Inspector General Access Act of 2021
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 24, 2021
Latest Action
October 21, 2021
Primary Sponsor
Richard J. DurbinDemocratic(IL)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
93pct
239d open
vs 5,357 other S bills in the 117th — cohort avg 38d
Inspector General Access Act of 2021 This bill transfers responsibility for investigating certain allegations of misconduct from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Professional Responsibility to the DOJ Office of the Inspector General. Specifically, the bill transfers responsibility for allegations relating to a DOJ attorney's authority to investigate, litigate, or provide legal advice.
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Filing registrants (5)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S864)
Introduced in Senate
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S.426 - Inspector General Access Act of 2021, fentanyl & fentanyl analogue temporary scheduling; COVID-19 and criminal justice issues including compassionate release; cocaine sentencing issues; H.R. 8152 American Data Privacy Protection Act; S. 4981 Gang Activity Reporting Act of 2022; S. 10, Justice for Murder Victims Act; S. 4628, Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act ; H.R. 5525, ENABLERS Act ; S. 4858, Cooper Davis Act ; S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 601); supporting the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546); supporting the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 309); supporting the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 312); supporting the Inspector General Access Act (S. 426); supporting the First Step Implementation Act (S. 1014); supporting the EQUAL Act (S. 79 / H.R. 1693); supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (H.R. 1924); supporting the Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 1013); supporting the Driving for Opportunity Act (H.R. 2453); supporting the SAFE Banking Act (H.R. 1996); supporting the Emergency GRACE Act; supporting civil and criminal asset forfeiture reform; supporting reform of presidential clemency / pardon processes; supporting increased use of compassionate release, home confinement, and other early release options by BOP; supporting the right of those released to home confinement early due due to COVID-19 under the CARES Act to remain out post-pandemic; supporting sentencing reform generally; supporting criminal discovery reform; opposing regulations that would prohibit menthol cigarettes because of serious racial justice concerns; supporting the inclusion of meaningful mens rea requirements and well-defined terms in all federal criminal laws and regulations; supporting prison reform generally; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for prosecutors; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for police; increasing prosecutorial and policing accountability; opposing overcriminalization (creation of unnecessary, duplicative criminal laws with weak mens rea protection and with harsh incarcerative penalties).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 601); supporting the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546); supporting the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 309); supporting the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 312); supporting the Inspector General Access Act (S. 426); supporting the First Step Implementation Act (S. 1014); supporting the EQUAL Act (S. 79 / H.R. 1693); supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (H.R. 1924); supporting the Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 1013); supporting the Driving for Opportunity Act (H.R. 2453); supporting the SAFE Banking Act (H.R. 1996); supporting the Emergency GRACE Act; supporting civil and criminal asset forfeiture reform; supporting reform of presidential clemency / pardon processes; supporting increased use of compassionate release, home confinement, and other early release options by BOP; supporting the right of those released to home confinement early due due to COVID-19 under the CARES Act to remain out post-pandemic; supporting sentencing reform generally; supporting criminal discovery reform; opposing regulations that would prohibit menthol cigarettes because of serious racial justice concerns; supporting the inclusion of meaningful mens rea requirements and well-defined terms in all federal criminal laws and regulations; supporting prison reform generally; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for prosecutors; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for police; increasing prosecutorial and policing accountability; opposing overcriminalization (creation of unnecessary, duplicative criminal laws with weak mens rea protection and with harsh incarcerative penalties).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 601); supporting the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546); supporting the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 309); supporting the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 312); supporting the Inspector General Access Act (S. 426); supporting the First Step Implementation Act (S. 1014); supporting the EQUAL Act (S. 79 / H.R. 1693); supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (H.R. 1924); supporting the Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 1013); supporting the Driving for Opportunity Act (H.R. 2453); supporting the SAFE Banking Act (H.R. 1996); supporting the Emergency GRACE Act; supporting civil and criminal asset forfeiture reform; supporting reform of presidential clemency / pardon processes; supporting increased use of compassionate release, home confinement, and other early release options by BOP; supporting the right of those released to home confinement early due due to COVID-19 under the CARES Act to remain out post-pandemic; supporting sentencing reform generally; supporting criminal discovery reform; opposing regulations that would prohibit menthol cigarettes because of serious racial justice concerns; supporting the inclusion of meaningful mens rea requirements and well-defined terms in all federal criminal laws and regulations; supporting prison reform generally; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for prosecutors; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for police; increasing prosecutorial and policing accountability; opposing overcriminalization (creation of unnecessary, duplicative criminal laws with weak mens rea protection and with harsh incarcerative penalties).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.426 - Inspector General Access Act of 2021, fentanyl & fentanyl analogue temporary scheduling; COVID-19 and criminal justice issues including compassionate release; cocaine sentencing issues; H.R. 8152 American Data Privacy Protection Act; S. 4981 Gang Activity Reporting Act of 2022
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Supported improved access to cost or pricing data Supported FAPIIS improvements Supported FOIA improvement to improve congressional oversight supported the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act (H.R. 2988) Supported stronger beneficial ownership disclosures Opposed certain sections of the AGILE Act (S. 4623) Supported FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 4655) Supported IG Access Act (S. 426, H.R. 3064) Supported the Preventing Political Patronage Act (H.R. 302) Supported IG Independence and Empowerment Act (H.R. 2662) Supported the Congress at Work Act (H.Res. 1395) Supported the Easy to READ Act (H.R. 8927) Supported the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act (S. 3905) Opposed Combatting Financial Conflicts of Interest in Government Act (H.R. 8990) Supported improvements to the Electoral Count Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.426 - Inspector General Access Act of 2021, fentanyl & fentanyl analogue temporary scheduling, H.R. 6184, S. 3336 HALT Fentanyl Act; COVID-19 and criminal justice issues including compassionate release; cocaine sentencing issues; H.R. 7300 Dark Web Interdiction Act of 2022; HALT Fentanyl Act H.R. 6184; Comments for the Record for Oversight Hearing on Clemency and the Office of the Pardon Attorney
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 601); supporting the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546); supporting the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 309); supporting the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 312); supporting the Inspector General Access Act (S. 426); supporting the First Step Implementation Act (S. 1014); supporting the EQUAL Act (S. 79 / H.R. 1693); supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (H.R. 1924); supporting the Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 1013); supporting the Driving for Opportunity Act (H.R. 2453); supporting the Emergency GRACE Act; supporting civil and criminal asset forfeiture reform; supporting reform of presidential clemency / pardon processes; supporting increased use of compassionate release, home confinement, and other early release options by BOP; supporting the right of those released to home confinement early due due to COVID-19 under the CARES Act to remain out post- pandemic; supporting sentencing reform generally; supporting criminal discovery reform; opposing regulations that would prohibit menthol cigarettes because of serious racial justice concerns; supporting the inclusion of meaningful mens rea requirements and well-defined terms in all federal criminal laws and regulations; supporting prison reform generally; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for prosecutors; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for police; increasing prosecutorial and policing accountability; opposing overcriminalization (creation of unnecessary, duplicative criminal laws with incarcerative penalties).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.426 - Inspector General Access Act of 2021, fentanyl & fentanyl analogue temporary scheduling, H.R. 6184, S. 3336 HALT Fentanyl Act; COVID-19 and criminal justice issues including compassionate release; cocaine sentencing issues; H.R. 7300 Dark Web Interdiction Act of 2022;
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 601); supporting the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546); supporting the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 309); supporting the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 312); supporting the Inspector General Access Act (S. 426); supporting the First Step Implementation Act (S. 1014); supporting the EQUAL Act (S. 79 / H.R. 1693); supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (H.R. 1924); supporting the Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 1013); supporting the Driving for Opportunity Act (H.R. 2453); supporting the Emergency GRACE Act; supporting civil and criminal asset forfeiture reform; supporting reform of presidential clemency / pardon processes; supporting increased use of compassionate release, home confinement, and other early release options by BOP; supporting the right of those released to home confinement early due due to COVID-19 under the CARES Act to remain out post- pandemic; supporting sentencing reform generally; supporting criminal discovery reform; opposing regulations that would prohibit menthol cigarettes because of serious racial justice concerns; supporting the inclusion of meaningful mens rea requirements and well-defined terms in all federal criminal laws and regulations; supporting prison reform generally; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for prosecutors; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for police; increasing prosecutorial and policing accountability; opposing overcriminalization (creation of unnecessary, duplicative criminal laws with incarcerative penalties).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation: S.393-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice. S.1083-Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reparations. S.656-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.4-John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. S.251-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. S.1021-EACH Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. S.1975-Womens Health Protection Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. S.1486-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. S.1658-PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. S.2210-Better Care Better Jobs Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights, womens rights. S.1014-First Step Implementation Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. S.601-Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. S.312-COVID-19 Safer Detention Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. S.2103-Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. S.79-EQUAL Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. S.2914-Terry Technical Correction Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. S.2502-Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. S.309-Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Bail reform. S.2752-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, reproductive rights, religious liberty. S.2776-Keeping Renters Safe Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, racial justice. S.719-Solitary Confinement Reform Act-Issues Lobbied: Prison reform. S.2773- Private Prison Information Act-Issues Lobbied: Prison reform. S.797-PACT Act-Issues Lobbied: Online expression. S.3231-Closing the Warrantless Digital Car Search Loophole Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. S.2340-Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Privacy, First Amendment. S.426-Inspector General Access Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Inspector General authority. S.915-Save Oak Flat Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. S.Con.Res.14-A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031-Issues Lobbied: Extending supplementary social security income to the territories. S.998-Driving for Opportunity Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Criminal justice, economic justice, racial justice. S.3219-BE HEARD in the Workplace Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. S.3343-Bivens Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. S.1720-Postal Service Reform Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Postal banking. H.R.1378-Do No Harm Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, reproductive rights, religious liberty. H.R.5-Equality Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights, womens rights, racial justice. H.R.1750-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.40-Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act-Issues Lobbied: Racial justice, reparations. H.R.1065-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.1440-Fairness for All Act-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.426-Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ rights. H.R.1280-George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Policing reform. H.R.5592-PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.2234-EACH Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.3755-Womens Health Protection Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.1884-Save Oak Flat Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty. H.R.4350-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, domestic military powers, national security, family reunification, settlement payments. H.R.3137-Protect Equality and Civics Education (PEACE) Act-Issues Lobbied: Policing reform. H.R.3451-Social Media DATA Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech, research. H.R.5376-Build Back Better Act-Issues Lobbied: Religious liberty, immigration, civil liberties, civil rights, womens rights, disability rights. H.R.1470-Ending Qualified Immunity Act-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.3227-Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.5227-Technology in Criminal Justice Act of 2019-Issues Lobbied: Police reform, surveillance, privacy, free speech. H.R.1693-EQUAL Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. H.R.1924-Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. H.R.4-John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R.3617-MORE Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Drug reform. H.R.5307-Keeping Renters Safe Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights, racial justice. H.R.4345-Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022-Issues Lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.4505-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022-Issued Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.4502-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022-Issues Lobbied: Reproductive rights, abortion. H.R.3852-Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act-Issues Lobbied: Border policy reform, immigrants rights. H.R.5596-Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Online expression. H.R.6001-Closing the Warrantless Digital Car Search Loophole Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.3684-Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-Issues Lobbied: Government transparency. H.Res.847-Recognizing the 73rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of Human Rights Day-Issues Lobbied: Human rights. H.Res.601-Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; and providing for the adoption of the concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; and for other purposes-Issues Lobbied: Extending supplementary social security income to the territories. H.R.5994-BE HEARD in the Workplace Act-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. H.R.6234-FIX Clemency Act-Issues Lobbied: Clemency process reform. H.R.6185-Bivens Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Police reform. H.R.2857-FAIR Act-Issues Lobbied: Policing reform. H.R.1620-Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021-Issues Lobbied: Womens rights. Legislation with No Bill Number: Senate bill version-Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act-Issues Lobbied: Drug reform. Senate bill version-Algorithmic Accountability Act-Issues Lobbied: free speech, civil rights, privacy. Senate bill version-End Prison Gerrymandering Act-Issues Lobbied: Voting rights, criminal justice. Second Chance Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. SAFE Justice Act-Issues Lobbied: Sentencing reform. National Emergencies Act-Issues Lobbied: Emergency powers. Additional legislation not yet introduced-Privacy, addressing airline passenger behavior, right to travel, revisions to the PATRIOT Act, surveillance, congressional subpoenas, state secrets, transparency requirements for social media and researchers protections, online expression, voting rights, youth voting bill, public records access, Merit Systems Protection Board vacancies, committee selection to investigate the January 6th insurrection, sex worker rights, meatpacking industry safety regulations, COVID-19 safety protocols, workplace safety for racial minorities and recent immigrants, cloture rule reform, family reunification, settlement negotiations, disability rights, guardianship, drug reform, fentanyl, end to Title 42, immigration reform, voting rights. Agencies: Agency-Homeland Security-Issues Lobbied: ICE interior enforcement, Executive Order on Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Border, asylum, asylum reform, restoration of asylum processing at southern border, complete termination of MPP, rebuilding a more human asylum system, U.S.-Mexico border policy reform, end to Title 42, immigration, CBP accountability, CBP policing policies and practices, proposed federal action to mitigate the harms to immigrants of the Texas state law restricting access to abortion, Executive Order on the Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families, family separation, prohibiting the detention of pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding people and infants, ICE detention. Agency-Justice-Issues Lobbied: Protections for journalists and legal observers at protests, free speech, journalism protections, sentencing reform, prison reform, CARES Act clemency, clemency reform, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, voting rights, Executive Order on the Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families, family separation. Agency-EOP-Issues Lobbied: White House Office-Border policy, asylum, human border reforms, Executive Order on Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Border, asylum, asylum reform, restoration of asylum processing at southern border, complete termination of MPP, U.S.-Mexico border policy reform, end to Title 42, immigration, CARES Act clemency, clemency reform, Freedom of Information Act reforms, oversight over counterterrorism policy and practices, torture, detention, drones, war authority, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, voting rights; Domestic Policy Council-Addressing bias in automated decision-making systems creation and use, civil rights, free speech, privacy, clemency reform, Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights; Office of Science and Technology-Addressing bias in automated decision-making systems creation and use, AI Bill of Rights, algorithmic discrimination. Agency-CDC-Issues Lobbied: End to Title 42. Agency-FTC-Issues Lobbied: Consumer privacy and unfair and deceptive use of data, privacy. Agency-NARA-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13526 of December 29, 2009, Classified National Security Information, classification of national security information. Agency-Commerce-Issues Lobbied: Addressing bias in automated decision-making systems creation and use, civil rights, free speech, privacy. Agency-EEOC-Issues Lobbied: Bias in automated hiring decision making, civil rights. Agency-NSA-Issues Lobbied: surveillance. Agency-DOL-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights. Agency-VA-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights. Agency-Treasury-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights. Agency-BOP-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights. Agency-HHS-Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 14019-Promoting Access to Voting, voting rights. Agency-SSA-Issues Lobbied: Proposed executive order improving access to accurate federal IDs for trans, intersex, and non-binary people, LGBTQ rights. Agency-Defense-Issues Lobbied: Guantanamo Bay, detention policy.
2021 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.426 - Inspector General Access Act of 2021, S. 921 Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act, fentanyl & fentanyl analogue temporary scheduling, COVID-19 and criminal justice issues including compassionate release; cocaine sentencing issues; Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act or the EQUAL Act, S. 79 / H.R. 1693
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 601); supporting the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546); supporting the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 309); supporting the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 312); supporting the Inspector General Access Act (S. 426); supporting the First Step Implementation Act (S. 1014); supporting the EQUAL Act (S. 79 / H.R. 1693); supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (H.R. 1924); supporting the Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 1013); supporting the Driving for Opportunity Act (H.R. 2453); supporting the Emergency GRACE Act; supporting civil and criminal asset forfeiture reform; supporting reform of presidential clemency / pardon processes; supporting increased use of compassionate release, home confinement, and other early release options by BOP; supporting the right of those released to home confinement early due due to COVID-19 under the CARES Act to remain out post- pandemic; supporting sentencing reform generally; supporting criminal discovery reform; opposing regulations that would prohibit menthol cigarettes because of serious racial justice concerns; supporting the inclusion of meaningful mens rea requirements and well-defined terms in all federal criminal laws and regulations; supporting prison reform generally; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for prosecutors; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for police; increasing prosecutorial and policing accountability; opposing overcriminalization (creation of unnecessary, duplicative criminal laws with incarcerative penalties).
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.426 - Inspector General Access Act of 2021, S. 921 Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act, fentanyl & fentanyl analogue temporary scheduling, COVID-19 and criminal justice issues including compassionate release; cocaine sentencing issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.426 - Inspector General Access Act of 2021, S. 921 Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act, fentanyl & fentanyl analogue temporary scheduling, COVID-19 and criminal justice issues including compassionate release; cocaine sentencing issues, testifying in Senate Judiciary Committee
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 601); supporting the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546); supporting the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 309); supporting the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 312); supporting the Inspector General Access Act (S. 426); supporting the First Step Implementation Act (S. 1014); supporting the EQUAL Act (S. 79 / H.R. 1693); supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (H.R. 1924); supporting the Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 1013); supporting the Driving for Opportunity Act (H.R. 2453); supporting the Emergency GRACE Act; supporting civil and criminal asset forfeiture reform; supporting reform of presidential clemency / pardon processes; supporting increased use of compassionate release, home confinement, and other early release options by BOP; supporting the right of those released to home confinement early due due to COVID-19 under the CARES Act to remain out post- pandemic; supporting sentencing reform generally; supporting criminal discovery reform; opposing regulations that would prohibit menthol cigarettes because of serious racial justice concerns; supporting the inclusion of meaningful mens rea requirements and well-defined terms in all federal criminal laws and regulations; supporting prison reform generally; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for prosecutors; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for police; increasing prosecutorial and policing accountability; opposing overcriminalization (creation of unnecessary, duplicative criminal laws with incarcerative penalties).
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
supporting Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 601); supporting Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546); supporting Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 309); supporting COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 312); supporting Inspector General Access Act (S. 426); supporting First Step Implementation Act (S. 1014); supporting EQUAL Act (S. 79 / H.R. 1693); supporting Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (H.R. 1924); supporting Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 1013); supporting Driving for Opportunity Act (H.R. 2453); supporting civil and criminal asset forfeiture reform; supporting reform of presidential clemency / pardon processes; supporting increased use of compassionate release, home confinement, and other early release options by BOP; supporting the right of those released to home confinement early due due to COVID-19 under the CARES Act to remain out post- pandemic; supporting sentencing reform generally; supporing criminal discovery reform generally; supporting the inclusion of meaningful mens rea requirements and well-defined terms in all federal criminal laws and regulations; supporting prison reform generally; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for prosecutors; abolishing or limiting qualified immunity for police; increasing prosecutorial and policing accountability; opposing overcriminalization (creation of unnecessary, duplicative criminal laws with incarcerative penalties).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
S.426 - Inspector General Access Act of 2021, S. 921 Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act, fentanyl & fentanyl analogue temporary scheduling, COVID-19 and criminal justice issues including compassionate release
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
FAIR Act (H.R. 1895); Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 5546); Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 2740); Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S. 2566); TRUST Act (Senate draft); COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 312); Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (S. 309); Technology in Criminal Justice Act of 2019 (H.R. 5227); Bail reform; Driving for Opportunity Act (H.R. 2453); Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (H.R. 1621, S. 601); Justice for All Communities Act (Senate draft) (Rule 16 amendments and other discovery provisions); EQUAL Act (S. 79/H.R. 1693,); criminal discovery; Inspector General Access Act (S. 426); Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (H.R. 1924); Smarter Sentencing Act (S. 1013); COVID-19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act; fentanyl; First Step Implementation Act (S. 1014); Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546); Technology in Criminal Justice Act (not yet introduced); Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 1280); Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act (not yet introduced)
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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| CA |
| Marco Rubio | Republican | FL |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Mike Lee | Republican | UT |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Ted Cruz | Republican | TX |
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Agency (NSA), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Agency (NSA), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Agency (NSA), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Agency (NSA), President of the U.S., SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE