Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

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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 BAN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Oppose any efforts to dismantle, weaken, or change the structure or the funding stream of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Support a rule from the CFPB regarding payday lending which require the lender to determine the borrowers ability to repay the loan, including consideration of income and expenses; does not sanction any series of repeat loans or provide a safe harbor for poorly underwritten loans; establishes an outer limit on length of indebtedness that is at least as short as the FDICs 2005 guidelines - 90 days in a twelve-month period; and restricts lenders from requiring a post-dated check or electronic access to a borrowers checking account as a condition of extending credit.
Support the Department of Labor's "Fiduciary Responsibility" rule.
Support the CFPB's study on forced arbitration clauses; oppose efforts to disable the CFPB to act on its findings.
Oppose H.R. 685.
Oppose H.R. 1529
Oppose H.R. 650
Oppose H.R. 1408
Oppose H.R. 1265
Oppose H.R. 1259
Oppose H.R. 1195
Oppose H.R. 601
Support S. 838 / H.R. 1565
Oppose H.R. 50
Oppose HR 37
Support continued implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; oppose efforts to eliminate or weaken provisions of the law.
Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087
Support HR 2362
Support a strong short term lending reform package by the CFPB that does not undermine state or local laws which may be stronger (offer more protection)
Oppose HR 1210
Oppose HR 3192
Oppose HR 1737
Oppose HR 776
Oppose HR 1317
Oppose HR 1941
Oppose HR 3189
Support HR 3524 / S 1981
Support the Federal Insurance Office‟s effort to assess the affordability and accessibility of auto insurance in low-wealth communities, communities of color and underserved communities and the proposed definition of affordability and Affected Persons.
Oppose HR 1266
Oppose S. 2038
Oppose H.R. 4018
Support principle reduction of mortgages by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Oppose H.R. 766. Support Operation Choke Point.
Support full funding in FY 2017 for the 2020 Census and for the ACS
Oppose any financial riders on FY17 spending bills
Support a robust proposed survey of financing for auto buyers.
Support CFPB moving forward on a rulemaking to address the widespread harm resulting from forced arbitration.
Support Senators signing onto a letter to the CFPB in support of their auto lending efforts.
Support extending the upcoming rule curbing short-term pay day and car title loans to long term payday and car title loans.
Oppose granting certiorari in the case of Midland Funding LLC v. Madden.
Support Director Cordray speaking to advocates from across the country about financial reform issues
Oppose all budget riders to weaken the powers, structure, or funding of the CFPB --particularly opposing proposals that would limit, delay or remove their authority to take action on forced arbitration.
Support reassessment of Treasurys plan to eliminate the GSEs capital buffers by the end of 2017.
Oppose S. 2663
Oppose HR 5112
Support suspension of GSE dividend payments to Treasury, and require the GSEs to develop and implement capital restoration plans, so they have enough capital to safely manage their business and to support Americas housing finance system.
Support the Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2016
Support HUD AFFH tools as designed to local PHAs and state and local governments with some strengthening suggestions.
Support Rep. Meeks Congressional sign-on letter to the regulators urging better enforcement of the ComSupport the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for releasing a strong proposed payday and car title lending rule and urge the Bureau to close some concerning loopholes that would allow some lenders to continue making harmful loans business as usual.munity Reinvestment Act
Support the elimination / reduction of loan level price adjustments
Support capturing the borrowers preferred language on mortgage application forms.
Support HR 4893
Support principal reduction by HUD and FHFA.
Support proposed CFPB rule to limit forced arbitration by financial services
Support letter by Congressman Meeks (NY) to federal bank regulators that seeks reforms to CRA regulations and examinations practices.
Support the proposed affordability standard set by Federal Insurance Office for future auto insurance research
Oppose HR 5893
Support the inclusion of a company satisfaction survey to the CFPBs complaint process
Oppose CFPB outline of proposed regulations of debt collection as they fail to sufficiently improve protect consumers victimized by predatory debt collection practices.
Support proposed rule on short-term loans, including payday and car title loans, support strengthening rule to close loopholes.
Oppose Congressional efforts to attach piecemeal GSE reform as amendments to must pass legislation.

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Education - Dept of, Treasury - Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

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16. Specific lobbying issues

Oppose sequestration
Oppose mandatory budget caps.
Support continued federal funding of innocence and forensic science programs at the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Department of Commerce in the final FY 2017 appropriations bill.
Support a larger 302 (b) allocation for the Transportation - HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2017.
Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Support a significant increase funding for federal programs that address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking
Oppose HR 2578
Support the inclusion of funding for Juvenile Justice Programs through the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program (JJDPA) in the House Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science and related Agencies for FY 2017
Support funding for Planned Parenthood and Planned Parenthood affiliates.
Support Voter registration through Federally Funded Health Insurance Exchanges
Oppose policy "riders" on appropriations bills.
Support sufficient FY2017 funding level for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey
Oppose rider to any appropriation bill which would prohibit funds being spent by the Department of Education implementing its Gainful Employment regulation.
Oppose any riders in appropriations bills which would limit or forestall CFPB action on arbitration.
Urge Congress to allocate a sufficient new 302(b) allocation for the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill so that criminal and juvenile justice grant programs can be adequately funded.
Support S. 2235
Support S. 1513 / H.R. 3406; support full funding for the Second Chance Act.
Oppose any policy riders to an omnibus appropriations bill which would in any way weaken or change the structure of the CFPB
Oppose riders which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers.
Support providing the FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (CJS) bill with the highest 302(b) allocation possible to ensure adequate funding for key criminal and juvenile justice grant programs within the bill.
Support a strong implementation of the Holder Rule, which says that when a seller of a good or service originates or helps arrange credit, the consumer is allowed to raise the sellers misconduct as a basis for bringing claims or defenses.
Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. Specifically, $129,325,000 for the DOL International Affairs Labor Bureau; $5,000,000 for the DOL / Department of Wage and Hour / Services and Benefits for Victims of Trafficking; $32,000,000 for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families; $2,500, for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families / The National Human Trafficking Resource Center; $165,000,000 for the HHS / Administration of Children and Families / Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; $85,000,000for the Department of Education / McKinney - Vento Act Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program; $2,000,000 for ED grants for Local Education Agencies Under Title I
Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Transportation-HUD funding bill. Specifically, $33,000,000 to fund comprehensive continuum of care projects for homeless and runaway youth.
Oppose any financial riders on FY17 spending bills.
Support funding for HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing program in FY17
Support adequate funding for critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in the final Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill.
Support adequate funding for innocence and forensic science programs in FY 17. Specifically, $5 million for the DoJ Wrongful Conviction Review Program; $5 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program; $14 million for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program; $5 million for the DoJ National Commission on Forensic Science; and $15 million for NIST.
Support an increase in funding for programs that serve victims of sexual assault and domestic violence (including VAWA, VOC, and FVPSA) in FY 2017.
Oppose Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution.
Oppose efforts to redirect funding from Pell Grants for other purposes as you advance the FY 2017 appropriations process
Support $15 million for a new Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration.
Oppose any riders on DC Appropriations for FY 2017 which impede or otherwise ban DCs established policy
Oppose Fleming (LA) immigration amendment to HR 4974
Support Huffman (CA) confederate flag amendment to HR 4974
Oppose Gosar (AZ) labor organization amendment to HR 4974
Oppose Perry (PA) project labor agreement amendment to HR 4974
Support Maloney (NY) anti-LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 4974
Oppose Pittenger (NC) North Carolina amendment to HR 5055
Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 5055
Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055
Support Collins (ME) motion to table Lee (UT) amendment 3897
Oppose Lee (UT) amendment 3897
Support Murphy (CT) amendment 4750 to HR 2578
Oppose Grassley (IA) amendment 4751 to HR 2578
Oppose Cornyn (TX) amendment 4749 to HR 2578
Support Feinstein (CA) amendment 4720 to HR 2578
Oppose amendments #31 and #34 offered by Representative Pittenger (NC) to H.R. 5055
Support Murray amendment to the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill to provide funding for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to implement a rule supplementing the information collected through the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) to include pay data from many employers.
Support HR 4893
Oppose any CR that does not contain money for Flint water mitigation.

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

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16. Specific lobbying issues

Support revising the primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone to 60 parts per billion (ppb).
Oppose HR 2042
Oppose S.J. Res 24
Support EPA making improvements to regulatory mechanisms from removing lead from drinking water.
Support S. 2491.
Oppose HR 3797
Support HR 4470
Oppose HR 4775
Support Congressman Conyers WATER Act
Support regional haze rule overall, but there are some areas of concern that would delay implementation and weaken critical provisions.
Oppose any CR that does not contain money for Flint water mitigation.
Support Stabenow Flint amendment to S. 2848
Support Kildee Flint amendment to HR 5303
Support S. 2848
Support HR 5303

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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16. Specific lobbying issues

Support giving the federal government and private citizens the legal tools they need to stop discriminatory voting and election changes before they are put into effect anywhere in the country
Support ensuring that voting changes are transparent by requiring all States, cities and counties to provide effective disclosure and publicity in modern media outlets that reach impacted voters and through local community organizations;
Support restoring federal review (preclearance) of voting changes for those states, cities and counties with a history of recent voting discrimination as well as those with the greatest need.
Support authorizing federal observers to respond to potential racial or language minority discrimination in any State, city or county.
Support S. 772 / H.R. 1459
Support H.R. 40
Support S. 862 / H.R. 1619
Support H.R. 12
Oppose any initiative including "faith based initiatives" that may result in legalized and federally funded discrimination
Support H.R. 671
Support H.J. Res. 25
Support H.R. 431
Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Oppose HR 2899
Support H Res 341
Oppose HR 2048
Support H Res 355
Support HR 2867 / S 1659
Oppose anti-Muslim, islamophobic rhetoric, actions, and legislation.
Ensure that the Department of Justice is as tough as possible in protecting an individual's right to vote in light if the elimination of Se4ction V of the 1065 Voting Rights Act
Oppose HR 712
Oppose HR 1927
Support EEOC initiative to expand data collection on collecting pay data from private employers on race and gender pay.

Support FCC carefully examining the privacy interests of historically disadvantaged communities; developing broadband privacy rules consistent with the Civil Rights
Principles for the Era of Big Data; Privacy protections should be made equally available to all consumers, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, using fixed or mobile connections.
Support H. RES. 616
Support S 2546 / HR 4539
Oppose lack of media diversity at all levels
Support Conyers amendment to HR 1927
Support Huffman (CA) confederate flag amendment to HR 4974
Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 4974
Oppose Pittenger (NC) North Carolina amendment to HR 5055
Support Maloney (NY) anti LGBT discrimination amendment to HR 5055
Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055
Oppose Russell (OK) amendment to NDAA to sanction taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination in all government contracts and grants.
Oppose Anti-Transgender Initiatives
Support proposed DoE / DoJ guidance on Title IX on the rights of trans students in schools
Support investigating the arrest and indictment of disproportionately Asian American scientists
Support HR 5272.
Oppose HR 2802 S. 1598
Support Education Departments Office of Civil Rights Title IX Guidance and enforcement
Oppose Russell (OK) religious organizations amendment to NDAA.
Support HR 6030
Oppose the sale or display of the confederate flag at Veterans cemeteries or on any federally owned public land, unless as part of a learning experience
Support S. 2854 / H.R. 5067
Support HR 5373
Support HR 5272

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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16. Specific lobbying issues

Support the expansion of the FCC Lifeline program to include Broadband
Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access.
Support HR 2638 / S 1472
Support the promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in all media
Support the capping of inter- and intra-state rates for prison phone calls
Oppose legislation which would undermine a March 2014 decision by the FCC by grandfathering agreements among broadcasters which otherwise violate media ownership limits. To the contrary, we support the FCCs decision to count Joint Sales Agreements (JSAs) toward ownership determinations for full power television stations.
Support S. 2235
Support increase in minority owned media.
Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry.
Support the investigation into the continued and largely unregulated use of Stingrays by law enforcement officials, to remedy the lack of data and transparency about these devices, and to act swiftly to prevent the disproportionate harms that the use of these devices by law enforcement officials can pose to historically disadvantaged communities.
Support FCC carefully examining the privacy interests of historically disadvantaged communities; developing broadband privacy rules consistent with the Civil Rights
Principles for the Era of Big Data; Privacy protections should be made equally available to all consumers, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, using fixed or mobile connections.
Oppose lack of media diversity at all levels
Oppose HR 4884
Oppose HR 2666
Oppose HR 5525
Support the integrity of the Lifeline program; oppose efforts to cap it or eliminate some of the options provided
Support HUDs proposed rules to narrow the digital divide by requiring broadband infrastructure installation in HUD-funded construction and modernizing HUDs Consolidated Plan process.
Oppose repealing the newspaper-broadcast ownership rule without conducting studies on the impact of media ownership diversity in the area first.
Oppose the FCCs Declaratory Ruling that robocalls may be made to cell phones
Support increased diversity and inclusion on the nations airwaves as it relates to the revised proposal released on September 8th regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Memorandum Opinion and Order Expanding Consumers Video Navigation Choices aka the Proposal to Unlock the Set Top Box.
Oppose HR 5525

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), White House Office, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Justice - Dept of (DOJ)

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16. Specific lobbying issues

Support H.J. Res. 25
Oppose a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office

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16. Specific lobbying issues

Oppose any efforts to dismantle, weaken, or change the structure or the funding stream of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Support the CFPB's study on forced arbitration clauses.
Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087
Support HR 2362
Oppose HR 712
Oppose HR 1927
Support a robust proposed survey of financing for auto buyers
Oppose granting certiorari in the case of Midland Funding LLC v. Madden

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), White House Office, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

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15. General issue area code DOC

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support H.R. 317 / S 1688
Oppose H J Res 43
Oppose HR 10 / S 2171
Oppose riders to the Omnibus Appropriations bill which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers
Oppose any riders on DC Appropriations for FY 2017 which impede or otherwise ban DCs established policy
Oppose HR 4901
Oppose HR 5233

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office

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15. General issue area code EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

Oppose H.R. 452.
Support S. 416
Support reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
Support H.R. 1070
Support H.R. 242
Support HBCUs
Oppose the provision delaying or denying federal student aid to individuals convicted of a minor drug offense.
Support legislation to renovate, rehabilitate or repair our nation's public schools.
Oppose HR 970 / S 559.
Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087
Oppose the reauthorization of the District of Columbia private school voucher program
Oppose S. 474
Support H Res 82
Support HR 2731
Support HR 3512
Oppose HR 10 / S. 2171;
Support the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC)
Support HR 3201
Oppose rider to any appropriation bill which would prohibit funds being spent by the Department of Education implementing its Gainful Employment regulation
Support HR 2521
Oppose riders to any Appropriations bill which may authorize DC Private School Vouchers
Support a summit to look into the benefits and current lack of diversity among public school teachers.
Support HR 2197 / S 1770
Support standardized testing of elementary and high school students; oppose "opt outs" be parents
Oppose high stakes testing of elementary and high school students
Comments on ESSA Implementation: Regulation, guidance, and technical assistance must ensure that low-income communities, communities of color, the disability community, immigrant communities, and tribes are included in decision-making; the Department should propose regulations that ensure that state accountability systems are driven by the performance of groups of students and that support and intervention systems are developed with stakeholders and are implemented to raise achievement for consistently low-performing groups of students; assessments should not be an excuse to provide vulnerable students with lower quality assessments or obscure disparities in student outcomes; If supplement not supplant is to allow greater flexibility in demonstrating compliance, it must presume and ensure an equal base of actual per-pupil funding before any federal funds can be considered supplemental; and all publicly reported data should be available and understandable to students, parents and communities to help inform their participation in decision-making. The test of regulations, guidance, technical assistance and other implementation activities must be whether or not they advance educational equity and serve the interests of all students.
Oppose private school vouchers.
Comments on ESSA implementation: urge that the regulations and guidance for Title I to promote effective implementation of the foster care provisions of ESSA include guidance for state and local education agencies to ensure effective collaboration with state and local child welfare agencies for timely implementation of these important provisions.
Comments on Juvenile Justice Provisions of ESSA implementation: urge prompt and appropriate access to a quality education and the success of students involved in and reentering from the juvenile justice system through the development of effective regulations and guidance as well as other activities to fully implement reauthorization of Title I, Part D in ESSA.
Support the creation of a centralized complaint system within the Department of Education that accepts complaints about student loans, other aid, and institutions participating in the Title IV program that serves students and promotes accountability.
Support robust and meaningful federal regulation in ESSA.
Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. $2,000,000 for ED grants for Local Education Agencies Under Title I;
Support US Department of Education withholding federal student loan money from any school that uses forced arbitration clauses in their enrollment agreements
Support the Education Department discharging more quickly and efficiently the federal loans of defrauded students under current regulations and proposing regulations that will make it easier, not harder, for such borrowers to get the relief they are entitled to under existing law.
Support HR 4681.
Support S. 2491
Support federal guidelines for Part A of Section 1010 of the ESSA including definitive, transparent timelines for these interactive processes.
Support part D of Title I of ESSA, which addresses prevention and intervention programs for children and youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at-risk. Federal regulations are necessary to adequately implement this section. Such regulations should be based on the joint DOJ-Dept. of Education Guidelines on Correctional Education in Juvenile Justice Facilities; the joint DOJ-Department of Education Guidelines on School Climate and School Discipline; and the HHS-Department of Education Policy Statement on Pre-K Suspensions and Expulsions.
Support Dr. John King to be Secretary of Education.
Support the Equity in IDEA rule
Oppose efforts to redirect funding from Pell Grants for other purposes as you advance the FY 2017 appropriations process
Support the U.S. Department of Education issuing regulations and comprehensive guidance to assist state and local education agencies in not only complying with new data reporting requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), but also encouraging school leaders to make this information accessible, high-quality, and helpful in reducing inequities for disadvantaged students.
Support HR 4570
Oppose HR 4901
Support rule banning forced arbitration for students victimized by for-profit institutions.
Support the Department of Education issuing regulations clarifying the means by which school districts must demonstrate their compliance with the supplement, not supplant requirement in Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Support timely implementation of proposed gainful employment rules
Support proposed DoE / DoJ guidance on Title IX on the rights of trans students in schools
Support Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights efforts to combat sexual harassment and violence in schools using Title IX
Support Department of Educations initial rules to promulgate ESSA, support strengthening those rules.
Support HR 4681
S 2491
Support teacher diversity
Support Education Departments Office of Civil Rights Title IX Guidance and enforcement
Support HR 5587
Support a decrease in the Education Departments n-size threshold from 30 students to 10.
Support the Departments proposed rule on arbitration, with the following strengthening amendments: 1. Presume full loan relief for defrauded borrowers; 2. Ensure loan relief is automatic when there is sufficient evidence of school wrongdoing; 3. Make the federal standard for relief a floor, not a ceiling that eliminates current borrower eligibility for relief; 4. Ensure unscrupulous schools cannot prevent students from holding schools accountable in the courts; 5. Improve the warnings for students regarding concerns about their school; 6. Do not impose new time limits on borrower relief; and 7. Ensure the independence of decision makers involved in borrower relief determinations
Support Department of Education proposed rules on accountability and state plan requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) support strengthening the rules where needed
Support greater accountability of schools serving students involved in the juvenile justice system in ESSA regulations.
Support HR 5738 / S 3168
Support the Departments of Educations arbitration rule to bring within the scope of the subsection of the rule those students who pursue claims on their own or with small groups of classmates, not just those students who bring class-action claims and the Departments efforts to promote access to justice for students who have already been harmed, not just those who enroll in predatory schools in the future.
Support HR 5963
Support strong, enforceable guidelines to ensure that School Resource Officers respect the civil rights of students.
Support HR 5692
Oppose HR 6119

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, White House Office, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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16. Specific lobbying issues

Oppose HR 1030
Oppose HR 2042
Oppose S.J. Res 24
Oppose HR 712
Oppose HR 1927
Support continued funding in FY2016 to the National Center for Environmental Healths Healthy Community Design Initiative (HCDI) at its current level of $2.8 million.
Support EPA making improvements to regulatory mechanisms from removing lead from drinking water.
Support EPA coordination with HUD, and both to engage in the AFFH process and leverage it for its other nondiscrimination investigations and enforcement.
Support S. 2491.
Oppose HR 3797
Support HR 4470
Oppose HR 4775
Support the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) permitting its borrowers to use the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program to finance home improvements that increase energy efficiency and lower utility costs
Support the establishment of a White House Office of Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization.

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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16. Specific lobbying issues

Oppose any efforts to dismantle, weaken, or change the structure or the funding stream of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Support a rule from the CFPB regarding payday lending which require the lender to determine the borrowers ability to repay the loan, including consideration of income and expenses; does not sanction any series of repeat loans or provide a safe harbor for poorly underwritten loans; establishes an outer limit on length of indebtedness that is at least as short as the FDICs 2005 guidelines - 90 days in a twelve-month period; and restricts lenders from requiring a post-dated check or electronic access to a borrowers checking account as a condition of extending credit.
Support the Department of Labor's proposed "Conflicted Advice Rule" (also known as the "Fiduciary Responsibility" rule) regarding retirement savings.
Support the CFPB's study on forced arbitration clauses; oppose efforts to disable the CFPB to act on its findings.
Oppose H.R. 685
Oppose H.R. 1529
Oppose H.R. 650
Oppose H.R. 1408
Oppose H.R. 1265
Oppose H.R. 1259
Oppose H.R. 1195
Oppose H.R. 601
Support S. 838 / H.R. 1565
oppose H.R. 50
Oppose HR 37
Support continued implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010; oppose efforts to eliminate or weaken provisions of the law
Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087
Support HR 2362
Oppose S 1484
Oppose HR 1737
Support a strong short term lending reform package by the CFPB that does not undermine state or local laws which may be stronger (offer more protection)
Urge FHA to improve its current proposal to change the certification requirements that lenders must make in order to secure Federal Housing Administration insurance on a mortgage loan and adopt an enhanced certification requirement that requires lenders to certify that they meet all three of the following:
Exercise of due diligence and good faith in underwriting the mortgage and submitting the application for insurance, which is proposed;
Establish, operate and monitor a Quality Control program that complies with all FHA requirements; and
For any defects that occur notwithstanding compliance with the first two lender duties, timely remediate or indemnify FHA for any defects that affect the insurability of the loan.
Oppose HR 1210
Oppose HR 3192
Oppose HR 1737
Oppose HR 776
Oppose HR 1317
Oppose HR 1941
Oppose HR 3189
Support HR 3524 / S 1981
Oppose HR 1266
Oppose H.R. 4018
Support principle reduction of mortgages
Oppose H.R. 766. Support Operation Choke Point.
Support a strong implementation of the Holder Rule, which says that when a seller of a good or service originates or helps arrange credit, the consumer is allowed to raise the sellers misconduct as a basis for bringing claims or defenses against the entity holding the debt.
Oppose any financial riders on FY17 spending bills.
Support a robust proposed survey of financing for auto buyers.
Support CFPB moving forward on a rulemaking to address the widespread harm resulting from forced arbitration.
Support Senators signing onto a letter to the CFPB in support of their auto lending efforts.Support extending the upcoming rule curbing short-term pay day and car title loans to long term payday and car title loans.
Oppose granting certiorari in the case of Midland Funding LLC v. Madden
Support Director Cordray speaking to advocates from across the country about financial reform issues
Oppose all budget riders to weaken the powers, structure, or funding of the CFPB --particularly opposing proposals that would limit, delay or remove their authority to take action on forced arbitration.
Support reassessment of Treasurys plan to eliminate the GSEs capital buffers by the end of 2017.
Oppose S. 2663
Support making the AFFH Assessment tool more effective and closing gaps
Oppose HR 5112
Support suspension of GSE dividend payments to Treasury, and require the GSEs to develop and implement capital restoration plans, so they have enough capital to safely manage their business and to support Americas housing finance system.
Support the Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2016
Support HUD AFFH tools as designed to local PHAs and state and local governments with some strengthening suggestions.
Support Rep. Meeks Congressional sign-on letter to the regulators urging better enforcement of the Community Reinvestment Act
Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for releasing a strong proposed payday and car title lending rule and urge the Bureau to close some concerning loopholes that would allow some lenders to continue making harmful loans business as usual.
Support the elimination / reduction of loan level price adjustments
Support capturing the borrowers preferred language on mortgage application forms.
Support HR 4893
Support principal reduction by HUD and FHFA.
Support proposed CFPB rule to limit forced arbitration by financial services
Support letter by Congressman Meeks (NY) to federal bank regulators that seeks reforms to CRA regulations and examinations practices.
Support the proposed affordability standard set by Federal Insurance Office for future auto insurance research
Oppose HR 5893
Support the inclusion of a company satisfaction survey to the CFPBs complaint process.
Oppose CFPB outline of proposed regulations of debt collection as they fail to sufficiently improve protect consumers victimized by predatory debt collection practices.
Support proposed rule on short-term loans, including payday and car title loans, support strengthening rule to close loopholes,
Oppose Congressional efforts to attach piecemeal GSE reform as amendments to must pass legislation.

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Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales
Support a ban on military-style semi automatic assault guns
Support a ban on high capacity ammunition clips
Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers
Support "no-fly / no-buy" proposals

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)

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Support H.R. 735
Support President Obama's initiatives towards Cuba
Support debt relief for the globe's poorest nations
Oppose Section 2 of HR 2337
Support a stronger US position at the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem on: acknowledging the ramifications of new drug policies; standing up for human rights; calling for a people-centered approach to drug policy; taking a stronger stance on criminal justice reform; and ensuring an open dialog between all interested parties.
Support President Obama speaking at the UNGASS on the world drug problem.
Support Sec. Burwell speaking at UNGASS

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16. Specific lobbying issues

Support H.R. 20.
Oppose any efforts to dismantle, weaken, or change the structure or the funding stream of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Support an executive order requiring full disclosure of political spending by business entities receiving federal government contracts.
Support giving the federal government and private citizens the legal tools they need to stop discriminatory voting and election changes before they are put into effect anywhere in the country
Support ensuring that voting changes are transparent by requiring all States, cities and counties to provide effective disclosure and publicity in modern media outlets that reach impacted voters and through local community organizations;
Support restoring federal review (preclearance) of voting changes for those states, cities and counties with a history of recent voting discrimination as well as those with the greatest need.
Support authorizing federal observers to respond to potential racial or language minority discrimination in any State, city or county.
Support S. 772 / H.R. 1459
Support H.R.12
Oppose H.R. 195
Oppose HR 185
Support S 1538
Support legislation to provide stiffer penalties for engaging in deceptive practices around elections
Support HR 2887.
Support HR 2867 / S 1659
Support HR 317
Support the Census Bureaus federal register notice regarding the Residence Rule and Residence Situations, 80 FR 28950 (May 20, 2015)
Support H.R. 2694
Support H Res 341
Support H Res 355
Support H J Res 25
Oppose requiring the Secretary of Treasury to contract with private debt collection agencies to collect taxes.
Support Voter registration through Federally Funded Health Insurance Exchanges
Support sufficient FY2017 funding level for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey
Support HR 2867 / S 1659
Support fully funding the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Oppose "prison gerrymandering" by the Census Bureau
Support S. 2021/H.R 3470
Urging full funding for the Census Bureau in FY 17
Support Presidential Medal of Freedom for H. Julian Bond
Ensure that the Department of Justice is as tough as possible in protecting an individual's right to vote in light if the elimination of Se4ction V of the 1065 Voting Rights Act
Oppose HR 712
Oppose HR 1927
Oppose letter by EAC ED Newby letting Kansas, Alabama and Georgia require proof of citizenship on federal voter registration.
Oppose refusal by some Senators to give fair consideration to any Supreme Court nomination until after the next President is sworn into office on January 20, 2017.
Oppose Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution
Support executive order prohibiting federal contractors from asking about past criminal records on job application
Support HR 3735
Oppose the conduct of the Select Investigative Panels activities as they relate to the investigation of Planned Parenthood
Support OPM proposed rule on Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability.
Support the establishment of a White House Office of Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization.
Oppose proposed Census Bureau residency rules for incarcerated individuals
Support the Committee Chairs denouncing efforts to have voter-discouraging patrolling of the polls.
Oppose the sale or display of the confederate flag at Veterans cemeteries or on any federally owned public land, unless as part of a learning experience
Support HR 5373

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Support the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Support S. 705
Oppose H.R. 596
Support full funding for domestic HIV / AIDS programs
Oppose HR 30
Oppose HR 7
Support HR 2
Support efforts to fight childhood obesity
Support HR 1974
Support HR 932 / S 497
Support the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI)
Support H Res 82
Support HR 3285
Support Planned Parenthood
Oppose HR 2646
Support that HHS administers this Section 1557 of the ACA through robust implementation and enforcement mechanisms, and this must be reflected in the final regulations that HHS promulgates.
Support continued funding in FY2016 to the National Center for Environmental Healths Healthy Community Design Initiative (HCDI) at its current level of $2.8 million.
Support Andy Slavitt to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Oppose HR 2646
Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. Specifically, $129,325,000 for the DOL International Affairs Labor Bureau; $5,000,000 for the DOL / Department of Wage and Hour / Services and Benefits for Victims of Trafficking; $32,000,000 for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families; $2,500, for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families / The National Human Trafficking Resource Center; $165,000,000 for the HHS / Administration of Children and Families / Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; $85,000,000for the Department of Education / McKinney - Vento Act Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program; $2,000,000 for ED grants for Local Education Agencies Under Title I;
Oppose increasing cost sharing for beneficiaries in the Medicare Part D program.
Support the final regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) be finalized as quickly as possible and with strong protections addressing the serious issues of discrimination that we know affect members of marginalized communities, such as racial and ethnic minorities; women; people with disabilities; immigrants; people whose primary language is not English; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals.
Support Sec. Burwell speaking at UNGASS
Oppose HR 3762.
Oppose veto override of HR 3762
Oppose Price motion to concur with Senate amendments to HR 3762
Support the Health Equity and Accountability Act
Support treating the drug problem as a health issue
sUPPORT hr 2014 / s 1078
Support HHS proposed rule on Section 1557 of the ACA
Oppose proposed CMS Meaningful Use rule
Support the restoration of monies to AIDS programs
Support investing $120 million per year into CDC directed data collection and programs to inspire more physical activity.

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Oppose HR 2899

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Support a larger 302 (b) allocation for the Transportation - HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2017.
Support H.R. 372
oppose H.R. 574
Support the National Housing Trust Fund; support its funding through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Support HR 2997
Oppose HR 3192
Support, in the President's budget proposal for FY 17,
Additional $50 million for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs
- $2.5 million for the national prevalence, needs, and characteristics of homeless youth in America authorized by RHYA
- Additional $50 million for the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCYA) Program
- Additional $400 million for McKinney-Vento HUD Homeless Assistance programs, of which $150 million be directed to serving homeless youth
- Additional $40 million for 10 community demonstration projects to provide comprehensive approaches to serving homeless youth.
- Clarifying language that all children, youth and families in vulnerable and unsafe situations should be eligible for HUD homeless assistance and waived from being required to provide third-part documentation to receive housing and supportive services with Continuum of Care funds.
Support, in FY16,
- Additional $50 million for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs
- $2.5 million for the national prevalence, needs, and characteristics of homeless youth in America authorized by RHYA
- Additional $50 million for the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCYA) Program
Support HR 1662
Oppose S. 2038
Support principle reduction of mortgages
Support the Low Income Housing
Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. Specifically, Specifically, Services and Benefits for Victims of Trafficking; $32,000,000 for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families; $2,500, for the HHS / Administration for Children and Families / The National Human Trafficking Resource Center; $165,000,000 for the HHS / Administration of Children and Families / Runaway and Homeless Youth Act;
Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Transportation-HUD funding bill. Specifically, $33,000,000 to fund comprehensive continuum of care projects for homeless and runaway youth.
Support funding for HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing program in FY17
Support substantive changes to ensure that the LIHTC program will further the Administrations goals of promoting racial and socioeconomic integration and provide ladders of opportunity to low-income families - particularly Black and Latino families.
Support FHFAs effort to provide Extra Credit for Residential Economic Diversity Activities.
Support EPA coordination with HUD, and both to engage in the AFFH process and leverage it for its other nondiscrimination investigations and enforcement.
Support including language preference in the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA).
Support $15 million for a new Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration.
Support Al Green, TX, amendment to HR 3700
Support HR 3700
Support Moore (WI) Fair Housing amendment to HR 1927
Support Collins (ME) motion to table Lee (UT) amendment 3897
Oppose Lee (UT) amendment 3897
Support reassessment of Treasurys plan to eliminate the GSEs capital buffers by the end of 2017.
Support making the AFFH Assessment tool more effective and closing gaps
Support suspension of GSE dividend payments to Treasury, and require the GSEs to develop and implement capital restoration plans, so they have enough capital to safely manage their business and to support Americas housing finance system.
Support HUD AFFH tools as designed to local PHAs and state and local governments with some strengthening suggestions.
Support the elimination / reduction of loan level price adjustments
Support capturing the borrowers preferred language on mortgage application forms.
Support HR 4888
Support HR 4893
Support principal reduction by HUD and FHFA.
Support S 3164
Support HUDs proposed rules to narrow the digital divide by requiring broadband infrastructure installation in HUD-funded construction and modernizing HUDs Consolidated Plan process.
Support the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) permitting its borrowers to use the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program to finance home improvements that increase energy efficiency and lower utility costs
Support HUDs proposal to implement Small Area Fair Market Rents in metropolitan areas where Housing Choice Voucher families are most severely clustered in high poverty neighborhoods.
Support HUD responding to its IG report on down payment assistance (DPA) and not restricting DPA by geography
Support the following improvements in the AFFH Local Assessment Tool: The need for stronger community participation and consultation elements; More accountability around the use of local knowledge and data (for which participants go beyond the HUD-supplied data, and assess the particular problems of the community in more range and depth); The need to assess whether the requirement to incorporate the AFHs goals into other planning processes has been met; Improvements to the Opportunity Indices, specifically in assessing education, environmental health, and transportation; The need to include assessment of other civil rights enforcement (beyond fair housing), such as Title V I; Changes to the Inserts that HUD includes for secondary participants, such as requiring them to identify contributing factors, incorporate community participation that focuses on those participants, and evaluate PHA programmatic features.
Oppose Congressional efforts to attach piecemeal GSE reform as amendments to must pass legislation.
Support HR 6211
Support Principal reduction

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Oppose H.R. 399
Oppose HR 240
Support HR 1974
Support HR 3201
Oppose anti-Muslim, Islamophobic rhetoric, actions, and legislation.
Oppose current policy which allows children to go through the immigration court process without the benefit of counsel.
Oppose H Res 639
Oppose Fleming (LA) immigration amendment to HR 4974
Support resolution sponsored by Congressman Grijalva in support of developing a national immigration policy which respects the basic human dignity of immigrants.
Support elimination of U Visa Adjudication delays

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Support S. 178.
Oppose mandatory minimum sentences
Support restoring proportionality to drug sentencing.
Support promotion and adequately fund recidivism reduction and reentry programming.
Support making sentencing reductions retroactive.
Support expanding the Bureau of Prison's Compassionate Release Program.
Support expanding time credits for good behavior.
Comments on Juvenile Justice Provisions of ESSA implementation: urge prompt and appropriate access to a quality education and the success of students involved in and reentering from the juvenile justice system through the development of effective regulations and guidance as well as other activities to fully implement reauthorization of Title I, Part D in ESSA.
Support the BOP's providing voter eligibility information to all upon release from prison or jail.
Support continued federal funding of innocence and forensic science programs at the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Department of Commerce in the final FY 2017 appropriations bill.
Support S. 502/H.R. 920
Support H.R. 1232
Support a significant increase funding for federal programs that address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking
Support H.R. 1255
Support H.R. 1253 / S. 467
Support S. 772 / H.R. 1459
Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales
Support a ban on military-style semi automatic assault guns
Support a ban on high capacity ammunition clips
Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers
Support "no fly-no buy" gun proposals
Support executive action to ensure that both federal agencies and federal contractors are leading the way to making employment opportunities available for qualified job-seekers who have an arrest or conviction in their past.
Support S. 295
Oppose the federal death penalty
support federal support for local law enforcement agencies to purchase video surveillance equipment such as body cameras, gun cameras, dashboard cameras, and taser cameras
Support the establishment of independent, effective civilian review boards for all levels of law enforcement
Support legislation to review racial disparities in decisions by prosecutors
Support the creation of uniform use of force standards for law enforcement officials.
Support aggressive, comprehensive reform of civil asset forfeiture laws.
Oppose H.R. 1927
Promote employment of body worn cameras by law enforcement officers which also promotes and protect civil rights and civil liberties.
Support S. 1119 / H.R. 2330
Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087
Support HR 2875 / s. 2168
Support HR 1933 / S 1056
Support HR 1124
Support HR 2197/ S. 1770
Support HR 2944
Support S. 1169 / HR 2728
Support S. 1513 / H.R. 3406; support full funding for the Second Chance Act
Support H Res 262
Support HR 2302
Support H Res 295
Support the inclusion of funding for Juvenile Justice Programs through the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program (JJDPA) in the House Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science and related Agencies for FY 2017
Support S. 255 / H.R. 540
Oppose a new five-year mandatory minimum sentence for illegal reentry.
Support S 2168
Support HR 1124
Support HR 3470 / S 2021
Urge Congress to allocate a sufficient new 302(b) allocation for the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill so that criminal and juvenile justice grant programs can be adequately funded.
Support HR 2521
Support strengthening and passing H.R. 3713 / s 2123
Oppose anti-Muslim, Islamophobic rhetoric, actions, and legislation.
Ensure that the Department of Justice is as tough as possible in protecting an individual's right to vote in light if the elimination of Se4ction V of the 1065 Voting Rights Act
Oppose HR 712
Oppose HR 1927
Support Cornyn / Leahy amendment to the Justice for All Act which strengthens the Prison Rape Elimination Act
Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry.
Oppose H.R. 766. Support Operation Choke Point.
Support President Obama speaking at the UNGASS on the world drug problem.
Support providing the FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (CJS) bill with the highest 302(b) allocation possible to ensure adequate funding for key criminal and juvenile justice grant programs within the bill.Support a strong implementation of the Holder Rule, which says that when a seller of a good or service originates or helps arrange credit, the consumer is allowed to raise the sellers misconduct as a basis for bringing claims or defenses against the entity holding the debt.
Support the investigation into the continued and largely unregulated use of Stingrays by law enforcement officials, to remedy the lack of data and transparency about these devices, and to act swiftly to prevent the disproportionate harms that the use of these devices by law enforcement officials can pose to historically disadvantaged communities.
Support OJP to a) condition federal criminal justice grants on data collection and reporting on police-civilian encounters and b) provide regulations on the implementation of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA).
Support H.R. 4364
Oppose refusal by some Senators to give fair consideration to any Supreme Court nomination until after the next President is sworn into office on January 20, 2017.
Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill.
Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Transportation-HUD funding bill. Specifically, $33,000,000 to fund comprehensive continuum of care projects for homeless and runaway youth.
Support a stronger US position at the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem on: acknowledging the ramifications of new drug policies; standing up for human rights; calling for a people-centered approach to drug policy; taking a stronger stance on criminal justice reform; and ensuring an open dialog between all interested parties.
Support adequate funding for critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in the final Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill.
Support adequate funding for innocence and forensic science programs in FY 17. Specifically, $5 million for the DoJ Wrongful Conviction Review Program; $5 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program; $14 million for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program; $5 million for the DoJ National Commission on Forensic Science; and $15 million for NIST
Oppose S 2576
Support an increase in funding for programs that serve victims of sexual assault and domestic violence (including VAWA, VOC, and FVPSA) in FY 2017.
Support HR 4611
Support the Equal Justice Under Law Act.
Support H.R. 3406
Support S 2123 / HR 3713 with the following improvements:
The increased use of evidence-based sentencing alternatives, including drug, Veteran, and mental health courts;
Reducing recidivism through educational and job training opportunities for prisoners while they are incarcerated (this includes restoring Pell grant eligibility to prisoners);
A concentration on using prison space for career or violent criminals;
The elimination of all mandatory minimum sentences, and an increase in judicial discretion; and
In depth reports to Congress by the Department of Justice on the extent to which reforms have addressed both over-incarceration and racial disparities.
Oppose backlog of judicial nominees
Support Sec. Burwell speaking at UNGASS
Support executive order prohibiting federal contractors from asking about past criminal records on job application
Oppose current policy which allows children to go through the immigration court process without the benefit of counsel.
Oppose HR 1927
Support Moore (WI) equal pay and fair housing amendments to HR 1927
Support Conyers amendment to HR 1927
Support rule banning forced arbitration for students victimized by for-profit institutions
Oppose Anti-Transgender Initiatives
Support proposed DoE / DoJ guidance on Title IX on the rights of trans students in schools
Support H.R.5100, S.2874
Conditional support for HR 5283.
Support bringing HR 5283 to the floor for consideration prior to Summer break and strengthening it to include the Equitable Sharing program
Oppose Ayotte amendments S. AMDT. 4082 and S. AMDT. 4083 to S. 2943.
Support investigating the arrest and indictment of disproportionately Asian American scientists
Support treating the drug problem as a health issue
Support the Baldwin, Mikulski, and Hirono Amendment to the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act which would add necessary funds for the Justice Departments Civil Rights Division (CRT) and its Community Relations Service (CRS) to prevent hate crimes and to effectively investigate and prosecute them when they occur.
Support OPM proposed rule on Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability
Support HR 4752
Support S.1513/H.R.3406.
Support Senate hearings on President Obama's Supreme Court nominee
Support HR 5124
Support HR 2302
Support S 2584 / HR 5067
Support greater accountability of schools serving students involved in the juvenile justice system in ESSA regulations.
Support Department of Justice efforts to establish standards, grounded in sound science, for laboratory reports and testimony based on specific forensic disciplines.
Oppose predictive policing
Support the conditioning of federal criminal justice grants on data collection and reporting on police-civilian encounters under the promulgation of the Death In Custody Reporting Act
Support funding levels for innocence and forensic science programs as found in the Senate FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
Support HR 5963
Support strong, enforceable guidelines to ensure that School Resource Officers respect the civil rights of students.
Support HR 6211
Support S. 2854 / H.R. 5067
Support S. 3144 / H.R. 5124
Support HR 4754
Support S.1513/H.R.3406

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), State - Dept of (DOS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support the Department of Labor's proposed "Conflicted Advice Rule" regarding retirement savings.
Support the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) proposal to update the Sex Discrimination Guidelines for federal contractors to align the standards with Executive Order 11246 and current law.
Support reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
Support S. 862 / H.R. 1619
Support executive action to ensure that both federal agencies and federal contractors are leading the way to making employment opportunities available for qualified job-seekers who have an arrest or conviction in their past.
Oppose HR 30
Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Support workers who want to form a union.
Support HR 1848 / S. 974
Support HR 2150 / S 1150
Support HR 3524 / S 1981
Support S. 786/H.R. 1439
Support HR 3201
Support the promotion of racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in media
Support HR 3470 / S 2021
Support S. 2042/H.R. 3514
Oppose racial and ethnic discrimination in hiring
Support a federal automatic Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and, in the absence of a federal solution, support state auto-IRAs and other similar retirement programs
Oppose HR 4293.
Oppose HR 4294
Support HR 4376
Support funding for several programs related to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in FY 2017 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill. Specifically, $129,325,000 for the DOL International Affairs Labor Bureau; $5,000,000 for the DOL / Department of Wage and Hour.
Support EEOC initiative to expand data collection on collecting pay data from private employers on race and gender pay.
Support for the Department of Labors (DOL) proposal to update the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity regulations implementing Section 188 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to align with current law and thus more effectively address current workforce issues support for the U.S. Department of Labors proposal to update the Apprenticeship Programs Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) regulations.
Oppose lack of media diversity at all levels.
Support proposed rule establishing paid sick leave for employees of federal government contractors
Support executive order prohibiting federal contractors from asking about past criminal records on job application
Support Moore (WI) Equal Pay amendment to HR 1927
Oppose H J Res 88
Oppose Gosar (AZ) amendment to HR 4974.
Oppose Kline (MN) Amendment to NDAA 2017 which would repeal President Obamas Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces
Oppose any attempt to defund the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) implementation or revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1)
Support for Department of Labors new Overtime rule.
Support Murray amendment to the FY 2017 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill to provide funding for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to implement a rule supplementing the information collected through the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) to include pay data from many employers.
Support S. 2697 / HR 4376
Support OPM proposed rule on Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability
Support S. 786 / HR 1439
Support H.R. 5587
Support immediate cessation of children harvesting tobacco.
Support HR 6030
Support S. 786 / H.R. 1439

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code MMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support Andy Slavitt to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Oppose increasing cost sharing for beneficiaries in the Medicare Part D program.
Support H.R.5100, S.2874
Support overall arc of proposed regulations for delivery ad payment reform to implement the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
Oppose proposed CMS Meaningful Use rule

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code NAT

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support the Antiquities Act.
Oppose Amendments # 3023 AND # 3126 to S. 2012
Support regional haze rule overall, but there are some areas of concern that would delay implementation and weaken critical provisions.
Support an inclusive National Park system which reflects the diversity of our nation.
Oppose the sale or display of the confederate flag at Veterans cemeteries or on any federally owned public land, unless as part of a learning experience

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code REL

16. Specific lobbying issues

Oppose any initiative including "faith based initiatives" that may result in legalized and federally funded discrimination.
Oppose a finding by the Office of Legal Counsel that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) provides a blanket override of a statutory non-discrimination provision.
Support the implementation of Executive Order 13559, which seeks to strengthen the constitutional protections against unwelcome proselytizing of program beneficiaries, to promote grantee and contractor transparency and understanding of church-state separation parameters, and to implement safeguards against excessive government entanglement with religious institutions.
Oppose Byrne (Ala) religious institutions amendment to HR 5055
Oppose Russell (OK) amendment to NDAA to sanction taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination in all government contracts and grants.
Support HR 5272.
Oppose HR 2808 / S. 1598
Oppose Russell (OK) religious organizations amendment to NDAA
Support HR 5272

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Education - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Labor - Dept of (DOL), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code RET

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support the Department of Labor's proposed "Conflicted Advice Rule" regarding retirement savings.
Oppose HR 4293.
Oppose HR 4294
Oppose H J Res 88

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code SMB

16. Specific lobbying issues

Oppose HR 712
Oppose HR 1927

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support FCC rules limiting rates charged for intra-state and inter-state phone rates charged to incarcerated people and their families.
Support the FCC Lifeline program; support expanding the Lifeline program to cover Broadband.
Support broadband deployment, adoption, and competition, to communities which have limited or no internet access.
Support HR 2638 / S 1472
Support S. 2235
Support increase in minority owned media.
Support the FCC exerting its authority and safeguarding consumers both inside and outside prisons by addressing the following issues put forward in the most recent NPRM: 1) advanced communications, including video visitation; 2) international calling rates; 3) the communications rights of deaf, hard of hearing, and disabled inmates; 4) ensuring the limits on ancillary fees are effective for all communications; and 5) regular data collection in the prison communications industry.
Oppose HR 4884
Oppose HR 2666
Oppose HR 5525
Support the integrity of the Lifeline program; oppose efforts to cap it or eliminate some of the options provided
Support HUDs proposed rules to narrow the digital divide by requiring broadband infrastructure installation in HUD-funded construction and modernizing HUDs Consolidated Plan process.
Oppose repealing the newspaper-broadcast ownership rule without conducting studies on the impact of media ownership diversity in the area first.
Support increased diversity and inclusion on the nations airwaves as it relates to the revised proposal released on September 8th regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Memorandum Opinion and Order Expanding Consumers Video Navigation Choices aka the Proposal to Unlock the Set Top Box.
Oppose HR5525

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code TRA

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support a larger 302 (b) allocation for the Transportation - HUD Appropriations bill for FY 2017.
Support S. 705
Oppose requiring the Secretary of Treasury to contract with private debt collection agencies to collect taxes.
Support continued funding in FY2016 to the National Center for Environmental Healths Healthy Community Design Initiative (HCDI) at its current level of $2.8 million.
Support investing $120 million per year into CDC directed data collection and programs to inspire more physical activity.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code VET

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support HR 2499
Support HR 251
Support HR 4676
Oppose Fleming (LA) immigration amendment to HR 4974
Support Huffman (CA) confederate flag amendment to HR 4974
Oppose Gosar (AZ) labor organization amendment to HR 4974
Oppose Perry (PA) project labor agreement amendment to HR 4974
Support Maloney (NY) anti-LGBT discrimination amendment
Oppose the sale or display of the confederate flag at Veterans cemeteries or on any federally owned public land, unless as part of a learning experience

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code UNM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Oppose S. 499
Oppose H.R. 918
Oppose S. 343
Support legislation to prohibit credit checks by potential employers
Support HR 1000

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support H.R. 1232
Support S. 1133 / H.R.2087.
Support H. RES. 616
Oppose Fleming (LA) amendment to HR 4974
Support Huffman (CA) amendment to HR 4974
Oppose Kline Amendment to NDAA 2017 which would repeal President Obamas Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces
Oppose Russell (OK) amendment to NDAA to sanction taxpayer-funded hiring discrimination in all government contracts and grants.
Oppose Ayotte amendments S. AMDT. 4082 and S. AMDT. 4083 to S. 2943,
Support retaining the Senate language (Section 591) to NDAA requiring women to register for the draft.
Support a military justice system that moves away from a command-centered prosecution system and towards a fair and impartial process for administering justice
Oppose Russell (OK) religious organizations amendment to NDAA

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code MED

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support HR 3285
Oppose HR 2646

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code FAM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Oppose HR 7
Support HR 932 / S. 497
Support proposed rule rules to modernize the federal child support system, and to break the link between unaffordable child support orders/arrears and mass incarceration.
Support HR 4681
Support federal guidelines for Part A of Section 1010 of the ESSA including definitive, transparent timelines for these interactive processes.
Support H.R. 3406
Support HR 4681
Support regulations as they relate to children in foster care; offer a few suggestions to strengthen.
Support an expansion of the EITC to low wage adults not raising children.
Support S. 786 / H.R. 1439

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Oppose HR 1891 / S 1267.
Support increasing trade / taking down trade barriers between the U.S. and Cuba
Oppose Fast Track legislation
Support HR 1295

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Treasury - Dept of

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI)
Support immediate cessation of children harvesting tobacco

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code INS

16. Specific lobbying issues

Oppose HR 1737
Support the Federal Insurance Offices effort to assess the affordability and accessibility of auto insurance in low-wealth communities, communities of color and underserved communities and the proposed definition of affordability and Affected Persons.
Support FHA continuing to have and deploy its full legal authority over all approved lenders to enforce its standards and responsibilities under the FHA insurance programs.
Support the proposed affordability standard set by Federal Insurance Office for future auto insurance research

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Treasury - Dept of

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support closing a large gap in the EITC by expanding it for low-income childless adults and non-custodial parents.
Oppose requiring the Secretary of Treasury to contract with private debt collection agencies to collect taxes.
Oppose the omission of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program in the Treasurys Departments proposed regulation implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
Support protecting the CTC/EITC eligibility of taxpaying immigrant families who file their taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).
Support the Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Support a federal automatic Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and, in the absence of a federal solution, support state auto-IRAs and other similar retirement programs
Support substantive changes to ensure that the LIHTC program will further the Administrations goals of promoting racial and socioeconomic integration and provide ladders of opportunity to low-income families - particularly Black and Latino families
Support an expansion of the EITC to low wage adults not raising children.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code URB

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule.
Support FHFAs effort to provide Extra Credit for Residential Economic Diversity Activities,
Support EPA coordination with HUD, and both to engage in the AFFH process and leverage it for its other nondiscrimination investigations and enforcement.
Support HUD AFFH tools as designed to local PHAs and state and local governments with some strengthening suggestions.
Support Congressman Conyers WATER Act
Support HR 4754
Support HUDs proposal to implement Small Area Fair Market Rents in metropolitan areas where Housing Choice Voucher families are most severely clustered in high poverty neighborhoods.
Oppose any CR that does not contain money for Flint water mitigation.
Support HR 4754

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), White House Office, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code MON

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support Presidential Medal of Freedom for H. Julian Bond

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) permitting its borrowers to use the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program to finance home improvements that increase energy efficiency and lower utility costs

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization