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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 328 Massachusetts Avenue, NE |
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City | Washington |
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Zip Code | 20002 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
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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: Timothy M. Richardson |
Date | 10/21/2022 2:08:04 PM |
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
H.R. 72 the Thin Blue Line Act, which would expand the list of
statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or
targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder;
H.R. 263/S. 1210 the Big Cats Public Safety Act, which would strengthen existing
restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including restricting direct contact
between the public and these animals;
H.R. 288 which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as
established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court;
H.R. 305/S. 35 which would award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol
Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his selfless acts of bravery in protecting Members of
Congress on 6 January 2021;
H.R. 483 the Heroes Lesley Zerebney and Gilbert Vega First Responders
Survivors Support Act, which would increase the amount of death benefits provided by the
Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program as well as other benefits administered by
PSOB;
H.R. 649/S. 119 the Abby Honold Act, which would promote the use of trauma-informed techniques by law enforcement when responding to sexual assault crimes;
H.R. 929 which would provide a technical fix to the Elderly Home Detention Pilot program established by the First Step Act;
H.R. 1198 the Eliminate Network Distribution of (END) Child
Exploitation Act, which would improve the effectiveness of the CyberTipline, which is
administered by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children;
H.R. 1210/S. 1610 the "LEOSA Reform Act," which would amend the Law
Enforcement Officers' Safety Act (LEOSA), which exempts qualified active and retired law
enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms,
to ensure that these officers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry
permit holders in areas like schools and national parks, as well as use public transportation
and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allow active and retired law
enforcement officers to access services at U.S. post offices, Social Security Administration
offices or Veterans Affairs facilities;
H.R. 1229/S. 391 the "EAGLES Act," which would reauthorize the National
Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and
expand the program by including a new school safety initiative;
H.R. 1260 the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act,
which would allow HHS to select existing violence prevention or intervention programs
administered by State and local trauma centers to receive Federal grants to expand existing
programs, study the effectiveness of those programs, and examine their impacts on
reincarceration and re-admittance rates;
H.R. 2717 the Safer Schools Act, which would establish two pilot grant programs dealing with the safety of public schools. One would fully fund risk assessments for public schools concerning their physical safety measures, while the other would partially fund the cost of fixing any physical vulnerabilities that were identified in the risk assessment;
H.R. 2936/S. 1511 the Protecting Americas First Responders Act, which would update the PSOB disability determinations and the definitions making it more consistent with existing Federal law and greatly improve the ability of our injured and disabled officers to have their claims processed more fairly and more quickly;
H.R. 2992/S. 4286 the TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act, which would require the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to establish crisis intervention training tools for first responders to address individuals with traumatic brain injuries, acquired brain injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder;
H.R. 3070/S. 1502 the Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Act, which would reduce the barriers for law enforcement officers when trying to access mental health resources;
H.R. 3071 the Public Safety Officer Support Act, which would expand the eligibility of certain officers or their surviving family for death and disability benefits as provided for by the Public Safety Officers Benefits (PSOB) program;
H.R. 3079/S. 774 the Protect and Serve Act, which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death;
H.R. 3080/S. 1599 the Back the Blue Act, which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, would impose time and other limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus, would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), and provide new grants;
H.R. 3127/S. 1566 the Safe Interactions Act, which would provide grants to nonprofit disability organizations that have partnered with a law enforcement agency to develop training programs to ensure safe interactions between law enforcement and people with disabilities;
H.R. 3151/S. 1721 Erics Law, which would amend current law to allow Federal prosecutors to impanel a second jury for the sentencing phase of capital cases;
H.R. 3172 the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, which would create a new home loan assistance program for first responders, including law enforcement officers;
H.R. 3535 the EAGLE Act, which would establish a grant program that would pay the certification or re-certification fees for small and mid-sized law enforcement agencies;
H.R. 3595/S. 1837 the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act, which would authorize a grant program so that law enforcement agencies can obtain training to better recognize and respond appropriately to behavioral health crises caused by mental illness and substance abuse;
H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which would effectively decriminalize marijuana;
H.R. 3924 the U.S. Park Police Modernization Act, which would update the pay structure and benefits of the U.S. Park Police to resemble other area law enforcement agencies;
H.R. 4136 the Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act, which would establish a Federal, competitive grant program for non-profit organizations which partner with a local, State, or tribal law enforcement agency to purchase and distribute firearm locking devices and develop educational materials on safe and responsible gun ownership;
H.R. 4977/S. 2629 the Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, which would encourage local and Federal law enforcement agencies to report cybercrimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI);
H.R. 5528/S. 2958 the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act, which would authorize competitive grants for State, local and tribal governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving homicides, serious violent felonies, serious drug offenses, gangs, or organized crime;
H.R. 5587 the Postal Police Reform Act, which would address the increase in violence against USPS employees and letter carriers as well as mail theft;
H.R. 5615 the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act, which would direct the Department of Homeland Security to submit a plan on how to make Federal assistance available to former Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) jurisdictions;
H.R. 5768 the Victim Act, which would establish a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and non-fatal shootings;
H.R. 5797 the Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering (SERVE) Our Communities Act, which would award grants to states and localities for anti-recidivism programming;
H.R. 6375 the COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act, which reauthorizes the COPS on the Beat Program through 2031 and codifies the independent status of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) within the U.S. Department of Justice;
H.R. 6448/S. 3860 the Invest to Protect Act, which would direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers;
H.R. 7189 the School Resource Officers Save Lives Act, which would amend the 21st Century Cures Act and would establish a pilot program to be administered by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for the purpose of the proper administration of naloxone;
H.R. 7421 the Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act, which would provide educational support for individuals who choose to pursue a career in law enforcement;
H.R. 7826 the Pathways to Policing Act, which would provide $50 million a year to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to operate a nationwide marketing and recruitment campaign;
H.R. 8142 the Department of Defense Law Enforcement Credential Act, which would provide standardized identification credentials for Department of Defense law enforcement officers.
H.R. 8458 the Protecting Against Toxic Radiation Originating in (Clandestine) Laboratories (PATROL) Act, would make clear that public safety officers, who were killed or disabled due to radiation or other hazardous exposure while responding to a clandestine lab, are considered to have been in the line of duty;
H.R. 8830/S. 4847 the Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act, would authorize the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to make grants available to State, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement personnel access to an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum;
S. 466 the "Kelsey Smith Act," which would require telephone companies
and wireless carriers to disclose cell-site location data without a warrant in certain exigent
circumstances;
S. 675/H.R. 1767 the NICS Denial Notification Act, which would require the U.S.
Department of Justice to notify State and local law enforcement agencies if a prohibited
person attempts to purchase a firearm in their jurisdiction;
S. 998/H.R. 2453 the Driving for Opportunity Act, which would create a grant
program for States to reinstate drivers licenses that were suspended for unpaid fines and
fees;
S. 2151 the "Strong Communities Act", which would establish a grant program for local law enforcement agencies to assist in recruiting officers in their own community, and;
S. 3697 the Combatting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act, which would update and strengthen Federal laws to combat money laundering and provide law enforcement with additional tools to restrict the ability of criminals to profit from their crimes. The bill proposes doubling the penalties for those who violate bulk-cash smuggling laws
S. 3981 the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act, which would expand the data collected by the Federal government on attacks and aggressions against law enforcement officers in a comprehensive way
Biden EO: Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 521/S. 129 the "Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement
Earned (RETIRE) Act," which would allow Federal law enforcement officers, who were
severely injured in the line of duty, to maintain their 6(c) early retirement if they take a civil
service position after their injury;
H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officers Equity
Act, which would expand the definition of "law enforcement officer" for salary and
retirement benefits to include all Federal law enforcement officers;
H.R. 4148/S. 2236 the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act, which would allow first responders to buy into Medicare beginning at the age of 50, and;
H.R. 7203 the Wally Bunker Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act, which would allow all retired public employees take advantage of a modest tax benefit, which they earned through their service to our communities, and increase the pre-tax amount from $3,000 to $6,000 per year
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 82/S.1302 the Social Security Fairness Act, which would
repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in
current Social Security law, and;
H.R. 3060 the Putting Our First Responders First Act, which would codify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Ruling 85-105, which makes service-connected disability compensation tax-exempt
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 662 the Achieving Thorough Transparency and Accessibility for
Information Navigation on (ATTAIN) Mental Health Act, which would establish an online
dashboard for Federal resources related to mental health programs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FIR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3096/S. 4150 the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, which would allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and;
S. 878 the "Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act," which would
criminalize the practice of "straw purchasers"-individuals who are not prohibited from
buying firearms only to transfer those weapons to persons who are unable to lawfully obtain
guns
S. 2938 the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which would expand federal background check system's examination of juvenile record and create additional penalties for gun trafficking, amongst other changes
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3225 the Public Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, which would provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions, and;
S. 3079 the Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act, which would exempt essential workers from Federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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