Thin Blue Line Act

H.R. 5809, the "Back the Blue Act of 2016," legislation to provide enhanced penalties for murdering or assaulting police officers, clarifying law enforcement officers' right to defend themselves, and seeking to improve police community relations; entire bill. S.3184, the "Back the Blue Act of 2016," legislation to provide enhanced penalties for murdering or assaulting police officers, clarifying law enforcement officers' right to defend themselves, and seeking to improve police community relations; entire bill. H.R. 814, the "Thin Blue Line Act," legislation to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim as a public safety officer; entire bill. S. 2034, the "Thin Blue Line Act," legislation to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim as a public safety officer; entire bill. S. 2770, the "Kelsey Smith Act," legislation to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of a covered service to provide call location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user of such service to an investigative or law enforcement officer in an emergency situation involving risk of death or serious physical injury or in order to respond to the user's call for emergency services; entire bill. S. 2943, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017," legislation to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; Sec. 1053, modification of authority to transfer Defense Department property for law enforcement activities. S. 3359, legislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize grants for heroin and methamphetamine task forces; entire bill. Legislative proposal to provide for reform of law enforcement practices and federal grant programs that aid state and local law enforcement agencies (no bill introduced). General education concerning the challenges posed to law enforcement by encryption and other technological barriers on iPhones and other telecommunication devices.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2034, the "Thin Blue Line Act," legislation to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim as a public safety officer; entire bill. H.R. 814, the "Thin Blue Line Act," legislation to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim as a public safety officer; entire bill. H.R. 699, the "Email Privacy Act," legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a governmental entity the contents of any communication that is in electronic storage or otherwise maintained by the provider; entire bill. H.R. 4880, the "Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act of 2016," legislation to prohibit any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property of the federal government to state and local agencies for law enforcement activities; entire bill. S. 356, the "Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act," legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986; entire bill. S. 2943, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017," legislation to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; Sec. 1053, modification of authority to transfer Defense Department property for law enforcement activities. S.2694, the "Lifesaving Gear for Police Act," legislation to ensure that state and local law enforcement have equipment essential to protecting their communities from criminals and to ensure officer safety by rescinding limits placed on the sale or donation of property of the Federal Government, including excess property of the Department of Defense, to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities; entire bill. S. 2770, the "Kelsey Smith Act," legislation to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of a covered service to provide call location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user of such service to an investigative or law enforcement officer in an emergency situation involving risk of death or serious physical injury or in order to respond to the user's call for emergency services; entire bill. Draft text of revised Kelsey Smith Act imposing requirements for after-the-fact determinations of legality and warrants and limiting geolocation data that can be sought to only such data from a phone used for a 9-1-1 call within the past 24 hours. Legislative proposal, the "Compliance with Court Orders Act," to require the provision of data in an intelligible format to a government entity pursuant to a court order (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to provide for reform of law enforcement practices and federal grant programs that aid state and local law enforcement agencies (no bill introduced). General education concerning the challenges posed to law enforcement by encryption and other technological barriers on iPhones and other telecommunication devices.

HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139, S3100 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration. Asset forfeiture funding and procurement of military equipment.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office

S. 2034, the "Thin Blue Line Act," legislation to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim as a public safety officer; entire bill. H.R. 814, the "Thin Blue Line Act," legislation to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim as a public safety officer; entire bill. S. 2544, the "Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act," legislation to increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking; entire bill. S. 2604, the "Digital Security Commission Act," legislation to establish in the legislative branch the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges; entire bill. S.2694, the "Lifesaving Gear for Police Act," legislation to ensure that state and local law enforcement have equipment essential to protecting their communities from criminals and to ensure officer safety by rescinding limits placed on the sale or donation of property of the Federal Government, including excess property of the Department of Defense, to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities; entire bill. H.R. 699, the "Email Privacy Act," legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a governmental entity the contents of any communication that is in electronic storage or otherwise maintained by the provider; entire bill. H.R. 4651, the "Digital Security Commission Act," legislation to establish in the legislative branch the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges; entire bill. H.R. 4760, the "Blue Lives Matter Act," legislation to make an attack on a police officer a federal hate crime; entire bill. H.R. 4880, the "Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act," legislation to prohibit any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property of the federal government to state and local law enforcement agencies; entire bill. General education concerning the challenges posed to law enforcement by encryption and other technological barriers on iPhones and other telecommunication devices.

HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration. Asset forfeiture funding.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office

S. 2034, the "Thin Blue Line Act," legislation amending title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim; entire bill. S. 2112, the "Walter Scott Notification Act of 2015," legislation to require law enforcement agencies to report the use of lethal force; entire bill. S. 2146, the "Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protecting Americans Act," provisions relating to cessation of grants under the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and the Community Development Block Grant Program to jurisdictions whose political leadership does not enforce federal immigration orders.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration. Asset forfeiture funding.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office

HR159, HR181, HR350, HR515, S291, HR228, HR1269, HR 1786, S 125, S291, S1018, S1162, S1476, HR 814, S 2034, HR 3139 and all issues involving PSOB benefits and administration.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE