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Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Legislation: H.J. Res. 42-Disapproving a Department of Labor rule relating to the drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants-Issue Lobbied: Drug Laws. HJ Res 43-Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - Title X. HJ Res 57-Would nullify the ESSA Accountability and State Plan Regulation finalized by the Department of Education under the Obama administration-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice. HJ Res 86-A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services".-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. H.R.115-Thin Blue Line Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R. 244-Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017-Issue Lobbied: Border; Hyde Amendment, abortion coverage bans, Weldon Amendment, Health Care Conscience Rights Act; Reproductive Rights. H.R.254-REAL Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Reentry. H.R. 387-Email Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 482-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. H.R. 620-ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights. H.R. 771-Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions. H.R. 781-Free Speech Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. H.R. 957-FAIR Surveillance Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. H.R. 968-Equal Justice Under Law Act-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. H.R. 969-Gideon Act-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. H.R. 985-Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Civil Rights. H.R. 1021-Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security. H.R. 1039-Probation Officer Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R. 1062-GPS Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. H.R. 1180-Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 1201-Equitable Access to Care and Health Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. H.R. 1405-The Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Immigrant veterans. H.R. 1497-ICE Body Camera Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Body Cameras. H.R. 1498-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. H. R. 1555-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. H.R. 1556-Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement Militarization. H.R. 1608-ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act-Issue Lobbied: DHS body cameras. H.R. 1628-American Health Care Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - abortion coverage restrictions, contraception, Medicaid, womens preventive services, essential health benefits; Disability rights; Women's rights. H.R. 1795-The DUE PROCESS Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. H.R. 1809-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. H.R. 1815-Protecting Sensitive Locations Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration enforcement; sensitive locations. H.R. 1869-Paycheck Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. H.R.1870-Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R. 1881-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. H.R. 1952-Better Drive Act-Issue Lobbied: Reentry. H.R. 1980-Private Prison Information Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Prison. H.R. 2147-Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing; Drugs. H.R. 2180-Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Women's Rights. H.R. 2213-Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act-Issue Lobbied: CBP hiring standards. H.R. 2282-Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. HR 2406/HR 2751-ICE Authorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (detention, detainers, due process). H.R. 2407/H.R. 2752-USCIS Authorization Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (e-verify). H.R. 2417-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. H.R. 2418-Pay Equity for All Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. HR 2431-SAFE Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (racial profiling, 287(g), deportation). H.R. 2437-Back the Blue Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R. 2520-BROWSER Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. H.R. 2676-Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R. 2810-National Defense Authorization Act FY 2018-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; LGBT Rights; Women's Rights; Law Enforcement. H.R. 2824-Increasing Opportunity through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R. 2851-Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Drugs/Sentencing. H.R.2876-Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. H.R. 2978-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. H.R. 3003-No Sanctuary for Criminals Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration (detainers, due process, mandatory detention). H.R. 3004-Kates Law-Issue Lobbied: Immigration prosecutions. H.R. 3020-Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: CBP oversight and accountability. H.R.3060-Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. H.R.3277-Voter Access Protection Act of 2015-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. SJ Res 13-Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - Title X. S.J. Res 25-Would nullify the ESSA Accountability and State Plan Regulation finalized by the Department of Education under the Obama administration-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice. S.J. Res 34-A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services".-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S.45-Kates Law-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing/Immigration. S. 103-Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, housing. S. 328-Equal Justice Under Law Act-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. S.330-Gideon Act-Issue Lobbied: Right to Counsel. S. 361-Expatriate Terrorists Act-Issue Lobbied: National Security. S. 367-Probation Officer Protection Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S. 395-GPS Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. S.411-End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 (ERRPA)-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, racial profiling. S.511-Clean Start Act-Issue Lobbied: Reentry. S.573-National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing, Law Enforcement. S.595-Boots on the Border Act-Issue Lobbied: CBP hiring standards. S. 642-Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S. 720-Israel Anti-Boycott Act-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. S. 811-Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals. S.814-Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S. 819-Paycheck Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. S. 823-Protecting Data at the Border Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S.827-REDEEM Act-Issue Lobbied: Reentry. S. 845-Protecting Sensitive Locations Act-Issue Lobbied: Immigration enforcement; sensitive locations. S.860-Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile justice, racial justice. S. 878-A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services.-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S. 946-Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing; Drugs. S. 957-Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Women's Rights. S. 964-MY DATA Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. S. 1006-Equality Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights, Womens Rights, Reproductive Freedom, Racial Justice. S.1085-Thin Blue Line Act-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S. 1101-Pregnant Workers Fairness Act-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights/Employment. S. 1114-A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order laying a foundation for discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, women, religious minorities, and others under the pretext of religious freedom.-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. S. 1134-Back the Blue Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement. S.1216-Due Process Guarantee Act-Issue Lobbied: Civil Asset Forfeiture. S. 1231-Vote By Mail Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. S.1327-SITSA Act-Issue Lobbied: Drugs. S. 1339-Liberty Through Strength Act-Issue Lobbied: Surveillance. S.1353-Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. S. 1419-Voting Rights Advancement Act-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. S.1524-Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act-Issue Lobbied: Prison; Womens Rights. S.1696-Womens Health Protection Act of 2016-Issue Lobbied: Womens Rights. Legislation - No Bill Number: Better Care Reconciliation Act-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive Rights - abortion coverage restrictions, contraception, Medicaid, womens preventive services, essential health benefits. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-Issue Lobbied: Disability Rights; Womens Rights; Contraception Coverage. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes-Issue Lobbied: Reproductive rights - abortion coverage restrictions, Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act; LGBT Rights; Religious Refusals. Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes-Issue Lobbied: LGBT rights, Religious Refusals, Women's Rights, Reproductive Rights- abortion coverage restrictions, contraception. Department of Labor Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: OFCCP Elimination/DOL Womens Bureau Cuts. Border Appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Border. Juvenile justice appropriations-Issue Lobbied: Juvenile Justice. Net Neutrality-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Social Media Privacy/Twitter unmasking-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. White House Staffing Report-Issue Lobbied: Open Government. Non-consensual distribution of intimate images-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Media Diversity/Ownership-Issue Lobbied: Free Speech. Fake News-Issue Lobbied: Press Freedom. International Communications Privacy Act-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Christopher Wray nomination-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture. Electronic Communication Privacy Act reform-Issue Lobbied: Privacy. Democracy Restoration Act (Sen. Cardin)-Issue Lobbied: Voting rights. ESSA-Issue Lobbied: Education. Steven Bradbury nomination-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture. Christopher Wray nomination-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture. Dan Coats Nomination-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, Surveillance. James Mattis Nomination-Issue Lobbied: National Security. Mike Pompeo Nomination-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, National Security, Surveillance. Jeff Sessions Nomination-Issue Lobbied: Privacy, LGBT Rights, National Security. Drone Reform-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Targeted Killing. Plan to Close Guantanamo-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act. Dont Block LGBTQ-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Nomination of Eric S. Dreiband-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. LGBT Data Inclusion Act-Issue Lobbied: LGBT Rights. Do No Harm Act-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty/Refusals. The SOAR (Scholarships for Opportunity and Results) Reauthorization Act (also known as The District of Columbia Private School Voucher Program)-Issue Lobbied: Religious Liberty / Religion and Public Schools. Ground Combat Integration-Issue Lobbied: Combat Integration/ Womens Rights. Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Deportation and detention practices-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. state/local immigration enforcement (287(g))-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. DACA/DREAMers-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Family immigration detention-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Deported veterans-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Sensitive locations-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. Anti-Muslim discrimination-Issue Lobbied: Immigration. National Voter Registration Act Amendments-Issue Lobbied: Voting Rights. DHS use of canines-Issue Lobbied: Border. CBP oversight and accountability-Issue Lobbied: Border. Agencies: Administration for Community Living-Issue Lobbied: HHS, Administration for Community Living, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Proposed Extension With Modifications of a Currently Approved Collection; National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants. CFPB-Issue Lobbied: Racial Justice. CIA-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. Commerce-Issue Lobbied: EU-US Privacy Shield. Defense-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance; National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; Law Enforcement. Education-Issue Lobbied: Racial justice, CRDC data collection, School to Prison Pipeline, ESSA; Office of Civil Rights; ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students. HHS-Issue Lobbied: LGBT data; HHS, Administration for Community Living, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Proposed Extension With Modifications of a Currently Approved Collection; National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants; Proposed rule RIN: 0938-AS21 Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Changes to Promote Innovation, Flexibility, and Improvement in Patient Care; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities. DHS-Issue Lobbied: Biometric identification, Border device searches, Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Sensitive Locations. HUD-Issue Lobbied: Fair housing (disparate impact; AFFH), regulator reform, discriminatory lending; Reducing Regulatory Burden; Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda Under Executive Order 13777, Docket No. HUD-2017-0029, 82 Fed. Reg. 22344;. DOJ-Issue Lobbied: EU-US Privacy Shield, Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance, Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays; Racial profiling; Torture; Law Enforcement; Militarization; Right to Counsel; EO 13798- Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty; Nomination of Eric S. Dreiband; ED-DOJ Joint Guidance on Title IX for Transgender Students; Rescission of the 'World Vision' OLC Memo; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Sentencing. DOL-Issue Lobbied: OFCCP Elimination/DOL Womens Bureau Cuts. DNI-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. EEOC-Issue Lobbied: Pay equity/data collection. EOP-Issue Lobbied: Civil rights enforcement. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (DOT)-Issue Lobbied: Drug Laws. FBI-Issue Lobbied: Christopher Wray nomination, Biometric identification, Location Tracking Devices, Stingrays, Encryption, government back doors. FCC-Issue Lobbied: Net Neutrality, Broadband Privacy Rule. NSA-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. OGIS-Issue Lobbied: Open government. OMB-Issue Lobbied: Equal Pay; Data Collection; Preschool suspensions; School to Prison Pipeline; Racial Justice. OPM-Issue Lobbied: Proposed Rule RIN: 3206-AN25 Proposed Rules Regarding Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General) and Suitability;. PCLOB-Issue Lobbied: EO 12333 and Section 702 surveillance. CBP-Issue Lobbied: Social media practices, Biometric identification, Border device searches; Border enforcement; Oversight. State-Issue Lobbied: National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture. ICE-Issue Lobbied: Deportation and detention practices;. SSA-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement; Disability Rights. US Sentencing Commission-Issue Lobbied: Sentencing Reform. White House-Issue Lobbied: Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States; National Security; Guantanamo; Indefinite Detention; Torture; Military Commissions Act; Targeted Killing; Drone reform; Law Enforcement; Rescission of the 'World Vision' OLC Memo; RIN: 0945-AA02 Final Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; Interior and Border enforcement, Unaccompanied Minors; Racial Justice. US Commission on Civil Rights-Issue Lobbied: Law Enforcement; Fines and Fees; Collateral Consequences of Incarceration/Re-entry; Disability Rights; Voting Rights.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Social Security Administration (SSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 771 (115th), H.R. 2407 (115th), H.R. 2824 (115th), S.J.Res. 13 (115th), S. 957 (115th), H.R. 2417 (115th), H.R. 1405 (115th), H.R. 3060 (115th), S. 103 (115th), H.R. 1555 (115th), S. 720 (115th), H.R. 2282 (115th), H.R. 2520 (115th), H.R. 2437 (115th), H.R. 3020 (115th), S. 811 (115th), S. 964 (115th), S. 1419 (115th), H.R. 1809 (115th), H.R. 244 (115th), S.J.Res. 34 (115th), H.R. 1869 (115th), S. 946 (115th), H.R. 1980 (115th), H.R. 1870 (115th), S. 1327 (115th), H.R. 1201 (115th), S. 411 (115th), S. 860 (115th), S. 823 (115th), S. 1339 (115th), H.R. 2180 (115th), H.R. 2978 (115th), H.R. 1815 (115th), H.R. 985 (115th), S. 367 (115th), H.R. 2676 (115th), H.R. 2851 (115th), H.R. 2752 (115th), H.R. 1021 (115th), H.R. 2147 (115th), H.R. 1795 (115th), S. 330 (115th), S. 1696 (115th), H.R. 969 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), S. 328 (115th), H.R. 1556 (115th), S. 1101 (115th), H.R. 2876 (115th), H.R. 1062 (115th), S. 878 (115th), H.R. 2431 (115th), H.R. 3004 (115th), H.R. 2406 (115th), S. 642 (115th), S. 819 (115th), H.R. 968 (115th), S. 573 (115th), S. 1524 (115th), S. 814 (115th), S. 1085 (115th), H.R. 1881 (115th), S. 45 (115th), H.J.Res. 86 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th), H.R. 1608 (115th), H.R. 620 (115th), S. 395 (115th), H.R. 1039 (115th), H.R. 3277 (115th), H.R. 781 (115th), S. 1114 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th), H.R. 1180 (115th), S. 1231 (115th), H.R. 3003 (115th), H.J.Res. 57 (115th), H.J.Res. 43 (115th), S. 361 (115th), S. 595 (115th), S. 827 (115th), H.J.Res. 42 (115th), S. 845 (115th), H.R. 2751 (115th), H.R. 2418 (115th), S. 1216 (115th), H.R. 1952 (115th), H.R. 957 (115th), S. 1353 (115th), H.R. 254 (115th), H.R. 2213 (115th), H.R. 115 (115th), H.R. 1498 (115th), H.R. 482 (115th), H.R. 1497 (115th), S.J.Res. 25 (115th), S. 1006 (115th), S. 1134 (115th), S. 511 (115th)