A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Legislative Progress
Introduced
January 24, 2023
Latest Action
April 27, 2023
Primary Sponsor
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratic(MD)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
94pct
93d open
vs 122 other SJRES bills in the 118th — cohort avg 17d
No CRS summary is available for this bill yet. The source title, actions, sponsors, and text versions below come from Congress.gov.
Yes
51
No
47
Present
0
Not Voting
2
Party Breakdown
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Filing registrants (12)
Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 4 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 99) entered in Senate.
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 99. (CR S1406)
SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1403)
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1365)
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1322)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1322)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Introduced in Senate
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| #99 | senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-47, 3/5 majority required) | April 27, 2023 |
2024 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S. 1723/H.R. 7227, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024. S.Res. 107 - resolution recognizing the expirations of the Equal Rights Amendment. S.J.Res. 4, S.J.Res. 39, H.J.Res. 25 - Expressing the sense of Congress that the Equal Rights Amendment has been validly ratified.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Constitution
1.Support S.J. Res 4 and H.J. Res 25 which would remove the ratification timeline and affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in recognition of the 100-year anniversary of the ERA's first introduction 2.Support constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College 3.Support publication of the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment by the national archivist 4.Support rescission of a 2020 Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel opinion that addresses the legal status of the Equal Rights Amendment 5.Urge Biden Administration to instruct the US Archivist to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment in the Constitution
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the "SHOW UP Act" and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for a 7.4% increase in federal by for 2025 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, H.R. 8773. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of Income Rates) Act, H.R. 7127 and S. 3688 to provide a 7.4% increase to federal employees pay in 2025. Lobbied for a minimum of parity in the 2025 pay between military and civilian employees to provide at least a 4.5% pay raise. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bills including the NDAA. Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service. Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws, including H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries' cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the Presidents FY 2025 budget request to continue GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee. Lobbied in support of the Fund the TSA Act," H.R. 3394. Lobbied in support of the TSA Commuting Fairness Act, H.R. 8662. Lobbied in support of the Rights for the "TSA Workforce Act," H.R. 8370 / S. 4334 to provide full title 5 collective bargaining rights for transportation security officers. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied in support of additional security measures for scheduled charter flights so they are fully subject to TSA screening. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023" to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied for passage of S. 3029, the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act. Lobbied against FY 2025 appropriations amendments to require excessive reporting on telework and remote work, ban mask mandates, and reduce federal spending below Fiscal Responsibility Act targets. Lobbied for changes to S. 3015, the Telework Reform Act of 2023 to protect competitive service hiring. Lobbied for changes to S. 4043, the Telework Transparency Act of 2024 to prevent arbitrary office space reductions and/or telework restrictions. Lobbied against a proposed Romney amendment to S. 4043 to impose remote surveillance on teleworking federal employees. Lobbied against the Perry amendment to the NDAA bill (H.R. 8070) to question to role of official time by ordering a biased reporting its use in the federal workplace. Lobbied against a proposed Scott amendment to the NDAA bill (H.R. 8070) to curtail collective bargaining rights for dual status technicians employed by the Defense Department. Lobbied against H.R 4848, the Censorship Accountability Act, which would expose federal employees performing their lawful duties to personal civil liability over purported intrusions into the First Amendment. Provided technical assistance to House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce for its September 14, 2023, hearing: Oversight of Federal Agencies Post-Pandemic Telework Policies. Lobbied against Senate proposal to expand excepted hiring in the Defense Departments Artificial Intelligence Office. Lobbied for expansion of FMLA eligibility expansion to credit military service, provision which was enacted in the NDAA. Lobbied for changes to OPMs proposed governmentwide cybersecurity workforce proposal to preserve title 5 provisions, protect collective bargaining rights, and avoid pay banding systems that are associated with arbitrary or discriminatory treatment. Lobbied against H.R. 9594 the Protect Taxpayers Wallets Act which would effectively end official time for federal unions. Lobbied against H.R. 8314 the No Foreign Election Interference Act which would have interfered with the functioning of union political action committees. Lobbied against S. 4321 the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act which may have punished federal healthcare providers who provided reproductive care. Lobbied against S. 4667 the Risky Research Review Act which would impose criminal penalties and other sanctions on federal workers reviewing or performing medical research. Lobbied in favor of S. 131 to improve federal workers ability to access workers compensation benefits in case of work-related injury. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 to continue to fund the federal government through December 20, 2024. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation - HUD
2024 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution, H.J.Res. 25 and S.J.Res 4; Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act, H.R. 1318, P.L. 118-226
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution, H.J.Res. 25 and S.J.Res 4; Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act, H.R. 1318
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Government Issues
| Democratic |
| NM |
| Bernard Sanders | Independent | VT |
| Brian Schatz | Democratic | HI |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | NV |
| Charles E. Schumer | Democratic | NY |
| Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | MD |
| Christopher A. Coons | Democratic | DE |
| Christopher Murphy | Democratic | CT |
| Cory A. Booker | Democratic | NJ |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | CA |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | MA |
| Gary C. Peters | Democratic | MI |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| Jacky Rosen | Democratic | NV |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Joe Manchin, III | Independent | WV |
| John Fetterman | Democratic | PA |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Democratic | CO |
| Jon Ossoff | Democratic | GA |
| Jon Tester | Democratic | MT |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | AZ |
| Laphonza R. Butler | Democratic | CA |
| Lisa Murkowski | Republican | AK |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | Democratic | NH |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | WA |
| Mark Kelly | Democratic | AZ |
| Mark R. Warner | Democratic | VA |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | NM |
| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic | HI |
| Michael F. Bennet | Democratic | CO |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | WA |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Raphael G. Warnock | Democratic | GA |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | IL |
| Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | DE |
| Tim Kaine | Democratic | VA |
| Tina Smith | Democratic | MN |
Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the "SHOW UP Act" and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for a 7.4% increase in federal by for 2025 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, H.R. 8773. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of Income Rates) Act, H.R. 7127 and S. 3688 to provide a 7.4% increase to federal employees pay in 2025. Lobbied for a minimum of parity in the 2025 pay between military and civilian employees to provide at least a 4.5% pay raise. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bills including the NDAA. Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service. Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries' cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the Presidents FY 2025 budget request to continue GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee. Lobbied in support of the Fund the "TSA Act," H.R. 3394. Lobbied in support of the Rights for the "TSA Workforce Act," H.R. 8370 / S. 4334 to provide full title 5 collective bargaining rights for transportation security officers. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied in support of additional security measures for scheduled charter flights so they are fully subject to TSA screening. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023" to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied for passage of S. 3029, the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act. Lobbied against FY 2025 appropriations amendments to require excessive reporting on telework and remote work, ban mask mandates, and reduce federal spending below Fiscal Responsibility Act targets. Lobbied for changes to S. 3015, the Telework Reform Act of 2023 to protect competitive service hiring. Lobbied for changes to S. 4043, the Telework Transparency Act of 2024 to prevent arbitrary office space reductions and/or telework restrictions. Lobbied against a proposed Romney amendment to S. 4043 to impose remote surveillance on teleworking federal employees. Lobbied against the Perry amendment to the NDAA bill (H.R. 8070) to question to role of official time by ordering a biased reporting its use in the federal workplace. Lobbied against a proposed Scott amendment to the NDAA bill (H.R. 8070) to curtail collective bargaining rights for dual status technicians employed by the Defense Department. Lobbied against H.R 4848, the Censorship Accountability Act, which would expose federal employees performing their lawful duties to personal civil liability over purported intrusions into the First Amendment. Provided technical assistance to House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce for its September 14, 2023, hearing: Oversight of Federal Agencies Post-Pandemic Telework Policies. Lobbied against Senate proposal to expand excepted hiring in the Defense Departments Artificial Intelligence Office. Lobbied for expansion of FMLA eligibility expansion to credit military service, provision which was enacted in the NDAA. Lobbied for changes to OPMs proposed governmentwide cybersecurity workforce proposal to preserve title 5 provisions, protect collective bargaining rights, and avoid pay banding systems that are associated with arbitrary or discriminatory treatment. Lobbied against H.R. 9594 the Protect Taxpayers Wallets Act which would effectively end official time for federal unions. Lobbied against H.R. 8314 the No Foreign Election Interference Act which would have interfered with the functioning of union political action committees. Lobbied against S. 4321 the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act which may have punished federal healthcare providers who provided reproductive care. Lobbied against S. 4667 the Risky Research Review Act which would impose criminal penalties and other sanctions on federal workers reviewing or performing medical research. Lobbied in favor of S. 131 to improve federal workers ability to access workers compensation benefits in case of work-related injury. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 to continue to fund the federal government through December 20, 2024. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation - HUD
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Constitution
1.Support SJ Res 4 and H.J. Res 25 which would remove the ratification timeline and affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in recognition of the 100-year anniversary of the ERA's first introduction 2.Support constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College 3.Support publication of the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment by the national archivist 4.Support rescission of a 2020 Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel opinion that addresses the legal status of the Equal Rights Amendment
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Constitution
1.Support SJ Res 4 and H.J. Res 25 which would remove the ratification timeline and affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in recognition of the 100-year anniversary of the ERA's first introduction 2.Support constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College 3.Support publication of the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment by the national archivist 4.Support rescission of a 2020 Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel opinion that addresses the legal status of the Equal Rights Amendment
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2024 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the "SHOW UP Act" and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for a 7.4% increase in federal by for 2025 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, H.R. 8773. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of Income Rates) Act, H.R. 7127 and S. 3688 to provide a 7.4% increase to federal employees pay in 2025. Lobbied for a minimum of parity in the 2025 pay between military and civilian employees to provide at least a 4.5% pay raise. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bills including the NDAA. Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service. Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws, including H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries' cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the Presidents FY 2025 budget request to continue GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee. Lobbied in support of the Fund the "TSA Act," H.R. 3394. Lobbied in support of the Rights for the "TSA Workforce Act," H.R. 8370 / S. 4334 to provide full title 5 collective bargaining rights for transportation security officers. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied in support of additional security measures for scheduled charter flights so they are fully subject to TSA screening. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023" to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied for passage of S. 3029, the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act. Lobbied against FY 2025 appropriations amendments to require excessive reporting on telework and remote work, ban mask mandates, and reduce federal spending below Fiscal Responsibility Act targets. Lobbied for changes to S. 3015, the Telework Reform Act of 2023 to protect competitive service hiring. Lobbied for changes to S. 4043, the Telework Transparency Act of 2024 to prevent arbitrary office space reductions and/or telework restrictions. Lobbied against the Perry amendment to the NDAA bill (H.R. 8070) to question to role of official time by ordering a biased reporting its use in the federal workplace. Lobbied against a proposed Scott amendment to the NDAA bill (H.R. 8070) to curtail collective bargaining rights for dual status technicians employed by the Defense Department. Lobbied against H.R 4848, the Censorship Accountability Act, which would expose federal employees performing their lawful duties to personal civil liability over purported intrusions into the First Amendment. Provided technical assistance to House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce for its September 14, 2023, hearing: Oversight of Federal Agencies Post-Pandemic Telework Policies. Lobbied against Senate proposal to expand excepted hiring in the Defense Departments Artificial Intelligence Office. Lobbied for expansion of FMLA eligibility expansion to credit military service, provision which was enacted in the NDAA. Lobbied for changes to OPMs proposed governmentwide cybersecurity workforce proposal to preserve title 5 provisions, protect collective bargaining rights, and avoid pay banding systems that are associated with arbitrary or discriminatory treatment. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation - HUD
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution, H.J.Res. 25 and S.J.Res 4; Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act, H.R. 1318
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution, H.J.Res. 25 and S.J.Res 4
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the "SHOW UP Act" and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for a 7.4% increase in federal by for 2025 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of lncome Rates) Act, H.R. 7127, and S. 3688 to provide an 7.4% increase in federal employees' pay in 2025. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bills including the NDAA. Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service. Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws, including H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act." Lobbied in support to H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries' cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the President's FY 2024 budget request for GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee and lobbied this issue in the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the Fund the TSA Act, H.R. 3394, and for full title 5 collective bargaining rights for transportation security officers. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied in support of additional security measures for scheduled charter flights so they are fully subject to TSA screening. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023" to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied for passage of S. 3029, the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act. Lobbied against FY 2024 appropriations amendments to require excessive reporting on telework and remote work, ban mask mandates, and reduce federal spending below Fiscal Responsibility Act targets. Lobbied for changes to S. 3015, the Telework Reform Act of 2023 to protect competitive service hiring. Lobbied for changes to S. 4043, the Telework Transparency Act of 2024 to prevent arbitrary office space reductions and/or telework restrictions. Lobbied against H.R 4848, the Censorship Accountability Act, which would expose federal employees performing their lawful duties to personal civil liability over purported intrusions into the First Amendment. Provided technical assistance to House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce for its September 14, 2023, hearing: Oversight of Federal Agencies Post-Pandemic Telework Policies. Lobbied against Senate proposal to expand excepted hiring in the Defense Departments Artificial Intelligence Office. Lobbied for expansion of FMLA eligibility expansion to credit military service, provision which was enacted in the NDAA. Lobbied for changes to OPMs proposed governmentwide cybersecurity workforce proposal to preserve title 5 provisions, protect collective bargaining rights, and avoid pay banding systems that are associated with arbitrary or discriminatory treatment. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation - HUD
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Constitution
1.Support SJ Res 4 and H.J. Res 25 which would remove the ratification timeline and affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in recognition of the 100-year anniversary of the ERA's first introduction 2.Support constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College 3.Support publication of the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment by the national archivist 4.Support rescission of a 2020 Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel opinion that addresses the legal status of the Equal Rights Amendment
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2023 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S.J.Res. 4; A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment., Ensuring equality for women H.R. 734; Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, Ensuring the equality of female athletics and safety of female athletes N/A; House appropriations bills, Protecting Americans from discrimination on the basis of natural marriage beliefs
Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the "SHOW UP Act" and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for an 8.7% increase in federal by for 2024 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of lncome Rates) Act, H.R. 536 and S. 124 to provide an 8.7% increase in federal employees' pay in 2024. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bills including the NDAA. Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service. Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws, including H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act." Lobbied in support to H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries' cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the President's FY 2024 budget request for GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee and lobbied this issue in the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023" to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied for passage of S. ____, the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act Lobbied against FY 2024 appropriations amendments to require excessive reporting on telework and remote work, ban mask mandates, and reduce federal spending below Fiscal Responsibility Act targets Lobbied for changes to Telework Reform Act of 2023 to protect competitive service hiring. Provided technical assistance to House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce for its September 14, 2023 hearing: Oversight of Federal Agencies Post-Pandemic Telework Policies. Lobbied against Senate proposal to expand excepted hiring in the Defense Departments Artificial Intelligence Office. Lobbied for expansion of FMLA eligibility expansion to credit military service. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation-HUD Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.
Client expense: $434,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2023 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the "SHOW UP Act" and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for an 8.7% increase in federal by for 2024 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of lncome Rates) Act, H.R. 536 and S. 124 to provide an 8.7% increase in federal employees' pay in 2024. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bills including the NDAA. Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service. Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws, including H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act." Lobbied in support to H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries' cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the President's FY 2024 budget request for GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee and lobbied this issue in the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023" to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied for passage of S. ____, the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act Lobbied against FY 2024 appropriations amendments to require excessive reporting on telework and remote work, ban mask mandates, and reduce federal spending below Fiscal Responsibility Act targets Lobbied for changes to Telework Reform Act of 2023 to protect competitive service hiring. Provided technical assistance to House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce for its September 14, 2023 hearing: Oversight of Federal Agencies Post-Pandemic Telework Policies. Lobbied against Senate proposal to expand excepted hiring in the Defense Departments Artificial Intelligence Office. Lobbied for expansion of FMLA eligibility expansion to credit military service. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation-HUD Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.
Client expense: $434,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2023 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the "SHOW UP Act" and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for an 8.7% increase in federal by for 2024 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of lncome Rates) Act, H.R. 536 and S. 124 to provide an 8.7% increase in federal employees' pay in 2024. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bills including the NDAA. Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service. Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws, including H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act." Lobbied in support to H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries' cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the President's FY 2024 budget request for GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee and lobbied this issue in the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023" to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied for passage of S. ____, the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act Lobbied against FY 2024 appropriations amendments to require excessive reporting on telework and remote work, ban mask mandates, and reduce federal spending below Fiscal Responsibility Act targets Lobbied for changes to Telework Reform Act of 2023 to protect competitive service hiring. Provided technical assistance to House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce for its September 14, 2023 hearing: Oversight of Federal Agencies Post-Pandemic Telework Policies. Lobbied against Senate proposal to expand excepted hiring in the Defense Departments Artificial Intelligence Office. Lobbied for expansion of FMLA eligibility expansion to credit military service. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation-HUD Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.
Client expense: $434,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2023 · fourth_quarter · Constitution
Contacts in opposition to legislative or executive actions that seek to add to the U.S. Constitution the language of the "Equal Rights Amendment" that originally was submitted to the states by the 92nd Congress as H.J. Res. 208 on March 22,1972, which failed ratification effective March 22, 1979. These include: -- opposition to S.J. Res. 4 (Cardin) and H.J. Res. 25 (Pressley), resolutions purporting by multiple unconstitutional mechanisms to retroactively nullify the seven-year ratification deadline that was included in the Proposing Clause of H.J. Res. 208 of the 92nd Congress, and to declare the long-expired 1972 Equal Rights Amendment to be part of the U.S. Constitution. (Cloture failed on motion to proceed to S. J. Res. 4, 51-47, on April 27, 2023.) -- opposition to signing of House Discharge Petition No. 6 (Pressley), filed July 18, 2023, seeking discharge of H.J. Res. 25. -- opposition to S.J. Res. 39 (Gillibrand) and H.J. Res. 82 (Bush), expressing the non-binding "sense of Congress" that the Equal Rights Amendment has been ratified and that the Archivist "should" publish/certify it. -- opposition to any actions by any component of the Executive Branch that would seek to evade or ignore the insurmountable constitutional obstacles and court decisions barring resuscitation of the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment, including but not limited to opposition to schemes by certain members of Congress and others to pressure the Archivist of the United States to certify the ERA in contravention of multiple federal court rulings. -- support for Senate Resolution 107 (Hyde-Smith), expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress lacks power to act on a constitutional amendment resolution after submitting it to the states, or to revive an expired amendment proposal.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution, H.J.Res. 25 and S.J.Res 4
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · fourth_quarter · Constitution
1.Support SJ Res 4 and H.J. Res 25 which would remove the ratification timeline and affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA ) in recognition of the 100-year anniversary of the ERA's first introduction 2.Support constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College 3.Support publication of the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment by the national archivist 4.Support rescission of a 2020 Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel opinion that addresses the legal status of the Equal Rights Amendment
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2023 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the "SHOW UP Act" and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for an 8.7% increase in federal by for 2024 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of lncome Rates) Act, H.R. 536, and S. 124 to provide an 8.7% increase in federal employees' pay in 2024. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bills including the NDAA. Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service. Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws, including H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act." Lobbied in support to H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries' cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the President's FY 2024 budget request for GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee and lobbied this issue in the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023" to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied for passage of S. 3029, the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act. Lobbied against FY 2024 appropriations amendments to require excessive reporting on telework and remote work, ban mask mandates, and reduce federal spending below Fiscal Responsibility Act targets. Lobbied for changes to S. 3015, the Telework Reform Act of 2023 to protect competitive service hiring. Provided technical assistance to House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce for its September 14, 2023, hearing: Oversight of Federal Agencies Post-Pandemic Telework Policies. Lobbied against Senate proposal to expand excepted hiring in the Defense Departments Artificial Intelligence Office. Lobbied for expansion of FMLA eligibility expansion to credit military service, provision which was enacted in the NDAA. Lobbied for changes to OPMs proposed governmentwide cybersecurity workforce proposal to preserve title 5 provisions, protect collective bargaining rights, and avoid pay banding systems that are associated with arbitrary or discriminatory treatment. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation - HUD
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2023 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the "SHOW UP Act" and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for an 8.7% increase in federal by for 2024 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of lncome Rates) Act, H.R. 536, and S. 124 to provide an 8.7% increase in federal employees' pay in 2024. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bills including the NDAA. Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service. Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws, including H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act." Lobbied in support to H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries' cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the President's FY 2024 budget request for GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee and lobbied this issue in the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023" to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied for passage of S. 3029, the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act. Lobbied against FY 2024 appropriations amendments to require excessive reporting on telework and remote work, ban mask mandates, and reduce federal spending below Fiscal Responsibility Act targets. Lobbied for changes to S. 3015, the Telework Reform Act of 2023 to protect competitive service hiring. Provided technical assistance to House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce for its September 14, 2023, hearing: Oversight of Federal Agencies Post-Pandemic Telework Policies. Lobbied against Senate proposal to expand excepted hiring in the Defense Departments Artificial Intelligence Office. Lobbied for expansion of FMLA eligibility expansion to credit military service, provision which was enacted in the NDAA. Lobbied for changes to OPMs proposed governmentwide cybersecurity workforce proposal to preserve title 5 provisions, protect collective bargaining rights, and avoid pay banding systems that are associated with arbitrary or discriminatory treatment. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation - HUD
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2023 · fourth_quarter · Constitution
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment H.J.Res. 25; S.J.Res. 4. Improving U.S. policy towards Afghanistan and Afghan women; including Afghan women in the peace process.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · third_quarter · Constitution
Support SJ Res 4 and H.J. Res 25 which would remove the ratification timeline and affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA ) in recognition of the 100-year anniversary of the ERA's first introduction Support constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2023 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution, H.J.Res. 25 and S.J.Res 4
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · third_quarter · Constitution
Contacts in opposition to legislative or executive actions that seek to add to the U.S. Constitution the language of the "Equal Rights Amendment" that originally was submitted to the states by the 92nd Congress as H.J. Res. 208 on March 22,1972, which failed ratification effective March 22, 1979. These include: -- opposition to S.J. Res. 4 (Cardin) and H.J. Res. 25 (Pressley), resolutions purporting by multiple unconstitutional mechanisms to retroactively nullify the seven-year ratification deadline that was included in the Proposing Clause of H.J. Res. 208 of the 92nd Congress, and to declare the long-expired 1972 Equal Rights Amendment to be part of the U.S. Constitution. (Cloture failed on motion to proceed to S. J. Res. 4, 51-47, on April 27, 2023.) -- opposition to signing of House Discharge Petition No. 6 (Pressley), filed July 18, 2023, seeking discharge of H.J. Res. 25. -- opposition to any actions by any component of the Executive Branch that would seek to evade or ignore the insurmountable constitutional obstacles and court decisions barring resuscitation of the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment, including but not limited to opposition to schemes by certain members of Congress and others to pressure the Archivist of the United States to certify the ERA in contravention of multiple federal court rulings. -- support for Senate Resolution 107 (Hyde-Smith), expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress lacks power to act on a constitutional amendment resolution after submitting it to the states, or to revive an expired amendment proposal.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the "SHOW UP Act" and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for an 8.7% increase in federal by for 2024 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of lncome Rates) Act, H.R. 536 and S. 124 to provide an 8.7% increase in federal employees' pay in 2024. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bills including the NDAA. Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service. Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws, including H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act." Lobbied in support to H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries' cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the President's FY 2024 budget request for GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee and lobbied this issue in the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023" to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied for passage of S. ____, the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act Lobbied against FY 2024 appropriations amendments to require excessive reporting on telework and remote work, ban mask mandates, and reduce federal spending below Fiscal Responsibility Act targets Lobbied for changes to Telework Reform Act of 2023 to protect competitive service hiring. Provided technical assistance to House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce for its September 14, 2023 hearing: Oversight of Federal Agencies Post-Pandemic Telework Policies. Lobbied against Senate proposal to expand excepted hiring in the Defense Departments Artificial Intelligence Office. Lobbied for expansion of FMLA eligibility expansion to credit military service. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation-HUD Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.
Client expense: $434,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2023 · third_quarter · Constitution
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment H.J.Res. 25; S.J.Res. 4. Improving U.S. policy towards Afghanistan and Afghan women; including Afghan women in the peace process.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Appropriations for FY2024; National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 2670, S. 2226; Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Child from Late-Term Abortions; H.R. 12, S. 701 Womens Health Protection Act of 2023; Veterans Affairs Reproductive Health Services Interim Final Rule; S. 2089 A bill to amend title 40, USC, to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion; H.Res. 464 Acknowledging that unborn children are legal and constitutional persons who are entitled to the equal protection of the laws; S. 74 Providing for Life Act; H.R. 175 Heartbeat Protection Act of 2023; H.R. 427, S. 95 Support and Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act; Chemical abortion; H.R. 1297 To amend title 10, United States Code, to restrict the Secretary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services; H.R. 7, S. 62 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023; Amdt. #9 to H.R.277 REINS Act; S.Res. 272, H.Res. 546 A resolution celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization; S. 2092, H.R. 4258 Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2023; S. 197 American Values Act; H.R. 1771 Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act; H.R. 2570 Safeguarding Womens and Childrens Health Act of 2023; S. 822 Modification to Department of Defense Travel Authorities for Abortion-Related Expenses Act; Holds on DOD confirmations and promotions; S. 1999 Right to Contraception Act; S. 1297 Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act; S. 631 UPHOLD Privacy Act; S. 2053 Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act; S.J.Res. 4 A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment; PEPFAR Reauthorization.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2023 · second_quarter · Constitution
H.R. 12, S. 701 Womens Health Protection Act of 2023; H.Res. 464 Acknowledging that unborn children are legal and constitutional persons who are entitled to the equal protection of the laws; S.Res. 272, H.Res. 546 A resolution celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization; S.J.Res. 4 A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Julie Rikelman, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, vice Sandra L. Lynch, retiring. (PN 90) Removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (S.J.Res 4) Judiciary Act (H.R. 3422/S. 1616)
Client expense: $203,670 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution, H.J.Res. 25 and S.J.Res 4
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Constitution
Support SJ Res 4 and H.J. Res 25 which would remove the ratification timeline and affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Support constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College; urge removal of expiration date for ratification from proposed legislation to abolish the Electoral College by constitutional amendment
Client expense: $89,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2023 · second_quarter · Constitution
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment H.J.Res. 25; S.J.Res. 4. Improving U.S. policy towards Afghanistan and Afghan women; including Afghan women in the peace process.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Constitution
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment H.J.Res. 25; S.J.Res. 4. Improving U.S. policy towards Afghanistan and Afghan women; including Afghan women in the peace process.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Constitution
Contacts in opposition to legislative or executive actions that seek to add to the U.S. Constitution the language of the "Equal Rights Amendment" that originally was submitted to the states by the 92nd Congress as H.J. Res. 208 on March 22,1972, which failed ratification effective March 22, 1979. These include: -- opposition to S.J. Res. 4 (Cardin) and H.J. Res. 25 (Pressley), resolutions purporting by multiple unconstitutional mechanisms to retroactively nullify the seven-year ratification deadline that was included in the Proposing Clause of H.J. Res. 208 of the 92nd Congress, and to declare the long-expired 1972 Equal Rights Amendment to be part of the U.S. Constitution. (Cloture failed on motion to proceed to S. J. Res. 4, 51-47, on April 27, 2023.) -- opposition to any actions by any component of the Executive Branch that would seek to evade or ignore the insurmountable constitutional obstacles and court decisions barring resuscitation of the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment, including but not limited to opposition to schemes by certain members of Congress and others to pressure the Archivist of the United States to certify the ERA in contravention of federal court rulings. -- support for Senate Resolution 107 (Hyde-Smith), expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress lacks power to act on a constitutional amendment resolution after submitting it to the states, or to revive an expired amendment proposal. Contacts of advisory and informational nature regarding the nomination of Colleen Shogan, Ph.D., as Archivist of the United States (PN 68), with respect to the status of the Equal Rights Amendment, and relating to the handling of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by the National Archives and Records Administration. No position taken on confirmation. Shogan confirmed 52-45 on May 10, 2023.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
SJ Res 4 "A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment," all provisions.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S.J.Res. 4; A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment., Ensuring equality for women H.R. 734; Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, Ensuring the equality of female athletics and safety of female athletes N/A; House appropriations bills, Protecting Americans from discrimination on the basis of natural marriage beliefs
Client expense: $5,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the SHOW UP Act and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for an 8.7% increase in federal by for 2024 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of Income Rates) Act, H.R. 536 and S. 124 to provide an 8.7% increase in federal employees pay in 2024. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bill including the NDAA. Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service. Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws, including H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act." Lobbied in support to H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the President's FY 2024 budget request for GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee and lobbied this issue in the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act." Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services and General Government Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation-HUD
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Constitution
Contacts in opposition to legislative or executive actions that seek to add to the U.S. Constitution the language of the "Equal Rights Amendment" that originally was submitted to the states by the 92nd Congress as H.J. Res. 208 on March 22,1972, which failed ratification effective March 22, 1979. These include: -- opposition to S.J. Res. 4 (Cardin) and H.J. Res. 25 (Pressley), resolutions purporting by multiple unconstitutional mechanisms to retroactively nullify the seven-year ratification deadline that was included in the Proposing Clause of H.J. Res. 208 of the 92nd Congress, and to declare the long-expired 1972 Equal Rights Amendment to be part of the U.S. Constitution. -- opposition to any actions by any component of the Executive Branch that would seek to evade or ignore the insurmountable constitutional obstacles and court decisions barring resuscitation of the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment, including but not limited to opposition to schemes by certain members of Congress and others to pressure the Archivist of the United States to certify the ERA in contravention of federal court rulings. -- support for Senate Resolution 107 (Hyde-Smith), expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress lacks power to act on a constitutional amendment resolution after submitting it to the states, or to revive an expired amendment proposal. Contacts of advisory and informational nature regarding the nomination of Colleen Shogan, Ph.D., as Archivist of the United States (PN 68), with respect to the status of the Equal Rights Amendment, and relating to the handling of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by the National Archives and Records Administration. No position taken on confirmation during this reporting period.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Constitution
Support SJ Res 4 and H.J. Res 25 which would remove the ratification timeline and affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2023 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the SHOW UP Act and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment. Lobbied for an 8.7% increase in federal by for 2024 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of Income Rates) Act, H.R. 536 and S. 124 to provide an 8.7% increase in federal employees pay in 2024. Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling. Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act; lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank and file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time. Lobbied in support of the DC Admissions Act, H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state. Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws, including H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4. Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act. Lobbied in support to H.R. 866, the Equal COLA Act for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the Chance to Compete Act of 2023, and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits. Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of the President's FY 2024 budget request for GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee and lobbied this issue in the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. Lobbied in support of the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act, H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the Military Spouse Employment Act. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 to fully repeal GPO and WEP. Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture Commerce, Justice, Science Defense Energy and Water Financial Services Homeland Security Interior, Environment Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Military Construction, Veterans Affairs State, Foreign Operations Transportation-HUD
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Equal Rights Amendment H.J. Res 25- Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. S.J. Res 4- A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. S. Res. 107- A resolution recognizing the expiration of the Equal Rights Amendment proposed by Congress in March 1972, and observing that Congress has no authority to modify a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment after the amendment has been submitted to the States or after the amendment has expired.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution, H.J.Res. 25 and S.J.Res 4
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Endorsed H.R.26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Endorsed H.Con.Res.3, Expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches. Endorsed H.R.8839 - Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act Endorsed potential legislation mirroring H.B.675, Legislature of the State of Idaho, 66th Legislature, Second Regular Session - 2022 Opposed PN93 - Bradley Garcia - The Judiciary Opposed PN90 - JulieRikelman- The Judiciary Opposed PN95 - Nancy G.Abudu- The Judiciary Opposed S.J.Res.4 - Deadline for Ratification of ERA Supported oversight question for the record about Embezzlement of Non‐Profit Organizations/Corporate Fraud investigation with no criminal predicate Endorsed H.R.175 - Heartbeat Protection Act of 2023 Endorsed H.R.461 - Protecting Individuals with Down Syndrome Act Endorsed H.R.8839 (117) - Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act Endorsed S.823 - END CSAM Act Endorsed H.R.1276 - Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act Endorsed S.751 -Human-AnimalChimeraProhibitionActof 2023 Endorsed congressional letter to FBI regarding Targeting Radical Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Endorsed congressional letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland condemning a memorandum claiming that abortion drugs can be mailed into states that prohibit abortions-directly violating existing law Endorsed S.1103 - Parental Notification and Intervention Act Endorsed S.Res.107 A resolution recognizing the expiration of the Equal Rights Amendment proposed by Congress in March 1972, and observing that Congress has no authority to modify a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment after the amendment has been submitted to the States or after the amendment has expired Endorsed H.R.421 - Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2023 Endorsed H.R.407 - Protect the UNBORN Act Endorsed H.Res.115 - Establishing aWomen's Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded towomenunder Federal law Endorsed S.Res.53 A resolution establishing a Women's Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded to women under Federal law Endorsed S.959 - Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE