel Act-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. Compliance with Courts Orders Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. Healthy Families Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile Justice. Federal RFRA fix legislation-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Refusals. Inspector General Empowerment Act-Issue Lobbied: Subpoena Authority. FY 17 Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Immigration, Juvenile Justice, Abortion, Hyde Amendment. FY17 National Defense Authorization Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Military Commissions Act; Torture, Abortion ban. December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity-Issue Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. Title I Portability in the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty / Religion and Public Schools. Drone Reform-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Targeted Killing. Plan to Close Guantanamo-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act. CBP oversight and excessive use of force-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Deportation and detention practices-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Interior and Border enforcement-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Women in Combat-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Pay equity/data collection-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Nuisance ordinances-Issue Lobbied: Womens rights. Immigration enforcement, Central American families, Sensitive Locations-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. DHS immigration enforcement: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Family/Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/victims of violence-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Unaccompanied children: Due process, Expedited removals, Access to counsel-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Bond hearings, Prolonged detention-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Voting rights-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. Health care-Issue Lobbied: Religious refusals. Privacy Shield-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Office of Legal Counsel transparency-Issue Lobbied: Government transparency. Late Term abortion-Issue Lobbied: Abortion rights. Material Witness-Issue Lobbied: National security, criminal justice. Housing discrimination-Issue Lobbied: Discrimination. Broadband privacy-Issue Lobbied: Broadband access. Flint water crisis-Issue Lobbied: Government transparency. Encryption-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Academic freedom-Issue Lobbied: Free Expression. Forced arbitration-Issue Lobbied: Workplace rights. Access to counsel-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice. Anti-trafficking legislation-Issue Lobbied: Religious refusals. Countering Violent Extremism-Issue Lobbied: Racial Profiling, National Security. Refugee restrictions and visa waivers-Issue Lobbied: National origin discrimination, immigration, privacy, social media. Lifeline expansion-Issue Lobbied: Broadband access. Border and Privacy Issues-Issue Lobbied: Immigration, Privacy. Political Speech and C3 institutions-Issue Lobbied: First Amendment. Sentencing Reform-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice reform. Bail Reform-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice reform. FOIA reform-Issue Lobbied: Government transparency. Cybersecurity-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. ECPA reform-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Social Media Monitoring and Restrictions-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Free expression. School vouchers/DC vouchers-Issue Lobbied: Religious freedom. FISA Section 702-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. Marijuana reform/New Jersey-Issue Lobbied: Criminal justice reform. Indefinite detention-Issue Lobbied: National security. Body-worn cameras-Issue Lobbied: Law enforcement reform. Telecommunications. Disability Rights. Agencies: Bureau of Justice Statistics-Issue Lobbied: Provision 115.42(g) of the National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape & Tran-specific Pods/Units. Bureau of Prisons-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Prison Reform, Solitary Confinement, Re-entry. Corporation for National and Community Service-Issue Lobbied: AmeriCorps Volunteer directions re: abortion counseling and referrals. Department of Agriculture-Issue Lobbied: Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559". Department of Defense-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; Proposed Rule, RIN 0720-AB65; Guantanamo Bay; Trans healthcare. Department of Education-Issue Lobbied: Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015; Immigration enforcement, Sensitive locations; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559"; Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice. Department of Health and Human Services-Issue Lobbied: Preventing HHS from excluding quality womens health providers from essential public health programs; Access to contraception and abortion care in ORR; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, Immigration enforcement, Sensitive locations; 1557 Proposed Rule of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559". Department of Homeland Security-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform; Interior and Border enforcement; Unaccompanied Minors; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015; December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016; Central American families; Syrian refugees; DHS immigration enforcement (Secure Communities); Priority Enforcement Program; Family detention; Due process; Immigration enforcement, sensitive locations; 'Sanctuary' cities; Detainers; Raids; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; Bond hearings, Prolonged detention; Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559"; 287g.. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Issue Lobbied: Fair Housing, AFFH; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559"; Proposed Rule, RIN 2506-AC40 (Equal Access in Accordance with an Individuals Gender Identity in Community Planning and Development Programs). Department of Justice-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Prison Reform, Solitary Confinement, Law Enforcement Reform, Re-entry Reform; DICRA data collection; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance, Location Tracking Devices, "Stingrays"; Gender biased policing; 2007 OLC Memo on RFRA; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015; December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016; Central American families; Due process/Access to counsel; Immigration enforcement; Family/immigration detention; Treatment of refugee women and children/victims of violence; Expedited removals; 1557 Proposed Rule of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559". Department of Labor-Issue Lobbied: Proposed rule re: nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Proposed Rule re: establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559"; Proposed Rule, RIN 1205-AB59 (Apprenticeship Programs; Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations). Department of Veterans Affairs-Issue Lobbied: Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559". Director of National Intelligence-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; Transparency. EEOC-Issue Lobbied: Pay equity/data collection; Sex discrimination. Election Assistance Commission-Issue Lobbied: Voting restrictions. EOIR-Issue Lobbied: Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016; Unaccompanied children; Due process; Expedited removals; Access to counsel. Executive Office of the President-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (temporary protected status, enforcement, raids); Data sharing; Torture accountability; Trans military service; Budget; Cross-border data flow; Drug laws; Visa Waiver Program; Flint water issue; ACA non-discrimination; Re-entry; UNGASS; FOIA reform; North Carolina anti-LGBT law; Encryption. Federal Aviation Administration-Issue Lobbied: Domestic Drones. Federal Bureau of Investigation-Issue Lobbied: Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays," encryption, government "back doors," Countering Violent Extremism. Federal Communications Commission-Issue Lobbied: Prison phone rates, Broadband privacy, Set-top box proposal, Lifeline expansion, Zero rating. Federal Trade Commission-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Food and Drug Administration-Issue Lobbied: Abortion regulations. National Security Agency-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ACF)-Issue Lobbied: Access to contraception and abortion care in ORR. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Transportation Security Administration-Issue Lobbied: December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services-Issue Lobbied: Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights-Issue Lobbied: Debtor prisons. U.S. Customs and Border Protection-Issue Lobbied: Border enforcement/ CBP oversight and excessive use of force; December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity. U.S. Department of State-Issue Lobbied: Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Issue Lobbied: Deportation and detention practices, Central American families, Syrian refugees, DHS immigration enforcement (Secure Communities), Priority Enforcement Program, Family detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/victims of violence, Due process, Sensitive locations, 'Sanctuary' cities, Detainers; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion. USAID-Issue Lobbied: Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559". U.S. Sentencing Commission-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Compassionate Release, Illegal entry crimes. White House-Issue Lobbied: Zubik v. Burwell; Access to contraception and abortion care in ORR; Sentencing Reform, Private Prisons, Solitary Confinement, Drug Policy, Clemency, Re-entry reform; Law Enforcement Reform; FY17 National Defense Authorization Act; Drone Reform; Plan to Close Guantanamo, National Security; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; Targeted Killing; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Gender biased policing; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015/Community Partnership Act of 2015; December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016; Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016; Central American families; Syrian refugees; DHS immigration enforcement (Secure Communities); Priority Enforcement Program; Family detention; Due process/Access to counsel; Expedited removals; Sensitive locations; 'Sanctuary' cities; Detainers; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; Treatment of refugee women and children/victims of violence; 2007 OLC Memo on RFRA; 1557 Proposed Rule of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
Client expense: $300,871 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Corporation for Natl & Community Service, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Agency (NSA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age, as approved by the House of Representatives May 13, 2015, and the Senate companion bill, S. 1553. Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 582), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 22, 2015, 242-179). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R. 803, S. 404) to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 3515, Smith), including letter to House members dated February 12, 2016, encouraging cosponsorship, and contacts in support of possible Senate companion bill (not introduced during First Quarter). Contacts expressing nonsupport for H.R. 426, H.R. 816, and S. 2464, based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 448, S. 217), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 2972), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans." Contacts in opposition to H.R. 2257 (Rep. Jeff Miller) and S. 469 (Murray); in the forms introduced; these bills would require the Veterans Administration to provide certain services involving the creation, manipulation, and freezing of human embryos; contacts regarding possible revisions to the legislation. Contacts regarding nominations of Mary Wakefield as DHHS deputy secretary and Karen DeSalvo as DHHS assistant secretary for health; opposed to confirmation at this time. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 3504, Franks), passed by the House Sept. 18, 2015, and in support of Senate companion bill, S. 2066 (Sasse). Contacts offering advice on possible productive lines of investigation within the purview of the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives (House Energy & Commerce Committee). Contacts in support of concurrence in Senate amendments to H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act (AKA "pro-life budget reconciliation bill"), based on provisions to defund Planned Parenthood and to repeal certain provisions of Obamacare, including the program that provides subsidies to about 1,000 private health plans that cover elective abortion. (House concurred Jan. 6, 2016, 240-181.) Contacts in support of attempt to override the President's veto (which attempt fell short of constitutionally required supermajority, 241-186, Feb. 2, 2016). Communication regarding S. 1438, "Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Consistent Contraception Act" (Ayotte) (no position). Communication regarding S. 2689 (Kirk) (companion H.R. 4762, Coffman), "REGROW Act" (no position). Contacts in support of H.R. 4536 (Tiberi), "Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act" (creates federal crime for disposal of abortion victims in navigable waters or landfills). Contacts in support of actions by Members of Congress to call attention to refusal of DHHS to enforce the Weldon Amendment (prohibiting any level of government that receives DHHS funds from forcing participating in abortion) in the face of California's 2014 abortion-coverage mandate. Contacts in support of H.R. 4828 (Fleming-Hartzler), "Conscience Protection Act," and S. 50, "Abortion Nondiscrimination Act," to strengthen federal protections for health-care providers who do not wish to participate in providing abortions. Communications regarding S. 553 (Corker),"End Slavery Initiative." No position on draft legislation under consideration March 3, 2016; reserve right to support possible abortion-related floor amendments; reserve right to reassess non-position if substantial changes occur subsequent to text reviewed March 3, 2016. Communications in support of abortion-related pro-life provisions to FY 2017 appropriations bills, including prohibition on coverage of abortion in Obamacare multi-state plans in Financial Services appropriations bill (Harris), conscience protections for health care providers and defunding of Planned Parenthood in HHS appropriations bill, and limitations on funding of abortion-promoting groups in Foreign Operations appropriations bill. Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 4924), to provide certain criminal penalties and civil remedies to prevent sex-based and race-based abortions.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Mifeprex label change; Supreme Court oral arguments in Zubik v. Burwell; Supreme Court oral arguments in Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt; H. Con. Res. 125, FY17 budget resolution; S.1553, The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; FY'17 budget; Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood; Member of Congress amicus brief in Zubik v. Burwell; H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act; Member of Congress amicus brief in Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt;
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 1553, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (thanked Senators on social media for their support during hearings, and lobbied for abortion access). S. 2066, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (thanked Senators on social media for their support during hearings, and lobbied for abortion access). H.R. 2972, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman Act) (lobbied for abortion access).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.R. 36 and S. 1553, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act H.R. 2972, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015 H.R. 3494, Protecting Infants Born Alive Act H.R. 3504, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Bill not introduced/no bill number, Protecting Infants Born Alive Act (House) Bill not introduced/no bill number, Protecting Infants from Partial-Birth Abortion Act (House) Funding for federal sex education programs, Office of Management and Budget
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: SJ ReS 19, Constitutional amendment to limit 1A on political speech-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S ReS 104, S ReS 104-Issues Lobbied: Border Prosecutions. S 217, Women's Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Access. S 255, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S 439, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. S 467, Corrections Act-Issues Lobbied: Detainers, Prison Early Release. S 497, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S 502, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. S 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S 675, Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Records and Juvenile Solitary Confinement. S 683, CARERS Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Medical Marijuana. S 750, Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Security. S 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. S 786, FAMILY Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S 877, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. S 987, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S 1056, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. S 1169, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Protection Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S 1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: ESEA reauthorization, Education, School Discipline, School Climate, Sanctuary Cities, Detainers, Immigration Enforcement, LGBT Rights, Women's Rights, Criminal Justice. S 1376, National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Border security, Women's Rights. S 1382, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S 1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. S 1513, Second Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. S 1553, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Rights. S 1558, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention, Authorization for Use of Military Force. S 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S 1595, Protecting Individuals From Mass Aerial Surveillance Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, Privacy. S 1598, First Amendment Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S 1599, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S 1619, FY 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention, Authorization for Use of Military Force. S 1631, FISA Improvements Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S 1659, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals/Womens Health Policy Riders. S 1762, Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. S 1770, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S 1788, The Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S 1812, Improving Cooperation with State and Local Governments and Preventing the Catch and Release of Criminal Aliens Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Sanctuary Cities, Detainers, Immigration Enforcement, Mandatory Minimums. S 1814, Stop Sanctuary Cities Act-Issues Lobbied: Sanctuary Cities, Detainers, Immigration Enforcement. S 1842, Protecting American Lives Act-Issues Lobbied: Sanctuary Cities, Detainers, Immigration Enforcement. S 1858, Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S 1881, A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America-Issues Lobbied: Planned Parenthood Defunding. S 1910, The Financial Services and General Government FY16 Appropriations bill-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals/Womens Health Policy Riders, DHS budget: CBP/ICE Oversight and Accountability, Deferred Action. S 1965, MERCY Act-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile Solitary. S 2021, Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. S 2048, USA FREEDOM Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S 2146, Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Detainers. S 2168, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S 2536, SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. HR5, Student Success Act-Issues Lobbied: Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) Reauthorization, Education, School Discipline, School Climate, Religious Liberty, Religion and Public Schools, Criminal Justice. HR6, 21st Century Cures Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Rights. HR22, DRIVE Act-Issues Lobbied: Hair Drug Testing. HR36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Restriction. HR148, DISCLOSE Act-Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance Reform. HR234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. HR283, Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR540, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR637, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR719, Continuing resolution - FY 2016 appropriations-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals, Womens Health Policy Riders, Reproductive Rights. HR846, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR920, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. HR932, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR940, Health Care Conscience Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. HR983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR1232, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1439, FAMILY Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR 1672, REDEEM Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR1680, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. HR1735, FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention, Authorization for Use of Military Force, Torture, Law Enforcement Militarization, Women's Rights. HR1933, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. HR1962, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. HR2029, FY 2016 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention. HR2048, USA Freedom Act 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. HR2092, Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR2197, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. HR 2421, REAL Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR2449, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2530, Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2578, CJS Appropriations Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice, Surveillance, Privacy, Immigration. HR2596, FY 2016 Intelligence Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention, National Security, Surveillance. HR2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. HR 2654, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR2685, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention, Authorization for Use of Military Force, Torture. HR2772, FY 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR2800, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR2802, First Amendment Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2867, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR2875, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2899, Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. HR2944, SAFE Justice Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums, Drug Reform, Sentencing. HR2972, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Women's Rights. HR2995, The Financial Services and General Government FY16 Appropriations bill-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals, Womens Health Policy Riders. HR3009, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act-Issues Lobbied: Detainers, "Sanctuary" Cities, Immigration Enforcement. HR 3011, Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. HR3020, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals, Womens Health Policy Riders. HR3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act-Issues Lobbied: DHS Budget: CBP/ICE Oversight and Accountability, Deferred Action. HR3134, Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Planned Parenthood Defunding. HR3157, Student Privacy Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR3158, RAISE Act-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile Justice. HR3185, Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR 3361, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR3470, Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. HR3495, Womens Public Health and Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Medicaid Restrictions/Planned Parenthood Defunding. HR3504, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Restrictions. HR3518, Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR3576, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: CBP Oversight and Accountability. HR3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Security. HR4225, SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. HR 4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Congressional Issues without Bill Numbers: Weaponized Drone Bill-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Domestic Drones-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. Encryption, government back doors-Issues Lobbied: Privacy Surveillance. Various photo dissemination laws-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Fair Donations for All Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 [Discussion Draft]-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. Campaign Finance Reform Measures and Constitutional Amendments-Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance Reform. Broadband Adoption Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Follow the Money Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Force Multiplier Act-Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing. CORRECT Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. 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, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. FY 2017 immigration appropriations (immigration detention, family detention, immigration enforcement, 287(g) program, PEP, Secure Communities)-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Bond hearings, Prolonged detention-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/victims of violence-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. DHS immigration enforcement reform: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Civil Asset Forfeiture-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. Indigent Defense-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Federal RFRA legislation-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty & Refusals. Women in Combat-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)-Issues Lobbied: Internet Privacy. Countering Violent Extremism Legislation-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Religious Liberty. Mens Rea-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Cuba Travel Ban-Issues Lobbied: National Security. Revenge Pornography Bill-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile Justice. Voting Rights-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. Planned Parenthood Defunding-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Rights. Planned Parenthood Bill of Attainder-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Rights. Department of Defense 1033 program-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. Bureau of Prisons Oversight-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Email Tracking-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Sexual Education Funding-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Stonewall Resolution-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. FOIA Improvement Act-Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency. Hyde Amendment-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Rights. Agencies: Bureau of Justice Statistics-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Death in Custody Reporting. Bureau of Prisons-Issues Lobbied: Re-entry, Residential Drug Treatment. Department of Defense-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance. Department of Education-Issues Lobbied: Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, Civil Rights Data Collection. Department of Health and Human Services-Issues Lobbied: Access to Emergency Contraception in IHS Facilities, Access to Contraception and Abortion Care in ORR, Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, Disability Rights, Conditioning Devices, 1557 Proposed Rule, Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of HIV Transmission by Blood and Blood Products (Draft Guidance). Department of Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA), June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, DHS Immigration Enforcement Reform: Secure Communities, Priority Enforcement Program (PEP), Detainers, Sanctuary Cities, Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence, Bond Hearings, Prolonged Detention, Immigration Appropriations (Immigration Detention, Family Detention, Immigration Enforcement, 287(g) Program, PEP, Secure Communities), FOIA rule, REAL ID. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Issues Lobbied: Fair Housing, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Department of Justice-Issues Lobbied: Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays, EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance, Interior and Border Enforcement, Border Prosecutions, Unaccompanied Minors, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA), June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, Disability Rights, Death in Custody Reporting, Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence, Torture, Rendition Classification, Sentencing Reform, Gender Bias Policing, Militarization of Police, Law Enforcement Reform, LAPD Body Camera Funding, Rescission of the OLC Memo, Muslim-Free Zone Bans by Public Accommodations, 1557 Proposed Rule, Gender Biased Policing. Department of State-Issues Lobbied: Torture, Guananamo Bay. Department of Treasury-Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking. Director of National Intelligence-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Employer Wellness Programs. Executive Office of the President-Issues Lobbied: Fair Chance Hiring/Felon Employment, OLC Religious Exemption Memo, Criminal Justice Reform, Planned Parenthood Funding, Voting Rights, Cell Site Simulators, Transparency, Family Detention, Universal Periodic Review, Whistleblower Bill and Snowden Petition, Digital Strategies, Encryption, Pope Visit, Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, Endangered Species Rule, Solitary Confinement. Federal Aviation Administration-Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drones. Federal Bureau of Investigation-Issues Lobbied: Encryption, Government Back Doors," Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays. Federal Communications Commission-Issues Lobbied: Open Internet Rule, IP Transition, E-Rate Rulemaking, Low Power FM Application Window, Media Ownership Rule, Lifeline Broadband. Food and Drug Administration-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Conditioning Devices, Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of HIV Transmission by Blood and Blood Products (Draft Guidance). Indian Health Service-Issues Lobbied: Access to Emergency Contraception in IHS Facilities. Internal Revenue Service-Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Issues Lobbied: Right to Petition. National Security Agency-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance. Office of Management and Budget-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals, Womens Health Policy Riders to Appropriations Continuing Resolution, Health Care Conscience Rights Act, Immigration Funding (Immigration Detention, Family Detention, Immigration Enforcement, 287(g) Program, PEP, Secure Communities), REAL ID. Office of Justice Program-Issues Lobbied: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act. Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention-Issues Lobbied: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act. Office of the Vice President-Issues Lobbied: Gender Biased Policing. Transportation Security Administration-Issues Lobbied: June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. U.S. Census Bureau-Issues Lobbied: Residence Rule, Prison-Based Gerrymandering. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services-Issues Lobbied: Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence. U.S. Customs and Border Protection-Issues Lobbied: Border Enforcement/CBP Oversight and Excessive Use of Force, June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Issues Lobbied: Right to Petition. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Issues Lobbied: Deportation and Detention Practices, DHS Immigration Enforcement Reform: Secure Communities, Priority Enforcement Program (PEP), Detainers, Sanctuary Cities, Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence. United States Trade Representative-Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership. White House-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals, Womens Health Policy Riders to Appropriations Continuing Resolution, Health Care Conscience Rights Act, Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA), June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, My Brothers Keeper Initiative, DHS Immigration Enforcement Reform: Secure Communities, Priority Enforcement Program (PEP), Detainers, Sanctuary Cities, Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence, FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, Targeted Killing, Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention, Sentencing Reform, Private Prisons and Solitary Confinement, Rescission of the OLC Memo, Stonewall National Monument, 1557 Proposed Rule, Gender Biased Policing, Ban the Box Executive Order for Criminal Background Checks in Employment, EO 12333.
Client expense: $337,134 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, 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), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Inclusion of report language in FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education spending bill that directs the National Cancer Institute to increase research resources to stomach cancer. (HR 3020 / S 1695) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2016 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program. (HR 2685 / S 1553) Increased funding for medical research through the National Institutes of Health (HR 3020 / S 1695) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2017 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $11,250
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
HR 217/ S 51 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill S 50 - Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill S 220 - The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill HR 940 - Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill S 48 - Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): entire bill HR 803/S 404 - Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill HR 7/S 582 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill HR 489 - Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act: entire bill HR 36/S 1553 - Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill HR 448/S 217 - Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill HR.3134/S 1836 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act HR 3301/S 1861/S 1881 - A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. H Res 461 - Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce
Client expense: $10,700 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
HR 426 - Sanctity of Human Life Act: entire bill HR 217/ S 51 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill S 201 - Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill S 50 - Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill S 78 - Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act: entire bill S 219 - Hyde Amendment Codification Act: entire bill S 220 - The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill HR 940 - Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill S 48 - Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): entire bill HR 803/S 404 - Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill HR 816 - Life at Conception Act: entire bill HR 463 - PRO-LIFE Act: entire bill HR 7/S 582 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill HR 489 - Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act: entire bill HR 36/S 1553 - Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill HR 311 - Adoption Promotion Act: entire bill HR 1696 - Parental Notification and Intervention Abortion Act: entire bill HR 448/S 217 - Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill FY 2016 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (entire bill) The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016 Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill Abstinence Education Reallocation Act: entire bill HR 1706 - Real Education for Healthy Youth Act: entire bill Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act: entire bill HR 281 - Every Child is a Blessing Act: entire Bill HR 742/S 358 - Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act: entire bill HR 492 - Ultrasound Informed Consent Act: entire bill HR 610 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to audit States to determine if such States used Medicaid funds in violation of the Hyde Amendment and other Federal prohibitions on funding for abortions, and for other purposes: entire bill S 466 - Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act: entire bill HR 1209/S 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act: entire bill HR 3652/S 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act: entire bill HR 932/S 497 - Healthy Families Act: entire bill HR 2761 - Sanctity of Life Act: entire bill HR 2026 - SUPPORT Act: entire bill HR 2449/S 1382 - Every Child Deserves a Family Act: entire bill HR 532 - Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: entire bill HR 2818 - Protecting Adoption Act: entire bill HR 2721 - Pathways Out of Poverty Act: entire bill HR 2972 - the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015 HR.3134/S 1836 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act HR 3197 - Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act HR 3301/S 1861/S 1881 - A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. HR 3215 - End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act S 1877 - A bill to require the Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Planned Parenthood, and for other purposeS HR 3245 - GRACE Act H Res 399 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should consider legislation to protect traditional marriage and prevent taxpayer funding of abortion. HR 3504/S 2066 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act HR 3515 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit dismemberment abortions, and for other purposes. HR 3494 - Protecting Infants Born Alive Act Protecting Infants from Partial Birth Abortion Act HR 3378 - To direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services. HR 3486 - RISE Out of Poverty Act HR 938/S 1299 - Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization HR 3762 - Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act H.R.3495/S 2159 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act H Res 510/S Res 312 - Supporting the designation of the week beginning November 8, 2015, as "National Pregnancy Center Week" to recognize the vital role that pregnancy care and resource centers play in saving lives and serving women and men faced with difficult pregnancy decisions. H Res 461 - Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce
Client expense: $42,941 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age, as approved by the House of Representatives May 13, 2015, and the Senate companion bill, S. 1553, introduced by Senator Graham (R-SC) on June 11, 2015. Senate motion to proceed to H.R. 36 (cloture failed, September 22, 2015. Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 582), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 22, 2015, 242-179). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R. 803, S. 404) to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940, Black, S. 1919, Lankford), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, and to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws. Contacts in support of inclusion of parallel language in FY 2016 Labor-HHS appropriations bill (H.R. 3020). Amendment to strike those provisions was rejected by the House Appropriations Committee on June 24, 2015, and the bill reported out. Components of the conscience-protection legislation were introduced in the Senate as the Abortion Nondiscrimination Act (ANDA, S. 50), also supported. Contacts in support of retention of pro-life limitations in Senate version of HHS appropriations bill, S. 1695. Contacts in support of inclusion of Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA) provisions in H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (not included). Contacts in support of Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 3515, Smith) and possible Senate companion bill (not introduced during Fourth Quarter). On FY 2016 Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 2995, S. 1910). Contacts in support of Harris Amendment, to prohibit coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management; amendment adopted by House Appropriations Committee on June 17, 2015. Contacts in support of retention of the "Smith Amendment" (Sections 613-614) to prohibit OPM from paying administrative expenses connected with any FEHB health plan that covers elective abortion. Contacts in support of retention of "D.C. Hyde Amendment" (Section 810), to prohibit use of appropriated funds for abortion by the local government of the District of Columbia, with certain exceptions. The FY 2016 Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 2995) approved by the House Appropriations Committee June 17, 2015, contained these three provisions; the second and third were carried over into H.R. 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. H.R. 2995 also contained the Palazzo Amendment, supported, to prevent use of appropriated funds by the local government of the District of Columbia to enforce the "Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act," as reported under DOC; this provision was not carried over into H.R. 2029. Contacts explaining nonsupport for H.R. 426 and H.R. 816, based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises, and nonsupport for possible draft Senate companion bill. Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 448, S. 217), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to "EACH Woman Act" (H.R. 2972), a bill to mandate coverage of abortion without limitation in Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other federally funded health insurance program, to nullify the laws in effect in about half of the states that restrict coverage of abortion in health plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges, and to nullify all other state laws or policies that "inhibit insurance coverage of abortion by private health plans." Contacts in opposition to H.R. 2257 (Rep. Jeff Miller) and S. 469 (Murray), in the forms introduced; these bills would require the Veterans Administration to provide certain services involving the creation, manipulation, and freezing of human embryos; contacts regarding possible revisions to the legislation. Contacts regarding clarifying revisions recommend to H.R. 1356 (gender-specific services by VA). Contacts in support of H.R. 3495 (Duffy), to increase state flexibility to exclude certain abortion providers from Medicaid (passed by the House on Sept. 29. 2015), and Senate companion bill S. 2159 (Vitter). Contacts in support of inclusion of this provision in H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (not included). Contacts pertaining to H.R. 3171 (Sensenbrenner), to make certain amendments to current law governing certain federally funded research involving fetal tissue (non-support), and H.R. 3729 (Sensenbrenner) to limit permissible sources of fetal tissue for federally funded research (under review). Responses to inquiries regarding possible revisions to 42 USC Sec. 289g-1 and 289g-2, including H.R. 3429 (Yoder)(legislation to tighten definition of "valuable consideration" in 289g-2, qualified support). Contacts regarding possible legislation to tighten requirements regarding altering method of abortion and consent pertaining to harvesting of baby body parts (qualified support). Contacts regarding nomination of Karen DeSalvo as DHHS Assistant Secretary for Health; opposed to confirmation at this time. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 3504, Franks), passed by the House Sept. 18, 2015, and in support of Senate companion bill, S. 2066 (Sasse). Contacts received regarding provisions of H.R. 2029, and freestanding bill HR 3920, pertaining to drug ESSURE (no position). Contacts regarding H. Res. 461 (Foxx), to establish a Select Panel attached to House Energy and Commerce Committee to investigate certain aspects of abortion industry practice, including body-parts harvesting, live-born infants, and related issues (support), and potential appointments to that panel. H.Res. 461 approved by House October 7, 2015. Contacts in support of "Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015," H.R. 3134 and S. 1836. Contacts in support of H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Act (budget reconciliation bill), including provision to block most federal funding to Planned Parenthood for one year, including contacts in support of Rule providing for consideration of the bill in the House and House passage on October 23, 2015. Contacts in support of inclusion of similar language in the Senate substitute amendment, and addition of provisions to repeal certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act, including the tax credit program that subsidizes about 1,000 health plans that cover elective abortion. Contacts in opposition to the Collins Amendment to remove the defund-Planned Parenthood provision, and in opposition to the Murray Amendment to replace that provision with a new $1 billion authorization for a fund for which only elective-abortion providers would be eligible (both amendments were rejected). Contacts regarding amendments filed pertaining to Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances statute; no position (amendments did not come to vote). Contacts in support of passage of the bill in the Senate (bill passed Dec. 3, 2015).
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage, Genetic Testing (general); Health Disparities (general); Emergency Contraception (general); Health Care Reform Implementation; Drug Dependence (general); HIV Screening (general); Gynecologic Cancer; Breast Cancer (general); Breastfeeding (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Prematurity (general); Disparities (general); Prevention and Public Health Fund (general); Maternal Mortality (general); Imaging (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Quality Improvement Measurement (general); Contraception (general); Postpartum Depression (general); CMS Provider Penalties (general); Preeclampsia (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Abortion (general); Indian Health (general); Teaching Health Centers (general); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); H.R. 2866, Healthy MOM Act; CMS Health IT Incentive Program, Meaningful Use Stage 3; H.R. 3940, Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act; S. 466, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act; S. 1427, Quality Measure Alignment Act of 2015; H.R. 836/S. 884, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; H.R. 865, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act; H.R. 2603/S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act; H.R. 3658/S. 84, GEDI Act; Pregnancy Discrimination (general); H.R. 2654/S. 1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R. 1209/S.628 Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; H.R. 1462/S.799, Protecting our Infants Act; H.R. 3691/S. 2226, Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act; H.R.36/S. 1553, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; H.R. 448/S.217, Women's Health Protection Act of 2015; H.R. 3134/S. 764, Defund Planned Parenthood Act; H.R. 3504/S. 1603, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act; H.R. 3495, Womens Public Health and Safety Act; H.Res. 461, Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce; H.Res. 558/S.Res. 327, Condemning Violence That Targets Healthcare for Women; H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act; Innovation for Healthier Americans; H.R. 1375/S. 142, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; H.R. 3656/S. 2100, Tobacco to 21 Act; H.R. 3652/S. 674, 21st Century Womens Health Act; S. 1532, Affordability is Access Act; H.R. 2191/S. 1170, Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R. 1925, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Ernie Bodai; H.R. 2058, FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015; H.R. 3441, Accurate Education for Prenatal Screenings Act; H.R. 3339/S. 1926, Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act; H.R. 3235, Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act; Shackling During Pregnancy (general); and H.R. 3539, Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation Act.
Client expense: $333,697 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act, HR 2972 Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015, HR 3134 Protecting Infants Born Alive Act, HR 3494 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, HR 3504 A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, S 1881 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, S 1553 Affordable Care Act implementation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
HR 217/ S 51 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill S 201 - Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill S 50 - Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill S 220 - The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill HR 940 - Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill S 48 - Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): entire bill HR 803/S 404 - Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill HR 7/S 582 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill HR 489 - Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act: entire bill HR 36/S 1553 - Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill HR 448/S 217 - Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill HR.3134/S 1836 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act HR 3301/S 1861/S 1881 - A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Client expense: $329,241 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2015 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
HR 426 - Sanctity of Human Life Act: entire bill HR 217/ S 51 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill S 201 - Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill S 50 - Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill S 78 - Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act: entire bill S 219 - Hyde Amendment Codification Act: entire bill S 220 - The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill HR 940 - Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill S 48 - Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): entire bill HR 803/S 404 - Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill HR 816 - Life at Conception Act: entire bill HR 463 - PRO-LIFE Act: entire bill HR 7/S 582 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill HR 489 - Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act: entire bill HR 36/S 1553 - Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill HR 311 - Adoption Promotion Act: entire bill HR 1696 - Parental Notification and Intervention Abortion Act: entire bill HR 448/S 217 - Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill FY 2016 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (entire bill) The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016 Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill Abstinence Education Reallocation Act: entire bill HR 1706 - Real Education for Healthy Youth Act: entire bill Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act: entire bill HR 281 - Every Child is a Blessing Act: entire Bill HR 742/S 358 - Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act: entire bill HR 492 - Ultrasound Informed Consent Act: entire bill HR 610 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to audit States to determine if such States used Medicaid funds in violation of the Hyde Amendment and other Federal prohibitions on funding for abortions, and for other purposes: entire bill S 466 - Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act: entire bill HR 1209/S 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act: entire bill HR 3652/S 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act: entire bill HR 932/S 497 - Healthy Families Act: entire bill HR 2761 - Sanctity of Life Act: entire bill HR 2026 - SUPPORT Act: entire bill HR 2449/S 1382 - Every Child Deserves a Family Act: entire bill HR 532 - Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: entire bill HR 2818 - Protecting Adoption Act: entire bill HR 2721 - Pathways Out of Poverty Act: entire bill HR 2972 - the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015 HR.3134/S 1836 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act HR 3197 - Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act HR 3301/S 1861/S 1881 - A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. HR 3215 - End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act S 1877 - A bill to require the Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Planned Parenthood, and for other purposeS HR 3245 - GRACE Act H Res 399 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should consider legislation to protect traditional marriage and prevent taxpayer funding of abortion. HR 3504/S 2066 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act HR 3515 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit dismemberment abortions, and for other purposes. HR 3494 - Protecting Infants Born Alive Act Protecting Infants from Partial Birth Abortion Act HR 3378 - To direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services. HR 3486 - RISE Out of Poverty Act HR 938/S 1299 - Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization HR 3762 - Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act H.R.3495 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act
Client expense: $278,546 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Inclusion of report language in FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education spending bill that directs the National Cancer Institute to increase research resources to stomach cancer. (HR 3020 / S 1695) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2016 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program. (HR 2685 / S 1553) Increased funding for medical research through the National Institutes of Health (HR 3020 / S 1695)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $11,250
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 217, H.R. 448 Women's Health Protection Act H.R. 1735 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 1974 HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act H.R. 3504 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act H.R. 3495 Women's Public Health and Safety Act S. 1553 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act S. 1881 A bill to prohibit Federal funding of PPFA Hyde Creep Women's Rights in El Salvador Universal Periodic Review State Department Country Reports Oral Contraceptives Over The Counter SCOTUS Campaign General reproductive issues
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2015 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Health, Abortion, HR 3495, The Women's Health and Public Safety Act, to permit a state to exclude abortion provider and facilities where abortion are performed. HR 3504, Born-Alive ABortion Survivors PRotection Act to protect infants born alive following attempted abortion. HR 3134 Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015, to defund Planned Parenthood from federal funding. S 1553 Pain-Capable Unborn Child PRotection Act, to restrict abortion at 20 weeks gestation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: SJ ReS 19, Constitutional amendment to limit 1A on political speech-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S ReS 104, S ReS 104-Issues Lobbied: Border Prosecutions. S 217, Women's Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Access. S 255, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S 439, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. S 467, Corrections Act-Issues Lobbied: Detainers, Prison Early Release. S 497, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S 502, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. S 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S 675, Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Records and Juvenile Solitary Confinement. S 683, CARERS Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Medical Marijuana. S 750, Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Security. S 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. S 786, FAMILY Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S 877, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. S 987, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S 1056, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. S 1169, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Protection Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S 1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: ESEA reauthorization, Education, School Discipline, School Climate, Sanctuary Cities, Detainers, Immigration Enforcement, LGBT Rights, Women's Rights, Criminal Justice. S 1376, National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Border security, Women's Rights. S 1382, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S 1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. S 1513, Second Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. S 1553, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Rights. S 1558, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention, Authorization for Use of Military Force. S 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S 1595, Protecting Individuals From Mass Aerial Surveillance Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, Privacy. S 1598, First Amendment Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S 1599, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S 1619, FY 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention, Authorization for Use of Military Force. S 1631, FISA Improvements Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S 1659, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals/Womens Health Policy Riders. S 1762, Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. S 1770, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S 1788, The Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S 1812, Improving Cooperation with State and Local Governments and Preventing the Catch and Release of Criminal Aliens Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Sanctuary Cities, Detainers, Immigration Enforcement, Mandatory Minimums. S 1814, Stop Sanctuary Cities Act-Issues Lobbied: Sanctuary Cities, Detainers, Immigration Enforcement. S 1842, Protecting American Lives Act-Issues Lobbied: Sanctuary Cities, Detainers, Immigration Enforcement. S 1858, Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S 1881, A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America-Issues Lobbied: Planned Parenthood Defunding. S 1910, The Financial Services and General Government FY16 Appropriations bill-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals/Womens Health Policy Riders, DHS budget: CBP/ICE Oversight and Accountability, Deferred Action. S 1965, MERCY Act-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile Solitary. S 2021, Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. S 2048, USA FREEDOM Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S 2146, Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Detainers. S 2168, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S 2536, SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. HR5, Student Success Act-Issues Lobbied: Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) Reauthorization, Education, School Discipline, School Climate, Religious Liberty, Religion and Public Schools, Criminal Justice. HR6, 21st Century Cures Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Rights. HR22, DRIVE Act-Issues Lobbied: Hair Drug Testing. HR36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Restriction. HR148, DISCLOSE Act-Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance Reform. HR234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. HR283, Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR540, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR637, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR719, Continuing resolution - FY 2016 appropriations-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals, Womens Health Policy Riders, Reproductive Rights. HR846, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR920, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. HR932, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR940, Health Care Conscience Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. HR983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR1232, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1439, FAMILY Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR 1672, REDEEM Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR1680, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. HR1735, FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention, Authorization for Use of Military Force, Torture, Law Enforcement Militarization, Women's Rights. HR1933, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. HR1962, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. HR2029, FY 2016 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention. HR2048, USA Freedom Act 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. HR2092, Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR2197, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. HR 2421, REAL Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR2449, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2530, Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2578, CJS Appropriations Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice, Surveillance, Privacy, Immigration. HR2596, FY 2016 Intelligence Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention, National Security, Surveillance. HR2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. HR 2654, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR2685, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention, Authorization for Use of Military Force, Torture. HR2772, FY 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR2800, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR2802, First Amendment Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2867, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR2875, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2899, Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. HR2944, SAFE Justice Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums, Drug Reform, Sentencing. HR2972, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Women's Rights. HR2995, The Financial Services and General Government FY16 Appropriations bill-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals, Womens Health Policy Riders. HR3009, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act-Issues Lobbied: Detainers, "Sanctuary" Cities, Immigration Enforcement. HR 3011, Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. HR3020, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals, Womens Health Policy Riders. HR3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act-Issues Lobbied: DHS Budget: CBP/ICE Oversight and Accountability, Deferred Action. HR3134, Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Planned Parenthood Defunding. HR3157, Student Privacy Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR3158, RAISE Act-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile Justice. HR3185, Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR 3361, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR3470, Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. HR3495, Womens Public Health and Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Medicaid Restrictions/Planned Parenthood Defunding. HR3504, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Restrictions. HR3518, Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR3576, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: CBP Oversight and Accountability. HR3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Security. HR4225, SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. HR 4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Congressional Issues without Bill Numbers: Weaponized Drone Bill-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Domestic Drones-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. Encryption, government back doors-Issues Lobbied: Privacy Surveillance. Various photo dissemination laws-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Fair Donations for All Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 [Discussion Draft]-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. Campaign Finance Reform Measures and Constitutional Amendments-Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance Reform. Broadband Adoption Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Follow the Money Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Force Multiplier Act-Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing. CORRECT Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. 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, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. FY 2017 immigration appropriations (immigration detention, family detention, immigration enforcement, 287(g) program, PEP, Secure Communities)-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Bond hearings, Prolonged detention-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/victims of violence-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. DHS immigration enforcement reform: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Civil Asset Forfeiture-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. Indigent Defense-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Federal RFRA legislation-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty & Refusals. Women in Combat-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)-Issues Lobbied: Internet Privacy. Countering Violent Extremism Legislation-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Religious Liberty. Mens Rea-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Cuba Travel Ban-Issues Lobbied: National Security. Revenge Pornography Bill-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile Justice. Voting Rights-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. Planned Parenthood Defunding-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Rights. Planned Parenthood Bill of Attainder-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Rights. Department of Defense 1033 program-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. Bureau of Prisons Oversight-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Email Tracking-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Sexual Education Funding-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. Stonewall Resolution-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. FOIA Improvement Act-Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency. Hyde Amendment-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Rights. Agencies: Bureau of Justice Statistics-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Death in Custody Reporting. Bureau of Prisons-Issues Lobbied: Re-entry, Residential Drug Treatment. Department of Defense-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance. Department of Education-Issues Lobbied: Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, Civil Rights Data Collection. Department of Health and Human Services-Issues Lobbied: Access to Emergency Contraception in IHS Facilities, Access to Contraception and Abortion Care in ORR, Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, Disability Rights, Conditioning Devices, 1557 Proposed Rule, Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of HIV Transmission by Blood and Blood Products (Draft Guidance). Department of Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA), June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, DHS Immigration Enforcement Reform: Secure Communities, Priority Enforcement Program (PEP), Detainers, Sanctuary Cities, Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence, Bond Hearings, Prolonged Detention, Immigration Appropriations (Immigration Detention, Family Detention, Immigration Enforcement, 287(g) Program, PEP, Secure Communities), FOIA rule, REAL ID. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Issues Lobbied: Fair Housing, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. Department of Justice-Issues Lobbied: Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays, EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance, Interior and Border Enforcement, Border Prosecutions, Unaccompanied Minors, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA), June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, Disability Rights, Death in Custody Reporting, Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence, Torture, Rendition Classification, Sentencing Reform, Gender Bias Policing, Militarization of Police, Law Enforcement Reform, LAPD Body Camera Funding, Rescission of the OLC Memo, Muslim-Free Zone Bans by Public Accommodations, 1557 Proposed Rule, Gender Biased Policing. Department of State-Issues Lobbied: Torture, Guananamo Bay. Department of Treasury-Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking. Director of National Intelligence-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Employer Wellness Programs. Executive Office of the President-Issues Lobbied: Fair Chance Hiring/Felon Employment, OLC Religious Exemption Memo, Criminal Justice Reform, Planned Parenthood Funding, Voting Rights, Cell Site Simulators, Transparency, Family Detention, Universal Periodic Review, Whistleblower Bill and Snowden Petition, Digital Strategies, Encryption, Pope Visit, Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, Endangered Species Rule, Solitary Confinement. Federal Aviation Administration-Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drones. Federal Bureau of Investigation-Issues Lobbied: Encryption, Government Back Doors," Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays. Federal Communications Commission-Issues Lobbied: Open Internet Rule, IP Transition, E-Rate Rulemaking, Low Power FM Application Window, Media Ownership Rule, Lifeline Broadband. Food and Drug Administration-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Conditioning Devices, Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of HIV Transmission by Blood and Blood Products (Draft Guidance). Indian Health Service-Issues Lobbied: Access to Emergency Contraception in IHS Facilities. Internal Revenue Service-Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Issues Lobbied: Right to Petition. National Security Agency-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance. Office of Management and Budget-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals, Womens Health Policy Riders to Appropriations Continuing Resolution, Health Care Conscience Rights Act, Immigration Funding (Immigration Detention, Family Detention, Immigration Enforcement, 287(g) Program, PEP, Secure Communities), REAL ID. Office of Justice Program-Issues Lobbied: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act. Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention-Issues Lobbied: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act. Office of the Vice President-Issues Lobbied: Gender Biased Policing. Transportation Security Administration-Issues Lobbied: June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. U.S. Census Bureau-Issues Lobbied: Residence Rule, Prison-Based Gerrymandering. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services-Issues Lobbied: Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence. U.S. Customs and Border Protection-Issues Lobbied: Border Enforcement/CBP Oversight and Excessive Use of Force, June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Issues Lobbied: Right to Petition. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Issues Lobbied: Deportation and Detention Practices, DHS Immigration Enforcement Reform: Secure Communities, Priority Enforcement Program (PEP), Detainers, Sanctuary Cities, Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence. United States Trade Representative-Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership. White House-Issues Lobbied: Religious Refusals, Womens Health Policy Riders to Appropriations Continuing Resolution, Health Care Conscience Rights Act, Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA), June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, My Brothers Keeper Initiative, DHS Immigration Enforcement Reform: Secure Communities, Priority Enforcement Program (PEP), Detainers, Sanctuary Cities, Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence, FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, Targeted Killing, Guantanamo Bay, Indefinite Detention, Sentencing Reform, Private Prisons and Solitary Confinement, Rescission of the OLC Memo, Stonewall National Monument, 1557 Proposed Rule, Gender Biased Policing, Ban the Box Executive Order for Criminal Background Checks in Employment, EO 12333.
Client expense: $337,134 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, 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), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age, and Franks Substitute Amendment thereto, approved by the House of Representatives May 13, 2015. Contacts in support of the Senate companion bill, S. 1553, introduced by Senator Graham (R-SC) on June 11, 2015. Contacts in support of Senate motion to proceed to H.R. 36 (cloture failed, September 22, 2015). Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 582), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 22, 2015, 242-179). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R. 803, S. 404) to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940, Black, S. 1919, Lankford), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, and to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws. Contacts in support of inclusion of parallel language in FY 2016 Labor-HHS appropriations bill (H.R. 3020). Amendment to strike those provisions was rejected by the House Appropriations Committee on June 24, and the bill reported out. Components of the conscience-protection legislation were introduced in the Senate as S. 50, also supported. Contacts in support of retention of pro-life limitations in Senate version of HHS appropriations bill, S. 1695. Contacts in support of Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 3515, Smith) and possible Senate companion bill (not introduced during Third Quarter). On FY 2016 Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 2995, S. 1910). Contacts in support of Harris Amendment, to prohibit coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management; amendment adopted by House Appropriations Committee on June 17, 2015. Contacts in support of retention of the "Smith Amendment" (Sections 613-614) to prohibit OPM from paying administrative expenses connected with any FEHB health plan that covers elective abortion. Contacts in support of retention of "D.C. Hyde Amendment" (Section 810), to prohibit use of appropriated funds for abortion by the local government of the District of Columbia, with certain exceptions. The FY 2016 Financial Services appropriations bill (H.R. 2995) approved by the House Appropriations Committee June 17, 2015, contained these three provisions. The bill also contained the Palazzo Amendment, supported, to prevent use of appropriated funds by the local government of the District of Columbia to enforce the "Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act," as reported under DOC. Contacts in support of H.R. 281, the Every Child is a Blessing Act, legislation to curb use of wrongful birth and wrongful life causes of action, introduced by Rep. Palazzo. Contacts explaining nonsupport for H.R. 426 and H.R. 816, based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (S. 48, Vitter)(House companion, Franks, not introduced), to prohibit sex-selection abortions. Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 448, S. 217), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in opposition to H.R. 2257 (Rep. Jeff Miller) and S. 469 (Murray), in the forms introduced; these bills would require the Veterans Administration to provide certain services involving the creation, manipulation, and freezing of human embryos; contacts regarding possible revisions to the legislation. Contacts regarding clarifying revisions recommend to H.R. 1356 (gender-specific services by VA). Contacts advocating inclusion of language in "American Health Care Reform Act" (Rep. Roe) to prevent support for human cloning and other anti-life practices, including protective language included in the bill as introduced (H.R. 2653) on June 4, 2015. Contacts regarding abortion-related aspects of "Care Planning Act of 2015" (S. 1549), introduced by Senators Warner and Isakson. Contacts regarding abortion-related aspects of "Personalize Your Care Act," draft legislation by Reps. Blumenauer and Roe. Contacts in support of various bills to exclude Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and/or certain other abortion providers from receiving certain federal funds, including S. 1881 (Ernst), S. 1861 (Paul), H.R. 3134/S. 1836 (Defund Planned Parenthood Act, Rep. Black, Sen. Lankford), H.R. 3197 (Black), and H. Con. Res. 79 (Roby). Contacts in support of inclusion of related language in reconciliation legislation (not numbered), including letter to House dated Sept. 29, 2015. Contacts pertaining to draft legislation (Ellmers) proposing defunding remedy for entities involved in violations of 18 USC Sec. 1531; nonsupport (not introduced). Contacts pertaining to H.R. 3443 (Ellmers), proposing curb on funding to PPFA from Title X of PHSA only during duration of GAO review; nonsupport. Contacts regarding H.R. 2722 (Maloney), funding of certain breast cancer research; no position. Contacts in support of H.R. 3495 (Duffy), to increase state flexibility to exclude certain abortion providers from Medicaid (passed by the House on Sept. 29. 2015). Contacts in support of inclusion of clarifying language in H.R. 6 (21st Century Cures Act). Contacts pertaining to H.R. 3171 (Sensenbrenner), to make certain amendments to current law governing certain federally funded research involving fetal tissue; non-support. Responses to inquiries regarding possible revisions to 42 USC Sec. 289g-1 and 289g-2, including H.R. 3429 (Yoder)(legislation to tighten definition of "valuable consideration" in 289g-2, qualified support). Contacts regarding nomination of Karen DeSalvo as DHHS Assistant Secretary for Health; opposed to confirmation at this time. Contacts in support of Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 3504, Franks), passed by the House Sept. 18, 2015, and possible inclusion of such language in continuing resolution. Contacts in support of Senate companion bill, S. 2066 (Sasse). Contacts pertaining to H.R. 3494 (Blackburn), defunding remedy for entities involved in born-alive violations; nonsupport. Contacts regarding H. Res. 461 (Foxx), to establish a Select Panel attached to House Energy and Commerce Committee to investigate Planned Parenthood, fetal tissue use, late abortions and related issues (support), and potential appointments to that panel.
Client expense: $85,770 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
114th H.R. 1439 and S. 786 - Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act 114th H.R. 2654 and S. 1512 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) Investigations into and defunding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, especially the Defund Planned Parenthood Act (114th H.R. 3134 and H.Con.Res. 79), the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (114th H.R. 3504), bills to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (114th S. 1861 and S. 1881), related provisions in S.Amdt. 2669 to 114th H.J.Res. 61, and a potential Senate amendment to the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (114th H.R. 22); also prioritization of Planned Parenthood over the critical need to restore the Voting Rights Act (Public Law No: 89-110) Religious refusals, generally; the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (Public Law No: 103-141), potential amendments thereto and interpretive memorandum issued by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) on June 29, 2007, "Application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the Award of a Grant Pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act"; and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (Public Law No: 106-274) Reproductive health and rights, generally, but especially the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (114th H.R. 36 and S. 1553) and the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act (114th H.R. 2972)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, 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), Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) Investigations into and defunding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, especially the Defund Planned Parenthood Act (114th H.R. 3134 and H.Con.Res. 79), the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (114th H.R. 3504), bills to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (114th S. 1861 and S. 1881), related provisions in S.Amdt. 2669 to 114th H.J.Res. 61, and a potential Senate amendment to the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (114th H.R. 22); also prioritization of Planned Parenthood over the critical need to restore the Voting Rights Act (Public Law No: 89-110) Religious refusals, generally; the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (Public Law No: 103-141), potential amendments thereto and interpretive memorandum issued by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) on June 29, 2007, "Application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the Award of a Grant Pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act"; and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (Public Law No: 106-274) Reproductive health and rights, generally, but especially the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (114th H.R. 36 and S. 1553) and the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act (114th H.R. 2972) Treatment of National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) (Public Law No: 103-31) compliance in Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Public Law No: 11-148) implementation
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, 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), Office of Justice Program, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage, Genetic Testing (general); Health Disparities (general); Emergency Contraception (general); Health Care Reform Implementation; Drug Dependence (general); HIV Screening (general); Gynecological Cancer; Breast Cancer (general); Breastfeeding (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Prematurity (general); Disparities (general); Prevention and Public Health Fund (general); Maternal Mortality (general); Imaging (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Quality Improvement Measurement (general); Contraception (general); Postpartum Depression (general); CMS Provider Penalties (general); Preeclampsia (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Abortion (general); Indian Health (general); Teaching Health Centers (general); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); H.R. 2866, Healthy MOM Act; CMS Health IT Incentive Program, Meaningful Use Stage 3; H.R. 1974, HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2015; S. 466, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act; S. 1427, Quality Measure Alignment Act of 2015; H.R. 836/S. 884, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; H.R. 3658/S. 84, GEDI Act; H.R. 2603/S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act; Pregnancy Discrimination (general); S. 821, BPA in Food Packaging Right to Know Act; H.R. 1209/S.628 Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; H.R. 1462/S.799, Protecting our Infants Act; H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act; Innovation for Healthier Americans; Health Equity and Accountability Act; H.R. 293 Exempt certain transfers of value from reporting requirements under Sunshine Act; H.R. 1375/S. 142, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act; H.R. 3652/S. 674, 21st Century Womens Health Act; H.R.7/S. 582, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2015; H.R.36/S. 1553, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; H.R. 448/S.217, Women's Health Protection Act of 2015; H.R. 865, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015; H.R. 2654/S. 1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; S. 1532, Affordability is Access Act; H.R. 2191/S. 1170, Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R. 1925, To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Ernie Bodai; H.R. 2058, FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015; H.R. 3656/S. 2100, Tobacco to 21 Act; H.R. 3441, Accurate Education for Prenatal Screenings Act; H.R. 3339/S. 1926, Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act; H.R. 3235, Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act; Shackling During Pregnancy (general); H.R. 3134/S. 764, Defund Planned Parenthood Act; H.R. 3504/S. 1603, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act; H.R. 3495, Womens Public Health and Safety Act; H.R. 3539, Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation; H.R. 3539, Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation Act; H.R. 2407, School Milk Nutrition Act of 2015.
Client expense: $498,494 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6) Advocate against restriction on funding relating to abortion House Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36/S. 1553) Advocate against bill banning certain abortions Senate Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015 (H.R. 2972) Advocate for eliminating restrictions regarding insurance coverage of abortion House Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 3504/S. 1603) Advocate against bill that would interfere with the patient provider relationship House/Senate Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 (S. 469) Advocate against provisions that would hurt womens reproductive health Senate Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 (S. 1910) Advocate against amendments that would harm women in D.C. House Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 (S. 1893) Advocate against expansion of restrictions on abortion Senate
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 1553 is unconstitutional. S. 1553 violates established constitutional standards by imposing a pre-viability abortion ban. Furthermore, the bills failure to include a health exception also violate the constitutional standards. Oppose any effort to reinstate the harmful global gag rule, also known as the Mexico City Policy. While the Helms Amendment restricts U.S. foreign assistance funding for abortions as a method of family planning, the global gag rule goes a step further by preventing foreign organizations using their own funds to provide information, referrals, or services for legal abortion or to advocate for access to abortion services in their own country from receiving U.S. international family planning assistance. Co-Sponsor the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2654/ S. 1512) We are committed to promoting the health and economic security of our nations families, we urge you to support the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2654/ S. 1512). This legislation promotes healthy pregnancies and economic security for pregnant women and their families and strengthens the economy.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), President of the U.S., SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 1553 - Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Bans late term abortions after 20 weeks gestation due to pain for the unborn. H.R. 3134 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015: Would place a moratorium on federal funding of PPFA for one year from the date of the bills enactment. H.R. 3504 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: Requires care for babies born after botched abortions, creates criminal penalties for killing babies by action or neglect. S. 1863 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015: Would place a moratorium on federal funding of PPFA for one year from the date of the bills enactment. S. 2066 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection ActRequires care for babies born after botched abortions, creates criminal penalties for killing babies by action or neglect. S. 1881 - Bill to prohibit Federal Funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaTo protect women's health and defund PPFA and its affiliates. S. Amdt. To H.J.Res. 61Senate Continuing Resolution: CR through December 11 that includes on year moratorium of funds for PPFA. FY16 Continuing Resolution (substitute amendment #2689)Senate Continuing Resolution: CR through December 11 that continues to fund PPFA. H.R. 2722 - Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act: Designates 50% money raised through coin sales to Susan G. Komen which funds Planned Parenthood. H.R. 3495 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act: Amends Title XIX of Social Security Act to allow states to restrict Medicaid reimbursements for certain providers based on their involvement in abortion. FY16 Continuing Resolution: Continuing Resolution CR through December 11 that continues to fund PPFA. H.Res. 461 - To establish a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce: To investigate the practices & finances surrounding fetal tissue procurement and abortion providers and recommend legislation. S. 1858 - Equality Act: To create special protections for sexual orientation and gender identity in multiple federal laws. H.R. 3185 - Equality Act: To create special protections for sexual orientation and gender identity in multiple federal laws.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.R. 36 and S. 1553, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act H.R. 2972, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015 H.R. 3494, Protecting Infants Born Alive Act H.R. 3504, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Bill not introduced/no bill number, Protecting Infants Born Alive Act (House) Bill not introduced/no bill number, Protecting Infants from Partial-Birth Abortion Act (House) Funding for federal sex education programs, Office of Management and Budget
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 1553 - Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Bans late term abortions after 20 weeks gestation due to pain for the unborn. S.1177 - Every Child Achieves Act // Amendment: Student Nondiscrimination Act: Provision to create certain special rights H.R. 3134 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015: Would place a moratorium on federal funding of PPFA for one year from the date of the bills enactment. H.R. 3504 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: Requires care for babies born after botched abortions, creates criminal penalties for killing babies by action or neglect. S. 1863 - Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015: Would place a moratorium on federal funding of PPFA for one year from the date of the bills enactment. S. 2066 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: Requires care for babies born after botched abortions, creates criminal penalties for killing babies by action or neglect. S. 1881 - Bill to prohibit Federal Funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America: To protect women's health and defund PPFA and its affiliates. S. Amdt. To H.J.Res. 61 - Senate Continuing Resolution: CR through December 11 that includes on year moratorium of funds for PPFA. FY16 Continuing Resolution - (substitute amendment #2689): Senate Continuing Resolution CR through December 11 that continues to fund PPFA. H.R. 2722 - Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act: Designates 50% money raised through coin sales to Susan G. Komen which funds PPFA. H.R. 3495 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act: Amends Title XIX of Social Security Act to allow states to restrict Medicaid reimbursements for certain providers based on their involvement in abortion. FY16 Continuing Resolution:Continuing Resolution CR through December 11 that continues to fund PPFA. H.Res. 461 - To establish a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce: To investigate the practices & finances surrounding fetal tissue procurement and abortion providers and recommend legislation. S. 1858Equality Act: To incorporate sexual orientation and gender identity in multiple federal laws regarding non-discrimination. H.R. 3185 Equality Act: To incorporate sexual orientation and gender identity in multiple federal laws regarding non-discrimination.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
maternity care, FDA, research & pregnancy; health reform; Affordable Care Act, Maternal Health Accountability Act, pre-term birth medication in pregnancy and breastfeeding, 21st Century Cures Innovations for Healthier Americans, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act, S. 1553 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
HR 217/ S 51 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill S 201 - Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill S 50 - Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill S 220 - The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill HR 940 - Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill S 48 - Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): entire bill HR 803/S 404 - Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill HR 7/S 582 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill HR 489 - Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act: entire bill HR 36/S 1553 - Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill HR 448/S 217 - Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill
Client expense: $11,569 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2015 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
HR 426 - Sanctity of Human Life Act: entire bill HR 217/ S 51 - Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act: entire bill S 201 - Child Custody Protection Act: entire bill S 50 - Abortion Nondiscrimination Act: entire bill S 78 - Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act: entire bill S 219 - Hyde Amendment Codification Act: entire bill S 220 - The Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act: entire bill HR 940 - Health Care Conscience Rights Act: entire bill S 48 - Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA): entire bill HR 803/S 404 - Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: entire bill HR 816 - Life at Conception Act: entire bill HR 463 - PRO-LIFE Act: entire bill HR 7/S 582 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: entire bill HR 489 - Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act: entire bill HR 36/S 1553 - Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: entire bill HR 311 - Adoption Promotion Act: entire bill HR 1696 - Parental Notification and Intervention Abortion Act: entire bill HR 448/S 217 - Women's Health Protection Act: entire bill MARCH for Military Women Act: entire bill FY 2016 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (entire bill) The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016 Stop Deceptive Services for Womens Services Act: entire bill Abstinence Education Reallocation Act: entire bill HR 1706 - Real Education for Healthy Youth Act: entire bill Repealing Ineffective and Incomplete Abstinence-Only Program Funding Act: entire bill HR 281 - Every Child is a Blessing Act: entire Bill HR 742/S 358 - Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act: entire bill HR 492 - Ultrasound Informed Consent Act: entire bill HR 610 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to audit States to determine if such States used Medicaid funds in violation of the Hyde Amendment and other Federal prohibitions on funding for abortions, and for other purposes: entire bill S 466 - Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act: entire bill HR 1209/S 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act: entire bill S 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act: entire bill HR 932/S 497 - Healthy Families Act: entire bill HR 2761 - Sanctity of Life Act: entire bill HR 2026 - SUPPORT Act: entire bill HR 2449/S 1382 - Every Child Deserves a Family Act: entire bill HR 532 - Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: entire bill HR 2818 - Protecting Adoption Act: entire bill HR 2721 - Pathways Out of Poverty Act: entire bill H.R. 2972, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015 H.R. 2866, the Healthy MOM Act
Client expense: $172,805 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Peace Corps, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: 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 Council in approving the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights & Religion and Belief. SJRes19, Constitutional amendment to limit 1A on political speech-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S50, Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. S178, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S208, Secure the Border First Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Policy. S247, Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S255, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S270, Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S353, Justice Safety Valve Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums, Sentencing. S356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. 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. S607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S674, 21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. S675, Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment (REDEEM) Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Records and Juvenile Solitary Confinement. S683, CARERS Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Medical Marijuana. S750, Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Enforcement. S754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. S772, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Disfranchisement. 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. S1056, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; LGBT Rights. S1119, National Criminal Justice Commission Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. S1123, USA FREEDOM Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S1169, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: ESEA reauthorization; Education; School discipline; School climate; LGBT Rights; Religious Liberty; Racial Justice; Criminal Justice Reform. S1357, To extend [authorities] under the FISA of 1978-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S1376, National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; Border security; LGBT Rights. S1382, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Women's Rights. S1438, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1513, Second Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. S1553, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S1558, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1598, First Amendment Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1599, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S1610, BALTIMORE Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling. S1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act-Issues Lobbied: DHS budget: CBP/ICE oversight and accountability; Deferred Action; Reproductive Rights; National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; AUMF. S1631, FISA Improvements Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S1659, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. S1725, FY2016 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S2048, USA FREEDOM Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S2536, SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. HConRes55, Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces deployed to Iraq or Syria on or after August 7, 2014, other than Armed Forces required to protect United States diplomatic facilities and-Issues Lobbied: Authorized Use of Military Force. HJRes43, 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. HJRes44, A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights & Religion and Belief. HRes295, Resolution supporting use of body-worn cameras-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR5, Student Success Act-Issues Lobbied: Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) reauthorization; Education; School discipline; School climate; Religious Liberty; LGBT Rights; Racial Justice; Criminal Justice Reform. HR36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. HR148, DISCLOSE Act & Numerous CFR Measures and Constitutional Amendments-Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance Reform. HR234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. HR283, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR399, Secure Our Borders First Act-Issues Lobbied: Border policy. HR401, Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; National Security. HR540, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration 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. 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. HR920, Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory Minimums. HR932, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR940, Health Care Conscience Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. HR983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Detainers; state and local immigration enforcement. HR1232, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1439, FAMILY Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR1459, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Disfranchisement. HR1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy; Cybersecurity. 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. HR1735, FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Torture; Women's Rights; Border Enforcement; LGBT Rights. HR1933, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices; LGBT Rights. HR1962, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. HR2029, FY 2016 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention. HR2048, USA Freedom Act 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. HR2063, National Center for the Right to Counsel Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Law Reform. HR2092, Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR2197, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. HR2449, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights; Women's Rights. HR2530, Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016-Issues Lobbied: Housing, Disparate Impact, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. HR2578, FY 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice; Surveillance; Privacy; Immigration; Housing, Disparate Impact; Immigration enforcement, court funding; Access to counsel, Immigration courts, Asylum. HR2596, FY 2016 Intelligence Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; National Security; Surveillance. HR2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. HR2654, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2685, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Torture; Women's Rights. HR2772, FY 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Reproductive Rights. HR2800, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR2802, First Amendment Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2867, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR2875, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2899, Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. HR2944, SAFE Justice Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile Justice; Mandatory Minimums, Drug Reform, Sentencing. HR2972, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Reproductive Rights. HR3361, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR3979, National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR4225, SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. HR4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Congressional Issues without Bill Numbers: 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, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. My Brothers Keeper Initiative-Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Education, Disparate Impact, Womens Rights, Racial Profiling. Protecting Individuals From Mass Aerial Surveillance Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, Privacy. Women in Combat-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. FY16 Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Border Enforcement; DHS budget: CBP/ICE Oversight and Accountability; Deferred Action; Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Executive Actions. CBP Oversight and Excessive Use of Force-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Fair Donations for All Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 [Discussion Draft]-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. CORRECT Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Force Multiplier Act-Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing. Standards To Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment Involving Unaccompanied Children-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. The Financial Services and General Government FY16 Appropriations bill-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief; LGBT Rights. Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies-Issues Lobbied: Access to Counsel, Immigration Courts, Asylum. Birthright Citizenship-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Comprehensive LGBT Non-discrimination bill-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Federal RFRA fix legislation-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Religious Refusals. Equal Pay-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. DHS immigration enforcement reform: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); Detainers; Parole; Deportations; Victims of Violence-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Lifeline-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Broadband Adoption Act-Issues Lobbied: Freedom of Speech. Civil Asset Forfeiture-Issues Lobbied: Police Reform. Gift Tax-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Whistleblower Protection-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Sex Trafficking-Issues Lobbied: Human Rights. Targeted Killings-Issues Lobbied: National Security. Mens Rea Legislation-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Law Reform. Body-Worn Cameras-Issues Lobbied: Police Reform. FOIA Reform-Issues Lobbied: Government Transparency. Section 702 Loophole-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Agencies: Bureau of Justice Statistics-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights; Death in Custody Reporting. Bureau of Prisons-Issues Lobbied: Compassionate Release, Clemency Project 2014 and Reentry; Solitary Confinement. Department of Defense-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance. Department of Education-Issues Lobbied: Every Child Achieves Act of 2015. Department of Health and Human Services-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Conditioning Devices; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Access to Reproductive Health Care for Minors in ORR Custody; Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2015; Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to the Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR), parts 301 through 370, published on March 2, 2015 at 80 Fed. Reg. 11266.; Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission by Blood and Blood Products: Draft Guidance for Industry FDA-2015-D-1211-0001. Department of Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; Oversight and Accountability of Customs and Border Protection (CBP); Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; DHS Immigration Enforcement Reform: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); Detainers; Parole; Deportations; Victims of Violence; Bond Hearings, Prolonged Detention; CBP Sexual Assault; REAL ID; Countering Violent Extremism. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Issues Lobbied: Fair Housing, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; VAWA. Department of Justice-Issues Lobbied: Torture; Law Enforcement Reform; Disability Rights; Death in Custody Reporting; The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance; Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; Gender-Biased Policing; Sentencing Reform; Interior and Border Enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; Commutations and Pardons; Prison Overcrowding; Police Militarization; Rescission of 2007 OLC Memo on RFRA; Baltimore Police Activity; Native American Rights (Board of Immigration Appeals); Voting Rights; First Amendment; Private Prisons. Department of Labor-Issues Lobbied: Gender Discrimation. Department of Treasury-Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking. Director of National Intelligence-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 Surveillance. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Employer Wellness Programs. Executive Office of the President-Issues Lobbied: RFRA OLC Memo; Encryption; My Brothers Keeper; Drone Strikes; Budget; Immigration; Housing Discrimination; Surveillance Reform; LGBT Rights and Religious Refusals; Criminal Justice; Voting. Federal Aviation Administration-Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drones. Federal Bureau of Investigation-Issues Lobbied: Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; Encryption, Government Back Doors. Federal Communications Commission-Issues Lobbied: Open Internet Rule; IP Transition; E-Rate Rulemaking; Low Power FM Application Window; Media Ownership Rule. Food and Drug Administration-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Aversive Conditioning Devices; Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission by Blood and Blood Products: Draft Guidance for Industry FDA-2015-D-1211-0001. Internal Revenue Service-Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking (including petition for). National Security Agency-Issues Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. National Telecommunications and Information Administration-Issues Lobbied: Encryption. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs-Issues Lobbied: Gender Discrimation. Office of Management and Budget-Issues Lobbied: REAL ID; Federal Budget. Office of Justice Program-Issues Lobbied: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act. Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention-Issues Lobbied: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act. Office of the Vice President-Issues Lobbied: Gender-Biased Policing. Transportation Security Administration-Issues Lobbied: June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services-Issues Lobbied: Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence. U.S. Customs and Border Protection-Issues Lobbied: June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; Racial Profiling; Border Enforcement/ CBP Oversight and Excessive Use of Force. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Issues Lobbied: Deportation and Detention Practices; Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence. U.S. Sentencing Commission-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. United States Trade Representative-Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership. White House-Issues Lobbied: H.R. 1735; Targeted Killing; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Every Child Achieves Act of 2015; End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA); June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies; My Brothers Keeper Initiative; Gender-Biased Policing; Civil Remedy for Violence Against Women Act; H.J. Res 43/S.J. Res. 10; Sentencing Reform, Private Prisons and Solitary Confinement; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Family Detention, Immigration Detention, Treatment of Refugee Women and Children/Victims of Violence; DHS Immigration Enforcement Reform: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); Detainers; Parole; Deportations; Victims of Violence; Commutations and Pardons; Rescission of 2007 OLC Memo on RFRA.
Client expense: $746,129 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), 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), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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 Justice Program, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
20-week ban, Abortion coverage, DC Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act, EACH Woman Act, General reproductive health issues, H.J. Res. 43, H.J. Res. 44, H.R. 36 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, S. 1553 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H.R. 448 Women's Health Protection Act of 2015, S. 217 Women's Health Protection Act of 2015, H.R. 742 Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015, S. 358 Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015, HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act, NDAA Amendment #1550, S. 178 Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) bill & hyde language, Telemedicine abortion
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2015 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
HR 36 Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, provisions on abortion restriction H.R.7 and S.582, No Taxpayer Funding of Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, provisions on abortion and tax funds H.J.Res.43,Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014, on conscience rights re abortion S.J.Res.10, Joint Resolution Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014 provisions on conscience rights re abortion Pregnancy Discrimination Act S.1553, Pain-Capable Child Protection Act Labor Health and Human Services FY 2016 Funding Act provisions on abortion funding
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Contacts in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), to protect pain-capable unborn children beginning at 20 weeks fetal age, and Franks Substitute Amendment thereto, approved by the House of Representatives May 13, 2015. Contacts in support of the Senate companion bill, S. 1553, introduced by Senator Graham (R-SC) on June 11, 2015. Contacts in support of No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7, S. 582), to codify government-wide policy against funding abortion (passed House January 22, 2015, 242-179). Contacts in support of Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA)(H.R. 803, S. 404) to require an abortionist to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor from a different state, with certain exceptions. Contacts in support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940), to prevent the imposition of regulatory mandates that violate the religious or moral convictions of those who purchase or provide health insurance, and to prevent any level of government from discriminating against health care providers who decline to participate in abortions, and to empower victims to seek relief in court for violations of the federal conscience laws. Contacts in support of inclusion of parallel language in FY 2016 Labor-HHS appropriations bill. Amendment to strike those provisions was rejected by the House Appropriations Committee on June 24, and the bill (unnumbered) reported out. Components of the conscience-protection legislation were introduced in the Senate as S. 50, also supported. Consultations regarding concepts for legislation pertaining to dismemberment abortions (no legislative proposal introduced). On FY 2016 Financial Services appropriations bill (unnumbered): Contacts in support of Harris Amendment, to prohibit coverage of abortion, with certain exceptions, in "multi-state" (national) health plans created by PL 111-148, to be administered by the Office of Personnel Management; amendment adopted by House Appropriations Committee on June 17, 2015. Contacts in support of retention of the "Smith Amendment" (Sections 613-614) to prohibit OPM from paying administrative expenses connected with any FEHB health plan that covers elective abortion. Contacts in support of retention of "D.C. Hyde Amendment" (Section 810), to prohibit use of appropriated funds for abortion by the local government of the District of Columbia, with certain exceptions. The FY 2016 Financial Services appropriations bill (unnumbered) approved by the House Appropriations Committee June 17, 2015, contained these three provisions. The bill also contained the Palazzo Amendment, supported, to prevent use of appropriated funds by the local government of the District of Columbia to enforce the "Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act," as reported under DOC. Contacts in support of H.R. 281, the Every Child is a Blessing Act, legislation to curb use of wrongful birth and wrongful life causes of action, introduced by Rep. Palazzo. Contacts explaining nonsupport for H.R. 426 and H.R. 816, based on lack of clarity and erroneous legal premises. Contacts in support of Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (S. 48, Vitter)(House companion, Franks, not introduced), to prohibit sex-selection abortions. Contacts regarding "Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act" (S. 178, Sen. Cornyn), in support of inclusion of language to prevent new anti-trafficking fund from being used to subsidize abortion. Such language was ultimately included in the bill passed by the Senate on April 22, 2015, and ultimately enacted. Contacts in opposition to "Women's Health Protection Act" (H.R. 448, S. 217), a proposed federal statute to invalidate virtually all state and federal regulations pertaining to abortion. Contacts in support of language added to H.R. 2, so-called "doc-fix" legislation, to link authorization for certain community health centers to longstanding abortion-funding prohibitions generally referred to as "the Hyde Amendment." Such protective language was included in the bill as enacted. Contacts in opposition to H.R. 2257 (Rep. Jeff Miller) in the form introduced (legislation to require the Veterans Administration to provide certain services involving the creation, manipulation, and freezing of human embryos), and contacts regarding possible revisions to the legislation. Contacts advocating inclusion of language in "American Health Care Reform Act" (Rep. Roe) to prevent support for human cloning and other anti-life practices; such protective language included in the bill as introduced (H.R. 2653) on June 4, 2015. Contacts regarding abortion-related aspects of "Care Planning Act of 2015" (S. 1549), introduced by Senators Warner and Isakson. Contacts regarding abortion-related aspects of "Personalize Your Care Act," draft legislation by Reps. Blumenauer and Roe. Contacts regarding possible amendment to defense authorization bill (H.R. 1735), to amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent execution of innocent child in utero (not offered). Consultations regarding H.R. 610 (Duffy), Medicaid Abortion Funding Prohibition Accountability Act (no position). Contacts in support of possible revisions to H.R. 6 ("21st Century CURES Act") (Rep. Upton), to prevent funding of embryo-destructive research, abortion, or other anti-life practices.
Client expense: $89,384 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Advocate against provision banning coverage of abortion Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act - S. 178 Advocate for eliminating restrictions regarding insurance coverage of abortion Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015 (H.R. 2972) Advocate against bill banning abortions Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36/S. 1553)
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
S. 1553,Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Bans late term abortions after 20 weeks gestation due to pain for the unborn. H.R. 36, Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Bans late term abortions after 20 weeks gestation due to pain for the unborn.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Inclusion of report language in FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education spending bill that directs the National Cancer Institute to increase research resources to stomach cancer. (HR 3020 / S 1695) Inclusion of stomach cancer in report language to accompany FY 2016 Department of Defense spending bill which would make stomach cancer eligible for research funding under the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program. (HR 2685 / S 1553)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $11,250
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE