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Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Hilary O. Shelton, Director NAACP Washington Bureau & Senior VP for Policy and Advocacy |
Date | 10/20/2013 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Supported the plight of African American farmerswho were not part of the Pigford I or Pigford II settlement.
Support the inclusion of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) amendment in H. R. 1947 / S. 954
Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act.
Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947.
Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1947
Oppose H.R. 1947.
Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947.
Oppose cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps) in H.R. 1947.
Support the Gillibrand amendment to S. 954 to expand eligibility for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps.
Oppose the Roberts amendment to S. 954 to make it harder to qualify for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps.
Oppose Inhofe amendment to S. 954, which would repeal the SNAP program and make it a block grant to states and add a work requirement and drug testing requirements for recipients.
Oppose amendment by Congressman Southerland to H.R. 1947 mandating work requirements of SNAP recipients.
Oppose Huelskamp amendment to H.R. 1947 which would create a work requirement for SNAP recipients and repeal the nutrition education and obesity prevention programs.
Oppose Schweikert amendment to H.R. 1947 striking funds for the Healthy Food Financing Inititative.
Support the concerns of black, Southern farmers who may have been left out of the Pigford I or Pigford II settlement.
Oppose H.R. 3102.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans.
Support S. 673
Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB.
Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767.
Oppose H.R. 1566.
Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans.
Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans.
Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949.
Oppose S. 1217.
Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers.
Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
Oppose H.R. 3211.
Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans.
Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector.
Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users.
Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system.
Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards.
Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers.
Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions.
Support S. 1150 / H.R. 3097, legislation to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Defense - Dept of (DOD)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support policies that create jobs ; oppose benefit cuts for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; protect our nations safety net; and ensure adequate revenues to preserve the basic functions of government.
No further cuts to non-defense discretionary programs (beyond sequestration).
Support adequate funding to preserve the basic functions of government and real security for all our people and reduce wasteful defense spending.
Oppose sequestration cuts which will disproportionately affect family planning services for low income women.
Encourage policies which will smartly reduce the prison population to save money.
No additional cuts, beyond sequestration, of Department of Justice grant programs.
Oppose budget cuts that threaten services to populations with unequal access to high quality health care.
Oppose any amendment to H.Res. 8, the Budget resolution, creating a private school voucher or tuition tax credit program.
Support Congressional Black Caucus alternative to H. Con. Res. 25, the Budget resolution.
Oppose H. Con Res. 25 as passed by the House of Representatives.
Oppose sequestration.
Support increasing the 302(b) allocation to the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) to the highest possible level in fiscal year (FY) 2014.
Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015.
Oppose social-policy riders on the funding bills for the District of Columbia that usurp the prerogative of the District of Columbias elected mayor and council and the citizens they represent.
Support continued funding for federal programs that are aimed at addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, including the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program ($8.59 million increase of $63.49 million for the REACH program); the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($55.8 million in FY 2014); the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program ($42.5 million in FY 2014); and the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Also support $42.5 million for the HSS Office of Civil Rights in FY 2014; $283.3 million for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities in FY 2014; $520 million for Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act n FY 2014; $327 million for Title X of the Public Health Service Act in FY 2014; $1.58 billion level discretionary funding in addition to maintaining all funds available through the mandatory Health Center Fund for Community Health Centers in FY 2014; $2.668 billion for the Ryan White Program in FY 2014; and a sufficient in amount to meet data collection objectives across HHS agencies, divisions, and programs in FY 2014.
Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities.
Support $5 million in FY 2014 to establish a State Paid Leave Fund within the Department of Labor.
Support $75 million in appropriations for FY 2014 for the Integrated Planning and Investment Grants Program within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Oppose Congress adding any amendments to the appropriatuions billl for the District of Columbia restricting local spending priorities using locally raised funds.
Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014.
Support Moore amendment to HR 2217, increasing the amount provided to the Office of the Secretary of DHS by $3.3 million in FY 2014, with the intention of restoring the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to Fiscal year 2013 levels.
Support H. J. Res. 59 as passed by the U.S. Senate; Oppose H. J. Res. 59 as passed by the House.
Oppose shut down of the federal government.
Support increasing the national debt limit with no strings attached.
Oppose amendments #1784 and #1786 to S. 1243, the Transportation HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2014, which would deny federal assistance to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.
Oppose S. 101, which would have the impact of denying federal funds to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Education - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Finalize the DSW (Definition of Solid Waste) rule.
Oppose Coats Amendment to S Con Res 8, regarding air toxin standards.
Oppose Inhofe amendment to S Con Res 8 regarding greenhouse gas emissions.
Oppose the "Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013."
Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015.
Oppose H.R. 2218, The Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013.
Oppose The Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013.
Support the EPA taking afffirmative steps to prevent a chemical disaster by issuing new rules and guidance under section 112r of the Clean Air Act to ensure those obligations are met.
Support nomination of Gina McCarthy to serve as Administrator of the US EPA.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose any amendment to H.Res. 8, the Budget resolution, creating a private school voucher or tuition tax credit program.
Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act.
Support HR 285, Support HR 40 , Suport HR 337, Support S. 84
Urge the Census Bureau to end prison-based gerrymandering.
Oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8 regarding photo identification requirements for voters.
Support HR 12, Support S. 123
Support HR 281
Oppose HR 140
Support HR 280
Support re-enfranchiement of ex-felony offenders.
Oppose S. 624.
Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1038.
Support President Obamas Executive Order 13559.
Support an end to federally funded employment discrimination.
Review and Withdraw the June 29, 2007, Office of Legal Counsel Memorandum re: RFRA.
Restore Executive Order 11246.
Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds.
Support HR 360 / S 186.
Support H.R. 1755 / S. 815.
Support restoring and expanding Sections 4 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 post-Shelby v. Holder.
Support Moore amendment to HR 2217, increasing the amount provided to the Office of the Secretary of DHS by $3.3 million in FY 2014, with the intention of restoring the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to Fiscal year 2013 levels.
Support laws and regulations to re-enfranchise ex-felony offenders.
Ask Members of Congress not to suport the politics of hatred and bigotry as espoused by the Voters Values Summit by speaking at their annual conference.
Support H.R. 2479, the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act.
Support a robust public financing measure.
Support S. 1150 / H.R. 3097, legislation to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Judge Constance Baker Motley.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, White House Office, State - Dept of (DOS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DOC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support HR 292
Support S 132
Oppose social-policy riders on the funding bills for the District of Columbia that usurp the prerogative of the District of Columbias elected mayor and council and the citizens they represent.
Oppose Congress adding any amendments to the appropriatuions billl for the District of Columbia restricting local spending priorities using locally raised funds.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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15. General issue area code DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the application of Fair Houssing laws to disaster relief for Hurricane Sandy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support S. 114, Support H.R. 532, Support S. 113, Support HR 1330
Oppose private school voucher or tuition tax credit program., oppose Alexander amendment to S Con Res 8
Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845
Support the Department of Education initiating new rulemaking to effectively enforce the statutory gainful employment requirement for career education programs, so that the rules can be finalized by November 1 and go into effect by July 2014.
Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future.
Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act.
Support HR 378.
Oppose S. 624.
Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans.
Support S.1094, the Strengthening Americas Schools Act of 2013 (SASA).
Oppose S. 1101, the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013.
Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities.
Oppose any amendments to H.R. 5, The Student Success Act, that would allow the expenditure of scarce federal funds on private school vouchers.
Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline.
Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds.
Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014.
Oppose H.R. 5.
Support the appointment of Linda Earley Chastang as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Support: targeting significant new federal funding to schools with high concentrations of poverty to implement meaningful educational opportunities for, and support high academic achievement by, all their students; providing significant additional financial incentives to states that in fact enhance their own funding of schools with high concentrations of poor, low-income, minority, and low-performing students; developing mechanisms that allow the federal government to monitor the ongoing performance of its new equity and excellence investments to ensure those investments are in fact enhancing student achievement; and making it clear that high quality education is a civil right which should be available to all Americans.
Support H.R. 1330.
Support S. 1238.
Oppose H.R. 1911.
Oppose S. 1003.
Support S. 953.
Support increased federal involvement in the operation of public schools throughout the U.S., including a heightened premium on the enforcement of existing civil rights laws and a greater federal investment of resources in public education.
Support the Department of Education's proposal to expand the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to include questions that will elicit information about bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and religion, which will augment data already collected on race, color, national origin, sex, and disability. We also encouraged the Department to collect information on bullying and harassment based on gender identity. Oppose the Education Department's proposal to eliminate questions on the CRDC relating to whether an education unit has adopted written policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on the basis of a civil rights law.
Oppose H.R. 2637, the Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act.
Support S. 403 / H.R. 1199, the Safe Schools Improvement Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), State - Dept of (DOS)
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Finalize the DSW (Definition of Solid Waste) rule.
Oppose the "Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013."
Support basing policies on the impact the would have on climaate change.
Oppose H.R. 2218, The Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013.
Oppose The Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013.
Support nomination of Gina McCarthy to serve as Administrator of the US EPA.
Oppose H.R. 367.
Oppose HR. 1582.
Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013.
Support the EPA taking afffirmative steps to prevent a chemical disaster by issuing new rules and guidance under section 112r of the Clean Air Act to ensure those obligations are met.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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15. General issue area code FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to add fair lending metrics to his review of the loans made by the financial institutions.
Support H.R. 645
Support the CFPB's proposed Loan Officer rule
Support S. 114
Support H.R. 532
Make specific proposals for maximizing the impact of the Independent Foreclossre REview (IFR) to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve.
Encourage regulators (including the Federal Reserve, the CFPB, the FDIC and the OCC) nto stop federally chartered banks from using their federal charters from circumventing state and local anti-predatory lending laws surrounding short term or "payday" loans.
Support the CFPB fully counting creditor payments to brokers in the determination of points and fees.
Support Rich Cordray as Director of CFPB.
Support HR 1330
Support S. 673
Oppose H. R. 1077 / S. 949
Urge the CFPB to take specific steps to ensure that student loan modifications are combined with other policies to provide relief to borrowers and prevent defaults in the future.
Request a meeting between the NAACP and the US Department of Treasury and various industries who serve primarily racial and ethnic minority, and African American, neighborhoods.
Support the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013, S. 160 / H.R. 1767.
Oppose H.R. 1566.
Support the FDIC and OCC proposed guidance on bank Deposit Advance Products, particularly the underwriting requirements and limits on repeat loans.
Support requiring that private education lenders obtain school certification prior to disbursing private education loans.
Oppose S. 1217.
Support the recent activities of the CFPB aimed at ending discriminatory lending practices in the auto finance market that harm minority car buyers.
Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
Support H.R. 1330.
Support S. 1238.
Oppose H.R. 1911.
Oppose S. 1003.
Support S. 953
Urge regulators to take strong actions to protect consumers and the integrity of the payment system by stopping depository institutions and payment processors from facilitating electronic payments for illegal transactions, including illegal payday loans.
Oppose H.R. 3211.
Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector.
Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users.
Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system.
Support appropriate oversight and guidence by the CFPB on overdraft charges on debit cards.
Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers.
Support the Depsrtment of Defense strengthening the Military Lending Act by expanding the definition of "consumer credit" to include all credit covered by the federal Truth in Lending Act and overdraft protection programs. In addition, protections should be applied to rent-to-own transactions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FIR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support Manchin, Leahy, Feinstein and Lautenberg amendments to S. 649. Support cloture of S 649.
Support H.R. 141, S. 150, H.R. 437, S. 374, H.R. 137, H.R. 138, H.R. 142, S. 54, H.R. 955
Oppose funding for additional resource officers in schools.
Oppose "Stand your ground" laws.
Support the nomination of Mr. B. Todd Jones to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Education - Dept of, White House Office
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the U.N. Global Arms Trade Treaty. Oppose the Inhofe amendment to S Con Res 8
Support basing policies on the impact the would have on climate change.
Support HR 214.
Support efforts to curb human trafficking, especially from Haiti.
Support Samantha Power to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
Support the nomination of Patrick Gaspard to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urge the Census Bureau to end prison-based gerrymandering.
Reform Senate rules to give extremists less power and make it easier to pass confirmations and enact legislation via a simple majority.
Support H.R. 268
Support full funding for the Census Bureau (at the Presidents' request of $985.2 million) and for the American Community Survey and for preparations for the 2020 Census.
Encourage the President to nominate a Director of the Census without delay.
Oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8 regarding photo identification requirements for voters.
Support HR 12, Support S. 123
Support HR 281
Oppose HR 140
Support HR 280
Support re-enfranchiement of ex-felony offenders
Support John Thompson to be Director of the US Census Bureau.
Support H.R. 360 / S. 186.
Regarding proposed changes to the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC): Support the proposed change in the dates of the campaign solicitation period; the better use of technology, as long as that technology not a replacement for the basic fundamentals of employee engagement and fundraising; streamlining the application process to reduce the burden on charities; and implementing Universal Giving, whereby any donor can give to any charity no matter where the donor is based. Oppose: eliminating paper pledges in favor of online and electronic giving; a wholesale reorganization without concern for engagement at the local market level; and the proposal to require charities to pay a non-refundable up-front fee of an unknown amount that could change annually, as opposed to the current system which deducts the cost of managing the campaign from the dollars raised before those dollars are distributed.
Oppose H.R. 367.
Ask Members of Congress not to suport the politics of hatred and bigotry as espoused by the Voters Values Summit by speaking at their annual conference.
Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013.
Support a robust public financing measure.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), White House Office, Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
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Oppose sequestration cuts which will disproportionately affect family planning services for low income women.
Oppose budget cuts that threaten services to populations with unequal access to high quality health care.
Support full implemantation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act; oppose efforts to repeal it. Oppose Cruz amendment to S Con Res 8
Support the inclusion of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) amendment in H. R. 1947 / S. 954
Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015.
Support continued funding for federal programs that are aimed at addressing racial and ethnic health disparities, including the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program ($8.59 million increase of $63.49 million for the REACH program); the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ($55.8 million in FY 2014); the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program ($42.5 million in FY 2014); and the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Also support $42.5 million for the HSS Office of Civil Rights in FY 2014; $283.3 million for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities in FY 2014; $520 million for Title VII and Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act n FY 2014; $327 million for Title X of the Public Health Service Act in FY 2014; $1.58 billion level discretionary funding in addition to maintaining all funds available through the mandatory Health Center Fund for Community Health Centers in FY 2014; $2.668 billion for the Ryan White Program in FY 2014; and a sufficient in amount to meet data collection objectives across HHS agencies, divisions, and programs in FY 2014.
Support $7.9 billion in FY 2014 from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start activities.
Oppose H.R. 2667.
Oppose H.R. 2668.
Support full implememntation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Oppose H.R. 45.
Oppose Schweikert amendment to H.R. 1947 striking funds for the Healthy Food Financing Inititative.
Ensure the full implememtation of the Affordable Care Act in Mississippi.
Oppose H.R. 2775.
Oppose H.R. 2009.
Oppose H.R. 367.
Stated that in response to questions regarding Section 1557 of the Afordable Care Act that the burdens of costly health care are not distributed evenly. Rather, they fall disproportionately on communities of color, which are more likely to experience higher rates of unemployment, to have jobs that do not have health insurance, and to have lower incomes that put higher insurance premiums out of their financial reach.
Support Health Care Equity, especially as it applies to racial and ethnic minorities.
Support the recommendation by the US Preventative Services Task Force on Lung Cancer Screening, giving such screening a favorable grade of B.
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Oppose the expansion of expansion of Operation Streamline and federal felony prosecutions of people crossing the Mexican border into the United States in comprehensive immigration reform.
Support the creation of a Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program (FRPP)
Support the selection of a Director of the United States Secret Service (USSS) who is qualified to not only ensure the continued performance of the USSS, but can also meet the internal challenges currently facing the USSS.
Support Moore amendment to HR 2217, increasing the amount provided to the Office of the Secretary of DHS by $3.3 million in FY 2014, with the intention of restoring the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties to Fiscal year 2013 levels.
Work with the Transportation Security Agency to ensure that its rules and regulations regarding criminal background checks were not shutting people put of the potential job market (with package carriers, etc.).
Support a DOJ investigation of NYPDs surveillance program of Muslim mosques and those who worship there.
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), White House Office, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
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Support the application of Fair Housing laws to disaster relief for Hurricane Sandy.
Support HUD's issuing a guidance concerning the application of the Supreme Courts Olmstead decision to HUD-financed housing.
Support HUD's Disparate Impact proposed rule
Support HR 285
Support HUD issuing a robust Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulation.
Support increasing the 302(b) allocation to the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) to the highest possible level in fiscal year (FY) 2014.
Support the continuation and expansion of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC).
Support $75 million in appropriations for FY 2014 for the Integrated Planning and Investment Grants Program within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Support H.R. 2654 / S 1281.
Support Mel Watt's nomination as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
Support HUD's proposed regulation entitled, "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.."
Support H.R. 384.
Ensure that all voices and the concerns of all communities within New Jersey are heard by HUD in the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.
Oppose Vitter amendment to S. 1243 prohibiting individuals convicted of certain crimes from receiving housing asistance benefits.
Urge the Federal Housing Finncing Agency (FHFA) not to pull Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae back from the multifamily housing sector.
Supported the CFPB efforts to create a user-friendly site to access HMDA data, and offered suggestions to improve its usefulness to users.
Oppose statutorily imposed down payment mandates on future mortgages through the housing finance system.
Appreciate the inclusion of certain elements of GSE reform as contained in S. 1217, but expressed concern about the fact that a number of elements seemed to be lacking which are important to the unique attributes of many racial and ehtnic minority homebuyers.
Support H.R. 2479, the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act.
Support regulatory and legislative changes to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program to increase the realization of its potential in helping low income families move to higher-opportunity, less-segregated communities.
Oppose amendments #1784 and #1786 to S. 1243, the Transportation HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2014, which would deny federal assistance to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.
Oppose S. 101, which would have the impact of denying federal funds to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.
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Support the inclusion of language in any immigration bill that will not only strengthen prohibitions against racial profiling and inappropriate use of force, but also enhance the training of border patrol agents, increase oversight, and create a mechanism for a meaningful opportunity for border communities to share their input.
Oppose the expansion of expansion of Operation Streamline and federal felony prosecutions of people crossing the Mexican border into the United States in comprehensive immigration reform.
Support the inclusion of diversity visas in immigration reform.
Support comprehensive immigration reform which : Includes a direct, viable, and fair roadmap to citizenship for all immigrants; Respects family unity; Upholds human and civil rights in immigration enforcement and detention; Protects workers rights; and Provides access to resources.
Support the creation of a Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program (FRPP).
Oppose Grassley amendment #17 to S. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Oppose Hatch amendment #2 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Oppose Grassley amendment #43 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Oppose Grassley amendment #53 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Oppose Graham amendment #3 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Oppose Grassley amendment #27 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Oppose Grassley amendment #52 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Oppose Grassley amendment #25 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Oppose Grassley amendment #26 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Oppose Graham amendment #1 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Oppose Sessions amendment #31 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Support Coons amendment #8 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Support Blumenthal amendment #2 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Oppose Grassley amendment #21 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Oppose Grassley amendment#22 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Support amending Section 3305 of S. 744 to:
Add a prohibition on profiling based on religion and national origin; and
Eliminate overly broad exceptions for border and national security.
Support provisions that protect due process and civil and human rights in S. 744.
Oppose Inhofe amendment #1203 to S. 744 during consideration by the full U.S. Senate.
Support Cardin amendment #1264 to S. 744 during consideration by the full U.S. Senate.
Support Cardin amendments #1266 and #1267 to S. 744 during consideration by the full U.S. Senate.
Support Cardin amendment #1265 to S. 744 during consideration by the full U.S. Senate.
Oppose Grassley amendment #49 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Oppose Sessions amendment #39 to H.R. 744 in Committee mark-up.
Support S. 744.
Support issuing U Visas to Jamaican Guestworkers in Destin, FL., as they pursue complaints about conditions at Mister Clean.
Support the POWER Act (Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation) as introduced in the 112th Congres (S. 1195 / H.R. 2169) and included in S. 744 in the 113th Congress, Comprehensive Senate Immigration Reform.
Oppose the SAFE ACT (H.R. 2278).
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Support EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers.
Support S. 47
Urge the Census Bureau to end prison-based gerrymandering.
Support provision in Senate -passed version of S 47 to retain protections that bar federally funded religious discrimination; oppose house substitute to S 47 which removes those protections.
Encourage policies which will smartly reduce the prison population to save money.
No additiional cuts, beyond sequestration, of Department of Justice grant programs.
Support the inclusion of language in any immigration bill that will not only strengthen prohibitions against racial profiling and inappropriate use of force, but also enhance the training of border patrol agents, increase oversight, and create a mechanism for a meaningful opportunity for border communities to share their input.
Support the Student Non-Discrimination Act.
Support S. 607
Support S. 619
Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1038
Suport the establishment of a White House Pardons Commission to review pre-FSA crack cocaine convictions.
Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 1316
Support the Justice Safety Valve Act, H.R. 1695 / S. 619. Support hearings in both the House and the Senate on this legislation.
Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, H.R. 1844 / S. 878.
Support nomination of Tony West to serve as Associate Atrorney General.
Support amending Section 3305 of S. 744 to:
Add a prohibition on profiling based on religion and national origin; and
Eliminate overly broad exceptions for border and national security.
Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act.
Support the Department of Justice's revision of its policy to ensure the Office of the Attorney General reviews all proposed transfers of youth to adult status in order to provide the scrutiny required by the Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama before the possible imposition of a life sentence.
Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947.
Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1497.
Support the critical work of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education (ED) to enforce civil rights laws, including Title IXs protections against sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds.
Oppose any funding increases for school resource officer programs in the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014.
Oppose "Stand your ground" laws.
Support H.R. 360 / S. 186.
Support the nomination of Mr. B. Todd Jones to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives.
Support the House Judiciary's bipartisan task force aimed at reducing the federal criminal code and analyzing our country's apparent addiction to and over-reliance on criminalization and incarceration.
Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable.
Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947.
Support the Deartment of Justice charging George Zimmerman with federal civil rights charges in the murder of Trayvon Martin.
Support the nomination of Srikanth Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.
Support the nomination of Patricia Millett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.
Support the nomination of Nina Pillard to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.
Support the nomination of Judge Robert Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.
Work with the Transportation Security Agency to ensure that its rules and regulations regarding criminal background checks were not shutting people put of the potential job market (with package carriers, etc.).
Oppose provisions in HR 3102 which mandate drug testing for all recipients of SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) and bannning certain ex-felony offenders from receiving SNAP food assistance.
Support a DOJ investigation of NYPDs surveillance program of Muslim mosques and those who worship there.
Support the establishment of the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections.
Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013.
Support S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act.
Support H.R. 2581 / S. 1038.
Support H.R. 1447, the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013.
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Support H.R. 1010, Support S. 460.
Support Tom Perez to be Secretary of Labor
Oppose Scott amendment to S Con Res 8 regarding union dues.
Support HR 337, Support S 84
Support the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, H.R. 1844 / S. 878.
Oppose S. 624.
Oppose HR 1406.
Support the Healthy Families Act, H.R. 1286 / S. 631.
Support the Fair Minimum Wage Act, H.R. 1010 / S. 460.
Support $5 million in FY 2014 to establish a State Paid Leave Fund within the Department of Labor.
Support H.R. 2654 / S 1281.
Support H.R. 1755 / S. 815.
Support continuation of Davis-Bacon laws; oppose King (IA) amendment to H.R. 2216
Oppose H.R. 1120.
Oppose H.R. 803.
Work with the Transportation Security Agency to ensure that its rules and regulations regarding criminal background checks were not shutting people put of the potential job market (with package carriers, etc.).
Support issuing U Visas to Jamaican Guestworkers in Destin, FL., as they pursue complaints about conditions at Mister Clean.
Support the POWER Act (Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation) as introduced in the 112th Congres (S. 1195 / H.R. 2169) and included in S. 744 in the 113th Congress, Comprehensive Senate Immigration Reform.
Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program.
Oppose H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013.
Support increasing the minimum wage for tipped workers and tying it to inflation, as contained in H.R. 1010 / S. 460.
Support youth summer programs, federal funding for appreticeships and internships, and ensuring divrsity in any such programs.
Support H.R. 1340 / S. 655, the Urban Jobs Act.
Support H.R. 3016
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Support the release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies).
Support the FCC's publicly adopting and adhering to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015.
Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries.
Support media ownership diversity
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Support policies that create jobs ; oppose benefit cuts for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; protect our nations safety net; and ensure adequate revenues to preserve the basic functions of government.
Support translating the single, streamlined application for insurance affordability programs into at least fifteen languages
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Support a robust Antiquities Act. Oppose HR 250. oppose HR 382, oppose HR 432, oppose HR 758 oppose HR 1512 oppose HR 1434 oppose HR 1439, oppose HR 1459, oppose HR 885.
Support Harriet Tubman National Park, Support HR 664 / HR 513 / S 247
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Support provision in Senate -passed version of S 47 to retain protections that bar federally funded religious discrimination; oppose house substitute to S 47 which removes those protections.
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Support Marie Johns to be nominaated as the next Director of the Small Business Administration
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Oppose any amendment to H.Res. 8, the Budget resolution, creating a private school voucher or tuition tax credit program.
Support a meeting with Treasury Secretary Lew to discuss the civil rights implications of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC).
Support the continuation and expansion of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC).
Support regulatory and legislative changes to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program to increase the realization of its potential in helping low income families move to higher-opportunity, less-segregated communities.
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Support ensuring that access to advanced communications for underserved communities and a wider diversity of owners and voices are front and center in the policy debates over how our nation should govern communications.
Support FCC proposed rules to set a cap on long distance prison phone rates.
Support the immediate release of the Federal Communications Commissions proposed methodology on the long-planned studies, conducted pursuant to Section 257, to assess the capacity of the contemporary media and telecommunications ecosystem to meet the information needs of all communities in the U.S. (the Section 257 studies). Also support the Commission to publicly adopt and adhere to a schedule that will ensure that policy proposals will be ready for Commission consideration by 2015.
Support the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607
Urge the President to nominate candidates to the FCC who will assign the highest priority to minority and womens participation in the nations most influential industries.
Support the FCC's Lifeline program; oppose Vitter amendment to S Con Res 8, oppose S. 874
Support media ownership diversity
Support expanding Lifeline program to include broadband, support H.R. 1685
Support that interstate inmate calling services (ICS) rates are exorbitantly high, and, pursuant to the Communications Act, urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must move to ensure just and reasonable rates going forward.
Support Connect-Ed and e-Rate programs, but not at the expense of Lifeline.
Support the FCC using the following five public interest principles in evaluating the appropriate regulatory framework for evolution from the technology widely used in traditional networks to IP technology:
1.All consumers must have access to high quality, affordable voice and high-speed broadband services regardless of income, race, or geography.
2.The networks and services must be reliable.
3.Continuous access to emergency service cannot falter.
4.Robust consumer protections must be enforced by state and federal agencies.
5.Telecommunications policies must stimulate investment in high-speed networks and support high quality jobs in the telecommunications industry.
Support for the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule which would ensure that charges for interstate inmate calling services are fair, non-predatory, and reasonable.
Urge the FCC to closely monitoring the transition from time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology to all-Internet Protocol (IP) networks and to work to ensure thatracial and ethnic minority communities and low-income communitiesw benefit from the new technologies so they can thrive in this increasingly connected age.
Support quick action on the Section 257 Community Information Needs studies and the speedy approval of a robust research framework
Support Mignon Clyburn to be nominated for Chair of the FCC.
Suppport a more robust Critical Information Needs Study before any conclusions or data from the study is included in Quadrennial Review Process. Specifically, urge the FCC to consult with other agencies with expertise in robust data collection that can withstand constitutional scrutiny; take into account the particular circumstances of traditionally underserved communities, including people of color, women, and linguistic minorities; ensure that information sources are not undercounted or duplicated; expand sampling beyond news radio outlets; take particular care with coding seed websites; ensure that the in-depth neighborhood interviews adequately represent people of color and women; ensure that the survey tool does not overlook responses that offer evidence of discrimination in information provision; take care to ensure all tracked websites, and particularly including hyper-local news websites, are not duplicating content; and specify the validated instrument that will be used to measure both objective and perceived information needs.
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code UNM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support EEOC's guidence on the use of criminal records by potential employers.
Suport H.R. 645.
Oppose HR 890
Support youth summer programs, federal funding for appreticeships and internships, and ensuring divrsity in any such programs.
Support H.R. 1340 / S. 655, the Urban Jobs Act.
Support H.R. 3016.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BNK
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support S. 114
Support H.R. 532
Support S. 113
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Education - Dept of, Treasury - Dept of
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code WEL
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose HR 890.
Oppose Senator Vitters amendment 1056 to S.954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act.
Oppose Representative Reeds amendment #103 to H.R. 1947.
Oppose Rep. Hudsons Amendment #22 to H.R. 1947
Oppose H.R. 1947.
Oppose amendment #131 by Congressman Austin Scott (GA) to H.R. 1947.
Oppose cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Food Stamps) in H.R. 1947.
Support the Gillibrand amendment to S. 954 to expand eligibility for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps.
Oppose the Roberts amendment to S. 954 to make it harder to qualify for the SNAP program, formerlly known as food stamps.
Oppose Inhofe amendment to S. 954, which would repeal the SNAP program and make it a block grant to states and add a work requirement and drug testing requirements for recipients.
Oppose amendment by Congressman Southerland to H.R. 1947 mandating work requirements of SNAP recipients.
Oppose Huelskamp amendment to H.R. 1947 which would create a work requirement for SNAP recipients and repeal the nutrition education and obesity prevention programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support more Veterans' Courts.
Support H.R. 2654 / S 1281.
Support H.R. 384.
Support H.R. 1412.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office
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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FAM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act, S. 870 / H.R. 1845.
Oppose S. 624.
Oppose HR 890.
Support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 (FAMILY Act), legislation that would create a national family and medical leave insurance program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, White House Office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support increasing the 302(b) allocation to the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) to the highest possible level in fiscal year (FY) 2014.
Support Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation.
Support the implementation of MAP-21 in such a way that focses on ensuring that federal transportation dollars are invested in a manner that allows all Americans to connect to greater economic opportunity.
Oppose amendments #1784 and #1786 to S. 1243, the Transportation HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2014, which would deny federal assistance to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.
Oppose S. 101, which would have the impact of denying federal funds to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), White House Office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support $600 million from oil and gas revenues be invested in the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that the program be fully funded by 2015.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), White House Office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code MON
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support H.R. 360 / S. 186.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Ensure that all voices and the concerns of all communities within New Jersey are heard by HUD in the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code URB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the inclusion of microlending and small business development tools in the President's "Ladders of opportunities" program.
Support the Administration's "Ladders of Opportunities" program.
Support youth summer programs, federal funding for appreticeships and internships, and ensuring divrsity in any such programs.
Support H.R. 1340 / S. 655, the Urban Jobs Act.
Support H.R. 3016.
Oppose amendments #1784 and #1786 to S. 1243, the Transportation HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2014, which would deny federal assistance to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.
Oppose S. 101, which would have the impact of denying federal funds to any American state, city or municipality facing severe financial problems.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Small Business Adminstration (SBA), White House Office
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