Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2015

Monitor tax issues related to state-legal cannabis businesses owners, and advocate for the Small Business Tax Equity Act (H.R. 1855, S. 987).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor tax issues related to state-legal cannabis business owners who are seeking fair treatment under the federal tax code. ​General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business in America. Lobbying in support of the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2015 (H.R. 1855 and S. 987)

Client expense: $102,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor tax issues related to state-legal cannabis business owners who are seeking fair treatment under the federal tax code. ​General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business in America. Lobbying in support of the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2015 (H.R. 1855 and S. 987)

Client expense: $112,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor tax issues related to state-legal cannabis businesses owners, and advocate for the Small Business Tax Equity Act (H.R. 1855, S. 987).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1087 Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act; H.R. 1206 No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act; H.R. 1270 Restoring Access to Medication Act; H.R. 1397 Seniors Tax Simplification Act; H.R. 1528 End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Rentals; H.R. 1643 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act; H.R. 1855/S.987 Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2015 ; H.R. 2315 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; H.R. 27 Tax Code Termination Act; H.R. 2775 Remote Transactions parity Act ; H.R. 2842 Individual Rate Simplification Act; H.R. 2946 Incentivize Corporate America Act; H.R. 3017 Invest in America Act; H.R. 3083 Bring Jobs Back to America Act ; H.R. 3213 Fixed Asset Relief Act; H.R. 3267 Paycheck Relief Act; H.R. 3724 Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016; H.R. 4377 American Business Competiveness Act ; H.R. 4518 Corporate Rate Equality and Trade Empowerment Jobs Act; H.R. 4581 Stop Corporate Earnings Stripping Act; H.R. 4885 IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending Act; H.R. 4890 To impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy; H.R. 5053 Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act; H.R. 5324/S. 2980 Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2016; H.R. 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2017; H.R. 5538 Deppartment of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2017; H.R.2584 Buisness Activity Tax Simplification Act; H.R.5076 Main Street Fairness Act; HR ___ Hybrid Origin Discussion Draft; HR 4884 CURB Lifeline Act; S. 1261 Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act; S. 698 Marketplace Fairness Act; S.2809 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes; Treaty Document 111-7 Tax Convention with Hungary

Monitor tax issues related to state-legal cannabis businesses owners, and advocate for the Small Business Tax Equity Act (H.R. 1855, S. 987).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor tax issues related to state-legal cannabis business owners who are seeking fair treatment under the federal tax code. ​General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business in America. Lobbying in support of the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2015 (H.R. 1855 and S. 987)

Client expense: $112,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3167 Tax Administration Integrity Act; S. 1728 Access to Court Challenges for Exempt Status Seekers (ACCESS) Act; H.R. 1270 Restoring Access to Medication Act; S. 698 Marketplace Fairness Act; S. 1431 Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act ; H.R. 3086 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Ac; H.R.2584 Buisness Activity Tax Simplification Act; H.R. 1528 End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Rentals; S. 1261 Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act; H.R. 1087 Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act; Hybrid Origin Discussion Draft; H.R. 2315 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; H.R. 2775 Remote Transactions parity Act ; H.R. 1643 Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act; H.R. 2775 Remote Transactions Parity Act; H.R. 3762 Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act; S. 2350 Full Expensing Act; S. 2320 Universal Savings Account Act; American Business Competitiveness Act; H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act; H.R. 644 The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act. ; S. 987 Small Business Tax Equity Act; H.R. 1855 Small Business Tax Equity Act; H.R. 3508 American Solution for Simplifying the Estate Tax Act ; H.R. 1104 Fair Treatment for All Gifts Act

Client expense: $71,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Legislation: SJ ReS19, Constitutional amendment to limit 1A on political speech-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. SReS104, SReS104-Issues Lobbied: Border prosecutions. S50, Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA)-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights. S217, Women's Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion access. S247, Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Citizenship. S255, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S439, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. S467, Corrections Act-Issues Lobbied: Detainers. S497, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S551, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S675, REDEEM Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. S754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. S772, Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S877, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. S987, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S1056, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. S1088, Voter Registration Modernization Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting. S1169, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: ESEA reauthorization; Education; School discipline; School climate; LGBT Rights. S1182, A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements-Issues Lobbied: Broadcast ownership. S1356, FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Torture; Women's Rights. S1382, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. S1513, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Re-entry Reform. S1599, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act-Issues Lobbied: . S1595, Protecting Individuals from Mass Aerial Surveillance Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. S1598, First Amendment Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S1600, Judicial Redress Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S1619, The Financial Services and General Government FY16 Appropriations bill-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief- refusals/ womens health policy riders. S1631, FISA Improvements Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. S1659, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. S1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief- refusals/ womens health policy riders. S1696 (113th), Women's Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion access. S1705, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S1762, Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory minimums, immigration. S1770, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. S1788, The Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S1808, Northern Border Security Review Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Security. S1814, Stop Sanctuary Cities Act-Issues Lobbied: Sanctuary cities, detainers, immigration enforcement. S1858, Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Women's Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S1864, Department of Homeland Security Border Security Metrics Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Security. S2021, Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. S2048, USA FREEDOM Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S2171, The SOAR Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty; Religion and Public Schools. S2123, Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Re-entry; LGBT Rights. S2146, Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Sanctuary cities, detainers, immigration enforcement, mandatory minimums. S2168, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. S2193, Kate's Law-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory minimums. S2200, Workplace Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. S2295, Liberty Through Strength Act I-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S2300, American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; Refugees; Human rights. S2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers; Privacy; Surveillance;. S2344, Liberty Through Strength Act II-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. S2369, Community Partnership Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. S2536, SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. S2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. H ReS461, Select Panel to Investigate Planned Parenthood Federation of America Resolution-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights, Abortion Access. HR5, Student Success Act-Issues Lobbied: Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) reauthorization; Education; School discipline; School climate; Religious Liberty; Religion and Public Schools. HR10, The SOAR Reauthorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty; Religion and Public Schools. HR22, DRIVE Act-Issues Lobbied: Hair Drug Testing. HR148, DISCLOSE Act-Issues Lobbied: Campaign Finance Reform. HR158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers. HR234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. HR283, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR448, Women's Health Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Rights. HR540, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR637, Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR699, Email Privacy Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR846, Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR932, Healthy Families Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR940, Health Care Conscience Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief. HR983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR1076, Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR1104, Fair Treatment for All Gifts Act-Issues Lobbied: Gift Tax. HR1232, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1347, John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act-Issues Lobbied: Redistricting. HR1428, Judicial Redress Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. HR1672, REDEEM Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR1735, FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Torture; Women's Rights; Law Enforcement Militarization. HR1680, Police CAMERA Act-Issues Lobbied: Body Worn Cameras. HR1933, End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA)-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices. HR1962, Free Flow of Information Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. HR1974, HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, womens health. HR2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin; National security; Visa waivers; Refugee Vetting; Cybersecurity; Abortion, contraception access;. HR2048, USA Freedom Act 2015-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. HR2092, Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR2173, Redistricting Reform Act-Issues Lobbied: Redistricting. HR2197, The Youth PROMISE Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice. HR2421, REAL Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR2449, Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2521, Restoring Education and Learning Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Prison Reform. HR2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Access to Justice, Privacy Rights. HR2654, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR2800, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendments Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights. HR2802, First Amendment Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights. HR2867, Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights. HR2875, Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. HR2899, Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Countering Violent Extremism, National Security. HR2972, Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights, Reproductive Rights. HR2995, The Financial Services and General Government FY16 Appropriations bill-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief- refusals/ womens health policy riders. HR3011, Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act-Issues Lobbied: Mandatory minimums, immigration. HR3020, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights & Religion and Belief- refusals/ womens health policy riders. HR3157, Student Privacy Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR3185, Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Women's Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR3361, USA Freedom Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR3406, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Re-entry Reform. HR3470, Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. HR3495, Women's Public Health and Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- Medicaid restrictions/ Planned Parenthood defunding. HR3504, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - abortion restrictions. HR3518, Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. HR3576, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. HR3654, Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. HR3713, Sentencing Reform Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. HR3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; Refugees; Human rights; Planned Parenthood defunding and safety for women's health providers. HR3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug testing. HR4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Mens rea. HR4038, American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; Refugees; Human rights. HR4127, FY 2016 Intelligence Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Surveillance;. HR4225, SAVE Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. HR4237, Protect America Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: No Fly List. HR4291, FISA Transparency & Modernization Act-Issues Lobbied: National Security. HR4303, Border Security and Accountability Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Border security. HR4752, To limit ability of FCC to reclassify broadband-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Congressional Issues Without Bill Numbers: Women in Combat-Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights. Civil Asset Forfeiture-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. Prosecutorial Misconduct-Issues Lobbied: Law Enforcement Reform. Indigent Defense-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Appropriations-Issues Lobbied: Immigration detention, family detention, immigration enforcement, 287(g) program, PEP, Secure Communities, prosecutorial discretion, tax credits. DHS immigration enforcement: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Discrimination. Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/ victims of violence-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Unaccompanied children; Due process; Expedited removals; Access to counsel-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Bond hearings, Prolonged detention-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Deportation and detention practices-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Border enforcement/ CBP oversight and excessive use of force-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. Photo dissemination laws-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Fair Donations for All Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015-Issues Lobbied: Cybersecurity. Broadband Adoption Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Follow the Money Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Force Multiplier Act-Issues Lobbied: Information Sharing. CORRECT Act-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Weaponized Drone Bill-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Authorization for Use of Military Force-Issues Lobbied: National Security. Federal RFRA fix legislation-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Refusals. Title I Portability in the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious Liberty / Religion and Public Schools. Mens rea reform-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Sentencing Reform-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice Reform. Planned Parenthood funding-Issues Lobbied: Abortion rights. Countering Violent Extremism-Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, National Security. Inspector General Subpoena Power-Issues Lobbied: National security, privacy. Section 702 surveillance-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Revenge pornography legislation-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment. Stingray surveillance-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Religious Refusals-Issues Lobbied: Religious freedom. European Union data transfers-Issues Lobbied: National security, privacy, surveillance. Transparency-Issues Lobbied: Government accountability. DOJ Civil Rights Division hearing-Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement accountability. Policing-Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement reform. ECPA reform-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Watchlists and firearm restrictions-Issues Lobbied: National security, privacy. Encryption-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. Social Media Restrictions-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Muslim discrimination-Issues Lobbied: Religious discrimination. Agencies: Bureau of Justice Statistics-Issues Lobbied: Re: Provision 115.42(g) of the National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape & Tran-specific Pods/Units. Bureau of Prisons-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing Reform, Private Prisons, Solitary Confinement; Re-entry. Census Bureau-Issues Lobbied: Prison-Based Gerrymandering. Department of Agriculture-Issues Lobbied: Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559. Department of Defense-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; SAPRO policies on information about abortion; EO12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Department of Education-Issues Lobbied: Every Child Achieves Act; Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559; Disability Rights. Department of Health and Human Services-Issues Lobbied: Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Reproductive Rights-access to emergency contraception in IHS facilities; Access to contraception and abortion care in ORR; Draft Guidance for Industry FDA-2015-D-1211-0001; 1557 Proposed Rule of the Affordable Care Act and the NPRM; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559. Department of Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement; Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities; Family detention, Immigration detention, Unaccompanied children; Due process; Expedited removals; Access to counsel; Bond hearings; Interior and Border enforcement; End Racial Profiling Act; Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015; December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559; Cybersecurity; REAL ID. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights; Harassment under Fair Housing Act; Nuisance Ordinances; Fair Housing, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559. Department of Justice-Issues Lobbied: Torture; Gender-biased Policing; Women's Rights; Employment Litigation Priorities; Sentencing Reform, Private Prisons and Solitary Confinement; Civil Asset Forfeiture; Law Enforcement Reform; Militarization; Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement; Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/victims of violence; Unaccompanied children; Due process; Expedited removals; Access to counsel; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Border Prosecutions; EO12333 and Section 702 surveillance; Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; End Racial Profiling Act; Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 / Community Partnership Act of 2015; December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; 2007 OLC Memo; Muslim-Free Zone Bans by Public Accommodations; 1557 Proposed Rule of the Affordable Care Act and the NPRM; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559; PREA Guidance; UN General Assembly. Department of Labor-Issues Lobbied: Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559; Abortion Coverage, Contraception Access. Department of Veterans Affairs-Issues Lobbied: Abortion Policies; Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559. Director of National Intelligence-Issues Lobbied: EO12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Domestic Policy Council-Issues Lobbied: Criminal Justice. Executive Office of the President-Issues Lobbied: Encryption; RFRA; 2007 OLC Memo; Deportations. Federal Aviation Administration-Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drones. Federal Bureau of Investigation-Issues Lobbied: Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; Encryption, government back doors. Federal Communications Commission-Issues Lobbied: Media Ownership Rule; Low Power FM Application Window; E-Rate Rulemaking; IP Transition; Open Internet Rule; Inmate Phone Access; Content Discrimination. Food and Drug Administration-Issues Lobbied: Draft Guidance for Industry FDA-2015-D-1211-0001. Internal Revenue Service-Issues Lobbied: Petition for IRS Rulemaking on 501c4. National Security Agency-Issues Lobbied: EO12333 and Section 702 surveillance. National Security Council-Issues Lobbied: Refugees. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act. Office of Management and Budget-Issues Lobbied: Health Care Conscience Rights Act; Budget; Open Government; REAL ID. Office of Personnel Management-Issues Lobbied: Re-entry. Office of the Vice President-Issues Lobbied: Gender-biased Policing. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board-Issues Lobbied: EO12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Transportation Security Administration-Issues Lobbied: December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services-Issues Lobbied: Family detention, Immigration detention, Treatment of refugee women and children/victims of violence; Immigrant Transfers; Prosecutorial Discretion. U.S. Customs and Border Protection-Issues Lobbied: Border enforcement/CBP oversight and excessive use of force; December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; Civil Rights Complaints. U.S. Department of the Treasury-Issues Lobbied: IRS c4 Rulemaking; Contraception Access. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Issues Lobbied: Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement; Syrian refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; National security; DHS immigration enforcement: Secure Communities; Priority Enforcement Program (PEP); detainers; sanctuary cities; Treatment of refugee women and children/victims of violence; Deportation and detention practices. USAID-Issues Lobbied: Reforms to the Faith-Based Initiative and to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Amendment to Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs to Implement Executive Order 13559. U.S. Trade Representative-Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership. White House-Issues Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo Bay; Indefinite Detention; Authorization for Use of Military Force; Torture; Targeted Killing; Gender-biased policing; Sentencing Reform, Private Prisons and Solitary Confinement; American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015; Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015; Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Central American families; Due process; Immigration enforcement; Refugees; Discrimination based on nationality, national origin, religion; Detention, Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Health Care Conscience Rights Act; Abortion and contraception appropriations riders; Every Child Achieves Act; Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015; End Racial Profiling Act; Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015/Community Partnership Act of 2015; December 2014 Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity; Ban the Box Executive Order for Criminal Background Checks in Employment; 2007 OLC Memo; 1557 Proposed Rule of the Affordable Care Act and the NPRM.

Monitor tax issues related to state-legal cannabis businesses owners, and advocate for the Small Business Tax Equity Act (H.R. 1855, S. 987).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor tax issues related to state-legal cannabis business owners who are seeking fair treatment under the federal tax code. ​General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business in America. Lobbying in support of the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2015 (H.R. 1855 and S. 987)

Client expense: $112,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor tax issues related to state-legal cannabis business owners who are seeking fair treatment under the federal tax code. ​General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business. Lobbying in support of the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2015 (H.R. 1855 and S. 987)

Client expense: $112,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

​General lobbying efforts to modify Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, so that state-legal cannabis businesses may take business deductions like any other business. Lobbying in support of the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2015 (H.R. 1855 and S. 987)

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE