A bill to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and most recently of Colleyville, Texas, before his death on April 2, 2020, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
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This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
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2026 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Monitor gun violence prevention, as follows: $35 million for the CDC, $25 million for the NIH, and $1 million at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) for critical firearm injury and mortality prevention research funding. H.R.6258, Disarm Hate Act, Entirety H.R.38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act S.1531/H.R.3115, Assault Weapons Ban S.726/H.R.1564, Ethan's Law to keep kids safe from unsecured guns S.1955/H.R. 3740, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to remove gun industrys unique civil liability shield S.3214, Background Check Expansion Act H.R.18, Bipartisan Background Checks Act H.R.3868, Enhanced Background Checks Act S.2203/H.R.4103, Break the Cycle of Violence Act to fund community violence intervention programs S.2514/H.R.4821, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act GOSAFE Act, Draft Funding for gun violence prevention research STOP Violence Act, Draft Safe Workplaces Act, Draft End Gun Violence Act, Draft Secure Background Checks Act, Draft Gun violence issues and higher education S.367, Stop Arming Cartels Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Gun Violence Trauma related issues Assault Weapons related issues and initiatives Safe Firearm Storage related issues
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2026 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
$35 million for the CDC, $25 million for the NIH, and $1 million at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) for critical firearm injury and mortality prevention research funding. Monitor gun violence prevention, as follows: H.R.6258, Disarm Hate Act, Entirety H.R.38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act S.1531/H.R.3115, Assault Weapons Ban S.726/H.R.1564, Ethan's Law to keep kids safe from unsecured guns S.1955/H.R. 3740, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to remove gun industrys unique civil liability shield S.3214, Background Check Expansion Act H.R.18, Bipartisan Background Checks Act H.R.3868, Enhanced Background Checks Act S.2203/H.R.4103, Break the Cycle of Violence Act to fund community violence intervention programs S.2514/H.R.4821, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act GOSAFE Act, Draft Funding for gun violence prevention research STOP Violence Act, Draft Safe Workplaces Act, Draft End Gun Violence Act, Draft Secure Background Checks Act, Draft Gun violence issues and higher education S.367, Stop Arming Cartels Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Gun Violence Trauma related issues Assault Weapons related issues and initiatives Safe Firearm Storage related issues
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Monitor gun violence prevention, as follows: H.R.6258, Disarm Hate Act, Entirety H.R.38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act S.1531/H.R.3115, Assault Weapons Ban S.726/H.R.1564, Ethan's Law to keep kids safe from unsecured guns S.1955/H.R. 3740, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to remove gun industrys unique civil liability shield S.3214, Background Check Expansion Act H.R.18, Bipartisan Background Checks Act H.R.3868, Enhanced Background Checks Act S.2203/H.R.4103, Break the Cycle of Violence Act to fund community violence intervention programs S.2514/H.R.4821, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act GOSAFE Act, Draft Funding for gun violence prevention research STOP Violence Act, Draft Safe Workplaces Act, Draft End Gun Violence Act, Draft Secure Background Checks Act, Draft Gun violence issues and higher education S.367, Stop Arming Cartels Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Gun Violence Trauma related issues Assault Weapons related issues and initiatives Safe Firearm Storage related issues
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2025 · fourth_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
H.R.6258, Disarm Hate Act, Entirety Monitor gun violence prevention, as follows: H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act S.1531/H.R.3115, Assault Weapons Ban S.726/H.R.1564, Ethan's Law to keep kids safe from unsecured guns S.1955/H.R. 3740, Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to remove gun industrys unique civil liability shield S.3214, Background Check Expansion Act H.R.18, Bipartisan Background Checks Act H.R.3868 - Enhanced Background Checks Act S.2203/H.R.4103, Break the Cycle of Violence Act to fund community violence intervention programs S.2514/H.R.4821, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act GOSAFE Act, Draft Funding for gun violence prevention research STOP Violence Act, Draft Safe Workplaces Act, Draft End Gun Violence Act, Draft Secure Background Checks Act, Draft Gun violence issues and higher education S.367, Stop Arming Cartels Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Gun Violence Trauma related issues Assault Weapons related issues and initiatives Safe Firearm Storage related issues
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2025 · third_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Monitor gun violence prevention, as follows: GOSAFE Act, Draft Funding for gun violence prevention research STOP Violence Act, Draft Safe Workplaces Act, Draft End Gun Violence Act, Draft Secure Background Checks Act, Draft Gun violence issues and higher education S.367, Stop Arming Cartels Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Gun Violence Trauma related issues Assault Weapons related issues and initiatives Safe Firearm Storage related issues
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2025 · second_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
Monitor gun violence prevention, as follows: GOSAFE Act, Draft Funding for gun violence prevention research STOP Violence Act, Draft Safe Workplaces Act, Draft End Gun Violence Act, Draft Secure Background Checks Act, Draft Gun violence issues and higher education S.367, Stop Arming Cartels Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Gun Violence Trauma related issues Assault Weapons related issues and initiatives Safe Firearm Storage related issues
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2025 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
GOSAFE Act, Draft Funding for gun violence prevention research STOP Violence Act, Draft Safe Workplaces Act, Draft End Gun Violence Act, Draft Secure Background Checks Act, Draft Monitor Gun Violence Prevention related issues, as follows: Gun violence issues and higher education S.367, Stop Arming Cartels Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Gun Violence Trauma related issues Assault Weapons related issues and initiatives Safe Firearm Storage related issues
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
GOSAFE Act, Draft Funding for gun violence prevention research STOP Violence Act, Draft Safe Workplaces Act, Draft End Gun Violence Act, Draft Secure Background Checks Act, Draft Monitor Gun Violence Prevention related issues, as follows: Gun violence issues and higher education S.367, Stop Arming Cartels Act School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Public Law 117-159, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Gun violence prevention Community violence intervention, Firearm school safety appropriations funding School Safety and gun control related issues and initiatives Gun Violence Trauma related issues Assault Weapons related issues and initiatives Safe Firearm Storage related issues
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Advocating for improving maternal health outcomes, specifically S. 367 and H.R. 959 (the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Advocating for improving maternal health outcomes, specifically S. 367 and H.R. 959 (the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported