MERCY Act

S. 329/H.R. 901 MERCY Act Draft legislation on pregnant incarcerated women Draft House Legislation: Pregnancy in Correctional Institutions

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R 1437, the No Money Bail Act of 2017 -- provisions relating to the use of money as a condition of pretrial release in state criminal cases where the state receives federal grant funding and as a condition of pretrial release in Article III court. The Redeem Act (S. 827, H.R. 1906), the Mercy Act (S. 329, H.R. 901), Kaliefs Law (H.R. 47) and the Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act (H.R. 1926), as they pertain to the use of solitary confinement and other juvenile justice issues. H.R. 115 and S.1085, the Thin Blue Line -provisions relating to adding aggravating factors to criminal offenses involving law enforcement. H.R.2437 and S. 1134, the Back the Blue Act of 2017 - provisions relating to expanding the federal criminal code to add new crimes and impose new mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses. H.R. 1762 and S. 717, the POWER Act, as it relates to increasing pro bono legal services to domestic violence victims. H.R. 2612, the Community Reentry Act of 2017, as it pertains to formerly incarcerated individuals being housed in residential reentry centers. S.860, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.584, the Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017 H.R.1795, DUE PROCESS Act-provisions designed to help harmonize certain aspects of the federal civil asset forfeiture laws with the federal bankruptcy laws S.178, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (114th Congress), general discussions about potential sentencing reform in the 115th Congress. Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Proposed Rule on Amendments Relating to Disclosure of Records and Information; Docket No. CFPB-2016-0039; RIN 3170-AA63, 81 Fed. Reg. 58310 (August 24, 2016)-provisions (1) expanding the Bureaus discretion to share confidential information it receives from supervised and regulated entities with other foreign, state, and other governmental agencies and (2) prohibiting subjects of investigations and other recipients of civil investigative demands from disclosing information regarding the Bureaus investigation. Proposed changes to Customs and Border Protection Directive No. 3340-049 (Border Search of Electronic Devices Containing Information, dated August 20, 2009) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Directive No. 7-6.1 (Border Searches of Electronic Devices, dated August 18, 2009) to prevent border officials from reading, duplicating, seizing, or sharing attorney-client privileged or confidential client documents or information contained on lawyers laptop computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices at U.S. border crossings unless the officials first obtain a subpoena based on reasonable suspicion or a warrant supported by probable cause

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Background Checks The FAIR Act (S.642) Civil Asset Forfeiture U.S. DOJ/U.S. DHS Profiling Guidance The Fair Chance Act (S. 842) Second Chance Reauthorization Act Thin Blue Line Act (H.R. 115, S.2034) DOJ Consent Decrees with City Police Departments National Criminal Justice Commission Act (H.R. 1607 & S.573) Police Reform Legislation Militarization legislation Proposed Rule Regarding Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability Social Security Administration Revisions to Rules of Conduct and Standards of Responsibility for Appointed Representatives FDIC Hiring Policy Regarding Individuals with Criminal Records Nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions as Attorney General Face recognition technology, body worn cameras, and other policing technology Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act Comments re: Sentencing Commission Guidelines The MERCY Act (S.329) Probation Officer Protection Act (S.367) H.R. 985, "Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act" Support H.R. 1242, the 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act

Client expense: $293,446 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of