DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act

Legislative proposal to provide direct hire authority to the Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Marshals Service for purposes of hiring law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). General education regarding congressional oversight of the U.S. Secret Service, including the issues related to the use and deployment of technology, staffing, and pay and overtime. Legislative proposal to improve the retention and recruitment of federal law enforcement officers by modifying provisions under Title 5, U.S. Code, related to pay and retirement benefits (no bill introduced). S. 4676, the "Shadow Wolves Improvement Act," legislation to enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program; entire bill. Legislative proposal to enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to provide a waiver of the biweekly and annual pay caps for U.S. Marshals Service personnel (no bill introduced). H.R. 10014, the "Federal Employee Return to Work Act," a bill to prohibit certain telework employees from receiving annual adjustments to pay schedules; entire bill. S. 3335, the "Retired Federal Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," legislation to establish a Justice Department grant program to enable state and local agencies to hire retired federal law enforcement officers; entire bill. Legislative proposal to standardize pay for U.S. Marshals and increase pay for the Director of the Marshals Service (no bill introduced). H.R. 1322, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to amend current law to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 311, the "U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act," a bill to correct the inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers; entire bill. H.R. 5799, the "James R. Dominguez Memorial Act," a bill to designate the checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located on U.S. Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, TX, as the "James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint"; entire bill. General education regarding the potential impact on federal law enforcement officers of proposals to reform statutory federal pay and benefit systems. S. 5479, a bill to implement a 5-year pilot program establishing a performance-based pay structure for certain Federal employees in order to enhance productivity, accountability, and employee satisfaction in public service; entire bill. S. 5482, a bill to impose restrictions on federal agencies with respect to appointments; entire bill. S. 4305, the "DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act," legislation to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female agents and officers of the Department of Homeland Security; entire bill. H.R. 1323, "LEO Fair Retirement Act," amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1322, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to amend current law to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. H.R. 1323, "LEO Fair Retirement Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill. General education regarding the need to improve efforts to recruit and retain federal law enforcement employees, including addressing the harmful impacts from the statutory caps on overtime pay and the lack of uniform retirement coverage for federal police officers. General education regarding the mandatory separation age for federal law enforcement officers. Implementation of the Postal Service Health Benefits Program. S. 4676, the "Shadow Wolves Improvement Act," legislation to enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program; entire bill. Legislative proposal to enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program (no bill introduced). H.R. 957, the "Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act," legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $3,000 to $6,000 the amount excludible from the gross income of public safety officers for distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance. Legislative proposal to amend the Federal Employees Compensation Act to include coverage for law enforcement officers exposed to burn pits while serving overseas (no bill introduced). General education regarding the needs of the Federal Air Marshals Service, including issues related to staffing, pay and overtime, assignments to the Southwest border, and mental health and wellness. General education regarding congressional oversight of the U.S. Secret Service, including issues related to the use and deployment of technology, staffing, and pay and overtime. Draft Senate fiscal year 2025 Homeland Security Appropriations Act; provisions related to funding for the U.S. Secret Service. S. 4305, the "DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act," legislation to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female agents and officers of the Department of Homeland Security; entire bill. S. 4970, the "Female Officers Ballistic Protection Act," legislation to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female law enforcement agents and officers of the federal government; entire bill. Legislative proposal to improve the retention and recruitment of federal law enforcement officers by modifying provisions under Title 5, U.S. Code, related to pay and retirement benefits (no bill introduced). S. 3335, the "Retired Federal Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," legislation to establish a Justice Department grant program to enable state and local agencies to hire retired federal law enforcement officers; entire bill. Legislation to provide direct hire authority to the Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Marshals Service for purposes of hiring law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to extend Overseas Comparability Pay for federal law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). General education regarding the need to authorize the U.S. Marshals Service to pay overtime and premium pay over the statutory pay cap at 5 U.S.C. 5547.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

General education regarding the need to authorize the U.S. Marshals Service to pay overtime and premium pay over the statutory pay cap at 5 U.S.C. 5547. General education regarding the need to implement a standard law enforcement credential for civilian police officers employed by the Department of Defense. General education regarding the need to improve efforts to recruit and retain federal law enforcement employees, including addressing the harmful impacts from the statutory caps on overtime pay and the lack of uniform retirement coverage for federal police officers. H.R. 1322, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to amend current law to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. H.R. 1323, "LEO Fair Retirement Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill. H.R. 3091, the "Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, a bill to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons; entire bill. H.R. 5005, the "Safer Supervision Act," a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment; Sec. 4, "Law Enforcement Availability Pay for Probation and Pretrial Services Officers," and Sec. 5, "GAO Report." H.R. 5799, the "James R. Dominguez Memorial Act," a bill to designate the checkpoint of the U.S. Border Patrol located on United States Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas, as the James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint; entire bill. Legislative proposal to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female agents and officers of the Department of Justice (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to modify, waive, or eliminate the annual cap on premium pay under 5 U.S.C. for federal law enforcement officers (no bill introduced). S. 1585, the "Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, a bill to allow federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons; entire bill. S. 1658, the "Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 2681, the "Safer Supervision Act," a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment; Sec. 4, "Law Enforcement Availability Pay for Probation and Pretrial Services Officers," and Sec. 5, "GAO Report." S. 3015, the "Telework Reform Act," legislation to amend title 5, United States Code, to address telework for Federal employees; entire bill. S. 3029, the "Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," a bill to amend Title 5, U.S. Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees; entire bill. S. 3335, the "Retired Federal Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," legislation to establish a Justice Department grant program to enable state and local agencies to hire retired federal law enforcement officers; entire bill. S. 4305, the "DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act," a bill to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female agents and officers of the Department of Homeland Security; entire bill. S. 546, the "Recruit and Retain Act," a bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities; Sec. 6, "Study on Police Recruitment."

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE