COVID–19 Whistleblower Protection Act

COVID-19 Whistleblower Protection Act (S. 3963; H.R. 7227): To create whistleblower protections for employees or former employees of recipients of funds under the CARES Act or other similar legislation meant to address COVID-19

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of

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.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.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, national security, religious liberty. S.274-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. 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.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.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.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.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.3398-EARN IT Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, privacy. S.3045-Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.3548-CARES Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, voting rights, disability rights. S.3242- Safeguarding Americans Private Records Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. S.3284-Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance, technology. S.2968-Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.3579-Emergency Community Supervision Act-Issues Lobbied: Prison population reduction, mass incarceration. S.1834-Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. S.1068-Democracy Restoration Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. S.958-SAVE VOTERS Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. S.1790-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, material boycotts, divestments and sanctions. S.3690-Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Remote learning. S.3749-Public Health Emergency Privacy Act-Issues Lobbied: Health data privacy. S.3835-SCRIPT Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. S.3902-CIVIL Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, military powers. S.3685-Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, womens rights. S.3725-VoteSafe Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.3822-DemocracyCorps Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.3609-Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, equitable distribution of COVID-19 relief. S.Amdt.1580-The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, equitable distribution of COVID-19 relief. S.1789-Military Justice Improvement Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. S.3544-Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights. S.3912-Justice in Policing Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Policing reform, criminal justice, privacy, surveillance. S.3985-JUSTICE Act-Issues Lobbied: Policing reform, criminal justice. S.3529-Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.2238-SAFE Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. S.3663-COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.3309-Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.3861-Exposure Notification Privacy Act-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.2577-Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Consumer privacy. S.3963-COVID-19 Whistleblower Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. S.3645-FIRST Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, healthcare. 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.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: Equitable access to 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.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, equitable 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, national security, religious liberty. H.R.897-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, religious liberty. H.R.2500-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020-Issues Lobbied: 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.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.R.2975-Womens Health Protection Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.2896-SHIELD Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Over-criminalization. H.R.2233-Bail Fairness Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Bail reform. 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.5053-Justice for Juveniles Act-Issues Lobbied: Prison reform. 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.4008-No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, technology. H.R.6172-USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, surveillance. H.R.748-CARES Act-Issues Lobbied: Mass incarceration, voting rights, disability rights, equitable access to broadband. H.R.6201-Families First Coronavirus Response Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, COVID-19 relief. H.R.5675-Safeguarding Americans Private Records Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Surveillance. H.R.5603-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2020-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.2660-Election Security Act of 2019-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: Racial justice, voting rights, campaign finance. H.R.1217-Ensuring American Voters Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting rights. H.R.6800-The Heroes Act-Issues Lobbied: COVID-19 relief package, immigrants rights, immigration, healthcare, broadband access, mass incarceration, reproductive rights, abortion coverage, reproductive healthcare access, voting rights, census. H.R.4192-Confronting the Threat of Domestic Terrorism Act-Issues Lobbied: Profiling, discrimination, white supremacist violence, criminalization, free speech. H.R.6881-Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Broadband access. H.R.6563-Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Remote learning. H.R.7014-Banning Microtargeted Political Ads Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. H.R.7012-Protecting Democracy from Disinformation Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. H.R.1154-Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act-Issues Lobbied: Freedom of association. H.R.7282-Protecting Against Public Safety Disinformation Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, threats, discrimination. H.R.7315-Protecting Our Protestors Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. H.R.6820-Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, womens rights. H.R.7068-VoteSafe Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.6437-Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, equitable distribution of COVID-19-relief. H.R.266-Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, equitable distribution of COVID-19 relief. H.R.7120-George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Policing reform, criminal justice, privacy, surveillance. H.R.7191-Workforce Justice Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Reentry. H.R.6400- Emergency Community Supervision Act-Issues Lobbied: Prison population reduction, mass incarceration. H.R.7143-Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Policing reform, criminal justice. H.R.7085-Ending Qualified Immunity Act-Issues Lobbied: Policing reform, criminal justice. H.R.3201-Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, voting. H.R.6675-Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Consumer privacy. H.R.7227-COVID-19 Whistleblower Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. H.R.6537-FIRST Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, healthcare. Legislation with No Bill Number: Senate bill version-Fair Chance Licensing Act-Issues Lobbied: Reentry, licensing. Senate bill version-Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Broadband access. Senate bill version-Fair and Just Defense Act-Issues Lobbied: Right to counsel. Administrative legislative proposal-Making Affordable Housing Work Act of 2018-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, fair housing, rent increases. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion restrictions, Title X family planning program, religious refusals. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion restrictions. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021-Issues Lobbied: National security. Legislation to divert Federal funding away from supporting the presence of police in schools and toward evidence-based and trauma informed services that address the needs of marginalized students and improve academic outcomes, and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, racial justice, school policing. Driving for Opportunity Act-Issues Lobbied: Fines and fees. Counseling not Criminalization in Schools Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, juvenile justice. Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2021-Issues Lobbied: Immigration, cuts to ICE and CBP funding, ICE and CBP transfer restriction. Additional legislation not yet introduced -Refugee resettlement, immigration detention facilities, Guantanamo Bay detention policies, national security, authorization for use of military force, counterterrorism policy and practices, torture, detention, drones, war authority, gene patents privacy, surveillance, encryption, facial recognition technology, commercial privacy legislation, biometrics governance, FISA reform, Freedom of Information Act reform, COVID-19 relief package, imposition of privacy standards on the collection of coronavirus-related data, emergency funding for local news outlets, Patent Act reform, Communications Decency Act amendments, platform accountability and consumer transparency, proposed disclosure of the locations of certain online platform users, proposed restriction of use of COVID-19-related consumer data, restriction of lethal weapons use by law enforcement at protests, law enforcement identification requirement at mass gatherings, voting rights, youth voting, peaceful elections, Right to Vote Amendment, voting priorities related to COVID-19, disability rights, school equity, equitable access to broadband, Affordable Care Act birth-control benefit exemption, reproductive rights. 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, birth control, religious refusals, abortion, Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities, Delegation of Authority. Agency-Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: Immigration detention; Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Immigration, civil immigration enforcement and detention during the COVID-19 pandemic, DNA collection, deployment to sanctuary cities; Customs and Border Protection - Immigration, COVID-19 prevention, treatment of pregnant people and sick children, DNA collection, deployment to sanctuary cities. Agency-HUD-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, fair housing, the disparate impact rule, AFFH rule, regulatory reform, discriminatory lending, disaster relief, rent increases, religious liberty, implementation of Executive Order 13831. Agency-Justice-Issues Lobbied: COVID-19, prison population reduction, police reform, religious liberty, racial profiling, juvenile justice, school-to-prison pipeline, LGBTQ rights, implementation of the U.S. Supreme Courts Bostock Ruling. 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: Reproductive rights, mifepristone restrictions. Agency-Labor-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, religious refusals, birth control coverage. Agency-Treasury-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, religious refusals, birth control coverage. Agency-SBA-Issues Lobbied: Reentry, bars to SBA loan relief for those with arrest or conviction histories. Agency-BOP-Issues Lobbied: Mass incarceration, prison population reduction, prison population demographics, impact of COVID-19 on prison populations.

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), 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), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of

FTC Whistleblower policy, antitrust reform, Liberty/iheart merger, HR 6450-Price gouging reform, Merger moratorium, S.3975-CFPB whistleblowers Protection act, SEC whistleblower bill, S 3963/HR 7227-COVID19 Whistleblower Protection Act

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office