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Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
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2008 · second_quarter · 2A
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Source: Senate LDA
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
REAL ID Repeal and Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Quelling of Unwanted Intrusive and Excessive Telephone Calls Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Private Prison Information Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Universal Service Reform Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment.
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
National Security Letters Reform Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation and the Constitution Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
FISA Amendments Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Modernization Act of 2007
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
SAFE Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
American Anti-Torture Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs.
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
End Racial Profiling Act of 2007
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Media Ownership Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Caging Prohibition Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Removing Impediments to Students Education Act
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets.
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Pornography Jurisdiction Limitation Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation.
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
State Secret Protection Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Inform and Deter Spam Act
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Robocall Privacy Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Senior Citizenship Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
SMASH Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Limiting the Intrusive Miles of International Terrorist Sponsors Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Solicitation Disclosure Act
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Freedom to Serve Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Public Safety Broadband Authorization Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
PRICE of Homeland Security Act
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
FISA Amendments Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect.
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda.
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes.
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Closure Act of 2007
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HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Local Community Radio Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Protect America Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007".
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
National Security Letter Reform Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Caging Prohibition Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Internet Safety Education Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Protecting English in the Workplace Act
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
State Secrets Protection Act
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Robocall Privacy Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
OPEN FOIA Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Client: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · Firm: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.
Filing targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Election Commission (FEC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION via AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2008 · second_quarter · Q2
HR 0079 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparites HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0460 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, equal protection, sentencing disparities, mandatory minimums HR 0719 A bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0980 To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1117 To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, national security, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: Free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. . Issue lobbied: criminal justice, national security, civil rights, habeas HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1889 To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, freedom of information, government transparency HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy civil liberties HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2054 To reform the universal service provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield HR 2275 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, separation of church and state HR 2517 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, criminal justice HR 2642 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, women's rights, reproductive freedom HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3013 To provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3546 To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3559 To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3845 To establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy online predators HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, everify HR 4109 To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4120 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech HR 4134 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4611 To prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination, government oversight HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 4835 To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, free speech, media ownership, government oversight and reform HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5157 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy HR 5470 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5514 To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship, government oversight and reform HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5524 To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, privacy HR 5596 To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, privacy, immigration, everify HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5717 To establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relating to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, criminal justice HR 5747 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict political robocalls, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights HR 5750 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration HR 5769 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship, privacy HR 5886 To restrict the diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection HR 5895 To require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail. Issue lobbied: Free speech, censorship HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration HR 5990 To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6023 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, free speech HR 6055 To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish requirements and issue a nationwide public safety broadband license, to establish a grant program to fund administrative and operational costs of the licensee, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6167 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, FISA HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education HR 6350 To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks. Issue lobbied: civil rights, privacy, background checks HR 6357 To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, medical privacy HR 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities HR 6388 To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: government oversight HR 6398 To impose a permanent prohibition on the use of funds by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise specifically authorized by law and to require an investigation into possible violations of the annual Department of Defense Appropriations Act prohibition on such propaganda. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, government oversight HRES 1055 Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, racial justice, discrimination, equal protection HJRES 79 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, media diversity HJRES 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, death penalty S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, discrimination, habeas, human rights S 0186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0431 A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, sex offender registry S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 0519 A bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. . Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas, human rights S 0625 A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: National security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 0819 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes. Issue lobbied: first amendment, church-state separation S 0910 A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, FMLA S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. . Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, free press, reporters shield S 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1383 A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice, habeas
Filing targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Legal Services Corporation, SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)