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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 | 1/22/2019 9:19:02 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 provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill which would harm individuals reentering the community from incarceration and their families by making changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance programs and Employment and Training (E&T) program. Specifically, oppose provisions to
1)Cut SNAP food assistance
2)Expand onerous work requirements for SNAP food assistance
3)Impose a permanent, lifetime ban on individuals convicted of certain crimes from accessing SNAP food assistance
Prohibit individuals convicted of drug felonies from working in the hemp industry.
Support provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill to strengthen and protect the SNAPs ability to serve women and children
Oppose any and all attempts to attach an amendment to H.R. 2, which would deny food assistance to all individuals who were found guilty of certain violent crimes even after they served their sentence and are working hard to reintegrate into society.
Support HR 3168 / S 1522, the Every Kid Outdoors Act, which directs the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and the Army to establish the Every Kids Outdoors program to provide fourth graders free access to federal lands and waters to which the public has access.
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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Shelton |
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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
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 a national cap on interest rates and fees at 36% to eliminate high-cost loans (support HR 3760 / S 1659)
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
Oppose the OCC's proposal to reform the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)
Support the CFPB not interpreting the law based on private, one-sided information from industry only
Support NCUA making no changes to the payday alternative loan (PAL) program that would increase the likelihood that credit union members end up in cycles of high-cost, short-term loans that resemble payday loan debt. Most critically, we strongly oppose permitting more than six application fees in twelve months as proposed for PAL II. We also oppose permitting 28% interest on loans as large as $2,000, dropping the minimum loan size, and proposing a PAL III program that would permit even more expensive or larger loans or weaker underwriting. Finally, we urge NCUA to address abusive overdraft fee programs, which lessen the incentive for credit
Oppose nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Oppose the SECs proposed rule in promulgating the establishment of a new best interest standard of conduct for broker-dealers when making a recommendation of any transaction or investment strategy involving securities to a retail customer
Oppose the FDIC expanding predatory lending and undermining state usury limits-specifically (1) retain the FDICs critical guidance addressing 200-300% payday loans (deposit advances) made by banks;
(2) ensure that small dollar installment loans are priced at 36% or less and based on the consumers ability to repay considering both income and expenses; and
(3) prevent bank partnerships that evade state interest rate limits.
Oppose any nominee for the CFPB Directorship who does not have an extensive background in consumer protection law and who does not support the Bureaus mission of protecting consumers
Oppose CFPBs recent decision to abandon supervision on the Military Lending Act (MLA). Support the Department of Defense ensuring that the MLA is vigorously enforced.
Oppose HR 6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act, which is not only unnecessary but also dangerous because of the broad scope of Section 3, which replaces a narrow preemption provision in the existing GLBA with a sweeping provision that could not only eliminate all state data breach notice, data security and other privacy laws as they apply to financial institutions, but forestall further state innovation to protect their citizens from all privacy, data security threats applying to any entity, and also deny state efforts to restrict inappropriate uses and sharing of information by health care providers, big tech firms, telephone companies and others
Support H.R. 6972, The Consumers First Act:, which reestablishes the full duties of enumerated offices, like OFLEO; restores the supervisory and enforcement powers of the fair lending office; reestablishes a dedicated student loan office; reactivates prior MOUs promoting effective interagency efforts; requires adequate agency staffing, including for supervision and enforcement, to fully carry out the Consumer Bureaus statutory mandates; limits the number of political appointees that may be hired; and codifies the commonly used name of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Support the dismissal of Eric Blankenstein, the director of the CFPBs Office of Fair Lending, who dismissed racist comments and hate crimes laws
Support The Consumer Protection Demographic Collection Bill, which would collect demographic information of an applicant applying for personal consumer credit, with the collection of the demographic information being collected by the creditor after they have been approved or denied for a type of credit. The purposes for collecting demographic information is to monitor, prevent, and punish discriminatory practices in personal consumer credit transactions. The types of consumer credit transactions include: 1) Small dollar loans such as payday lending and auto lending; 2) credit applications; 3) cash checking
Support the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to investigate a security flaw with Experians website
Oppose the use of credit scores and credit reports when determining who to grant Lawful Permanent Resident Status to.
Support increased activities by the CFPB to protect consumers from debt collection
Support strong consumer protections for new electronic payment systems being developed and support the Fed playing a role as an operator to provide competition to the system that will be controlled by the big banks
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, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Hilary |
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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
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
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
Support House-passed amendments regarding civil forfeiture in any year-long appropriations bill
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 full funding for JJDPA programs in FY2019
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 the D.C. Voucher Program and support zeroing out funding for the program in 2019
Oppose the Aderholt Amendment to the House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill for FY 2019. The Aderholt Amendment would allow child welfare providers receiving taxpayer dollars to decide which families and children to serve, in violation of state and federal nondiscrimination policies. The amendment would affect a wide variety of child welfare services, including family preservation services; foster care, counseling and other services for children; and adoption services
Support the bipartisan commitment to domestic HIV/AIDS programs, and continue to invest in high-impact prevention, treatment, and research programs which have led to decreases in new HIV infections and more people living with HIV linked to and retained in care. Support funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Program, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, the HHS Secretarys Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF), SAMHSAs Minority AIDS Initiative programs at equal levels as in FY 18; support an increase in funding for medical research at the National Institutes of Health. Support Title X Family Planning and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program; oppose limiting certain types of harm reduction services. Oppose the abstinence-only-until-marriage sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program
Support $50 million for the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration in the 2019 HUD funding bill
Oppose the Palmer (AL) amendment to HR 6147 that would prohibit the District of Columbia from using funds appropriated by the bill to enforce certain health insurance requirements
Support the Carbajal (CA) for Capuano (MA)amendment to HR 6147 that would remove the bill's ban on the use of funds by the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules on the disclosure of political contributions
Oppose the Hice (GA) amendment to HR 6147 which would prohibit appropriated funds from being used for Environmental Justice Small Grants Program.
Oppose McHenry (NC)amendment to HR 6247 that would prohibit funds appropriated by the bill from being used by the Postal Service to provide additional financial products or services.
Support $5 million for the Wrongful Conviction Review Program at the Department of Justice (DoJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (the Wrongful Conviction Review Program is a part of the Capital Litigation Improvement Program); $7 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program at the DoJ, National Institute of Justice (NIJ); 35 million for the Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program at NIJ; $4 million to support forensic science standards setting activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST);$13.5 million for NIST to support forensic science research and measurement science all in the FY 19 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill
Support $4.456 billion for the Census Bureau in FY 2019, ensuring that of this amount, $3.648 billion is spent on 2020 Census activities.
Support Congress finalizing the FY19 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill sooner rather than later
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)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose the Department of Justices request for a new citizenship question on the 2020 Census
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, 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 the enactment of a series of fundamental reforms to rebalance our moneyed political system, empower everyday Americans, ensure equal justice for all, protect the publics right to know, reduce barriers to participation in our elections, vigorously enforce voting laws, and fix our ethics laws.
Oppose the August 10 OFCCP guidance which suggests that the OFCCP may expand religious exemptions for federal contractors, potentially allowing them to discriminate in their employment practices against transgender individuals
Support H.R. 6086 / S. 3178, the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act,make lynching a hate crime.
Oppose Eric Dreibands nomination to serve as the next Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
Oppose the nomination of the current State Solicitor General of Ohio, Eric Murphy, to a lifetime appointment on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Oppose the nomination of Chad Readler of Ohio to a lifetime appointment on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Oppose State Senator Mark Norris to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee
Support H.R. 6555, legislation to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA)
Oppose proposed changes to rules promulgated under the Flores agreement which would allow the federal government to hold children of suspected undocumented migrants under potentially harsher conditions and for longer periods of time.
Support the dismissal of Eric Blankenstein, the director of the CFPBs Office of Fair Lending, who dismissed racist comments and hate crimes laws
Support legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor to Shirley Chisholm posthumously
Support #MeToo. Support legislation to effectively address sexual violence; legal protections must ensure that all work is safe work, create greater transparency and accountability, and secure fair pay and treatment for those whose economic vulnerability puts them at greater risk of harassment and violence. Governments must also prioritize investing in programs and services to enable survivor healing and support.
Support extending the 60-day comment period on the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on proposed changes to Title X enforcement by at least another 60 days. This will ensure that students and educators are not impeded by winter break and January term from reviewing the NPRM and giving meaningful input
Support legislation in the 116th Congress to give the Congressional Gold Medal to Rev. James Lawson
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), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
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 DOC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support statehood for DC (support HR 1291 / s 1278)
Oppose the D.C. Voucher Program and support zeroing out funding for the program in 2019
Oppose the Palmer (AL) amendment to HR 6147 that would prohibit the District of Columbia from using funds appropriated by the bill to enforce certain health insurance requirements.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 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.
Oppose the D.C. Voucher Program and support zeroing out funding for the program in 2019
Support the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issuing regulations to close the loophole that would allow donors to receive state tax credit voucher programs (tuition tax credits) from taking both federal and state tax benefits
Oppose the proposed borrowers Defense rule update as proposed by the Trump Administration; support the existing rule
Oppose the repeal of the Gainful Employment rule. Under this rule, a career education program loses access to federal funds if the program repeatedly leaves its graduates with unaffordable debts, relative to their earnings.Oppose any new regulations or changes in existing regulation which may weaken accountability and consumer protection
Oppose using Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants from the Every Student Succeeds Act to provide firearms for teachers or other school administrators
Support S. 3435, Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act. The bill would provide guidance, training, and technical assistance for colleges and universities to remove criminal history questions from their admissions processes.
Support H. R. 6623, the Working on Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient Act, otherwise known as the WORKER Act. This legislation boost relevant education at an early age (via engineering and engineering technology and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM grants); apprenticeships via private-public partnerships; training vouchers to ensure every American can attend a short-term training program; reemployment incentives so that unemployed Americans are among the first who are looked at when a job opens up; wage insurance for workers over 50 or over 45 in distressed areas.
Support HR 1635 / S. 2081, the Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act wich requires Institutes of Higher Education to provide required annual counseling. Also, it expands the required recipients of such annual counseling to include, in addition to student borrowers, Federal Pell Grant recipients and parent PLUS Loan borrowers.
Oppose recommendations by the Federal Commission on School Safety which recommended allowing teachers and other school personnel to carry firearms
In light of the closing of Education Corporation of America (ECA), support: extending the window for closed school discharges; sending loan discharge applications to all eligible students immediately; informing students of reviewed and vetted transfer options approved by state agencies; ensuring that ECA makes the transcript retrieval process free for students; and holding the creditors of ECA financially liable for closed school discharges
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, Treasury - Dept of
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 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
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 a national cap on interest rates and fees at 36% to eliminate high-cost loans (support HR 3760 / S 1659)
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 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
Support the CFPB not interpreting the law based on private, one-sided information from industry only
Support NCUA making no changes to the payday alternative loan (PAL) program that would increase the likelihood that credit union members end up in cycles of high-cost, short-term loans that resemble payday loan debt. Most critically, we strongly oppose permitting more than six application fees in twelve months as proposed for PAL II. We also oppose permitting 28% interest on loans as large as $2,000, dropping the minimum loan size, and proposing a PAL III program that would permit even more expensive or larger loans or weaker underwriting. Finally, we urge NCUA to address abusive overdraft fee programs, which lessen the incentive for credit
Oppose nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Oppose the SECs proposed rule in promulgating the establishment of a new best interest standard of conduct for broker-dealers when making a recommendation of any transaction or investment strategy involving securities to a retail customer
Oppose the FDIC expanding predatory lending and undermining state usury limits-specifically (1) retain the FDICs critical guidance addressing 200-300% payday loans (deposit advances) made by banks;
(2) ensure that small dollar installment loans are priced at 36% or less and based on the consumers ability to repay considering both income and expenses; and
(3) prevent bank partnerships that evade state interest rate limits.
Oppose any nominee for the CFPB Directorship who does not have an extensive background in consumer protection law and who does not support the Bureaus mission of protecting consumers
Oppose CFPBs recent decision to abandon supervision on the Military Lending Act (MLA). Support the Department of Defense ensuring that the MLA is vigorously enforced.
Oppose HR 6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act, which is not only unnecessary but also dangerous because of the broad scope of Section 3, which replaces a narrow preemption provision in the existing GLBA with a sweeping provision that could not only eliminate all state data breach notice, data security and other privacy laws as they apply to financial institutions, but forestall further state innovation to protect their citizens from all privacy, data security threats applying to any entity, and also deny state efforts to restrict inappropriate uses and sharing of information by health care providers, big tech firms, telephone companies and others
Support H.R. 6972, The Consumers First Act:, which reestablishes the full duties of enumerated offices, like OFLEO; restores the supervisory and enforcement powers of the fair lending office; reestablishes a dedicated student loan office; reactivates prior MOUs promoting effective interagency efforts; requires adequate agency staffing, including for supervision and enforcement, to fully carry out the Consumer Bureaus statutory mandates; limits the number of political appointees that may be hired; and codifies the commonly used name of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Support the dismissal of Eric Blankenstein, the director of the CFPBs Office of Fair Lending, who dismissed racist comments and hate crimes laws
Support The Consumer Protection Demographic Collection Bill, which would collect demographic information of an applicant applying for personal consumer credit, with the collection of the demographic information being collected by the creditor after they have been approved or denied for a type of credit. The purposes for collecting demographic information is to monitor, prevent, and punish discriminatory practices in personal consumer credit transactions. The types of consumer credit transactions include: 1) Small dollar loans such as payday lending and auto lending; 2) credit applications; 3) cash checking
Support a meeting between the Chairman of the FDIC and various civil rights & consumer organizations
Support the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to investigate a security flaw with Experians website
Oppose the use of credit scores and credit reports when determining who to grant Lawful Permanent Resident Status to.
Support increased activities by the CFPB to protect consumers from debt collection
Support strong consumer protections for new electronic payment systems being developed and support the Fed playing a role as an operator to provide competition to the system that will be controlled by the big banks
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, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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 FIR
16. Specific lobbying issues
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
Oppose recommendations by the Federal Commission on School Safety which recommended allowing teachers and other school personnel to carry firearms
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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. disability, age, ethnicity/national origin, color, religion, marital status, and status as a parent.
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 / HR 6612)
Ensure a fair and accurate 2020 census
Support the repair and strengthening of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (Support HR 2978 / S1419)
Oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court
Oppose the Aderholt Amendment to the House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill for FY 2019. The Aderholt Amendment would allow child welfare providers receiving taxpayer dollars to decide which families and children to serve, in violation of state and federal nondiscrimination policies. The amendment would affect a wide variety of child welfare services, including family preservation services; foster care, counseling and other services for children; and adoption services
Oppose nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Support the Senate carefully considering the stakes for our health care system and for millions of peoples ability to access care, as it undergoes the confirmation process for the next Supreme Court justice.
Support the enactment of a series of fundamental reforms to rebalance our moneyed political system, empower everyday Americans, ensure equal justice for all, protect the publics right to know, reduce barriers to participation in our elections, vigorously enforce voting laws, and fix our ethics laws.
Support the enactment of a series of fundamental reforms to rebalance our moneyed political system, empower everyday Americans, ensure equal justice for all, protect the publics right to know, reduce barriers to participation in our elections, vigorously enforce voting laws, and fix our ethics laws.
Support the enactment of a series of fundamental reforms to rebalance our moneyed political system, empower everyday Americans, ensure equal justice for all, protect the publics right to know, reduce barriers to participation in our elections, vigorously enforce voting laws, and fix our ethics laws.
Oppose Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination based on his record on consumer protection issues
Oppose Eric Dreibands nomination to serve as the next Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
Oppose the nomination of the current State Solicitor General of Ohio, Eric Murphy, to a lifetime appointment on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Oppose the nomination of Chad Readler of Ohio to a lifetime appointment on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Oppose State Senator Mark Norris to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee
Support the Leahy (VT) Amendment #3464 to 6147, which would have provided additional monies to election security
Support the Carbajal (CA) for Capuano (MA)amendment to HR 6147 that would remove the bill's ban on the use of funds by the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules on the disclosure of political contributions.
Oppose proposed rulemaking RIN 1024-AE45, issued August 7, 2018, which would revise the National Park Services protest permitting process regarding demonstrations at the National Mall, Memorial Parks, and Presidents Park to require fees for a permit.
Support legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor to Shirley Chisholm posthumously
Support #MeToo. Support legislation to effectively address sexual violence; legal protections must ensure that all work is safe work, create greater transparency and accountability, and secure fair pay and treatment for those whose economic vulnerability puts them at greater risk of harassment and violence. Governments must also prioritize investing in programs and services to enable survivor healing and support.
Oppose the policy of using information obtained from detained immigrant children to find, arrest, and try to deport their parents and relatives
Support the updating and strengthening of the Congressional Review Act.
Support extending the 60-day comment period on the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on proposed changes to Title X enforcement by at least another 60 days. This will ensure that students and educators are not impeded by winter break and January term from reviewing the NPRM and giving meaningful input
Support $4.456 billion for the Census Bureau in FY 2019, ensuring that of this amount, $3.648 billion is spent on 2020 Census activities.
Support the voice of the African American community to be reflected not only in the mission of the Senate Judiciary Committee, but in its makeup as well.
Support legislation in the 116th Congress to give the Congressional Gold Medal to Rev. James Lawson
Support the swift confirmation of Dr. Steven Dillingham as the Director of the Census Bureau
Support the removal of a provisions allowing religious organizations to take part in various programs and services authorized by the First Step Act
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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
Support the 340B Drug Pricing Program
Support $57.95 million for the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program in FY2019
Oppose renewed efforts to roll back the expansion in coverage and consumer protections under the Affordable Care Act
Support that the Department of Health and Human Services extend the public comment period for the proposed rule on Medicare payment to home care providers by a minimum of 30 days to allow for meaningful stakeholder participation in the comment process and completion of a robust analysis of the economic impact of the proposal, as well as its more general impact on Medicaid home and community-based services
Support the Senate carefully considering the stakes for our health care system and for millions of peoples ability to access care, as it undergoes the confirmation process for the next Supreme Court juSupport the enactment of a series of fundamental reforms to rebalance our moneyed political system, empower everyday Americans, ensure equal justice for all, protect the publics right to know, reduce barriers to participation in our elections, vigorously enforce voting laws, and fix our ethics laws.
Support the bipartisan commitment to domestic HIV/AIDS programs, and continue to invest in high-impact prevention, treatment, and research programs which have led to decreases in new HIV infections and more people living with HIV linked to and retained in care. Support funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Program, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, the HHS Secretarys Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF), SAMHSAs Minority AIDS Initiative programs at equal levels as in FY 18; support an increase in funding for medical research at the National Institutes of Health. Support Title X Family Planning and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program; oppose limiting certain types of harm reduction services. Oppose the abstinence-only-until-marriage sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program
Support at least $393 million for the Housing Opportunities for people with AIDS (HOPWA) in FY2019
Support HR 3168 / S 1522, the Every Kid Outdoors Act, which directs the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and the Army to establish the Every Kids Outdoors program to provide fourth graders free access to federal lands and waters to which the public has access.
Oppose the Palmer (AL) amendment to HR 6147 that would prohibit the District of Columbia from using funds appropriated by the bill to enforce certain health insurance requirements.
Oppose proposed changes to rules promulgated under the Flores agreement which would allow the federal government to hold children of suspected undocumented migrants under potentially harsher conditions and for longer periods of time.
Ensure Medicare, Medicaid, and protections for people with preexisting conditions
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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 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 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; oppose its immediate suspension
Support the Disparate Impact rule; disparate impact claims are critical to ensuring that systemic housing discrimination that occurs through facially neutral policies or practices can be challenged and dismantled. Oppose any change to the current rule
Support $50 million for the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration in the 2019 HUD funding bill
Support at least $393 million for the Housing Opportunities for people with AIDS (HOPWA) in FY2019.
Support S. 3503, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018, legislation introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren which would reduce the cost of housing across America by creating incentives for local governments to eliminate unnecessary land use restrictions that drive up costs; control the cost of renting or buying a home by leveraging federal funding to build 3 million new housing units for lower-income and middle-class families in urban, suburban and rural areas; provide assistance to people hurt by federal housing policy failures through two targeted new programs; hold financial institutions accountable for providing access to credit for all Americans; and promote mobility by strengthening anti-discrimination laws and improving the housing voucher program
Strongly oppose any efforts to streamline, the Affirmatively Furthering Far Housing (AFFH) rule or otherwise make any changes to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule as it was finalized on July 16, 2015.
Support HR 5793 / S 2945, the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act, which authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a mobility demonstration program to enable public housing agencies (PHAs) to administer housing-choice rental-assistance vouchers in a manner designed to: (1) encourage low-income families receiving such assistance to move to lower-poverty areas, and (2) expand access to opportunity areas.
Support S. 3503, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018, which would help to alleviate the pervasive shortage of affordable housing in communities throughout our country
Support FHFA carefully considering the link between capital levels, pricing, and access to credit as it works to finalize its rule on FHFA Capital Requirements. Further, it is first critical to remember the primary drivers of the 2008 financial crisis and how those conditions have changed, affecting both the likelihood and severity of a future crisis. Next, the assumptions and mechanics of setting the capital regime must be closely examined in order to both set aside sufficient capital and enable the GSEs to provide their essential support for the housing market
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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 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 the DREAM Act and other bipartisan solutions that doesnt jeopardize immigrant communities.
Oppose judicial nominations of Andrew Oldham, Wendy Vitter,and Mark Norris due to their records of opposing critical legal protections for immigrant families.
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.
Support the Senate Committee on Homeland Security request and make public the following records: All policy guidance used by immigration officials at the border on records management practices, and on the tracking of children after being separated from their parents; All policy guidance on the handling of Unaccompanied Alien Children, used by CBP officials at the border and by ICE agents in immigrant detention facilities; All policy guidance on the implementation of the administrations zero-tolerance policy, and the Presidents June 20th Executive Order on family separation; All documents explaining the administrations reunification plan for the separated children and their families
Support an extension of TPS for Guatemalans
Support the House make use of its oversight and appropriations roles to put more pressure on the administration to reunite families who were separated at the Southern borders
Oppose confirmation of Kathy Kraninger as new Director of the CFPB based on her potential role while at OMB in the policy of separating families at the Southern border
Oppose the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the Department of Homeland Security which would deny green cards to immigrants who had received federal benefits such as food stamps
Oppose proposed changes to rules promulgated under the Flores agreement which would allow the federal government to hold children of suspected undocumented migrants under potentially harsher conditions and for longer periods of time.
Oppose changes to the "public charge" rule which would detrimentally impact the economic security, health, and well-being of immigrant women, children and families, and communities.
Oppose the policy of using information obtained from detained immigrant children to find, arrest, and try to deport their parents and relatives
Oppose the use of credit scores and credit reports when determining who to grant Lawful Permanent Resident Status to.
Support a Department of Homeland Security Inspector Generals investigation into the Administrations handling of TPS status
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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 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
Oppose the policy of separating parents from children apprehended at the U.S. border
Oppose the nomination of Andrew Oldham to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Support DoJ leaders publicly recognizing and condemning the serious pattern of violence against transgender people in Jacksonville and the national problem it represents; we urge the Department to investigate these three killings as possible hate crimes and/or serial crimes, and offer all possible assistance to local authorities; we urge the Departments Community Relations Service to engage with local community members and officials to help them work together on these cases and address community concerns; and, we urge the Community Relations Service to support local community groups in providing appropriate training for local law enforcement on with respect to working with transgender people, and in improving relevant policies and procedures
Oppose the use of risk assessment instruments in pretrial decision-making and establishing a set of principles for mitigating the harm that these tools may be causing in communities where they are already employed
Oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court
Oppose HR 6691, the Community Safety and Security Act as it recklessly pushes forward a definition of a crime of violence for political purposes.
Oppose the continued delay by the US Department of Justice in meeting its obligation to enforce the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 (DCRA). Support the mandatory collection of data on police-involved deaths. Support the DOJ going forth with the December 2016 compliance guidelines. Support requiring States to Proactively Report All In-Custody Deaths to DOJ. Support all States adopting Compliance Plans; support penalties for non-compliant states. Support the establishment of Clear Parameters that Define What is Reportable Under DCRA. Support the establishment of Guidelines for the Collection of Information on Decedents Disability
Support S. 3435, Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act. The bill would provide guidance, training, and technical assistance for colleges and universities to remove criminal history questions from their admissions processes.
Support the Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act, which will ensure access to resources necessary to meet the unique needs of pregnant women; will ensure that the Bureau of Prisons captures accurate data on the health care needs of pregnant inmates; and will prohibit, in most circumstances, the use of restraints on pregnant and postpartum inmates. In addition to providing incentives to states who meet these needs
Oppose H.R. 3487, which radically changes the law of diversity jurisdiction--the standard governing when a federal court may hear a case-from complete diversity to minimal diversity. Oppose H.R. 6730, Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2018, which would prevent national injunctions in most cases. Oppose H.R. 6754, Court Imbalance Restructure Concerning Updates to Impacted Tribunals Act of 2018 or the CIRCUIT Act of 2018, which would completely restructure the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Oppose H.R. 6755, the Judiciary Reforms, Organization and Operational Modernization Act of 2018 or the Judiciary ROOM Act of 2018, which contains a vast number of changes to federal court structure and procedures, from medical examinations and codes of conduct for judges, to internet streaming and television broadcasts
Support S. 2520 the Inmate Calling Technical Correction Act which reduces the exorbitant rates for telephone calls from prisons
Oppose Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination based on his record on consumer protection issues
Oppose a provision in the House opioid bill requiring HHS to produce a report every 6 months, explaining why it has not produced the hair testing standard mandated in the FAST Act.
Support legislation banning forced arbitration (individual, class and collective) in the employment context.
Support H.R. 6086 / S. 3178, the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act, which would make lynching a hate crime.
Support S. 3195, the Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act, which provides incentives for local police organizations to adopt performance-based standards to ensure that incidents of misconduct will be minimized through appropriate management, training and oversight protocols and that if such incidents do occur, that they are properly investigated
Support H.R. 5075, the Ashanti Alert Act which is based on the popular and effective Amber Alert system, would, at the discretion of local law enforcement officials, be utilized to assist local and regional efforts to find missing adults, individuals between the ages of 19 and 65.
Oppose Eric Dreibands nomination to serve as the next Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
Oppose the nomination of the current State Solicitor General of Ohio, Eric Murphy, to a lifetime appointment on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Oppose the nomination of Chad Readler of Ohio to a lifetime appointment on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Oppose State Senator Mark Norris to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee
Support H.R. 6555, legislation to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA).
Oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr to the federal court for the Eastern District of North Carolina,
Support H.R. 7109, the Restoring Justice for Workers Act, which bars arbitration agreements as a condition of employment
Support $5 million for the Wrongful Conviction Review Program at the Department of Justice (DoJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (the Wrongful Conviction Review Program is a part of the Capital Litigation Improvement Program); $7 million for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program at the DoJ, National Institute of Justice (NIJ); 35 million for the Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program at NIJ; $4 million to support forensic science standards setting activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST);$13.5 million for NIST to support forensic science research and measurement science all in the FY 19 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill
Support the Law Enforcement Immersion Act, to address the lack of standardized training for law enforcement officers and the impact that has on communities of color
Oppose the policy of using information obtained from detained immigrant children to find, arrest, and try to deport their parents and relatives
Support the voice of the African American community to be reflected not only in the mission of the Senate Judiciary Committee, but in its makeup as well.
Support the removal of a provisions allowing religious organizations to take part in various programs and services authorized by the First Step Act
Oppose the nomination of William P. Barr to be USAttorney General
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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 the August 10 OFCCP guidance which suggests that the OFCCP may expand religious exemptions for federal contractors, potentially allowing them to discriminate in their employment practices against transgender individuals
Support legislation banning forced arbitration (individual, class and collective) in the employment context.
Support H. R. 6623, the Working on Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient Act, otherwise known as the WORKER Act. This legislation boost relevant education at an early age (via engineering and engineering technology and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM grants); apprenticeships via private-public partnerships; training vouchers to ensure every American can attend a short-term training program; reemployment incentives so that unemployed Americans are among the first who are looked at when a job opens up; wage insurance for workers over 50 or over 45 in distressed areas.
Support H.R. 7109, the Restoring Justice for Workers Act, which bars arbitration agreements as a condition of employment
Oppose the proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to pre-empt the meal and rest breaks that exist in the state of California and 20 other states, which are designed to make sure truck drivers get ample rest and wont be driving on our highways while they are too tired to safely operate their trucks
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Eliminate potential discrimination in Faith Based initiatives
Update the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to ensure against discrimination (support HR 3222)
Support the removal of a provisions allowing religious organizations to take part in various programs and services authorized by the First Step Act
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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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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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support exempting P2P technology from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
Support the Lifeline program; support the National Verifier program but oppose the Emergency Petition of Q Link Wireless, LLC for an Order Directing the Universal Service Administrative Company to Implement Machine-to-Machine Interfaces for the National Verifier
Support S. 2520 the Inmate Calling Technical Correction Act which reduces the exorbitant rates for telephone calls from prisons
Support Lifeline; support the expansion of the lifeline program to include broadband internet services. Support the National Verifier program, which will protect the integrity of the Lifeline program.
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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose any new cute to Medicare / Medicaid or federal health programs which comprise our nations safety net
Support protecting Medicare and Medicaid benefits
Support restoring Medicaid Eligibility to COFA recipients living in the USA (support HR 2982 / S. 1391)
Support that the Department of Health and Human Services extend the public comment period for the proposed rule on Medicare payment to home care providers by a minimum of 30 days to allow for meaningful stakeholder participation in the comment process and completion of a robust analysis of the economic impact of the proposal, as well as its more general impact on Medicaid home and community-based services
Ensure Medicare, Medicaid, and protections for people with preexisting conditions
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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.
Oppose the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the Department of Homeland Security which would deny green cards to immigrants who had received federal benefits such as food stamps
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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
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
Oppose proposed rulemaking RIN 1024-AE45, issued August 7, 2018, which would revise the National Park Services protest permitting process regarding demonstrations at the National Mall, Memorial Parks, and Presidents Park to require fees for a permit.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), White House Office
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15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support HR 3168 / S 1522, the Every Kid Outdoors Act, which directs the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and the Army to establish the Every Kids Outdoors program to provide fourth graders free access to federal lands and waters to which the public has access.
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
support the Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability (WATER) Act, introduced by Congressmen Ellison (MN) and Khanna (CA), HR 5609
Oppose the proposed revisions to the Good Neighbor Rule, which limits the amount of pollution which can be emitted across state borders.
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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support HR 6368, the Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act, which would encourage R&D small business set-asides, to encourage SBIR and STTR participants to serve as mentors under the Small Business Administrations mentor-protege program, to promote the use of interagency contracts
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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15. General issue area code RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the protection of Social Security
Oppose the SECs proposed rule in promulgating the establishment of a new best interest standard of conduct for broker-dealers when making a recommendation of any transaction or investment strategy involving securities to a retail customer. (retirement)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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15. General issue area code HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
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
Oppose the policy of separating parents from children apprehended at the U.S. border
Support the Senate Committee on Homeland Security request and make public the following records: All policy guidance used by immigration officials at the border on records management practices, and on the tracking of children after being separated from their parents; All policy guidance on the handling of Unaccompanied Alien Children, used by CBP officials at the border and by ICE agents in immigrant detention facilities; All policy guidance on the implementation of the administrations zero-tolerance policy, and the Presidents June 20th Executive Order on family separation; All documents explaining the administrations reunification plan for the separated children and their families
Oppose changes to the "public charge" rule which would detrimentally impact the economic security, health, and well-being of immigrant women, children and families, and communities.
Support a Department of Homeland Security Inspector Generals investigation into the Administrations handling of TPS status
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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, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose the proposed revisions to the Good Neighbor Rule, which limits the amount of pollution which can be emitted across state borders.
Oppose the Hice (GA) amendment to HR 6147 which would prohibit appropriated funds from being used for Environmental Justice Small Grants Program.
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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
16. Specific lobbying issues
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
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 FAM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act, which will ensure access to resources necessary to meet the unique needs of pregnant women; will ensure that the Bureau of Prisons captures accurate data on the health care needs of pregnant inmates; and will prohibit, in most circumstances, the use of restraints on pregnant and postpartum inmates. In addition to providing incentives to states who meet these needs
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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
16. Specific lobbying issues
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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the CFPB not interpreting the law based on private, one-sided information from industry only
Oppose nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Oppose any nominee for the CFPB Directorship who does not have an extensive background in consumer protection law and who does not support the Bureaus mission of protecting consumers
Oppose confirmation of Kathy Kraninger as new Director of the CFPB based on her potential role while at OMB in the policy of separating families at the Southern border
Oppose HR 6743, the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act, which is not only unnecessary but also dangerous because of the broad scope of Section 3, which replaces a narrow preemption provision in the existing GLBA with a sweeping provision that could not only eliminate all state data breach notice, data security and other privacy laws as they apply to financial institutions, but forestall further state innovation to protect their citizens from all privacy, data security threats applying to any entity, and also deny state efforts to restrict inappropriate uses and sharing of information by health care providers, big tech firms, telephone companies and others
Oppose Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination based on his record on consumer protection issues
Support H.R. 6972, The Consumers First Act:, which reestablishes the full duties of enumerated offices, like OFLEO; restores the supervisory and enforcement powers of the fair lending office; reestablishes a dedicated student loan office; reactivates prior MOUs promoting effective interagency efforts; requires adequate agency staffing, including for supervision and enforcement, to fully carry out the Consumer Bureaus statutory mandates; limits the number of political appointees that may be hired; and codifies the commonly used name of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Support The Consumer Protection Demographic Collection Bill, which would collect demographic information of an applicant applying for personal consumer credit, with the collection of the demographic information being collected by the creditor after they have been approved or denied for a type of credit. The purposes for collecting demographic information is to monitor, prevent, and punish discriminatory practices in personal consumer credit transactions. The types of consumer credit transactions include: 1) Small dollar loans such as payday lending and auto lending; 2) credit applications; 3) cash checking
Support the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to investigate a security flaw with Experians website
Support increased activities by the CFPB to protect consumers from debt collection
Support strong consumer protections for new electronic payment systems being developed and support the Fed playing a role as an operator to provide competition to the system that will be controlled by the big banks
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), White House Office, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issuing regulations to close the loophole that would allow donors to receive state tax credit voucher programs (tuition tax credits) from taking both federal and state tax benefits
Oppose the codification of the Free File program, a commercial tax program, support that it is kept out of any final tax legislation.
Oppose HR 6760, the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018
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Education - Dept of, White House Office, U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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15. General issue area code TRU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose the proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to pre-empt the meal and rest breaks that exist in the state of California and 20 other states, which are designed to make sure truck drivers get ample rest and wont be driving on our highways while they are too tired to safely operate their trucks
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), White House Office, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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15. General issue area code POS
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose McHenry (NC)amendment to HR 6247 that would prohibit funds appropriated by the bill from being used by the Postal Service to provide additional financial products or services.
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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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