Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019
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Introduced
September 26, 2019
Latest Action
September 26, 2019
Primary Sponsor
Richard J. DurbinDemocratic(IL)
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Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019 This bill limits the consideration of acquitted conduct (e.g., conduct underlying criminal charges for which an individual was found not guilty) by a federal court at sentencing.
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2021 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5751)
Introduced in Senate
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FAIR Act (H.R. 1895); Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 5546); Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 2740); Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); TRUST Act (Senate draft); COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 312); Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 309); Technology in Criminal Justice Act of 2019 (H.R. 5227); Bail reform; Driving for Opportunity Act (H.R. 2453); Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (H.R. 1621, S. 601); Justice for All Communities Act (Senate draft) (Rule 16 amendments and other discovery provisions); EQUAL Act (S. 79/H.R. 1693,); criminal discovery; Inspector General Access Act (S. 426); Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (H.R. 1924); Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 1013); COVID-19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act; fentanyl; First Step Implementation Act (S. 1014); Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546); Technology in Criminal Justice Act (not yet introduced); Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 1280); Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act (not yet introduced)
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
supporting efforts to ease negative consequences and suffering of incarcerated populations during COVID-19 epidemic generally and including supporting increased use of compassionate release, cessation of prosecution and use of unnecessary pretrial detention, and specifically supporting the Emergency GRACE Act, HEROES Act, and the SAFER Detention Act; supporting the funding and full implementation of First Step Act law; supporting prison reform generally including Pell grant eligibility via the REAL Act (H.R. 2168; S. 1074); supporting Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act (H.R. 5065), Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2020 (S. 3240 / H.R. 3627), Shift Back to Society Act of 2019 (H.R. 4253), and Fair Hiring in Banking Act (S. 3441); supporting police accountability measures including ending or substantially limiting the court-created doctrine of qualified immunity; abolishing "no knock" warrants; supporting increasing pretrial justice including specifically the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act; supporting easing of federal laws that requires states to suspend drivers' licenses for minor drug offenses including the Driving for Opportunity Act; mens rea reform; criminal discovery reform; abolition of prosecutorial immunity; prosecutorial ethics and accountability in general and specifically including the Inspector General Access Act; ending overcriminalization including supporting various "count the crimes" measures; supporting Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3884); criminal enforcement of federal regulations; grand jury reform; Fourth Amendment warrant requirements; criminal and civil asset forfeiture reform including the FAIR Act (H.R. 1895), Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act (H.R. 1219); endorsing acquitted conduct sentencing reform, including Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); raising concerns with the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (S. 3398); supporting amendments to US FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 to increase due process and Constitutional protections for Americans; support of SAPRA, the Safeguarding Americans Private Records Act (H.R. 5675); supporting reforms to existing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants and structure; supporting clarification of the use of expert testimony and admission of expert evidence in criminal law trials under the federal rules of evidence; supporting the expansion of expungement including supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act; and supporting Presidential clemency and pardons.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
supporting efforts to ease negative consequences and suffering of incarcerated populations during COVID-19 epidemic generally and including supporting increased use of compassionate release, cessation of prosecution and use of unnecessary pretrial detention, and specifically supporting the Emergency GRACE Act, HEROES Act, and the SAFER Detention Act; supporting the funding and full implementation of First Step Act law; supporting prison reform generally including Pell grant eligibility via the REAL Act (H.R. 2168; S. 1074); supporting Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act (H.R. 5065), Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2020 (S. 3240 / H.R. 3627), Shift Back to Society Act of 2019 (H.R. 4253), and Fair Hiring in Banking Act (S. 3441); supporting police accountability measures including ending or substantially limiting the court-created doctrine of qualified immunity; abolishing "no knock" warrants; supporting increasing pretrial justice including specifically the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act; supporting easing of federal laws that requires states to suspend drivers' licenses for minor drug offenses including the Driving for Opportunity Act; mens rea reform; criminal discovery reform; abolition of prosecutorial immunity; prosecutorial ethics and accountability in general and specifically including the Inspector General Access Act; ending overcriminalization including supporting various "count the crimes" measures; supporting Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3884); criminal enforcement of federal regulations; grand jury reform; Fourth Amendment warrant requirements; criminal and civil asset forfeiture reform including the FAIR Act (H.R. 1895), Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act (H.R. 1219); endorsing acquitted conduct sentencing reform, including Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); raising concerns with the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (S. 3398); supporting amendments to US FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 to increase due process and Constitutional protections for Americans; support of SAPRA, the Safeguarding Americans Private Records Act (H.R. 5675); supporting reforms to existing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants and structure; supporting clarification of the use of expert testimony and admission of expert evidence in criminal law trials under the federal rules of evidence; supporting the expansion of expungement including supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act; supporting potential legislative reforms to treatment of incarcerated witness testimony; and supporting Presidential clemency and pardons.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
NDAA (S. 4049/H.R. 6395); FAIR Act (H.R. 1895); Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 5546); Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 2740); Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); Emergency Community Supervision Act (S. 3646/H.R. 6400); EARN IT Act of 2020 (S. 3398); TRUST Act (Senate draft); Due Process Protections Act (S. 1380); ILLICIT CASH Act (S. 2563); Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 (S. 4084/H.R. 7356); COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 4034); Emergency GRACE Act (S. 3698); COVID-19 Correctional Facility Emergency Response Act (S. 3720); Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Act (H.R. 6389); COVID-19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act (S. 4536); MORE Act (H.R. 3884); Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 4549); U.S. Parole Commission; Technology in Criminal Justice Act of 2019 (H.R. 5227); Safer Pipelines Act (H.R. 3432); Corporate Transparency Act (H.R. 2513); Bail reform, legislation re: release or detention of a defendant pending trial, sentence, or appeal (H.R. 9065); COVID-19 relief / HEROES Act (H.R. 6800); FAMILIES Act (S. 4916/H.R. 8774); Driving for Opportunity Act (S.4186/H.R.8881); Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act (S. 5060/H.R. 9018)
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
supporting efforts to ease negative consequences and suffering of incarcerated populations during COVID-19 epidemic generally and including supporting increased use of compassionate release, cessation of prosecution and use of unnecessary pretrial detention, and specifically supporting the Emergency GRACE Act, HEROES Act, and the SAFER Detention Act; supporting the funding and full implementation of First Step Act law; supporting prison reform generally including Pell grant eligibility via the REAL Act (H.R. 2168; S. 1074); supporting Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act (H.R. 5065), Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2020 (S. 3240 / H.R. 3627), Shift Back to Society Act of 2019 (H.R. 4253), and Fair Hiring in Banking Act (S. 3441); supporting police accountability measures including ending or substantially limiting the court-created doctrine of qualified immunity; abolishing "no knock" warrants; supporting increasing pretrial justice including specifically the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act; supporting easing of federal laws that requires states to suspend drivers' licenses for minor drug offenses including the Driving for Opportunity Act; mens rea reform; criminal discovery reform; abolition of prosecutorial immunity; prosecutorial ethics and accountability in general and specifically including the Inspector General Access Act; ending overcriminalization including supporting various "count the crimes" measures; supporting Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3884); criminal enforcement of federal regulations; grand jury reform; Fourth Amendment warrant requirements; criminal and civil asset forfeiture reform including the FAIR Act (H.R. 1895), Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act (H.R. 1219); endorsing acquitted conduct sentencing reform, including Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); raising concerns with the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (S. 3398); supporting amendments to US FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 to increase due process and Constitutional protections for Americans; support of SAPRA, the Safeguarding Americans Private Records Act (H.R. 5675); supporting reforms to existing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants and structure; supporting clarification of the use of expert testimony and admission of expert evidence in criminal law trials under the federal rules of evidence; supporting the expansion of expungement including supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act; and supporting Presidential clemency and pardons.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Corrections Data Transparency Act (S. 4536 and H.R. 7983) Paycheck Protection Program Second Chance Act (S. 3865) Covid-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 4034) Covid-19 Correctional Facility Emergency Response Act (S. 3720) Prohibiting Punishment for Acquitted Conduct Act (S.2566) The Justice Act (S. 3985) Clean Slate Act (H.R. 2348) HR7718: Pregnant Women in Custody Act S 3698, the Emergency GRACE Act (prison reform) HR 202 and S 685, the Inspector General Access Act (prosecutorial reform) HR 7808, Agriculture Appropriations (limitation of using rural development funds to expand rural jail facilities) HR 2500/S 1215, National Defense Authorization Act (reform of the Sec. 1033 program providing military weapons to civilian law enforcement agencies) S 2566, Prohibited Use of Acquitted Conduct Act S.Amdt.2252 to 1033 reform NDAA
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
NDAA (S. 4049); FAIR Act (H.R. 1895); Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 5546); Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 2740); USA Freedom Act Reauthorization; Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); Emergency Community Supervision Act (S. 3646/H.R. 6400); EARN IT Act of 2020 (S. 3398); TRUST Act (Senate draft); Due Process Protections Act (S. 1380); ILLICIT CASH Act (S. 2563); Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 (S. 4084/H.R. 7356); COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 4034); Emergency GRACE Act (S. 3698); COVID-19 Correctional Facility Emergency Response Act (S. 3720); Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Act (H.R. 6389); COVID-19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act (S. 4536); MORE Act (H.R. 3884); Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 4549); U.S. Parole Commission
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
supporting efforts to ease negative consequenes and suffering of incarcerated populations during COVID-19 epidemic generally and including supporting increased use of compassionate release, cecessation of prosecution and use of unnecessary pretrial detention, and supporting the Emergency GRACE Act, HEROES Act, and the SAFER Detention Act; supporting the funding and full implementation of First Step Act law; supporting prison reform generally including Pell grant eligibility via the REAL Act (H.R. 2168; S. 1074); supporting Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act (H.R. 5065), Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2020 (S. 3240 / H.R. 3627), Shift Back to Society Act of 2019 (H.R. 4253), and Fair Hiring in Banking Act (S. 3441); supporting policy accountability measures including ending or substantially limiting the court-created doctrine of qualified immunity; abolishing "no knock" warrants; supporting increasing pretrial justice; supporting easing of federal laws that requires states to suspend drivers' licenses for minor drug offenses including the Driving for Opportunity Act; mens rea reform; criminal discovery reform; abolition of prosecutorial immunity; prosecutorial ethics and accountability in general and including the Inspector General Access Act; ending overcriminalization including supporting various "count the crimes" measures; supporting Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3884); criminal enforcement of federal regulations; grand jury reform; Fourth Amendment warrant requirements; criminal and civil asset forfeiture reform including the FAIR Act (H.R. 1895), Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act (H.R. 1219); endorsing acquitted conduct sentencing reform, including Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); raising concerns with the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (S. 3398); supporting amendments to US FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 to increase due process and Constitutional protections for Americans; support of SAPRA, the Safeguarding Americans Private Records Act (H.R. 5675);and supporting Presidential clemency and pardons.
2020 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
First Step Act (P.L. 115-391) implementation, FY2020 Commerce, Justice, Science and other related agencies appropriations, second-look sentencing (bill pending), REAL Act (S. 1074/H.R. 2168), Higher Education Reauthorization Act (bill pending), College Affordability Act (H.R. 4674), Bureau of Prisons Oversight Hearings, Retroactive Sentencing Reform, Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019 (S. 2566), Due Process Protection Act (S. 1380), CARES Act, support for incarcerated people in upcoming COVID-19 legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Policies on incarcerated women Policies on police reform Policies related to compassionate release of federal prisoners due to COVID-19 S 3698, the Emergency GRACE Act (prison reform) HR 202 and S 685, the Inspector General Access Act (prosecutorial reform) HR 7808, Agriculture Appropriations (limitation of using rural development funds to expand rural jail facilities) HR 2500/S 1215, National Defense Authorization Act (reform of the Sec. 1033 program providing military weapons to civilian law enforcement agencies) S 2566, Prohibited Use of Acquitted Conduct Act Pregnant Women in Custody Act S.Amdt.2252 to 1033 reform NDAA
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 7085. Ending Qualified Immunity Act: Full bill H.R. 7120. Justice in Policing Act: Full bill H.R. 7270. Count Crimes to Cut Act: Full bill Not yet introduced legislation related to civil asset forfeiture reform Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities S. 1380. Due Process Protections Act: Full bill S. 2566. Prohibiting Punishment by Acquitted Conduct Act: Full bill S. 3698. Emergency GRACE Act: Full bill
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
NDAA (S. 4049); Ending Mass Collection of Americans' Phone Records Act (S. 936); FAIR Act (H.R. 1895); Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 5546); Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 2740); USA Freedom Act Reauthorization; Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); bill Re: elderly offender home detention & good time credits (H.R. 4018); Emergency Community Supervision Act (S. 3646/H.R. 6400); EARN IT Act of 2020 (S. 3398); TRUST Act (Senate draft); Due Process Protections Act (S. 1380); ILLICIT CASH Act (S. 2563); Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020 (S. 4084/H.R. 7356); Inspector General Access Act of 2019 (S. 685); George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (H.R. 7120); JUSTICE Act (S. 3985); The Heroes Act (H.R. 6800); COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 4034); Emergency GRACE Act (S. 3698); SBA Loans, Paycheck Protection Plan and criminal history
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
supporting the funding and full implementation of First Step Act law; supporting prison reform generally including Pell grant eligibility via the REAL Act (H.R. 2168; S. 1074); supporting easing of federal laws that requires states to suspend drivers' licenses for minor drug offenses; mens rea reform; criminal discovery reform; abolition of prosecutorial immunity; prosecutorial ethics in general; overcriminalization; supporting Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3884); criminal enforcement of federal regulations; grand jury reform; Fourth Amendment warrant requirements; criminal and civil asset forfeiture reform including the FAIR Act (H.R. 1895), Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act (H.R. 1219); endorsing acquitted conduct sentencing reform, including Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); raising concerns with the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (S. 3398); supporting amendments to US FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 to increase due process and Constitutional protections for Americans; support of SAPRA, the Safeguarding Americans Private Records Act (H.R. 5675);and supporting Presidential clemency and pardons.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
First Step Act (P.L. 115-391) implementation, FY2020 Commerce, Justice, Science and other related agencies appropriations, second-look sentencing (bill pending), REAL Act (S. 1074/H.R. 2168), Higher Education Reauthorization Act (bill pending), College Affordability Act (H.R. 4674), Bureau of Prisons Oversight Hearings, Retroactive Sentencing Reform, Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019 (S. 2566), Due Process Protection Act (S. 1380), CARES Act, support for incarcerated people in upcoming COVID-19 legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
First Step Act oversight and implementation; REAL Act (S. 1074/H.R. 2168) - all provisions; NDAA; Ending Mass Collection of Americans' Phone Records Act (S. 936); Combatting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2019 (S. 1883); FAIR Act (H.R. 1895); Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 5546); Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 2740); USA Freedom Act Reauthorization; Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); Second Look Act (S. 2146, H.R. 3795) - all provisions; Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (S.2227, H.R.3884) - all provisions; Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act (SOFA) (S.1622, H.R. 2935) - all provisions; SHIELD Act (H.R. 2896); Mind Your Own Business Act of 2019 (S. 2637); federal parole; bill Re: elderly offender home detention & good time credits (H.R. 4018); Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (draft expungement bill); Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act (S. 2701); Clean Slate Act (H.R. 2348); Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act (H.R. 2339); Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emerging Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act (S. 3201); State Justice Improvement Act (S. 3375, H.R. 606); Emergency Community Supervision Act; Compassionate release; EARN IT Act of 2020 (S. 3398); TRUST Act (Senate draft)
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
First Step Act (P.L. 115-391) implementation, FY2020 Commerce, Justice, Science and other related agencies appropriations, second-look sentencing (bill pending), REAL Act (S. 1074/H.R. 2168), Higher Education Reauthorization Act (bill pending), College Affordability Act (H.R. 4674), Bureau of Prisons Oversight Hearings, Retroactive Sentencing Reform, Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019 (S. 2566), Due Process Protection Act (S. 1380), BOP email monitoring legislation, prosecutorial misconduct legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 5546, the Effective Assistance of Counsel Act of 2020 - to expand attorney client privilege protection to cover inmate communications with legal counsel. H.R.2500/S.1790, the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act - retention in the final conference report of the Fair Chance Act, which requires federal employers to refrain from conducting criminal background checks on most job candidates until a conditional offer of employment is made. S. 1074, the Restoring Education and Learning Act of 2019 - concerning the restoration of Pell Grant eligibility for prisoners. S. 2566, the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019 - provisions that would only permit the court to consider at sentencing conduct or activity that had been proven beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. H.R. 4018, a technical corrections bill to amend the Second Chance Act of 2007 to ensure that good time credits awarded to elderly inmates are included when the Bureau of Prisons calculates when the prisoner may be eligible to participate in the Elderly Offender Home Detention Pilot Program. H.R. 1585, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Opposition to proposals to permanently move fentanyl analogues to Schedule I of the Controlled Dangerous Substances Act for for the way it would increase the use of harsh mandatory minimum sentences for minor roles in their distribution and without evidence that the analogues even comply with the requirements for drugs eligible for Schedule I. Proposed changes to Customs and Border Protection Directive No. 3340-049 (Border Search of Electronic Devices Containing Information, dated August 20, 2009), Customs and Border Protection Directive No. 3340-049A (Border Search of Electronic Devices, dated January 4, 2018), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Directive No. 7-6.1 (Border Searches of Electronic Devices, dated August 18, 2009) to prevent border officials from reading, duplicating, seizing, or sharing attorney-client privileged or confidential client documents or information contained on attorneys laptop computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices at U.S. border crossings unless the officials first obtain a subpoena based on reasonable suspicion or a warrant supported by probable cause Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Proposed Rule on Amendments Relating to Disclosure of Records and Information; Docket No. CFPB-2016-0039; RIN 3170-AA63, 81 Fed. Reg. 58310 (August 24, 2016)-provisions (1) expanding the Bureaus discretion to share confidential information it receives from supervised and regulated entities with other foreign, state, and other governmental agencies and (2) prohibiting subjects of investigations and other recipients of civil investigative demands from disclosing information regarding the Bureaus investigation
2019 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
supporting the funding and full implementation of First Step Act law; supporting prison reform generally including Pell grant eligibility via the REAL Act (H.R. 2168; S. 1074); supporting easing of federal laws that requires states to suspend drivers' licenses for minor drug offenses; mens rea reform; criminal discovery reform; abolition of prosecutorial immunity; prosecutorial ethics in general; overcriminalization; supporting Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3884); criminal enforcement of federal regulations; grand jury reform; Fourth Amendment warrant requirements; criminal and civil asset forfeiture reform including the FAIR Act (H.R. 1895), Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act (H.R. 1219), The Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act (H.R. 1219/S. 1099); endorsing acquitted conduct sentencing reform, including Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); and supporting clemency and pardons.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Agency (NSA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 2566, Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019 Various issues relating to federal civil and criminal enforcement activities against businesses; over-criminalization of federal law; criminal justice reform
Client expense: $3,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
First Step Act oversight and implementation; REAL Act (S. 1074/H.R. 2168) - all provisions; NDAA; Ending Mass Collection of Americans' Phone Records Act (S. 936); Combatting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2019 (S. 1883); Illicit Cash Act (S. 2563); Democracy Restoration Act (S. 1068); FAIR Act (H.R. 1895); Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 5546); Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 2740); USA Freedom Act Reauthorization; Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); Second Look Act (S. 2146, H.R. 3795) - all provisions; Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (S.2227, H.R.3884) - all provisions; Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act (SOFA) (S.1622, H.R. 2935) - all provisions; Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) - re: tribal courts jurisdiction; Eliminating Discrimination and Creating Corridors to Expand Student Success (ED ACCESS) Act of 2019 (S.2553, H.R.4518) - all provisions; Fair Chance Act (S. 387/H.R. 1076) - all provisions; SHIELD Act (H.R. 2896); Corporate Transparency Act (H.R. 2513); Mind Your Own Business Act of 2019 (S. 2637); federal parole; bill Re: elderly offender home detention & good time credits (H.R. 4018); Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (draft expungement bill); Inspector General Access Act of 2019 (S. 685/H.R. 202); Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act (S. 2701)
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
supporting the funding and full implementation of First Step Act law; supporting prison reform generally including Pell grant eligibility via the REAL Act (H.R. 2168; S. 1074); supporting easing of federal laws that requires states to suspend drivers' licenses for minor drug offenses; mens rea reform; criminal discovery reform; abolition of prosecutorial immunity; prosecutorial ethics in general; overcriminalization; supporting Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3884); criminal enforcement of federal regulations; grand jury reform; Fourth Amendment warrant requirements; criminal and civil asset forfeiture reform including the FAIR Act (H.R. 1895), Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act (H.R. 1219), The Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act (H.R. 1219/S. 1099); endorsing acquitted conduct sentencing reform, including Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); and supporting clemency and pardons.
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Agency (NSA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 1074, the Restoring Education and Learning Act of 2019 - concerning the restoration of Pell Grant eligibility for prisoners. H.R. 1076, the Fair Chance Act - which would require federal employers to refrain from criminal background checks on job candidates until a conditional offer of employment has been made, includes support in connection with its inclusion in H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020. S. 2566, the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019 - provisions that would only permit the court to consider at sentencing conduct or activity that had been proven beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. H.R. 4018, a technical corrections bill to amend the Second Chance Act of 2007 to ensure that good time credits awarded to elderly inmates are included when the Bureau of Prisons calculates when the prisoner may be eligible to participate in the Elderly Offender Home Detention Pilot Program. Support for oversight and implementation of the First Step Act (P.L. 115-391), including the efficacy of the Department of Justices new risk and needs assessment tool. Opposition to mandatory minimum sentences for juveniles. Activity supporting a reform of the federal bail system to identify alternatives to a presumption of the current money bail system. Activity in support of mitigating the impact of collateral consequences of felony convictions. Discussions on legislation to expand attorney client privilege protection to cover inmate communications with legal counsel. Proposed changes to Customs and Border Protection Directive No. 3340-049 (Border Search of Electronic Devices Containing Information, dated August 20, 2009), Customs and Border Protection Directive No. 3340-049A (Border Search of Electronic Devices, dated January 4, 2018), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Directive No. 7-6.1 (Border Searches of Electronic Devices, dated August 18, 2009) to prevent border officials from reading, duplicating, seizing, or sharing attorney-client privileged or confidential client documents or information contained on attorneys laptop computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices at U.S. border crossings unless the officials first obtain a subpoena based on reasonable suspicion or a warrant supported by probable cause Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Proposed Rule on Amendments Relating to Disclosure of Records and Information; Docket No. CFPB-2016-0039; RIN 3170-AA63, 81 Fed. Reg. 58310 (August 24, 2016)-provisions (1) expanding the Bureaus discretion to share confidential information it receives from supervised and regulated entities with other foreign, state, and other governmental agencies and (2) prohibiting subjects of investigations and other recipients of civil investigative demands from disclosing information regarding the Bureaus investigation
2019 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S. 2566, Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019 Various issues relating to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (P.L. 95-213), including agency guidance on enforcement; federal civil and criminal enforcement activities against businesses; Department of Justice policies on declined and non-prosecuted cases; over-criminalization of federal law; criminal justice reform
Client expense: $3,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2019 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
First Step Act (P.L. 115-391) implementation, FY2020 Commerce, Justice, Science and other related agencies appropriations, second-look sentencing (bill pending), REAL Act (S. 1074/H.R. 2168), Higher Education Reauthorization Act (bill pending), Bureau of Prisons Oversight Hearings, Retroactive Sentencing Reform, Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019 (S. 2566), Due Process Protection Act (S. 1380), BOP email monitoring legislation, prosecutorial misconduct legislation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
First Step Act oversight and implementation; general sentencing reform; pretrial release/bail; REAL Act (S. 1074/H.R. 2168) - all provisions; NDAA; Ending Mass Collection of Americans' Phone Records Act (S. 936); Combatting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2019 (S. 1883); Illicit Cash Act (S. 2563); Democracy Restoration Act (S. 1068); Due Process Protections Act (S. 1380); FAIR Act (H.R. 1895/S. 642 2017); EQUAL Defense Act (S. 1377); Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (discussion draft); Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 2740); USA Freedom Act Reauthorization; Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); Second Look Act (S. 2146, H.R. 3795) - all provisions; Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (S.2227, H.R.3884) - all provisions; Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act (SOFA) (S.1622, H.R. 2935) - all provisions; FY20 CJS Appropriations - re: John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program; Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) - re: tribal courts jurisdiction; Eliminating Discrimination and Creating Corridors to Expand Student Success (ED ACCESS) Act of 2019 (S.2553, H.R.4518) - all provisions; Fair Chance Act (S. 387/H.R. 1076) - all provisions
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| VT |
| Thom Tillis | Republican | NC |
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Agency (NSA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Agency (NSA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE