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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 309 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NE |
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Zip Code | 20002 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: James O. Pasco, Jr., Executive Director |
Date | 08/25/2009 |
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
H.R. 818, the Ex-Offender Voting Rights Act, would restore the right to vote in Federal elections to released felons who are denied that right by the State in which they reside;
H.R. 688/S. 449, the State and Local Law Enforcement Officers Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act, would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations;
H.R. 923/S. 535, the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, which would establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and permit the Inspector Generals in executive branch departments and agencies to work voluntarily with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) on cold cases;
S. 513, would repeal the Insurrection Act Rider and restore the previous statutory authority for the use of U.S. Armed Forces in a domestic law enforcement capacity;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 CON
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.J.Res. 12/S. J. Res 40, would amend the Constitution to give Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States;
S. 447, the Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), 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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementation of the "Consensus Plan" as ordered by the Federal Communications Commission and ongoing issues with respect to the rebanding of public safety spectrum in the 700/800MHz band
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 231/H.R. 3546, this legislation would authorize full funding for the Edward J. Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) programs thorugh 2012;
H.R. 2642, the supplemental appropriations bill
H.R. 1700/S. 368, the COPS Improvement Act, would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers;
S. 294, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, which would improve the security on Amtrak rail lines and provide funding to hire additional Amtrak police and upgrade their equipment;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 FIR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2726/S. 376, the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, would improve the provisions related to carriage of concealed firearms by qualified active and retired law enforcement officers;
Opposition to legislation that would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment on the sharing of law enforcement sensitive data
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Ongoing efforts in support of the creation of law enforcement standards for personal protective equipment;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institute of Justice, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 980/S. 2123, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers;
H.R. 800/S. 1041, the Employee Free Choice Act, which would replace the current democratic process of secret ballots in the selection or certification on a union as the bargaining units with a card check system;
H.R. 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which made some significant improvements to the National Security Personnel System, including the affirmation of existing collective bargaining rights;
Opposing legislation which would weaken the overtime protections for law enforcement officers in current Federal regulations;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 79, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act, would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine;
H.R. 146, the Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act, would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol;
H.R. 258, the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act, would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers;
H.R. 304, the Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act, which would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders;
H.R. 460, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act, would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine;
H.R. 545, the Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act, would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments;
H.R. 555, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act, would direct the Federal Communications Commission to dismantle the current system providing phone services correctional facilities and forcing these facilities to contract with private services;
H.R. 1118, the Drug Trafficking Elimination Act would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21) and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization;
H.R. 2281, the Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act, would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding;
H.R. 2325, the Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers;
H.R. 3547/S. 456, the Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act, is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively;
H.R. 3791, the Securing Adolescents From Expolitation (SAFE) Online Act, would enahnce the abilities of Federal agencies to preserve evidence against child pornographers;
S. 980, the Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, which impose better registration and reporting requirements on pharmacies that operate over the Internet;
S. 1235, the Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act, would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for qualified retired law enforcement officers;
S. 2071, the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, will strengthen Federal law by improving the self-certification process for retail sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine;
H.R. 3211/H.R. 4056/S. 2565, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Badeg of Bravery Act," which would establish an award for law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty;
H.R. 5674, the "Federal Correction Workers Safety Act," which would require the installation of a secure area within the facilities operated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons for the safe stroage of firearms;
H.R. 5952, the "Police and Fire Station Modernization Act," would auhtorize annula tax credit bonds for the renovation or construction of police or fire stations;
H.R. 6035/S. 2511/S. 3012, the "Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act," which would reauthorize the Bulletproof Partnership Grant program;
S. 1211, the "Saving Kids from Dangerous Drugs Act," would increase penalties on those who tailor-market illegal drugs to entice children to purchase them;
Opposition to legislation which would normalize relations with Cuba until that nation ceases to be a safe harbor for cop-killers and other fugitives.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1073/S. 1354, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, would provide 6 (c) benefits to approximately 30,000 Federal law enforcement officers who currently do not have them;
H.R. 1661/S. 1357, the Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act, would permit certain annuitants of the retirement programs of the United States Park Police and United States Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive the adjustments in pension benefits to which such annuitants would otherwise be entitled as a result of new salary schedules;
H.R. 3361, the Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act, would make some technical corrections to the Pension Protection Act, which was enacted in 2006;
S. 1729, the Enhanced Financial Recovery and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act, would provide Assistant U.S. Attorneys and other Federal prosecutors with enhanced law enforcement retirement benefits;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 82/S. 206, the Social Security Fairness Act, would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law;
H.R. 2772/S. 1647, the Public Servant Retirement Protection Act, would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a more equitable, individualized calculation of Social Security benefits;
Opposition to legislation which would mandate participation in Social Security for all newly hired State and local employees;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 172, the Community Partners Next Door Act, would establish a housing program that would provide a fifty percent (50%) discount for teachers, teacher assistants, administrators, and public safety officers purchasing certain eligible asset properties for use as their primary residence, including a $100 downpayment on any related insured mortgage, and a higher Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan limit for such purchases in high-cost areas
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 5516, the "Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act"
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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