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Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R.1895, Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007. S.1331, Long Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act of 2007. H.R.2640, NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. H.R.96, Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007. H.R. 1022, S.645, Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007. H.R.1399, S.1001, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act. H.R.1859, Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007.
Amend Misinterpreted Excessive Regulation In Corporate America Act
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION via AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
2007 · mid_year · MM
S.1642 Higher Education Amendments of 2007, Section 709, reauthorization of Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program, student loan repayment for prosecutors, public defenders, and civil legal assistance lawyers; and Part F S. 1167, Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act Higher Education Act Reauthorization (draft legislation in House of Representatives) H.R. 2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, Section 132, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S.1762 Higher Education Access Act of 2007, Section 401, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S. 359 Student Debt Relief Act of 2007, Section 5, Public Interest Loan Repayment H.R. 2661 Education for Public Service Act of 2007 H.R. 916 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education. S. 442 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education.
Source: Senate LDA
H.R. 300, We the People Act, to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. H.R.699, to amend title 28, United Stated Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance. H.R. 724, to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1049, to provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. H.R. 2898, to amend title 28, United States Code, to establish standards for impeachment of justices and judges of the Unites States.
Foster Children Self-Support Act
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1905, S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act H.R. 221, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 H.R. 785,S. 461 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1130, Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act S 378, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S. 525, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2007. S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.505,S. 310, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 Urging adoption of legislation regarding Presidential Signing Statements. Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1328/S.1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 H.R. 1424, The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974/medical records privacy (no legislation pending)
Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.1348, S.1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1645, the Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 S. 844, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007 S.795, H.R. 1379, the Citizenship Promotion Act S.774, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 H.R. 1, Implementing the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act – provisions relating to indefinite detention of non-citizens and restricting judicial review for visa revocations. Draft legislation statutory immigration detention standards Legislative proposal to give derivative Temporary Protected Status for children whose parents are granted TPS. General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of ICE Detention Standards, conditions of detention and apprehension of minors by Border Patrol, separation of detained families, and access to legal representation. General communications on Immigration Court reform, including stipulated removal orders, children’s dockets and related issues.
Child Support Protection Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
District of Columbia Personal Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R.1895, Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007. S.1331, Long Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act of 2007. H.R.2640, NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. H.R.96, Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007. H.R. 1022, S.645, Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007. H.R.1399, S.1001, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act. H.R.1859, Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007.
Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S. 438, the “Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.” S. 316, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.” S. 522, the “Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.” H.R. 34, a bill to establish a pilot program for patent cases in U.S. district courts. S. 1145, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1908, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1778, a bill to allow the USPTO to accept unintentionally late filings. H.R. 380, the “‘‘Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007’’. S. 1640, the “Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007.” S. 681, the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act”. (Section 303, relating to prohibition on “tax shelter patents.”) S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.” S. 256, the “ Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007.”
Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1840, to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion. S. 1130, Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007 (reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits) H.R. 1540 and S. 1689, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 349, The Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 - concerning proposed increase in civil and criminal penalties Comments on Additional Options to Improve Tax Compliance Prepared by the Staff of the Joint Commitee on Taxation Comments on the Proposed Codification of the Economic Substance Doctrine Funding for the Internal Revenue Service General issues relating to legislative process - ensuring hearings and public comment for any amendments to the tax code
S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
S.1348, S.1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1645, the Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 S. 844, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007 S.795, H.R. 1379, the Citizenship Promotion Act S.774, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 H.R. 1, Implementing the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act – provisions relating to indefinite detention of non-citizens and restricting judicial review for visa revocations. Draft legislation statutory immigration detention standards Legislative proposal to give derivative Temporary Protected Status for children whose parents are granted TPS. General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of ICE Detention Standards, conditions of detention and apprehension of minors by Border Patrol, separation of detained families, and access to legal representation. General communications on Immigration Court reform, including stipulated removal orders, children’s dockets and related issues.
To amend title 35, United States Code, to allow the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to accept late filings in certain cases of unintentional delay.
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S. 438, the “Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.” S. 316, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.” S. 522, the “Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.” H.R. 34, a bill to establish a pilot program for patent cases in U.S. district courts. S. 1145, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1908, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1778, a bill to allow the USPTO to accept unintentionally late filings. H.R. 380, the “‘‘Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007’’. S. 1640, the “Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007.” S. 681, the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act”. (Section 303, relating to prohibition on “tax shelter patents.”) S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.” S. 256, the “ Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007.”
Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
To restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion.
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1840, to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion. S. 1130, Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007 (reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits) H.R. 1540 and S. 1689, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 349, The Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 - concerning proposed increase in civil and criminal penalties Comments on Additional Options to Improve Tax Compliance Prepared by the Staff of the Joint Commitee on Taxation Comments on the Proposed Codification of the Economic Substance Doctrine Funding for the Internal Revenue Service General issues relating to legislative process - ensuring hearings and public comment for any amendments to the tax code
Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R.1895, Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007. S.1331, Long Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act of 2007. H.R.2640, NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. H.R.96, Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007. H.R. 1022, S.645, Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007. H.R.1399, S.1001, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act. H.R.1859, Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007.
Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R.1895, Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007. S.1331, Long Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act of 2007. H.R.2640, NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. H.R.96, Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007. H.R. 1022, S.645, Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007. H.R.1399, S.1001, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act. H.R.1859, Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007.
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1905, S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act H.R. 221, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 H.R. 785,S. 461 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1130, Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act S 378, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S. 525, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2007. S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.505,S. 310, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 Urging adoption of legislation regarding Presidential Signing Statements. Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
S. 438, the “Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.” S. 316, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.” S. 522, the “Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.” H.R. 34, a bill to establish a pilot program for patent cases in U.S. district courts. S. 1145, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1908, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1778, a bill to allow the USPTO to accept unintentionally late filings. H.R. 380, the “‘‘Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007’’. S. 1640, the “Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007.” S. 681, the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act”. (Section 303, relating to prohibition on “tax shelter patents.”) S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.” S. 256, the “ Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007.”
Financial Privacy Notice Relief Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
HR 1967, Financial Privacy Notice Relief Act of 2007
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R. 21, “Oceans Conservation, Education and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act”
Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Kinship Caregiver Support Act
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1905, S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act H.R. 221, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 H.R. 785,S. 461 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1130, Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act S 378, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S. 525, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2007. S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.505,S. 310, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 Urging adoption of legislation regarding Presidential Signing Statements. Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
Education Begins at Home Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S. 243, "Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare or the Health Act of 2005" (regarding federal preemption of state medical liability laws) S. 244, "Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act." H.R. 2761, "Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007" H.R. 979- - “Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007.” H. R. 2497 and S. 1481, the “Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act.” H.R. 2549, the “Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers’ Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2007,” legislation to establish clear criteria for when a Medicare set-aside should be reviewed and create certainty regarding the rules for establishing a Medicare set-aside in Workers’ Compensation Cases.
Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S. 243, "Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare or the Health Act of 2005" (regarding federal preemption of state medical liability laws) S. 244, "Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act." H.R. 2761, "Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007" H.R. 979- - “Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007.” H. R. 2497 and S. 1481, the “Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act.” H.R. 2549, the “Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers’ Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2007,” legislation to establish clear criteria for when a Medicare set-aside should be reviewed and create certainty regarding the rules for establishing a Medicare set-aside in Workers’ Compensation Cases.
NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R.1895, Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007. S.1331, Long Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act of 2007. H.R.2640, NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. H.R.96, Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007. H.R. 1022, S.645, Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007. H.R.1399, S.1001, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act. H.R.1859, Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007.
Education for Public Service Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.1642 Higher Education Amendments of 2007, Section 709, reauthorization of Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program, student loan repayment for prosecutors, public defenders, and civil legal assistance lawyers; and Part F S. 1167, Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act Higher Education Act Reauthorization (draft legislation in House of Representatives) H.R. 2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, Section 132, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S.1762 Higher Education Access Act of 2007, Section 401, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S. 359 Student Debt Relief Act of 2007, Section 5, Public Interest Loan Repayment H.R. 2661 Education for Public Service Act of 2007 H.R. 916 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education. S. 442 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education.
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S. 243, "Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare or the Health Act of 2005" (regarding federal preemption of state medical liability laws) S. 244, "Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act." H.R. 2761, "Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007" H.R. 979- - “Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007.” H. R. 2497 and S. 1481, the “Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act.” H.R. 2549, the “Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers’ Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2007,” legislation to establish clear criteria for when a Medicare set-aside should be reviewed and create certainty regarding the rules for establishing a Medicare set-aside in Workers’ Compensation Cases.
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R.3043, S.1710, FY 2008 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – funding for programs authorized under the Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act (SANCA), funding for programs authorized under the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA); Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program funding; H.R.5576, Draft Senate bill, FY2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act – funding for Defender Services; needle exchange programs; H.R. 3093/S.1745, FY2008 Department of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – funding for juvenile justice programs administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention; provisions relating to funding and operations of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; funding for Legal Services Corporation; H.R. 2829, FY2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - provisions relating to funding for the Judiciary; proposed amendment to provide funding for the Administrative Conference of the United States; H.J. Res. 20 (PL 110-5) Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program funding; Internal Revenue Service Funding; Law Library of Congress funding, Global Legal Information Network; funding for Legal Services Corporation; H.R. 2771/S.1686, FY2008 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act - Law Library of Congress funding, Global Legal Information Network H.R. 2764, FY2008 Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Program Appropriations Act – funding for rule of law programs, funding for contributions to international organizations and peacekeeping operations, Proposal to reprogram $3.3 million from Department of Homeland Security or other federal executive agency to the Administrative Conference of the United States Draft legislation to provide an immediate and substantial increase in federal judicial salaries
To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
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S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007
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S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007
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H.R. 840 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007, Section 101, clarifying the definition of homeless person under McKinney-Vento Act. H.R. 2895 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007
Judicial Conduct Act of 2007
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H.R. 300, We the People Act, to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. H.R.699, to amend title 28, United Stated Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance. H.R. 724, to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1049, to provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. H.R. 2898, to amend title 28, United States Code, to establish standards for impeachment of justices and judges of the Unites States.
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
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S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
H.R. 300, We the People Act, to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. H.R.699, to amend title 28, United Stated Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance. H.R. 724, to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1049, to provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. H.R. 2898, to amend title 28, United States Code, to establish standards for impeachment of justices and judges of the Unites States.
Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007
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Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against “culpable employees” as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in 1999 “Holder Memorandum,” 2003 “Thompson Memorandum,” October 2005 “McCallum Memorandum,” and December 2006 “McNulty Memorandum”) S. 186 and H.R. 3013, “Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007” Proposed changes to Commodity Futures Trading Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the August 11, 2004 and March 1, 2007 Enforcement Advisories titled “Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations” issued by the Commission’s Division of Enforcement) Proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the Commission’s “Seaboard Report,” formally known as the “Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 and Commission Statement on the Relationship of Cooperation to Agency Enforcement Decisions,” issued on October 23, 2001 as Releases 44969 and 1470) Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in the HUD’s February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities urging them to include an addendum in all contracts with legal counsel that would restrict their attorneys’ ability to assert the attorney-client privilege on behalf of these clients in regard to HUD investigations and enforcement proceedings) and policy pressuring state and local government entities that administer federal awards to not pay their employees’ attorneys fees during investigations Proposed changes to Environmental Protection Agency policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the EPA Cooperation Standards, "Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations," Effective May 11, 2000)
Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007
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S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S. 438, the “Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.” S. 316, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.” S. 522, the “Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.” H.R. 34, a bill to establish a pilot program for patent cases in U.S. district courts. S. 1145, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1908, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1778, a bill to allow the USPTO to accept unintentionally late filings. H.R. 380, the “‘‘Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007’’. S. 1640, the “Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007.” S. 681, the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act”. (Section 303, relating to prohibition on “tax shelter patents.”) S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.” S. 256, the “ Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007.”
Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S. 438, the “Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.” S. 316, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.” S. 522, the “Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.” H.R. 34, a bill to establish a pilot program for patent cases in U.S. district courts. S. 1145, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1908, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1778, a bill to allow the USPTO to accept unintentionally late filings. H.R. 380, the “‘‘Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007’’. S. 1640, the “Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007.” S. 681, the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act”. (Section 303, relating to prohibition on “tax shelter patents.”) S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.” S. 256, the “ Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007.”
Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007
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H.R. 1905, S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act H.R. 221, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 H.R. 785,S. 461 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1130, Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act S 378, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S. 525, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2007. S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.505,S. 310, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 Urging adoption of legislation regarding Presidential Signing Statements. Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Veteran Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R.3043, S.1710, FY 2008 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – funding for programs authorized under the Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act (SANCA), funding for programs authorized under the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA); Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program funding; H.R.5576, Draft Senate bill, FY2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act – funding for Defender Services; needle exchange programs; H.R. 3093/S.1745, FY2008 Department of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – funding for juvenile justice programs administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention; provisions relating to funding and operations of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; funding for Legal Services Corporation; H.R. 2829, FY2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - provisions relating to funding for the Judiciary; proposed amendment to provide funding for the Administrative Conference of the United States; H.J. Res. 20 (PL 110-5) Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program funding; Internal Revenue Service Funding; Law Library of Congress funding, Global Legal Information Network; funding for Legal Services Corporation; H.R. 2771/S.1686, FY2008 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act - Law Library of Congress funding, Global Legal Information Network H.R. 2764, FY2008 Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Program Appropriations Act – funding for rule of law programs, funding for contributions to international organizations and peacekeeping operations, Proposal to reprogram $3.3 million from Department of Homeland Security or other federal executive agency to the Administrative Conference of the United States Draft legislation to provide an immediate and substantial increase in federal judicial salaries
Court Security Improvement Act of 2007
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H.R. 1905, S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act H.R. 221, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 H.R. 785,S. 461 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1130, Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act S 378, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S. 525, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2007. S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.505,S. 310, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 Urging adoption of legislation regarding Presidential Signing Statements. Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
Keeping Families Together Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
Pledge Protection Act of 2007
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H.R. 300, We the People Act, to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. H.R.699, to amend title 28, United Stated Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance. H.R. 724, to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1049, to provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. H.R. 2898, to amend title 28, United States Code, to establish standards for impeachment of justices and judges of the Unites States.
Marriage Protection Act of 2007
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H.R. 300, We the People Act, to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. H.R.699, to amend title 28, United Stated Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance. H.R. 724, to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1049, to provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. H.R. 2898, to amend title 28, United States Code, to establish standards for impeachment of justices and judges of the Unites States.
Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1905, S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act H.R. 221, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 H.R. 785,S. 461 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1130, Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act S 378, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S. 525, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2007. S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.505,S. 310, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 Urging adoption of legislation regarding Presidential Signing Statements. Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R. 840 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007, Section 101, clarifying the definition of homeless person under McKinney-Vento Act. H.R. 2895 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007
John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.1642 Higher Education Amendments of 2007, Section 709, reauthorization of Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program, student loan repayment for prosecutors, public defenders, and civil legal assistance lawyers; and Part F S. 1167, Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act Higher Education Act Reauthorization (draft legislation in House of Representatives) H.R. 2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, Section 132, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S.1762 Higher Education Access Act of 2007, Section 401, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S. 359 Student Debt Relief Act of 2007, Section 5, Public Interest Loan Repayment H.R. 2661 Education for Public Service Act of 2007 H.R. 916 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education. S. 442 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education.
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R.1895, Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007. S.1331, Long Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act of 2007. H.R.2640, NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. H.R.96, Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007. H.R. 1022, S.645, Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007. H.R.1399, S.1001, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act. H.R.1859, Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007.
Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007
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S. 243, "Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare or the Health Act of 2005" (regarding federal preemption of state medical liability laws) S. 244, "Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act." H.R. 2761, "Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007" H.R. 979- - “Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007.” H. R. 2497 and S. 1481, the “Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act.” H.R. 2549, the “Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers’ Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2007,” legislation to establish clear criteria for when a Medicare set-aside should be reviewed and create certainty regarding the rules for establishing a Medicare set-aside in Workers’ Compensation Cases.
District of Columbia Personal Protection Act
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H.R.1895, Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007. S.1331, Long Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act of 2007. H.R.2640, NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. H.R.96, Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007. H.R. 1022, S.645, Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007. H.R.1399, S.1001, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act. H.R.1859, Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007.
S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1840, to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion. S. 1130, Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007 (reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits) H.R. 1540 and S. 1689, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 349, The Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 - concerning proposed increase in civil and criminal penalties Comments on Additional Options to Improve Tax Compliance Prepared by the Staff of the Joint Commitee on Taxation Comments on the Proposed Codification of the Economic Substance Doctrine Funding for the Internal Revenue Service General issues relating to legislative process - ensuring hearings and public comment for any amendments to the tax code
S. 438, the “Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.” S. 316, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.” S. 522, the “Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.” H.R. 34, a bill to establish a pilot program for patent cases in U.S. district courts. S. 1145, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1908, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1778, a bill to allow the USPTO to accept unintentionally late filings. H.R. 380, the “‘‘Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007’’. S. 1640, the “Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007.” S. 681, the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act”. (Section 303, relating to prohibition on “tax shelter patents.”) S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.” S. 256, the “ Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007.”
Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.1642 Higher Education Amendments of 2007, Section 709, reauthorization of Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program, student loan repayment for prosecutors, public defenders, and civil legal assistance lawyers; and Part F S. 1167, Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act Higher Education Act Reauthorization (draft legislation in House of Representatives) H.R. 2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, Section 132, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S.1762 Higher Education Access Act of 2007, Section 401, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S. 359 Student Debt Relief Act of 2007, Section 5, Public Interest Loan Repayment H.R. 2661 Education for Public Service Act of 2007 H.R. 916 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education. S. 442 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education.
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1905, S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act H.R. 221, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 H.R. 785,S. 461 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1130, Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act S 378, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S. 525, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2007. S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.505,S. 310, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 Urging adoption of legislation regarding Presidential Signing Statements. Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Long-Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R.1895, Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007. S.1331, Long Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act of 2007. H.R.2640, NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. H.R.96, Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007. H.R. 1022, S.645, Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007. H.R.1399, S.1001, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act. H.R.1859, Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007.
Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007
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S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act
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S. 243, "Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare or the Health Act of 2005" (regarding federal preemption of state medical liability laws) S. 244, "Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act." H.R. 2761, "Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007" H.R. 979- - “Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007.” H. R. 2497 and S. 1481, the “Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act.” H.R. 2549, the “Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers’ Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2007,” legislation to establish clear criteria for when a Medicare set-aside should be reviewed and create certainty regarding the rules for establishing a Medicare set-aside in Workers’ Compensation Cases.
Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act
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S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act
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S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
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H.R.556, Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 S.1610, Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2008
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H.R. 1905, S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act H.R. 221, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 H.R. 785,S. 461 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1130, Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act S 378, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S. 525, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2007. S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.505,S. 310, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 Urging adoption of legislation regarding Presidential Signing Statements. Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007
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S. 438, the “Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.” S. 316, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.” S. 522, the “Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.” H.R. 34, a bill to establish a pilot program for patent cases in U.S. district courts. S. 1145, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1908, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1778, a bill to allow the USPTO to accept unintentionally late filings. H.R. 380, the “‘‘Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007’’. S. 1640, the “Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007.” S. 681, the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act”. (Section 303, relating to prohibition on “tax shelter patents.”) S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.” S. 256, the “ Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007.”
Military Family Support Act of 2007
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S1547 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Subtitle F, Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters, Legal assistance for military personnel and their dependents; proposed amendments to Department of Defense clearance guidelines regarding employment of ex-offenders; HR1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Subtitle E, Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters, Legal assistance for military personnel and their dependents; issues relating to the treatment and detention of “enemy combatants” in U.S. custody including restoration of habeas corpus review. S1649 Military Family Support Act of 2007
Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007
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S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008
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H.R.3043, S.1710, FY 2008 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – funding for programs authorized under the Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act (SANCA), funding for programs authorized under the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA); Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program funding; H.R.5576, Draft Senate bill, FY2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act – funding for Defender Services; needle exchange programs; H.R. 3093/S.1745, FY2008 Department of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – funding for juvenile justice programs administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention; provisions relating to funding and operations of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; funding for Legal Services Corporation; H.R. 2829, FY2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - provisions relating to funding for the Judiciary; proposed amendment to provide funding for the Administrative Conference of the United States; H.J. Res. 20 (PL 110-5) Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program funding; Internal Revenue Service Funding; Law Library of Congress funding, Global Legal Information Network; funding for Legal Services Corporation; H.R. 2771/S.1686, FY2008 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act - Law Library of Congress funding, Global Legal Information Network H.R. 2764, FY2008 Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Program Appropriations Act – funding for rule of law programs, funding for contributions to international organizations and peacekeeping operations, Proposal to reprogram $3.3 million from Department of Homeland Security or other federal executive agency to the Administrative Conference of the United States Draft legislation to provide an immediate and substantial increase in federal judicial salaries
Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007
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H.R. 1840, to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion. S. 1130, Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007 (reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits) H.R. 1540 and S. 1689, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 349, The Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 - concerning proposed increase in civil and criminal penalties Comments on Additional Options to Improve Tax Compliance Prepared by the Staff of the Joint Commitee on Taxation Comments on the Proposed Codification of the Economic Substance Doctrine Funding for the Internal Revenue Service General issues relating to legislative process - ensuring hearings and public comment for any amendments to the tax code
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
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H.R.3043, S.1710, FY 2008 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – funding for programs authorized under the Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act (SANCA), funding for programs authorized under the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA); Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program funding; H.R.5576, Draft Senate bill, FY2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act – funding for Defender Services; needle exchange programs; H.R. 3093/S.1745, FY2008 Department of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – funding for juvenile justice programs administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention; provisions relating to funding and operations of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; funding for Legal Services Corporation; H.R. 2829, FY2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - provisions relating to funding for the Judiciary; proposed amendment to provide funding for the Administrative Conference of the United States; H.J. Res. 20 (PL 110-5) Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program funding; Internal Revenue Service Funding; Law Library of Congress funding, Global Legal Information Network; funding for Legal Services Corporation; H.R. 2771/S.1686, FY2008 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act - Law Library of Congress funding, Global Legal Information Network H.R. 2764, FY2008 Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Program Appropriations Act – funding for rule of law programs, funding for contributions to international organizations and peacekeeping operations, Proposal to reprogram $3.3 million from Department of Homeland Security or other federal executive agency to the Administrative Conference of the United States Draft legislation to provide an immediate and substantial increase in federal judicial salaries
Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R.3043, S.1710, FY 2008 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – funding for programs authorized under the Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act (SANCA), funding for programs authorized under the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA); Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program funding; H.R.5576, Draft Senate bill, FY2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act – funding for Defender Services; needle exchange programs; H.R. 3093/S.1745, FY2008 Department of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – funding for juvenile justice programs administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention; provisions relating to funding and operations of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; funding for Legal Services Corporation; H.R. 2829, FY2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - provisions relating to funding for the Judiciary; proposed amendment to provide funding for the Administrative Conference of the United States; H.J. Res. 20 (PL 110-5) Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program funding; Internal Revenue Service Funding; Law Library of Congress funding, Global Legal Information Network; funding for Legal Services Corporation; H.R. 2771/S.1686, FY2008 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act - Law Library of Congress funding, Global Legal Information Network H.R. 2764, FY2008 Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Program Appropriations Act – funding for rule of law programs, funding for contributions to international organizations and peacekeeping operations, Proposal to reprogram $3.3 million from Department of Homeland Security or other federal executive agency to the Administrative Conference of the United States Draft legislation to provide an immediate and substantial increase in federal judicial salaries
Higher Education Access Act of 2007
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S.1642 Higher Education Amendments of 2007, Section 709, reauthorization of Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program, student loan repayment for prosecutors, public defenders, and civil legal assistance lawyers; and Part F S. 1167, Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act Higher Education Act Reauthorization (draft legislation in House of Representatives) H.R. 2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, Section 132, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S.1762 Higher Education Access Act of 2007, Section 401, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S. 359 Student Debt Relief Act of 2007, Section 5, Public Interest Loan Repayment H.R. 2661 Education for Public Service Act of 2007 H.R. 916 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education. S. 442 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education.
S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
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S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007
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Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against “culpable employees” as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in 1999 “Holder Memorandum,” 2003 “Thompson Memorandum,” October 2005 “McCallum Memorandum,” and December 2006 “McNulty Memorandum”) S. 186 and H.R. 3013, “Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007” Proposed changes to Commodity Futures Trading Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the August 11, 2004 and March 1, 2007 Enforcement Advisories titled “Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations” issued by the Commission’s Division of Enforcement) Proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the Commission’s “Seaboard Report,” formally known as the “Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 and Commission Statement on the Relationship of Cooperation to Agency Enforcement Decisions,” issued on October 23, 2001 as Releases 44969 and 1470) Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in the HUD’s February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities urging them to include an addendum in all contracts with legal counsel that would restrict their attorneys’ ability to assert the attorney-client privilege on behalf of these clients in regard to HUD investigations and enforcement proceedings) and policy pressuring state and local government entities that administer federal awards to not pay their employees’ attorneys fees during investigations Proposed changes to Environmental Protection Agency policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the EPA Cooperation Standards, "Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations," Effective May 11, 2000)
Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007
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S. 438, the “Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.” S. 316, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.” S. 522, the “Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.” H.R. 34, a bill to establish a pilot program for patent cases in U.S. district courts. S. 1145, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1908, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1778, a bill to allow the USPTO to accept unintentionally late filings. H.R. 380, the “‘‘Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007’’. S. 1640, the “Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007.” S. 681, the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act”. (Section 303, relating to prohibition on “tax shelter patents.”) S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.” S. 256, the “ Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007.”
Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act
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S. 243, "Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare or the Health Act of 2005" (regarding federal preemption of state medical liability laws) S. 244, "Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act." H.R. 2761, "Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007" H.R. 979- - “Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007.” H. R. 2497 and S. 1481, the “Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act.” H.R. 2549, the “Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers’ Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2007,” legislation to establish clear criteria for when a Medicare set-aside should be reviewed and create certainty regarding the rules for establishing a Medicare set-aside in Workers’ Compensation Cases.
S. 438, the “Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.” S. 316, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.” S. 522, the “Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.” H.R. 34, a bill to establish a pilot program for patent cases in U.S. district courts. S. 1145, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1908, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1778, a bill to allow the USPTO to accept unintentionally late filings. H.R. 380, the “‘‘Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007’’. S. 1640, the “Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007.” S. 681, the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act”. (Section 303, relating to prohibition on “tax shelter patents.”) S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.” S. 256, the “ Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007.”
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007
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H.R. 1905, S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act H.R. 221, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 H.R. 785,S. 461 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1130, Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act S 378, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S. 525, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2007. S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.505,S. 310, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 Urging adoption of legislation regarding Presidential Signing Statements. Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
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S. 438, the “Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.” S. 316, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.” S. 522, the “Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.” H.R. 34, a bill to establish a pilot program for patent cases in U.S. district courts. S. 1145, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1908, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1778, a bill to allow the USPTO to accept unintentionally late filings. H.R. 380, the “‘‘Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007’’. S. 1640, the “Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007.” S. 681, the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act”. (Section 303, relating to prohibition on “tax shelter patents.”) S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.” S. 256, the “ Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007.”
Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007
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H.R. 1840, to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion. S. 1130, Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007 (reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits) H.R. 1540 and S. 1689, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 349, The Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 - concerning proposed increase in civil and criminal penalties Comments on Additional Options to Improve Tax Compliance Prepared by the Staff of the Joint Commitee on Taxation Comments on the Proposed Codification of the Economic Substance Doctrine Funding for the Internal Revenue Service General issues relating to legislative process - ensuring hearings and public comment for any amendments to the tax code
Student Debt Relief Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.1642 Higher Education Amendments of 2007, Section 709, reauthorization of Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program, student loan repayment for prosecutors, public defenders, and civil legal assistance lawyers; and Part F S. 1167, Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act Higher Education Act Reauthorization (draft legislation in House of Representatives) H.R. 2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, Section 132, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S.1762 Higher Education Access Act of 2007, Section 401, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S. 359 Student Debt Relief Act of 2007, Section 5, Public Interest Loan Repayment H.R. 2661 Education for Public Service Act of 2007 H.R. 916 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education. S. 442 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education.
Court Security Improvement Act of 2007
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H.R. 1905, S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act H.R. 221, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 H.R. 785,S. 461 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1130, Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act S 378, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S. 525, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2007. S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.505,S. 310, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 Urging adoption of legislation regarding Presidential Signing Statements. Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
Keeping Families Together Act
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S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S. 438, the “Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.” S. 316, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.” S. 522, the “Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.” H.R. 34, a bill to establish a pilot program for patent cases in U.S. district courts. S. 1145, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1908, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1778, a bill to allow the USPTO to accept unintentionally late filings. H.R. 380, the “‘‘Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007’’. S. 1640, the “Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007.” S. 681, the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act”. (Section 303, relating to prohibition on “tax shelter patents.”) S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.” S. 256, the “ Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007.”
John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
S.1642 Higher Education Amendments of 2007, Section 709, reauthorization of Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program, student loan repayment for prosecutors, public defenders, and civil legal assistance lawyers; and Part F S. 1167, Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act Higher Education Act Reauthorization (draft legislation in House of Representatives) H.R. 2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, Section 132, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S.1762 Higher Education Access Act of 2007, Section 401, Public Interest Loan Repayment (considered under budget reconciliation) S. 359 Student Debt Relief Act of 2007, Section 5, Public Interest Loan Repayment H.R. 2661 Education for Public Service Act of 2007 H.R. 916 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education. S. 442 John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2007, GAO study of the cost of law school education.
Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007
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S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1905, S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act H.R. 221, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 H.R. 785,S. 461 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1130, Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act S 378, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S. 525, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2007. S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.505,S. 310, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 Urging adoption of legislation regarding Presidential Signing Statements. Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
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S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
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S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act
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S. 438, the “Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.” S. 316, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.” S. 522, the “Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.” H.R. 34, a bill to establish a pilot program for patent cases in U.S. district courts. S. 1145, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1908, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1778, a bill to allow the USPTO to accept unintentionally late filings. H.R. 380, the “‘‘Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007’’. S. 1640, the “Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007.” S. 681, the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act”. (Section 303, relating to prohibition on “tax shelter patents.”) S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.” S. 256, the “ Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007.”
H.R. 1840, to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion. S. 1130, Legal Services Benefit Act of 2007 (reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits) H.R. 1540 and S. 1689, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 349, The Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 - concerning proposed increase in civil and criminal penalties Comments on Additional Options to Improve Tax Compliance Prepared by the Staff of the Joint Commitee on Taxation Comments on the Proposed Codification of the Economic Substance Doctrine Funding for the Internal Revenue Service General issues relating to legislative process - ensuring hearings and public comment for any amendments to the tax code
Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict Treaty Doc. 103-39 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Treaty Doc. 96-53 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
H.R. 1905, S.1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act H.R. 221, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2007 H.R. 785,S. 461 Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1130, Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act S 378, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S. 525, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2007. S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 H.R.505,S. 310, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007 Urging adoption of legislation regarding Presidential Signing Statements. Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
S1547 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Subtitle F, Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters, Legal assistance for military personnel and their dependents; proposed amendments to Department of Defense clearance guidelines regarding employment of ex-offenders; HR1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Subtitle E, Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters, Legal assistance for military personnel and their dependents; issues relating to the treatment and detention of “enemy combatants” in U.S. custody including restoration of habeas corpus review. S1649 Military Family Support Act of 2007
WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services Negotiations – issues regarding U.S. negotiating position on international trade in legal services (inbound and outbound) General issues related to legal services provisions in negotiation of free trade agreements
S. 243, "Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare or the Health Act of 2005" (regarding federal preemption of state medical liability laws) S. 244, "Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act." H.R. 2761, "Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007" H.R. 979- - “Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007.” H. R. 2497 and S. 1481, the “Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act.” H.R. 2549, the “Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers’ Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2007,” legislation to establish clear criteria for when a Medicare set-aside should be reviewed and create certainty regarding the rules for establishing a Medicare set-aside in Workers’ Compensation Cases.
HR 1967, Financial Privacy Notice Relief Act of 2007
Draft bankruptcy technical corrections bill prepared by ABA proposing partial repeal of bankruptcy attorney liability provisions contained in Sections 102, 203(a), and 226-229 of P.L. 109-8, formerly S. 256, “Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005”
S.456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, provisions related to definition of gang crimes, transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. H.R. 1806, Youth Crime Deterrence Act of 2007. H.R. 460, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. S.1383, Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007. S. 1685, Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act. S. 1711, Drug Sentencing Reform Trafficking Act of 2007. H.R.3027, Effective Law Enforcement through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2007 H.R.1593, S.1060, Second Chance Act of 20075. H.R.555, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates Draft House bill, Juvenile Crime Reduction Act. HR 2102, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 HR 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 S 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 1416, S. 185, Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. H.R. 2826, To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
S.618, the “Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007,” would repeal the antitrust exemption in the medical malpractice insurance area. Legislation to repeal the McCarran-Ferguson exemption to the antitrust laws and establish certain safe harbors.
H.R. 21, “Oceans Conservation, Education and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act”
H.R. 1328/S.1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 H.R. 1424, The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974/medical records privacy (no legislation pending)
Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against “culpable employees” as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in 1999 “Holder Memorandum,” 2003 “Thompson Memorandum,” October 2005 “McCallum Memorandum,” and December 2006 “McNulty Memorandum”) S. 186 and H.R. 3013, “Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007” Proposed changes to Commodity Futures Trading Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the August 11, 2004 and March 1, 2007 Enforcement Advisories titled “Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations” issued by the Commission’s Division of Enforcement) Proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the Commission’s “Seaboard Report,” formally known as the “Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 and Commission Statement on the Relationship of Cooperation to Agency Enforcement Decisions,” issued on October 23, 2001 as Releases 44969 and 1470) Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections (set forth in the HUD’s February 3, 2006 formal Notice to public housing authorities urging them to include an addendum in all contracts with legal counsel that would restrict their attorneys’ ability to assert the attorney-client privilege on behalf of these clients in regard to HUD investigations and enforcement proceedings) and policy pressuring state and local government entities that administer federal awards to not pay their employees’ attorneys fees during investigations Proposed changes to Environmental Protection Agency policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the EPA Cooperation Standards, "Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations," Effective May 11, 2000)
S.398, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2007. Draft House bill, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2007. H.R.1104, Foster Children Self-Support Act. H.R.687, S.382, Keeping Families Together Act. H.R.1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007. S.661, H.R.2188, Kinship Caregiver Support Act. H.R.2343, S.667, Education Begins at Home Act. S.1488, Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act. S. 1515, National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act. H.R.1386, S.803, Child Support Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3, S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. S. 465, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
S.1348, S.1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1645, the Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 S. 844, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007 S.795, H.R. 1379, the Citizenship Promotion Act S.774, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 H.R. 1, Implementing the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act – provisions relating to indefinite detention of non-citizens and restricting judicial review for visa revocations. Draft legislation statutory immigration detention standards Legislative proposal to give derivative Temporary Protected Status for children whose parents are granted TPS. General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of ICE Detention Standards, conditions of detention and apprehension of minors by Border Patrol, separation of detained families, and access to legal representation. General communications on Immigration Court reform, including stipulated removal orders, children’s dockets and related issues.
H.R.1895, Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2007. S.1331, Long Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act of 2007. H.R.2640, NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. H.R.96, Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2007. H.R. 1022, S.645, Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007. H.R.1399, S.1001, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act. H.R.1859, Anti-Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2007.
Social Security Disability Appeals System—ABA supports various improvements in the system and supports the use of Administrative Law Judges appointed under the APA. SSA related issues
S. 438, the “Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act.” S. 316, the “Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act.” S. 522, the “Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.” H.R. 34, a bill to establish a pilot program for patent cases in U.S. district courts. S. 1145, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1908, the “Patent Reform Act of 2007.” (Patent law reform.) H.R. 1778, a bill to allow the USPTO to accept unintentionally late filings. H.R. 380, the “‘‘Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007’’. S. 1640, the “Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2007.” S. 681, the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act”. (Section 303, relating to prohibition on “tax shelter patents.”) S. 242 and H.R. 1432, the “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007.” S. 256, the “ Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act of 2007.”
H.R.3043, S.1710, FY 2008 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – funding for programs authorized under the Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act (SANCA), funding for programs authorized under the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA); Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program funding; H.R.5576, Draft Senate bill, FY2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act – funding for Defender Services; needle exchange programs; H.R. 3093/S.1745, FY2008 Department of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – funding for juvenile justice programs administered by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention; provisions relating to funding and operations of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; funding for Legal Services Corporation; H.R. 2829, FY2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act - provisions relating to funding for the Judiciary; proposed amendment to provide funding for the Administrative Conference of the United States; H.J. Res. 20 (PL 110-5) Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program funding; Internal Revenue Service Funding; Law Library of Congress funding, Global Legal Information Network; funding for Legal Services Corporation; H.R. 2771/S.1686, FY2008 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act - Law Library of Congress funding, Global Legal Information Network H.R. 2764, FY2008 Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Program Appropriations Act – funding for rule of law programs, funding for contributions to international organizations and peacekeeping operations, Proposal to reprogram $3.3 million from Department of Homeland Security or other federal executive agency to the Administrative Conference of the United States Draft legislation to provide an immediate and substantial increase in federal judicial salaries
H.R.556, Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 S.1610, Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
H.R. 840 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007, Section 101, clarifying the definition of homeless person under McKinney-Vento Act. H.R. 2895 National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007
H.R. 300, We the People Act, to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. H.R.699, to amend title 28, United Stated Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance. H.R. 724, to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1049, to provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. H.R. 2898, to amend title 28, United States Code, to establish standards for impeachment of justices and judges of the Unites States.
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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H.R. 5672, Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2007 – provisions relating to funding and operations of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; the State Justice Institute; and the Legal Services Corporation H.R.5647, S.3708, FY2007 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act – funding for programs authorized under the Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act, the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and the Violence Against Women Act; funding for National Violent Death Reporting System in the National Centers for Disease Control; and funding for the Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program H.R.5576, FY2007 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act - provisions related to funding for Defender Services; funding for the Federal Judiciary; funding for affordable housing; full funding of the Internal Revenue Service; proposed amendment to provide funding for the Administrative Conference of the United States H.R. 5522, Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations bill – funding for international rule of law programs H.R. 5221, FY2007 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act – funding for the Library of Congress and the Law Library of Congress H.J.RES.102, Making further continuing appropriations for FY 2007, and for other purposes; provisions relating to Judiciary FY 2008 Federal Budget (submitted to Congress Feb. 2008) – President’s FY08 Budget Proposal for the Legal Services Corporation Proposal to reprogram $3.2 million from Department of Homeland Security to the Administrative Conference of the United States Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, H.R.3010, Title II, Title V
H.R.856, S.409, Federal Youth Coordination Act H.R.1738, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2005 H.R.3471, Strengthening the Chafee Foster Care Independence Act S.985, Kinship Caregiver Support Act S.672, Indian and Alaska Native Foster Care and Adoption Services Amendments of 2005 S.1679, Working to Enhance Courts for At-Risk and Endangered Kids Act H.R.5403, S.2999, Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act H.R.5640, S.3525, Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006, provisions relating to reauthorization of the promoting safe and stable families program H.R.5803, Keeping Families Together Act Domestic Violence Legislative Proposal with Senator Joseph Biden’s office (has not been introduced).
H.R. 810, S. 471, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act S. 1057, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2005 Authorizing states to cover children aging out of foster care to retain medical coverage until 21
S. 1785, the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act of 2005 H.R. 4131, the Public Health Emergency Medicines Act (Compulsory licensing of patented drugs). H.R. 683, the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2005 H.R. 2791, the United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2005 H.R. 2795, the Patent Reform Act of 2005 H.R. 2955, the Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2005 H.R. 4742, Waiver of Patent and Trademark Requirements during Emergencies H.R. 5055, the Design Piracy Prohibition Act H. R. 5096, the Patents Depend on Quality Act of 2006 (Patent law reform.) H.R. 4569, the Digital Content Security Protection Act of 2005 H.R. 5439, the Orphan Works Act of 2006 (Legal protection for fashion design.) H.R. 5553, the Section 115 Reform Act (Patent law reform.) H.R. 3175, the Life-Saving Medicines Export Act of 2006 (Compulsory licensing of patented drugs in health emergencies) H.R. 5418, a bill to establish a pilot program for patents cases in U.S. district courts. S. 3818, the Patent Reform Act of 2006 (Patent law reform.) H.R. 5921, the Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2006 H.R. 5553, the Section 115 Reform Act (Copyright licensing of digital delivery of music works)
H.R. 897, to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to increase the maximum amount of the exclusion. S. 1160, Legal Services Benefit Act of 2005 – reinstatement of the pre-tax status of group/prepaid legal services benefits Tax Simplification, including repeal of the Individual Alternative Minimum Tax and on efficacy in the Tax Filing Season (no bill)
S.J.Res.1, H.J.Res.39, S.J.Res.13, Proposing amendment to the Constitution regarding marriage S.J.Res.12, H.J.Res.10, Proposing an amendment to Constitution prohibiting desecration of the flag. S.Res.92, H.Res.97, Affirming sense of Congress that judicial decisions should not rely on foreign judgments. S. 520, H.R. 1070, the Constitution Restoration Act – provisions to limit the jurisdiction of the federal courts in certain cases. H.R. 1100, the Marriage Protection Act of 2005 H.R. 4379, We the People Act S. 1046, H.R. 2389, Pledge Protection Act of 2005 S. 1911, S.1370, H.R. 1974, Flag Protection Act of 2005
Proposed amendments to Commentary for Section 8C2.5 of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during sentencing, (70 Fed. Reg. 37145, June 28, 2005), and draft legislation to expedite such amendments Proposed changes to Justice Department internal policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against “culpable employees” as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in 1999 “Holder Memorandum,” 2003 “Thompson Memorandum,” October 2005 “McCallum Memorandum,” and December 2006 “McNulty Memorandum”) Proposed changes to Commodity Futures Trading Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the August 11, 2004 Enforcement Advisory titled “Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations” issued by the Commission’s Division of Enforcement) Proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission policy involving waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, nonpayment of employees’ attorneys fees, and other punitive actions against certain employees as conditions for receiving cooperation credit during investigations (set forth in the Commission’s “Seaboard Report,” formally known as the “Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 and Commission Statement on the Relationship of Cooperation to Agency Enforcement Decisions,” issued on October 23, 2001 as Releases 44969 and 1470) Proposed changes to Department of Housing and Urban Development policy involving pressuring state and local government entities that administer federal awards to not pay their employees’ attorneys fees S.2039, Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act of 2005 – student loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders S. 30, the Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2006
S. 852, S. 3274 Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005 – provisions regarding standards for medical criteria for those with nonmalignant asbestos related diseases, timing of filing cause of actions and waiver of statute of limitations H.R. 5, S. 354, S.22, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare or the Health Act of 2005 – issue of preemption of state medical liability laws S. 23, Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act – issue of preemption of state medical liability laws H.R. 420 Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act – provisions regarding modifications to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and changes relating to jurisdiction and venue for personal injury cases filed in state and federal courts S. 1337, the Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act – provisions regarding the creation of health care tribunals H.R. 1546, Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2005 – provisions regarding the creation of health care tribunals H.R. 5309, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2006 – provisions relating to criteria for review of Medicare set-asides and rules for establishing a Medicare set-aside in Workers’ Compensation Cases. General issues relating to alternatives to Medical Malpractice Litigation
H.R. 3784, Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 H.R. 4525, Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 H.R. 1184, Removing Impediments to Students Education Act H.R. 609, College Access and Opportunity Act of 2006 reauthorization of the Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program; student loan repayment for public interest workers; recognizing public interest as an area of national need S.1614, Higher Education Amendments of 2005 - reauthorization of the Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program; student loan forgiveness for public interest workers Support for Re-Recognition of ABA Section of Legal Education as Accrediting Agency
WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services Negotiations – issues regarding U.S. negotiating position on international trade in legal services (inbound and outbound)
S. 2012, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 H.R. 5018, American Fisheries Management and Marine-Life Enhancement Act H.R. 5946, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
HR 3505, Section 617, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2005 S. 2856, Section 609, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2005
S. 2694 Veterans Choice of Representation Act of 2006 – lifting restrictions on attorney representation on veterans S. 3421 Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 – lifting restrictions on attorney representation of veterans H.R. 4914 Veterans Choice of Representation Act – lifting restrictions on attorney representation of veterans H.R. 5549 Veterans Choice of Representation Act of 2006 – lifting restrictions on attorney representation on veterans
S. 2548, Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006 H.R. 3858, Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006
Draft bankruptcy technical corrections draft bill by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) – provisions repealing bankruptcy attorney liability provisions in P.L. 109-8, formerly S. 256 P.L. 109-8, formerly S. 256, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 – provisions relating to bankruptcy attorney liability [Sections 102, 203(a), and 226-229], direct appeals [Section 1233] and sharing of compensation [Section 326]
S. 829, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act H.R. 2422, to authorize cameras in all federal courts S. 1768, to permit televisions of Supreme Court procedures S. 2678, H.R. 5219, Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2006 H.R. 1751, Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 2005 S. 1968, Court Security Improvement Act H.R. 4311, S. 1558, to amend § 105 (b) (c) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 S. 2766, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007; just court security provisions S. 1296, Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005 S. 1301, Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2005 S. 1845, the Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2005 S. 4093, Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2005 H.R. 5454, To Authorize Salary Adjustments for Justices and Judges of the United States for FY 2007 H.R. 9, the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 H.R. 5388, the District of Columbia Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act Draft legislation to establish a new Administrative Law Judge Conference of the United States as an independent agency to assume the responsibility of the United States Office of Personnel Management with respect to Administrative Law Judges, including their testing, selection, and appointment Draft legislation to amend various adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
H.R. 6094, Community Protection Act of 2006 H.R. 6095, Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006 H.R. 6089, Illegal Alien Deterrence and Public Safety Act of 2006 H.R. 1172, S. 119, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act H.R. 5441, FY2007 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act – provisions relating to granting of injunctions by immigration judges Issues related to Comprehensive Immigration Reform including: earned adjustment; judicial review; retroactivity; criminalization of unlawful presence; status for children with certain ties to the US and detention issues General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of ICE Detention Standards, conditions of detention and apprehension of minors by Border Patrol, separation of detained families, and proposed modifications to asylum process and adjudications General communications on Immigration Court reform, including stipulated removal orders, children’s dockets and related issues. Issues related to Board of Immigration Appeals briefing deadlines for immigration detainees
General issues related to improvement of the guardianship system at the state and federal level Social Security Disability Appeals System - issues related to improvements in the system and appointment of ALJs under the APA S. 1525, the Medical Malpractice Insurance Antitrust Act of 2006 - issues related to the implications of repealing the Insurer's Antitrust Exemption
Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict Treaty Doc. 103-39 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Treaty Doc. 96-53 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
H.R. 5122, S. 2766, FY 2007 John Warner National Defense Authorization Act – predatory lending practices toward servicemembers and their dependents S. 418, Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act – anti predatory lending H.R. 5122, the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 – proposed criminal justice amendments including those related to federal habeas corpus jurisdiction
S.155, Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2005, provision related to transfer of juveniles to adult criminal justice system and mandatory minimum sentences. S.1088, H.R.3035, Streamlined Procedures Act of 2005. H.R.1279, Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2005, provisions related to mandatory minimum penalties. H.R.1528, Defending America’s Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act of 2005. H.R.1704, S.1934, Second Chance Act of 2005 H.R.2965, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2005 H.R.4466, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2005, provisions relating to regulation of contracts for telephone service by prison inmates. H.R.4472, S.1086, Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, provisions relating to juvenile offenses, the national child abuse registry, mandatory minimum sentencing, habeas corpus restrictions, and transfer of juveniles to adult criminal system. H.R.5040, Death Penalty Reform Act of 2006. H.R.5673, Criminal Restitution Improvement Act of 2006. H.R.6254, Sentencing Fairness and Equity Restoration Act of 2006. S. 2831, Free Flow of Information Act of 2006 S. 1419, S 340, H.R. 3323 -- Free Flow of Information Act of 2005 S. 147, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), HR 3, Section 1906 (P.L. 109-53) S. 2453, National Security Surveillance Act of 2006. S. 3876, National Security Surveillance Act of 2006. S. 2455, Terrorist Surveillance Act of 2006. S. 3001, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Improvement and Enhancement Act of 2006. S. 3877, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Improvement and Enhancement Act of 2006. H.R. 5371, Lawful Intelligence and Surveillance of Terrorists in an Emergency by NSA Act. H.R. 5825, Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act. S. 3861, Bringing Terrorists to Justice Act. S. 3901, Military Commissions Act of 2006. S. 3930, Military Commissions Act of 2006. H.R. 6054, Military Commissions Act of 2006. S. 489, H.R. 1229, Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R.1415, NICS Improvement Act H.R.3540, Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2005 H.R.5005, Firearm Corrections and Improvement Act H.R.5092, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Modernization and Reform Act of 2006 H.R.1288, S.1082, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act H.R. 1312, S.645, Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2005 H.R.1384, Firearm Commerce Modernization Act
H.R. 4347, Bringing America Home Act – establishing a federal affordable housing trust fund Expanding the definition of homelessness to cover those in temporary conditions following disaster
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