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Housing HOU

S. 608, H.R. 1002, the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Relief Act

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Legal Services Corporation; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 1002 (114th), S. 608 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2578, the FY2016 Commerce, Justice and Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - funding for the Legal Services Corporation; reentry programs under the Second Chance Act; juvenile justice programs, Bureau of Prison programs and indigent defense services administered by the Department of Justice; legal representation for unaccompanied children; and the immigration courts. Draft FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations - funding for programs authorized under the Preserving Safe and Stable Families Act, funding for programs authorized under the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA). H.R. 2995, S. 1910, FY2016 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bills-provisions relating to funding for the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Courts, and the Administrative Conference of the United States H.R. 2772, S. 1725, FY2016 Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act - funding for democracy and governance programs General communications regarding FY2017 budget request for democracy and governance programs

Contacted: Legal Services Corporation; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2772 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), S. 1725 (114th), S. 1910 (114th), H.R. 2995 (114th)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

H.R.224, To require the Surgeon General to submit an annual report to Congress on the effects of gun violence on public health S.498/H.R.923, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity act of 2015 H.R.1217, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Legal Services Corporation; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Bills named: H.R. 1217 (114th), H.R. 224 (114th), H.R. 923 (114th), S. 498 (114th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

S. 1964, the Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Legal Services Corporation; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1964 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General communications regarding legal services market access for U.S. lawyers and law firms in foreign countries, including as part of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and Trade in Services Agreement negotiations

Contacted: Legal Services Corporation; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Defense DEF

S. 1766, H.R. 3068, Restore Honor to Service Members Act, to amend discharge records of discharged veterans previously affected by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Legal Services Corporation

Bills named: S. 1766 (114th), H.R. 3068 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions, RIN 1506-AB25, Docket Number FINCEN-2014-0001, 79 Fed. Reg. 45151 (August 4, 2014)-provisions that could require law firms that establish accounts at financial institutions on behalf of clients to disclose the identity and beneficial ownership information regarding those clients S. 174/H.R. 297, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act-provisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act Draft legislation requiring states, certain businesses, and company formation agents to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies and subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Legal Services Corporation; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 297 (114th), S. 174 (114th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

S.2199, H.R. 1619, the Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 532, the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2015 S. 447, the Jury ACCESS Act H.R. 864, the Juror Non-Discrimination Act S. 875, the Workplace Advancement Act S. 497, H.R. 932, the Healthy Families Act

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Legal Services Corporation; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 864 (114th), H.R. 532 (114th), S. 447 (114th), S. 875 (114th), H.R. 1619 (114th), H.R. 932 (114th), S. 2199 (114th), S. 497 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 903, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access and administration of the United States Tax Court H.R. 3550, S. 2059, the Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act of 2015 Draft Senate Finance Committee and House Ways & Means Committee tax reform bills-provisions imposing limitations on use of cash method of accounting

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Legal Services Corporation; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 903 (114th), S. 2059 (114th), H.R. 3550 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 9, the Innovations Act S. 632, the STRONG Patents Act of 2015 H.R. 684, the Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or Peoples in Trademark Registration Act of 2015 S. 1137, the PATENT Act S. 632, the STRONG Patents 7 Act of 2015 H.R. 3326, S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Legal Services Corporation; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 684 (114th), S. 1890 (114th), H.R. 3326 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), S. 632 (114th), S. 1137 (114th)

Foreign Relations FOR

S. 713 /H.R. 1340, the International Violence Against Women Act of 2015 Treaty Doc. 112-7, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Treaty Doc. 96-53, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women S. 302/H.R. 590, the International Human Rights Defense Act of 2015 Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Legal Services Corporation; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 302 (114th), S. 713 (114th), H.R. 1340 (114th), H.R. 590 (114th)

Veterans VET

Support for S.684, the Homeless Veteran Prevention Act. Support for reauthorization and increased level of funding for the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program. Also support for authorizing the VA, at its own discretion, to spend appropriated funds to support the delivery of legal services, including demonstration projects. S. 2120, the Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015 - to codify the Veteran Justice Outreach initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs Support for greater engagement by federal agencies, private sector and philanthropy in support of common causes for military, veterans, their families and caregivers. Support for funding for law school clinical programs and similar projects as service providers supporting low-income veterans, including homeless veterans.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Legal Services Corporation; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: S. 2120 (114th), S. 684 (114th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 2649, S. 1514, the Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act S. 1576, the Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 Comments to the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services urging it to modify its proposed rule establishing new requirements for long-term care facilities

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Legal Services Corporation; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2649 (114th), S. 1576 (114th), S. 1514 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 758/S.401, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 94/S. 780, Cameras in the Courtroom Act H.R. 917/S.783, Sunshine in Courtroom Act (just Supreme Court) Draft legislation - omnibus judgeship legislation Filling of judicial vacancies -- general advocacy S. 192 Older Americans Reauthorization Act H.R. 988 Elder Justice Reauthorization Act H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act S. 1353, H.R. 2329, Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act S. 1418, Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2015

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Legal Services Corporation

Bills named: H.R. 94 (114th), H.R. 1927 (114th), S. 1353 (114th), S. 192 (114th), H.R. 917 (114th), S. 783 (114th), H.R. 2329 (114th), H.R. 758 (114th), S. 780 (114th), S. 1607 (114th), S. 401 (114th), H.R. 988 (114th), S. 1418 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Communications regarding revising agency policy prohibiting legal representation in refugee applicant interviews H.R.1149,Protection of Children Act H.R.1153,Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 General communications relating to government appointed counsel for children in immigration proceedings, decreasing use of detention and expanding alternatives to detention, particularly for families and children, increasing resources for the immigration court system, and expanding the Legal Orientation Program. General communications on issues relating to implementation and enforcement of the National Detention Standards and general communications regarding conditions in immigration detention

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Legal Services Corporation; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1153 (114th), H.R. 1149 (114th)

Education EDU

General activity in opposition to proposed repeal of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program in House Report 114-47 accompanying the House proposed budget resolution, H.Con.Res 27, and which may be carried under the final agreement, S.Con.Res.11. Support for continued appropriation and operation of the John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive program, and loan repayment for prosecutors and defenders, including H.R. 2578, the FY2016 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Legal Services Corporation; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 27 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R.71, Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2015 H.R.74, Custodial Interrogation Recording Act H.R.320, Rapid DNA Act of 2015 H.R.429, Grand Jury Reform Act of 2015 H.R.731, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2015 H.R.1232, Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act H.R.1251, A bill to add a Federal defender representative to the United States Sentencing Commission H.R.1252, Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2015 H.R.1254, Recidivism Clarification Act of 2015 H.R.1253, Prisoner Incentive Act of 2015 H.R.1255, Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2015 H.R.1459/S.772, Democracy Restoration Act S.140/H.R.1201, Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 S.166/H.R.159, Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015 S.178/H.R.296, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 S.255/H.R.540, Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2014 S.353/H.R.706, Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015 S.467, CORRECTIONS Act of 2015 S.449, A bill to Reduce Recidivism and Increase Public Safety S.502, H.R.920, Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015 S.524/H.R.953, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 S.675, Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 H.R. 2944, SAFE Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015 S.1119, H.R.2330, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015 S.1513, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 3713, the Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 S. 2021, H.R. 3470, the Fair Change Act S. 2123, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Legal Services Corporation; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 255 (114th), H.R. 159 (114th), H.R. 1201 (114th), H.R. 1459 (114th), H.R. 1252 (114th), H.R. 320 (114th), H.R. 1253 (114th), S. 449 (114th), H.R. 2944 (114th), H.R. 706 (114th), S. 772 (114th), S. 1513 (114th), S. 467 (114th), H.R. 429 (114th), S. 524 (114th), H.R. 1232 (114th), S. 2123 (114th), H.R. 2330 (114th), S. 140 (114th), H.R. 3713 (114th), H.R. 1255 (114th), H.R. 1254 (114th), H.R. 540 (114th), S. 178 (114th), H.R. 74 (114th), H.R. 953 (114th), H.R. 731 (114th), S. 2021 (114th), S. 675 (114th), S. 1119 (114th), H.R. 1251 (114th), H.R. 296 (114th), S. 166 (114th), H.R. 920 (114th), H.R. 71 (114th), S. 353 (114th), S. 502 (114th), H.R. 3470 (114th)