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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 42020 VILLAGE CENTER PLAZA |
Address2 | SUITE 120-200 |
City | STONE RIDGE |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 20105 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Chantilly |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 20152 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 91650-12
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6. House ID# 368070000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
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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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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
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: GREG MITCHELL, PRESIDENT |
Date | 10/20/2011 |
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.
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16. Specific lobbying issues
Circulated a letter that was signed by 51 religious and human rights organizations and leaders of varying faiths, addressed to leaders and members of the House, and made contacts with House offices to urge them to act quickly to cosponsor, mark-up and pass H.R. 1856, the International Religious Freedom Amendments of 2011, a bill to amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA) to strengthen the promotion of religious freedom in the United States foreign policy and to reauthorize the U.S Commission
on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
Worked with several human rights organizations and leaders of varying faiths to make contacts to urge members of Congress to pass H.R. 2867, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011. H.R. 2867 was a bill introduced with bipartisan support by Congressman Frank Wolf, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Ranking Member Howard Berman. The bill passed the House on vote 391 21 on September 15.
Made one contact to express concerns about a bill in Belgium which will "extend the protection of vulnerable persons against mistreatment." Human rights attorneys and advocates are concerned about two articles in the legislation that will criminalize the manifestation of religious beliefs by labeling the rites or practices of targeted faiths as psychological subjection or techniques susceptible to alter ones capacity of discernment. This could be applied to any religion, and injecting governmental authorities into the manifestation of religion or belief process regarding targeted faiths on the grounds that their beliefs and practices are considered as psychological subjection contradict the rule of law, violate fundamental rights to freedom of religion and conscience, and to freedom of association. We urged them to raise the issue with European Union Parliamentarians.
Worked with other human rights organizations to circulate a letter that was signed by 23 religious and human rights leaders of varying faiths, addressed to the Secretary of State, and made contacts to express our deep concern about a new religion law in Hungary. This law represents a serious setback for religious freedom in Hungary as it contravenes standards of the OSCE, European Union, Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights and United Nations by discriminating against minority religious groups. The law will de-register targeted minority faiths that have been registered as religions in Hungary since the adoption of the 1990 Religion Law, while allowing favored religious organizations to maintain their registered religious status and enjoy all the rights and privileges that flow to religious organizations.
Worked with the client to sign a letter that was signed by 10 human rights and religious organizations, addressed to members of the Senate, to oppose the provision of U.S. taxpayer-funded military or police assistance to the Government of Uzbekistan. Uzbek authorities continue to silence civil society activists, independent journalists, and all political opposition; severely curtail freedom of expression and religion; and organize forced child labor on a massive scale. The U.S. government should make clear to the Uzbek government that direct assistance to its armed forces and security services will not be made available absent meaningful human rights improvements, including the release of imprisoned pro-democracy activists, an end to harassment of civil society groups, and effective steps to end torture.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS),
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
We worked with the client to sign and send a letter that was signed by 27 religious organizations and human rights leaders, addressed to members of the Senate, to support S. 1231, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011. Senators Patrick Leahy and Rob Portman introduced S. 1231 to increase public safety and strengthen families by consolidating grants, making reentry programs more efficient and accountable, and providing offenders with additional incentives to participate in rigorous recidivism reduction
programs. Further, it will reduce overcrowding and costs within the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In fact, the CBO estimates that the bill would reduce the cost of federal prison operations by about $200 million over the 2012-2016 period.
Worked with the client to sign a letter that was signed by 25 religious and advocacy organizations, addressed to members of the Committee on Appropriations, to urge them to incorporate critical cost saving measures, as recommended in the President's 2012 budget, which would safely manage the federal prison population. As stated in the letter, "the exorbitant cost associated with running the federal prison system requires immediate attention from Congress. We believe including an amendment to recalculate good time credits for federal prisoners in the CJS Appropriations bill is a sound cost savings measure that will maintain public safety and improve the functioning of the federal prison system."
Worked with the client to sign a letter that was signed by several religious and advocacy organizations, addressed to Deputy Attorney General James Cole, to express concerns about a conflict between the Department of Justice's draft National Standards To Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape ("National Standards") and judicial interpretations of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). The Department of Justice should take simple steps to harmonize the National Standards with the exhaustion requirements of the PLRA. Failure to do so will create even more confusion as courts continue to interpret the already complex PLRA.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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
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