3rd Quarter - Report

SCHAERR JAFFE LLP for PROJECT FOR PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

One issue area, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

PPSA lobbied in favor of legislation that would protect the Fourth Amendment freedoms of Americans, including prospective legislation not yet introduced, such as the Amici for Accountability Act and the Surveillance Oversight Improvements Act, both of which amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to require more accountability from both the government and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. It also lobbied in favor of S.1265, the Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act, S. 2122, the Cell Site Simulator Warrant Act, and S.3231, the Closing the Warrantless Digital Car Search Loophole Act of 2021, and H.R. 7072, the NDO Fairness Act. Also lobbied for increased appropriations for The Open Technology Fund in both the House and Senate. Also lobbied to add surveillance reform amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act and the Defense Appropriations bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIK JAFFE —
JOSHUA JAMES PRINCE —
GENE SCHAERR —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1265 (117th), S. 2122 (117th), H.R. 7072 (117th), S. 3231 (117th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.