Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act
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Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2019 or the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act This bill establishes various grants within the Department of Justice for states and units of local government to improve law enforcement activities to address hate crimes, including by improving the reporting of hate crime data to relevant national systems. It also allows a court to order, as a penalty for a violation of a federal hate crime statute, a defendant to participate in educational classes or community service related to the community harmed by the defendant's offense as part of a supervised release.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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2021 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.1620 - Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2021 Chamber: House H.R.1843, S.937 - COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Chambers: House and Senate S.2043, H.R.3545 - Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality (Jabara-Heyer NO HATE) Act Chambers: House and Senate H.R.1280 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act 2021 Chamber: House S.582 - Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act Chamber: Senate H.R.97 - Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021 Chamber: House H.R.262 - Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act Chamber: House Maryland state legislature: MD HB 139 MD SB 626 MD SB 71
Client expense: $27,900 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2021 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.1620 - Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2021 Chamber: House H.R.1843, S.937 - COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Chambers: House and Senate S.2043, H.R.3545 - Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality (Jabara-Heyer NO HATE) Act Chambers: House and Senate H.R.1280 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act 2021 Chamber: House S.582 - Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act Chamber: Senate H.R.97 - Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021 Chamber: House H.R.262 - Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act Chamber: House Maryland state legislature: MD HB 139 MD SB 626 MD SB 71
Client expense: $27,900 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2021 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S.103-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, equitable access to housing. S.411-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. S.860-Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. S.3158- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, education, desegregation. S.2754-Handle with Care Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, juvenile justice. S.788-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice, civil rights. S.758-Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage. S.488-Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. S.1083-Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reparations. S.227-Savannas Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. S.1834-Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. S.481-Democracy Restoration Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. S.958-SAVE VOTERS Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. S.3206-Accessible Voting Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, disability rights. S.2261-Secure Elections Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. S.4360- Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act-Issues lobbied: Racial justice. S.4711-Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. S.3912-Justice in Policing Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Bail practices, police reform. S.656-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. S.4263-John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.271-Families Belong Together Act-Issues Lobbied: Family separation. S.251-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.745-Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act-Issues Lobbied: Equitable broadband access. S.5054-Stop Internet Sexual Exploitation Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, free speech. S.466-Kelsey Smith Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.51-Washington, D.C. Admission Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, civil rights, racial justice, National Guard. S.1-For the People Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, First Amendment. S.481-Democracy Restoration Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, criminal justice. S.264-Dream Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, citizenship for immigrant youth. S.151-COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, womens rights. S.309-Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Bail reform, sentencing reform. S.492-Ending Qualified Immunity Act-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. S.697-Next Step Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform, reentry. S.2164-Second Look Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform, mass incarceration. S.79-EQUAL Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. S.Res.711-A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt-Issues Lobbied: Student debt cancellation, debt relief. S.496-Student Loan Tax Relief Act-Issues Lobbied: Student debt cancellation, debt relief. S.2043-Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act-Issues Lobbied: Discrimination, immigration. H.R.482-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, equitable access to housing. H.R.1498-End Racial Profiling Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. H.R.1809-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.2133-Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief (CLEARR) Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Equitable access to housing, racial justice. H.R.1378-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. H.R.3354-Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, census, desegregation. H.R.4508-The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, higher education. H.R.5199-Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, education. H.R.5242- School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 2018- Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, school-to-prison pipeline. H.R.6011-A bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, juvenile justice. H.R.7209-School Resource Officer Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, school-to-prison pipeline. H.R.1076-Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reentry, equitable access to housing. H.R.5-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice, civil rights. H.R.494-Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice. H.R.3157-Student Privacy Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.897-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. H.R.3055-Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.40-Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reparations. H.R.2300-Eliminating Debtors Prison for Kids Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. H.R.1065-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, pregnancy discrimination. H.R.4179-No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. H.R.1440-Fairness for All Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.748-CARES Act-Issues Lobbied: COVID-19 relief. H.R.426-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.1275-Voter Empowerment Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. H.R.645-Automatic Voter Registration Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. H.R.589-American Election Security Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. H.R.1122-Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, equitable access to housing. H.R.1-For the People Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, racial justice, voting rights, First Amendment. H.R.1217-Ensuring American Voters Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. H.R.7120-George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Policing reform, police accountability. H.R.7755-Accessible Voting Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, disability rights. H.R.7848-Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act-Issues lobbied: Racial justice. H.R.8591-Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. H.R.133-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021-Issues Lobbied: Broadband access. H.R.51-Washington, D.C. Admission Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, civil rights, racial justice, National Guard. H.R.4-Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.5592-PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.4918-Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Domestic terrorism. H.R.883-Families Belong Together Act-Issues Lobbied: Family separation. H.R.1319-American Rescue Plan Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, reproductive healthcare, racial justice, equitable broadband access, disability rights. H.Res.279-Acknowledging that the United States Supreme Courts decisions in the Insular Cases and the territorial incorporation doctrine are contrary to the text and history of the United States Constitution, rest of racial views and stereotypes from the era of Plessy v. Ferguson that have long been rejected, are contrary to our Nations most basic constitutional and democratic principles, and should be rejected as having no place in United States constitutional law-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, racial justice. H.R.6-American Dream and Promise Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, citizenship for immigrant youth, citizenship for temporary protected status holders. H.R.1177-U.S. Citizenship Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. H.R.1620-Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, sentencing reform, mass incarceration. H.J.Res.17-Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.525-COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, womens rights. H.R.1333-NO BAN Act-Issues Lobbied: Muslim ban, discrimination, immigration. H.R.7302-Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act-Issues Lobbied: Equitable broadband access. H.R.7143-Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.288-Qualified Immunity Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.4359-Police Exercising Absolute Care with Everyone Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.3884-MORE Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Police reform, drug reform, war on drugs. Legislation with No Bill Number: Senate bill version-First Step Implementation Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. Senate bill version-Smarter Sentencing Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. House bill version-Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. Administrative legislative proposal-Making Affordable Housing Work Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, fair housing, rent increases. Protecting Our Students in Schools Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, school-to-prison pipeline. Reintroduction of Department of Homeland Security Accountability and Transparency Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, accountability of CBP. National Defense Authorization act for FY 2022-Issues Lobbied: National security. Civil Rights Modernization Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil rights, free speech. Enhanced Emergency Broadband Act-Issues Lobbied: Equitable broadband access. Communications Act of 1934-Issues Lobbied: Internet. Presidential Records Act-Issues Lobbied: Public records access. Federal Records Act-Issues Lobbied: Public records access. Merrick Garland Senate Confirmation Hearing-Issues Lobbied: Ending mass incarceration, sentencing reform, capital punishment, solitary confinement. Senate Judiciary Hearing-Issues Lobbied: Bureau of Prisons, ending mass incarceration, reentry, ending solitary confinement. Additional legislation not yet introduced - FISA amendments, Electronic Communications Privacy Act amendments, Congressional response to the January 6th attack on the Capitol, domestic terrorism, terrorism, consumer privacy, facial recognition, surveillance, childrens privacy, campaign finance, export controls, free speech, domestic military powers, immigration, COVID-19 relief for immigrants, pathways to citizenship, Senate and House appropriations process, ICE interior enforcement reforms, ICE detention reforms, interior immigration enforcement, LGBTQ rights, mass incarceration, solitary confinement, reentry, drug reform, capital punishment, sentencing reform, civil asset forfeiture, drug detection equipment, ending medical costs for incarcerated people, prosecuting police practices. Agencies: Agency-Education-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, equal education, CRDC data collection, school-to-prison pipeline, Every Student Succeeds Act, student loans, civil rights investigations, Affirmative Action. Agency-HHS-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, discrimination, reproductive rights, womens rights, birth control, religious refusals, abortion. Agency-Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: U.S.-Mexico border wall, immigration, expedited removal, asylum, end to Title 42, CBP accountability, LGBTQ rights, access to accurate federal IDs for trans, intersex, and non-binary people. Agency-HUD-Issues Lobbied: Fair housing, the disparate impact rule, AFFH rule, regulatory reform, discriminatory lending, disaster relief, rent increases. Agency-Justice-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform, solitary confinement, racial profiling, juvenile justice, school-to-prison pipeline, Bureau of Prisons - death penalty reform. Agency-EOP and White House Office - Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, Executive Order on Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Border, asylum, immigration, militarization of the border, denaturalization, Muslim ban, social media vetting, COVID-19 relief for immigrants, domestic terrorism, COVID-19-related prison reforms, sentencing reform, clemency, prison conditions, capital punishment, civil rights enforcement, reparations, Guantanamo detention policy, national security, torture, drones, war authority, student loan cancellation, debt relief, postal banking, restoring net neutrality, Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting, surveillance, restrictions on use of facial recognition Freedom of Information Act reforms, classified national security information, National Emergencies Act, emergency powers, U.S.-Mexico border wall, ICE 287(g) detainer program, Secure Communities Program, reproductive rights, abortion, regulation of mifepristone, sentencing, capital punishment reform, access to accurate federal IDs for trans, intersex, and non-binary people. Agency-OMB-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, access to accurate federal IDs for trans, intersex, and non-binary people, Preschool suspensions, school-to-prison pipeline, data collection. Agency-Commerce-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice; Census Bureau - 2020 Census, discrimination. Agency-State-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, racial justice. Agency-Labor-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. Agency-Treasury-Issues Lobbied: Capital project funds in the American Rescue Plan, equitable broadband access; Office of Comptroller of Currency-Racial justice, predatory lending. Agency-FCC-Issues Lobbied: Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, equitable broadband access, net neutrality restoration. Agency-CDC-Issues Lobbied: End to Title 42. Agency-OPM-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, access to accurate federal IDs for trans, intersex, and non-binary people. Agency-NSC-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, access to accurate federal IDs for trans, intersex, and non-binary people. Agency-Office of the Vice President-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, access to accurate federal IDs for trans, intersex, and non-binary people. Agency - Defense-Issues Lobbied: Withdrawal of deployment of military troops at border; border militarization.
2020 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Criminal Justice Reform Issues Gun Violence Prevention legislation Hate Crimes Prevention Act implementation Juvenile Justice Issues Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Police Reform Sex worker safety Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 98) Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 155; S. 817) Jury ACCESS Act (S. 250) Juror Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 874) Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act (H.R. 1288; S. 505) NO HATE Act (H.R. 3545; S. 2043) Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 719) George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120) Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country (H.Res. 988) COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (H.R. 6721) JUSTICE Act (S. 3985) Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020 (H.R. 5602) Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19 (H.Res. 908) Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act (H.R. 7848) EARN IT Act (H.R. 8454; S. 3398)
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support for the No Hate Act S2043 and HR 3545; urging use of IHRA definition of anti- Semitism; refugee levels
Client expense: $19,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| CT |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | CA |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | MA |
| Gary C. Peters | Democratic | MI |
| Jacky Rosen | Democratic | NV |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Kamala D. Harris | Democratic | CA |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | Democratic | NH |
| Mark R. Warner | Democratic | VA |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Michael F. Bennet | Democratic | CO |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Tim Kaine | Democratic | VA |
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, White House Office
H.R.7120/S.3912 - The Justice in Policing Act - would address a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. H.Res.988 - Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country - would condemn all acts of police brutality, racial profiling and excessive use of force, and would call for the adoption of reforms and policies at all levels of government to end these injustices. H.Con.Res.100 - Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation - would propose the establishment of a US Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation in order to acknowledge the past history of Americas racial injustice and progress towards addressing persistent racial inequalities. H.Res.299 - Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It Resolution; Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that immigration makes the United States stronger. S.4263 - The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act - would amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act. H.R.2214/S.1123 - The National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act or the NO BAN Act - would repeal the three versions of the Administration's Muslim ban, strengthens the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, and restores the separation of powers by limiting overly broad executive authority to issue future travel bans. S. 2043 and H.R. 3545, the No HATE ACT - legislation to improve the hate crime data collection process, and position federal, state, local, and tribal governments to make progress in preventing incidents
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R.7120/S.3912 - The Justice in Policing Act - would address a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. H.Res.988 - Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country - would condemn all acts of police brutality, racial profiling and excessive use of force, and would call for the adoption of reforms and policies at all levels of government to end these injustices. H.Con.Res.100 - Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation - would propose the establishment of a US Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation in order to acknowledge the past history of Americas racial injustice and progress towards addressing persistent racial inequalities. H.Res.299 - Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It Resolution; Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that immigration makes the United States stronger. S.4263 - The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act - would amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act. H.R.2214/S.1123 - The National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act or the NO BAN Act - would repeal the three versions of the Administration's Muslim ban, strengthens the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, and restores the separation of powers by limiting overly broad executive authority to issue future travel bans. S. 2043 and H.R. 3545, the No HATE ACT - legislation to improve the hate crime data collection process, and position federal, state, local, and tribal governments to make progress in preventing incidents
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support for effective implementation of and funding for hate crimes state and local police training under Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act Support for effective implementation of Public Law 101-275, the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. Support for Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance on protecting and accommodating transgender students Support for S. 3178 the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act Support for H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Support for S 917/HR 1934, the Stop Hate Act Support for the legislation to address online hate, harassment, doxxing, and swatting. Support for S. 894/HR 1931, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019 Support S. 3190/H.R. 5602 the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020 Support for HR 3545/S.2043 - Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act Support for HR 2708/S 1462, Disarm Hate Act Support for H.R. 5466, Prevention of Anti-Immigrant Violence Act of 2019 Support for H.Res 299, Resolution Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It Support H.Res.908 - Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19 Support S.Res.498 - A resolution condemning Stephen Miller for trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and for promoting policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Stephen Miller should immediately resign from office. Support H.Res.858 - Condemning Stephen Miller for his trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that he should immediately resign from office. Support H.R.5736 - Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act Support S 3228, the Justice for Victims of Hate Crime Act. Support increased funding of the Urban Area Security Initiative Non-profit Security Grant Program at $240 million and $120 million for the State Homeland Security Grant Non-profit Security Grant Program Support increased funding for Protective Security Advisors Support increased funding for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Support funding for DHS, DOJ and FBI to produce a report on the threat of domestic terrorism/ domestic terrorism data collection implementation Support full funding of the FBI Domestic Terrorism-Hate Crimes Fusion Cell Support increase in funding and a significant increase in permitted staff hiring for the Department of Justice Community Relations Service Support for H. Res. 988 - Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country Support H.Res. 1154 condemning the Qanon conspiracy theory, citing antisemitism as one of the many reasons to denounce this dangerous disinformation.  Support (cosponsor) S.4360/H.R.7848, the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act Support for Congressional request for report/update from DOJ on transition to collection of justice statistics via NIBRS program Support for the DHS Reform Act of 2020 (H.R. 8791) Support for National Commission on Online Platform and Homeland Security Supported lawmakers exploring ways to curtail social medias use of algorithmic amplification
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
H.R. 2438, Not Invisible Act, in support of ending gender-based violence against American Indian/Alaska Native women; S. 648/H.R. 3563, Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act, in support of ending shackling of pregnant women; S. 3037/H.R. 5267, International Violence Against Women Act of 2019; in support of ending international gender-based violence; S. 2043/ H.R. 3545/H.R. 1566, Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act, in support of strengthening hate crime reporting; H.R. 569, Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act, in support of ending gender-based violence and protecting survivors; S. 42/H.R. 8, Background Check Expansion Act, in support of establishing background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; S.2355/H.R. 4339, End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, in support of ending racial and religious profiling by law enforcement officials; H.R. 511, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act, in support of protecting survivors by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms; H.R. 35, Emmett Till Antilynching Act, in support of establishing a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching; H.R. 3536, Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019, in support of a new criminal rights violation for lynching; S. 3912/H.R. 7120, Justice in Policing Act of 2020/George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, in support of a federal standard for police use of force; in support of requiring use of de-escalation techniques and the duty to intervene; in support of banning neck holds, chokeholds and similar excessive force; in support of prohibiting racial profiling and religious profiling by law enforcement officials with robust data collection including disaggregated demographic categories; in support of eliminating federal programs that provide military equipment to law enforcement; in support of prohibiting no-knock warrants, especially for drug searches; in support of holding law enforcement accountable for the deprivation of civil rights and civil liberties; in support of a national public database covering all police agencies; in support of ending qualified immunity; S. 3895, Eric Garner Excessive Force Prevention Act, in support of banning chokeholds and similar excessive force; H.R. 4359, Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, in support of prohibiting the use of deadly or lethal force by a Federal law enforcement officer; H.R. 3545, National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2019, in support increasing and incentivizing hate crime reporting; S. 697, Next Step Act of 2019, in support of reforming sentencing, prisons, re-entry of prisoners, and law enforcement practices; S. 3985, JUSTICE Act, in opposition to the lack of comprehensive reform needed to address policing accountability and reform; In support of ending criminalization of women and girls of color; In opposition to filling the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy until after the January 2021 Presidential Inauguration; in opposition to the nomination and confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Integrity of the federal judiciary and confirmation process. Improved hate crime reporting/data collection, advocating for the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (S. 2043) and the Domestic Terrorism DATA Act (H.R. 3106). Issues impacting privacy, technology, and civil rights. Voting rights and election modernization, including advocacy in support of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and advocacy in support of additional state funding for elections due to COVID-19 and for the U.S. Postal Service. COVID-19 and civil rights issues, including racial health disparities. Police reform, including the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Ensuring an accurate Census 2020 count, including mitigating the under-count of people of color.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Criminal Justice Reform Issues Gun Violence Prevention legislation Hate Crimes Prevention Act implementation Juvenile Justice Issues Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Police Reform Sex worker safety Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 98) Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 155; S. 817) Jury ACCESS Act (S. 250) Juror Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 874) Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act (H.R. 1288; S. 505) NO HATE Act (H.R. 3545; S. 2043) Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 719) George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120) Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country (H.Res. 988) COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (H.R. 6721) JUSTICE Act (S. 3985) Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020 (H.R. 5602) Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19 (H.Res. 908) Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act (H.R. 7848) EARN IT Act (H.R. 8454; S. 3398)
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support for the No Hate Act S2043 and HR 3545; urging use of IHRA definition of anti- Semitism; refugee levels
Client expense: $34,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support for effective implementation of and funding for hate crimes state and local police training under Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act Support for effective implementation of Public Law 101-275, the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. Support for Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance on protecting and accommodating transgender students Support for S. 3178 the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act Support for H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Support for S 917/HR 1934, the Stop Hate Act Support for the legislation to address online hate, harassment, doxxing, and swatting. Support for S. 894/HR 1931, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019 Support S. 3190/H.R. 5602 the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020 Support for HR 3545/S.2043 - Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act Support for HR 2708/S 1462, Disarm Hate Act Support for H.R. 5466, Prevention of Anti-Immigrant Violence Act of 2019 Support for H.Res 299, Resolution Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It Support H.Res.908 - Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19 Support S.Res.498 - A resolution condemning Stephen Miller for trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and for promoting policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Stephen Miller should immediately resign from office. Support H.Res.858 - Condemning Stephen Miller for his trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that he should immediately resign from office. Support H.R.5736 - Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act Support S 3228, the Justice for Victims of Hate Crime Act. Support increased funding of the Urban Area Security Initiative Non-profit Security Grant Program at $240 million and $120 million for the State Homeland Security Grant Non-profit Security Grant Program Support increased funding for Protective Security Advisors Support increased funding for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Support funding for DHS, DOJ and FBI to produce a report on the threat of domestic terrorism/ domestic terrorism data collection implementation Support full funding of the FBI Domestic Terrorism-Hate Crimes Fusion Cell Support increase in funding and a significant increase in permitted staff hiring for the Department of Justice Community Relations Service Support for H. Res. 988 - Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country Support H.Res. 1154 condemning the Qanon conspiracy theory, citing antisemitism as one of the many reasons to denounce this dangerous disinformation. 
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
H.R. 2438, Not Invisible Act, in support of ending gender-based violence against American Indian/Alaska Native women; S. 648/H.R. 3563, Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act, in support of ending shackling of pregnant women; S. 3037/H.R. 5267, International Violence Against Women Act of 2019, in support of ending international gender-based violence; S. 2043/ H.R. 3545/H.R. 1566, Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act, in support of strengthening hate crime reporting; H.R. 569, Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act, in support of ending gender-based violence and protecting survivors; S. 42/H.R. 8, Background Check Expansion Act, in support of establishing background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; S.2355/H.R. 4339, End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, in support of ending racial and religious profiling by law enforcement officials; H.R. 511, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act, in support of protecting survivors by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms; H.R. 35, Emmett Till Antilynching Act, in support of establishing a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching; H.R. 3536, Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019, in support of a new criminal rights violation for lynching; S. 3912/H.R. 7120, Justice in Policing Act of 2020/George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, in support of a federal standard for police use of force; in support of requiring use of de-escalation techniques and the duty to intervene; in support of banning neck holds, chokeholds and similar excessive force; in support of prohibiting racial profiling and religious profiling by law enforcement officials with robust data collection including disaggregated demographic categories; in support of eliminating federal programs that provide military equipment to law enforcement; in support of prohibiting no-knock warrants, especially for drug searches; in support of holding law enforcement accountable for the deprivation of civil rights and civil liberties; in support of a national public database covering all police agencies; in support of ending qualified immunity; S. 3895, Eric Garner Excessive Force Prevention Act, in support of banning chokeholds and similar excessive force; H.R. 4359, Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, in support of prohibiting the use of deadly or lethal force by a Federal law enforcement officer; H.R. 3545, National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2019, in support increasing and incentivizing hate crime reporting; S. 697, Next Step Act of 2019, in support of reforming sentencing, prisons, re-entry of prisoners, and law enforcement practices; S. 3985, JUSTICE Act, in opposition to the lack of comprehensive reform needed to address policing accountability and reform; S.Res. 580/H.Res. 908, Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19, in support of actions to condemn and denounce anti-Asian sentiment, racism discrimination, and religious intolerance related to COVID-19; In support of ending criminalization of women and girls of color; In opposition to filling the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy until after the January 2021 Presidential Inauguration; In opposition to the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Integrity of the federal judiciary and confirmation process. Improved hate crime reporting/data collection, advocating for the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (S. 2043) and the Domestic Terrorism DATA Act (H.R. 3106). Issues impacting privacy, technology, and civil rights. Voting rights and election modernization, including advocacy in support of the Voting Rights Advancement Act and advocacy in support of additional state funding for elections due to COVID-19 and for the U.S. Postal Service. COVID-19 and civil rights issues, including racial health disparities. Police reform, including the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Ensuring an accurate Census 2020 count, including mitigating the under-count of people of color.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Criminal Justice Reform Issues Gun Violence Prevention legislation Hate Crimes Prevention Act implementation Juvenile Justice Issues Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Police Reform Sex worker safety Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 98) Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 155; S. 817) Jury ACCESS Act (S. 250) Juror Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 874) Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act (H.R. 1288; S. 505) NO HATE Act (H.R. 3545; S. 2043) Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 719) George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120) Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country (H.Res. 988) COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (H.R. 6721) JUSTICE Act (S. 3985) Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020 (H.R. 5602) Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19 (H.Res. 908) Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act (H.R. 7848) EARN IT Act (H.R. 8454; S. 3398)
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support for the no hate act S2043 and HR 3545; urging use of IHRA definition of anti- semitism.
Client expense: $19,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support for effective implementation of and funding for hate crimes state and local police training under Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act Support for effective implementation of Public Law 101-275, the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. Support for Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance on protecting and accommodating transgender students Support for S. 3178 the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act Support for H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Support for S 917/HR 1934, the Stop Hate Act Support for the legislation to address online hate, harassment, doxxing, and swatting. Support for S. 894/HR 1931, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019 Support S. 3190/H.R. 5602 the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020 Support for HR 3545/S.2043 - Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act Support for HR 2708/S 1462, Disarm Hate Act Support for H.R. 5466, Prevention of Anti-Immigrant Violence Act of 2019 Support for H.Res 299, Resolution Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It Support H.Res.908 - Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19 Support S.Res.498 - A resolution condemning Stephen Miller for trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and for promoting policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Stephen Miller should immediately resign from office. Support H.Res.858 - Condemning Stephen Miller for his trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that he should immediately resign from office. Support H.R.5736 - Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act Support S 3228, the Justice for Victims of Hate Crime Act. Support increased funding of the Urban Area Security Initiative Non-profit Security Grant Program at $240 million and $120 million for the State Homeland Security Grant Non-profit Security Grant Program Support increased funding for Protective Security Advisors Support increased funding for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Support funding for DHS, DOJ and FBI to produce a report on the threat of domestic terrorism/ domestic terrorism data collection implementation Support full funding of the FBI Domestic Terrorism-Hate Crimes Fusion Cell Support increase in funding and a significant increase in permitted staff hiring for the Department of Justice Community Relations Service Support for H. Res. 988 - Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
H.R. 2438, Not Invisible Act, in support of ending gender-based violence against American Indian/Alaska Native women; S. 648/H.R. 3563, Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act, in support of ending shackling of pregnant women; S. 3037/H.R. 5267, International Violence Against Women Act of 2019, in support of ending international gender-based violence; S. 2043/ H.R. 3545/H.R. 1566, Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act, in support of strengthening hate crime reporting; H.R. 569, Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act, in support of ending gender-based violence and protecting survivors; S. 42/H.R. 8, Background Check Expansion Act, in support of establishing background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; S.2355/H.R. 4339, End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, in support of ending racial and religious profiling by law enforcement officials; H.R. 511, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act, in support of protecting survivors by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms; H.R. 35, Emmett Till Antilynching Act, in support of establishing a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching; H.R. 3536, Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019, in support of a new criminal rights violation for lynching; S. 3912/H.R. 7120, Justice in Policing Act of 2020/George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, in support of a federal standard for police use of force, in support of requiring use of de-escalation techniques and the duty to intervene, in support of banning neck holds, chokeholds and similar excessive force, in support of prohibiting racial profiling and religious profiling by law enforcement officials with robust data collection including disaggregated demographic categories, in support of eliminating federal programs that provide military equipment to law enforcement, in support of prohibiting no-knock warrants, especially for drug searches, in support of holding law enforcement accountable for the deprivation of civil rights and civil liberties, in support of a national public database covering all police agencies, in support of ending qualified immunity; S. 3895, Eric Garner Excessive Force Prevention Act, in support of banning chokeholds and similar excessive force; H.R. 4359, Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019, in support of prohibiting the use of deadly or lethal force by a Federal law enforcement officer; H.R. 3545, National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2019, in support increasing and incentivizing hate crime reporting; S. 697, Next Step Act of 2019, in support of reforming sentencing, prisons, re-entry of prisoners, and law enforcement practices; S. 3985, JUSTICE Act, in opposition to the lack of comprehensive reform needed to address policing accountability and reform.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Integrity of the federal judiciary and confirmation process. Improved hate crime reporting/data collection, advocating for the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (S. 2043) and the Domestic Terrorism DATA Act (H.R. 3106). Issues impacting privacy and civil rights. Voting rights and election modernization, including advocacy in support of the Voting Rights Advancement Act and advocacy in support of additional state funding for elections due to COVID-19. COVID-19 and civil rights issues, including racial health disparities. Police reform. Ensuring an accurate Census 2020 count, including mitigating the under-count of people of color.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Criminal Justice Reform Issues Gun Violence Prevention legislation Hate Crimes Prevention Act implementation Judicial Nominations Juvenile Justice Issues Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Police Reform Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 98) Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 155; S. 817) Jury ACCESS Act (S. 250) Juror Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 874) Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act (H.R. 1288; S. 505) NO HATE Act (H.R. 3545; S. 2043) Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 719) George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120) Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country (H.Res. 988) COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (H.R. 6721) JUSTICE Act (S. 3985)
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support legislation to protect civil liberties Support legislation to provide full voting rights and statehood for the citizens of the District of Columbia Work to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens Support legislation to repair and restore the Voting Rights Act Support the Voting Rights Advancement Act. Support full funding of the U.S. Census Bureau Oppose inclusion of questions related to citizenship status on the U.S. Census Support comprehensive democracy legislation, HR1 and S.949 Support efforts to modernize voter registration Support the Native American Voting Rights Act Support the restoration of voting rights to felons Support HR 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act Support the PAVE Act and Safe Act Support the removal of the timeline of ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment Support the designation of September as American Democracy Month Support the Shield Act Support the No Hate Act, S.2043, H.R.3545 Support emergency stimulus measures to provide aid to families, workers, and communities because of the COVID-19 pandemic Support funding of at least $4 billion dollars to ensure safe and fair 2020 elections Urged members of Congress to denounce racist attacks and discrimination against the Asian American community Support H.Res. 908 and its Senate companion which condemn all forms of anti-Asian sentiment related to COVID-19. Supported further investigations into the murders of George Floyd, Ahmuad Arbery, and Breonna Taylor by the Department of Justice Urged Senators to oppose the motion to proceed to the Justice Act Expressed support for sections of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Support H.J. Res. 90, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval that will nullify a rulemaking by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Client expense: $48,123 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support for effective implementation of and funding for hate crimes state and local police training under Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act Support for effective implementation of Public Law 101-275, the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. Support for Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance on protecting and accommodating transgender students Support for S. 3178 the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act Support for H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Support for S 917/HR 1934, the Stop Hate Act Support for the legislation to address online hate, harassment, doxxing, and swatting. Support for S. 894/HR 1931, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019 Support S. 3190/H.R. 5602 the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020 Support for HR 3545/S.2043 - Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act Support for HR 2708/S 1462, Disarm Hate Act Support for H.R. 5466, Prevention of Anti-Immigrant Violence Act of 2019 Support for H.Res 299, Resolution Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It Support H.Res.908 - Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19 Support S.Res.498 - A resolution condemning Stephen Miller for trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and for promoting policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Stephen Miller should immediately resign from office. Support H.Res.858 - Condemning Stephen Miller for his trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that he should immediately resign from office. Support H.R.5736 - Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act Support S 3228, the Justice for Victims of Hate Crime Act. Support increased funding of the Urban Area Security Initiative Non-profit Security Grant Program at $240 million and $120 million for the State Homeland Security Grant Non-profit Security Grant Program Support increased funding for Protective Security Advisors Support increased funding for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Support funding for DHS, DOJ and FBI to produce a report on the threat of domestic terrorism/ domestic terrorism data collection implementation Support full funding of the FBI Domestic Terrorism-Hate Crimes Fusion Cell Support increase in funding and a significant increase in permitted staff hiring for the Department of Justice Community Relations Service
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Integrity of the federal judiciary and confirmation process. Improved hate crime reporting/data collection, advocating for the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (S. 2043) and the Domestic Terrorism DATA Act (H.R. 3106). Issues impacting privacy and civil rights. Voting rights and election modernization, including advocacy in support of the Voting Rights Advancement Act and advocacy in support of additional state funding for elections due to COVID-19. COVID-19 and civil rights issues, including racial health disparities.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 2438, Not Invisible Act, in support of ending gender-based violence against American Indian/Alaska Native women; S. 648/H.R. 3563, Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act, in support of ending shackling of pregnant women; S. 3037/H.R. 5267, International Violence Against Women Act of 2019, in support of ending international gender-based violence; S. 2043/ H.R. 3545, Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act, in support of strengthening hate crime reporting; H.R. 569, Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act, in support of ending gender-based violence and protecting survivors; S. 42/H.R. 8, Background Check Expansion Act, in support of establishing background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties; S.2355, End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, in support of ending racial and religious profiling by law enforcement officials; H.R. 511, Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act; in support of protecting survivors by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms.
Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support legislation to protect civil liberties Support legislation to provide full voting rights and statehood for the citizens of the District of Columbia Work to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens Support legislation to repair and restore the Voting Rights Act Support the Voting Rights Advancement Act. Support full funding of the U.S. Census Bureau Oppose inclusion of questions related to citizenship status on the U.S. Census Support comprehensive democracy legislation, HR1 and S.949 Support efforts to modernize voter registration Support the Native American Voting Rights Act Support the restoration of voting rights to felons Support HR 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act Support the PAVE Act and Safe Act Support the removal of the timeline of ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment Support the designation of September as American Democracy Month Support the Shield Act Support the No Hate Act, S.2043, H.R.3545 Support emergency stimulus measures to provide aid to families, workers, and communities because of the COVID-19 pandemic Support funding of at least $4 billion dollars to ensure safe and fair 2020 elections Urged members of Congress to denounce racist attacks and discrimination against the Asian American community
Client expense: $79,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Criminal Justice Reform Issues Gun Violence Prevention legislation Hate Crimes Prevention Act implementation Judicial Nominations Juvenile Justice Issues Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 98) Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 155; S. 817) Jury ACCESS Act (S. 250) Juror Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 874) Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act (H.R. 1288; S. 505) NO HATE Act (H.R. 3545; S. 2043) Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 719)
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support for effective implementation of Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act Support for effective implementation of Public Law 101-275, the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. Support for Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance on protecting and accommodating transgender students Support for S. 3178 the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act Support for H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Support for S 917/HR 1934, the Stop Hate Act Support for the legislation to address online hate, harassment, doxxing, and swatting. Support for HR 3106 Domestic and International Terrorism DATA Act Support for S. 894/HR 1931, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act Support for HR 3545/S.2043 - Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act Support for HR 2708/S 1462, Disarm Hate Act Support for H.R. 5466, Prevention of Anti-Immigrant Violence Act of 2019 Support for H.Res 299, Resolution Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
AJC showed support for H.R.3545/S 2043 -the NO HATE Act and the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act S 852, as well as the appointment of a envoy to monitor anti-Semitism.
Client expense: $8,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support HR 1585, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Support legislation to addresses a loop-hole from the Shepard-Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act where a crime cant be prosecuted as a hate crime if there was possibly a mixed motive Support H. Res. 747, acknowledging that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy in achieving the goal of reducing drug use Support the following levels in the final Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill: $7 million for the Wrongful Conviction Review Program at the Department of Justice (DoJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (the Wrongful Conviction Review Program is a part of the Capital Litigation Improvement Program);$8 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program at the DoJ, National Institute of Justice (NIJ); $30 million for the Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program at NIJ; $4 million to support forensic science standards setting activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); and $15 million for NIST to support forensic science research and measurement science. Support legislation which would remove the age requirement for those seeking an expungement order for first-time drug possession offenses Support the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality (NO HATE Act) (S.2043 / HR 3545). The Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act is an important piece of legislation that would improve hate crime statistics and promote a better response to hate crime within our communities. Support H. Res. 641, a resolution rejecting the racist and imperialist language present in the U.S. Supreme Court decisions referred to as the Insular Cases. These cases were decided in the early 20th century and establish the relationship between the United States and its territories, rest on deeply offensive racial and cultural assumptions, and include such terms as alien races and savage and restless people when referring to the people living in U.S. territories Oppose the confirmation of Sarah Pitlyk to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Support H.R. 5466, legislation which would add hate crimes to the list of qualifying crimes under the U visa program Oppose H.R. 5331 , the Fairness For All Act. If enacted, this bill would undermine civil rights protections for women, people of color, people of faith and create substandard protections for LGBTQ people Oppose the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Act because rather than focusing resources on reducing overdose deaths from synthetic drugs, the bill would grant the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) broad authority within the scheduling process, increase sentences, and expose many more individuals to harsh penalties, including mandatory minimum sentences Support the inclusion of H.R. 1076, the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020. H.R 1076 would ban the box on federal government and federal contractors job applications, and thus postpone a request for conviction history information until the applicant has received a conditional offer of employment Oppose the confirmation of Steven Menashi to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Support S. 2227 / H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019. The MORE Act calls for and funds social equity programs for individuals and the communities most harmed by the misdirected War on Drugs. Oppose the confirmation of Judge Halil Ozerden to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Support H.R. 1585 / S. 2843 which would reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). H.R. 1585 / S 2843 would: invest in prevention; end impunity for non-Native perpetrators of sexual assault, child abuse co-occurring with domestic violence, stalking, sex trafficking, and assaults on tribal law enforcement officers on tribal lands; improve enforcement of court orders that require adjudicated domestic abusers to relinquish their firearms; improve access to housing for victims and survivors; protects victims of dating violence from firearm homicide; help survivors gain and maintain economic independence; update the federal definition of domestic violence for the purposes of VAWA grants only to acknowledge the full range of abuse victims suffer (it does not impact the criminal definition of domestic violence); maintain existing protections for all survivors; and it improves the healthcare systems response to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking, including adding stalkers to the list of those who are prohibited from possessing firearms. Support HR 1423,the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal or FAIR Act which would protect the legal rights of all Americans to access the courts when they have been harmed. HR 1423 would prevent companies from forcing harmed consumers, workers, and other individuals into private, rigged arbitration systems to resolve disputes. The FAIR Act would also prohibit class action lawsuit waivers, sometimes known as collective action waivers, which are commonly included in most forced arbitration contracts
Client expense: $72,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
H.R. 2438 Not Invisible Act - in support of ending gender-based violence against American Indian/Alaska Native women. S. 648/H.R. 3563 Stop Schackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act - in support of ending shackling of pregnant women/ S. 3037/H.R. 5267 International Violence Against Women Act of 2019 - in support of ending international gender-based violence. S. 2043/ H.R. 3545 Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act - in support of strengthening hate crime reporting. H.R. 569 Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act - in support of ending gender-based violence and protecting survivors. S. 42/H.R. 8 Background Check Expansion Act - in support of establishing background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties. S.2355 End Racial and Religious Profiling Act - in support of ending racial and religious profiling by law enforcement officials. H.R. 511 Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - in support of protecting survivors by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms. In opposition to the confirmation of Andrew Bremberg as U.S. Ambassador to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva - no legislation.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S.103-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. S.411-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. S.860-Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. S.1419-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. S.1593-Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Bail Reform. S.593-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. S.3158- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, education, desegregation. S.2754-Handle with Care Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, juvenile justice. S.387-Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Reentry, ban the box. S.1082-BE HEARD in the Workplace Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. S.788-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice. S.758-Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage. S.488-Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. S.1123-A Bill to Transfer and Limit Executive Branch Authority to Suspend or Restrict the Entry of a Class of Aliens-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Muslim ban, discrimination. S.274-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. S.1790-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, national security, womens rights. S.2007-Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.1791-Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.1083-Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reparations. S.1108-Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.1938-Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. S.1645-Womens Health Protection Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. S.2043-Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act-Issues Lobbied: Hate crimes. S.1273-CASE Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Copyright. S.2227-MORE Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana legalization, drug reform. S.1074-Restoring Education and Learning Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reentry, Pell Grant. S.227-Savannas Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. S.936-Ending Mass Collection of Americans Phone Records Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S.2870-Restricting Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, immigrant detention, solitary confinement. S.2968-Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.2111-SHIELD Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech. S.894-Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Domestic terrorism. S.1622-Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug reform, criminal justice. S.1168-Equal Campus Access Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. S.2878-Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.2694-A bill to place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.1418-Strength in Diversity Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. S.764-Assuring that Robust, Thorough, and Informed Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies Act-Issues Lobbied: Emergency powers. S.685-Inspector General Access Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Justice Department Oversight. S.2836-Put Patients First Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, reproductive rights, abortion coverage, refusals in health care. S.2779-Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: School safety, disability rights, students rights and privacy. S.3170- Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.482-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. H.R.1498-End Racial Profiling Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. H.R.1895-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration (FAIR) Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil asset forfeiture. H.R.1714-Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement militarization, police reform. H.R.1809-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.2133-Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief (CLEARR) Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Housing, racial justice. H.R.2978-Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.1450-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. H.R.3354-Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, census, desegregation. H.R.120-Police CAMERA Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Police reform, body-worn cameras. H.R.4508-The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, higher education. H.R.5199-Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, education. H.R.5242- School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 2018- Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, school-to-prison pipeline. H.R.6011-A bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, juvenile justice. H.R.1585- Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.7209-School Resource Officer Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, school-to-prison pipeline. H.R.1076-Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reentry, ban the box, equal access to housing. H.R.5-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice. H.R.1692- Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage. H.R.494-Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice. H.R.3157-Student Privacy Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.2214- NO BAN Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, Muslim ban, discrimination. H.R.897-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. H.R.1942-Ending Mass Collection of Americans Phone Records Act-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. H.R.2148-BE HEARD in the Workplace Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.2500-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, reentry, ban the box, national security. H.R.3018-Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.3114-Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.2275-Disctrict of Columbia Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.3055-Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.3545-National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Hate crimes. H.R.40-Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reparations. H.R.2300-Eliminating Debtors Prison for Kids Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. H.R.2694-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, pregnancy discrimination. H.J.Res.38-Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.2975-Womens Health Protection Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.2896-SHIELD Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, womens rights. H.R.2233-Bail Fairness Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Bail reform. H.R.1274-Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force-Issues Lobbied: National security. H.R.838-Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, disability rights, school safety. H.R.2426-CASE Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Copyright. H.R.4556-See Undisclosed Legal Interpretations and Get Honest Transparency Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Government transparency. H.R.1951-To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.1950-Saras Law-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.1949-To authorize the court to depart from a statutory minimum in the case of a juvenile offender, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.1423-Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act-Issues Lobbied: Arbitration, womens rights. H.R.1534-Federal Employee Paid Leave Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.4474-No Money Bail Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Bail reform. H.R.3884-Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana legalization, drug reform, criminal justice. H.R.4488-Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Prison reform. H.R.4408-Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.4359-Police Exercising Absolute Care with Everyone Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.4073-Expanding Educational Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Communities Act-Issues Lobbied: Reentry, Pell Grant. H.R.4018-To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. H.R.4179-No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. H.R.4-Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.5383-New Way Forward Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal justice, immigration, immigrant detention, immigration reform, restoring due process to the immigration detention and deportation system. H.R.1158-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Appropriations, immigration, immigration reform, border wall funding. H.R.4978-Online Privacy Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.4782-National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, social media, online speech, domestic terrorism. H.R.5120-SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Right to protest. H.R.4500-Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Standards bodies. H.R.4617-SHIELD Act-Issues Lobbied: Campaign finance. H.R.5209-Raising the Bar Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, social media, online speech, domestic terrorism. H.R.1931-Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Domestic terrorism. H.Res.641-Acknowledging that the decisions rendered by the United States Supreme Court in the so-called Insular Cases rest on the same racist and ethnocentric assumptions leading to Plessy v. Fergusons infamous separate but equal doctrine, that the legal doctrine emanating from the Insular Cases has no place in United States Constitutional law, and that the Insular Cases must be rejected in their entirety-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, racial justice. H.R.5053-Justice for Juveniles Act-Issues Lobbied: Prison reform. H.R.2896-SHIELD Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Over-criminalization. H.R.2935-Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug reform, criminal justice. H.Res.702-Recognizing that the United States has a moral obligation to meet its foundational promise of guaranteed justice for all-Issues Lobbied: Criminal justice. H.R.5546-Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act-Issues Lobbied: Right to counsel, prison reform. H.R.5331-Fairness for All Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.5448-SAFE SEX Workers Study Act-Issues Lobbied: Criminal justice reform, free speech, LGBTQ rights. H.R.1865-Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Appropriations, border wall funding. H.R.4008-No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.4368-Justice in Forensics Algorithms Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.5396-FISA Improvements Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. H.R.838-Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. H.R.2639-Strength in Diversity Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. H.R.5036-Put Patients First Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, reproductive rights, abortion coverage, refusals in health care. H.R.5592-PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.5464-Congressional Accountability Act Enhancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.4713-Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.4378-Continuning Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.2740-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage, restrictions, Title X family planning program, religious refusals. H.R.264-Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage, restrictions, Title X family planning program, religious refusals. Legislation with No Bill Number: Senate bill version-Fair and Just Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: Right to counsel. Senate bill version-The Accessible Voting Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, voting rights. Senate bill version-Fair Chance for Licensing Act-Issues Lobbied: Reentry, licensing. Senate bill version-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Appropriations, immigration, immigration reform. Senate bill version-Equal Justice for Immigrants Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, immigration reform, right to counsel, restoring due process to the immigration detention and deportation system. Keeping All Students Safe Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, restraint, seclusion. International Emergency Economic Powers Act-Issues Lobbied: Emergency powers. US-UK CLOUD Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Administrative legislative proposal-Making Affordable Housing Work Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, fair housing, rent increases. Proposed amendments to Foreign Agents Registration Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, campaign finance, disclosure. Proposed amendments to Espionage Act of 1917-Issues Lobbied: Free press. Reauthorization of Section 215 of USA PATRIOT Act-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy, FISA reform. Reauthorization of Money Follows the Person-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights. Letter to McDonalds Corporation from members of Congress regarding sexual harassment-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. Amicus Brief filed in the Supreme Court cases Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, deferred action for childhood arrivals. Amicus Brief filed in the Supreme Court case June Medical Services LLC v. Gee-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, womens rights, abortion. Additional legislation not yet introduced - consumer privacy, encryption, facial recognition, privacy, surveillance, commercial privacy legislation, black identity extremists, warrants for data in cars, womens rights, military sexual assault, disability rights, mental illness, gun violence, private prisons, immigration detention, Mexico, access to courts for immigrants, migration protection protocols, Guantanamo detention policy, oversight over counterterrorism policy and practices, torture, detention, drones, war authority. Agencies: Agency-Education-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, equal education, CRDC data collection, school-to-prison pipeline, Every Student Succeeds Act, student loans, civil rights investigations, Affirmative Action. Agency-HHS-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, womens rights, religious liberty, birth control, abortion, temporary immigration influx shelter for unaccompanied minors, LGBTQ rights, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Program Integrity, Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care Delegations of Authority, Compliance with Statutory Program Integrity Requirements, proposed rule RIN 0991-AC16; Office for Civil Rights - Civil rights discrimination laws and regulations. Agency-Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, administrative subpoenas, DNA collection from immigrants; Office of Inspector General - Review of customs and border patrol detention practices, conditions at Sierra Blanca detention facility; Customs and Border Protection - Greyhound bus searches, immigration, discrimination, 4th amendment. Agency-HUD-Issues Lobbied: Due process, immigration, fair housing, the disparate impact rule, AFFH rule, regulatory reform, discriminatory lending, disaster relief, rent increases. Agency-Justice-Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, juvenile justice, school-to-prison pipeline. Agency-EOP-Issues Lobbied: Civil rights enforcement. Agency-OMB-Issues Lobbied: Preschool suspensions, school-to-prison pipeline, data collection. Agency-Commerce-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice; Census Bureau - 2020 Census, discrimination. Agency-State-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, United Nations Standard Rules on Racism. Agency-FDA-Issues Lobbied: Banned Devices; Final Ban on Electrical Stimulation Devices Used for Self-Injurious and Aggressive Behavior, disability rights.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
REENTER Act S.2931 Alternatives to incarceration First Step Act implementation SOFA, S. 1622 Hate Crimes legislation, HR 3106, S894, S2043, HR3545, S917 FBI Oversight REAL Act S1074, HR 2168
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Criminal Justice Reform Issues Gun Violence Prevention legislation Hate Crimes Prevention Act implementation Judicial Nominations Juvenile Justice Issues Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 98) Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 155; S. 817) Jury ACCESS Act (S. 250) Juror Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 874) Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act (H.R. 1288; S. 505) NO HATE Act (H.R. 3545; S. 2043) Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 719)
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Integrity of the federal judicial and confirmation process, and oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice. Improved hate crime reporting/data collection, advocating for the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (S. 2043) and the Domestic Terrorism DATA Act (H.R. 3106). Advocating against a new definition of domestic terrorism in federal legislation. Issues impacting privacy and civil rights, including advocating for reform of the Communications Decency Act Section 230, and against algorithmic discrimination. Voting rights and election modernization, including advocacy in support of H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act. Environmental justice issues disproportionately impacting communities of color in Louisiana.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support legislation to protect civil liberties Support legislation to provide full voting rights and statehood for the citizens of the District of Columbia Work to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens Support legislation to repair and restore the Voting Rights Act Support the Voting Rights Advancement Act. Support full funding of the U.S. Census Bureau Oppose inclusion of questions related to citizenship status on the U.S. Census Support comprehensive democracy legislation, HR1 and S.949 Support efforts to modernize voter registration Support the Native American Voting Rights Act Provided testimony to the House subcommittee on elections on voting discrimination around the country and the need to restore the voting rights act Support the restoration of voting rights to felons Support HR 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act Support the PAVE Act and Safe Act Support the removal of the timeline of ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment Support the designation of September as American Democracy Month Support the Shield Act Support the No Hate Act, S.2043, H.R.3545
Client expense: $96,904 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support for effective implementation of Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act Support for effective implementation of Public Law 101-275, the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. Support for Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance on protecting and accommodating transgender students Support for S. 3178 the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act Support for H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Support for S 917/HR 1934, the Stop Hate Act Support for the legislation to address online hate, harassment, doxxing, and swatting. Support for HR 3106 Domestic Terrorism DATA Act Support for S. 894/HR 1931, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act Support for HR 3545/S.2043 - Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act Support for HR 2708/S 1462, Disarm Hate Act
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
AJC showed support for H.R.3545/S 2043 -the NO HATE Act and the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act S 852.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support the H.R. 1714, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, which would amend the 1033 program to: Prohibit the transfer of military weapons and equipment that are unnecessary and inappropriate for local policing. Prohibited items would include grenades, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs), armored or weaponized drones, combat configured aircraft, silencers, and long range acoustic devises (LRADs). This bill would also prohibit the future transfer of items that are currently banned from the 1033 program; Eliminate incentives for the inappropriate use of military weapons and equipment: LEAs would be required to have training and give community notice before participating in the 1033 program. LEAs would also have to indicate how they plan to use 1033 property; and Require oversight and transparency of the 1033 program: Annual reporting from the Department of Defense to Congress would be required. All controlled equipment transferred must be accounted for and DOD must make details of 1033 transfers publicly available Oppose the private prison industry Support HR 494, the Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2019, which reauthorizes the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program Support S. 1074 / HR 2168, the REAL Act, legislation to restore PELL grants to incarcerated people Support the inclusion of the Democracy Restoration Act, which would re-enfranchise ex-felony offenders, in the final version of HR 1 Support $100 million for the RExO workforce development program for individuals with criminal records at the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration - a $7 million increase over FY19 funding Support the House Judiciary Committee ending the call record program as defined in Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act and making public additional information related to nondiscrimination procedures, First Amendment protections, large-scale protection, notice in criminal proceedings, and other issues so that the public can debate more widespread reforms Support full funding of the juvenile justice programs in FY 2020 Support increased federal funding for innocence and forensic science programs Support Sentencing Retroactivity; support the elimination of all mandatory minimum sentences; support the establishment of a Second Look process that would allow anyone who has served 10 years or more to apply for resentencing before a decision-making body; support a further limitation on life without parole; support the elimination of juvenile life without parole; the expansion and increase in penalties for crimes involving synthetic drugs or increase mandatory minimums for fentanyl distribution make the flawed assumption that we can enforce and incarcerate our way out of the overdose crisis; support fixing the trial penalty (The trial penalty refers to the substantial difference between the sentence offered in a plea offer prior to trial versus the sentence a defendant receives after trial. This penalty is now so severe and pervasive that it has virtually eliminated the constitutional right to a trial); support reforms that should be considered include requiring meaningful overt acts to be held liable as a co-conspirator, support criminal sanction fees and fines do not exacerbate poverty by establishing national standards that enforce the Supreme Courts requirement that fines and fees account for a defendants ability to pay; support oversight and regulation of the use of confidential informants; support a close examination of supervision practices and sex and other public conviction registries; support the decriminalization of migration Support a bill to provide colleges and universities with guidance and recommendations on the removal of criminal and juvenile justice questions from their initial application for admissions process. Support comprehensive sentencing reform; support HR 1047 / S 399 Support meaningful gun violence prevention measures; support HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, support S. 42, the Background Check Expansion Act. Support HR 1112, the Extend Background Check Length. Support a ban military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips. Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers. Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms. Support providing funding for the Center for Disease Control to research gun violence as a major public health issue. Support incentivizing and assisting states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers. Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws. Support requiring microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S. Support a repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort. Support encouraging states and local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion. Support requiring sensitivity training of all law enforcement agents and independent reviews of the deadly use of force. Support HR 125 / S. 1938, the Police Training and Independent Review Act, which authorizes the U.S. Department of Justice to provide grants to States that: (a.) require training for law enforcement officers on fair and impartial policing and (b.) have enacted statutes that require an independent investigation and prosecution in cases where a law enforcement officers use of deadly force resulted in a death or injury. Support the making lynching a hate crime, support HR 35 / S488 Support a prohibition on potential employers requiring potential employees to state whether they have been convicted of a crime on the initial job application; support HR 1076 / S 387 Support the re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders; support HR1 & HR 196 Support language in the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill to clarify that the Department of Justice enforce settlements and consent decrees made under previous administrations and that the Department does not delay any further implementation of the Death In Custody Reporting Act Support language in the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill to clarify that the Department of Justice enforce settlements and consent decrees made under previous administrations; that the Department does not delay any further implementation of the Death In Custody Reporting Act; full funding for the Second Chance Act; increase funding for the Comprehensive Opioid assisted treatment; and expand access to the medication-assisted treatment. Oppose funding for the Project Safe Neighborhoods program; the COPS hiring program; the Byrne-JAG program; and the Drug Enforcement Administration / Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force program Oppose forced arbitration Support HR 1585, a bill to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act, and oppose any weakening amendments Support lifting the budget caps to increase funding above sequestration levels (lower than FY19 funding) that are in place now for FY20, and to provide a robust FY20 funding allotment to the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill that supports important criminal justice reform programs including the Violence Against Women Office, the COPS office, and the Second Chance Act Support that the Department of Justice, when implementing the First Step Act of 2018, must be committed to implementing the bill in a manner consistent with the text of the statute and Congressional intent. Therefore, we urge the Department to ensure that: (1) An appropriate non-partisan non-profit host organization is selected to appoint and convene the members of the Independent Review Committee as required by the statute; (2) Neither the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) security classification system nor the current version of PCRA is adopted as a substitute for the new Risk and Needs Assessment System required by the statute; and (3) The Bureau of Prisons immediately begins providing rehabilitative programming Support the Police Exercising Adequate Care With Everyone (PEACE) Act of 2019. This legislation would change the use of force standard from reasonable to necessary. Support HR 207, the Stop the Violence Act. HR 207 would require the Secretary of HHS to select 10 existing violence prevention programs to receive federal dollars in the form of a grant. These organizations provide wraparound services for victims of violent crime while they are recovering from their injuries. Support S. 1337 / HR 2353 ,the Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons (PREP) Act. The legislation would authorize and fund the prison education reforms started by the Obama Administration, as well as expand on those reforms to ensure equitable access to education programs across all as federal prisons. The bill would also provide resources to state departments of corrections as those agencies expand prison education opportunities, and it would address eligible incarcerated veterans access to education benefits. Support S. 1338 / HR 2563 , the Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act, which would remove barriers to higher education for individuals with criminal or juvenile justice histories Support S. 1557 / HR 2865, the Reverse Mass Incarceration bill , which incentivizes states to decrease their levels of incarceration. Specifically, states that reduce their prison population by 7% over 3 years without substantial increase in the overall crime rate would be eligible for grants disbursed by the Department of Justice. Support HR 1456, the Marijuana Justice Act is groundbreaking legislation that would end the federal marijuana prohibition AND provide restorative justice for the communities that have been impacted the most by mass criminalization and over-incarceration. Support 1455, the REFER (Restricting Excessive Federal Enforcement and Regulations of Cannabis) Act is legislation that would prevent federal agencies from using tax payer funds to interfere in state and local cannabis laws. It would also ban the use of federal funding by any agency to intrude in states and local municipalities that have updated their laws regarding cannabis use, possession, cultivation and distribution. Support H Res. 163, the REPSECT (Realizing Equitable & Sustainable Participation in Emerging Cannabis Trades) Resolution will help communities of color benefit from and expand their foothold in the cannabis industry. Support a moratorium on law enforcement use of facial recognition technology Support H.R. 1949, which addresses the use of mandatory minimum sentences on all children in the federal criminal justice system. Under this measure, judges will consider how children are different from adult offenders prior to sentencing and will be allowed to depart up to 35 percent away from the otherwise applicable mandatory minimum sentence. Support H.R. 1950 - also known as Saras Law - which will allow judges to depart from any mandatory minimum sentence or suspend any portion of a sentence when a child has committed a crime against someone who has previously sex trafficked or sexually abused them. Support H.R. 1951, which will allow children sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for crimes committed before their 18th birthday to petition the original sentencing court for review of their sentence after they have served 20 years of their sentence. Support Amendments to Increase Juvenile Justice Funding in H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020. Support S. 2043 / HR 3545, the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer NO HATE Act which would promote more accurate hate crime data collection and assist hate crime victims and their communities. Support S. 1764, the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2019 which affirms the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) authority to address a market failure to protect family, clergy and counsel who communicate with incarcerated people. Oppose S.1622 - Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act (SOFA) because rather than focusing resources on reducing overdose deaths from synthetic drugs, the bill would grant the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) broad authority within the scheduling process, increase sentences, and expose many more individuals to harsh penalties, including mandatory minimum sentences. Support S 2434, the National Criminal Justice Act which would create a national commission with an 18-month timeline to examine and review the myriad of problems that exist in our current criminal justice system. Support S. 2227 / H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act which will de-schedule marijuana and fund social equity programs for individuals and communities most harmed by the war on drugs. The bill would also provide a process for courts to expunge marijuana convictions and re-sentence people with marijuana convictions and establish that no person will be denied federal benefits on the basis of use or possession of marijuana. The bill prohibits immigration penalties based on marijuana. Finally, the bill creates a Cannabis Opportunity Trust Fund from federal marijuana tax revenue that will establish (1) the Community Reinvestment Grant Program to fund community organizations providing services in communities most harmed by the war on drugs; (2) the Cannabis Opportunity Program to fund Small Business Administration loans to support socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who own marijuana businesses; and (3) the Equitable Licensing Grant Program to provide jurisdictions with funds to develop and implement equitable marijuana licensing programs targeting individuals most adversely impacted by the war on drugs Support the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act), H.R.1423 / S. 610, legislation which would prevent companies from forcing individuals to give up their day in court and instead use the secretive, business-controlled process of arbitration for resolving disputes. Support equity and accountability in the criminal-legal system; support a restorative system of justice; and support rebuilding communities. Support HR / S ,the Eliminating Discrimination and Creating Corridors to Expand Student Success (Ed ACCESS) Act of 2019, which would remove the lifetime ban on the American Opportunity Tax Credit (HOPE Scholarship Tax Credit) for individuals convicted of a drug felony Support S. 2355, the End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, which would define and prohibit racial and religious profiling, enforceable by declaratory or injunctive relief Support HR 4018, which is a technical fix that simply gives good time credit to eligible individuals of the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program of the First Step Act Support S2043 / HR 3545, the NO HATE Act, which would improve hate crime statistics and promote a better response to hate crime within our communities Support S. 2146 / HR 3795, the Second Look Act, which would allow judges to consider petitions for sentence reductions after a person has served at least 10 years. To grant release, the court must find that the person is not a danger to public safety and demonstrates readiness for reentry, and that the interests of justice warrant a sentence modification. Petitioners who are 50 or older would have a rebuttable presumption of release Support HR 4584, the Financial Aid Fairness for Students Act, or FAFSA, which rescinds current law delaying or denying federal financial aid to students convicted of drug offenses Oppose nomination of Steven Menashi to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Oppose the judicial nomination of anyone who refuses to endorse the Supreme Courts ruling in Brown v. Board of Education Support HR 4022, HR 4052 and S 2390, all of which would abolish the federal death penalty.
Client expense: $72,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Policy Development, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Intelligence
National Emergencies Act No Ban Act Domestic terrorism HASHTAGS act S265 Threat Assessment - HR 838 Article One Act S 764 Republic Act S.1809 Hate Crimes Legislation HR 3016, S894, S2043, HR3545, S917 Social Media Commission Social Media Monitoring TAPS Act Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) initiatives
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Criminal Justice Reform Issues Gun Violence Prevention legislation Hate Crimes Prevention Act implementation Judicial Nominations Juvenile Justice Issues Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 98) Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 155; S. 817) Jury ACCESS Act (S. 250) Juror Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 874) Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act (H.R. 1288; S. 505) NO HATE Act (H.R. 3545; S. 2043) Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 719)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S.103-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. S.411-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. S.860-Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. S.1419-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. S.1588-Democracy Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. S.1593-Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Bail Reform. S.593-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. S.3158- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, education, desegregation. S.2754-Handle with Care Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, juvenile justice. S.2261-Secure Elections Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. S.387-Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Reentry, ban the box. S.1082-BE HEARD in the Workplace Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, workplace harassment. S.263-FACE Act-Issues Lobbied: Border wall. S.788-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice, economic justice. S.758-Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage. S.488-Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. S.3279-Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. S.1123-A Bill to Transfer and Limit Executive Branch Authority to Suspend or Restrict the Entry of a Class of Aliens-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, immigrants rights, discrimination. S.274-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. S.373-A Bill to Provide for the Retention and Service of Transgender Individuals in the Armed Forces-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.1790-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020-Issues Lobbied: National security, womens rights. S.2007-Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.1791-Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.1083-Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reparations. S.264-A bill to prohibit the construction of certain elements of a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States in Federal wildlife and wilderness areas and on State land-Issues Lobbied: Border wall. S.1762-Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.1214-Privacy Bill of Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.1108-Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.1205-Protections in Consumer Lending Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.1938-Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. S.1645-Womens Health Protection Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. S.2065-Deepfake Report Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech. S.1243-Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, immigrants rights, ending mandatory detention, LGBTQ rights. S.2043-Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act-Issues Lobbied: Hate crimes. S.2389- FAIR Proceedings Act-Issues Lobbied: Counsel for indigent immigrants, representation for vulnerable populations in immigration court. S.1273-CASE Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Copyright, freedom of expression, fair use. S.2493-Combatting Foreign Influence Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. S.1916-Protecting Children from Online Predators Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. S.2068-A bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.2112-Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, disability rights. S.2227-MORE Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana legalization, drug reform, criminal expungements. S.1074-Restoring Education and Learning Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reentry, Pell Grant. S.227-Savannas Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. S.2522-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: FDA Final Rule, banned devices. S.1200-Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Drug reform. S.254-A bill to rescind the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive Federal law to facilitate the construction of border barriers-Issues Lobbied: Border wall. S.2180-Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Border zone. S.936-Ending Mass Collection of Americans Phone Records Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S.1883-Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Terrorism. S.1086-Access to Birth Control Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. S.1600-Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, reproductive rights. S.726-Personal Care Products Safety Act-Issues Lobbied: Consumer rights. S.648-Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, detention conditions, reproductive rights, immigrant rights. S.2563-ILLICIT CASH Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, free speech. S.1215- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, blocking anti-immigrant amendments. S.631-Washington, D.C. Admission Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, civil rights, D.C. statehood. S.2524-Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, election security, appropriations. H.R.482-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. H.R.1498-End Racial Profiling Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. H.R.1895-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration (FAIR) Act-Issues Lobbied: Civil asset forfeiture. H.R.1714-Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Law enforcement militarization, police reform. H.R.1809-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R.2133-Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief (CLEARR) Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Housing, racial justice. H.R.2978-Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.1450-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. H.R.3354-Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, census, desegregation. H.R.120-Police CAMERA Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Police reform, body-worn cameras. H.R.4508-The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, higher education. H.R.5199-Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, education. H.R.5242- School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 2018- Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, school-to-prison pipeline. H.R.6122-Save Voters Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. H.R.12-Voter Empowerment Act of 2017-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. H.R.2840-Automatic Voter Registration Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. H.R.5011-Election Security Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. H.R.5793-Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. H.R.6723-Ensuring American Voters Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. H.R.6011-A bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, juvenile justice. H.R.1585- Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.1-For the People Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights, campaign finance. H.R.7209-School Resource Officer Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, school-to-prison pipeline. H.R.1076-Fair Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reentry, ban the box, equal access to housing. H.R.1232-Rescinding DHS Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act-Issues Lobbied: Border wall. H.R.365-This Land is Our Land Act-Issues Lobbied: Border wall. H.R.1013-ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act-Issues Lobbied: Body cameras. H.R.5-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice, economic justice. H.R.1692- Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage. H.R.494-Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice. H.R.3157-Student Privacy Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.Res.246-Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. H.Res.124-Expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.2214- NO BAN Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, immigrants rights, discrimination, religious freedom. H.R.897-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. H.R.1032-A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.1942-Ending Mass Collection of Americans Phone Records Act-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. H.R.2148-BE HEARD in the Workplace Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, workplace harassment. H.R.2500-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, reentry, ban the box, labor hiring practices, surveillance, national security, privacy, reproductive rights, birth control, abortion, healthcare, family planning, paid family leave, military sexual trauma, transgender military service. H.R.2740-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. H.R.3018-Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.3114-Every Child Deserves a Family Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.2275-Disctrict of Columbia Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.2931-SERVE Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.3055-Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice, surveillance, privacy. H.R.3545-National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Hate crimes. H.R.40-Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reparations. H.R.3524-Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act-Issues Lobbied: Border issues. H.R.3239-Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, immigrant detention, CBP oversight. H.R.2203-Homeland Security Improvement Act-Issues Lobbied: CBP accountability, CBP oversight. H.R.2662-Asylum Seeker Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Migrant protection protocols. H.R.2722-SAFE Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.2300-Eliminating Debtors Prison for Kids Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, prison reform, economic justice. H.R.3494-A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy. H.R.2514-COUNTER Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy. H.R.2694-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, pregnancy discrimination, reproductive rights. H.J.Res.35-Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.J.Res.38-Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.2975-Womens Health Protection Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.2896-SHIELD Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech. H.R.3253-Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, reauthorization of Money Follows the Person program. H.R.2415-Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, immigrants rights, ending mandatory detention, LGBTQ rights, ICE detention oversight. H.R.2233-Bail Fairness Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Bail reform. H.R.1274-Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force-Issues Lobbied: National security. H.R.838-Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, school safety. H.R.4192-Confronting the Threat of Domestic Terrorism Act-Issues Lobbied: Free press, surveillance, domestic terrorism, profiling, racial justice. H.R.4378-Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020 and Health Extenders Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, CBP, and ICE. H.R.3526-Counter Terrorist Network Act-Issues Lobbied: Counterterrorism, CBP. H.R.4155-Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal (FAIR) Proceedings Act-Issues Lobbied: Counsel for indigent immigrants, representation for vulnerable populations in immigration court. H.R.3775-Equal Justice for Immigrants Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Counsel for indigent immigrants, representation for vulnerable populations in immigration court, immigration court reform, Migrant Protection Protocols. H.R.3239-Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act-Issues Lobbied: Border Patrol accountability. H.R.2426-CASE Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Copyright, freedom of expression, fair use. H.R.3600-Deepfake Report Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, free speech. H.R.3660-Accountability for Migrant Deaths Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. H.R.4556-See Undisclosed Legal Interpretations and Get Honest Transparency Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Government transparency. H.R.1951-To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice. H.R.1950-Saras Law-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice. H.R.1949-To authorize the court to depart from a statutory minimum in the case of a juvenile offender, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Juvenile justice. H.R.3770-Citizenship Empowerment Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.1423-Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act-Issues Lobbied: Arbitration, womens rights. H.R.1534-Federal Employee Paid Leave Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.3760-Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, disability rights. H.R.3128-Collegiate Freedom of Association Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, First Amendment. H.R.4474-No Money Bail Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Bail reform. H.R.1236-Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Gun reform. H.R.1186-Keep Americans Safe Act-Issues Lobbied: Gun reform. H.R.2708-Disarm Hate Act-Issues Lobbied: Gun reform. H.R.3884-Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Marijuana legalization, drug reform. H.R.4488-Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Prison reform. H.R.4408-Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.4359-Police Exercising Absolute Care with Everyone Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.4073-Expanding Educational Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Communities Act-Issues Lobbied: Reentry, Pell Grant. H.R.4018-To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform, criminal justice reform. H.R.4179-No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. H.R.2599-Suicide and Threat Assessment Nationally Dedicated to Universal Prevention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, school safety. H.R.1595-Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Drug reform. H.R.3852-Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Border zone. H.R.418-Real ID Act of 2005-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, drivers licenses for immigrants. H.R.2536-To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Healthcare, LGBTQ rights. H.R.2182-Access to Birth Control Act-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights. H.R.2902-Maternal CARE Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, reproductive rights. H.R.3563-Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, detention conditions, reproductive rights, immigrant rights. H.R.3685-Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Housing, racial justice. H.J.Res.97-Justice for All Resolution-Issues Lobbied: Criminal justice reform. H.R.1566-To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to ensure online access to the registration statements filed under such Act, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.4-Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.1799-Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.51-Washington, D.C. Admission Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights, civil rights, D.C. statehood. H.R.3351-Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, election security, appropriations. Legislation with No Bill Number: Senate bill version-Fair Chance Licensing Act-Issues Lobbied: Reentry, licensing. Senate bill version-Fair and Just Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: Right to counsel. Senate bill version-The Accessible Voting Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights. Senate bill version-State Justice Improvement Act-Issues Lobbied: Human rights. House bill version-Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act-Issues Lobbied: Prison reform, right to counsel. House bill version-Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, racial justice. House bill version-CROWN Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice. House bill version-AHEAD Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration reform, migration decriminalization. House bill version-New Way Forward-Issues Lobbied: Criminal justice, immigration, immigrant detention, immigration reform, restoring due process to the immigration detention and deportation system. Supporting Working Mothers Act/PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. Keeping All Students Safe Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights. Draft of Corporate Transparency Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. Administrative legislative proposal-Making Affordable Housing Work Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, fair housing, rent increases. Reauthorization of NSA Surveillance, Section 215-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. Section 101 of the Patent Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, free speech, freedom of expression. Reauthorization of Section 215 of the Patriot Act-Issues Lobbied: Free press, surveillance. Closing Digital Car Search Loophole Act-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, privacy. Potential changes to 47 U.S.C. 230-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, freedom of expression. Letter to McDonalds Corporation from members of Congress regarding sexual harassment-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. House letter for hearing record on school safety-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights. Continuing Appropriations for the Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services FY 20-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage and restrictions, Title X family planning program, religious refusals. Continuing Appropriations for the Department of Financial Services and General Government-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion coverage and restrictions, Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act. House Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Publics Right of Access to the Courts-Issues Lobbied: Government transparency. Additional legislation not yet introduced - immigration, child immigrant detention, Homestead detention center conditions and oversight, Otero detention center conditions and oversight, domestic terrorism, federal pipeline legislation, whistleblower statutes, mental illness and gun violence legislation, disability rights, expeditious asylum processing pilot program, school policing, racial justice, encryption, facial recognition, commercial privacy legislation, consumer privacy legislation, Guantanamo detention policy, oversight over counterterrorism policy and practices, torture, detention, drones, war authority. Agencies: Agency-Education-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, equal education, CRDC data collection, school-to-prison pipeline, Every Student Succeeds Act, student loans, civil rights investigations, Affirmative Action, disability rights. Agency-HHS-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, womens rights, religious liberty, disability rights, LGBTQ rights, racial justice, medical futility and organ transplant regulations, immigration, child immigrant detention, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care Delegations of Authority, Compliance with Statutory Program Integrity Requirements, Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities, Home and Community-Based Services settings rule, disability rights. Agency-Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Real ID Act of 2005, Custom and Border Protection - border enforcement, CBP oversight, Immigration and Customs Enforcement - deportation and detention practices. Agency-HUD-Issues Lobbied: Fair housing, the disparate impact rule, AFFH rule, regulatory reform, discriminatory lending, disaster relief, rent increases, housing for immigrants, Housing and Community Development Act of 1980. Agency-Justice-Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, juvenile justice, school-to-prison pipeline. Agency-EOP-Issues Lobbied: Civil rights enforcement. Agency-OMB-Issues Lobbied: Preschool suspensions, school-to-prison pipeline, data collection. Agency-Commerce-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, Census Bureau - Appropriations, 2020 Census, immigration. Agency-State-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, United Nations Standard Rules on Racism, human rights, Commission on Unalienable Rights. Agency-Labor-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty, LGBTQ rights, Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clauses Religious Exemption.
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), 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), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2019 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Integrity of the federal judicial and confirmation process, and oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice. Improved hate crime reporting/data collection, and advocating for the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (S. 2043) and the Domestic Terrorism DATA Act (H.R. 3106). Issues impacting privacy and civil rights, including advocacy in support of S.1214. Voting rights and election modernization, including advocacy in support of H.R. 1, H.R. 4, H.R. 51, and S.1834.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Integrity of the federal judicial and confirmation process, and oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice. H.R. 5, The Equality Act (in favor). Improved hate crime reporting/data collection, and advocating for the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (S 2043) and the Domestic Terrorism DATA Act (HR 3106). Issues impacting privacy and civil rights. Voting rights and election modernization, including advocacy in support of H.R. 1 and H.R. 4.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support for effective implementation of Public Law 111-84, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate crimes Prevention Act Support for effective implementation of Public Law 101-275, the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. Support for Department of Education and Department of Justice guidance on protecting and accommodating transgender students Support for S. 3178 the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act Support for H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Support for S 917/HR 1934, the Stop Hate Act Support for the legislation to address online hate, harassment, doxxing, and swatting. Support for HR 3106 Domestic Terrorism DATA Act Support for S. 894/HR 1931, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act Support for HR 3545/S.2043 - Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act Support for HR 2708/S 1462, Disarm Hate Act
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2019 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Criminal Justice Reform Issues Gun Violence Prevention legislation Hate Crimes Prevention Act implementation Judicial Nominations Juvenile Justice Issues Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (H.R. 98) Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 155; S. 817) Jury ACCESS Act (S. 250) Juror Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 874) Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act (H.R. 1288; S. 505) NO HATE Act (H.R. 3545; S. 2043) Solitary Confinement Reform Act (S. 719)
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2019 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support the H.R. 1714, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Hank Johnson which would amend the 1033 program to: Prohibit the transfer of military weapons and equipment that are unnecessary and inappropriate for local policing. Prohibited items would include grenades, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs), armored or weaponized drones, combat configured aircraft, silencers, and long range acoustic devises (LRADs). This bill would also prohibit the future transfer of items that are currently banned from the 1033 program; Eliminate incentives for the inappropriate use of military weapons and equipment: LEAs would be required to have training and give community notice before participating in the 1033 program. LEAs would also have to indicate how they plan to use 1033 property; and Require oversight and transparency of the 1033 program: Annual reporting from the Department of Defense to Congress would be required. All controlled equipment transferred must be accounted for and DOD must make details of 1033 transfers publicly available Oppose the private prison industry Support HR 494, the Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2019, which reauthorizes the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program Support S. 1074 / HR 2168, the REAL Act, legislation to restore PELL grants to incarcerated people Support the inclusion of the Democracy Restoration Act, which would re-enfranchise ex-felony offenders, in the final version of HR 1 Support $100 million for the RExO workforce development program for individuals with criminal records at the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration - a $7 million increase over FY19 funding Support the House Judiciary Committee ending the call record program as defined in Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act and making public additional information related to nondiscrimination procedures, First Amendment protections, large-scale protection, notice in criminal proceedings, and other issues so that the public can debate more widespread reforms Support full funding of the juvenile justice programs in FY 2020 Support increased federal funding for innocence and forensic science programs Support Sentencing Retroactivity; support the elimination of all mandatory minimum sentences; support the establishment of a Second Look process that would allow anyone who has served 10 years or more to apply for resentencing before a decision-making body; support a further limitation on life without parole; support the elimination of juvenile life without parole; the expansion and increase in penalties for crimes involving synthetic drugs or increase mandatory minimums for fentanyl distribution make the flawed assumption that we can enforce and incarcerate our way out of the overdose crisis; support fixing the trial penalty (The trial penalty refers to the substantial difference between the sentence offered in a plea offer prior to trial versus the sentence a defendant receives after trial. This penalty is now so severe and pervasive that it has virtually eliminated the constitutional right to a trial); support reforms that should be considered include requiring meaningful overt acts to be held liable as a co-conspirator, support criminal sanction fees and fines do not exacerbate poverty by establishing national standards that enforce the Supreme Courts requirement that fines and fees account for a defendants ability to pay; support oversight and regulation of the use of confidential informants; support a close examination of supervision practices and sex and other public conviction registries; support the decriminalization of migration Support a bill to provide colleges and universities with guidance and recommendations on the removal of criminal and juvenile justice questions from their initial application for admissions process. Support comprehensive sentencing reform; support HR 1047 / S 399 Support meaningful gun violence prevention measures; support HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, support S. 42, the Background Check Expansion Act. Support HR 1112, the Extend Background Check Length. Support a ban military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips. Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers. Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms. Support providing funding for the Center for Disease Control to research gun violence as a major public health issue. Support incentivizing and assisting states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers. Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts. Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws. Support requiring microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S. Support a repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort. Support encouraging states and local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion. Support requiring sensitivity training of all law enforcement agents and independent reviews of the deadly use of force. Support HR 125 Support the making lynching a hate crime, support HR 35 / S488 Support a prohibition on potential employers requiring potential employees to state whether they have been convicted of a crime on the initial job application; support HR 1076 / S 387 Support the re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders; support HR1 & HR 196 Support Congressional hearings into domestic terrorism and government surveillance of Black activists Support language in the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill to clarify that the Department of Justice enforce settlements and consent decrees made under previous administrations and that the Department does not delay any further implementation of the Death In Custody Reporting Act Support language in the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill to clarify that the Department of Justice enforce settlements and consent decrees made under previous administrations; that the Department does not delay any further implementation of the Death In Custody Reporting Act; full funding for the Second Chance Act; increase funding for the Comprehensive Opioid assisted treatment; and expand access to the medication-assisted treatment. Oppose funding for the Project Safe Neighborhoods program; the COPS hiring program; the Byrne-JAG program; and the Drug Enforcement Administration / Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force program Oppose forced arbitration Support HR 1585, a bill to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act, and oppose any weakening amendments Support lifting the budget caps to increase funding above sequestration levels (lower than FY19 funding) that are in place now for FY20, and to provide a robust FY20 funding allotment to the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill that supports important criminal justice reform programs including the Violence Against Women Office, the COPS office, and the Second Chance Act Support that the Department of Justice, when implementing the First Step Act of 2018, must be committed to implementing the bill in a manner consistent with the text of the statute and Congressional intent. Therefore, we urge the Department to ensure that: (1) An appropriate non-partisan non-profit host organization is selected to appoint and convene the members of the Independent Review Committee as required by the statute; (2) Neither the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) security classification system nor the current version of PCRA is adopted as a substitute for the new Risk and Needs Assessment System required by the statute; and (3) The Bureau of Prisons immediately begins providing rehabilitative programming Support the Police Exercising Adequate Care With Everyone (PEACE) Act of 2019. This legislation would change the use of force standard from reasonable to necessary. Support HR 207, the Stop the Violence Act. HR 207 would require the Secretary of HHS to select 10 existing violence prevention programs to receive federal dollars in the form of a grant. These organizations provide wraparound services for victims of violent crime while they are recovering from their injuries. Support S. 1337 / HR 2353 ,the Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons (PREP) Act. The legislation would authorize and fund the prison education reforms started by the Obama Administration, as well as expand on those reforms to ensure equitable access to education programs across all as federal prisons. The bill would also provide resources to state departments of corrections as those agencies expand prison education opportunities, and it would address eligible incarcerated veterans access to education benefits. Support S. 1338 / HR 2563 , the Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act, which would remove barriers to higher education for individuals with criminal or juvenile justice histories Support S. 1557 / HR 2865, the Reverse Mass Incarceration bill , which incentivizes states to decrease their levels of incarceration. Specifically, states that reduce their prison population by 7% over 3 years without substantial increase in the overall crime rate would be eligible for grants disbursed by the Department of Justice. Support HR 1456, the Marijuana Justice Act is groundbreaking legislation that would end the federal marijuana prohibition AND provide restorative justice for the communities that have been impacted the most by mass criminalization and over-incarceration. Support 1455, the REFER (Restricting Excessive Federal Enforcement and Regulations of Cannabis) Act is legislation that would prevent federal agencies from using tax payer funds to interfere in state and local cannabis laws. It would also ban the use of federal funding by any agency to intrude in states and local municipalities that have updated their laws regarding cannabis use, possession, cultivation and distribution. Support H Res. 163, the REPSECT (Realizing Equitable & Sustainable Participation in Emerging Cannabis Trades) Resolution will help communities of color benefit from and expand their foothold in the cannabis industry. Support a moratorium on law enforcement use of facial recognition technology Support the request by the Leadership Conference to meet with representatives from the Department of Justice regarding Consent Decrees. Oppose the Departments November 7, 2018 memo, Litigation Guidelines for Civil Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements because it undermines the federal governments most effective tool for ensuring constitutional policing practices by police departments. Support H.R. 1949, which addresses the use of mandatory minimum sentences on all children in the federal criminal justice system. Under this measure, judges will consider how children are different from adult offenders prior to sentencing and will be allowed to depart up to 35 percent away from the otherwise applicable mandatory minimum sentence. Support H.R. 1950 - also known as Saras Law - which will allow judges to depart from any mandatory minimum sentence or suspend any portion of a sentence when a child has committed a crime against someone who has previously sex trafficked or sexually abused them. Support H.R. 1951, which will allow children sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for crimes committed before their 18th birthday to petition the original sentencing court for review of their sentence after they have served 20 years of their sentence. Support Amendments to Increase Juvenile Justice Funding in H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020. Specifically, support amendment #32 by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to increase funding for the Department of Justices (DOJ) Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) program by $1,000,000, providing the program with a total of $11 million for FY 2020; amendment #91 by Congressman Neguse to increase funding for Juvenile Justice Programs by $5,000,000; amendment #105 by Congressman Scott and Congresswoman Foxx to transfer $13 million from youth mentoring grants to Youth PROMISE local delinquency prevention grants; and amendment #112 by Congresswoman Scanlon to increase the funding for Title II and Title V of the JJDPA by $2 million Support the Ocasio-Cortez amendment to the House Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations bill which would increasing funding for overdose treatment while reducing funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Oppose the nomination of Andrew Brasher to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Support amendment offered by Congressman Walberg, et al. to HR 3055, the House Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations bill to restore 2015 DOJ policy by barring funds from being used for "adoptive seizures." Support S. 2043 / HR 3545, the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer NO HATE Act which would promote more accurate hate crime data collection and assist hate crime victims and their communities. Oppose the proposed budget of President Donald J. Trump for FY 2020 as it relates to the Department of Justices Community Relations Service (CRS). For the second year in a row, President Trump has suggested eliminating CRS and moving its functions to the Department of Justices Civil Rights Division. Oppose the confirmation of Michael Park to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Support S. 1764, the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2019 which affirms the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) authority to address a market failure to protect family, clergy and counsel who communicate with incarcerated people.
Client expense: $72,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Policy Development, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office