Reported covered position: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Nick Smith
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 4959 - creating a statutory right to vote. S. 4573, H.8873, H.R. 2617, revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections, revisions to the Presidential Transition Act. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Changes to Homeland Security Grant to ensure expenditures to protect election officials. Supporting changes proposed by House Modernization Committee.
Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2021
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PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT via PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
2022 · fourth_quarter · 4T
H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 4959 - creating a statutory right to vote. S. 4573, H.8873, H.R. 2617, revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections, revisions to the Presidential Transition Act. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Changes to Homeland Security Grant to ensure expenditures to protect election officials. Supporting changes proposed by House Modernization Committee.
Filing targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
Source: Senate LDA
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act; S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process; H.R.4, S.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. The bill also outlines factors courts must consider when hearing challenges to voting practices, such as the extent of any history of official voting discrimination in the state or political subdivision; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; H.R.4959, S.2615 - Right to Vote Act, to protect the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; H.R. 4349: Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; S.2391 - To provide for clarification and limitations with respect to the exercise of national security powers, and for other purposes; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; Advocating for reforms to protect election officials from threats and intimidation; Advocating for reforms to prevent election subversion; Consulting on proposed legislative language (not introduced) to counteract the independent state legislature theory.
Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2021
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.4349 - Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023; S.130/H.R.657 - to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; H.R.8294 - The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides FY2023 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies; Advocating in support of legislation to expedite judicial review of civil actions to enforce congressional subpoenas (H.R. 5314, title IV, the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act); Supporting-through meetings, email correspondence, written legal and factual analysis-the Government Accountability Office's study of the feasibility of establishing a Congressional Office of Legal Counsel; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process. In addition, advocating for other measures to improve federal elections more generally, such as additional federal election funding, provisions to protect election workers from intimidation and violence, as well as improvements to how the Postal Service treats mail-in ballots.
COVID-19 Fraud Prevention Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. H.R.5305 - This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies, provides supplemental appropriations, and extends several expiring programs and authorities. H.R.8254 - Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. S.130/H.R.657 -- to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 2959 - creating a statutory right to vote. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Improving efforts to protect election officials from threats.
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act; S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process; H.R.4, S.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. The bill also outlines factors courts must consider when hearing challenges to voting practices, such as the extent of any history of official voting discrimination in the state or political subdivision; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; H.R.4959, S.2615 - Right to Vote Act, to protect the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; H.R. 4349: Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; S.2391 - To provide for clarification and limitations with respect to the exercise of national security powers, and for other purposes; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; Advocating for reforms to protect election officials from threats and intimidation; Advocating for reforms to prevent election subversion; Consulting on proposed legislative language (not introduced) to counteract the independent state legislature theory.
Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act; S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process; H.R.4, S.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. The bill also outlines factors courts must consider when hearing challenges to voting practices, such as the extent of any history of official voting discrimination in the state or political subdivision; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; H.R.4959, S.2615 - Right to Vote Act, to protect the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; H.R. 4349: Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; S.2391 - To provide for clarification and limitations with respect to the exercise of national security powers, and for other purposes; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; Advocating for reforms to protect election officials from threats and intimidation; Advocating for reforms to prevent election subversion; Consulting on proposed legislative language (not introduced) to counteract the independent state legislature theory.
Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.4349 - Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023; S.130/H.R.657 - to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; H.R.8294 - The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides FY2023 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies; Advocating in support of legislation to expedite judicial review of civil actions to enforce congressional subpoenas (H.R. 5314, title IV, the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act); Supporting-through meetings, email correspondence, written legal and factual analysis-the Government Accountability Office's study of the feasibility of establishing a Congressional Office of Legal Counsel; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process. In addition, advocating for other measures to improve federal elections more generally, such as additional federal election funding, provisions to protect election workers from intimidation and violence, as well as improvements to how the Postal Service treats mail-in ballots.
H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 4959 - creating a statutory right to vote. S. 4573, H.8873, H.R. 2617, revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections, revisions to the Presidential Transition Act. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Changes to Homeland Security Grant to ensure expenditures to protect election officials. Supporting changes proposed by House Modernization Committee.
H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act; S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process; H.R.4, S.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. The bill also outlines factors courts must consider when hearing challenges to voting practices, such as the extent of any history of official voting discrimination in the state or political subdivision; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; H.R.4959, S.2615 - Right to Vote Act, to protect the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; H.R. 4349: Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; S.2391 - To provide for clarification and limitations with respect to the exercise of national security powers, and for other purposes; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; Advocating for reforms to protect election officials from threats and intimidation; Advocating for reforms to prevent election subversion; Consulting on proposed legislative language (not introduced) to counteract the independent state legislature theory.
Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. H.R.5305 - This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies, provides supplemental appropriations, and extends several expiring programs and authorities. H.R.8254 - Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. S.130/H.R.657 -- to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 2959 - creating a statutory right to vote. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Improving efforts to protect election officials from threats.
Protecting Our Democracy Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. H.R.5305 - This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies, provides supplemental appropriations, and extends several expiring programs and authorities. H.R.8254 - Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. S.130/H.R.657 -- to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 2959 - creating a statutory right to vote. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Improving efforts to protect election officials from threats.
Protecting Our Democracy Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.4349 - Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023; S.130/H.R.657 - to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; H.R.8294 - The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides FY2023 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies; Advocating in support of legislation to expedite judicial review of civil actions to enforce congressional subpoenas (H.R. 5314, title IV, the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act); Supporting-through meetings, email correspondence, written legal and factual analysis-the Government Accountability Office's study of the feasibility of establishing a Congressional Office of Legal Counsel; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process. In addition, advocating for other measures to improve federal elections more generally, such as additional federal election funding, provisions to protect election workers from intimidation and violence, as well as improvements to how the Postal Service treats mail-in ballots.
Protecting Our Democracy Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act; S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process; H.R.4, S.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. The bill also outlines factors courts must consider when hearing challenges to voting practices, such as the extent of any history of official voting discrimination in the state or political subdivision; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; H.R.4959, S.2615 - Right to Vote Act, to protect the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; H.R. 4349: Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; S.2391 - To provide for clarification and limitations with respect to the exercise of national security powers, and for other purposes; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; Advocating for reforms to protect election officials from threats and intimidation; Advocating for reforms to prevent election subversion; Consulting on proposed legislative language (not introduced) to counteract the independent state legislature theory.
Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act; S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process; H.R.4, S.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. The bill also outlines factors courts must consider when hearing challenges to voting practices, such as the extent of any history of official voting discrimination in the state or political subdivision; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; H.R.4959, S.2615 - Right to Vote Act, to protect the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; H.R. 4349: Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; S.2391 - To provide for clarification and limitations with respect to the exercise of national security powers, and for other purposes; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; Advocating for reforms to protect election officials from threats and intimidation; Advocating for reforms to prevent election subversion; Consulting on proposed legislative language (not introduced) to counteract the independent state legislature theory.
District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.4349 - Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023; S.130/H.R.657 - to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; H.R.8294 - The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides FY2023 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies; Advocating in support of legislation to expedite judicial review of civil actions to enforce congressional subpoenas (H.R. 5314, title IV, the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act); Supporting-through meetings, email correspondence, written legal and factual analysis-the Government Accountability Office's study of the feasibility of establishing a Congressional Office of Legal Counsel; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process. In addition, advocating for other measures to improve federal elections more generally, such as additional federal election funding, provisions to protect election workers from intimidation and violence, as well as improvements to how the Postal Service treats mail-in ballots.
District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. H.R.5305 - This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies, provides supplemental appropriations, and extends several expiring programs and authorities. H.R.8254 - Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. S.130/H.R.657 -- to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 2959 - creating a statutory right to vote. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Improving efforts to protect election officials from threats.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.4349 - Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023; S.130/H.R.657 - to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; H.R.8294 - The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides FY2023 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies; Advocating in support of legislation to expedite judicial review of civil actions to enforce congressional subpoenas (H.R. 5314, title IV, the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act); Supporting-through meetings, email correspondence, written legal and factual analysis-the Government Accountability Office's study of the feasibility of establishing a Congressional Office of Legal Counsel; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process. In addition, advocating for other measures to improve federal elections more generally, such as additional federal election funding, provisions to protect election workers from intimidation and violence, as well as improvements to how the Postal Service treats mail-in ballots.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 4959 - creating a statutory right to vote. S. 4573, H.8873, H.R. 2617, revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections, revisions to the Presidential Transition Act. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Changes to Homeland Security Grant to ensure expenditures to protect election officials. Supporting changes proposed by House Modernization Committee.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. H.R.5305 - This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies, provides supplemental appropriations, and extends several expiring programs and authorities. H.R.8254 - Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. S.130/H.R.657 -- to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 2959 - creating a statutory right to vote. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Improving efforts to protect election officials from threats.
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. H.R.5305 - This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies, provides supplemental appropriations, and extends several expiring programs and authorities. H.R.8254 - Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. S.130/H.R.657 -- to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 2959 - creating a statutory right to vote. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Improving efforts to protect election officials from threats.
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.4349 - Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023; S.130/H.R.657 - to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; H.R.8294 - The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides FY2023 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies; Advocating in support of legislation to expedite judicial review of civil actions to enforce congressional subpoenas (H.R. 5314, title IV, the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act); Supporting-through meetings, email correspondence, written legal and factual analysis-the Government Accountability Office's study of the feasibility of establishing a Congressional Office of Legal Counsel; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process. In addition, advocating for other measures to improve federal elections more generally, such as additional federal election funding, provisions to protect election workers from intimidation and violence, as well as improvements to how the Postal Service treats mail-in ballots.
District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. H.R.5305 - This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies, provides supplemental appropriations, and extends several expiring programs and authorities. H.R.8254 - Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. S.130/H.R.657 -- to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 2959 - creating a statutory right to vote. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Improving efforts to protect election officials from threats.
District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.4349 - Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023; S.130/H.R.657 - to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; H.R.8294 - The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides FY2023 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies; Advocating in support of legislation to expedite judicial review of civil actions to enforce congressional subpoenas (H.R. 5314, title IV, the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act); Supporting-through meetings, email correspondence, written legal and factual analysis-the Government Accountability Office's study of the feasibility of establishing a Congressional Office of Legal Counsel; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process. In addition, advocating for other measures to improve federal elections more generally, such as additional federal election funding, provisions to protect election workers from intimidation and violence, as well as improvements to how the Postal Service treats mail-in ballots.
National Security Powers Act of 2021
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act; S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process; H.R.4, S.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. The bill also outlines factors courts must consider when hearing challenges to voting practices, such as the extent of any history of official voting discrimination in the state or political subdivision; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; H.R.4959, S.2615 - Right to Vote Act, to protect the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; H.R. 4349: Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; S.2391 - To provide for clarification and limitations with respect to the exercise of national security powers, and for other purposes; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; Advocating for reforms to protect election officials from threats and intimidation; Advocating for reforms to prevent election subversion; Consulting on proposed legislative language (not introduced) to counteract the independent state legislature theory.
H.R.4349 - Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023; S.130/H.R.657 - to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; H.R.8294 - The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides FY2023 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies; Advocating in support of legislation to expedite judicial review of civil actions to enforce congressional subpoenas (H.R. 5314, title IV, the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act); Supporting-through meetings, email correspondence, written legal and factual analysis-the Government Accountability Office's study of the feasibility of establishing a Congressional Office of Legal Counsel; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process. In addition, advocating for other measures to improve federal elections more generally, such as additional federal election funding, provisions to protect election workers from intimidation and violence, as well as improvements to how the Postal Service treats mail-in ballots.
H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act; S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process; H.R.4, S.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. The bill also outlines factors courts must consider when hearing challenges to voting practices, such as the extent of any history of official voting discrimination in the state or political subdivision; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; H.R.4959, S.2615 - Right to Vote Act, to protect the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; H.R. 4349: Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; S.2391 - To provide for clarification and limitations with respect to the exercise of national security powers, and for other purposes; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; Advocating for reforms to protect election officials from threats and intimidation; Advocating for reforms to prevent election subversion; Consulting on proposed legislative language (not introduced) to counteract the independent state legislature theory.
H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act; S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process; H.R.4, S.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. The bill also outlines factors courts must consider when hearing challenges to voting practices, such as the extent of any history of official voting discrimination in the state or political subdivision; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; H.R.4959, S.2615 - Right to Vote Act, to protect the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; H.R. 4349: Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; S.2391 - To provide for clarification and limitations with respect to the exercise of national security powers, and for other purposes; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; Advocating for reforms to protect election officials from threats and intimidation; Advocating for reforms to prevent election subversion; Consulting on proposed legislative language (not introduced) to counteract the independent state legislature theory.
H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 4959 - creating a statutory right to vote. S. 4573, H.8873, H.R. 2617, revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections, revisions to the Presidential Transition Act. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Changes to Homeland Security Grant to ensure expenditures to protect election officials. Supporting changes proposed by House Modernization Committee.
HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. H.R.5305 - This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies, provides supplemental appropriations, and extends several expiring programs and authorities. H.R.8254 - Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. S.130/H.R.657 -- to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 2959 - creating a statutory right to vote. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Improving efforts to protect election officials from threats.
HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. H.R.5305 - This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies, provides supplemental appropriations, and extends several expiring programs and authorities. H.R.8254 - Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. S.130/H.R.657 -- to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 2959 - creating a statutory right to vote. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Improving efforts to protect election officials from threats.
H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act; S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process; H.R.4, S.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. The bill also outlines factors courts must consider when hearing challenges to voting practices, such as the extent of any history of official voting discrimination in the state or political subdivision; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; H.R.4959, S.2615 - Right to Vote Act, to protect the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; H.R. 4349: Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; S.2391 - To provide for clarification and limitations with respect to the exercise of national security powers, and for other purposes; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; Advocating for reforms to protect election officials from threats and intimidation; Advocating for reforms to prevent election subversion; Consulting on proposed legislative language (not introduced) to counteract the independent state legislature theory.
H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 4959 - creating a statutory right to vote. S. 4573, H.8873, H.R. 2617, revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections, revisions to the Presidential Transition Act. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Changes to Homeland Security Grant to ensure expenditures to protect election officials. Supporting changes proposed by House Modernization Committee.
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act; S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process; H.R.4, S.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. The bill also outlines factors courts must consider when hearing challenges to voting practices, such as the extent of any history of official voting discrimination in the state or political subdivision; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; H.R.4959, S.2615 - Right to Vote Act, to protect the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; H.R. 4349: Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; S.2391 - To provide for clarification and limitations with respect to the exercise of national security powers, and for other purposes; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; Advocating for reforms to protect election officials from threats and intimidation; Advocating for reforms to prevent election subversion; Consulting on proposed legislative language (not introduced) to counteract the independent state legislature theory.
Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 4959 - creating a statutory right to vote. S. 4573, H.8873, H.R. 2617, revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections, revisions to the Presidential Transition Act. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Changes to Homeland Security Grant to ensure expenditures to protect election officials. Supporting changes proposed by House Modernization Committee.
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022.
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022.
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022.
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
Protecting Our Democracy Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution
Protecting Our Democracy Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
Protecting Our Democracy Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution
National Security Reforms and Accountability Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
Constitutional Accountability Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution
Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Enforcement Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution
Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Enforcement Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Enforcement Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
Constitutional Accountability Act
Client: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT · Firm: PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
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2022 · third_quarter · Q3
HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. H.R.5305 - This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies, provides supplemental appropriations, and extends several expiring programs and authorities. H.R.8254 - Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023. S.130/H.R.657 -- to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; S2615/HR 2959 - creating a statutory right to vote. Strengthening Congressional Oversight powers. Improving efforts to protect election officials from threats.
Filing targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
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2022 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R.4349 - Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; H.R.7900 - This bill authorizes FY2023 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2023; S.130/H.R.657 - to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia, rather than the President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District of Columbia; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; H.R.8294 - The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides FY2023 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies; Advocating in support of legislation to expedite judicial review of civil actions to enforce congressional subpoenas (H.R. 5314, title IV, the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act); Supporting-through meetings, email correspondence, written legal and factual analysis-the Government Accountability Office's study of the feasibility of establishing a Congressional Office of Legal Counsel; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process. In addition, advocating for other measures to improve federal elections more generally, such as additional federal election funding, provisions to protect election workers from intimidation and violence, as well as improvements to how the Postal Service treats mail-in ballots.
Filing targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2022 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act; S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote Act - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Advocating for reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify how it handles election timing, the role of the Vice President, objections to electoral votes, and the dispute resolution process; H.R.4, S.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. The bill also outlines factors courts must consider when hearing challenges to voting practices, such as the extent of any history of official voting discrimination in the state or political subdivision; H.R.5314 - To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; H.R.2741 - Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes; H.R.4959, S.2615 - Right to Vote Act, to protect the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; H.R. 4349: Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act - strengthening the authorities of the department-wide Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security; S.241 - To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes; S.2391 - To provide for clarification and limitations with respect to the exercise of national security powers, and for other purposes; To ensure that posse comitatus and similar civil liberties protections extend to the national guard when deployed in a federal chain of command; Advocating for reforms to protect election officials from threats and intimidation; Advocating for reforms to prevent election subversion; Consulting on proposed legislative language (not introduced) to counteract the independent state legislature theory.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2021 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 3415/H.R. 6327 - ensuring that the United States, States, and local governments are liable for monetary damages for constitutional violations by law enforcement officers; H.R.6185/S. 3343 - providing a civil remedy for an individual whose rights have been violated by a person acting under Federal authority, and for other purposes; S. 2103 - amending the Revised Statutes of the United States to hold certain public employers liable in civil actions for deprivation of rights, and for other purposes; H.R.4350 - focused on provisions concerning the national guard, war powers, national emergencies, and others; H.R.657/S.130 - to give the D.C. mayor authority over the District of Columbia National Guard; S. 2747 - protecting the right to vote and preventing election subversion, including by creating a statutory right to vote; Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; 
S.2931/H.R.5410 - clarifying and limiting national security powers such as war powers, national emergencies, and arms sales; Supporting research about the impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large internet companies; Reforming Congressional rules and processes.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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2021 · fourth_quarter · RR
Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution
Protecting election officials from threats and intimidation; Reforming the Electoral Count Act; Ensuring adequate Congressional oversight over threats to free and fair elections; HR 5314 - preventing the abuse of executive power, restoring Congress as a meaningful check on executive authority, and reinvigorating Congress's exercise of its own constitutional power; S.241 - to reform the national emergency system; H.R.4345 - to create provisions to enforce Congress's power of the purse; S.3181 - to provide mechanisms for enforcement of the foreign and domestic emoluments provisions of the Constitution