Invest to Protect Act of 2022
Legislative Progress
Introduced
March 17, 2022
Latest Action
August 2, 2022
Primary Sponsor
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocratic(NV)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
90pct
138d open
vs 5,357 other S bills in the 117th — cohort avg 38d
Invest to Protect Act of 2022 This bill directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to award grants to local and tribal governments that employ fewer than 200 law enforcement officers. Grant funds may be used for various activities, including to provide de-escalation training and improve recruitment and retention.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3828-3829)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3828-3829)
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3827-3829)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 421.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 72 the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder; H.R. 263/S. 1210 the Big Cats Public Safety Act, which would strengthen existing restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including restricting direct contact between the public and these animals; H.R. 288 which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; H.R. 305/S. 35 which would award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his selfless acts of bravery in protecting Members of Congress on 6 January 2021; H.R. 483 the Heroes Lesley Zerebney and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act, which would increase the amount of death benefits provided by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program as well as other benefits administered by PSOB; H.R. 649/S. 119 the Abby Honold Act, which would promote the use of trauma-informed techniques by law enforcement when responding to sexual assault crimes; H.R. 929 which would provide a technical fix to the Elderly Home Detention Pilot program established by the First Step Act; H.R. 1198 the Eliminate Network Distribution of (END) Child Exploitation Act, which would improve the effectiveness of the CyberTipline, which is administered by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; H.R. 1210/S. 1610 the "LEOSA Reform Act," which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act (LEOSA), which exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms, to ensure that these officers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry permit holders in areas like schools and national parks, as well as use public transportation and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allow active and retired law enforcement officers to access services at U.S. post offices, Social Security Administration offices or Veterans Affairs facilities; H.R. 1229/S. 391 the "EAGLES Act," which would reauthorize the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and expand the program by including a new school safety initiative; H.R. 1260 the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act, which would allow HHS to select existing violence prevention or intervention programs administered by State and local trauma centers to receive Federal grants to expand existing programs, study the effectiveness of those programs, and examine their impacts on reincarceration and re-admittance rates; H.R. 2717 the Safer Schools Act, which would establish two pilot grant programs dealing with the safety of public schools. One would fully fund risk assessments for public schools concerning their physical safety measures, while the other would partially fund the cost of fixing any physical vulnerabilities that were identified in the risk assessment; H.R. 2936/S. 1511 the Protecting Americas First Responders Act, which would update the PSOB disability determinations and the definitions making it more consistent with existing Federal law and greatly improve the ability of our injured and disabled officers to have their claims processed more fairly and more quickly; H.R. 2992/S. 4286 the TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act, which would require the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to establish crisis intervention training tools for first responders to address individuals with traumatic brain injuries, acquired brain injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder; H.R. 3070/S. 1502 the Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act, which would reduce the barriers for law enforcement officers when trying to access mental health resources; H.R. 3071 the Public Safety Officer Support Act, which would expand the eligibility of certain officers or their surviving family for death and disability benefits as provided for by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program; H.R. 3079/S. 774 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; H.R. 3080/S. 1599 the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, would impose time and other limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus, would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), and provide new grants; H.R. 3127/S. 1566 the Safe Interactions Act, which would provide grants to nonprofit disability organizations that have partnered with a law enforcement agency to develop training programs to ensure safe interactions between law enforcement and people with disabilities; H.R. 3151/S. 1721 Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of capital cases; H.R. 3172 the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would create a new home loan assistance program for first responders, including law enforcement officers; H.R. 3535 the EAGLE Act, which would establish a grant program that would pay the certification or re-certification fees for small and mid-sized law enforcement agencies; H.R. 3595/S. 1837 the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would authorize a grant program so that law enforcement agencies can obtain training to better recognize and respond appropriately to behavioral health crises caused by mental illness and substance abuse; H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which would effectively decriminalize marijuana; H.R. 3924 the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would update the pay structure and benefits of the U.S. Park Police to resemble other area law enforcement agencies; H.R. 4136 the Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act, which would establish a Federal, competitive grant program for non-profit organizations which partner with a local, State, or tribal law enforcement agency to purchase and distribute firearm locking devices and develop educational materials on safe and responsible gun ownership; H.R. 4977/S. 2629 the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, which would encourage local and Federal law enforcement agencies to report cybercrimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); H.R. 5528/S. 2958 the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act, which would authorize competitive grants for State, local and tribal governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving homicides, serious violent felonies, serious drug offenses, gangs, or organized crime; H.R. 5587 the Postal Police Reform Act, which would address the increase in violence against USPS employees and letter carriers as well as mail theft; H.R. 5615 the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act, which would direct the Department of Homeland Security to submit a plan on how to make Federal assistance available to former Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions; H.R. 5768 the Victim Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and non-fatal shootings; H.R. 5797 the Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering (SERVE) Our Communities Act, which would award grants to states and localities for anti-recidivism programming; H.R. 6375 the COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act, which reauthorizes the COPS on the Beat Program through 2031 and codifies the independent status of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 6448/S. 3860 the Invest to Protect Act, which would direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers; H.R. 7189 the School Resource Officers Save Lives Act, which would amend the 21st Century Cures Act and would establish a pilot program to be administered by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for the purpose of the proper administration of naloxone; H.R. 7421 the Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act, which would provide educational support for individuals who choose to pursue a career in law enforcement; H.R. 7826 the Pathways to Policing Act, which would provide $50 million a year to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to operate a nationwide marketing and recruitment campaign; H.R. 8142 the Department of Defense Law Enforcement Credential Act, which would provide standardized identification credentials for Department of Defense law enforcement officers. H.R. 8458 the Protecting Against Toxic Radiation Originating in (Clandestine) Laboratories (PATROL) Act, would make clear that public safety officers, who were killed or disabled due to radiation or other hazardous exposure while responding to a clandestine lab, are considered to have been in the line of duty; H.R. 8830/S. 4847 the Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act, would authorize the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to make grants available to State, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum; H.R. 9195/S.4981, the Gang Activity Reporting Act, which would require the U.S. Attorney General to work with the U.S Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as well as State and local law enforcement agencies to assess and report on the membership, locations and activity of local, national and transnational gangs; S. 466 the "Kelsey Smith Act," which would require telephone companies and wireless carriers to disclose cell-site location data without a warrant in certain exigent circumstances; S. 998/H.R. 2453 the Driving for Opportunity Act, which would create a grant program for States to reinstate drivers licenses that were suspended for unpaid fines and fees; S. 2151 the "Strong Communities Act", which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers in their own community, and; S. 3697 the Combatting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act, which would update and strengthen Federal laws to combat money laundering and provide law enforcement with additional tools to restrict the ability of criminals to profit from their crimes. The bill proposes doubling the penalties for those who violate bulk-cash smuggling laws S. 3981 the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, which would expand the data collected by the Federal government on attacks and aggressions against law enforcement officers in a comprehensive way S. 4834 the PROTECT our Children Act, which would reauthorize the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program. S. 5230 the Help Find the Missing Act," which would close loopholes in Americas missing persons systems by streamlining the missing persons reporting process and ensuring that law enforcement databases are more accessible and comprehensive. Biden EO: Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety ------------------ S.3946, the Abolish Human Trafficking Reauthorization Act, which would ensure that Department of Justice grant funding can be used for training to help law enforcement officers identify child trafficking cases and give critical assistance to victims. S.3949, the Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act S.4926, the Respect for Child Survivors Act," which would require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to use a multidisciplinary approach with any investigation of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking. S.1541, the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act," which would ensure that charges for payphone services, including advanced (e.g., audio or video) communications services in correctional institutions, are just and reasonable. S. 365, the Eliminate Network Distribution(END) Child Exploitation Act," which would provide law enforcement more time to identify predators and hold them accountable for their heinous crimes. S. 4719, the Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act, which would improve justice for victims of child sex crimes. S. 4859, the Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act," will would establish and reauthorize critical programs to prevent human trafficking, promote justice for survivors, provide services to victims and increase federal coordination to enhance the federal governments response to the crisis of exploitation. H.R. 7181, the Human Trafficking Prevention Act, which promotes the posting of contact information for the National Human Trafficking Hotline S. 2899, the Prison Camera Reform Act," which would require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to address deficiencies and make necessary upgrades to the security camera and radio systems of the Bureau of Prisons to ensure the health and safety of employees and inmates S. 2991, the Countering Human Trafficking Act," which codifies and expands the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
EQUAL Act H.R. 1693 / S.79 EQUAL Act Oppose Extending Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Policing Executive Order Support Abolishing Mandatory Minimums / Sentencing Reform Death in Custody Reporting Act Pub. L. No. 113-242 H.R. 6448/S. 3860, Invest to Protect
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S33, HR 72, H. Res 39, HR 4117, HR 4500, HR 4828, HR 4893, Hr 3172, S 3458, S 3462, HR 7826, HR 6943, HR 6132, HR 6375, HR 6448, HR 8645, HR 8830, S 3860, S 4847, SR 732,HR 9240, S1157
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S33, HR 72, H. Res 39, HR 4117, HR 4500, HR 4828, HR 4893, Hr 3172, S 3458, S 3462, HR 7826, HR 6943, HR 6132, HR 6375, HR 6448, HR 8645, HR 8830, S 3860, S 4847, SR 732,HR 9240, S1157
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 72 the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder; H.R. 263/S. 1210 the Big Cats Public Safety Act, which would strengthen existing restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including restricting direct contact between the public and these animals; H.R. 288 which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; H.R. 305/S. 35 which would award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his selfless acts of bravery in protecting Members of Congress on 6 January 2021; H.R. 483 the Heroes Lesley Zerebney and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act, which would increase the amount of death benefits provided by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program as well as other benefits administered by PSOB; H.R. 649/S. 119 the Abby Honold Act, which would promote the use of trauma-informed techniques by law enforcement when responding to sexual assault crimes; H.R. 929 which would provide a technical fix to the Elderly Home Detention Pilot program established by the First Step Act; H.R. 1198 the Eliminate Network Distribution of (END) Child Exploitation Act, which would improve the effectiveness of the CyberTipline, which is administered by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; H.R. 1210/S. 1610 the "LEOSA Reform Act," which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act (LEOSA), which exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms, to ensure that these officers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry permit holders in areas like schools and national parks, as well as use public transportation and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allow active and retired law enforcement officers to access services at U.S. post offices, Social Security Administration offices or Veterans Affairs facilities; H.R. 1229/S. 391 the "EAGLES Act," which would reauthorize the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and expand the program by including a new school safety initiative; H.R. 1260 the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act, which would allow HHS to select existing violence prevention or intervention programs administered by State and local trauma centers to receive Federal grants to expand existing programs, study the effectiveness of those programs, and examine their impacts on reincarceration and re-admittance rates; H.R. 2717 the Safer Schools Act, which would establish two pilot grant programs dealing with the safety of public schools. One would fully fund risk assessments for public schools concerning their physical safety measures, while the other would partially fund the cost of fixing any physical vulnerabilities that were identified in the risk assessment; H.R. 2936/S. 1511 the Protecting Americas First Responders Act, which would update the PSOB disability determinations and the definitions making it more consistent with existing Federal law and greatly improve the ability of our injured and disabled officers to have their claims processed more fairly and more quickly; H.R. 2992/S. 4286 the TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act, which would require the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to establish crisis intervention training tools for first responders to address individuals with traumatic brain injuries, acquired brain injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder; H.R. 3070/S. 1502 the Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act, which would reduce the barriers for law enforcement officers when trying to access mental health resources; H.R. 3071 the Public Safety Officer Support Act, which would expand the eligibility of certain officers or their surviving family for death and disability benefits as provided for by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program; H.R. 3079/S. 774 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; H.R. 3080/S. 1599 the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, would impose time and other limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus, would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), and provide new grants; H.R. 3127/S. 1566 the Safe Interactions Act, which would provide grants to nonprofit disability organizations that have partnered with a law enforcement agency to develop training programs to ensure safe interactions between law enforcement and people with disabilities; H.R. 3151/S. 1721 Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of capital cases; H.R. 3172 the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would create a new home loan assistance program for first responders, including law enforcement officers; H.R. 3535 the EAGLE Act, which would establish a grant program that would pay the certification or re-certification fees for small and mid-sized law enforcement agencies; H.R. 3595/S. 1837 the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would authorize a grant program so that law enforcement agencies can obtain training to better recognize and respond appropriately to behavioral health crises caused by mental illness and substance abuse; H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which would effectively decriminalize marijuana; H.R. 3924 the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would update the pay structure and benefits of the U.S. Park Police to resemble other area law enforcement agencies; H.R. 4136 the Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act, which would establish a Federal, competitive grant program for non-profit organizations which partner with a local, State, or tribal law enforcement agency to purchase and distribute firearm locking devices and develop educational materials on safe and responsible gun ownership; H.R. 4977/S. 2629 the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, which would encourage local and Federal law enforcement agencies to report cybercrimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); H.R. 5528/S. 2958 the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act, which would authorize competitive grants for State, local and tribal governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving homicides, serious violent felonies, serious drug offenses, gangs, or organized crime; H.R. 5587 the Postal Police Reform Act, which would address the increase in violence against USPS employees and letter carriers as well as mail theft; H.R. 5615 the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act, which would direct the Department of Homeland Security to submit a plan on how to make Federal assistance available to former Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions; H.R. 5768 the Victim Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and non-fatal shootings; H.R. 5797 the Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering (SERVE) Our Communities Act, which would award grants to states and localities for anti-recidivism programming; H.R. 6375 the COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act, which reauthorizes the COPS on the Beat Program through 2031 and codifies the independent status of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 6448/S. 3860 the Invest to Protect Act, which would direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers; H.R. 7189 the School Resource Officers Save Lives Act, which would amend the 21st Century Cures Act and would establish a pilot program to be administered by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for the purpose of the proper administration of naloxone; H.R. 7421 the Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act, which would provide educational support for individuals who choose to pursue a career in law enforcement; H.R. 7826 the Pathways to Policing Act, which would provide $50 million a year to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to operate a nationwide marketing and recruitment campaign; H.R. 8142 the Department of Defense Law Enforcement Credential Act, which would provide standardized identification credentials for Department of Defense law enforcement officers. H.R. 8458 the Protecting Against Toxic Radiation Originating in (Clandestine) Laboratories (PATROL) Act, would make clear that public safety officers, who were killed or disabled due to radiation or other hazardous exposure while responding to a clandestine lab, are considered to have been in the line of duty; H.R. 8830/S. 4847 the Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act, would authorize the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to make grants available to State, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum; S. 466 the "Kelsey Smith Act," which would require telephone companies and wireless carriers to disclose cell-site location data without a warrant in certain exigent circumstances; S. 675/H.R. 1767 the NICS Denial Notification Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Justice to notify State and local law enforcement agencies if a prohibited person attempts to purchase a firearm in their jurisdiction; S. 998/H.R. 2453 the Driving for Opportunity Act, which would create a grant program for States to reinstate drivers licenses that were suspended for unpaid fines and fees; S. 2151 the "Strong Communities Act", which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers in their own community, and; S. 3697 the Combatting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act, which would update and strengthen Federal laws to combat money laundering and provide law enforcement with additional tools to restrict the ability of criminals to profit from their crimes. The bill proposes doubling the penalties for those who violate bulk-cash smuggling laws S. 3981 the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, which would expand the data collected by the Federal government on attacks and aggressions against law enforcement officers in a comprehensive way Biden EO: Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Support HR5746 the Freedom to Vote: John R Lewis Act Support revisions to the Electoral Count Act Support HR1 and S1, the For the People Act Support S2747, the Freedom to Vote Act Support HR4 and S4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Support the DISCLOSE Act Support the RESPECT Act Support S. Con. Res. 6 and H.R. Con. Res 19, the creation of a Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Support the Accessible Voting Act Support the Equality Act Support revising the standards for federal data on race and ethnicity Support accountability for white nationalists and oppose a new domestic terrorism charge Support H.R.5314, the Protect Our Democracy Act Support the implementation of the Biden Administrations executive order on voting access Support the Justice departments expansion of voting rights enforcement Support S.4500, the Youth Voting Rights Act Support S.4384, the Civics Secures Democracy Act Express to the Census Bureau support for ending prison gerrymandering, ensuring accurate counting, creating more accessible digital census options, and collecting data that is inclusive of all communities Participate in State Department Summit for Democracy Civil Society consultations and advocate for League priorities on key issues including election integrity, climate, racial justice, LGBTQIA+ issues, and gender Oppose the ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services (ACCESS) Act Urge Biden Administration to issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to disclose their political spending Support the Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections (VOTE) Act Support FY 2023 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) appropriations bill provide the Census Bureau with at least $1.505 billion Oppose expanding federal resources for policing, prosecution, and other criminal-legal practices (H.R. 6448/S. 3860, Invest to Protect; H.R. 6375, COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act). Support investing in non-carceral community safety efforts. Support Respect for Marriage Act
-H.R. 8873 - Presidential Elections Reform Act -H.R. 6833 - Continuing Appropriations bill -H.R. 6448/S. 3860 - Public Safety HR 4118 Break the Cycle of Violence Act, HR 8542 Mental Health Justice Act, VICTIM Act HR 5768, COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act, 6375, Invest to Protect Act (Police funding, violence prevention, reentry efforts) -H.R. 8294 - Transportation, HUD, Agriculture, Energy, Financial Services and Interior Appropriation bill (Davis Bacon, FLRA, collective bargaining rights, VA commission amendments) -H.R. 7900 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Congressional support)
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2022 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act H.R. 6448/S. 3860, Invest to Protect S.4003, Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act (Police Week Legislation) H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act Oppose Extending Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Policing Executive Order Safer America Plan Support Abolishing Mandatory Minimums / Sentencing Reform H.R. 5768, VICTIM Act Death in Custody Reporting Act Pub. L. No. 113-242 H.R. 350/S.4255, Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S33, HR 72, H. Res 39, HR 4117, HR 4500, HR 4828, HR 4893, Hr 3172, S 3458, S 3462, HR 7826, HR 6943, HR 6132, HR 6375, HR 6448, HR 8645, HR 8830, S 3860, S 4847, SR 732
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
To raise awareness of Wrap Technologies innovative, nonlethal solutions to improve public safety and modern policing. S.3860/H.R.6448 - Invest to Protect Act of 2022. S.4847 - Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act of 2022.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 7900, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023," a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; H. Amdt. 361, an amendment to revise DOD's "1033 Program" to impose additional restrictions on the transfer of lifesaving equipment to state and local law enforcement. H.R. 6375, the "COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act," a bill to permit COPS grants to be used for the purpose of increasing the compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers; entire bill. H.R. 6943, the "Public Safety Officer Support Act," a bill to amend the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program to authorize death, disability, and educational assistance benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder; entire bill. S. 3635, the "Public Safety Officer Support Act," a bill to amend the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program to authorize death, disability, and educational assistance benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder; entire bill. S. 1597, the "Lifesaving Gear for Police Act," a bill to ensure America's law enforcement officers have access to lifesaving equipment needed to defend themselves and civilians from attacks by terrorists and violent criminals; entire bill. S. 2151, a bill to provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities; entire bill. H.R. 4965, the "9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act," a bill to amend title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act with respect to flexibility and funding for the World Trade Center Health Program; entire bill. S. 2683, the "9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act," a bill to amend title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act with respect to flexibility and funding for the World Trade Center Health Program; entire bill. S. 2853, the "POWER Act," a bill to authorize the COPS Office to provide grants to state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices and train personnel to use chemical screening devices in order to enhance law enforcement efficiency and protect law enforcement officers; entire bill. S. 3860, the "Invest to Protect Act," legislation to establish a Justice Department grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies with fewer than 200 officers; entire bill. S. 4007, the "Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act," a bill to require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers; entire bill. S. 4859, the "Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act," a bill to reauthorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018; entire bill. Legislative proposal to appropriate additional funding for the World Trade Center Health Program (no bill introduced). Nomination of Nusrat Jahan Choudhury to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
2022 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 72 the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder; H.R. 263/S. 1210 the Big Cats Public Safety Act, which would strengthen existing restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including restricting direct contact between the public and these animals; H.R. 288 which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; H.R. 305/S. 35 which would award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his selfless acts of bravery in protecting Members of Congress on 6 January 2021; H.R. 483 (Ruiz, D-CA), the Heroes Lesley Zerebney and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act, which would increase the amount of death benefits provided by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program as well as other benefits administered by PSOB; H.R. 649/S. 119 the Abby Honold Act, which would promote the use of trauma-informed techniques by law enforcement when responding to sexual assault crimes; H.R. 929 which would provide a technical fix to the Elderly Home Detention Pilot program established by the First Step Act; H.R. 1198 the Eliminate Network Distribution of (END) Child Exploitation Act, which would improve the effectiveness of the CyberTipline, which is administered by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; H.R. 1210/S. 1610 the "LEOSA Reform Act," which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act (LEOSA), which exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms, to ensure that these officers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry permit holders in areas like schools and national parks, as well as use public transportation and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allow active and retired law enforcement officers to access services at U.S. post offices, Social Security Administration offices or Veterans Affairs facilities; H.R. 1229/S. 391 the "EAGLES Act," which would reauthorize the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and expand the program by including a new school safety initiative; H.R. 1260 the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act, which would allow HHS to select existing violence prevention or intervention programs administered by State and local trauma centers to receive Federal grants to expand existing programs, study the effectiveness of those programs, and examine their impacts on reincarceration and re-admittance rates; H.R. 2717 the Safer Schools Act, which would establish two pilot grant programs dealing with the safety of public schools. One would fully fund risk assessments for public schools concerning their physical safety measures, while the other would partially fund the cost of fixing any physical vulnerabilities that were identified in the risk assessment; H.R. 2936/S. 1511 the Protecting Americas First Responders Act, which would update the PSOB disability determinations and the definitions making it more consistent with existing Federal law and greatly improve the ability of our injured and disabled officers to have their claims processed more fairly and more quickly; H.R. 2992/S. 4286 the TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act, which would require the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to establish crisis intervention training tools for first responders to address individuals with traumatic brain injuries, acquired brain injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder; H.R. 3070/S. 1502 the Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act, which would reduce the barriers for law enforcement officers when trying to access mental health resources; H.R. 3071 the Public Safety Officer Support Act, which would expand the eligibility of certain officers or their surviving family for death and disability benefits as provided for by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program; H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; H.R. 3080/S. 1599 the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, would impose time and other limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus, would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), and provide new grants; H.R. 3127/S. 1566 the Safe Interactions Act, which would provide grants to nonprofit disability organizations that have partnered with a law enforcement agency to develop training programs to ensure safe interactions between law enforcement and people with disabilities; H.R. 3151/S. 1721 Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of capital cases; H.R. 3172 the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would create a new home loan assistance program for first responders, including law enforcement officers; H.R. 3595/S. 1837 the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would authorize a grant program so that law enforcement agencies can obtain training to better recognize and respond appropriately to behavioral health crises caused by mental illness and substance abuse; H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which would effectively decriminalize marijuana; H.R. 3924 the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would update the pay structure and benefits of the U.S. Park Police to resemble other area law enforcement agencies; H.R. 4136 the Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act, which would establish a Federal, competitive grant program for non-profit organizations which partner with a local, State, or tribal law enforcement agency to purchase and distribute firearm locking devices and develop educational materials on safe and responsible gun ownership; H.R. 4977/S. 2629 the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, which would encourage local and Federal law enforcement agencies to report cybercrimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); H.R. 5528/S. 2958 the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act, which would authorize competitive grants for State, local and tribal governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving homicides, serious violent felonies, serious drug offenses, gangs, or organized crime; H.R. 5587 the Postal Police Reform Act, which would address the increase in violence against USPS employees and letter carriers as well as mail theft; H.R. 5615 the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act, which would direct the Department of Homeland Security to submit a plan on how to make Federal assistance available to former Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions; H.R. 5768 the Victim Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and non-fatal shootings; H.R. 5797 the Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering (SERVE) Our Communities Act, which would award grants to states and localities for anti-recidivism programming; H.R. 6375 the COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act, which reauthorizes the COPS on the Beat Program through 2031 and codifies the independent status of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 6448/S. 3860 the Invest to Protect Act, which would direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers; H.R. 7189 the School Resource Officers Save Lives Act, which would amend the 21st Century Cures Act and would establish a pilot program to be administered by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for the purpose of the proper administration of naloxone; H.R. 7421 the Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act, which would provide educational support for individuals who choose to pursue a career in law enforcement; H.R. 782 the Pathways to Policing Act, which would provide $50 million a year to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to operate a nationwide marketing and recruitment campaign; H.R. 8142 the Department of Defense Law Enforcement Credential Act, which would provide standardized identification credentials for Department of Defense law enforcement officers. S. 466 the "Kelsey Smith Act," which would require telephone companies and wireless carriers to disclose cell-site location data without a warrant in certain exigent circumstances; S. 675/H.R. 1767 the NICS Denial Notification Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Justice to notify State and local law enforcement agencies if a prohibited person attempts to purchase a firearm in their jurisdiction; S. 774/H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in seriously bodily harm or death; S. 921/H.R. 2137 the Jamie Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, which would clarify that Federal law clearly and unambiguously protects Federal law enforcement officers operating outside our borders; S. 998/H.R. 2453 the Driving for Opportunity Act, which would create a grant program for States to reinstate drivers licenses that were suspended for unpaid fines and fees; S. 2151 the "Strong Communities Act", which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers in their own community, and; S. 3697 the Combatting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act, which would update and strengthen Federal laws to combat money laundering and provide law enforcement with additional tools to restrict the ability of criminals to profit from their crimes. The bill proposes doubling the penalties for those who violate bulk-cash smuggling laws S. 3981 the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, which would expand the data collected by the Federal government on attacks and aggressions against law enforcement officers in a comprehensive way Biden EO: Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety
2022 · second_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
Law enforcement grants, law enforcement funding, law enforcement policy and operations, 1033 Program, law enforcement vehicles, emergency communications, law enforcement communications, federal and local law enforcement partnerships, Next Generation 911, FirstNet, officer health and wellness, H.R. 2992/S. 4286 - TBI and Law Enforcement Training Act, S. 4007, Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2022, S. 3860 - Invest to Protect Act, S. 3635, Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022, H.R. 6768 - FirstNet Reauthorization
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Violent crime, law enforcement recruitment and retention, community policing, law enforcement grants, law enforcement funding, gun violence, crime victims services, drug sentencing reform, substance abuse disorders, law enforcement policy and operations, criminal justice reform, NICS background checks, drug trafficking, border security and immigration, officer health and wellness, policing reform, 1033 Program, law enforcement vehicles, emergency communications, law enforcement communications, Department of Justice appropriations, criminal record sealing and expungement, ghost guns, federal and local law enforcement partnerships, encryption and lawful access, federal cocaine sentencing disparity, cybersecurity and cybercrime, move over laws, firearms policy, civil rights and civil liberties, mental health crisis training and response, crisis intervention teams, red flag laws, community violence intervention, assault weapon ban, fentanyl scheduling, Project Safe Neighborhoods, forensic science, violence against law enforcement, domestic violence and the boyfriend loophole, organized retail theft, child abuse prevention, community reentry, bail reform and inmate release, supervised release, criminal justice system accountability, Next Generation 911, FirstNet, juvenile sentencing, de-escalation training, H.R. 5768/S. 4402 - VICTIM Act of 2021, H.R. 7826 - Pathways to Policing, H.R. 8209 - SOBER Act of 2022, H.R.6538 - Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022, H.R. 7394 - Women in Criminal Justice Act, H.R.8118 - Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act, H.R. 3290 - Disarming Felons Act, H.R. 2992/S. 4286 - TBI and Law Enforcement Training Act, H.R.6375 - COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022, S.3782/H.R. 7300 - Dark Web Interdiction Act of 2022, H.R. 6667 - Fresh Start Act, H.R. 7462 - EMAP Act, S. 2502/H.R.1924 - Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act, S. 2629 - Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, S.1395 - Age 21 Act, S. 4287 - COPS Parity Act, S.4003 - Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022, S. 4151 - Stop Pills that Kill, S. 312 - COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021, S. 661 -Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021, S. 1014 - First Step Implementation Act, S.4116 - SMART Cocaine Sentencing Act, S.1380 - Clean Slate Act of 2021, S.4091 - Overdose Review Team Act, S. 79/H.R. 1693-EQUAL Act, S.3975 - Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, S.3846 - Justice and Mental Health Collaboration, S. 4007, Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2022, S. 3860 - Invest to Protect Act, S. 2151 - Stronger Communities Act, S. 3635, Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022, S.3981 - Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, H.R. 6768 - FirstNet Reauthorization
2022 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Violent crime, law enforcement recruitment and retention, community policing, law enforcement grants, law enforcement funding, gun violence, crime victims services, law enforcement policy and operations, NICS background checks, officer health and wellness, policing reform, 1033 Program, law enforcement vehicles, emergency communications, law enforcement communications, Department of Justice appropriations, federal and local law enforcement partnerships, mental health crisis training and response, crisis intervention teams, red flag laws, community violence intervention, Project Safe Neighborhoods, forensic science, violence against law enforcement, community reentry, Next Generation 911, FirstNet, de-escalation training, H.R. 5768/S. 4402 - VICTIM Act of 2021, H.R. 7826 - Pathways to Policing, H.R. 8209 - SOBER Act of 2022, H.R.6538 - Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022, H.R. 2992/S. 4286 - TBI and Law Enforcement Training Act, H.R.6375 - COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022, S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, S. 4287 - COPS Parity Act, S.4003 - Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022, S.4091 - Overdose Review Team Act, S.3846 - Justice and Mental Health Collaboration, S. 3860 - Invest to Protect Act, S. 2151 - Stronger Communities Act, S. 3635, Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022, H.R. 6768 - FirstNet Reauthorization
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
To raise awareness of Wrap Technologies innovative, nonlethal solutions to improve public safety and modern policing. S.3860/H.R.6448 - Invest to Protect Act of 2022.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
EQUAL Act Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act (S.4007) (Police Week Legislation) Invest to Protect Act (S.3860) (Police Week Legislation) Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act (S.4003) (Police Week Legislation) MORE Act Oppose Extending Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Policing Executive Order PROTECT Act (S. 3951) Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022 (H.R. 6943) (Police Week Legislation) Strong Communities Act (S.2151) (Police Week Legislation) Support Abolishing Mandatory Minimums / Sentencing Reform TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act. (H.R. 2992) (Police Week Legislation) Death in Custody Reporting Act Pub. L. No. 113-242 H.R. 350/S.4255, Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 72 the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder; H.R. 263/S. 1210 the Big Cats Public Safety Act, which would strengthen existing restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including restricting direct contact between the public and these animals; H.R. 288 which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; H.R. 305/S. 35 which would award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his selfless acts of bravery in protecting Members of Congress on 6 January 2021; H.R. 483 (Ruiz, D-CA), the Heroes Lesley Zerebney and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act, which would increase the amount of death benefits provided by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program as well as other benefits administered by PSOB; H.R. 649/S. 119 the Abby Honold Act, which would promote the use of trauma-informed techniques by law enforcement when responding to sexual assault crimes; H.R. 929 which would provide a technical fix to the Elderly Home Detention Pilot program established by the First Step Act; H.R. 1198 the Eliminate Network Distribution of (END) Child Exploitation Act, which would improve the effectiveness of the CyberTipline, which is administered by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; H.R. 1210/S. 1610 the "LEOSA Reform Act," which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act (LEOSA), which exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms, to ensure that these officers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry permit holders in areas like schools and national parks, as well as use public transportation and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allow active and retired law enforcement officers to access services at U.S. post offices, Social Security Administration offices or Veterans Affairs facilities; H.R. 1229/S. 391 the "EAGLES Act," which would reauthorize the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and expand the program by including a new school safety initiative; H.R. 1260 the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act, which would allow HHS to select existing violence prevention or intervention programs administered by State and local trauma centers to receive Federal grants to expand existing programs, study the effectiveness of those programs, and examine their impacts on reincarceration and re-admittance rates; H.R. 2717 the Safer Schools Act, which would establish two pilot grant programs dealing with the safety of public schools. One would fully fund risk assessments for public schools concerning their physical safety measures, while the other would partially fund the cost of fixing any physical vulnerabilities that were identified in the risk assessment; H.R. 2936/S. 1511 the Protecting Americas First Responders Act, which would update the PSOB disability determinations and the definitions making it more consistent with existing Federal law and greatly improve the ability of our injured and disabled officers to have their claims processed more fairly and more quickly; H.R. 2992 the TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act, which would require the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to establish crisis intervention training tools for first responders to address individuals with traumatic brain injuries, acquired brain injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder; H.R. 3070/S. 1502 the Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act, which would reduce the barriers for law enforcement officers when trying to access mental health resources; H.R. 3071 the Public Safety Officer Support Act, which would expand the eligibility of certain officers or their surviving family for death and disability benefits as provided for by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program; H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; H.R. 3080/S. 1599 the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, would impose time and other limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus, would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), and provide new grants; H.R. 3127/S. 1566 the Safe Interactions Act, which would provide grants to nonprofit disability organizations that have partnered with a law enforcement agency to develop training programs to ensure safe interactions between law enforcement and people with disabilities; H.R. 3151/S. 1721 Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of capital cases; H.R. 3172 the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would create a new home loan assistance program for first responders, including law enforcement officers; H.R. 3595/S. 1837 the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would authorize a grant program so that law enforcement agencies can obtain training to better recognize and respond appropriately to behavioral health crises caused by mental illness and substance abuse; H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which would effectively decriminalize marijuana; H.R. 3924 the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would update the pay structure and benefits of the U.S. Park Police to resemble other area law enforcement agencies; H.R. 4136 the Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act, which would establish a Federal, competitive grant program for non-profit organizations which partner with a local, State, or tribal law enforcement agency to purchase and distribute firearm locking devices and develop educational materials on safe and responsible gun ownership; H.R. 4977/S. 2629 the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, which would encourage local and Federal law enforcement agencies to report cybercrimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); H.R. 5528/S. 2958 the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act, which would authorize competitive grants for State, local and tribal governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving homicides, serious violent felonies, serious drug offenses, gangs, or organized crime; H.R. 5587 the Postal Police Reform Act, which would address the increase in violence against USPS employees and letter carriers as well as mail theft; H.R. 5615 the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act, which would direct the Department of Homeland Security to submit a plan on how to make Federal assistance available to former Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions; H.R. 5768 the Victim Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and non-fatal shootings; H.R. 5797 the Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering (SERVE) Our Communities Act, which would award grants to states and localities for anti-recidivism programming; H.R. 6375 the COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act, which reauthorizes the COPS on the Beat Program through 2031 and codifies the independent status of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice; H.R. 6448/S. 3860 the Invest to Protect Act, which would direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers; H.R. 7189 the School Resource Officers Save Lives Act, which would amend the 21st Century Cures Act and would establish a pilot program to be administered by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for the purpose of the proper administration of naloxone; H.R. 7421 the Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act, which would provide educational support for individuals who choose to pursue a career in law enforcement; S. 466 the "Kelsey Smith Act," which would require telephone companies and wireless carriers to disclose cell-site location data without a warrant in certain exigent circumstances; S. 675/H.R. 1767 the NICS Denial Notification Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Justice to notify State and local law enforcement agencies if a prohibited person attempts to purchase a firearm in their jurisdiction; S. 774/H.R. 3079 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in seriously bodily harm or death; S. 921/H.R. 2137 the Jamie Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, which would clarify that Federal law clearly and unambiguously protects Federal law enforcement officers operating outside our borders; S. 998/H.R. 2453 the Driving for Opportunity Act, which would create a grant program for States to reinstate drivers licenses that were suspended for unpaid fines and fees; S. 2151 the "Strong Communities Act", which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers in their own community, and; S. 3697 the Combatting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act, which would update and strengthen Federal laws to combat money laundering and provide law enforcement with additional tools to restrict the ability of criminals to profit from their crimes. The bill proposes doubling the penalties for those who violate bulk-cash smuggling laws
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
| Republican |
| IA |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | CA |
| Jon Ossoff | Democratic | GA |
| Jon Tester | Democratic | MT |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | Democratic | NH |
| Mark Kelly | Democratic | AZ |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Raphael G. Warnock | Democratic | GA |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Ted Cruz | Republican | TX |
| Thom Tillis | Republican | NC |
| Todd Young | Republican | IN |
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office