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Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Zip Code | 20005-5002 |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Margery F. Baker, Executive Vice President for Policy and Program |
Date | 04/20/2012 |
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
Importance of a working Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the nomination, confirmation, and recess appointment of Richard Cordray to serve as its Director
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, President of the U.S., 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of Care Program (76 FR 75954), especially Section 576.406 as it applies to the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (Public Law No: 111-22, Division B) and its reform of the Emergency Shelter Grants program as the Emergency Solutions Grants program (Title II), also precedents set by the Supreme Court in Tilton v. Richardson and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION: Economic Development Administration Regularly Revision (76 FR 76492), especially Pgs. 76518-19 regarding removal of the content of current paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of 314.10, which provides that notwithstanding the release of the Federal Interest, Project Property may not be used for inherently religious activities prohibited by applicable Federal law, also precedents set by the Supreme Court in Tilton v. Richardson, Hunt v. McNair, and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist, incl. as they relate to Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, April 30, 2003, Authority of the Department of the Interior to Provide Historic Preservation Grants to Historic Religious Properties Such As the Old North Church
Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
Family planning, sexual, and reproductive health programs under and potential amendments to the FY12 omnibus appropriations package (Public Law No: 112-74), the FY13 Administration Budget, and FY 13 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations (House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), especially those related to: HHS Assistant Secretary for Health: Office of Adolescent Health (Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative and Evaluation); HHS Administration for Children & Families (Personal Responsibility Education Program); HHS Office of Population Affairs: Office of Family Planning (Title X Family Planning); HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (Maternal and Child Health); CDC (Division of STD Prevention and Division of Adolescent School Health); and abstinence-only-until-marriage programs (incl. Community-Based Abstinence Education)
Federally funded private school voucher provisions under and potential amendments to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10), incl. the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teacher Act (H.R. 3990 and draft prior to introduction) and its Local Academic Flexible Grant (Title III Part B)
H.Con.Res. 34 FY12 Budget Resolution
H.R. 1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (H.R. 5, introduced and reported in House) and its inclusion in the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (H.R. 5 Title I, engrossed in House and versions thereafter)
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Buffett Rule Tax plan applying a minimum tax rate of 30 percent to individuals making more than a million dollars a year
Reproductive healthcare provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1), incl. H.R. 1 Section 1809 (use of funds for Title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects), H.R. 1 House Amdt 95 (use of funds for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.), and applicable provisions in H.R. 1363 (enacted as Public Law No: 112-8) and H.R. 1473 (enacted as Public Law No: 112-10), as well as H.Con.Res. 36
Susan G. Komen for the Cure grants, and decision to withhold grants, from Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
Senate Judiciary Committee, February 29, 2012, "The Due Process Guarantee Act: Banning Indefinite Detention of Americans," regarding Due Process Guarantee Act (H.R. 3702 and S. 2003) and FY12 Defense Authorization (Public Law No: 112-81)
Women's access to full reproductive health care services, generally and as mentioned herein, also healthcare restrictions generally
District of Columbia abortion provisions under and potential amendments to FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1 and Public Law No: 112-10), FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573), the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), and the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 3803), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, syringe exchange, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, as well as the FY13 Administration Budget, Appendix at pgs. 1317 and 1321
District of Columbia syringe exchange provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
District of Columbia voucher provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
Marriage equality and implementing the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
Hate crime data collection by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials
Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
H.R. 3 and S. 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Education - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Economic Development Administration, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, President of the U.S., Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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
H.R. 3041 - Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R. 3862 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act
Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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
Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court
Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof
Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter Harassment and Bullying (October 26, 2010), especially Page 7 regarding Title IX: Gender-Based Harassment
Department of Education Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2014, especially Goal 4: Equity: Ensure Effective Educational Opportunities for All Students Regardless of Race, Ethnicity, National Origin, Age, Sex, Disability, Language, and Socioeconomic Status.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of Care Program (76 FR 75954), especially Section 576.406 as it applies to the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (Public Law No: 111-22, Division B) and its reform of the Emergency Shelter Grants program as the Emergency Solutions Grants program (Title II), also precedents set by the Supreme Court in Tilton v. Richardson and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION: Economic Development Administration Regularly Revision (76 FR 76492), especially Pgs. 76518-19 regarding removal of the content of current paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of 314.10, which provides that notwithstanding the release of the Federal Interest, Project Property may not be used for inherently religious activities prohibited by applicable Federal law, also precedents set by the Supreme Court in Tilton v. Richardson, Hunt v. McNair, and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist, incl. as they relate to Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, April 30, 2003, Authority of the Department of the Interior to Provide Historic Preservation Grants to Historic Religious Properties Such As the Old North Church
Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
Federally funded private school voucher provisions under and potential amendments to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10), incl. the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teacher Act (H.R. 3990 and draft prior to introduction) and its Local Academic Flexible Grant (Title III Part B)
H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act
H.R. 1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content
H.R. 1681 and S. 1770 Every Child Deserves a Family Act
H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 Shareholder Protection Act
H.R. 3041 Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
H.R. 3862 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Marriage equality and litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), especially congressional action taken in Windsor v. United States, Pedersen et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., and Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management
Marriage equality and the Civil Marriage Protection Act (MD HB 438 and SB 241), incl. a possible statewide referendum
Prosecutorial discretion initiatives undertaken by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), especially: eligibility to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD); DHS should continue the frequent and generous use of deferred action; detained individuals; public information and pro se respondents; June memorandum versus November memorandum; DHS should encourage attorneys to stipulate to grants of relief; prosecutorial discretion and Customs and Border Protection (CBP); inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) family members must be put in writing; and implementation of June 17, 2011 ICE Victims Memo
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b)
Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b)
Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99) through the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598)
Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1648 and S. 506) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10)
School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs generally incl. Administration-proposed initiatives (incl. March 2011 White House Conference on Bullying and June 2011 Federal LGBT Youth Summit) and enumerated anti-bullying provisions under and amendments to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10)
Student Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 998 and S. 555) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10)
Withdrawal of Lowes advertising from TLCs All American Muslim and petition to Lowes CEO Robert Niblock
Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act (111th: H.R. 5175 and S. 3295/3628) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 4010 and S. 2219, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction)
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the rights and welfare of natural persons in the 2011-2012 Supreme Court term incl. National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), Florida v. HHS (11-400), Arizona v. US, Knox v. SEIU, and Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the Danielczyk case being heard by the Fourth Circuit, especially Republican National Committee briefs filed in Danielczyk
Senate Judiciary Committee, February 29, 2012, "The Due Process Guarantee Act: Banning Indefinite Detention of Americans," regarding Due Process Guarantee Act (H.R. 3702 and S. 2003) and FY12 Defense Authorization (Public Law No: 112-81)
Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, syringe exchange, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, as well as the FY13 Administration Budget, Appendix at pgs. 1317 and 1321
District of Columbia voucher provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
Marriage equality and implementing the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
Hate crime data collection by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials
Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Aging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), President of the U.S., Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Education - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Economic Development Administration, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1076 To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
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 CON
16. Specific lobbying issues
Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court
Congressional constituent events sponsored by third parties
Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, incl. 111th H.J.Res. 68, H.J.Res. 82, S.J.Res. 28, and S.J.Res. 36, and their reintroduction for the 112th Congress, as well as 112th H.J.Res. 8, H.J.Res. 72, H.J.Res. 78, H.J.Res. 82, H.J.Res. 86, H.J.Res. 88, H.J.Res. 90, H.J.Res. 92, H.J.Res. 97, H.J.Res. 100, S.J.Res. 29, S.J.Res. 33, and S.J.Res. 35, and hearings thereof
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of Care Program (76 FR 75954), especially Section 576.406 as it applies to the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (Public Law No: 111-22, Division B) and its reform of the Emergency Shelter Grants program as the Emergency Solutions Grants program (Title II), also precedents set by the Supreme Court in Tilton v. Richardson and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION: Economic Development Administration Regularly Revision (76 FR 76492), especially Pgs. 76518-19 regarding removal of the content of current paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of 314.10, which provides that notwithstanding the release of the Federal Interest, Project Property may not be used for inherently religious activities prohibited by applicable Federal law, also precedents set by the Supreme Court in Tilton v. Richardson, Hunt v. McNair, and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist, incl. as they relate to Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, April 30, 2003, Authority of the Department of the Interior to Provide Historic Preservation Grants to Historic Religious Properties Such As the Old North Church
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
H.R. 2299 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b)
Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b)
Withdrawal of Lowes advertising from TLCs All American Muslim and petition to Lowes CEO Robert Niblock
Supreme Court review of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law No: 111-148) through National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), and Florida v. HHS (11-400), especially as it relates to the Commerce Clause, Due Process Clause, and precedents set by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, US v. Lopez, Lochner v. New York, Sorrell v. IMS Health, Inc., NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., Wickard v. Filburn, and Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US, as well as the healthcare system established in Massachusetts by Governor Mitt Romney
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (H.R. 5, introduced and reported in House) and its inclusion in the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (H.R. 5 Title I, engrossed in House and versions thereafter)
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the rights and welfare of natural persons in the 2011-2012 Supreme Court term incl. National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), Florida v. HHS (11-400), Arizona v. US, Knox v. SEIU, and Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the Danielczyk case being heard by the Fourth Circuit, especially Republican National Committee briefs filed in Danielczyk
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), Economic Development Administration, President of the U.S., Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3041 - Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R. 3862 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (H.R. 5, introduced and reported in House) and its inclusion in the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (H.R. 5 Title I, engrossed in House and versions thereafter)
Importance of a working Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the nomination, confirmation, and recess appointment of Richard Cordray to serve as its Director
Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
Supreme Court review of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law No: 111-148) through National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), and Florida v. HHS (11-400), especially as it relates to the Commerce Clause, Due Process Clause, and precedents set by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, US v. Lopez, Lochner v. New York, Sorrell v. IMS Health, Inc., NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., Wickard v. Filburn, and Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US, as well as the healthcare system established in Massachusetts by Governor Mitt Romney
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the rights and welfare of natural persons in the 2011-2012 Supreme Court term incl. National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), Florida v. HHS (11-400), Arizona v. US, Knox v. SEIU, and Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
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U.S. SENATE, White House Office, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S.
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16. Specific lobbying issues
American Jobs Act (especially H.R. 12 and the components thereof, and S. 1769) and related Administration initiatives
Buffett Rule Tax plan applying a minimum tax rate of 30 percent to individuals making more than a million dollars a year
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION: Economic Development Administration Regularly Revision (76 FR 76492), especially Pgs. 76518-19 regarding removal of the content of current paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of 314.10, which provides that notwithstanding the release of the Federal Interest, Project Property may not be used for inherently religious activities prohibited by applicable Federal law, also precedents set by the Supreme Court in Tilton v. Richardson, Hunt v. McNair, and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist, incl. as they relate to Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, April 30, 2003, Authority of the Department of the Interior to Provide Historic Preservation Grants to Historic Religious Properties Such As the Old North Church
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
H.Con.Res. 34 - FY12 Budget Resolution
H.R. 3041 Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R. 3862 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Economic Development Administration, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), White House Office, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
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15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
American Jobs Act (especially H.R. 12 and the components thereof, and S. 1769) and related Administration initiatives
Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter Harassment and Bullying (October 26, 2010), especially Page 7 regarding Title IX: Gender-Based Harassment
Department of Education Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2014, especially Goal 4: Equity: Ensure Effective Educational Opportunities for All Students Regardless of Race, Ethnicity, National Origin, Age, Sex, Disability, Language, and Socioeconomic Status.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION: Economic Development Administration Regularly Revision (76 FR 76492), especially Pgs. 76518-19 regarding removal of the content of current paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of 314.10, which provides that notwithstanding the release of the Federal Interest, Project Property may not be used for inherently religious activities prohibited by applicable Federal law, also precedents set by the Supreme Court in Tilton v. Richardson, Hunt v. McNair, and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist, incl. as they relate to Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, April 30, 2003, Authority of the Department of the Interior to Provide Historic Preservation Grants to Historic Religious Properties Such As the Old North Church
Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
Family planning, sexual, and reproductive health programs under and potential amendments to the FY12 omnibus appropriations package (Public Law No: 112-74), the FY13 Administration Budget, and FY 13 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations (House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), especially those related to: HHS Assistant Secretary for Health: Office of Adolescent Health (Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative and Evaluation); HHS Administration for Children & Families (Personal Responsibility Education Program); HHS Office of Population Affairs: Office of Family Planning (Title X Family Planning); HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (Maternal and Child Health); CDC (Division of STD Prevention and Division of Adolescent School Health); and abstinence-only-until-marriage programs (incl. Community-Based Abstinence Education)
Federally funded private school voucher provisions under and potential amendments to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10), incl. the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teacher Act (H.R. 3990 and draft prior to introduction) and its Local Academic Flexible Grant (Title III Part B)
H.R. 1048 and S. 540 Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act
H.R. 3041 Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R. 3862 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1648 and S. 506) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10
School safety and anti-bullying/harassment prevention programs generally incl. Administration-proposed initiatives (incl. March 2011 White House Conference on Bullying and June 2011 Federal LGBT Youth Summit) and enumerated anti-bullying provisions under and amendments to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10)
Student Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 998 and S. 555) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10)
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the rights and welfare of natural persons in the 2011-2012 Supreme Court term incl. National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), Florida v. HHS (11-400), Arizona v. US, Knox v. SEIU, and Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, syringe exchange, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, as well as the FY13 Administration Budget, Appendix at pgs. 1317 and 1321
District of Columbia voucher provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, President of the U.S., Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Education - Dept of, Economic Development Administration, Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
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15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3041 - Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R. 3862 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act
Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Economic Development Administration
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15. General issue area code FAM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Bills and amendments, generally, that give employers the ability to make decisions about what types of healthcare their employees can receive based on their own personal religious beliefs or morals
Family planning, sexual, and reproductive health programs under and potential amendments to the FY12 omnibus appropriations package (Public Law No: 112-74), the FY13 Administration Budget, and FY 13 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations (House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), especially those related to: HHS Assistant Secretary for Health: Office of Adolescent Health (Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative and Evaluation); HHS Administration for Children & Families (Personal Responsibility Education Program); HHS Office of Population Affairs: Office of Family Planning (Title X Family Planning); HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (Maternal and Child Health); CDC (Division of STD Prevention and Division of Adolescent School Health); and abstinence-only-until-marriage programs (incl. Community-Based Abstinence Education)
H.R. 1681 and S. 1770 Every Child Deserves a Family Act
H.R. 2299 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
Marriage equality and litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99), especially congressional action taken in Windsor v. United States, Pedersen et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al., and Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management
Marriage equality and the Civil Marriage Protection Act (MD HB 438 and SB 241), incl. a possible statewide referendum
Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99) through the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116 and S. 598)
S. 1813 Amdt 1520 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services.
Reproductive healthcare provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1), incl. H.R. 1 Section 1809 (use of funds for Title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects), H.R. 1 House Amdt 95 (use of funds for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.), and applicable provisions in H.R. 1363 (enacted as Public Law No: 112-8) and H.R. 1473 (enacted as Public Law No: 112-10), as well as H.Con.Res. 36
Susan G. Komen for the Cure grants, and decision to withhold grants, from Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
Women's access to full reproductive health care services, generally and as mentioned herein, also healthcare restrictions generally
District of Columbia abortion provisions under and potential amendments to FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1 and Public Law No: 112-10), FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573), the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), and the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 3803), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, syringe exchange, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, as well as the FY13 Administration Budget, Appendix at pgs. 1317 and 1321
Marriage equality and implementing the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
H.R. 3 and S. 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, President of the U.S.
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15. General issue area code FIN
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Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court
H.R. 2517 and S. 1360 - Shareholder Protection Act
Importance of a working Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the nomination, confirmation, and recess appointment of Richard Cordray to serve as its Director
Public Law No: 107-155 - Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b)
Public Law No: 92-225 - Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b)
Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act (111th: H.R. 5175 and S. 3295/3628) and its reintroduction (112th: H.R. 4010 and S. 2219, as well as House and Senate drafts prior to introduction)
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, President of the U.S.
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15. General issue area code FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3041 - Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R. 3862 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act
Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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15. General issue area code FOR
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Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court
H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 - Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b)
Public Law No: 92-225 - Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b)
Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, President of the U.S., Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Economic Development Administration
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15. General issue area code FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.Con.Res. 34 - FY12 Budget Resolution
Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare
Buffett Rule Tax plan applying a minimum tax rate of 30 percent to individuals making more than a million dollars a year
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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15. General issue area code GOV
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Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as potential additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court
Congressional constituent events sponsored by third parties
Ethics allegations and related investigation and call for resignation of Judge Richard Cebull, United States District Judge for the District of Montana
Ethics allegations made against Associate Justice Clarence Thomas of the United States Supreme Court under the Ethics in Government Act (Public Law No: 95-521)
Executive and judicial nominations and appointments incl. both individuals and rules/procedure, also legislative rules/procedures
H.R. 3041 Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
H.R. 3862 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act
H.R. 862 Supreme Court Transparency and Disclosure Act
Importance of a working Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the nomination, confirmation, and recess appointment of Richard Cordray to serve as its Director, also Elizabeth Warren
Importance of a working National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the nomination, confirmation, and recess appointment of Richard Griffin and Sharon Block to serve as Members
Public Law No: 107-155 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (especially as it relates to FECA Section 441b)
Public Law No: 92-225 Federal Election Campaign Act (see especially Section 441b)
Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
Right-left tensions related to miscellaneous policy issues, public figures, and political outcomes
State of the Union address
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the Danielczyk case being heard by the Fourth Circuit, especially Republican National Committee briefs filed in Danielczyk
Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, syringe exchange, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, as well as the FY13 Administration Budget, Appendix at pgs. 1317 and 1321
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, President of the U.S., Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Bills and amendments, generally, that give employers the ability to make decisions about what types of healthcare their employees can receive based on their own personal religious beliefs or morals
Family planning, sexual, and reproductive health programs under and potential amendments to the FY12 omnibus appropriations package (Public Law No: 112-74), the FY13 Administration Budget, and FY 13 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations (House and Senate drafts prior to introduction), especially those related to: HHS Assistant Secretary for Health: Office of Adolescent Health (Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative and Evaluation); HHS Administration for Children & Families (Personal Responsibility Education Program); HHS Office of Population Affairs: Office of Family Planning (Title X Family Planning); HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (Maternal and Child Health); CDC (Division of STD Prevention and Division of Adolescent School Health); and abstinence-only-until-marriage programs (incl. Community-Based Abstinence Education)
H.R. 2299 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
H.R. 3041 Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
H.R. 3862 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (H.R. 5, introduced and reported in House) and its inclusion in the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (H.R. 5 Title I, engrossed in House and versions thereafter)
Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
S. 1813 Amdt 1520 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services.
Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
Supreme Court review of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law No: 111-148) through National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), and Florida v. HHS (11-400), especially as it relates to the Commerce Clause, Due Process Clause, and precedents set by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, US v. Lopez, Lochner v. New York, Sorrell v. IMS Health, Inc., NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., Wickard v. Filburn, and Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US, as well as the healthcare system established in Massachusetts by Governor Mitt Romney
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the rights and welfare of natural persons in the 2011-2012 Supreme Court term incl. National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), Florida v. HHS (11-400), Arizona v. US, Knox v. SEIU, and Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Reproductive healthcare provisions in the FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1), incl. H.R. 1 Section 1809 (use of funds for Title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects), H.R. 1 House Amdt 95 (use of funds for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.), and applicable provisions in H.R. 1363 (enacted as Public Law No: 112-8) and H.R. 1473 (enacted as Public Law No: 112-10), as well as H.Con.Res. 36
Susan G. Komen for the Cure grants, and decision to withhold grants, from Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
Women's access to full reproductive health care services, generally and as mentioned herein, also healthcare restrictions generally
District of Columbia abortion provisions under and potential amendments to FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1 and Public Law No: 112-10), FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573), the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), and the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 3803), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, syringe exchange, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, as well as the FY13 Administration Budget, Appendix at pgs. 1317 and 1321
District of Columbia syringe exchange provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
H.R. 3 and S. 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Economic Development Administration, President of the U.S.
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15. General issue area code HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
Prosecutorial discretion initiatives undertaken by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), especially: eligibility to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD); DHS should continue the frequent and generous use of deferred action; detained individuals; public information and pro se respondents; June memorandum versus November memorandum; DHS should encourage attorneys to stipulate to grants of relief; prosecutorial discretion and Customs and Border Protection (CBP); inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) family members must be put in writing; and implementation of June 17, 2011 ICE Victims Memo
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Economic Development Administration
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15. General issue area code HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of Care Program (76 FR 75954), especially Section 576.406 as it applies to the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (Public Law No: 111-22, Division B) and its reform of the Emergency Shelter Grants program as the Emergency Solutions Grants program (Title II), also precedents set by the Supreme Court in Tilton v. Richardson and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist
Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
H.R. 3041 Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R. 3862 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Economic Development Administration, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
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15. General issue area code IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the rights and welfare of natural persons in the 2011-2012 Supreme Court term incl. National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), Florida v. HHS (11-400), Arizona v. US, Knox v. SEIU, and Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Prosecutorial discretion initiatives undertaken by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), especially: eligibility to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD); DHS should continue the frequent and generous use of deferred action; detained individuals; public information and pro se respondents; June memorandum versus November memorandum; DHS should encourage attorneys to stipulate to grants of relief; prosecutorial discretion and Customs and Border Protection (CBP); inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) family members must be put in writing; and implementation of June 17, 2011 ICE Victims Memo
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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15. General issue area code INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (H.R. 5, introduced and reported in House) and its inclusion in the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (H.R. 5 Title I, engrossed in House and versions thereafter)
Supreme Court review of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law No: 111-148) through National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), and Florida v. HHS (11-400), especially as it relates to the Commerce Clause, Due Process Clause, and precedents set by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, US v. Lopez, Lochner v. New York, Sorrell v. IMS Health, Inc., NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., Wickard v. Filburn, and Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US, as well as the healthcare system established in Massachusetts by Governor Mitt Romney
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the rights and welfare of natural persons in the 2011-2012 Supreme Court term incl. National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), Florida v. HHS (11-400), Arizona v. US, Knox v. SEIU, and Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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15. General issue area code LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
American Jobs Act (especially H.R. 12 and the components thereof, and S. 1769) and related Administration initiatives
Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
Hate crime data collection by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials
Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Economic Development Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
American Jobs Act (especially H.R. 12 and the components thereof, and S. 1769) and related Administration initiatives
Bills and amendments, generally, that give employers the ability to make decisions about what types of healthcare their employees can receive based on their own personal religious beliefs or morals
Executive Order 13199 - Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
H.Con.Res. 34 - FY12 Budget Resolution
H.R. 3041 Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
H.R. 3862 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Importance of a working National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the nomination, confirmation, and recess appointment of Richard Griffin and Sharon Block to serve as Members
Prosecutorial discretion initiatives undertaken by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), especially: eligibility to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD); DHS should continue the frequent and generous use of deferred action; detained individuals; public information and pro se respondents; June memorandum versus November memorandum; DHS should encourage attorneys to stipulate to grants of relief; prosecutorial discretion and Customs and Border Protection (CBP); inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) family members must be put in writing; and implementation of June 17, 2011 ICE Victims Memo
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
S. 1813 Amdt 1520 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services.
Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare
Buffett Rule Tax plan applying a minimum tax rate of 30 percent to individuals making more than a million dollars a year
Women's access to full reproductive health care services, generally and as mentioned herein, also healthcare restrictions generally
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Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Education - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, President of the U.S., Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Economic Development Administration, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
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15. General issue area code MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (H.R. 5, introduced and reported in House) and its inclusion in the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (H.R. 5 Title I, engrossed in House and versions thereafter)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
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15. General issue area code MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.Con.Res. 34 - FY12 Budget Resolution
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (H.R. 5, introduced and reported in House) and its inclusion in the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (H.R. 5 Title I, engrossed in House and versions thereafter)
Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare
Buffett Rule Tax plan applying a minimum tax rate of 30 percent to individuals making more than a million dollars a year
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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15. General issue area code PHA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (H.R. 5, introduced and reported in House) and its inclusion in the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (H.R. 5 Title I, engrossed in House and versions thereafter)
Supreme Court review of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law No: 111-148) through National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), and Florida v. HHS (11-400), especially as it relates to the Commerce Clause, Due Process Clause, and precedents set by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, US v. Lopez, Lochner v. New York, Sorrell v. IMS Health, Inc., NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., Wickard v. Filburn, and Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US, as well as the healthcare system established in Massachusetts by Governor Mitt Romney
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its relationship to the rights and welfare of natural persons in the 2011-2012 Supreme Court term incl. National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (11-393), HHS v. Florida, et al. (11-398), Florida v. HHS (11-400), Arizona v. US, Knox v. SEIU, and Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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15. General issue area code REL
16. Specific lobbying issues
Bills and amendments, generally, that give employers the ability to make decisions about what types of healthcare their employees can receive based on their own personal religious beliefs or morals
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of Care Program (76 FR 75954), especially Section 576.406 as it applies to the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (Public Law No: 111-22, Division B) and its reform of the Emergency Shelter Grants program as the Emergency Solutions Grants program (Title II), also precedents set by the Supreme Court in Tilton v. Richardson and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION: Economic Development Administration Regularly Revision (76 FR 76492), especially Pgs. 76518-19 regarding removal of the content of current paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of 314.10, which provides that notwithstanding the release of the Federal Interest, Project Property may not be used for inherently religious activities prohibited by applicable Federal law, also precedents set by the Supreme Court in Tilton v. Richardson, Hunt v. McNair, and Committee for Public Education v. Nyquist, incl. as they relate to Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel, April 30, 2003, Authority of the Department of the Interior to Provide Historic Preservation Grants to Historic Religious Properties Such As the Old North Church
Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
Federally funded private school voucher provisions under and potential amendments to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10), incl. the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teacher Act (H.R. 3990 and draft prior to introduction) and its Local Academic Flexible Grant (Title III Part B)
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Marriage equality and the Civil Marriage Protection Act (MD HB 438 and SB 241), incl. a possible statewide referendum
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
S. 1813 Amdt 1520 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services.
Withdrawal of Lowes advertising from TLCs All American Muslim and petition to Lowes CEO Robert Niblock
Women's access to full reproductive health care services, generally and as mentioned herein, also healthcare restrictions generally
Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, syringe exchange, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, as well as the FY13 Administration Budget, Appendix at pgs. 1317 and 1321
District of Columbia voucher provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
Marriage equality and implementing the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
H.R. 3 and S. 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Education - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Economic Development Administration, White House Office, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, President of the U.S.
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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.Con.Res. 34 - FY12 Budget Resolution
H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare
Buffett Rule Tax plan applying a minimum tax rate of 30 percent to individuals making more than a million dollars a year
Aging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3041 - Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R. 3862 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act
Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Economic Development Administration
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.Con.Res. 34 - FY12 Budget Resolution
Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare
Buffett Rule Tax plan applying a minimum tax rate of 30 percent to individuals making more than a million dollars a year
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Bills and amendments, generally, that give employers the ability to make decisions about what types of healthcare their employees can receive based on their own personal religious beliefs or morals
H.R. 3041 - Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act
H.R. 3862 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act
Revising the Equal Access to Justice Act (Public Law No: 96-481) and the federal judicial code through the Government Litigation Savings Act (H.R. 1996)
S. 1813 Amdt 1520 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services.
Women's access to full reproductive health care services, generally and as mentioned herein, also healthcare restrictions generally
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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
American Jobs Act (especially H.R. 12 and the components thereof, and S. 1769) and related Administration initiatives
H.Con.Res. 34 - FY12 Budget Resolution
H.R. 3485 and S. 1910 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
Tax fairness and safety nets, incl. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, generally vs. corporate taxation and corporate welfare
Buffett Rule Tax plan applying a minimum tax rate of 30 percent to individuals making more than a million dollars a year
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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
American Jobs Act (especially H.R. 12 and the components thereof, and S. 1769) and related Administration initiatives
Executive Order 13199 Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Economic Development Administration
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Executive Order 13199 - Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Executive Order 13279 - Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Executive Order 13498 - Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Executive Order 13559 Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals governed by federal anti-discrimination laws incl. the Civil Rights Act (Public Law No: 88-352 Title VII)
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Candidate Obama on July 1, 2008 at a speech in Zanesville, OH and those outlined by President Obama on July 22, 2011 at a town hall meeting in College Park, MD
Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals outlined by Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to President Obama and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, incl. remarks before the Pew Forum on June 11, 2009, in a conference call on September 22, 2009, and those cited by PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly on May 28, 2010 and August 12, 2011
House Judiciary Committee: Subcommittee on the Constitution, October 26, 2011, "The State of Religious Liberty in the United States"
Implementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Community Partnerships
Public Law No: 103-141 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (per Department of Justice: Office of Legal Counsel memo, June 29, 2007)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Corporation for Natl & Community Service , Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, Economic Development Administration
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Senate Judiciary Committee, February 29, 2012, "The Due Process Guarantee Act: Banning Indefinite Detention of Americans," regarding Due Process Guarantee Act (H.R. 3702 and S. 2003) and FY12 Defense Authorization (Public Law No: 112-81)
Hate crime data collection by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials
Public Law No: 111-84, Division E Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 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 INT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Senate Judiciary Committee, February 29, 2012, "The Due Process Guarantee Act: Banning Indefinite Detention of Americans," regarding Due Process Guarantee Act (H.R. 3702 and S. 2003) and FY12 Defense Authorization (Public Law No: 112-81)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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 DOC
16. Specific lobbying issues
District of Columbia abortion provisions under and potential amendments to FY11 Continuing Resolution (especially H.R. 1 and Public Law No: 112-10), FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573), the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), and the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 3803), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
Ensuring local democracy for the District of Columbia, especially abortion, marriage, syringe exchange, and voucher provisions mentioned herein, as well as the FY13 Administration Budget, Appendix at pgs. 1317 and 1321
District of Columbia syringe exchange provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
District of Columbia voucher provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
Marriage equality and implementing the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage and Equality Amendment Act of 2009 (DC Bill 18-482), incl. applicable provisions under and potential amendments to FY12 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 2434 and S. 1573) and the omnibus appropriations package (H.R. 2055 enacted as Public Law No: 112-74, H.R. 2354, and H.R. 3671), as well as FY13 budget and appropriations
H.R. 3 and S. 906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, President of the U.S.
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