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Lobbying Spend
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Filings
7
Firms Hired
1
Active Period
2014–2015
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Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015
2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote S. 2123, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections act of 2015, a bill to reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions, and for other purposes. This bipartisan compromise legislation includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. Specifically supported the following sentencing reforms contained in the bill: The enhanced mandatory minimums for prior drug felons are reduced: the three-strike is reduced from life imprisonment to 25 years, and the 20-year minimum is reduced to 15 years. The offenses that trigger these enhanced minimum sentences are also reformed. This bill would both limit them to serious drug felonies and expand them to include serious violent felonies. This provision will apply retroactively. The existing safety valve is expanded to include offenders with up to four criminal history points. However, offenders with prior 3 point felony convictions or prior 2 point violent or drug trafficking offenses will not be eligible for the safety valve. But the safety valve will also adopt an existing mechanism under the Sentencing Guidelines to permit for a court to waive those disqualifying prior convictions if the court specifies in writing that those prior convictions substantially over-represent the seriousness of the defendants criminal history or the likelihood that the defendant will commit other crimes. A second safety valve is created that preserves but targets the existing 10-year mandatory minimum to (1) offenders who performed an enhanced role in the offense or (2) otherwise served as an importer, exporter, high-level distributor or supplier, wholesaler, or manufacturer. Consistent with the existing safety valve, the offender must not have used violence or a firearm or been a member of a continuing criminal enterprise, and the offense must not have resulted in death or serious bodily injury. In response to a Supreme Court decision, the bill clarifies that the enhanced mandatory minimum sentence for using a firearm in connection with a crime of violence or a drug trafficking offense is limited to offenders who have previously been convicted and served a sentence for such an offense. The bill also reduces that enhanced mandatory minimum from 25 years to 15 years. This provision will apply retroactively. The bill also eliminates a significant gap in current sentencing laws by reducing the enhanced mandatory minimum for armed career criminals from 15 years to 10 years. This provision will apply retroactively. The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 reduced the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine. This bill ensures the retroactive application of that law to certain offenders.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: S. 2123
Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2015
2015 · third_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: S. 467, the `Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2015' or the `CORRECTIONS Act', a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety; and Revisions to specific provisions of S. 502, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders. Discussed retroactive applications of the Fair Sentencing Act, expanding the safety valve to include lower level drug offenders, and reducing the use of mandatory minimum sentences for lower level drug offenders. Also discussed reducing sentencing enhancements for prior drug felons under 21 U.S. Code 841 and 851, fixing the worst problems associated with the stacking of sentencing enhancements under 18 U.S. Code 924(c), and eliminating life sentences for juveniles.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: S. 467
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015
2015 · third_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: S. 467, the `Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2015' or the `CORRECTIONS Act', a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety; and Revisions to specific provisions of S. 502, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders. Discussed retroactive applications of the Fair Sentencing Act, expanding the safety valve to include lower level drug offenders, and reducing the use of mandatory minimum sentences for lower level drug offenders. Also discussed reducing sentencing enhancements for prior drug felons under 21 U.S. Code 841 and 851, fixing the worst problems associated with the stacking of sentencing enhancements under 18 U.S. Code 924(c), and eliminating life sentences for juveniles.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: S. 502
Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2015
2015 · second_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: S. 467, the `Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2015' or the `CORRECTIONS Act', a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety; and Revisions to specific provisions of S. 502, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses. Discussed retroactive applications of the Fair Sentencing Act, expanding the safety valve to include lower level drug offenders, and reducing the use of mandatory minimum sentences for lower level drug offenders. Also discussed reducing sentencing enhancements for prior drug felons under 21 U.S. Code 841 and 851, eliminating the stacking of sentencing enhancements under 18 U.S. Code 924(c), and eliminating life sentences for juveniles.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: S. 467
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015
2015 · second_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: S. 467, the `Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2015' or the `CORRECTIONS Act', a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety; and Revisions to specific provisions of S. 502, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses. Discussed retroactive applications of the Fair Sentencing Act, expanding the safety valve to include lower level drug offenders, and reducing the use of mandatory minimum sentences for lower level drug offenders. Also discussed reducing sentencing enhancements for prior drug felons under 21 U.S. Code 841 and 851, eliminating the stacking of sentencing enhancements under 18 U.S. Code 924(c), and eliminating life sentences for juveniles.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: S. 502
Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act of 2016
2015 · first_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote the need for bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: Specific provisions of S. 502, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses; S. 467, the `Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2015' or the `CORRECTIONS Act', a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety; and H.R. 759, the `Recidivism Risk Reduction Act', a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: H.R. 759
Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2015
2015 · first_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote the need for bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: Specific provisions of S. 502, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses; S. 467, the `Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2015' or the `CORRECTIONS Act', a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety; and H.R. 759, the `Recidivism Risk Reduction Act', a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: S. 467
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015
2015 · first_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote the need for bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: Specific provisions of S. 502, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses; S. 467, the `Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2015' or the `CORRECTIONS Act', a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety; and H.R. 759, the `Recidivism Risk Reduction Act', a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000
Matched citations: S. 502
Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013
2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote the need for bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: Specific provisions of S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses; Bipartisan compromise prison reform legislation that was offered as a substitute to S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act, a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety -- this substitute merged language from the original S. 1675 with language from the original S. 1783, the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction; and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. S. 1410 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-5; and the substitute to S. 1675 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 15-2.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000
Matched citations: H.R. 2656
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014
2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote the need for bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: Specific provisions of S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses; Bipartisan compromise prison reform legislation that was offered as a substitute to S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act, a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety -- this substitute merged language from the original S. 1675 with language from the original S. 1783, the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction; and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. S. 1410 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-5; and the substitute to S. 1675 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 15-2.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000
Matched citations: S. 1410
Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014
2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote the need for bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: Specific provisions of S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses; Bipartisan compromise prison reform legislation that was offered as a substitute to S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act, a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety -- this substitute merged language from the original S. 1675 with language from the original S. 1783, the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction; and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. S. 1410 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-5; and the substitute to S. 1675 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 15-2.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000
Matched citations: S. 1675
Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013
2014 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote the need for bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: Specific provisions of S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses; Bipartisan compromise prison reform legislation that was offered as a substitute to S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act, a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety -- this substitute merged language from the original S. 1675 with language from the original S. 1783, the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction; and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. S. 1410 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-5; and the substitute to S. 1675 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 15-2.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000
Matched citations: S. 1783
Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013
2014 · third_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote the need for bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses; Bipartisan compromise prison reform legislation that was offered as a substitute to S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act, a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety -- this substitute merged language from the original S. 1675 with language from the original S. 1783, the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction; and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. S. 1410 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-5; and the substitute to S. 1675 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 15-2.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000
Matched citations: H.R. 2656
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014
2014 · third_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote the need for bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses; Bipartisan compromise prison reform legislation that was offered as a substitute to S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act, a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety -- this substitute merged language from the original S. 1675 with language from the original S. 1783, the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction; and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. S. 1410 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-5; and the substitute to S. 1675 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 15-2.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000
Matched citations: S. 1410
Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014
2014 · third_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote the need for bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses; Bipartisan compromise prison reform legislation that was offered as a substitute to S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act, a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety -- this substitute merged language from the original S. 1675 with language from the original S. 1783, the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction; and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. S. 1410 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-5; and the substitute to S. 1675 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 15-2.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000
Matched citations: S. 1675
Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013
2014 · third_quarter · Firm: THE MITCHELL FIRM, INC.
Made contacts to promote the need for bipartisan compromise legislation that includes both thoughtful, targeted federal sentencing reforms and federal prison reforms. In search of bipartisan consensus, discussed: S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013, a bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders -- would amend Federal law to reduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenses; Bipartisan compromise prison reform legislation that was offered as a substitute to S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act, a bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety -- this substitute merged language from the original S. 1675 with language from the original S. 1783, the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction; and H.R. 2656, the Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013, a bill to enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal prison system with offender risk assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction. S. 1410 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-5; and the substitute to S. 1675 has passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 15-2.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000
Matched citations: S. 1783
Source: Senate LDA