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BOMA believes that this will encourage building owners to correct any noncompliance issues and make their buildings accessible to all Americans, while protecting building owners from onerous lawsuits motivated by financial compensation.", "Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),White House Office", null, 51000, 0, 0, "2013-01-09T15:14:46.537000-05:00"], [1332259, "dfd8f542-bd57-4bb4-9b9b-015f1363ea02", "Q4", "SERVICEMEMBERS LEGAL DEFENSE NETWORK", 91193, "SERVICEMEMBERS LEGAL DEFENSE NETWORK", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Monitor and assist the implementation of H.R. 2965-3", "Defense, Dept of (DOD),Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-10T13:01:45.397000-05:00"], [1332683, "4de47e7f-d5ba-42e6-b699-dcebb054826d", "Q4", "THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE", 28492, "NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "None specifically.  (To the extent The National Right to Work Committee's activities impacted on the civil rights area, such activities are included in the \"LBR\" addendum.)", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 360000, 0, 0, "2013-01-11T09:51:19.123000-05:00"], [1332802, "d44237c5-20c3-4538-a6c2-98b4cbe455c5", "Q4", "FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION (FIRE)", 400894611, "FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION (FIRE)", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Bills (S.1925) and (H.R. 4970). FIRE was concerned with aspects of each  version of the bill dealing with due process rights on university campuses and language in H.R. 4970 that would create a National Center for Campus Public Safety. The portions of the bills dealing with due process are found in Section 304 of each bill. The portion of H.R. 4970 dealing with the potential creation of a National Center for Campus Public Safety is found in Section 305. \n\nFIRE also had brief conversations with two congressional offices about religious liberty on university campuses and free speech on campus. These conversations did not relate to any specific legislation.  \n\nOn 12/6/12 FIRE sent a letter to the acting head of Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights' (OCR) reiterating our opposition to the agency's Dear Colleague Letter of April 4, 2011 reducing the due process rights of students accused of sexual misconduct on campus.", "Education, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-11T11:48:26.203000-05:00"], [1333009, "f6163817-574c-4f80-bb11-866dc3702b48", "Q4", "PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA", 30724, "PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "H.R. 672, a bill to terminate the Election Assistance Commission\nH.R. 5799, the \"Voter Empowerment Act of 2012\"\nS. 1872, the \"ABLE Act\" S. 1994, the \"Voter Intimidation protection Act\"S. 2189, the \"Older Workers Against Discrimination Act\" \nThe \"Voter Registration Modernization Act\" \nThe \"Complete Streets Act\"\nAmericans with Disabilities Act (P.L. 101-226), Compliance", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, 39694, 0, 0, "2013-01-11T14:24:51.557000-05:00"], [1333408, "74cfb2b2-4d8b-49d6-802d-eeb0791cfc7b", "Q4", "ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS", 310095, "RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Oppose the prohibition or unnecessary restriction of credit or criminal background checks in the hiring process.", "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-12T15:32:54.403000-05:00"], [1333422, "188c2355-95c4-43ff-b38c-2e92dad1bf73", "Q4", "ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS", 310095, "NATIONAL PUBLIC EMPLOYER LABOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "HR 1519/ S 3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act, oppose over concerns over unlimited punitive and compensatory damages for Equal Pay Act violations; and oppose the prohibition or unnecessary restriction of credit or criminal background checks in the hiring process.", "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-12T15:43:57.357000-05:00"], [1333475, "ddcb15bc-bdd5-42a3-b9d8-4aa356078dfc", "Q4", "BEN BARNES GROUP LP", 5415, "PATIENT PRIVACY RIGHTS FOUNDATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Medical privacy rights", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-13T14:03:32.247000-05:00"], [1334192, "781095b6-5558-47ff-a0ae-ea83634bf113", "Q4", "COVINO SMITH & SIMON, INC. 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(To the extent The National Right to Work Committee's activities impacted on the civil rights area, such activities are included in the \"LBR\" addendum.)", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 400000, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T15:51:19.923000-05:00"], [1334608, "09f35341-a632-43b3-8bb3-64d8cd45debc", "Q4", "THORSEN FRENCH ADVOCACY LLC", 400599826, "HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Employment Discrimination.\nTax equity issues.\nIssues related to Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal implementation.\nGeneral issues related to equality.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-14T22:02:54.630000-05:00"], [1334886, "884bcde4-edd8-441c-9988-4ca55fe88666", "4T", "SMITH GARSON FKA SMITH DAWSON & ANDREWS", 35707, "CENTER FOR INCLUSION AT UPMC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Discussions to encourage the use of dignity and respect tools for implementation of Executive Order on diversity & inclusion and to secure Presidential Message for dignity and respect month this coming October.", "Office of Personnel Management (OPM),White House Office", null, null, 0, 1, "2013-01-15T10:55:42.837000-05:00"], [1335577, "dba6c3a5-9258-4cfa-b311-733e1e810fe7", "Q4", "NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA", 28470, "NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "H.R. 1865 & S. 1588; Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2011, A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes.\n\nH.R. 5846 & S. 2205; Second Amendment Sovereignty Act of 2012, A bill to prohibit funding to negotiate a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that restricts the Second Amendment rights of United States Citizens", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 655000, 0, 0, "2013-01-15T14:55:54.503000-05:00"], [1335910, "8fdaea45-7924-43bf-a47f-6a09ac2645f9", "4A", "THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE", 28492, "NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "None specifically.  (To the extent The National Right to Work Committee's activities impacted on the civil rights area, such activities are included in the \"LBR\" addendum.)", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 400000, 0, 0, "2013-01-15T16:55:32.233000-05:00"], [1336130, "005a86da-795f-48b0-9a5f-708b26dda218", "Q4", "COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN RESOURCES", 40015118, "COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN RESOURCES", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "HR 1519/S3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act, oppose over concerns over unlimited punitive and compensatory damages for Equal Pay Act violations and concerns with efforts to implement other provisions via the OFCCP; support for provisions of the Employment Nondiscrimination Act; oppose the prohibition or unnecessary restriction of credit or criminal background checks in the hiring process; and concerns with cost/benefit of OFCCP proposed regulations, RIN 1250AA02, RIN 1250AA00; and RIN 1250AA03.", "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),White House Office", null, 55000, 0, 0, "2013-01-15T21:01:20.777000-05:00"], [1336258, "410da148-14c7-4e57-8cfe-7b3b0e2268d4", "Q4", "VENABLE LLP", 39941, "SYCUAN BAND OF KUMEYAAY NATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Work regarding the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 60000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-16T09:23:18.593000-05:00"], [1336338, "1a71cfa3-8415-4f41-9f9a-95c6ff0d36a4", "Q4", "ENGLISH FIRST, INC.", 13585, "ENGLISH FIRST INC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "H.R. 997English Language Unity Act of 2011\nH.R. 1164the National Language Act of 2011\nH.R. 1307to repeal Presidential Executive Order 13166 \nH.R. 1715the Multilingual Services Accounting Act H.R. 2379the Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2011\nH.R.5799Voter Empowerment Act of 2012\nS. 503the English Language Unity Act of 2011\nS. 1158the English Learning and Innovation Act of 2011", "Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 53128, 0, 0, "2013-01-16T10:16:01.640000-05:00"], [1337650, "d197429a-15b4-4a4b-9a43-49c13cdcb4e4", "Q4", "COVINGTON & BURLING LLP", 11195, "AMERICAN SHAREHOLDERS IN YUKOS (AN INFORMAL COALITION)", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Building U.S. government support for the rule of law in Russia and the assistance of the U.S. government in obtaining compensation from the Russian Federation for the interests of  U.S. shareholders in the Yukos oil company.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)", 150000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-16T15:51:58.340000-05:00"], [1339047, "efafc938-40a8-433f-a179-a7de8df0d67d", "Q4", "EASTERSEALS, INC", 27720, "EASTERSEALS, INC.", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "PL 101-336: Americans with Disabilities Act; PL 107-110: No Child Left Behind Act; PL 110-325: ADA Amendments Act of 2008;\nPL 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act; HR 1592/S 1105: Hate Crimes Prevention Act; HR 2841/S\n1843: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Air Carrier Access Act (49 USC  41705); Inclusive Design Act; and HR 3356: ACCESS (ADA\nCompliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2012.", "Access Board,Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),General Services Administration (GSA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Council on Disability,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office", null, 66891, 0, 0, "2013-01-17T12:08:48.667000-05:00"], [1339096, "9e4a42be-3265-498b-aeaa-e7e658fcbd41", "Q4", "REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE", 28435, "REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Americans with Disabilities Act - pool lifts; \nH.R. 4256, Pool SAFE Act; \nH.R. 3356, ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services Act.", "Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB),Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),Federal Reserve System,Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office", null, 444000, 0, 0, "2013-01-17T12:15:06.967000-05:00"], [1339243, "df703e4a-61b5-4450-a544-6a0f3d3aa057", "Q4", "HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP", 18466, "ALIYA ALIYEVA", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Raising awareness of the plight of Farhad Aliyev and Rafiq Aliyev, political prisoners in the Republic of Azerbaijan.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)", 80000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-17T12:44:16.557000-05:00"], [1339291, "020e8017-5013-4243-a7d6-42de1a6008ac", "Q4", "SQUIRE SANDERS PUBLIC ADVOCACY, LLC", 318072, "HICHAM S. CHAHINE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Representation of American citizen Zack Shahin to raise the profile of his detainment and incarceration in Dubai and the human rights violations that have and continue to occur as a result since March 2008.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-17T12:54:41.653000-05:00"], [1339300, "66129450-5bb3-44c8-8671-1b20c7b82e79", "Q4", "LECLAIRRYAN, PC", 297534, "AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "National organization advocating individual rights, but litigating, legislating, and educating the public on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 40000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-17T12:55:45.293000-05:00"], [1339393, "663c6cce-4045-48c7-8db5-abb467e12ae2", "4T", "HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP", 18466, "DCI GROUP AZ, L.L.C.", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "H.R. 1116 and S. 598, Respect for Marriage Act, Appropriations riders that discriminate against same-sex couples and families on marriage issues.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 1, "2013-01-17T13:09:36.930000-05:00"], [1340127, "539d0e9d-96a5-46e5-9219-c18869d44e40", "Q4", "AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION", 3162, "AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "H.R. 1519 Paycheck Fairness Act/S. 3220 Paycheck Fairness Act\nU.N. 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The Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into CIA torture.  Indefinite detention.  The Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture.  The FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act.  Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.  Ensuring that allowed interrogation techniques are legal and moral.  Limiting solitary confinement.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office", null, 30000, 0, 0, "2013-01-18T13:05:50.473000-05:00"], [1343543, "6369efc6-9008-45be-bbf4-ebab0f77eb56", "Q4", "NATIONAL RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN AGAINST TORTURE", 400279346, "NATIONAL RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN AGAINST TORTURE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "The National Criminal Justice Commission Act (S. 306).  The Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into CIA torture.  Indefinite detention.  The Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture.  The FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act.  Increasing the U.S. contribution to the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.  Ensuring that allowed interrogation techniques are legal and moral.  Limiting solitary confinement.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office", null, 10000, 0, 0, "2013-01-18T13:10:12.207000-05:00"], [1344104, "33f40267-7316-4a09-827e-e60f6eb330cb", "Q4", "ORION STRATEGIES LLC", 60914, "OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Advocating for democracy and human rights issues in Burma, Malaysia and throughout the Southeast Asian region. (no specific bill numbers yet)", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-18T14:03:10.190000-05:00"], [1344761, "5cda6dd2-9564-4dec-881d-e84da9799897", "Q4", "BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP", 7257, "SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER FOR THE MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE (FRA SWC MUSEUM CORPORATION)", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Anti-Semitism", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE,White House Office", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-18T14:55:44.153000-05:00"], [1345638, "4bb9e438-e8d9-4a20-abc5-4d89f51f0aea", "Q4", "AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION", 2786, "AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "H.R. 1981, the \"Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011\"; S.1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011; , H.R. 2168 and S.1212 Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 60651, 0, 0, "2013-01-18T16:00:47.500000-05:00"], [1346187, "14452ae3-594c-44dc-b533-830e66f28c5c", "Q4", "NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE", 63495, "NETWORK", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "NETWORK supports a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act which is strong in support of women affected by violence and equally strong in prosecution of those perpetrating the violence. \nNETWORK urges economic justice for the families of those incarcerated, by reducing the extraordinary costs for long distance calls\nto and from prisoners - many are sent far from family, and clergy.", "Defense, Dept of (DOD),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Justice Program,President of the U.S.,SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE),White House Office", null, 95000, 0, 0, "2013-01-18T16:36:20.193000-05:00"], [1346603, "0ad5febc-e2c4-404f-bee6-761357aaebaa", "Q4", "SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT", 35946, "SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (Age Discrimination)\nS. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Financial Regulatory Reform)\nS.1549, The American Jobs Act (Unemployment Discrimination)\nS.797, S.3220, Paycheck Fairness Act (Compensation) Discussions on the use of credit and criminal checks and disparate impact - EEOC\nDiscussion on discrimination of unemployed - EEOC\nDiscussion on discrimination of individuals based on mental disabilities - EEOC\nDiscussions on the Americans with Disabilities Act - EEOC\nDiscussion on affirmative action requirement for federal contracts regarding individuals with disabilities - DOL", "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB),SENATE", null, 368768, 0, 0, "2013-01-18T17:11:25.443000-05:00"], [1346811, "373b6bac-c36a-4caf-9c79-98850385e777", "Q4", "NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY", 69674, "NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "--Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, support Senate ratification of this disability rights treaty.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 86361, 0, 0, "2013-01-18T17:36:54.727000-05:00"], [1349352, "5d33bd9e-6333-4734-9d3a-a8f6af540867", "Q4", "INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND HUMAN VALUES, INC", 400908651, "INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND HUMAN VALUES, INC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "vital religious liberty protections in hiring and all other areas for organizations providing taxpayers services.", "Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Education, Dept of,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives,Office of Justice Program,Small Business Administration (SBA),Transportation, Dept of (DOT)", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-21T11:10:34.237000-05:00"], [1350900, "2d0c1f83-66fb-4108-86d8-d81c087aa198", "Q4", "CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.", 38756, "CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "H.R. 564, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act\nH.R. 881, the Americans with Disabilities Act Notification Act\nH.R. 1113, Fair Employment Act of 2011\nH.R. 1397 / S. 811, Employment Non-Discrimination Act\nH.R. 1493 / S. 788, Fair Pay Act\nH.R. 1519 / S. 3220, Paycheck Fairness Act\nH.R. 2501 / S. 1471, Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011\nH.R. 3356, the ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2011\nH.R. 4200, To Amend the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (pool lifts)\nH.R. 4256, Pool Safety and Accessibility for Everyone (pool SAFE) Act\nH.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, provisions funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and provisions relating to DOJ guidance on requiring pool lifts under the ADA\nH.R. 5978 / S. 3317 Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act of 2012\nS. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act\nS. 3256, End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act\nS. 3295 and Un-numbered House counterpart, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, provisions funding the U.S. Department of Labors Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs \n\nProposed regulations related to affirmative action for protected veterans (76 Fed. Reg. 23,358, April 26, 2011)\n\nProposed extension of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements related to the \"non-construction supply and service information collection\" (76 Fed. Reg. 27,670, May 12, 2011)\n\nProposed regulations related to affirmative action under section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (76 Fed. Reg. 77,056, Dec. 9, 2011)\n\nAdvanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to a compensation data collection tool (76 Fed. Reg. 49,398, Aug. 10, 2011)\n\nProposed changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing (76 Fed Reg. 60,083, Sept. 28, 2011)\n\nProposed withdrawal of Compensation Discrimination Interpretative Standards (71 Fed. Reg. 35,124, June 16, 2006)\n\nEEOC Enforcement Guidance on Employer Use of Criminal History (No. 915.002, adopted 4/25/12)\n\nProposed Department of the Treasury Acquisition Regulations regarding Minority and Women Inclusion in Contractor Workforce (77 Fed. Reg. 50454, August 21, 2012)\n\nVarious issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Plan; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; OFCCP interpretation of its jurisdiction; potential Senate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Highway Administration (FHA),Federal Reserve System,Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Federal Transit Administration (FTA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Maritime Administration (MARAD),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST),Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB),Natl Security Council (NSC),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Transportation Security Administration (TSA),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Copyright Office,U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office", null, 29510000, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T09:49:27.497000-05:00"], [1351390, "34b1b5da-c025-40fe-880c-8541b52ffe7a", "Q4", "ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA", 47633, "ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Changes to Title VI for the Department of Education to protect Jewish Students at universities.", "Education, Dept of,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 49300, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T10:31:52.370000-05:00"], [1351448, "d6b8425e-8523-4798-94ab-89dc5a0a0e8e", "Q4", "JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO (JFMC)", 60390, "JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO (JFMC)", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Hate Crimes \nS. 811: Employment Non-Discrimination Act", "Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Education, Dept of,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),State, Dept of (DOS),White House Office", null, 70000, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T10:37:18.633000-05:00"], [1351887, "2e03e93e-1751-424e-b240-637dcc22681f", "Q4", "AFL-CIO", 363, "AFL-CIO", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Election Reform: Voter ID and Election Administration", "Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Reserve System,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB),Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office", null, 700000, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T11:07:18.560000-05:00"], [1352067, "640ab269-fa98-4bc8-88fb-046d5c5d9863", "Q4", "AARP", 1694, "AARP", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Discussed draft legislation on Voter Modernization to Amend National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to promote use of Internet by state election officials in voter registration activities. (no bill) S.2323/H.R.5326, Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies appropriations - Opposed rider barring EEOC from enforcing disparate impact age discrimination regulations.\nS. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act - Supported legislation to restore legal standards under the Age Discrimination In Employment Act. \nS.462/H.R. 2564, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2011 - Discussed elder abuse issues.\nS. 464, End Abuse in Later Life Act of 2011 -Discussed elder abuse issues.\nS. 1263/H.R. 112, Silver Alert Act - Discussed elder abuse issues.\nDiscussed the rights of elder GLBT persons in accessing public service and benefits. (no bill)\nWorked with coalition to discuss House and Senate strategies to remove barriers to voting emerging in state laws. (no bill)\nSubmitted comment letters to EEOC regarding strategic enforcement priorities.\nS. 1744, Guardianship Accountability Act - To improve quality of guardianship protections and background checks.\nH.R. 4126, Voter I.D. Accessibility Act of 2012 - Amend VRA to require voter I.D. states to provide documentation without charge for certain populations.\nH.R. 5799, voter Empowerment Act - Combines several bills to strengthen access to voting under VRA and HAVA.\nDiscussed Voting Rights issues. (no bill)\nH.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - Lobbied against inclusion of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid legislation affecting benefit levels or service delivery in any end-of-the-session budget deal, and urged congress to not reduce spending levels below current services levels for various non-security discretionary programs, including Health Care (including Rx, medical research and premium support), Social Security (administrative expenses), Older Americans Act Supportive Service, Nutrition and Caregiver programs, Low Income Home Energy Assistance, Weatherization, Elderly Housing and Transit/Transportation, Legal and Taxpayer Assistance, Consumer and Worker Protections and Postal Services.", "Administration on Aging,Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Bureau of the Census,Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),Federal Highway Administration (FHA),Federal Reserve System,Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Federal Transit Administration (FTA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC),Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office", null, 2490000, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T11:20:56.663000-05:00"], [1352856, "88e4b72a-9360-448f-a292-72c808be59e3", "4A", "HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP", 18466, "ALIYA ALIYEVA", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Raising awareness of the plight of Farhad Aliyev and Rafiq Aliyev, political prisoners in the Republic of Azerbaijan.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),White House Office", 80000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T12:16:36.360000-05:00"], [1355416, "9d3a1089-8f85-4629-9160-c1dbddd7e541", "Q4", "UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION", 12994, "UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Opposed H.R. 2032 which would limit the ability of individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities who are living in intermediate care facilities to participate in certain lawsuits that would help them to live in the most integrated setting, in their communities. Sent a letter to DOJ concerning practices related to the settlement of Federal Tort Claims Act claims brought by individuals with disabilities who have been harmed by medical malpractice.\n\nDiscussed with DOJ Civil Rights Division a multitude of issues related to the ability of people with disabilities to fully integrate into their communities, including access to voting.\n\nOpposed the ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services (ACCESS) Act (H.R. 3356).\n\nOpposed legislation that would amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or enforcing certain accessibility regulations relating to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (H.R. 4200).\n\nOpposed the Pool Safety and Accessibility for Everyone (Pool SAFE) Act (H.R. 4256).\n\nOpposed legislation that would amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or enforcing certain accessibility regulations relating to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 2191).\n\nOpposed legislation that would amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or enforcing certain accessibility regulations relating to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (S. 2186).", "Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office", null, 80000, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T14:55:02.230000-05:00"], [1355805, "0b42eb25-1aa3-4235-a455-979662651691", "Q4", "ENDGAME STRATEGIES, LLC", 400579747, "COZEN O'CONNOR", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act - S. 1894; HR 5904; Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act generally", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T15:10:39.163000-05:00"], [1356476, "9183cf1f-3578-4f1a-a89a-7dabef8e33e4", "Q4", "HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN", 18901, "HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Domestic Partners Benefits and Obligations Act (H.R. 3485; S. 1910); Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (H.R. 2364, S. 1283); Family Leave Insurance Act; Workplace Religious Freedom Act; Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1397, S. 811); Charitable Choice Issues; Judicial Nominations; Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 1116, S. 598); Marriage Protection Act of 2011 (H.R. 875); Marriage Protection Amendment (H.J.RES. 45); Resolution Regarding Defense of DOMA (H. RES.143); Concurrent Resolution Expressing the Sense of Congress for the Defense of DOMA (H.CON.RES.25/S. CON. RES. 11); Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R. 1681; S. 1770); Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act of 2011 (H.R. 3030; S. 1605); Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (H.R. 1488); Housing Nondiscrimination Act; Fair and Inclusive Housing Rights Act; We the People Act (H.R. 958); Workplace Protections for Federal Contractors; Ensuring Fair Access to Disaster Relief for LGBT Families.", "Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Administration on Aging,Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),Office on Violence Against Women,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office", null, 320000, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T15:44:07.290000-05:00"], [1356504, "1b43203b-1b5b-42e5-aa9e-5ec12c4ad756", "Q4", "NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND", 400913663, "NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Litigation and monitoring pursuant to the Voting Rights Act and National Voter Registration Act;\nFederal policymaking affecting state laws and policies that discriminatorily impose barriers to voting;\nSIMPLE Voting Act, HR 6591 (112th Congress), HR 50 (113th Congress)", "Bureau of the Census,Executive Office of the President (EOP),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T15:46:21.900000-05:00"], [1356960, "f9559755-e1ae-4ed3-8178-bad45487e117", "Q4", "AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION", 1901, "AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Legislation: H.R. 3289, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; H.R. 963, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; S. 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; CA TRUST Act,  - Issues Lobbied: State measure restricting compliance with ICE detainers; Draft Executive Order, Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; H. Con. Res. 141, Stop Harming Our Kids Resolution - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; H. Res 646, Expressing the sense of the House that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the `adult entertainment' section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H..R 4970, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; H.J. Res. 100, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the use of public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal office. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 111, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 72, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 78, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 8, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to public office. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 82, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing regulation of any expenditure in connection with an election. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 86, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 88, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 90, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections, and affirm the au - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 92, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the disbursement of funds for political activity by for-profit corporations and other for-profit business organizations. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 97, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1116, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 1397, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 1404, Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1519, Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; H.R. 1627, Honoring Americas Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 166, Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; H.R. 1681, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Parenting, Discrimination; H.R. 1775, Stolen Valor Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1996, Government Litigation Savings Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act - Issues Lobbied: Oppose e-verify, privacy; H.R. 2168, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; H.R. 2212, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; H.R. 2721, The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; H.R. 282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification - Issues Lobbied: privacy; H.R. 3027, The Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline; H.R. 3030, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 3053, REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS, Discrimination; H.R. 3165, Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Positive Behavior Supports; H.R. 3485, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; H.R. 3600, To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 3618, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, civil liberties, privacy, first amendment, national security, criminal justice, police practices; H.R. 3674, PRECISE Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, First Amendment, information sharing, intelligence collection; H.R. 3881, Ensuring Mental Competence in Immigration Proceedings Act - Issues Lobbied: Due process in immigration proceedings; H.R. 4010, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2012 (DISCLOSE) - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 4271, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Issues Lobbied: National Security/Detention/AUMF, Reproductive Rights, National Security, civil liberties, Religious Liberty / Church-State Separation, First Amendment, LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to DiscriminateAbortion, Indefinite Detention, Religious Discrimi; H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 495, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration provisions on DUI, immigration court procedure, PREA; H.R. 5326, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, Prison Expansion, Sentencing Reform; H.R. 5743, Intelligence Authorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Intelligence Authorization; H.R. 5799, Voter Empowerment Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Voting Rights; Racial Justice; H.R. 5848, Juror Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 5854, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for FY2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 5855, DHS Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, VIPR Squads, SPOT Program, Drones; H.R. 5949, FISA Amendment Act reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; First Amendment: Intelligence collection; H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 5978, Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; Racial Justice; H.R. 6019, Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 6046, Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act - Issues Lobbied: Online privacy; H.R. 6199, Preserving American Privacy Act - Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drone use,  privacy; H.R. 6529, ECPA 2.0 Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: privacy; H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act - Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy; H.R. 6676, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act - Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drone use,  privacy; H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 96, Internet Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; H.R. 998, Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; S. 1212, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Criminal Justice; S. 1605, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, civil liberties, privacy, first amendment, national security\\, criminal justice, police practices; S. 1728, Stolen Valor Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 1732, Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S. 1770, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Parenting, Discrimination; S. 1910, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; S. 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration provisions on DUI, immigration court procedure, PREA, Womens Rights, First Amendment; S. 1994, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 2003, Due Process Guarantee Act - Issues Lobbied: Due Process for suspected Terrorists (U.S. Citizens and LPRs); S. 2017, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S. 2020, Restraint and Seclusion/ The Keeping All Students Safe Act - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline; S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 2219, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, Prison Expansion, Sentencing Reform; S. 306, The National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S. 3220, Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights;; S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Indefinite Detention, Transfer Restrictions, Reproductive Rights, National Security, civil liberties, Religious Liberty / Church-State Separation/ LGBT, Abortion, LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to Discriminate; S. 3257, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3276, FISA Amendment Act reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: National Security, privacy, First Amendment, intelligence collection, Cybersecurity; S. 3287, Protect Americans Against Unwarranted Drone Surveillance - Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drone use,  privacy; S. 3317, Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; Racial Justice; S. 3342, SECURE IT - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 3369, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3372, Military Service Integrity Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3414, CSA2012 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 3454, Intelligence Authorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Intelligence Authorization, Leaks Amendments; S. 3515, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 3565, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; S. 3608, Voter Empowerment Act (omnibus including DRA, Caging, Deceptive Practices), legislation to address long voting lines, other affirmative voting rights bills - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S. 3618, Jury ACCESS Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S. 505, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; S. 555, Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; S. 598, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; S. 74, Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech; S. 750, Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 811, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S.2102, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S.2151, SECURE IT - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S.J. Res. 29, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S.J. Res. 35, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to authorizing regulation of contributions to candidates for State public office and Federal office by corporations, entities organized and operated for profit, an - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment \n\nCongressional Issues without Bills:\nAttorney General Guidelines and Domestic Intelligence Operations Guide updates - Issues Lobbied: FBI investigative authorities, civil rights: Civil Rights Data Collection - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability; School Discipline: Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Issues Lobbied: National ID, employment verification, privacy: Convention for the Elimination of all Forms of Race Discrimination (CERD) - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Human Rights, Racial Justice: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights: Creation of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: Privacy: Defense of Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Rights: Department of Justice Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security and civil liberties; Privacy: DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government, DHS oversight, domestic spying, fusion centers: TSA Oversight: WBI, SPOT - Issues Lobbied: Limiting use of WBI/Ending 15 country policy: DOD Intelligence Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Department of Defense oversight,: DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance - Issues Lobbied: Reform of Guidance: Domestic Drones - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, armed drones: Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment, privacy, location tracking: Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices: FBI Oversight - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, FBI oversight, law enforcement oversight, open government: Federal Over-criminalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice: Fusion Centers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, information sharing, intelligence collection, First Amendment: Gang Abatement and Prevention Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice: Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Collateral Consequences: June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies - Issues Lobbied: Racial Profiling, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Police Practices: Juvenile Life without Parole - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice,: License Plate Readers - Issues Lobbied: Privacy: Mandatory Minimum Sentencing/ Sentencing Reform - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Sentencing: National Counter Terrorism Center - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, information sharing: Over-Classification Reduction - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, Privacy, Open Government, decreasing over-classification: Radicalization - Issues Lobbied: Civil liberties, privacy, religious freedom, racial profiling, national security: Reform of the US Commission on Civil Rights - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Human Rights: School discipline and the School to prison pipeline - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice:U.N. Convention  on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Issues Lobbied: Disability Rights, Abortion; Human Rights: Update to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, First Amendment, information sharing, intelligence collection: Use of datamining technologies by the government - Issues Lobbied: Privacy: Voter suppression laws and VRA Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice:  Additional Issues Lobbied: Torture, Targeted Killing, Immigration Reform, STEM Visa Proposal, Border Abuses, 287(g) Programs, Border Enforcement, CBP oversight  and excessive use of force, TSA Reform, Immigration Reform and Attorney Fees Issues, Charitable Deductions, Disability Rights, Judicial Vacancies, School-to-Prison Pipeline, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Torture Report, Voting Rights, Securitization, Drone Forum Agencies:\nConsumer Financial Protection Bureau - Issues Lobbied: Fair Lending Regulations: Corporation for National and Community Service - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Department of Agriculture - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Department of Commerce - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Fourth Amendment; privacy; location tracking: Department of Defense - Issues Lobbied: Immigration reform; National Defense Authorization Act FY13 (H.R. 4310/S. 3254); Reproductive Rights; Women's rights: Department of Education - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; FERPA Privacy Regulations; Student privacy; Single Sex Education; School discipline guidance (OCR); Civil Rights Data Collection (OCR): Department of Health and Human Services - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Reproductive Rights-contraception coverage: emergency contraception, emergency care, government contracts; Sex Discrimination; Healthcare Coverage for Deferred Action Immigrants; RIN 0938-AR03: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation: Department of Homeland Security - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Immigration Reform; 287(g) program; Expose and close- immigration detention (Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties); National ID; employment verification; privacy; Use of datamining technologies by the government; Government Watch Lists; REAL ID; Privacy, National ID; National Security; Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; Limiting use of WBI/Ending 15 country policy; Radicalization; Suspicious Activity Reports (H.R. 495, H.R. 963, S. 505); Update to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines; Fusion Centers; National Security Entry-Exit Registration System; DHS Budget; LGBT; Immigrants Rights: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Comments on Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing:  Continuum of Care Program, Docket No. FR-5476-I-01; Religious Bias: Department of Justice - Issues Lobbied: Immigration reform; Executive Order 13559; Executive Order 11246; Executive Order 13279; Church-State Seperation; LGBT; Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Religious Hate Crimes Data Collection; Religious Discrimination; Religious Profling; Reproductive Rights; DOJs reponse to U.S. v. Simmons case in North Carolina; Commutations and Pardons; PREA rule covering immigration detainees; Sex Abuse in DHS Custody; Fourth Amendment; privacy; location tracking; Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act (H.R. 2168/S. 1212); National Security; Privacy; Civil Liberties: FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government: DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; DOJ Racial Profiling Guidance; FISA Amendment Act reauthorization (H.R. 5949, S. 3276); School discipline guidance; Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation; Voter suppression laws and VRA Enforcement; Voting Rights; Racial Justice; Convention for the Elimination of all Forms of Race Discrimination (CERD); Civil Rights; Human Rights; Sentencing; The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act; Criminal Justice; Racial Justice; Juvenile Justice; Indigent Defense Reform; Federal Over-Criminalization; Juvenile Life without Parole; June 2003 Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies: Department of Labor - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation (OFCCP): Department of State - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Department of the Interior - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Department of Transportation - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Discrimination; LGBT; Relationships:Department of Veterans Affairs - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation; Women's rights: Director of National Intelligence - Issues Lobbied: National Security: Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; Update to National Counterterrorism Center Guidelines: Environmental Protection Agency - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Collateral Consequences; Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records: Executive Office of the President - Issues Lobbied: LGBT Trafficking, Faith Based Funding, Human Rights Agenda, Immigration Reform, Immigration Detention Condision, Indefinite Detention, FSA Review Board, Abortion Coverage, Second Term Agenda: FBI - Issues Lobbied: National Security: Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; Radicalization: Federal Aviation Association - Issues Lobbied: Domestic drones; Privacy: Federal Communications Commission - Issues Lobbied: Framework of Broadband Access; Net Neutrality; Media Ownership; Media Diveristy, Civil Rights: Federal Election Commission - Issues Lobbied: Electioneering Communications: Federal Trade Commission - Issues Lobbied: COPPA (16 CFR Part 312); Online Privacy;: Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Issues Lobbied: Immigration detainers; Expose and close- immigration detention (ICE and the Office of Detention Policy and Planning): Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - Issues Lobbied: Solitary Confinement: National Archives and Records Administration - Issues Lobbied: Over-Classification Reduction; National Security: Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing: National Economic Counsel - Issues Lobbied: Fourth Amendment; privacy; location tracking: National Security Agency - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order on Human Rights: National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Issues Lobbied: Privacy Multistakeholder Process: Office of Management and Budget - Issues Lobbied: REAL ID; Privacy, National ID; E.O. 13,490; First Amendment; Over-Classification Reduction: Office of Personnel Management - Issues Lobbied: RIN 3206-AM47; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the Affordable Insurance Exchanges: Peace Corps - Issues Lobbied: Women's Rights: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - Issues Lobbied: Intelligence Oversight, Privacy: Small Business Administration - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: U.S. Agency for International Development - Issues Lobbied: Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; Church-State Separation: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Issues Lobbied: DACA/Deferred Action for DREAMers: U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Issues Lobbied: Border enforcement; CBP oversight; Excessive Use of Force; Safe repatriation: U.S. Trade Representative - Issues Lobbied: Trans-Pacific Partnership; First Amendment: U.S. Government Accountability Office - Issues Lobbied: PREA rule covering immigration detainees; Sex Abuse in DHS Custody: United States Patent and Trademark Office - Issues Lobbied: Gene Patenting: White House - Issues Lobbied: Torture; Targeted killing; Indefinite detention; Immigration Reform; Executive Order 13559; Executive Order 11246; Executive Order 13279; Church-State Seperation; LGBT; Executive Order 13559: Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Working Group Report Analysis; NDAA (H.R. 4310) Conscience Amendment Sec. 533; National Defense Authorization Act FY13 (H.R. 4310/S. 3254); Reproductive Rights; Commutations and Pardons; Expose and close- immigration detention; Privacy: Creation of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; National Security: Privacy; Civil Liberties; FBI oversight; law enforcement oversight; open government; DHS oversight; domestic spying; fusion centers; DHS Intelligence/Information Sharing; LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to Discriminate, Immigrants Rights, Human Rights, HIV/AIDS", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Corporation for Natl & Community Service,Defense, Dept of (DOD),Director of National Intelligence (ODNI),Education, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Election Commission (FEC),Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA),Natl Economic Council (NEC),Natl Security Agency (NSA),Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),Patent & Trademark Office (PTO),Peace Corps,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office", null, 580938, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T16:13:32.653000-05:00"], [1357368, "58730829-d124-4950-a83b-3f72405a99ec", "Q4", "NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION", 27731, "NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Voting Rights", "Council of Economic Advisers (CEA),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of the Vice President of the United States,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,Vice President of the U.S.,White House Office", null, 540924, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T16:32:37.083000-05:00"], [1357443, "1aa2f11a-cd31-4b7a-876c-ccd3201a53eb", "Q4", "AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION", 1808, "AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "H.R. 1519, S. 797, S. 3220, the Paycheck Fairness Act\nH.R. 1397, S.811, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - provisions related to eliminating employment discrimination based on \nsexual orientation and gender identity.\nS. 1925, H.R. 4970, H.R. 4982, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act S.598, Respect for Marriage Act - provisions related to repealing the Defense of Marriage Act\n\nH.R. 2032, To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits by federally-funded entities involving such residents and in Department of Justice actions that could result in an agreement to move such a resident from that resident's facility - provisions related to increasing class action requirements for people with disabilities in intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded.\n\nIssues relating to enforcement and prevention of peer-to-peer violence and bullying based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity", "Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Legal Services Corporation,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,U.S. Copyright Office,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office", null, 230000, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T16:35:07.097000-05:00"], [1357806, "1b519cf2-77ca-4b3a-aa14-a2babdfd07c8", "Q4", "HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST", 293494, "HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "H.R. 4192: To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to provide for the trial of covered persons detained in the United States pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force and to repeal the requirement for military custody. S. 2175: To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to provide for the trial of covered persons detained in the United States pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force and to repeal the requirement for military custody.\n\nS. 2003: To clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and for other purposes.  \n\nS. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act for the 2013 Fiscal Year. \nSection 1031: Extension of certain prohibitions and requirements relating to detainees at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba\n\nFOR Mark Udall Amendments 3115 and 3116\nAmendment 3115 would ban indefinite military detention for individuals picked up within the United States and reverse the mandatory military custody provision.\nAmendment 3116 would make clear that nothing in the 2001 AUMF or 2012 NDAA can be construed as authorizing the military detention of individuals picked up within the United States.\n\nAGAINST Graham Amendment (never introduced)\nThe amendment would affirm that the power to indefinitely detain under the laws of war would apply to any individual who (1) joins al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or an associated force; and (2) plans or participates in a belligerent act against the United States on behalf of such forces anywhere within the United States and its territories.\n\nAGAINST Feinstein Amendment 3018\nAmendment 3018 amends the Non-Detention Act to make clear that Authorizations for the Use of Military Force or similar authorities cannot be construed to authorize the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents unless an Act of Congress expressly does so. \n\nAGAINST Inhofe Amendment 2976\nAmendment 2976 would change counterterrorism law to require that any high-value enemy combatant be detained at the detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. \n\nAGAINST Ayotte Amendment 2998\nAmendment 2998 would prohibit the use of DOD funds to transfer Guantanamo detainees to the United States for any reason, including prosecution in federal courts. \n\nAGAINST Sessions Amendment 3012\nAmendment 3012 would prohibit the use of DOD funds to transfer Guantanamo detainees to the United States for any reason, including prosecution in federal courts. \n\nAGAINST Ayotte Amendment 2999\nAmendment 2999 requires the Department of Defense to identify or establish a facility outside the United States as the location for the long-term detention by the United States, consistent with the laws of war, of foreign members of al Qaeda and associated forces who are captured outside Afghanistan.\n\nAGAINST Ayotte Amendment 3005\nAmendment 3005 would prohibit the use of government funding to construct, modify, or purchase facilities within the United States to hold Guantanamo detainees.\n\nDisclosure of guidelines, policy and legal rationale for targeted killing program.\n\nSenate Select Committee on Intelligence adoption and public release of report on United States use of torture in the past 12 years. Implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations 'Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework, as proposed by U.N. Special Representative John Ruggie.\n\nConsistent policy on Internet freedom.", "Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)", null, 200000, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T16:47:32.203000-05:00"], [1357820, "8b3a6baa-faa8-4b0e-b6f6-605644a60618", "Q4", "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE", 48975, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Preserve all Equal Opportunity programs, including Affirmative Action.  Eliminate potential discrimination in \"faith based\" initiates.  Eliminate racial disparities in all federal programs, including criminal justice, education, health care, financial services, housing and economic development. Ensure equal voting rights for all Americans, and equal access to sufficient, working voting equipment.  Support H.R. 108 & HR 5699.  Support reparations for descendants of slavery, support H.R. 40.  Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.  Support H.R. 1397 / S. 811.  Support Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity legislation.  Support the  public financing of congressional campaigns; support S. 750 and H.R. 1404.   Ensure that funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is spent in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.  Support eliminating the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions.   Support the establishment of a Criminal Justice Commission; support S. 306.  Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation.  Oppose efforts to amend or dismantle the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution; oppose H.R. 140 / S.J.Res. 2.Support legislation to increase investigations into housing discrimination.  Support H.R. 284.  Support ensuring that no federal funds are spent on romanticizing the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the civil war or slavery.\n\nSupport full funding for the Election Assistance Commission.  Oppose H.R. 672.\n\nSupport full representation of racial and ethnic minorities as the results of the 2010 census are released.\n\nCelebrate the 75th anniversary of the issuance of Executive Order 8802.\n\n Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders.  Support H.R. 2212.\n\nSupport ensuring that the occasion of the Civil Wars sesquicentennial is not used to romanticize or otherwise endorse, in any way, one of the primary contributing factors to the conflict and southern succession, the enslavement of African Americans.\n\nSupport Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters.\n\nOppose the narrowly focused and reckless hearings planned by the Committee on Homeland Security, tentatively scheduled for March 10, 2011, on the Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Communitys Response.  \n\nSupport the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city.  \n\nSupport the Student Non-Discrimination Act, H.R. 998 / S. 555.\n\nSupport the re-authorization of and full funding for the Violence Against Women Act.  Support S. 1925.\n\nOppose H.R. 3541, the \"Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas Prenatal Non Discrimination Act\".  \n\n End deceptive and intimidating practices in federal elections, support H.R. 108 and S. 1994.\n\nOppose requiring a photo ID to vote, support H.R. 3316\n\nSupport the Democracy Restoration Act (H.R.2212 / S. 2017), to restore federal voting rights to ex-felony offenders.\n\nSupport the Justice Integrity Act, H.R. 1771.\n\nSupport HUD and the US Department of Justice conducting a thorough investigation of housing discrimination in Alabama as a result of the enactment of HB 56 and move swiftly to enforce the Fair Housing Act when violations are found.\n\nSupport the Department of Homeland Security undertaking a comprehensive publicly-reported audit of the civil rights impact of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screening policies on racial and religious minorities. Support the U.S. Department of Justice fulfilling its obligations under Title V of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to deny preclearance to South Carolina and Texas as they attempt to implement so called Voter Identification laws passed by those two states earlier this year. \n\nSupport H.R. 2189, the \"Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011.\"\n\nSupport continuing payments under the Pigford II settlement.  Oppose the King (IA) amendment to HR 2112.\n\nSupport the U.S. Department of Justice invoking the Voting Rights Act to delay or forestall the implementation of photo identification requirements for voting or registering to vote.\n\nOppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws.  Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996.\n\nSupport a long term transportation bill which will:\n1.Preserve and expand existing programs that fund essential transportation options bicycling, walking, and public transportation. \n2.Expand access to quality transportation jobs for the chronically-unemployed, low-income people, individuals with disabilities, women, and communities of color.  \n3.Strengthen enforcement of existing civil rights provisions.  \n4.Improve transportation outcomes through strategic planning with measures that promote economic and social equity. \n5.Reform transportation funding to lower household expenses and foster community development. \n\nSupport the compilation of an oral history of the civil rights movement. Support H Res 562.\n\nSupport giving a Congressional Medal of Honor to Lena Horne.  Support H.R. 1815.\n\nOppose the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act\" (H.R. 4078), which includes the Regulatory Freeze For Jobs Act, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012\" (H.R. 4607), and the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 (H.R. 3862), among other harmful bills.\n\nExpress concern over delays in the issuance of Title VI regulations governing the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC); express strong support for the concept that the LIHTC constitutes federal financial assistance for purposes of Title VI; stress that there are important benefits in protecting the civil rights of current and future residents of LIHTC developments. \n\nOppose Congressional hearings in the Committee on Homeland Security targeting Muslims.\n\nSupport maintaining the critical transportation equity provisions from MAP-21; Support a comprehensive analysis of civil rights compliance by including an Equal  Opportunity Assessment; Ensure recruitment and training in the construction industry by including a Construction Careers Demonstration Project; and Preserve community involvement in local transportation planning and decision making.\n\nStrongly urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exercise its full authority and apply its resources to ensure compliance with Title VI and its implementing regulations that prohibit both intentional discrimination and discriminatory impacts.\n\nSupport amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) appropriations bill by Congressman Hank Johnson (GA) to increase funding for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Strong support for HUDs proposed implementation of the Fair Housing Acts discriminatory effects standard as quickly as possible.   \n\nOppose requiring photo ids to vote; oppose HR  5971  and support HR 3316.  \n\nOppose amendment by Congressman Garrett (NJ) to H.R. 5972, Fiscal 2013 spending for the Departments of HUD and Transportation which would bar HUD from spending any funds to promulgate or enforce its disparate impact rule under the 1968 Fair Housing Act.  \n\nSupport the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, H.R. 1681.\n\nSupport S. 1994, the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2011.\n\nAdvocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),Federal Reserve System,Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Park Service (NPS),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),Social Security Administration (SSA),State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),Voice of America,White House Office", null, 62500, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T16:48:59.763000-05:00"], [1358009, "8badd684-2364-468e-9baa-2cd6ad32a3c6", "Q4", "VENG GROUP", 400881577, "NATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Judicial nominations", "SENATE,White House Office", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T16:55:35.340000-05:00"], [1358513, "f601a503-8ed6-43b2-bfdc-f520e4f1bde7", "Q4", "SABBATH GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC", 293357, "NATIONAL ARMORED CAR ASSOCIATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "EEOC employer guidance on use of criminal history background checks", "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),U.S. Commission on Civil Rights", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T17:17:18.550000-05:00"], [1358695, "fd16b82f-9835-4980-82d9-e39cca99dcd7", "Q4", "LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS", 22371, "LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "H.R.1397, S.811, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2011\nS. 1925 The Violence Against Women Act\nH.R.3618, S. 1670 End Racial Profiling Act of 2011\nDistrict of Columbia House Voting Rights H.R. 1116, S. 598, Respect for Marriage Act\nProtecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act\nS. 3317/H.R. 5978 Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act of 2012\nH.R. 5799 Voter Empowerment Act of 2012\nS. 2189 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act\nAgriculture, Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012\nKing Amendment to H.R. 5856 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013), relating to Defense of Marriage Act\nS. 3618/H.R. 5848, The Jury ACCESS (ACCESS for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection) Act", "Education, Dept of,Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,Vice President of the U.S.,White House Office", null, 248375, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T17:27:39.250000-05:00"], [1358966, "29183e64-80c6-4807-aaeb-6d6f2e4595a6", "Q4", "AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO", 54302, "AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "FY 2013 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - provisions on reorganization plan that may compromise the EEOC's ability to protect employees from employment discrimination.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Air Force, Dept of,Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers),Army, Dept of (Other),Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS),Defense Commissary Agency,Defense, Dept of (DOD),Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Merit Systems Protection Board,Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH),Navy, Dept of,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),SENATE,Transportation Security Administration (TSA),U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Marines,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, 420000, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T17:44:45.197000-05:00"], [1359157, "b7c2f7e1-f218-449c-9fe4-a2483064652b", "Q4", "SABBATH GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC", 293357, "NATIONAL COUNCIL OF INVESTIGATION & SECURITY SERVICES", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "EEOC guidance for employer use of criminal background checks", "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,U.S. Commission on Civil Rights", 10000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T17:55:01.377000-05:00"], [1359179, "ad628f82-f8cc-469d-8903-f49f293c8b0e", "Q4", "AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN", 1741, "AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "H.R.1116/S.598, Respect for Marriage Act, in support of the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act; H.R.1397/S.811, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), in support of protecting individuals from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; in support of Senate confirmation of pending judicial nominations; in support of adding sexual orientation and gender identity questions to large-scale federally supported surveys of the American population; in support of restoring anti-discrimination protections to religious service organizations; in support of ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW); H.R.3195/S.1781, Civil Rights Tax Relief Act, in support of changes to the taxable income treatment of awards and damages from lawsuits.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of the Vice President of the United States,Office on Violence Against Women,President of the U.S.,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office", null, 50000, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T17:57:09.813000-05:00"], [1359513, "d317def0-8277-44ce-b319-02d23ba7a4ec", "Q4", "SABBATH GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC", 293357, "SECURITY COMPANIES ORGANIZED FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "EEOC employer guidance on the use of criminal background checks", "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T18:20:04.287000-05:00"], [1359557, "05eb8c55-1701-4537-9df6-9cdf06b5e2dc", "Q4", "AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE", 2720, "AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Jewish community security concerns; support for addition of groups to UCR; concerns re protection of religious, ethnic and racial minorities in the military.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Corporation for Natl & Community Service,Defense, Dept of (DOD),Education, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, 20000, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T18:25:24.160000-05:00"], [1359858, "9e1aace2-3b72-4a3e-9d3b-4ddefee1b5e7", "Q4", "THE RABEN GROUP", 61458, "KUYKENDALL & ASSOCIATES, PC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Lobbied House, Senate, and Administration on the issue of a Congressional response to the Supreme Courts decision in Medellin v. Texas to implement the judgment of the International Court of Justice in Avena and other Mexican Nationals.\nConsular Notification Compliance Act of 2011 (S.1194). S. 3241, a bill making appropriations for the Department of state, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending  September 30, 2013, and for other purposes", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Office of the Vice President of the United States,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),White House Office", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T18:54:16.163000-05:00"], [1359901, "11285eca-ef90-4f26-be3c-2925fca0eff1", "Q4", "PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY", 31144, "PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Campaign finance reform and congressional response to the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) incl. legislation and constitutional amendments not mentioned herein, as well as additional litigation, especially before the Supreme Court\nClose monitoring of the output of voting machines in Ohio on Election Day, November 6, 2012 Constitutional amendments related to the Supreme Courts ruling in the Citizens United case, especially S.J.Res. 29\nDemocracy concerns covering both the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (reversed Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and voting rights, generally, but incl. Senate Judiciary Committee, September 12, 2012, The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act\nExecutive Order 13279  Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations\nExecutive Order 13559  Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations\nFaith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals generally incl. funding and grant-making practices, proselytization and employment discrimination concerns, and anti-discrimination language\nH.R. 1116 and S. 598  Respect for Marriage Act\nH.R. 2517 and S. 1360  Shareholder Protection Act\nH.R. 4010 and S. 2219/3369  Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act\nHate crime prevention and the robust data collection that is essential to prevention efforts, including full implementation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law No: 111-84, Division E), especially the call for increased participation from local law enforcement agencies and for detailed categorization on Bias Motivation Information on Form 1-699 through the inclusion of Anti-Sikh, Anti-Hindu, and Anti-Arab categories, and the October 3, 2012 Roundtable, \"Religion-Based Hate Crimes and the Uniform Crime Reports\"\nImplementing the recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in \"Recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Partnerships,\" April 2012\nImplementing the recommendations of the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in \"A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President,\" March 2010\nMarriage equality litigation, especially United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry, and the holding in abeyance while litigation is pending at the Supreme Court of applications for lawful permanent residence that would be approvable but for the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law No: 104-99)\nRemoval of Representative Michele Bachmann from her seat on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence following Islamophobic statements and actions\nSafe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 1648 and S. 506) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10)\nSenate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, July 24, 2012, Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs\nStudent Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 998 and S. 555) and its inclusion in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law No: 107-110) and the underlying Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10)\nSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) regulations governing beneficiary protections (42 C.F.R. Parts 54 and 54a) and three additional protections not included therein as recommended by the Presidents Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, as contained in \"A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President,\" March 2010\nUniting American Families Act (UAFA) (H.R. 1537 and S. 821) and its inclusion in comprehensive immigration reform (incl. Congressional Hispanic Caucus One Nation principles)\n77 FR 45421  Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of Care Program, Sec. 578.87  Limitation on use of funds\nH.R. 3485 and S. 1910  Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act\nAging of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans, especially the LGBT Elder Americans Act (S. 3575)\nH.R. 1397 and S. 811  Employment Non-Discrimination Act", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Corporation for Natl & Community Service,Education, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),President of the U.S.,SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office", null, 30000, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T18:56:29.447000-05:00"], [1360283, "d0d6c825-c288-4c97-8675-c0308e193d19", "Q4", "CAUTHEN FORBES & WILLIAMS", 284551, "NRA-INSTITUTE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Issues related to 2nd Amendment rights, regulation and gun control, and tax and appropriations related to same; issues related to corporate tax reform.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T19:49:32.640000-05:00"], [1360414, "fff1399f-53e9-4619-b2e3-d9f45a9d366c", "Q4", "AVOQ, LLC", 313271, "HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Department of Defense authorization issues relating to implementation of Don't Ask Don't Tell", "Defense, Dept of (DOD),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", 30000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-22T20:09:35.680000-05:00"], [1361319, "f336d067-1f1d-42cd-a414-2c9424f67314", "Q4", "FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA", 14187, "FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION OF AMERICA", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Agriculture/food-related provisions of:\n\nNone. (no specific legislation) Issues other than legislation:  \nSettlement of civil rights claims of minority farmers.", "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS),Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Council of Economic Advisers (CEA),Education, Dept of,Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Executive Office of the President (EOP),Farm Credit Administration,Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Federal Reserve System,Federal Trade Commission (FTC),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Government Accountability Office (GAO),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Interior, Dept of (DOI),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Maritime Administration (MARAD),Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA),Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),Surface Transportation Board (STB),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Customs & Border Protection,U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE),U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)", null, 6000, 0, 0, "2013-01-23T11:33:14.893000-05:00"], [1361600, "d15eaa21-1da5-46e5-9cc4-cdeaed3d3842", "Q4", "FREEDOM TO MARRY ACTION, INC.", 400782353, "FREEDOM TO MARRY ACTION, INC.", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "HR 1116 & S 598 -- Respect for Marriage Act -- Overturning the Defense of Marriage Act and ending federal discrimination against legally wed same-sex couples", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 135501, 0, 0, "2013-01-23T16:33:02.397000-05:00"], [1361895, "59413329-99f9-45d6-8ad6-6cb0b0ec1865", "4A", "INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND HUMAN VALUES, INC", 400908651, "INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND HUMAN VALUES, INC", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "vital religious liberty protections in hiring and all other areas for organizations providing taxpayers services.", "Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Corporation for Natl & Community Service,Education, Dept of,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Small Business Administration (SBA),State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-24T13:00:55.387000-05:00"], [1362058, "57371c6d-a9f3-42bc-a240-b736ba3c3d18", "Q4", "NATIONAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION", 302450, "NATL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSN", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "National Criminal Justice Commission Act, potential Gun Control legislation", "Bureau of Justice Assistance,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE", null, 20000, 0, 0, "2013-01-25T09:57:07.340000-05:00"], [1362084, "09df8d0b-ecf4-4158-8593-c221f8b52f81", "Q4", "S.O.A.R.", 400916669, "S.O.A.R", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Protection of Human Subjects, Disabled Persons, Unethical Research, Ageing", "Administration on Aging,Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ),Bureau of Justice Assistance,Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Education, Dept of,Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Natl Council on Disability,Natl Institutes of Health (NIH),Office for Victims of Crime,Office of Justice Program,Office of Special Counsel,Office on Violence Against Women,SENATE,U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),Vice President of the U.S.", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-25T11:58:21.417000-05:00"], [1362086, "5e79d570-7bd2-4661-9143-7219dba8c964", "Q4", "IMMIGRATION EQUALITY", 400359651, "IMMIGRATION EQUALITY", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Uniting American Families Act; Comprehensive Imm Reform, Reuniting Families Act", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)", null, 200164, 0, 0, "2013-01-25T12:10:22.227000-05:00"], [1362089, "8b0479c0-badc-4572-af79-0707a39aa755", "Q4", "IMMIGRATION EQUALITY ACTION FUND", 400527557, "IMMIGRATION EQUALITY ACTION FUND", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Uniting American Families Act; Comprehensive Immigration Reform; Reuniting Families Act", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)", null, 32240, 0, 0, "2013-01-25T12:22:23.110000-05:00"], [1362703, "d2a6e77d-2edf-4a32-bd29-7aa236611b3b", "Q4", "MRS. JANINE SMITH", 400387795, "AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "ADA Pool Lift Regulations", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office", 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-01-29T20:57:58.227000-05:00"], [1362881, "d299c189-c738-4bed-b830-ea30abeddcc0", "Q4", "NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN", 27651, "NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Respect for Marriage Act\nViolence Against Women Act (S 1925/HR 4970)", "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office", null, 10000, 0, 0, "2013-01-30T15:03:56.543000-05:00"], [1363119, "535c531f-9907-4bcb-8e91-7cbdcbb9621f", "Q4", "LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.", 22382, "LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Support legislation to protect civil liberties.\nSupport legislation to provide full voting rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia.\nWork to improve voter registration opportunities for all citizens.", "Bureau of Land Management (BLM),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Interior, Dept of (DOI),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE,White House Office", null, 63739, 0, 0, "2013-02-01T10:26:45.540000-05:00"], [1363684, "6f29892a-1f12-436f-8c00-bfd842785d60", "Q4", "NATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS NETWORK", 27035, "NATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS NETWORK", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Legislative fixes to ensure P&A Access, regulations concerning what is home and community based living, and opposition to new Barney Frank bill limiting P&A Class Action authority.  Also worked on the ADA notification bills in Congress and bills to limit the authority of the Department of Justice to regulate access to pools under the ADA", "Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Administration on Aging,AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation,Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),Education, Dept of,Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Justice Program,Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),State, Dept of (DOS),Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office", null, 22724, 0, 0, "2013-02-07T17:48:51.707000-05:00"], [1363825, "f878702f-d35a-44c5-b0dc-fc97c45e025b", "Q4", "LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW", 400561682, "LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Employment Nondiscrimination Act \nVoter Empowerment Act\nJudicial Nominations\nLine Act", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE,White House Office", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-02-11T18:20:58.727000-05:00"], [1363912, "dccd5ba8-26ca-454d-9ad0-ba6006fb268d", "Q4", "MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA", 28195, "MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "21st Century Language Act of 2012 (S. 2367)", "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 8157, 0, 0, "2013-02-12T19:47:56.467000-05:00"], [1363931, "bb191d85-b59f-4634-9e57-3fc7089c8181", "Q4", "NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE FORMERLY KNOW AS: NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE", 306658, "NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE FORMERLY KNOW AS NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "HR 3618 End Racial Profiling Act. Lobbied in support of this bill on the house side.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 18989, 0, 0, "2013-02-12T21:33:03.797000-05:00"], [1364181, "24601976-4068-44c6-a5e8-c190efc4daff", "Q4", "NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT", 400462295, "NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Discrimination against people who have criminal records, poor credit history, or are unemployed", "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE", null, 20000, 0, 0, "2013-02-21T08:40:40.570000-05:00"], [1364241, "de069fc4-5841-4db4-abee-5a16638a6779", "Q4", "LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS", 293791, "LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Marriage recognition, education policy, tax policy, health care, employment non-discrimination, and Federal benefits.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2013-02-21T18:05:04.590000-05:00"], [1364598, "652ddf6e-33c6-4671-9e94-84cdddad6049", "Q4", "FAMILY EQUALITY COUNCIL", 400525550, "FAMILY EQUALITY COUNCIL", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Respect for Marriage Act -- federal recognition/benefits for same-sex couples; Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act; family definitions work - modernization of federal forms", "Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Education, Dept of,Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),Office of Personnel Management (OPM),SENATE", null, 20000, 0, 0, "2013-03-08T16:15:09.777000-05:00"], [1365137, "688eb189-8a72-4a51-b7d5-fecd1e28cd48", "4A", "HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP", 18466, "ALVAREZ-GLASMAN & COLVIN (ON BEHALF OF MR TIANGANG SUN)", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Economic and human rights.", null, 20000, null, 0, 0, "2013-04-15T16:24:29.150000-04:00"], [1365298, "81d093a2-c8c7-4a7f-98fd-d8574e3d90c8", "4A", "COVINGTON & BURLING LLP", 11195, "AMERICAN SHAREHOLDERS IN YUKOS (AN INFORMAL COALITION)", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Building U.S. government support for the rule of law in Russia and the assistance of the U.S. government in obtaining compensation from the Russian Federation for the interests of  U.S. shareholders in the Yukos oil company.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Security Council (NSC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS)", 150000, null, 0, 0, "2013-04-18T16:43:10.573000-04:00"], [1366269, "398ed910-75f4-4ca8-b1ed-69f13381e740", "Q4", "COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA", 10217, "COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "SNDA (S. 555/HR 998)", "Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Transportation Security Administration (TSA)", null, 175000, 0, 0, "2013-07-21T14:28:31.427000-04:00"], [1366740, "75962ede-7bed-404e-b282-67729d9dec1e", "Q4", "AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES", 2957, "AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (T.D. 112-7)", "SENATE", null, 20000, 0, 0, "2013-10-22T13:30:18.597000-04:00"], [1367028, "24fda5e9-8c55-461a-bf43-3e704c53bf06", "Q4", "NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE FORMERLY KNOW AS: NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE", 306658, "NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE FORMERLY KNOW AS NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Respect for Marriage Act HR3567.  Lobbied in support of repelaing the defense of marriage act and providing federal recognition to same sex marriages.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, null, 0, 0, "2014-02-24T14:45:35.557000-05:00"], [1367265, "31769af1-5085-4717-9fba-8974d7c9de5d", "Q4", "IMMIGRATION EQUALITY ACTION FUND", 400527557, "IMMIGRATION EQUALITY ACTION FUND", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Comprehensive Immigration Reform; Asylum Reform", "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE", null, 50538, 0, 0, "2014-04-16T16:13:44.207000-04:00"], [1367377, "42d3ccc2-30d6-4cfe-a37a-4b7ddd4a4f68", "4A", "AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION", 1901, "AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION", 2012, "fourth_quarter", "CIV", "Legislation\n.R. 3289, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; H.R. 963, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling;S. 743, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Protections for National Security Whistleblowers; CA TRUST Act,  - Issues Lobbied: State measure restricting compliance with ICE detainers; Draft Executive Order, Cybersecurity - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; H. Con. Res. 141, Stop Harming Our Kids Resolution - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; H. Res 646, Expressing the sense of the House that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the `adult entertainment' section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H..R 4970, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; H.J. Res. 100, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the use of public funds to pay for campaigns for election to Federal office. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 111, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 72, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 78, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 8, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to public office. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 82, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing regulation of any expenditure in connection with an election. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 86, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 88, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 90, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections, and affirm the au - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 92, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the disbursement of funds for political activity by for-profit corporations and other for-profit business organizations. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.J. Res. 97, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1116, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 1397, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 1404, Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1519, Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; H.R. 1627, Honoring Americas Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 166, Internet Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; H.R. 1681, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Parenting, Discrimination; H.R. 1775, Stolen Valor Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 1996, Government Litigation Savings Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act - Issues Lobbied: Oppose e-verify, privacy; H.R. 2168, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; H.R. 2212, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; H.R. 2721, The Youth PROMISE Act - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; H.R. 282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification - Issues Lobbied: privacy; H.R. 3027, The Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline; H.R. 3030, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 3053, REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: HIV/AIDS, Discrimination; H.R. 3165, Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act - Issues Lobbied: Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice; Education; School Discipline; Positive Behavior Supports; H.R. 3485, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; H.R. 3600, To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 3618, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, civil liberties, privacy, first amendment, national security, criminal justice, police practices; H.R. 3674, PRECISE Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Privacy, First Amendment, information sharing, intelligence collection; H.R. 3881, Ensuring Mental Competence in Immigration Proceedings Act - Issues Lobbied: Due process in immigration proceedings; H.R. 4010, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2012 (DISCLOSE) - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; .R. 4271, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment;H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Issues Lobbied: National Security/Detention/AUMF, Reproductive Rights, National Security, civil liberties, Religious Liberty / Church-State Separation, First Amendment, LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to DiscriminateAbortion, Indefinite Detention, Religious Discrimi; H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 495, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration provisions on DUI, immigration court procedure, PREA; H.R. 5326, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, Prison Expansion, Sentencing Reform; H.R. 5743, Intelligence Authorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Intelligence Authorization; H.R. 5799, Voter Empowerment Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; Voting Rights; Racial Justice; H.R. 5848, Juror Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; H.R. 5854, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations for FY2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 5855, DHS Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, VIPR Squads, SPOT Program, Drones; H.R. 5949, FISA Amendment Act reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; First Amendment: Intelligence collection; H.R. 5973, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 5978, Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; Racial Justice; H.R. 6019, Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; H.R. 6046, Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act - Issues Lobbied: Online privacy; H.R. 6199, Preserving American Privacy Act - Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drone use,  privacy; H.R. 6529, ECPA 2.0 Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: privacy; H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act - Issues Lobbied: Online Privacy; H.R. 6676, Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act - Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drone use,  privacy; H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: e-verify, privacy; H.R. 96, Internet Freedom Act - Issues Lobbied: Net Neutrality, First Amendment; H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy; H.R. 998, Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; S. 1212, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, location tracking; S. 1409, Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Privacy, Criminal Justice; S. 1605, Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Racial profiling, civil liberties, privacy, first amendment, national security\\, criminal justice, police practices; S. 1728, Stolen Valor Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 1732, Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: privacy; S. 1770, Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Parenting, Discrimination; S. 1910, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; S. 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Immigration provisions on DUI, immigration court procedure, PREA, Womens Rights, First Amendment; S. 1994, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 2003, Due Process Guarantee Act - Issues Lobbied: Due Process for suspected Terrorists (U.S. Citizens and LPRs); S. 2017, Democracy Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S. 2020, Restraint and Seclusion/ The Keeping All Students Safe Act - Issues Lobbied: Education; Racial Justice; Disability Rights; School Discipline; S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 2219, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, Prison Expansion, Sentencing Reform; S. 306, The National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Drug Policy; S. 3220, Equal Pay Initiatives, including the Paycheck Fairness Act and E.O. on pay retaliation - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights;; S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act - Issues Lobbied: Indefinite Detention, Transfer Restrictions, Reproductive Rights, National Security, civil liberties, Religious Liberty / Church-State Separation/ LGBT, Abortion, LGBT, Discrimination, Using Religion to Discriminate; S. 3257, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3276, FISA Amendment Act reauthorization - Issues Lobbied: National Security, privacy, First Amendment, intelligence collection, Cybersecurity; S. 3287, Protect Americans Against Unwarranted Drone Surveillance - Issues Lobbied: Domestic Drone use,  privacy; S. 3317, Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act - Issues Lobbied: Employment Discrimination; Womens Rights; Racial Justice; S. 3342, SECURE IT - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 3369, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3372, Military Service Integrity Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 3414, CSA2012 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy;S. 3454, Intelligence Authorization Act of 2013 - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment, Intelligence Authorization, Leaks Amendments; S. 3515, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S. 3565, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Issues Lobbied: Womens Rights; S. 3608, Voter Empowerment Act (omnibus including DRA, Caging, Deceptive Practices), legislation to address long voting lines, other affirmative voting rights bills - Issues Lobbied: Voting Rights; Racial Justice; S. 3618, Jury ACCESS Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S. 505, Suspicious Activity Reports - Issues Lobbied: National Security, Civil Liberties, 1st Amendment Activity, racial profiling; S. 555, Student Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Youth and Schools; S. 598, Respect for Marriage Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Relationships; S. 74, Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 - Issues Lobbied: Net neutrality, free speech; S. 750, Fair Elections Now Act - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S. 811, Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Issues Lobbied: LGBT, Discrimination; S.2102, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S.2151, SECURE IT - Issues Lobbied: National security and civil liberties; privacy; S.J. Res. 29, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections - Issues Lobbied: First Amendment; S.J. 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