Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2015
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Introduced
November 4, 2015
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November 4, 2015
Primary Sponsor
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratic(MA)
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Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2015 or the HANGUP Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 to repeal provisions that authorize the use of automated telephone equipment to call cellular telephones for the purpose of collecting debts owed to the U.S. government.
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Filing registrants (6)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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Support the expansion of the FCC Lifeline program to include Broadband Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access. Support HR 2638 / S 1472 Support the promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in all media Support the capping of inter- and intra-state rates for prison phone calls Oppose legislation which would undermine a March 2014 decision by the FCC by grandfathering agreements among broadcasters which otherwise violate media ownership limits. To the contrary, we support the FCCs decision to count Joint Sales Agreements (JSAs) toward ownership determinations for full power television stations. Support S. 2235 Support increase in minority owned media. Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry. Support the investigation into the continued and largely unregulated use of Stingrays by law enforcement officials, to remedy the lack of data and transparency about these devices, and to act swiftly to prevent the disproportionate harms that the use of these devices by law enforcement officials can pose to historically disadvantaged communities. Support FCC carefully examining the privacy interests of historically disadvantaged communities; developing broadband privacy rules consistent with the Civil Rights Principles for the Era of Big Data; Privacy protections should be made equally available to all consumers, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, using fixed or mobile connections. Oppose lack of media diversity at all levels Oppose HR 4884 Oppose HR 2666 Oppose HR 5525 Support the integrity of the Lifeline program; oppose efforts to cap it or eliminate some of the options provided Support HUDs proposed rules to narrow the digital divide by requiring broadband infrastructure installation in HUD-funded construction and modernizing HUDs Consolidated Plan process. Oppose repealing the newspaper-broadcast ownership rule without conducting studies on the impact of media ownership diversity in the area first. Oppose the FCCs Declaratory Ruling that robocalls may be made to cell phones Support increased diversity and inclusion on the nations airwaves as it relates to the revised proposal released on September 8th regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Memorandum Opinion and Order Expanding Consumers Video Navigation Choices aka the Proposal to Unlock the Set Top Box. Oppose HR 5525 Support an improvement in data collection, analysis, and research on broadband Support a stay of the 30-day non usage rule for Lifeline
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Oppose sequestration Oppose mandatory budget caps. Support continued federal funding of innocence and forensic science programs at the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Department of Commerce in the final FY 2017 appropriations bill. Support a larger 302 (b) allocation for the Transportation - HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2017. Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support a significant increase funding for federal programs that address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking Oppose HR 2578 Support the inclusion of funding for Juvenile Justice Programs through the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program (JJDPA) in the House Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science and related Agencies for FY 2017 Support funding for Planned Parenthood and Planned Parenthood affiliates. Support Voter registration through Federally Funded Health Insurance Exchanges Oppose policy "riders" on appropriations bills. Support sufficient FY2017 funding level for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey Oppose rider to any appropriation bill which would prohibit funds being spent by the Department of Education implementing its Gainful Employment regulation. Oppose any riders in appropriations bills which would limit or forestall CFPB action on arbitration. Urge Congress to allocate a sufficient new 302(b) allocation for the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill so that criminal and juvenile justice grant programs can be adequately funded. Support S. 2235 Support S. 1513 / H.R. 3406; support full funding for the Second Chance Act. Oppose any policy riders to an omnibus appropriations bill which would in any way weaken or change the structure of the CFPB Oppose riders which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers. Support providing the FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (CJS) bill with the highest 302(b) allocation possible to ensure adequate funding for key criminal and juvenile justice grant programs within the bill. Support a strong implementation of the Holder Rule, which says that when a seller of a good or service originates or helps arrange credit, the consumer is allowed to raise the sellers misconduct as a basis for bringing claims or defenses. Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. Specifically, $129,325,000 for the DOL International Affairs Labor Bureau; $5,000,000 for the DOL / Department of Wage and Hour / Services and Benefits for Victims of Trafficking; $32,000,000 for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families; $2,500, for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families / The National Human Trafficking Resource Center; $165,000,000 for the HHS / Administration of Children and Families / Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; $85,000,000for the Department of Education / McKinney - Vento Act Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program; $2,000,000 for ED grants for Local Education Agencies Under Title I Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Transportation-HUD funding bill. Specifically, $33,000,000 to fund comprehensive continuum of care projects for homeless and runaway youth. Oppose any financial riders on FY17 spending bills. Support funding for HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing program in FY17 Support adequate funding for critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in the final Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill. Support adequate funding for innocence and forensic science programs in FY 17. Specifically, $5 million for the DoJ Wrongful Conviction Review Program; $5 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program; $14 million for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program; $5 million for the DoJ National Commission on Forensic Science; and $15 million for NIST. Support an increase in funding for programs that serve victims of sexual assault and domestic violence (including VAWA, VOC, and FVPSA) in FY 2017. Oppose Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution. Oppose efforts to redirect funding from Pell Grants for other purposes as you advance the FY 2017 appropriations process Support $15 million for a new Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration. Oppose any riders on DC Appropriations for FY 2017 which impede or otherwise ban DCs established policy Oppose Fleming (LA) immigration amendment to HR 4974 Support Huffman (CA) confederate flag amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Gosar (AZ) labor organization amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Perry (PA) project labor agreement amendment to HR 4974 Support Maloney (NY) anti-LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Pittenger (NC) North Carolina amendment to HR 5055 Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055 Support Collins (ME) motion to table Lee (UT) amendment 3897 Oppose Lee (UT) amendment 3897 Support Murphy (CT) amendment 4750 to HR 2578 Oppose Grassley (IA) amendment 4751 to HR 2578 Oppose Cornyn (TX) amendment 4749 to HR 2578 Support Feinstein (CA) amendment 4720 to HR 2578 Oppose amendments #31 and #34 offered by Representative Pittenger (NC) to H.R. 5055 Support Murray amendment to the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill to provide funding for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to implement a rule supplementing the information collected through the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) to include pay data from many employers. Support HR 4893 Oppose any CR that does not contain money for Flint water mitigation. Oppose HR 5485 Oppose Guinta (NH)"auto lending" amendment to HR 5485 Support Sewell (AL)"payday lending" amendment to HR 5485 Support Moore (WI) "CFPB" amendment to HR 5485 Support Ellison "arbitration" amendment to HR 5485 Support Grijalva amendment #41 to HR 5538 Oppose Palmer (AL) #41 to HR 5485 Support Norton (DC) amendment #19 to HR 5485 Support a final budget as close as possible to the Obama Administration's request for FY 2017 to fund both the 2020 Census and the American Community Survey. Oppose all financial services riders to any and all appropriations bills Oppose taking money from the Pell grant program to pay for FY 2017 appropriations Oppose any riders to any appropriations bills that would weaken or undermine the CFPB, Dodd-Frank, Department of Labors conflict -of-interest rule (aka fiduciary rule) or other financial reform and accountability legislation or regulation. Support Census Bureau anomaly in any second continuing resolution. Support Census Bureau receiving an annual spend rate of $1.192 billion through the second fiscal quarter
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Support FCC rules limiting rates charged for intra-state and inter-state phone rates charged to incarcerated people and their families. Support the FCC Lifeline program; support expanding the Lifeline program to cover Broadband. Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access. Support HR 2638 / S 1472 Support S. 2235 Support increase in minority owned media. Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry. Oppose HR 4884 Oppose HR 2666 Oppose HR 5525 Support the integrity of the Lifeline program; oppose efforts to cap it or eliminate some of the options provided Support HUDs proposed rules to narrow the digital divide by requiring broadband infrastructure installation in HUD-funded construction and modernizing HUDs Consolidated Plan process. Oppose repealing the newspaper-broadcast ownership rule without conducting studies on the impact of media ownership diversity in the area first. Support increased diversity and inclusion on the nations airwaves as it relates to the revised proposal released on September 8th regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Memorandum Opinion and Order Expanding Consumers Video Navigation Choices aka the Proposal to Unlock the Set Top Box. Oppose HR5525 Support an improvement in data collection, analysis, and research on broadband Support a stay of the 30-day non usage rule for Lifeline Oppose the pattern of racial, ethnic and sexualized intimidation that emerged during the Presidential campaign
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 4682/S. 2235, Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls (HANGUP) Act of 2016 S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243)
Client expense: $5,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 4682/S. 2235, Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls (HANGUP) Act of 2016 S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243)
Client expense: $5,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues pertaining to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; S 2235, HANGUP ACT - a bill to repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015; HR 4682, a bill to repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Education
General student financial aid policy, including federal and private student loans; loan servicing, including implementation of the Not-for-Profit Servicer Program; loan collections; loan repayment, including income-driven repayment plans; college access and financial literacy; implementation of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (PL 111-152); reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau activities relating to private education loans, loan servicing, and debt collections; implementation and reform of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (PL 111-203); the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (restriction on contacting student loan borrowers under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)) and the HANGUP Act (S. 2235, H.R. 4682); and budget and tax issues relating to the Higher Education Act, the Labor, Health, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017, sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011, and Section 150(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R.4682/S. 2235, Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls (HANGUP) Act of 2016 S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243)
Client expense: $8,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R.4682/S. 2235, Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls (HANGUP) Act of 2016 S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243)
Client expense: $8,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Support the expansion of the FCC Lifeline program to include Broadband Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access. Support HR 2638 / S 1472 Support the promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in all media Support the capping of inter- and intra-state rates for prison phone calls Oppose legislation which would undermine a March 2014 decision by the FCC by grandfathering agreements among broadcasters which otherwise violate media ownership limits. To the contrary, we support the FCCs decision to count Joint Sales Agreements (JSAs) toward ownership determinations for full power television stations. Support S. 2235 Support increase in minority owned media. Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry. Support the investigation into the continued and largely unregulated use of Stingrays by law enforcement officials, to remedy the lack of data and transparency about these devices, and to act swiftly to prevent the disproportionate harms that the use of these devices by law enforcement officials can pose to historically disadvantaged communities. Support FCC carefully examining the privacy interests of historically disadvantaged communities; developing broadband privacy rules consistent with the Civil Rights Principles for the Era of Big Data; Privacy protections should be made equally available to all consumers, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, using fixed or mobile connections. Oppose lack of media diversity at all levels Oppose HR 4884 Oppose HR 2666 Oppose HR 5525 Support the integrity of the Lifeline program; oppose efforts to cap it or eliminate some of the options provided Support HUDs proposed rules to narrow the digital divide by requiring broadband infrastructure installation in HUD-funded construction and modernizing HUDs Consolidated Plan process. Oppose repealing the newspaper-broadcast ownership rule without conducting studies on the impact of media ownership diversity in the area first. Oppose the FCCs Declaratory Ruling that robocalls may be made to cell phones Support increased diversity and inclusion on the nations airwaves as it relates to the revised proposal released on September 8th regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Memorandum Opinion and Order Expanding Consumers Video Navigation Choices aka the Proposal to Unlock the Set Top Box. Oppose HR 5525
2016 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Support FCC rules limiting rates charged for intra-state and inter-state phone rates charged to incarcerated people and their families. Support the FCC Lifeline program; support expanding the Lifeline program to cover Broadband. Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access. Support HR 2638 / S 1472 Support S. 2235 Support increase in minority owned media. Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry. Oppose HR 4884 Oppose HR 2666 Oppose HR 5525 Support the integrity of the Lifeline program; oppose efforts to cap it or eliminate some of the options provided Support HUDs proposed rules to narrow the digital divide by requiring broadband infrastructure installation in HUD-funded construction and modernizing HUDs Consolidated Plan process. Oppose repealing the newspaper-broadcast ownership rule without conducting studies on the impact of media ownership diversity in the area first. Support increased diversity and inclusion on the nations airwaves as it relates to the revised proposal released on September 8th regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Memorandum Opinion and Order Expanding Consumers Video Navigation Choices aka the Proposal to Unlock the Set Top Box. Oppose HR5525
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Oppose sequestration Oppose mandatory budget caps. Support continued federal funding of innocence and forensic science programs at the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Department of Commerce in the final FY 2017 appropriations bill. Support a larger 302 (b) allocation for the Transportation - HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2017. Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support a significant increase funding for federal programs that address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking Oppose HR 2578 Support the inclusion of funding for Juvenile Justice Programs through the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program (JJDPA) in the House Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science and related Agencies for FY 2017 Support funding for Planned Parenthood and Planned Parenthood affiliates. Support Voter registration through Federally Funded Health Insurance Exchanges Oppose policy "riders" on appropriations bills. Support sufficient FY2017 funding level for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey Oppose rider to any appropriation bill which would prohibit funds being spent by the Department of Education implementing its Gainful Employment regulation. Oppose any riders in appropriations bills which would limit or forestall CFPB action on arbitration. Urge Congress to allocate a sufficient new 302(b) allocation for the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill so that criminal and juvenile justice grant programs can be adequately funded. Support S. 2235 Support S. 1513 / H.R. 3406; support full funding for the Second Chance Act. Oppose any policy riders to an omnibus appropriations bill which would in any way weaken or change the structure of the CFPB Oppose riders which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers. Support providing the FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (CJS) bill with the highest 302(b) allocation possible to ensure adequate funding for key criminal and juvenile justice grant programs within the bill. Support a strong implementation of the Holder Rule, which says that when a seller of a good or service originates or helps arrange credit, the consumer is allowed to raise the sellers misconduct as a basis for bringing claims or defenses. Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. Specifically, $129,325,000 for the DOL International Affairs Labor Bureau; $5,000,000 for the DOL / Department of Wage and Hour / Services and Benefits for Victims of Trafficking; $32,000,000 for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families; $2,500, for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families / The National Human Trafficking Resource Center; $165,000,000 for the HHS / Administration of Children and Families / Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; $85,000,000for the Department of Education / McKinney - Vento Act Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program; $2,000,000 for ED grants for Local Education Agencies Under Title I Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Transportation-HUD funding bill. Specifically, $33,000,000 to fund comprehensive continuum of care projects for homeless and runaway youth. Oppose any financial riders on FY17 spending bills. Support funding for HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing program in FY17 Support adequate funding for critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in the final Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill. Support adequate funding for innocence and forensic science programs in FY 17. Specifically, $5 million for the DoJ Wrongful Conviction Review Program; $5 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program; $14 million for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program; $5 million for the DoJ National Commission on Forensic Science; and $15 million for NIST. Support an increase in funding for programs that serve victims of sexual assault and domestic violence (including VAWA, VOC, and FVPSA) in FY 2017. Oppose Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution. Oppose efforts to redirect funding from Pell Grants for other purposes as you advance the FY 2017 appropriations process Support $15 million for a new Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration. Oppose any riders on DC Appropriations for FY 2017 which impede or otherwise ban DCs established policy Oppose Fleming (LA) immigration amendment to HR 4974 Support Huffman (CA) confederate flag amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Gosar (AZ) labor organization amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Perry (PA) project labor agreement amendment to HR 4974 Support Maloney (NY) anti-LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Pittenger (NC) North Carolina amendment to HR 5055 Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055 Support Collins (ME) motion to table Lee (UT) amendment 3897 Oppose Lee (UT) amendment 3897 Support Murphy (CT) amendment 4750 to HR 2578 Oppose Grassley (IA) amendment 4751 to HR 2578 Oppose Cornyn (TX) amendment 4749 to HR 2578 Support Feinstein (CA) amendment 4720 to HR 2578 Oppose amendments #31 and #34 offered by Representative Pittenger (NC) to H.R. 5055 Support Murray amendment to the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill to provide funding for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to implement a rule supplementing the information collected through the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) to include pay data from many employers. Support HR 4893 Oppose any CR that does not contain money for Flint water mitigation. Oppose HR 5485 Oppose Guinta (NH)"auto lending" amendment to HR 5485 Support Sewell (AL)"payday lending" amendment to HR 5485 Support Moore (WI) "CFPB" amendment to HR 5485 Support Ellison "arbitration" amendment to HR 5485 Support Grijalva amendment #41 to HR 5538 Oppose Palmer (AL) #41 to HR 5485 Support Norton (DC) amendment #19 to HR 5485
2016 · third_quarter · Education
General student financial aid policy, including federal and private student loans; loan servicing, including implementation of the Not-for-Profit Servicer Program; loan collections; loan repayment, including income-driven repayment plans; college access and financial literacy; implementation of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (PL 111-152); reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau activities relating to private education loans, loan servicing, and debt collections; implementation and reform of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (PL 111-203); the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (restriction on contacting student loan borrowers under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)) and the HANGUP Act (S. 2235, H.R. 4682); and budget and tax issues relating to the Higher Education Act, the Labor, Health, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017, sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011, and Section 150(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues pertaining to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; S 2235, HANGUP ACT - a bill to repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015; HR 4682, a bill to repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Support FCC rules limiting rates charged for intra-state and inter-state phone rates charged to incarcerated people and their families. Support the FCC Lifeline program; support expanding the Lifeline program to cover Broadband. Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access. Support HR 2638 / S 1472 Support S. 2235 Support increase in minority owned media. Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry. Oppose HR 4884 Oppose HR 2666 Oppose HR 5525 Support the integrity of the Lifeline program; oppose efforts to cap it or eliminate some of the options provided Support HUDs proposed rules to narrow the digital divide by requiring broadband infrastructure installation in HUD-funded construction and modernizing HUDs Consolidated Plan process. Oppose repealing the newspaper-broadcast ownership rule without conducting studies on the impact of media ownership diversity in the area first. Support increased diversity and inclusion on the nations airwaves as it relates to the revised proposal released on September 8th regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Memorandum Opinion and Order Expanding Consumers Video Navigation Choices aka the Proposal to Unlock the Set Top Box. Oppose HR5525
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Oppose sequestration Oppose mandatory budget caps. Support continued federal funding of innocence and forensic science programs at the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Department of Commerce in the final FY 2017 appropriations bill. Support a larger 302 (b) allocation for the Transportation - HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2017. Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support a significant increase funding for federal programs that address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking Oppose HR 2578 Support the inclusion of funding for Juvenile Justice Programs through the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program (JJDPA) in the House Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science and related Agencies for FY 2017 Support funding for Planned Parenthood and Planned Parenthood affiliates. Support Voter registration through Federally Funded Health Insurance Exchanges Oppose policy "riders" on appropriations bills. Support sufficient FY2017 funding level for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey Oppose rider to any appropriation bill which would prohibit funds being spent by the Department of Education implementing its Gainful Employment regulation. Oppose any riders in appropriations bills which would limit or forestall CFPB action on arbitration. Urge Congress to allocate a sufficient new 302(b) allocation for the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill so that criminal and juvenile justice grant programs can be adequately funded. Support S. 2235 Support S. 1513 / H.R. 3406; support full funding for the Second Chance Act. Oppose any policy riders to an omnibus appropriations bill which would in any way weaken or change the structure of the CFPB Oppose riders which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers. Support providing the FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (CJS) bill with the highest 302(b) allocation possible to ensure adequate funding for key criminal and juvenile justice grant programs within the bill. Support a strong implementation of the Holder Rule, which says that when a seller of a good or service originates or helps arrange credit, the consumer is allowed to raise the sellers misconduct as a basis for bringing claims or defenses. Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. Specifically, $129,325,000 for the DOL International Affairs Labor Bureau; $5,000,000 for the DOL / Department of Wage and Hour / Services and Benefits for Victims of Trafficking; $32,000,000 for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families; $2,500, for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families / The National Human Trafficking Resource Center; $165,000,000 for the HHS / Administration of Children and Families / Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; $85,000,000for the Department of Education / McKinney - Vento Act Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program; $2,000,000 for ED grants for Local Education Agencies Under Title I Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Transportation-HUD funding bill. Specifically, $33,000,000 to fund comprehensive continuum of care projects for homeless and runaway youth. Oppose any financial riders on FY17 spending bills. Support funding for HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing program in FY17 Support adequate funding for critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in the final Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill. Support adequate funding for innocence and forensic science programs in FY 17. Specifically, $5 million for the DoJ Wrongful Conviction Review Program; $5 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program; $14 million for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program; $5 million for the DoJ National Commission on Forensic Science; and $15 million for NIST. Support an increase in funding for programs that serve victims of sexual assault and domestic violence (including VAWA, VOC, and FVPSA) in FY 2017. Oppose Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution. Oppose efforts to redirect funding from Pell Grants for other purposes as you advance the FY 2017 appropriations process Support $15 million for a new Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration. Oppose any riders on DC Appropriations for FY 2017 which impede or otherwise ban DCs established policy Oppose Fleming (LA) immigration amendment to HR 4974 Support Huffman (CA) confederate flag amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Gosar (AZ) labor organization amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Perry (PA) project labor agreement amendment to HR 4974 Support Maloney (NY) anti-LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Pittenger (NC) North Carolina amendment to HR 5055 Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055 Support Collins (ME) motion to table Lee (UT) amendment 3897 Oppose Lee (UT) amendment 3897 Support Murphy (CT) amendment 4750 to HR 2578 Oppose Grassley (IA) amendment 4751 to HR 2578 Oppose Cornyn (TX) amendment 4749 to HR 2578 Support Feinstein (CA) amendment 4720 to HR 2578 Oppose amendments #31 and #34 offered by Representative Pittenger (NC) to H.R. 5055 Support Murray amendment to the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill to provide funding for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to implement a rule supplementing the information collected through the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) to include pay data from many employers. Support HR 4893 Oppose any CR that does not contain money for Flint water mitigation.
2016 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Support the expansion of the FCC Lifeline program to include Broadband Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access. Support HR 2638 / S 1472 Support the promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in all media Support the capping of inter- and intra-state rates for prison phone calls Oppose legislation which would undermine a March 2014 decision by the FCC by grandfathering agreements among broadcasters which otherwise violate media ownership limits. To the contrary, we support the FCCs decision to count Joint Sales Agreements (JSAs) toward ownership determinations for full power television stations. Support S. 2235 Support increase in minority owned media. Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry. Support the investigation into the continued and largely unregulated use of Stingrays by law enforcement officials, to remedy the lack of data and transparency about these devices, and to act swiftly to prevent the disproportionate harms that the use of these devices by law enforcement officials can pose to historically disadvantaged communities. Support FCC carefully examining the privacy interests of historically disadvantaged communities; developing broadband privacy rules consistent with the Civil Rights Principles for the Era of Big Data; Privacy protections should be made equally available to all consumers, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, using fixed or mobile connections. Oppose lack of media diversity at all levels Oppose HR 4884 Oppose HR 2666 Oppose HR 5525 Support the integrity of the Lifeline program; oppose efforts to cap it or eliminate some of the options provided Support HUDs proposed rules to narrow the digital divide by requiring broadband infrastructure installation in HUD-funded construction and modernizing HUDs Consolidated Plan process. Oppose repealing the newspaper-broadcast ownership rule without conducting studies on the impact of media ownership diversity in the area first. Oppose the FCCs Declaratory Ruling that robocalls may be made to cell phones Support increased diversity and inclusion on the nations airwaves as it relates to the revised proposal released on September 8th regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Memorandum Opinion and Order Expanding Consumers Video Navigation Choices aka the Proposal to Unlock the Set Top Box. Oppose HR 5525
2016 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), HANGUP Act (S.2235 and HR 4682), FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 (S. 2644).
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Oppose sequestration Oppose mandatory budget caps. Support continued federal funding of innocence and forensic science programs at the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Department of Commerce in the final FY 2017 appropriations bill. Support a larger 302 (b) allocation for the Transportation - HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2017. Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support a significant increase funding for federal programs that address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking Oppose HR 2578 Support the inclusion of funding for Juvenile Justice Programs through the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program (JJDPA) in the House Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science and related Agencies for FY 2017 Support funding for Planned Parenthood and Planned Parenthood affiliates. Support Voter registration through Federally Funded Health Insurance Exchanges Oppose policy "riders" on appropriations bills. Support sufficient FY2017 funding level for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey Oppose rider to any appropriation bill which would prohibit funds being spent by the Department of Education implementing its Gainful Employment regulation. Oppose any riders in appropriations bills which would limit or forestall CFPB action on arbitration. Urge Congress to allocate a sufficient new 302(b) allocation for the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill so that criminal and juvenile justice grant programs can be adequately funded. Support S. 2235 Support S. 1513 / H.R. 3406; support full funding for the Second Chance Act. Oppose any policy riders to an omnibus appropriations bill which would in any way weaken or change the structure of the CFPB Oppose riders which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers. Support providing the FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (CJS) bill with the highest 302(b) allocation possible to ensure adequate funding for key criminal and juvenile justice grant programs within the bill. Support a strong implementation of the Holder Rule, which says that when a seller of a good or service originates or helps arrange credit, the consumer is allowed to raise the sellers misconduct as a basis for bringing claims or defenses. Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. Specifically, $129,325,000 for the DOL International Affairs Labor Bureau; $5,000,000 for the DOL / Department of Wage and Hour / Services and Benefits for Victims of Trafficking; $32,000,000 for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families; $2,500, for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families / The National Human Trafficking Resource Center; $165,000,000 for the HHS / Administration of Children and Families / Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; $85,000,000for the Department of Education / McKinney - Vento Act Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program; $2,000,000 for ED grants for Local Education Agencies Under Title I Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Transportation-HUD funding bill. Specifically, $33,000,000 to fund comprehensive continuum of care projects for homeless and runaway youth. Oppose any financial riders on FY17 spending bills. Support funding for HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing program in FY17 Support adequate funding for critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in the final Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill. Support adequate funding for innocence and forensic science programs in FY 17. Specifically, $5 million for the DoJ Wrongful Conviction Review Program; $5 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program; $14 million for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program; $5 million for the DoJ National Commission on Forensic Science; and $15 million for NIST. Support an increase in funding for programs that serve victims of sexual assault and domestic violence (including VAWA, VOC, and FVPSA) in FY 2017. Oppose Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution. Oppose efforts to redirect funding from Pell Grants for other purposes as you advance the FY 2017 appropriations process Support $15 million for a new Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration. Oppose any riders on DC Appropriations for FY 2017 which impede or otherwise ban DCs established policy Oppose Fleming (LA) immigration amendment to HR 4974 Support Huffman (CA) confederate flag amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Gosar (AZ) labor organization amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Perry (PA) project labor agreement amendment to HR 4974 Support Maloney (NY) anti-LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 4974 Oppose Pittenger (NC) North Carolina amendment to HR 5055 Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 5055 Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055 Support Collins (ME) motion to table Lee (UT) amendment 3897 Oppose Lee (UT) amendment 3897 Support Murphy (CT) amendment 4750 to HR 2578 Oppose Grassley (IA) amendment 4751 to HR 2578 Oppose Cornyn (TX) amendment 4749 to HR 2578 Support Feinstein (CA) amendment 4720 to HR 2578 Oppose amendments #31 and #34 offered by Representative Pittenger (NC) to H.R. 5055 Support Murray amendment to the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill to provide funding for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to implement a rule supplementing the information collected through the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) to include pay data from many employers. Support HR 4893
2016 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Support FCC rules limiting rates charged for intra-state and inter-state phone rates charged to incarcerated people and their families. Support the FCC Lifeline program; support expanding the Lifeline program to cover Broadband. Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access. Support HR 2638 / S 1472 Support S. 2235 Support increase in minority owned media. Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry. Oppose HR 4884 Oppose HR 2666 Oppose HR 5525 Support the integrity of the Lifeline program; oppose efforts to cap it or eliminate some of the options provided
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Support the expansion of the FCC Lifeline program to include Broadband Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access. Support HR 2638 / S 1472 Support the promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in all media Support the capping of inter- and intra-state rates for prison phone calls Oppose legislation which would undermine a March 2014 decision by the FCC by grandfathering agreements among broadcasters which otherwise violate media ownership limits. To the contrary, we support the FCCs decision to count Joint Sales Agreements (JSAs) toward ownership determinations for full power television stations. Support S. 2235 Support increase in minority owned media. Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry. Support the investigation into the continued and largely unregulated use of Stingrays by law enforcement officials, to remedy the lack of data and transparency about these devices, and to act swiftly to prevent the disproportionate harms that the use of these devices by law enforcement officials can pose to historically disadvantaged communities. Support FCC carefully examining the privacy interests of historically disadvantaged communities; developing broadband privacy rules consistent with the Civil Rights Principles for the Era of Big Data; Privacy protections should be made equally available to all consumers, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, using fixed or mobile connections. Oppose lack of media diversity at all levels Oppose HR 4884 Oppose HR 2666 Oppose HR 5525 Support the integrity of the Lifeline program; oppose efforts to cap it or eliminate some of the options provided
2016 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R.4682/S. 2235, Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls (HANGUP) Act of 2016 S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243)
Client expense: $6,450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R.4682/S. 2235, Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls (HANGUP) Act of 2016 S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243)
Client expense: $6,450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Education
General student financial aid policy, including federal and private student loans; loan servicing, including implementation of the Not-for-Profit Servicer Program; loan collections; loan repayment, including income-driven repayment plans; college access and financial literacy; implementation of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (PL 111-152); reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau activities relating to private education loans, loan servicing, and debt collections; implementation and reform of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (PL 111-203); the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (restriction on contacting student loan borrowers under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)) and the HANGUP Act (S. 2235, H.R. 4682); and budget and tax issues relating to the Higher Education Act, the Labor, Health, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017, sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011, and Section 150(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues pertaining to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; S 2235, HANGUP ACT - a bill to repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015; HR 4682, a bill to repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), HANGUP Act (S.2235 and HR 4682), FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 (S. 2644).
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Support FCC rules limiting rates charged for intra-state and inter-state phone rates charged to incarcerated people and their families. Support the FCC Lifeline program; support expanding the Lifeline program to cover Broadband. Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access. Support HR 2638 / S 1472 Support S. 2235 Support increase in minority owned media. Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry. Oppose HR 4884 Oppose HR 2666
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Oppose sequestration Oppose mandatory budget caps. Support continued federal funding of innocence and forensic science programs at the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Department of Commerce in the final FY 2017 appropriations bill. Support a larger 302 (b) allocation for the Transportation - HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2017. Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support a significant increase funding for federal programs that address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking Oppose HR 2578 Support the inclusion of funding for Juvenile Justice Programs through the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program (JJDPA) in the House Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science and related Agencies for FY 2017 Support funding for Planned Parenthood and Planned Parenthood affiliates. Support Voter registration through Federally Funded Health Insurance Exchanges Oppose policy "riders" on appropriations bills. Support sufficient FY2017 funding level for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey Oppose rider to any appropriation bill which would prohibit funds being spent by the Department of Education implementing its Gainful Employment regulation. Oppose any riders in appropriations bills which would limit or forestall CFPB action on arbitration. Urge Congress to allocate a sufficient new 302(b) allocation for the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill so that criminal and juvenile justice grant programs can be adequately funded. Support S. 2235 Support S. 1513 / H.R. 3406; support full funding for the Second Chance Act. Oppose any policy riders to an omnibus appropriations bill which would in any way weaken or change the structure of the CFPB Oppose riders which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers. Support providing the FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (CJS) bill with the highest 302(b) allocation possible to ensure adequate funding for key criminal and juvenile justice grant programs within the bill. Support a strong implementation of the Holder Rule, which says that when a seller of a good or service originates or helps arrange credit, the consumer is allowed to raise the sellers misconduct as a basis for bringing claims or defenses. Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. Specifically, $129,325,000 for the DOL International Affairs Labor Bureau; $5,000,000 for the DOL / Department of Wage and Hour / Services and Benefits for Victims of Trafficking; $32,000,000 for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families; $2,500, for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families / The National Human Trafficking Resource Center; $165,000,000 for the HHS / Administration of Children and Families / Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; $85,000,000for the Department of Education / McKinney - Vento Act Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program; $2,000,000 for ED grants for Local Education Agencies Under Title I Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Transportation-HUD funding bill. Specifically, $33,000,000 to fund comprehensive continuum of care projects for homeless and runaway youth. Oppose any financial riders on FY17 spending bills. Support funding for HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing program in FY17 Support adequate funding for critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in the final Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill. Support adequate funding for innocence and forensic science programs in FY 17. Specifically, $5 million for the DoJ Wrongful Conviction Review Program; $5 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program; $14 million for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program; $5 million for the DoJ National Commission on Forensic Science; and $15 million for NIST. Support an increase in funding for programs that serve victims of sexual assault and domestic violence (including VAWA, VOC, and FVPSA) in FY 2017. Oppose Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution. Oppose efforts to redirect funding from Pell Grants for other purposes as you advance the FY 2017 appropriations process Support $15 million for a new Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration. Oppose any riders on DC Appropriations for FY 2017 which impede or otherwise ban DCs established policy
2016 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Support the expansion of the FCC Lifeline program to include Broadband Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access. Support HR 2638 / S 1472 Support the promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in all media Support the capping of inter- and intra-state rates for prison phone calls Oppose legislation which would undermine a March 2014 decision by the FCC by grandfathering agreements among broadcasters which otherwise violate media ownership limits. To the contrary, we support the FCCs decision to count Joint Sales Agreements (JSAs) toward ownership determinations for full power television stations. Support S. 2235 Support increase in minority owned media. Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry. Support the investigation into the continued and largely unregulated use of Stingrays by law enforcement officials, to remedy the lack of data and transparency about these devices, and to act swiftly to prevent the disproportionate harms that the use of these devices by law enforcement officials can pose to historically disadvantaged communities. Support FCC carefully examining the privacy interests of historically disadvantaged communities; developing broadband privacy rules consistent with the Civil Rights Principles for the Era of Big Data; Privacy protections should be made equally available to all consumers, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, using fixed or mobile connections. Oppose lack of media diversity at all levels Oppose HR 4884 Oppose HR 2666
2016 · first_quarter · Education
General student financial aid policy, including federal and private student loans; loan servicing, including implementation of the Not-for-Profit Servicer Program; loan collections; loan repayment, including income-driven repayment plans; college access and financial literacy; implementation of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (PL 111-152); reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau activities relating to private education loans, loan servicing, and debt collections; implementation and reform of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (PL 111-203); the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (restriction on contacting student loan borrowers under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)) and the HANGUP Act (S. 2235); and budget and tax issues relating to the Higher Education Act, including the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Labor/HHS/Education portion), sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011, and Section 150(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues pertaining to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; S 2235, HANGUP ACT - a bill to repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015; HR 4682, a bill to repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), HANGUP Act (S.2235 and HR 4682), FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 (S. 2644).
Client expense: $115,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S.2102, A bill to amend the Clayton Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers only under the Clayton Act and only in the same procedural manner as the Attorney General exercises such authority S.2235, Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act (HANGUP Act) H.R.2205, Data Security Act of 2015 Issues related to FCC regulations of net neutrality and Internet privacy Issues related the Charter/Time Warner Cable Merger Issues related to broadband privacy regulation Issues related to cable devices Issues related to FTC merger authority
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Support FCC rules limiting rates charged for intra-state and inter-state phone rates charged to incarcerated people and their families. Support the FCC Lifeline program; support expanding the Lifeline program to cover Broadband. Support consumer protections for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) be maintained, and oppose new rules that would provide exemptions and safe harbors for businesses that use autodialers to call cell phones. Support a careful review of the FCC's designated entity set-aside program as well as joint bidding rules for the upcoming 600 MHz broadcast incentive auction. Support the FCC denying designated entity (DE) bidding credits for all 345 applications submitted by Northstar Wireless, LLC (Northstar) and all 357 applications submitted by SNR Wireless LicenseCo, LLC (SNR)in response to the Commissions Public Notice announcing acceptance for filing of certain applications for AWS-3 licenses in Auction No. 97 Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access. Support HR 2638 / S 1472 support the FCC's proposal to include broadband as a Lifeline service Support the adaptation of the designated hitter system used by United States Army platoons when taking a hill in battle: in each radio market, the state EAS plan would designate which station(s) would fill in and provide multilingual information if no other station in that language remained on the air during the emergency Support FCC proposal to cap intra-state phone rates charged to prisoners Support set of proposals put forth by the FCC to eliminate payments from prison phone companies to the institutions that hire them, cap local rates,ensure that related fees are not predatory, Support S. 2235 Support increase in minority owned media.
2015 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Support a careful review of the FCC's designated entity set-aside program as well as joint bidding rules for the upcoming 600 MHz broadcast incentive auction. Support the expansion of the FCC Lifeline program to include Broadband Support the FCC denying designated entity (DE) bidding credits for all 345 applications submitted by Northstar Wireless, LLC (Northstar) and all 357 applications submitted by SNR Wireless LicenseCo, LLC (SNR)in response to the Commissions Public Notice announcing acceptance for filing of certain applications for AWS-3 licenses in Auction No. 97. Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access. Support HR 2638 / S 1472 Support the adaptation of the designated hitter system used by United States Army platoons when taking a hill in battle: in each radio market, the state EAS plan would designate which station(s) would fill in and provide multilingual information if no other station in that language remained on the air during the emergency. Support the promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media Support the capping of inter- and intra-state rates for prison phone calls Oppose legislation which would undermine a March 2014 decision by the FCC by grandfathering agreements among broadcasters which otherwise violate media ownership limits. To the contrary, we support the FCCs decision to count Joint Sales Agreements (JSAs) toward ownership determinations for full power television stations. Support S. 2235 Support increase in minority owned media.
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Oppose sequestration Oppose mandatory budget caps. Support the restoration of funding for the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program. Support continued federal funding of innocence and forensic science programs at the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Department of Commerce in the final FY 2016 appropriations bill. Support a larger 302 (b) allocation for the Transportation - HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2016. Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Support a significant increase funding for federal programs that address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking Support full funding for domestic HIV / AIDS programs Support HUD's Disparate Impact rule; oppose Garrett amendment to HR 2577 Support HUD's Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule; oppose Gosar amendment to HR 2577 . Support HUD's FHIP / FHAP programs. Oppose Stivers amendment to HR 2577 Oppose portions of Financial Services and Government Funding Bill for 2016 which limit funding for the CFPB and underfund the SEC Oppose HR 2578 Support the inclusion of funding for Juvenile Justice Programs through the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program (JJDPA) in the House Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science and related Agencies for FY 2016 Support Planned Parenthood Oppose S. 1881 / HR Support Voter registration through Federally Funded Health Insurance Exchanges Oppose policy "riders" on appropriations bills Support sufficient FY2016 funding level for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey Support maintained funding in the House bill and the $5 million increase in the Senate bill for the Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Support: $4 million for the Wrongful Conviction Review Program at the Department of Justice (DoJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (the Wrongful Conviction Review Program is a part of the Capital Litigation Improvement Program); $4 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program (the Bloodsworth Program) at the DoJ, National Institute of Justice (NIJ); $15 million for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (the Coverdell Program) at the NIJ; $5 million total for the Department of Justice to support the National Commission on Forensic Science; research at the National Institute of Justice; and related forensic science standards setting activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Continuation of FY 15 spending levels at NIST to support forensic science research and measurement science Support fully funding the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) at $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2016. Oppose all policy riders to appropriations bills for FY 2016, including an Omnibus Appropriations bill. Oppose rider to any appropriation bill which would prohibit funds being spent by the Department of Education implementing its Gainful Employment regulation Oppose any riders in appropriations bills which would limit or forestall CFPB action on arbitration Urge Congress to allocate a sufficient new 302(b) allocation for the FY 16 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill so that criminal and juvenile justice grant programs can be adequately funded. Support S. 2235 Support S. 1513 / H.R. 3406; support full funding for the Second Chance Act. Urging full funding for the Census Bureau in FY 16 Oppose any policy riders to an omnibus appropriations bill which would in any way weaken or change the structure of the CFPB Oppose riders to the Omnibus Appropriations bill which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers
| Democratic |
| MO |
| Cory A. Booker | Democratic | NJ |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | MA |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Mike Lee | Republican | UT |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $68,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office