MERCY Act

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

S. 1965 Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2015 HR 2823 Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act HR 1013 Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol Act of 2015 HR 1153 Asylum Reform and Board Protection Act of 2015 S. 675 Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 H.R. 1672 Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 S. 683 Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015 HR 1538 Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015

Client expense: $24,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

S. 993/H.R. 1854 Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act S. 1169 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act S. 1770/H.R. 2197 Youth PROMISE Act S. 1965 MERCY Act S. 2123 Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act H.R. 759 Recidivism Risk Reduction Act H.R. 2728 Youth Justice Act H.R. 2823 Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act H.R. 2944 SAFE Justice Act H.R. 3713 Sentencing Reform Act Draft Shackling Legislation Draft Legislation: Reduce Police Stress

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

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.

S. 1965 Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2015 HR 2823 Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act HR 1013 Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol Act of 2015 HR 1153 Asylum Reform and Board Protection Act of 2015 S. 675 Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 H.R. 1672 Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 S. 683 Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015 HR 1538 Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015

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