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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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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2018 |
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Signature | Digitally Signed By: Hilary O. Shelton |
Date | 7/25/2018 7:24:06 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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose an expansion of work credits of work requirements for SNAP (food stamps) in the 2018 Farm bill
Support legislation by Senator Harris to extend to farmworkers the same rights to overtime pay after a 40-hour week that other workers enjoy under the 1932 Fair Labor Standers Act
Support ending childhood obesity
Oppose limiting food and non-alcoholic front-of-pack nutrition labeling via NAFTA
Oppose extending the public comment period for the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking of Flavors in Tobacco Products
Oppose H.R. 2, The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (the House Farm Bill),as changes to SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) place unduly harsh restrictions on women and families
Oppose Holding Amendment #74 to HR 2, the Farm bill, which Denies SNAP (Food Stamp) benefits to Individuals Who have been convicted of committing certain violent crimes even after they have served their time and have been released. These men and women are working to reintegrate into society, and such a prohibition could very well undermine their rehabilitation
Oppose the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Advanced Notice on requirements and services for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents
Oppose the Faso (NY) amendment to HR 2, the Farm Bill, which would allow states to carry out program eligibility and other administrative functions of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in a number of different ways, including the use of non-governmental contractors, as long as such personnel have no direct or indirect financial interest in an approved retail food store.
Oppose the McClintock (CA) amendment #8 to HR 2, the 2018 Farm Bill, which would reduce work-requirement exemptions from 15 percent to five percent of SNAP benefit recipients; would reduce the qualifying age of children from three-years-old to six-years-old with respect to work requirement-exempted parents; would set the same hour-per-week work requirement for married parents as for single parents; and would require employment and training program participants to have their work eligibility electronically verified through the E-verify system.
Oppose Kennedy, R-La., amendment no. 3383 that would modify work requirements for certain beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and would require SNAP electronic benefit cards to list all adult beneficiaries on the card, and would require such individuals to show photographic identification when using the card. It would exempt an individual designated as the head of a household from the ID requirement if the EBT card displays a photo of the individual.
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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose any riders to Appropriations bill(s) which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the appropriations process
Oppose the leaked version of a housing finance proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) that would severely harm Americas housing market. Our opposition is mainly rooted in the proposals negative impact on access, affordability, and market stability
Oppose H.R. 1153-the Mortgage Choice Act of 2018, which creates a loophole that would allow loans with higher costs to the borrower to improperly meet the Qualified Mortgage (QM) standard
Oppose S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The bill de-regulates the financial service industry by repealing several portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act
Oppose Section 104 of S. 2155, which requires tiered reporting of information under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and will result in the exemption of 85% of depositories from the updated reporting required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Support GSE reform that contains language to: Preserve and Enhance Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Protections; Provide Broad Access for Borrowers, Institutions and Regions; Preserve the Systems Affordable Housing Mission, and the Availability of Inclusive Loan Products and Services; and protect taxpayers
Oppose any bill or amendment which would cut the salaries of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Oppose HR 1116, the TAILOR Act, which imposes hurdles on agencies adopting regulations, and requires them to revisit them, with burdensome requirements that regulations be tailored for different types of institutions, something agencies already take into account. The bill will make it harder to adopt, maintain or defend regulations
Oppose HR 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017, will eliminate the CFPB's authority to supervise banks from $10 billion to $50 billion, among the largest 2% of banks in the country
Clarify and reiterate that we are opposed to S. 2155 and that we do not have a position on an amendment regarding credit scoring to be offered by Senator Scott (SC) to S. 2155
Oppose HR 5266 or any similar bill or amendment which would turn the leadership of the CFPB from a single director into a commission of 5.
Oppose mandatory arbitration clauses for investors; support the SEC protecting investors rights to bring securities class action lawsuits
Oppose S. J. Res. 57, which disapproves of a CFPB guidance aimed at restricting discrimination in auto lending
Support a national cap on interest rates and fees at 36% to eliminate high-cost loans (support HR 3760 / S 1659)
Support the amendment offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Section 104 is the section which would exempt 85% of depository institutions from full reporting of loan data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)
Oppose S. 2155, because it does irreparable damage to fair lending protections against racial discrimination; it harms homebuyers; and it contains over two deregulatory provisions of the financial services industry that were put into place after the 2008 global crises
Oppose H.R. 5266, the Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 which would change the leadership structure of the CFPB from a single Director to a 5-member commission
Oppose requiring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to re-evaluate the work of the CFPB
Oppose changes to the CFPBs modus operendi that would make it more difficult for the agency to investigate potential violations of law and easier for lawbreakers to hamstring the bureau.
Support the regulators preventing high-cost, usurious loans by banks and credit unions-whether short-term, balloon-payment payday loans (which banks sometimes call deposit advance loans) or longer-term high-cost installment loans or lines of credit, and regardless of whether the loans are made by banks directly or through partnerships with non-bank lenders.
Oppose banning public access to the CFPB consumer complaint data base
Oppose the CFPB revising the rules by which the Bureau brings administrative enforcement actions before Administrative Law Judges. This changes in procedure and the greater application of rules for federal court litigation would likely make it easier for defendants to slow down proceedings and otherwise obstruct the Bureaus enforcement process.
Oppose S. 2702, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2018. The bill limits the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPBs) authority to enforce federal consumer financial protection laws against entities that are regulated by a state insurance regulator to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance. The bill threatens to have wide-ranging impacts that infringe on the CFPBs core authority to address problems with consumer financial products and services.
Support the SEC urging delaying closing the comment period on their Regulation Best Interest regulatory package. Their entire regulatory approach rests on the questionable assumption that their proposed disclosures will enable investors to make an informed choice among different types of providers. Fortunately, they are planning to conduct investor testing of the disclosures, but they are not expected to complete that round of testing until after the comment period is scheduled to close August 7. We therefore support them keeping the comment period open until 90 days after they have completed and published the findings of their disclosure testing.
Support the CFPBs current public complaint process
Support the retention of the CFPBs inclusive, transparent, evidence-based and comprehensive rulemaking process
Oppose riders to the Financial Services / General Government Appropriations bill for 2019 which would deregulate everything from the nations largest banks to high-frequency Wall Street traders to consumer lenders supervised by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Support a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) which retains a local geographical focus; avoids simplistic measures of performance; safeguards vibrant public participation; maintains the importance of bank branches; retains its focus on low- and moderate-individuals and neighborhoods; penalizes, on CRA exams, discrimination and violation of anti-discrimination and pro-consumer laws; takes bank activity to people and communities of color into consideration; does not allow bank mergers after one or both of the banks fail a CRA exam; takes into consideration affiliate activities; recognizes community benefit agreements; and refines CRA rating to be more reflective of a banks activities
Oppose the CFPB revisiting or weakening any existing regulations
In order to stop abusive debt collection, support the following regulations: limit calls to one a week (with up to three attempted calls); require collectors to obey the consumers oral request to stop calling; ensure that newer communication technologies respect privacy, do not abuse or harass, and comply with the FDCPA; and prohibit the collection of time-barred debt or adopt very strict limits that prohibit suits on revived debt and limit communications to writings that include clear disclosures that the consumer cannot be sued
Support the CFPB decision to refrain from revisiting or delaying the prepaid accounts rule (Regulations E and Z) that is scheduled to go into effect in 2019
Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus remittance rule and urge the bureau not to revisit or weaken it.
Support the CFPB (1) rescinding the rule permitting high pre-account opening fees on fee harvester cards that evade the CARD Act, (2) rescinding the ability-to-repay rule that permits consumers who do not have income to rely on household income even if they are not legally entitled to access
Support that the FHFA (1) direct Fannie and Freddie to develop capital restoration plans, consistent with the capital and leverage standards being developed, and (2) suspend the net worth sweep in order to increase the GSEs capital buffer.
Support existing regulations on the Truth in Savings Act, the Expedited Funds Availability Act, and the Fair lending Act and urge the CFPB not to weaken them
Support the long-established disparate impact jurisprudence under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). Support the importance of Regulation B and the use of the disparate-impact doctrine in enforcement actions, examinations, and complaint investigations that have ECOA implications
The CFPB must not adopt changes to its processes for using civil investigative demands that would hinder or delay its important work addressing potential legal violations.
support and vote in favor of amendment #2157 to be offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation.
Support HR 2219, the End Banking for Human Traffickers Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Reserve System
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BNK
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support helping college graduates burdened by private student loan debt (support HR 2527 / S1262)
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
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15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the reauthorization of Byrne JAG grants
Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census
Support a clean federal budget with no poison pill riders
Oppose any new cuts to Medicare / Medicaid or federal health programs which comprise our nations safety net
Oppose any riders to Appropriations bill(s) which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the appropriations process.
Support House-passed amendments regarding civil forfeiture in any year-long appropriations bill
Support appropriating $95 million in FY2019 to the Department of Labor for its Reintegration of Ex-Offenders program
Support an independent Community Relations Service (CRS); oppose the Trump proposal to move CRS under the Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights
Support continued funding in FY 2019 of the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) Grant Program and the Underrepresented Communities Competitive Grants under the Historic Preservation Fund
Support a Federal budget that invests in public education, health care, job training and the protection of civil rights
Oppose a Balanced Budget to the US Constitution
Support robust funding for the Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFECs) grant program and support no less than its authorized level of $10 million-in the FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (L-HHS-ED) appropriations bill
Support full funding for JJDPA programs in FY2019
Oppose proposal to rescind $7 billion from CHIP
Oppose the $15.8 billion rescissions package as proposed by the White House, or any future rescission packages.
Support the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee match the funding level of roughly $4.8 billion for the 2020 Census that was in the Appropriations Committee approved bill.
Oppose riders to the Financial Services / General Government Appropriations bill for 2019 which would deregulate everything from the nations largest banks to high-frequency Wall Street traders to consumer lenders supervised by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Support $57.95 million for the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program in FY2019
Support that Congress continue making the same key investments provided in the fiscal year 2018 Omnibus that retained all current Pell Grant funds in the Pell Grant program and increased the maximum grant
Support the CDC protecting funding for and affirming its commitment to maintaining the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) optional module to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Oppose a Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution; oppose HJ Res 2
Oppose HR 3, legislation which would would cancel approximately $14.8 billion in previously approved spending, including reductions in budget authority for mandatory programs. It would rescind allocated funding across various departments and programs, including $7 billion from the Children's Health Insurance Program, $4.3 billion from the Energy Department's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, $683 million from Innovative Technology Loan Guarantees, and $800 million in mandatory funding from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. It would not rescind any of the funding provided by the fiscal 2018 omnibus appropriations measure
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, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Bureau of the Census, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census
Support HR 4396, the Congress ME TOO Act. Support ensure a safe and fair workplace culture in Congress. Support that any anti-workplace harassment legislation for Congress ensure that any reforms also apply to claims of workplace discrimination based on sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and childbirth), race, disability, age, ethnicity/national origin, color, religion, marital status, and status as a parent
Support the Census Bureau moving forward with testing of sexual orientation and gender identity questions, improving testing on privacy and confidentiality messaging, making the survey more accessible to people in group quarters, and reducing reliance on administrative records for enumeration regarding the American Community Survey (ACS). Support the need for better language supports for the ACS
Support HUDs Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) program; support Congressional letter by Congresswoman Jayapal to HUD Secretary Carson questioning the Departments abrupt decision to immediately suspend the AFFH program.
Support U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) immediately lifting the suspension of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule.
Oppose the elimination of anti-discrimination language in HUDs mission statement
Support HR 4924, support it being strengthened by expanding the 1280 day reporting requirement to include the date the claimant knew of the alleged violation; extend the statutory deadline for filing a civil action to at least 90 days; extend whistleblower protections available to the executive branch to the legislative branch; and extend all notice posting requirements to the legislative branch. Support H. Res. 724, support extending the directives therein to the Senate
Oppose HR 620, which passed the House. Which would create significant obstacles for people with disabilities from enforcing their rights under Title III of the ADA
Support maintaining and increasing the civil rights protections for all students
Support, Preserve and Protect Equal Opportunity Programs including Affirmative Action
Study Proposals for Reparations for African Americans (support HR 40)
Update the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to ensure against discrimination (support HR 3222)
Support the repair and strengthening of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (Support HR 2978 / S1419)
Support access to the polls for all eligible voters, support making it easier to register and vote (support HR 12 / S 1437)
Support same-day voter registration-Support early voting / Sunday voting
Support automatic voter registration
Oppose Photo Identification requirements for voting
Support Campaign Finance Reform (support HR 20 / S 1640)
Support the re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders (support S 1588)
Support Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; oppose its immediate suspension
Support Amash (MI) amendment to S. 139, the FISA reauthorization; the amendment would end collection of communications data that is neither to nor from a foreign citizen
Oppose the proposed repeal of equal employment opportunity (EEO) Form 397. The FCC should not only comply with its statutory obligation to collect employment data, it should also implement an automated, searchable, and uniform electronic database of EEO employment and recruitment data. Moreover, the Commission should adopt a transparent mechanism to trigger mid-term license review to replace the function of Form 397
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Bureau of the Census, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support a robust effort by the FCC to pursue EEO compliance and enforcement
Oppose the proposed repeal of equal employment opportunity (EEO) Form 397. The FCC should not only comply with its statutory obligation to collect employment data, it should also implement an automated, searchable, and uniform electronic database of EEO employment and recruitment data. Moreover, the Commission should adopt a transparent mechanism to trigger mid-term license review to replace the function of Form 397
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
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15. General issue area code DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support adherence to established civil rights protections in the development and implementation of any disaster relief plan
Support the inclusion of a provisions on the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) in the Senate version of the FAA Reauthorization Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)
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15. General issue area code DOC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support statehood for DC (support HR 1291 / s 1278)
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
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15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose Ken Marcuss nomination to Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights
Oppose any cuts to the Pell program, support an increase in the maximum Pell Grant by at least the amount that would be provided with the expiring automatic inflation adjustment.
Oppose Discriminatory High Stakes Educational Testing
Oppose publically funded private school vouchers
Support maintaining the federal role in ensuring a decent public education / civil rights protections for all students
Support allowing students convicted of minor drug offenses to receive federal financial aid
Support an increase in aid and other resources for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (support HR 1080)
Support expanding Pell Grant funding and availability (support HR 2451 / S 1135)
Support helping college graduates burdened by private student loan debt (support HR 2527 / S1262)
Support, Preserve and Protect Equal Opportunity Programs including Affirmative Action
Support a moratorium on the expansion of the charter schools until such time as: (1) Charter schools are subject to the same transparency and accountability standards as public schools; (2) Public funds are not diverted to charter schools at the expense of the public school system; (3) Charter schools cease expelling students that public schools have a duty to educate; and (4) Charter schools cease to perpetuate de facto segregation of the highest performing children from those whose aspirations may be high but whose talents are not yet as obvious.
Support the Department of Education fulfilling its role in the implementation of the 214 Every Student Succeeds Act and correcting the Departments flawed approval of state plans that do not comply with core equity provisions of the law
Support the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 meet the following principles: Ensure robust implementation and enforcement of civil rights laws; Remove barriers to enrollment; Increase student persistence in and completion of a quality, racially equitable postsecondary education; Make college affordable; Provide for the collection and reporting of higher education data that is disaggregated, cross-tabulated, and broadly available; Design accountability systems to ensure students receive value from their higher education; Exclude for-profit colleges, including covert for-profit colleges masquerading as non-profit, from federal financial aid programs; Protect student loan borrowers from abusive and fraudulent practices and exploitation in the federal and private student loan servicing and debt collection markets and provide access to accurate and complete information about their loans, access to affordable repayment options, access to administrative loan discharges, and access to legal remedies if they need further relief; Ensure safe and inclusive campus climates free of harassment and violence; and Invest in and support institutions that serve high populations of traditionally underrepresented students
Oppose any amendments to the Defense Authorization bill for FY 2019 that turns any portion of the Impact Aid program into a voucher program
Oppose the Department of Educations 2015 guidance in evaluating undue hardship claims in Advisory Actions. Support the Department of Education developing a new guidance.
Support the Supreme Courts landmark case of Plyler v. Doe and subsequent caselaw, as well as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support that schools must ensure that they do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin, and that students are not barred from enrolling in public schools at the elementary and secondary level on the basis of their own citizenship or immigration status or that of their parents or guardians. Support that schools may not do anything to deny or chill access to that constitutional right, including by reporting, or threatening to report, children to ICE.
Support that Congress continue making the same key investments provided in the fiscal year 2018 Omnibus that retained all current Pell Grant funds in the Pell Grant program and increased the maximum grant
Support the enforcement of the law on behalf of marginalized communities, the preservation (and reinstatement of recently rescinded) policy and enforcement guidance, and the maintenance of the scope, frequency and public accessibility of the Civil Rights Data Collection
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, White House Office
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose any riders to Appropriations bill(s) which would place the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the appropriations process
Oppose the leaked version of a housing finance proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) that would severely harm Americas housing market. Our opposition is mainly rooted in the proposals negative impact on access, affordability, and market stability
Oppose H.R. 1153-the Mortgage Choice Act of 2018, which creates a loophole that would allow loans with higher costs to the borrower to improperly meet the Qualified Mortgage (QM) standard
Oppose S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The bill de-regulates the financial service industry by repealing several portions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act
Oppose Section 104 of S. 2155, which requires tiered reporting of information under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and will result in the exemption of 85% of depositories from the updated reporting required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Support GSE reform that contains language to: Preserve and Enhance Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Protections; Provide Broad Access for Borrowers, Institutions and Regions; Preserve the Systems Affordable Housing Mission, and the Availability of Inclusive Loan Products and Services; and protect taxpayers
Oppose any bill or amendment which would cut the salaries of employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Oppose HR 1116, the TAILOR Act, which imposes hurdles on agencies adopting regulations, and requires them to revisit them, with burdensome requirements that regulations be tailored for different types of institutions, something agencies already take into account. The bill will make it harder to adopt, maintain or defend regulations
Oppose HR 3072, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017, will eliminate the CFPB's authority to supervise banks from $10 billion to $50 billion, among the largest 2% of banks in the country
Clarify and reiterate that we are opposed to S. 2155 and that we do not have a position on an amendment regarding credit scoring to be offered by Senator Scott (SC) to S. 2155
Oppose HR 5266 or any similar bill or amendment which would turn the leadership of the CFPB from a single director into a commission of 5.
Oppose S. J. Res. 57, which disapproves of a CFPB guidance aimed at restricting discrimination in auto lending.
Support a national cap on interest rates and fees at 36% to eliminate high-cost loans (support HR 3760 / S 1659)
Support the amendment offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Section 104 is the section which would exempt 85% of depository institutions from full reporting of loan data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)
Oppose S. 2155, because it does irreparable damage to fair lending protections against racial discrimination; it harms homebuyers; and it contains over two deregulatory provisions of the financial services industry that were put into place after the 2008 global crises
Oppose H.R. 5266, the Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 which would change the leadership structure of the CFPB from a single Director to a 5-member commission
Oppose requiring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to re-evaluate the work of the CFPB
Oppose changes to the CFPBs modus operendi that would make it more difficult for the agency to investigate potential violations of law and easier for lawbreakers to hamstring the bureau.
Support the regulators preventing high-cost, usurious loans by banks and credit unions-whether short-term, balloon-payment payday loans (which banks sometimes call deposit advance loans) or longer-term high-cost installment loans or lines of credit, and regardless of whether the loans are made by banks directly or through partnerships with non-bank lenders.
Oppose banning public access to the CFPB consumer complaint data base
Oppose the CFPB revising the rules by which the Bureau brings administrative enforcement actions before Administrative Law Judges. This changes in procedure and the greater application of rules for federal court litigation would likely make it easier for defendants to slow down proceedings and otherwise obstruct the Bureaus enforcement process.
Oppose S. 2702, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2018. The bill limits the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPBs) authority to enforce federal consumer financial protection laws against entities that are regulated by a state insurance regulator to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance. The bill threatens to have wide-ranging impacts that infringe on the CFPBs core authority to address problems with consumer financial products and services.
Support the SEC urging delaying closing the comment period on their Regulation Best Interest regulatory package. Their entire regulatory approach rests on the questionable assumption that their proposed disclosures will enable investors to make an informed choice among different types of providers. Fortunately, they are planning to conduct investor testing of the disclosures, but they are not expected to complete that round of testing until after the comment period is scheduled to close August 7. We therefore support them keeping the comment period open until 90 days after they have completed and published the findings of their disclosure testing.
Support the CFPBs current public complaint process
Support the retention of the CFPBs inclusive, transparent, evidence-based and comprehensive rulemaking process
Oppose riders to the Financial Services / General Government Appropriations bill for 2019 which would deregulate everything from the nations largest banks to high-frequency Wall Street traders to consumer lenders supervised by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Support a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) which retains a local geographical focus; avoids simplistic measures of performance; safeguards vibrant public participation; maintains the importance of bank branches; retains its focus on low- and moderate-individuals and neighborhoods; penalizes, on CRA exams, discrimination and violation of anti-discrimination and pro-consumer laws; takes bank activity to people and communities of color into consideration; does not allow bank mergers after one or both of the banks fail a CRA exam; takes into consideration affiliate activities; recognizes community benefit agreements; and refines CRA rating to be more reflective of a banks activities.
Oppose the CFPB revisiting or weakening any existing regulations
In order to stop abusive debt collection, support the following regulations: limit calls to one a week (with up to three attempted calls); require collectors to obey the consumers oral request to stop calling; ensure that newer communication technologies respect privacy, do not abuse or harass, and comply with the FDCPA; and prohibit the collection of time-barred debt or adopt very strict limits that prohibit suits on revived debt and limit communications to writings that include clear disclosures that the consumer cannot be sued
Support the CFPB decision to refrain from revisiting or delaying the prepaid accounts rule (Regulations E and Z) that is scheduled to go into effect in 2019
Support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus remittance rule and urge the bureau not to revisit or weaken it.
Support the CFPB (1) rescinding the rule permitting high pre-account opening fees on fee harvester cards that evade the CARD Act, (2) rescinding the ability-to-repay rule that permits consumers who do not have income to rely on household income even if they are not legally entitled to access
Support that the FHFA (1) direct Fannie and Freddie to develop capital restoration plans, consistent with the capital and leverage standards being developed, and (2) suspend the net worth sweep in order to increase the GSEs capital buffer.
Support existing regulations on the Truth in Savings Act, the Expedited Funds Availability Act, and the Fair lending Acct and urge the CFPB not to weaken them
Support the long-established disparate impact jurisprudence under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). Support the importance of Regulation B and the use of the disparate-impact doctrine in enforcement actions, examinations, and complaint investigations that have ECOA implications
The CFPB must not adopt changes to its processes for using civil investigative demands that would hinder or delay its important work addressing potential legal violations.
support and vote in favor of amendment #2157 to be offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation.
Support HR 2219, the End Banking for Human Traffickers Act
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Support ending the ban on and support funding for CDC Gun Research
Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers
support a ban on the sale of all military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips (support HR 5078 / S. 2095 and S. 1945
Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers
Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms
Support the Fix NICS Act (H.R. 4434 / S. 2135). Incentivize and assist states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers.
Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts
Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws
Support requiring the repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort
Support microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S.
support encouraging local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion
Support Thompson (CA) resolution calling for consideration of legislation related to gun regulation
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Eliminate the trade and travel embargoes against Cuba (Support HR 574 / S 1699)
Support Peace in Sudan
Support enhanced trade, aid, and development programs in Africa and the Caribbean
Establish a Department of Peace (Support HR 1111)
Increase stability in Haiti
Oppose the confirmation of Mike Pompeo to serve as US Secretary of State
Oppose the State Department's notice of its intention to implement further extreme vetting. The Department is proposing to collect from almost all visa applicants - among other things - social media identifiers, telephone numbers, and email addresses used in the past five years.
Oppose the policy of separating parents from children apprehended at the U.S. border
Support HR 2219, the End Banking for Human Traffickers Act
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Oppose Ken Marcuss nomination to Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights
Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census. Support hearings by both the House and Senate Committees with oversight authority over the census in which Commerce Secretary Ross is asked how he came to the decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census form
Support HR 4396, the Congress ME TOO Act. Support ensure a safe and fair workplace culture in Congress. Support that any anti-workplace harassment legislation for Congress ensure that any reforms also apply to claims of workplace discrimination based on sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and childbirth), race, disability, age, ethnicity/national origin, color, religion, marital status, and status as a parent.
Support the Census Bureau moving forward with testing of sexual orientation and gender identity questions, improving testing on privacy and confidentiality messaging, making the survey more accessible to people in group quarters, and reducing reliance on administrative records for enumeration regarding the American Community Survey (ACS). Support the need for better language supports for the ACS.
Oppose HR 1116, the TAILOR Act, which imposes hurdles on agencies adopting regulations, and requires them to revisit them, with burdensome requirements that regulations be tailored for different types of institutions, something agencies already take into account. The bill will make it harder to adopt, maintain or defend regulations
Support HR 4924, support it being strengthened by expanding the 1280 day reporting requirement to include the date the claimant knew of the alleged violation; extend the statutory deadline for filing a civil action to at least 90 days; extend whistleblower protections available to the executive branch to the legislative branch; and extend all notice posting requirements to the legislative branch. Support H. Res. 724, support extending the directives therein to the Senate
Support statehood for the people of Puerto Rico
Support, Preserve and Protect Equal Opportunity Programs including Affirmative Action
Eliminate potential discrimination in Faith Based initiatives
Study Proposals for Reparations for African Americans (support HR 40)
Support access to the polls for all eligible voters, support making it easier to register and vote (support HR 12 / S 1437)
Support same-day voter registration-Support early voting / Sunday voting
Support automatic voter registration
Oppose Photo Identification requirements for voting
Support Campaign Finance Reform (support HR 20 / S 1640)
Support the re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders (support S 1588)
Ensure a fair and accurate 2020 census
Support the repair and strengthening of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (Support HR 2978 / S1419)
Oppose a citizenship question on the 2020 Census
Oppose the confirmation of Mike Pompeo to serve as US Secretary of State
Support $4.735 billion for the Census
Bureau in FY2019 -$933.50 million above the Administrations request for the agency, and $912.5 million above the request of $3.015 billion for the 2020 Census.
Oppose banning public access to the CFPB consumer complaint data base
Oppose the CFPB revising the rules by which the Bureau brings administrative enforcement actions before Administrative Law Judges. This changes in procedure and the greater application of rules for federal court litigation would likely make it easier for defendants to slow down proceedings and otherwise obstruct the Bureaus enforcement process.
Support that the CFPB maintain a policy and procedure for external engagements, such as a minimum number of roundtables, advisory board meetings, and/or teleconferences
Support the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee match the funding level of roughly $4.8 billion for the 2020 Census that was in the Appropriations Committee approved bill.
Support the CFPB's current public complaint process
Support the retention of the CFPBs inclusive, transparent, evidence-based and comprehensive rulemaking process
Support the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act (H.R. 4924 / S 2952). Support the House bill over the one passed in the Senate, as it provides greater transparency and accountability to the public and stronger protections for employees of the legislative workforce
Support S. 1728, the Private Prison Information /act, which would require for-profit prisons and detention centers to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
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Oppose any new cuts to Medicare / Medicaid or federal health programs which comprise our nations safety net
Support ending the ban on CDC Gun Research
Support the preservation of gains made in health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act
Support the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in health care and disease
Support full funding for AIDS prevention, treatment, education and research
Support ending childhood obesity
Support protecting Medicare and Medicaid benefits
Support restoring Medicaid Eligibility to COFA recipients living in the USA (support HR 2982 / S. 1391)
support a robust, transparent 340B program
Support the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018, legislation which takes steps to eliminate health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, support HR 5942
Oppose limiting food and non-alcoholic front-of-pack nutrition labeling via NAFTA
Support the finalization of a proposed rule banning the electric shock devices used by the Judge Rotenberg Center
Support at least $393 million in FY2019 for Housing for People with AIDS
Support HHS addressing concerns raised by the GAO in its recent report of the 1115 Medicaid waivers which have been granted that have the effect of limiting eligibility, reducing enrollment, or curtailing program benefits
Oppose extending the public comment period for the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking of Flavors in Tobacco Products
Oppose proposal to rescind $7 billion from CHIP
Support the 340B Drug Pricing Program
Support $57.95 million for the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program in FY2019
Support the CDC protecting funding for and affirming its commitment to maintaining the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) optional module to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
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Support HUDs Disparate Impact rule
Oppose the leaked version of a housing finance proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) that would severely harm Americas housing market. Our opposition is mainly rooted in the proposals negative impact on access, affordability, and market stability
Support amending the House approved-bill to include implementation of the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP), direction for FEMA to collect and make public disaster recovery data, and provide other housing resources that ensure the shortage of affordable rental homes in disaster-impacted areas is not worsened
Oppose H.R. 1153-the Mortgage Choice Act of 2018, which creates a loophole that would allow loans with higher costs to the borrower to improperly meet the Qualified Mortgage (QM) standard
Support adherence to established civil rights protections in the development and implementation of any disaster relief plan
Oppose Section 104 of S. 2155, which requires tiered reporting of information under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and will result in the exemption of 85% of depositories from the updated reporting required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Support U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) immediately lifting the suspension of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule
Oppose the elimination of anti-discrimination language in HUDs mission statement
Support GSE reform that contains language to: Preserve and Enhance Fair Housing and Anti-Discrimination Protections; Provide Broad Access for Borrowers, Institutions and Regions; Preserve the Systems Affordable Housing Mission, and the Availability of Inclusive Loan Products and Services; and protect taxpayers.
Support an increase in the availability of safe, decent, affordable low-income housing.
Support the National Housing Trust Fund
Support a comprehensive program to combat homelessness
Support an increase in resources to fight housing discrimination
Support the amendment offered by Senator Cortez Masto (NV) to S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to strike section 104 of the legislation. Section 104 is the section which would exempt 85% of depository institutions from full reporting of loan data under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)
Support Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; oppose its immediate suspension
Support HR4258, a bill that would permanently expand HUD's Family Self-Suffcency Program
Oppose HUD Secretary Carsons Making Affordable Housing Work Act, which would increase the rent for low-income households
Support the inclusion of a provisions on the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) in the Senate version of the FAA Reauthorization Act.
Support FHFAs completing / Implementing an updated credit score model for the GSEs to use when looking at potential homeowners
Support H.R. 4451, which would allow veterans who are homeless and participating in the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing voucher program, those who are transitioning from being incarcerated, and other eligible homeless or recently homeless veterans to be eligible for training services under the Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program
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Support the permanent protections for Dreamers
Support the passage of legislation to protect Dreamers and reject the White House nativist immigration agenda
Support the diversity visa program. Support family-based visa categories
Support legislation to allow undocumented individuals who were brought to the US as children and who know no other country to be "home", a path to US citizenship. Support DREAMERS. Support HR 3340 /S 1615.
Oppose the State Department's notice of its intention to implement further extreme vetting. The Department is proposing to collect from almost all visa applicants - among other things - social media identifiers, telephone numbers, and email addresses used in the past five years.
Oppose any proposal that repeals or cuts the diversity visa program or eliminates or in any way reduces categories of family-based visas
Support an 18-month extension of Temporary Protected Status visas for Haitians.
Oppose new directive which eliminates the presumption that ICE should not detain pregnant women or remove reporting requirements regarding the treatment of pregnant individuals
Support Speaker Ryan allowing a clean DREAM Act to be brought up on the floor for a vote4-17-2018
Support the Supreme Courts landmark case of Plyler v. Doe and subsequent caselaw, as well as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support that schools must ensure that they do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin, and that students are not barred from enrolling in public schools at the elementary and secondary level on the basis of their own citizenship or immigration status or that of their parents or guardians. Support that schools may not do anything to deny or chill access to that constitutional right, including by reporting, or threatening to report, children to ICE.
Support the DREAM Act and other bipartisan solutions that doesnt jeopardize immigrant communities.
Support Congresswoman Chus Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation (POWER) Act, which would protect immigrant workers by providing them a route to legal status when they report employer abuses and labor law violations
Oppose judicial nominations of Andrew Oldham, Wendy Vitter, J. Campbell Barker, Michael Truncale, and Mark Norris due to their records of opposing critical legal protections for immigrant families.
Support the Supreme Courts landmark case of Plyler v. Doe and subsequent caselaw, as well as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Support that schools must ensure that they do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin, and that students are not barred from enrolling in public schools at the elementary and secondary level on the basis of their own citizenship or immigration status or that of their parents or guardians. Support that schools may not do anything to deny or chill access to that constitutional right, including by reporting, or threatening to report, children to ICE.
Oppose the policy of separating parents from children apprehended at the U.S. border
Oppose HR 4760 and any cuts to our family-based immigration system, the diversity visa program or ramped up enforcement measures that would further tear families apart. Support a clean Dream Act and a solution for individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), as well as drastically reducing funding to the administrations harsh deportation machine that is separating countless families
Oppose any actions that facilitate the Department of Homeland Securitys mass detention and deportation,
especially of people of color, construction of a harmful border wall, or further border militarization. Specifically, support a cut in funds for immigration detention and
enforcement within the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) budgets whether funded through the appropriations process or other legislative vehicle
Oppose Speaker Ryans Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018, HR 4760, which slashes our family-based immigration system, guts our asylum laws, waives laws that protect communities within 100 miles of the borders and wastes $23 billion taxpayer dollars to build a wall and militarize border communities. It does provide limited protections for DACA-eligible individuals, but these protections are less robust than even what the President has proposed and the bill harms immigrant youth and their families more than it actually protects them. Nothing in this bill prevents the U.S. government from taking children from their parents and in fact, this bill actually puts children in more danger by keeping them in jail for longer periods of time with fewer standards for their wellbeing
Oppose HR 6136, which would appropriate $23.4 billion for various border security activities. Included would be $16.6 billion for a "border wall system," which would be available from fiscal 2019 through fiscal 2027, and $6.8 billion for border security investments, which would be available from fiscal 2019 through fiscal 2023. It would provide those with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status a six-year renewable contingent non-immigrant legal status and would allow them to apply for a green card after five years, providing a path to citizenship. It would modify legal immigration by ending the diversity visa program and reallocating those visas to other classifications. The bill would require that undocumented immigrants who are charged with a misdemeanor offense for improper entry into the United States be detained with their minor children.
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Support the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report (including retroactively 2016 and 2017) the number of unique identifiers collected under section 215 of the US FREEDOM Act call record detail program
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Support the reauthorization of Byrne JAG grants
Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census
Support full funding of critical juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs in fiscal year 2019
Support S. 1917, with reservations about new mandatory minimums imposed by the bill
Support a more robust response to the hate violence and groups that flourish on social media platforms, dont just focus on Muslim extremists
Support the federal governments crucial role in spurring criminal justice innovation, as well as testing and replicating evidence-based practices nationwide by funding programs including the Office of Violence Against Women and the COPS program
Support appropriating $95 million in FY2019 to the Department of Labor for its Reintegration of Ex-Offenders program
Support an independent Community Relations Service (CRS); oppose the Trump proposal to move CRS under the Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights
Oppose the Presidents proposal calling for increasing sentences for drug offenders, including the death penalty.
S.1994, the CORRECTIONS Act, and H.R. 3356, the Prison Reform and Redemption Act, are not sentencing reform and should not be viewed as such. This legislation will not, alone, substantially alleviate prison overcrowding or mass incarceration
Oppose mandatory arbitration clauses for investors; support the SEC protecting investors rights to bring securities class action lawsuits
Support proposals to build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
Support initiatives to standardize use of force policies for law enforcement.
support ending racial and religious profiling. Support H.R. 1498 / S. 411
Support initiatives to study and eventually eliminate prosecutorial misconduct / bias.
support the establishment of local effective and independent review boards of alleged law enforcement misconduct.
Support requiring video surveillance of all law enforcement activities
Support genuine sentencing reform to alleviate prison overcrowding, over-incarceration, and the overrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities who are in prison. Support HR 4261
Support a commission to review all aspects of our national criminal justice system. Support H.R. 1886 / S.573
Support ending the ban on CDC Gun Research
Support requiring universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers
support a ban on the sale of all military-style semi-automatic assault guns and military high capacity ammunition clips (support HR 5078 / S. 2095 and S. 1945
Support tough new criminal penalties for straw purchasers and gun traffickers
Support a ban on suspects on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms
Support the Fix NICS Act (H.R. 4434 / S. 2135). Incentivize and assist states in improving their overall reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
Support sensitivity training of law enforcement & independent investigations of deadly force (HR 1870 / S 860)Support maintaining current law requiring background checks and permits for gun silencers.
Support a ban on bump stocks machine-gun type firing and other conversion kits, accessories and parts
Support allowing states to maintain and enforce their own concealed carry laws
Support requiring the repeal of all state stand your ground laws, restoring the use of deadly force as a last resort
Support microstamping or ballistic fingerprinting of all new firearms and ammunition sold in the U.S.
support encouraging local jurisdictions to utilize their buyer power to create incentives for firearm manufacturers to employ countermarketing strategies to ensure that their retailers are using all available procedures to prevent illegal firearms diversion
Support an abolishment of the death penalty
Support the Second Chance Act reauthorization (HR 2899)
Support the reauthorization and updating of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act(support HR 1809 / S 860
Support the reform of money bail (HR 4019 / S 1593)
Support incentivizing states and local jurisdictions to fully and accurately report hate crimes (HR 1566 / S. 667)
Support the removal of statues of Confederate soldiers from the U.S. Capital (support HR 3701 / S 1772)
Support encouraqing states to decrease prison populations and keep crime down (support HR 3845 / S 1458)
Support the Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society (CLASSICS) Act (H.R. 3301/S. 2393), bipartisan and which ensures legacy musicians are compensated when their work is played on digital radio platforms.
Oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr to the Federal Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Support the inclusion of provisions to:
final federal legislation to:
Curtail the ballooning number of federal regulatory crimes;
eliminate federal criminal penalties for simple drug possession in state jurisdictions;
promote targeted sentencing of drug offenders, ensuring that violent and career criminals and crime leaders and organizers are held accountable;
update supervision policies to more effectively change the criminal behavior of the nearly 132,000 on probation and post-prison supervision;
increase government transparency and accountability by requiring public disclosure of regulatory criminal offenses; allowing victims of regulatory over-criminalization to contact the inspector general; protecting against wrongful convictions;
encourage judicial districts to open drug, veteran, mental health and other problem solving courts;
reinvest the substantial savings by investing in communities, prevention, and intervention initiatives and state, local, and federal law enforcement and prosecutors
reduce recidivism by using swift and certain responses so offenders know what will happen if they re-offend or act in a certain way;
create a system of rewards and incentives for good behavior; and
acknowledge that age matters by implementing smart, targeted geriatric release programs which can ensure heinous offenders remain behind bars while cutting down on costs and maintaining public safety.
In any sentencing reform legislation.
Oppose the Prison Reform and Redemption Act (H.R. 3356) or any mangers amendment that is considered during the mark up. Any effort to pass prison reform (or back-end reform) legislation without including sentencing reform (or front-end reform) will not meaningfully improve the federal system
Oppose HR 2152, the Citizens Right to Know Act as it raises serious privacy concerns. Support HR 1437, the No Money Bail Act which would incentivize jurisdictions to reform their money bail systems using federal resources.
Support full funding for JJDPA programs in FY2019
Oppose H.R. 5698, the Protect and Serve Act of 2018, which creates a new crime for offenses that target law enforcement officers
Oppose S. 2794, the Protect and Serve Act of 2018, which creates a new crime for offenses that target law enforcement officials
Oppose HR 5682, the First Step Act, because it does not address sentencing reform; because of the Overbroad List of Exclusions; because to provides for a Dangerous Risk Assessment; because of The Absence of Funding for Implementation; because of the Undetermined Human and Fiscal Impact; because it contains a Misplaced Incentive System; and because of the Overbroad Discretion Provided to Attorney General Sessions
Oppose judicial nominations of Andrew Oldham, Wendy Vitter, J. Campbell Barker, Michael Truncale, and Mark Norris due to their records of opposing critical legal protections for immigrant families.
Oppose any efforts to reduce the fentanyl and analogue quantities in 21 U.S.C. 841 and 960, or to increase the lengths of these mandatory minimum sentences. Oppose S. 2635, either as a stand-alone bill or an amendment, which would mandate increased mandatory minimum sentences for fentanyl possession or sale.
Oppose the policy of separating parents from children apprehended at the U.S. border
Oppose HR 2851, the Stop Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act (SISTA) which would give AG Sessions sweeping, largely unchecked new powers to schedule new drugs and incarcerate more people
Support the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and oppose the recent policy changes to the Bureau of Prisons Transgender Offender Manual
Support S. 1728, the Private Prison Information /act, which would require for-profit prisons and detention centers to comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Oppose Michael Brennan's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Oppose the nomination of Stuart Kyle Duncan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Oppose the nomination of Andrew Oldham to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Support H. Res. 285, Expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that Congress and the President should empower the creation of police and community alliances designed to enhance and improve communication and collaboration between members of the law enforcment community and the public they serve
oppose H.R. 5682, the FIRST STEP Act. This bill, while containing several worthwhile proposals, should not be mistaken for what is needed. The FIRST STEP Act is not sentencing reform, and the concern -- a very valid concern -that enactment of this legislation will allow some lawmakers to say that they have addressed our nations problem of over-incarceration leads the NAACP to oppose this legislation. While we understand the temptation to support legislation that endeavors to reform our prison system, we believe that this particular bill would do more harm than good and would have unintended consequences that ripple into the future.
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Bureau of the Census, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Education - Dept of, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
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15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support HR 4396, the Congress ME TOO Act. Support ensure a safe and fair workplace culture in Congress. Support that any anti-workplace harassment legislation for Congress ensure that any reforms also apply to claims of workplace discrimination based on sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and childbirth), race, disability, age, ethnicity/national origin, color, religion, marital status, and status as a parent
Support appropriating $95 million in FY2019 to the Department of Labor for its Reintegration of Ex-Offenders program
Support NAFTA be replaced with fair new trade agreements that focuses on labor, environmental, health, food safety, food labeling and other pro-American issues
Support legislation by Senator Harris to extend to farmworkers the same rights to overtime pay after a 40-hour week that other workers enjoy under the 1932 Fair Labor Standers Act
Support, Preserve and Protect Equal Opportunity Programs including Affirmative Action
Support paid sick leave (support HR 947 / S 337)
Support equal pay for equal work (support HR 1869 / S 819)
Support a prohibition on employers asking salary history (support HR 2418)
Support enabling workers to unionize
Support a prohibition on employers using credit checks (support HR 3783 / S 1819)
Support Congresswoman Chus Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation (POWER) Act, which would protect immigrant workers by providing them a route to legal status when they report employer abuses and labor law violations
Support S. 337 / H.R. 947, the FAMILY Act, which provides for paid family and medical leave.
Oppose King of Iowa amendment to HR 4 repealing the Davis-Bacon prevailing wages
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
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15. General issue area code MIA
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Support Strong Protections for Privacy and Individual Control of Personal Information on the internet; support a renewed commitment to close the digital divide; oppose Algorithmic Discrimination; support Consistent Rules and Equal Treatment Across the Internet Ecosystem; support the preservation of Constitutional principles; support protections for a safe user experience; support a diversity mandate across the tech sector.
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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15. General issue area code REL
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Eliminate potential discrimination in Faith Based initiatives
Update the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to ensure against discrimination (support HR 3222)
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office
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15. General issue area code TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support a promulgation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) that allows the TCPA to remain a viable tool in stopping robocalls, especially debt collection robocalls. Support that the FCC issue a definition of an autodialer that is sufficiently broad to encompass the equipment in use today, to ensure that automated calls are covered by the TCPA, such that consent to robocall cell phones will still be required. Support that the FCC issue strong rules governing debt collection calls by collectors of federal debt. Support that revocation of consent to receive robocalls to one's cell phone should always be permitted, even when the consent was provided as a term in the contract, and the FCC should propose some reasonable methods to revoke consent
Oppose the proposed repeal of equal employment opportunity (EEO) Form 397. The FCC should not only comply with its statutory obligation to collect employment data, it should also implement an automated, searchable, and uniform electronic database of EEO employment and recruitment data. Moreover, the Commission should adopt a transparent mechanism to trigger mid-term license review to replace the function of Form 397
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), White House Office
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15. General issue area code UNM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability (WATER) Act, introduced by Congressmen Ellison (MN) and Khanna (CA), HR 5609
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), White House Office
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15. General issue area code MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose any new cute to Medicare / Medicaid or federal health programs which comprise our nations safety net
Oppose the recent decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve Medicaid waivers that allow states to deny Medicaid benefits to people who fail to comply with a work requirement or a community engagement provision
Support protecting Medicare and Medicaid benefits
Support restoring Medicaid Eligibility to COFA recipients living in the USA (support HR 2982 / S. 1391)
Support HHS addressing concerns raised by the GAO in its recent report of the 1115 Medicaid waivers which have been granted that have the effect of limiting eligibility, reducing enrollment, or curtailing program benefits
Support strong federal transparency and accountability requirements around provider rate setting
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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15. General issue area code WEL
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose H.R. 2, The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (the House Farm Bill),as changes to SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) place unduly harsh restrictions on women and families
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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15. General issue area code NAT
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Support HR 5005, legislation to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), White House Office
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15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose any amendments to the Defense Authorization bill for FY 2019 that turns any portion of the Impact Aid program into a voucher program
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, White House Office
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15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support NAFTA be replaced with fair new trade agreements that focuses on labor, environmental, health, food safety, food labeling and other pro-American issues
Oppose limiting food and non-alcoholic front-of-pack nutrition labeling via NAFTA
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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15. General issue area code CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the ouster of Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Support the Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability (WATER) Act, introduced by Congressmen Ellison (MN) and Khanna (CA), HR 5609
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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15. General issue area code SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose HR 620, which passed the House. Which would create significant obstacles for people with disabilities from enforcing their rights under Title III of the ADA
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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15. General issue area code AUT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose S. J. Res. 57, which disapproves of a CFPB guidance aimed at restricting discrimination in auto lending.
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
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15. General issue area code MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support full funding for AIDS prevention, treatment, education and research
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), White House Office
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15. General issue area code RET
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Support the protection of Social Security
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office
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15. General issue area code HOM
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Oppose new directive which eliminates the presumption that ICE should not detain pregnant women or remove reporting requirements regarding the treatment of pregnant individuals
Support Speaker Ryan allowing a clean DREAM Act to be brought up on the floor for a vote4-17-2018
Support that the DHSs Race Paper, which was intended to survey growing trends in domestic terrorism driven by race-related extremist ideologies and address the co-opting of peaceful protests by violent ideological actors be released immediately, without redactions.Oppose the State Department's notice of its intention to implement further extreme vetting. The Department is proposing to collect from almost all visa applicants - among other things - social media identifiers, telephone numbers, and email addresses used in the past five years.
Oppose the policy of separating parents from children apprehended at the U.S. border
Oppose any actions that facilitate the Department of Homeland Securitys mass detention and deportation,
especially of people of color, construction of a harmful border wall, or further border militarization. Specifically, support a cut in funds for immigration detention and
enforcement within the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) budgets whether funded through the appropriations process or other legislative vehicle
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
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15. General issue area code ENV
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Support the ouster of Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office
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15. General issue area code FOO
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Oppose limiting food and non-alcoholic front-of-pack nutrition labeling via NAFTA
Oppose extending the public comment period for the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking of Flavors in Tobacco Products
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), White House Office
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15. General issue area code URB
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Support the Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability (WATER) Act, introduced by Congressmen Ellison (MN) and Khanna (CA), HR 5609
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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15. General issue area code FAM
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Support robust funding for the Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFECs) grant program and support no less than its authorized level of $10 million-in the FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (L-HHS-ED) appropriations bill
Oppose H.R. 2, The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (the House Farm Bill),as changes to SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) place unduly harsh restrictions on women and families
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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15. General issue area code INS
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Oppose S. 2702, the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2018. The bill limits the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus (CFPBs) authority to enforce federal consumer financial protection laws against entities that are regulated by a state insurance regulator to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance. The bill threatens to have wide-ranging impacts that infringe on the CFPBs core authority to address problems with consumer financial products and services.
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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15. General issue area code PHA
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Support the 340B Drug Pricing Program
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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15. General issue area code CON
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Oppose a Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution; oppose HJ Res 2
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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15. General issue area code VET
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Support H.R. 4451, which would allow veterans who are homeless and participating in the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing voucher program, those who are transitioning from being incarcerated, and other eligible homeless or recently homeless veterans to be eligible for training services under the Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), White House Office
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