FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
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FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 TITLE I--ENHANCEMENTS TO FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND SAFEGUARDS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND OVERSIGHT (Sec. 101) This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to adopt querying procedures consistent with the requirements of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution for information collected pursuant to an authorization under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) provisions for targeting non-U.S. persons outside the United States. Such procedures shall include a technical procedure whereby a record is kept of each U.S. person query term used for a query. The querying procedures shall be subject to judicial review. A court order is generally required for review by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of query results in criminal investigations unrelated to national security, except where the FBI determines there is a reasonable belief that such contents could assist in mitigating or eliminating a threat to life or serious bodily harm. (Sec. 102) Any information concerning a U.S. person acquired under querying provisions may not be used in evidence against that person in any criminal proceeding unless the FBI obtained an order of the FISA Court to access such information or DOJ determines that the criminal proceeding: (1) affects, involves, or is related to U.S. national security, or (2) involves death, kidnapping, serious bodily injury, conduct that constitutes a criminal offense that is a specified offense against a minor, incapacitation or destruction of critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, transnational crime, or human trafficking. Such determination is not subject to judicial review. Reporting by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is expanded. (Sec. 103) If DOJ and the ODNI intend to implement the authorization of the intentional acquisition of abouts communications, they shall first submit to specified congressional committees a written notice of intent to do so. "Abouts communication" means a communication that contains a reference to, but is not to or from, a target of an acquisition authorized under the FISA. Such committees shall hold hearings and briefings and otherwise obtain information in order to fully review the written notice. The bill makes an exception for emergency acquisition of abouts communication. Each element of the intelligence community involved in the acquisition of abouts communications shall fully and currently inform the committees of a material breach. (Sec. 104) The ODNI shall: (1) conduct a declassification review of any minimization procedures adopted or amended; and (2) consistent with such review, make such minimization procedures publicly available to the greatest extent practicable. (Sec. 105) If DOJ authorized the emergency employment of electronic surveillance or a physical search, DOJ may authorize, for the effective period of the emergency authorization and subsequent order, without a separate order, the targeting of a U.S. person subject to such emergency employment for the purpose of acquiring foreign intelligence information while such U.S. person is reasonably believed to be located outside the United States. (Sec. 106) The bill provides for compensation of an amicus curiae (i.e., friend of the court who is not a party to a case and who assists the court by offering information, expertise, or insight that has a bearing on the issues in the case). (Sec. 107) The bill expands FISA reporting requirements to require reporting of: (1) the total number of persons subject to electronic surveillance conducted under an order or emergency authorization, including the number of such individuals who are U.S. persons; and (2) a good faith estimate of the total number of subjects who were targeted by the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device under an order or emergency authorization. (Sec. 108) The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board may meet or otherwise communicate in any number to confer or deliberate in a manner that is closed to the public. If the position of chairman of the board is vacant, the board, at the direction of the unanimous vote of the serving member of the board, may exercise the authority of the chairman. (Sec. 109) The National Security Agency and the FBI shall each designate at least one senior officer to serve as the principal advisor to carry out specified privacy and civil liberties-related functions. (Sec. 110) The bill extends whistle-blower protections to contractor employees of the intelligence community and the FBI. (Sec. 111) DOJ shall brief specified congressional committees on how it interprets FISA requirements to notify an aggrieved person of the use of information obtained or derived from electronic surveillance, physical search, or the use of a pen register or trap and trace device. (Sec. 112) The Inspector General of DOJ shall report to specified congressional committees on queries conducted by the FBI. TITLE II--EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES, INCREASED PENALTIES, REPORTS, AND OTHER MATTERS (Sec. 201) The bill reauthorizes title VII of the FISA until December 31, 2023. (Sec. 202) The penalty for the unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material is increased from one to five years. (Sec. 203) DOJ must report to specified congressional committees on current and future challenges to the effectiveness of U.S. foreign intelligence surveillance activities authorized under the FISA. (Sec. 204) The Government Accountability Office shall study the U.S. classification system and the methods by which the intelligence community protects classified information. (Sec. 205) The bill makes technical amendments to the FISA and authorizes referral of the denial of certain applications to a court of review.
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Became Public Law No: 115-118.
Became Public Law No: 115-118.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 139 by Yea-Nay Vote. 65 - 34. Record Vote Number: 12.
SenateResolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 139 by Yea-Nay Vote. 65 - 34. Record Vote Number: 12.
SenateConsidered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S268-270)
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| #12 | senate | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to (65-34) | January 18, 2018 |
| #11 | senate | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-38, 3/5 majority required) | January 16, 2018 |
| #10 | senate | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-27) | January 11, 2018 |
2018 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census Support HR 4396, the Congress ME TOO Act. Support ensure a safe and fair workplace culture in Congress. Support that any anti-workplace harassment legislation for Congress ensure that any reforms also apply to claims of workplace discrimination based on sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and childbirth), race, disability, age, ethnicity/national origin, color, religion, marital status, and status as a parent Support the Census Bureau moving forward with testing of sexual orientation and gender identity questions, improving testing on privacy and confidentiality messaging, making the survey more accessible to people in group quarters, and reducing reliance on administrative records for enumeration regarding the American Community Survey (ACS). Support the need for better language supports for the ACS Support HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) program; support Congressional letter by Congresswoman Jayapal to HUD Secretary Carson questioning the Departments abrupt decision to immediately suspend the AFFH program. Support U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) immediately lifting the suspension of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule. Oppose the elimination of anti-discrimination language in HUDs mission statement Support HR 4924, support it being strengthened by expanding the 1280 day reporting requirement to include the date the claimant knew of the alleged violation; extend the statutory deadline for filing a civil action to at least 90 days; extend whistleblower protections available to the executive branch to the legislative branch; and extend all notice posting requirements to the legislative branch. Support H. Res. 724, support extending the directives therein to the Senate Oppose HR 620, which passed the House. Which would create significant obstacles for people with disabilities from enforcing their rights under Title III of the ADA Support maintaining and increasing the civil rights protections for all students Support, Preserve and Protect Equal Opportunity Programs including Affirmative Action Study Proposals for Reparations for African Americans (support HR 40) Update the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to ensure against discrimination (support HR 3222) Support the repair and strengthening of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (Support HR 2978 / S1419) Support access to the polls for all eligible voters, support making it easier to register and vote (support HR 12 / S 1437) Support same-day voter registration-Support early voting / Sunday voting Support automatic voter registration Oppose Photo Identification requirements for voting Support Campaign Finance Reform (support HR 20 / S 1640) Support the re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders (support S 1588) Support Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; oppose its immediate suspension Support Amash (MI) amendment to S. 139, the FISA reauthorization; the amendment would end collection of communications data that is neither to nor from a foreign citizen Oppose the proposed repeal of equal employment opportunity (EEO) Form 397. The FCC should not only comply with its statutory obligation to collect employment data, it should also implement an automated, searchable, and uniform electronic database of EEO employment and recruitment data. Moreover, the Commission should adopt a transparent mechanism to trigger mid-term license review to replace the function of Form 397
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, 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), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 139/2010 - FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act H.R. 4478 - FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act S. 2158/H.R. 3989 - USA Liberty Act (Uniting and Strengthening American Liberty Act of 2017) S. 1997/H.R. 4214 - USA RIGHTS Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Reforming and Improving the Government's High-Tech Surveillance Act of 2017) Cross border data flows Surveillance reform Broadband policy Internet consumer protection Computer fraud and abuse Cyber security Data breach Internet security Electronic Communications Privacy Act Encryption Patent reform Net neutrality
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Intelligence
Support Amash (MI) amendment to S 139, the FISA Reauthorization. The Amash amendment would end NSA collection of communication data that is neither to nor from a foreign suspect.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census Support HR 4396, the Congress ME TOO Act. Support ensure a safe and fair workplace culture in Congress. Support that any anti-workplace harassment legislation for Congress ensure that any reforms also apply to claims of workplace discrimination based on sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and childbirth), race, disability, age, ethnicity/national origin, color, religion, marital status, and status as a parent Support the Census Bureau moving forward with testing of sexual orientation and gender identity questions, improving testing on privacy and confidentiality messaging, making the survey more accessible to people in group quarters, and reducing reliance on administrative records for enumeration regarding the American Community Survey (ACS). Support the need for better language supports for the ACS Support HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) program; support Congressional letter by Congresswoman Jayapal to HUD Secretary Carson questioning the Departments abrupt decision to immediately suspend the AFFH program. Support U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) immediately lifting the suspension of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule. Oppose the elimination of anti-discrimination language in HUDs mission statement Support HR 4924, support it being strengthened by expanding the 1280 day reporting requirement to include the date the claimant knew of the alleged violation; extend the statutory deadline for filing a civil action to at least 90 days; extend whistleblower protections available to the executive branch to the legislative branch; and extend all notice posting requirements to the legislative branch. Support H. Res. 724, support extending the directives therein to the Senate Oppose HR 620, which passed the House. Which would create significant obstacles for people with disabilities from enforcing their rights under Title III of the ADA Support maintaining and increasing the civil rights protections for all students Support, Preserve and Protect Equal Opportunity Programs including Affirmative Action Study Proposals for Reparations for African Americans (support HR 40) Update the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to ensure against discrimination (support HR 3222) Support the repair and strengthening of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (Support HR 2978 / S1419) Support access to the polls for all eligible voters, support making it easier to register and vote (support HR 12 / S 1437) Support same-day voter registration-Support early voting / Sunday voting Support automatic voter registration Oppose Photo Identification requirements for voting Support Campaign Finance Reform (support HR 20 / S 1640) Support the re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders (support S 1588) Support Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; oppose its immediate suspension Support Amash (MI) amendment to S. 139, the FISA reauthorization; the amendment would end collection of communications data that is neither to nor from a foreign citizen
2018 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Privacy issues related to electronic commerce, internet security and consumer protection. S. 139 - FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act. S. 1693 - Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act. H.R. 1865 - Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S215-247; S256-264)
Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on the Judiciary the House message to accompany S. 139 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 1872) fell when cloture was invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 139 in Senate.
Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 139 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 38. Record Vote Number: 11.
SenateConsidered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S174-185)
Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on the Judiciary the House message to accompany S. 139 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA1872) made in Senate.
Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to S. 139 with an amendment (SA 1870) made in Senate.
Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 139 presented in Senate. (CR S153)
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 98, enrollment corrections on S. 139 have been made.
Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to S. 139 made in Senate.
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S153-165)
Motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany S. 139 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 27. Record Vote Number: 10.
SenateMessage on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 256 - 164 (Roll no. 16). (text: CR H137-142)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 256 - 164 (Roll no. 16).(text: CR H137-142)
HouseOn motion to commit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 189 - 227 (Roll no. 15).
HouseThe previous question on the motion to commit with instructions was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Himes motion to commit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the bill back to the House with an amendment to strengthen the provisions related to obtaining warrants to query information collected on persons in the United States.
Mr. Himes moved to commit with instructions to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). (consideration: CR H158-159; text: CR H158)
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 682, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Amash substitute amendment No. 1.
DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on S. 139.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 139.
Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to commit with or without instructions. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-53 shall be considered as adopted. The further amendment printed in the report accompanying the rule, if offered by the Member designated in the report shall be debatable for the time printed in the report.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 682. (consideration: CR H139-160)
Rule H. Res. 682 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 682 Reported to House. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-53 shall be considered as adopted. The further amendment printed in the report accompanying the rule, if offered by the Member designated in the report shall be debatable for the time printed in the report.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2954-2955; text as passed Senate: CR S2954-2955)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2954-2955; text as passed Senate: CR S2954-2955)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 74.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
| Referred to |
| January 12, 2017 |
| May 11, 2017 |
| Introduced in Senate | January 12, 2017 |
| Enrolled Bill | -- |
| Democratic |
| CA |
| Jeff Flake | Republican | AZ |
| John Cornyn | Republican | TX |
| John Kennedy | Republican | LA |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Mike Lee | Republican | UT |
| Mike Rounds | Republican | SD |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Ted Cruz | Republican | TX |
| HCONRES 98 | 115th | Procedurally-related |
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Intelligence
S. 139 - FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, all provisions S. 2010 - FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 3989 - USA Liberty Act of 2017, all provisions
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S. 139, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act - H.R. 1899, Protecting Data at the Border Act - Entire bill S. 823, Protecting Data at the Border Act - Entire bill S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act - Entire bill
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Intelligence
S. 1297 on Sec. 702 of FISA S. 139, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
S 139,s2098,hr 1625, s 1693, hr 1865, hr4986, hr 3202, hr 4478
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $67,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Intelligence
S 139, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions concerning the production of business records for investigations to obtain foreign intelligence on non-U.S. persons
Client expense: $3,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S. 139/2010 - FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act H.R. 4478 - FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act S. 2158/H.R. 3989 - USA Liberty Act (Uniting and Strengthening American Liberty Act of 2017) S. 1997/H.R. 4214 - USA RIGHTS Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Reforming and Improving the Government's High-Tech Surveillance Act of 2017) Cross border data flows Surveillance reform Broadband policy Internet consumer protection Computer fraud and abuse Cyber security Data breach Internet security Electronic Communications Privacy Act Encryption Patent reform Net neutrality
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Privacy issues related to electronic commerce, internet security and consumer protection. S. 139 - FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act. S. 1693 - Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Issues related to cybersecurity and the Domain Name System (DNS); FY 2017 continuing appropriations legislation; H.R. 5393, S. 2837 FY 2017 Commerce, Justice Science Appropriations; H.R. 1301, FY 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations; H.R. 584, Cyber Security Appropriations; H.R. 1465 National Security Preparedness Act of 2017; H.R. 1224 NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017, entire bill; H.R. 2810, S. 1519 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S. 1693 Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017. Political appointments to Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Homeland Security; S. 139 - Rapid DNA Act of 2017 (FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Intelligence
S. 139 FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, all provisions S. 2010 FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 3989 USA Liberty Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4124 USA RIGHTS Act, all provisions S. 1997 USA RIGHTS Act of 2017, all provisions
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Over-criminalization of Conduct and Over-federalization of Criminal Law; Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform; Sentencing Reform; Mens Rea Reform; Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387); NDAA (H.R. 2810); Money Laundering (S. 1241, S.1757); Anti-Terrorism Information Sharing is Strength Act and related provisions; Corporate Transparency Bills (S.1454, S. 1717 and H.R. 3089); Trial Penalty; Conspiracy Reform; USA Liberty Act of 2017 (H.R. 3989); Financial Institution Security Act (H.R. 3439); Megabank Accountability & Consequences Act (H.R. 3937); The National White Collar Crime Control Act (S. 1781); FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 (S.139); Private Prisons Information Act (S. 1728); SAFE Justice Act (H.R. 4261); Circumvention of Access Controls on Copyright Works
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2017 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 62, the Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act, would authorize the hiring of an additional 200 agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 115/S. 1085, the Thin Blue Line Act, would increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 426/S. 1087, the Protecting Lives Using Surplus (PLUS) Equipment Act, which would restore all Federal equipment assistance programs to State and local law enforcement which were restricted by Executive Order 13688; H.R. 510/S. 139, the Rapid DNA Act, which would implement the use of Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, to solve and prevent violent crimes and other crimes, to exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlogs; H.R. 613/S. 1084, the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 622, the Local Law Enforcement for Local Lands Act, would terminate the law enforcement functions of the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management; H.R. 664, the Stem the Tide of Overdose Prevalence from Opiate Drugs (STOP OD) Act, would aim to reduce the curb the number of overdoses due to synthetic fentanyl and helps equip law enforcement officers with naloxone; H.R. 695/S. 705, the Child Protection Improvements Act, which would allow organizations that serve children and the elderly to use the FBI database to conduct background checks on potential employees; H.R. 909/S. 322, the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act, would expand existing Federal protections to the pets of domestic abuse victims and establish a grant program to assist victims and their pets when they leave their abusers; H.R. 1039/S. 367, the Probation Officer Protection Act, which would amend section 3606 of Title 18, United States Code, to grant probation officers authority to arrest hostile third parties who obstruct or impede a probation officer in the performance of official duties; HR. 1057/S. 372, the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act would close the loophole and allow U.S Border and Customs Protections to effectively enforce customs laws that will stop the flow of deadly synthetic drugs into our communities from China; H.R. 1428/S. 583, the American Law Enforcement Heros Act, which would prioritize the hiring of veterans and reservists through the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); H.R. 1494/S. 654, the Animal Cruelty and Torture Act which would provide criminal penalty for those who engage in animal crushing, as well as for those who create or distribute such films; H.R. 1498, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 1616/S. 904, the Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act, which would authorize National Computer Forensics Institute to provide assistance and training to local and State law enforcement agencies investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes; H.R. 1636, the School Safety Act, which would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); H.R. 1732, the Synthetic Drug Control Act, which would enhance the ability of law enforcement to combat synthesized drugs by amending the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated; H.R. 1761, the Protection Against Child Exploitation Act, which would close an existing loophole in current statute by clarifying certain definitions in child pornography law; H.R. 1865/S. 1693, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, which would to update and clarify Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to ensure that charges can be brought against interactive computer service providers who engage in criminal behavior or with reckless disregard to criminal activity; H.R. 1886/S. 573, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, which would establish National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justice systems; H.R. 1892/S. 1108, the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act, which would amend existing U.S. flag Code to allow governors to fly the American flag at half-staff in the event a law enforcement or other public safety officers falls in the line of duty; H.R. 1979, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly limit States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 2213, the Anti-Bordering Corruption Reauthorization Act, which would improve the ability of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to hire new officers; H.R. 2437/S. 1134, the Back the Blue Act, which contains a number of amendments to Federal law expanding the death penalty for persons who kill law enforcement officers, restrictions on habeas corpus, limitation on recovery of damages incurred during an arrest as well as two amendments to the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) with respect to magazine capacity and the Guns Free School Zones Act; H.R. 2513, the Police Officers Protecting Children Act, which would add qualified active and retired law enforcement officers, as defined by the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), to the list of exemptions to the Guns Free School Zones Act; H.R. 2561, the Protecting Police Officers of the Law in Civilian Establishments Act, which would clarify that existing Federal laws which prohibit the carriage of firearms onto Federal property like post offices, Social Security offices and Veterans Affairs offices do not apply to law enforcement officers in uniform; H.R. 2851/S. 1327, the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues (SISTA) Act, would amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated by allowing the Attorney General to add synthetic analogues either temporarily/permanently to Schedule A; H.R. 3003, Section 2, the "No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, which would penalize law enforcement agencies by withholding Federal fudning from so-called sanctuary cities; H.R. 3089/S. 1454, the Corporate Transparency Act, would require the Federal government to collect beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies unless the State already collects this information; S. 207, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; S. 318, the COPS Improvement Act, would reauthorize the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and improve its existing hiring program; S. 419, the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Improvements Act, which would make key changes to the Public Safety Officers Benefit program to improve transparency and accountability as well as reduce the existing backlog of claims; S. 446, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow any civilian concealed carry permit holder to travel to any other State issuing concealed carry permits without any training or safety requirements; S. 708, the International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology (INTERDICT) Act would ensure that U.S Customs and Border Protections (CBP) will have additional portable chemical screening devices at ports of entry, mail and express consignment facilities, and more resources at the CBP labs; S. 739, the Protecting Kids from Candy- Flavored Drugs Act, would impose increased prison sentences on adults who manufacture, create, distribute, or possess with the intent to distribute a controlled substance that is appealing to kids, whether designed or flavored; S. 748 (Menendez, D-NJ), the Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered From Detention (PROFILED) Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search, absent an eyewitness description, and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 782, the Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act, which would reauthorize the Internet Crimes Against Children ( ICAC) Task Forces; S. 1311, the Abolish Human Trafficking Act, reauthorizes parts of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and expand the authority of State and local agencies to obtain wiretap warrants for trafficking investigations; S. 1312, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, would help prevent human trafficking by promoting training for law enforcement and school resource officers through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to better identify and respond to human trafficking victims; S. 1781, the National White Collar Crime Control Act, which would reauthorize grant programs to law enforcement to combat white collar crimes; Legislation which would protect the personal information of law enforcement officers and their families from public access; Legislation or amendments that would have the effect of weakening PL 106-185, the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000; Legislation which would create or fund civilian review boards of law enforcement at any level of government; and Legislation which would further normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 62, the Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act, would authorize the hiring of an additional 200 agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 115/S. 1085, the Thin Blue Line Act, would increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 426/S. 1087, the Protecting Lives Using Surplus (PLUS) Equipment Act, which would restore all Federal equipment assistance programs to State and local law enforcement which were restricted by Executive Order 13688; H.R. 510/S. 139, the Rapid DNA Act, which would implement the use of Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, to solve and prevent violent crimes and other crimes, to exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlogs; H.R. 613/S. 1084, the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 622, the Local Law Enforcement for Local Lands Act, would terminate the law enforcement functions of the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management; H.R. 664, the Stem the Tide of Overdose Prevalence from Opiate Drugs (STOP OD) Act, would aim to reduce the curb the number of overdoses due to synthetic fentanyl and helps equip law enforcement officers with naloxone; H.R. 695/S. 705, the Child Protection Improvements Act, which would allow organizations that serve children and the elderly to use the FBI database to conduct background checks on potential employees; H.R. 909/S. 322, the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act, would expand existing Federal protections to the pets of domestic abuse victims and establish a grant program to assist victims and their pets when they leave their abusers; H.R. 1039/S. 367, the Probation Officer Protection Act, which would amend section 3606 of Title 18, United States Code, to grant probation officers authority to arrest hostile third parties who obstruct or impede a probation officer in the performance of official duties; HR. 1057/S. 372, the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act would close the loophole and allow U.S Border and Customs Protections to effectively enforce customs laws that will stop the flow of deadly synthetic drugs into our communities from China; H.R. 1428/S. 583, the American Law Enforcement Heros Act, which would prioritize the hiring of veterans and reservists through the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); H.R. 1494/S. 654, the Animal Cruelty and Torture Act which would provide criminal penalty for those who engage in animal crushing, as well as for those who create or distribute such films; H.R. 1498, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 1616/S. 904, the Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act, which would authorize National Computer Forensics Institute to provide assistance and training to local and State law enforcement agencies investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes; H.R. 1636, the School Safety Act, which would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); H.R. 1732, the Synthetic Drug Control Act, which would enhance the ability of law enforcement to combat synthesized drugs by amending the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated; H.R. 1761, the Protection Against Child Exploitation Act, which would close an existing loophole in current statute by clarifying certain definitions in child pornography law; H.R. 1865, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, which would to update and clarify Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to ensure that charges can be brought against interactive computer service providers who engage in criminal behavior or with reckless disregard to criminal activity; H.R. 1886/S. 573, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, which would establish National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justice systems; H.R. 1892/S. 1108, the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act, which would amend existing U.S. flag Code to allow governors to fly the American flag at half-staff in the event a law enforcement or other public safety officers falls in the line of duty; H.R. 1979, the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act, which would significantly limit States who fund anti-drug task forces from receiving Federal funding from the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grants program; H.R. 2213, the Anti-Bordering Corruption Reauthorization Act, which would improve the ability of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to hire new officers; H.R. 2437/S. 1134, the Back the Blue Act, which contains a number of amendments to Federal law expanding the death penalty for persons who kill law enforcement officers, restrictions on habeas corpus, limitation on recovery of damages incurred during an arrest as well as two amendments to the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) with respect to magazine capacity and the Guns Free School Zones Act; H.R. 2513, the Police Officers Protecting Children Act, which would add qualified active and retired law enforcement officers, as defined by the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), to the list of exemptions to the Guns Free School Zones Act; H.R. 2561, the Protecting Police Officers of the Law in Civilian Establishments Act, which would clarify that existing Federal laws which prohibit the carriage of firearms onto Federal property like post offices, Social Security offices and Veterans Affairs offices do not apply to law enforcement officers in uniform; H.R. 2851/S. 1327, the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues (SISTA) Act, would amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated by allowing the Attorney General to add synthetic analogues either temporarily/permanently to Schedule A; H.R. 3003, Section 2, the "No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, which would penalize law enforcement agencies by withholding Federal fudning from so-called sanctuary cities; H.R. 3089/S. 1454, the Corporate Transparency Act, would require the Federal government to collect beneficial ownership information for corporations and limited liability companies unless the State already collects this information; S. 207, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; S. 318, the COPS Improvement Act, would reauthorize the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and improve its existing hiring program; S. 419, the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Improvements Act, which would make key changes to the Public Safety Officers Benefit program to improve transparency and accountability as well as reduce the existing backlog of claims; S. 446, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow any civilian concealed carry permit holder to travel to any other State issuing concealed carry permits without any training or safety requirements; S. 708, the International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology (INTERDICT) Act would ensure that U.S Customs and Border Protections (CBP) will have additional portable chemical screening devices at ports of entry, mail and express consignment facilities, and more resources at the CBP labs; S. 739, the Protecting Kids from Candy- Flavored Drugs Act, would impose increased prison sentences on adults who manufacture, create, distribute, or possess with the intent to distribute a controlled substance that is appealing to kids, whether designed or flavored; S. 748 (Menendez, D-NJ), the Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered From Detention (PROFILED) Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search, absent an eyewitness description, and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; S. 782, the Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act, which would reauthorize the Internet Crimes Against Children ( ICAC) Task Forces; S. 1311, the Abolish Human Trafficking Act, reauthorizes parts of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and expand the authority of State and local agencies to obtain wiretap warrants for trafficking investigations; S. 1312, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, would help prevent human trafficking by promoting training for law enforcement and school resource officers through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to better identify and respond to human trafficking victims; Legislation which would protect the personal information of law enforcement officers and their families from public access; Legislation or amendments that would have the effect of weakening PL 106-185, the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000; Legislation which would create or fund civilian review boards of law enforcement at any level of government; and Legislation which would further normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 62, the Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act, would authorize the hiring of an additional 200 agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 115, the Thin Blue Line Act, would increase the penalty for offenders who kill or attempt to kill law enforcement or other public safety officers; H.R. 387, the Email Privacy Act, would make it more difficult for law enforcement to collect and obtain electronic evidence; H.R. 426, the Protecting Lives Using Surplus (PLUS) Equipment Act, which would restore all Federal equipment assistance programs to State and local law enforcement which were restricted by Executive Order 13688; H.R. 510/S. 139, the Rapid DNA Act, which would implement the use of Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, to solve and prevent violent crimes and other crimes, to exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlogs; H.R. 613, the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act, would direct the Bureau of Prisons to make secure firearms storage areas accessible to employees at all of its facilities; H.R. 622, the Local Law Enforcement for Local Lands Act, would terminate the law enforcement functions of the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management; H.R. 664, the Stem the Tide of Overdose Prevalence from Opiate Drugs (STOP OD) Act, would aim to reduce the curb the number of overdoses due to synthetic fentanyl and helps equip law enforcement officers with naloxone; H.R. 695/S. 705, the Child Protection Improvements Act, which would allow organizations that serve children and the elderly to use the FBI database to conduct background checks on potential employees; H.R. 909/S. 322, the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act, would expand existing Federal protections to the pets of domestic abuse victims and establish a grant program to assist victims and their pets when they leave their abusers; H.R. 1039/S. 367, the Probation Officer Protection Act, which would amend section 3606 of Title 18, United States Code, to grant probation officers authority to arrest hostile third parties who obstruct or impede a probation officer in the performance of official duties; HR. 1057, the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act would close the loophole and allow U.S Border and Customs Protections to effectively enforce customs laws that will stop the flow of deadly synthetic drugs into our communities from China; H.R. 1428/S. 583, the American Law Enforcement Heros Act, which would prioritize the hiring of veterans and reservists through the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); H.R. 1494 (Smith, R-TX), the Animal Cruelty and Torture Act which would provide criminal penalty for those who engage in animal crushing, as well as for those who create or distribute such films; H.R. 1498, the End Racial Profiling Act, which would define racial profiling as any consideration of race, national origin or ethnic origin to initiate a traffic stop or vehicle search-absent an eyewitness description-and requires the collection of race and other data by State and local law enforcement during routine investigatory activities; H.R. 1616, the Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act, which would authorize National Computer Forensics Institute to provide assistance and training to local and State law enforcement agencies investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes; H.R. 1636, the School Safety Act, which would reauthorize and expand the Secure Our Schools program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); H.R. 1732, the Synthetic Drug Control Act, which would enhance the ability of law enforcement to combat synthesized drugs by amending the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated; H.R. 1761, the Protection Against Child Exploitation Act, which would close an existing loophole in current statute by clarifying certain definitions in child pornography law; S. 207, the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, would close the existing loophole for the manufacturers on analogue drug sales and distribution; S. 318, the COPS Improvement Act, would reauthorize the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and improve its existing hiring program; S. 372, the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act would close the loophole and allow U.S Custom and Border Protection to effectively enforce customs laws that will stop the flow of deadly synthetic drugs into our communities from China; S. 419, the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) Improvements Act, which would make key changes to the Public Safety Officers Benefit program to improve transparency and accountability as well as reduce the existing backlog of claims; S. 573, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, which would establish National Criminal Justice Commission to study the nations criminal justices systems; S. 654, the Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, which would provide criminal penalty for those who engage in animal crushing, as well as for those who create or distribute such films; S. 708, the International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology (INTERDICT) Act would ensure that U.S Customs and Border Protections (CBP) will have additional portable chemical screening devices at ports of entry, mail and express consignment facilities, and more resources at the CBP labs; S. 739, the Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act, would impose increased prison sentences on adults who manufacture, create, distribute, or possess with the intent to distribute a controlled substance that is appealing to kids, whether designed or flavored; and S. 782, the Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act, which would reauthorize the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces.
Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 139 and H.R. 510 - Rapid DNA Act of 2017; use of Rapid DNA technology in criminal investigations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR510 / S139 -- Rapid DNA Act HR 3541/S 1766 - SAFER Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR510 / S139 -- Rapid DNA Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 52, legislation to make aliens associated with a criminal gang inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for various forms of relief; entire bill. S. 87, the "Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act," legislation to ensure that state and local law enforcement may cooperate with federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States; entire bill. S. 139, the "Rapid DNA Act of 2017," legislation to establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime and reduce the current DNA analysis backlog; entire bill. H.R. 510, the "Rapid DNA Act of 2017," legislation to establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime and reduce the current DNA analysis backlog; entire bill. S. 573, the "National Criminal Justice Commission Act," legislation to establish a National Criminal Justice Commission; entire bill. H.R. 1886, the "National Criminal Justice Commission Act," legislation to establish a National Criminal Justice Commission; entire bill. S. 583, the "American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017," legislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers; entire bill. H.R. 1428, the "American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017," legislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers; entire bill. S. 708, the "INTERDICT Act," legislation to improve the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States; entire bill. S. 782, the "PROTECT Our Children Act," legislation to reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program; entire bill. H.R. 1846, the "PROTECT Our Children Act," legislation to reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program; entire bill. S. 1085, the "Thin Blue Line Act," legislation to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim as a public safety officer; entire bill. H.R. 115, the "Thin Blue Line Act," legislation to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim as a public safety officer; entire bill. S. 1134, the "Back the Blue Act of 2017," legislation to enhance protections for federal, state, and local law enforcement officers; entire bill. H.R. 2437, the "Back the Blue Act of 2017," legislation to enhance protections for federal, state, and local law enforcement officers; entire bill. H.R. 3004, "Kate's Law," legislation to enhance penalties for dangerous criminal aliens who are deported and return to the United States; entire bill. Legislative proposal to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, to provide enhanced federal prosecution of attacks against law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). Legislative proposals to improve the safety of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers and provide enhanced penalties for the murder of or assaults on law enforcement officers (no bills introduced). Proposal for Executive action to provide liability protections for state and local law enforcement officers who comply with federal immigration detainers (no measure introduced). Support for the Administration to call for Cuba to extradite cop-killer Joanne Chesimard as part of any revised policy on U.S.-Cuba relations. Issues related to recidivist criminal aliens unlawfully present in the United States, the impact of New York City policies that inhibit cooperation between municipal and federal law enforcement to apprehend and remove these dangerous individuals, and the impact such policies have on the growth of criminal gangs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2017 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 139 and H.R. 510 - Rapid DNA Act of 2017; use of Rapid DNA technology in criminal investigations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 139 and H.R. 510 - Rapid DNA Act of 2017; use of Rapid DNA technology in criminal investigations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Rapid DNA analysis technology use in criminal investigations; H.R. 510 / S. 139 Rapid DNA Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR510 / S139 -- Rapid DNA Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 115, the "Thin Blue Line Act," legislation to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim as a public safety officer; entire bill. H.R. 387, the "Email Privacy Act," legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a governmental entity the contents of any communication that is in electronic storage or otherwise maintained by the provider; entire bill. H.R. 510, the "Rapid DNA Act of 2017," legislation to establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime and reduce the current DNA analysis backlog; entire bill. S. 139, the "Rapid DNA Act of 2017," legislation to establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime and reduce the current DNA analysis backlog; entire bill. H.R. 1428, the "American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017," legislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers; entire bill. S. 583, the "American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017," legislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers; entire bill. S. 52, legislation to make aliens associated with a criminal gang inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for various forms of relief; entire bill. S. 782, the "PROTECT Our Children Act," legislation to reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program; entire bill. Legislative proposals to improve the safety of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers and provide enhanced penalties for the murder of or assaults on law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to amend Title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the U.S. flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (no bill introduced). Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions to serve as Attorney General of the United States. Advocating that art work depicting law enforcement officers as pigs murdering innocent people violates rules of the Architect of the Capitol concerning art that may be hung in the Capitol and, as a result, should be removed. General education regarding a request by some House Members to the outgoing U.S. Attorney General to rapidly conclude an investigation and review of matters involving the NYPD and to commence prosecution prior to the change of Administrations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office