3rd Quarter - Amendment

FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION for FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$409,068
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
3rd Quarter - Report Oct 31, 2008 $409,068 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment Oct 5, 2009 $409,068 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment (this page) Oct 1, 2010 $409,068 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S. 3437 to ban torture by all U.S. agencies

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RUTH FLOWER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3437 (110th)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

H.R. 6691 on D.C.'s gun control law (House)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAURA CHIROT New —
RUTH FLOWER —
LORA LUMPE —
ALICIA MCBRIDE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6691 (110th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 3228, Indian Health Reauthorization, all provisions (House)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
RUTH FLOWER —
ALICIA MCBRIDE —
KARYN WINGARD-MANUEL New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3228 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 6049, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, especially renewable energy provisions (House and Senate); H.R. 7060 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008 (House Only); H.R. 6899 Comprehensive American Energy, Security, and Consumer Protection Act, especially renewable energy provisions (House only).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEVIN HELFRICH —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6049 (110th), H.R. 6899 (110th), H.R. 7060 (110th)

Defense DEF

S. 3258 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009. Lobbied re restoration of funding for the Reliable Replacement Warhead (Senate); S. 594 and H.R. 1755 Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act re standards for production, use, and export of cluster munitions against civilians (House and Senate); (Unnumbered) House Energy and Water Development appropriations 2009, title III, provisions relating to weapons activities and to Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (House); S. 3001 and H..R. 5658, military authorization act for 2009, re Iran sanctions, permanent bases in Iraq, provisions relating to weapons activities and Defense Nuclear Non-proliferation, e xclusion of section entitled "Building Partnership Capacity of Foreign Military and other Security Forces", recommendations to the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
LAURA CHIROT New —
DAVID CULP —
JIM FINE —
RUTH FLOWER —
KATE ELEANOR GOULD —
TREVOR KECK —
LORA LUMPE —
ALICIA MCBRIDE —
BRIDGET MOIX —
EMILY RHODES New —
JOE VOLK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3001 (110th), H.R. 1755 (110th), S. 594 (110th), S. 3258 (110th)

Foreign Relations FOR

State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act 2009 focusing on Civilian Stabilization Initiative, USAID Operating and Expenses account, Diplomatic and Consular Programs Account, Contributions to International Organizations and International Peacekeeping Activities Account, Reconciliation Programs Account, humanitarian provisions on landmines and cluster bombs, inclusion of report language on military assistance to governments recruiting child soldiers, banning a long term U.S. basing agreement in Iraq, and to require that all foreign military assistance be provided through the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, with oversight from the Foreign Affairs committee. House Appropriations subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations. S 613, the Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act, a bill to authorize the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS), authorize a civilian response corps and a conflict response fund. Senate. H.Con. Res. 362 and S. Res. 580, Iran Sanctions Resolutions, provisions relating to blockade of Iran; S 3445 and H.R. 7112, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2008, H.R. 6951, Transparent Actions over Covert Tactics in Iran Act of 2008 (House). S. 3433, Iraq Security Agreement Act of 2008 (Senate); S. 2130, a bill to express the sense of the Senate on the need for a comprehensive diplomatic offensive to help broker national reconciliation efforts in Iraq and lay the foundation for the eventual redeployment of U.S. combat forces (Senate); H.R. 1045 Global Security Priorities Resolution, all provisions; Treaty Doc. 105-28, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
DAVID CULP —
JIM FINE —
RUTH FLOWER —
KATE ELEANOR GOULD —
TREVOR KECK —
ALICIA MCBRIDE —
BRIDGET MOIX —
JOE VOLK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3433 (110th), H.R. 7112 (110th), S. 2130 (110th), H.R. 6951 (110th), H.R. 1045 (110th), S.Res. 580 (110th), H.Con.Res. 362 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009 and @. 3604 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Economic Recovery 2008, focusing on renewable energy tax credits, child tax credit, food programs, WIC, unemployment insurance, housing assistance, energy assistance, Pell grants, weapons activities in the Department of Energy, nuclear non-proliferation, export of cluster munitions, diplomacy, Indian Health reauthorization, and amendment re ROTC.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
DAVID CULP —
JIM FINE —
RUTH FLOWER —
KATE ELEANOR GOULD —
DEVIN HELFRICH —
TREVOR KECK —
LORA LUMPE —
ALICIA MCBRIDE —
BRIDGET MOIX New —
EMILY RHODES New —
JOE VOLK —
KARYN WINGARD-MANUEL New —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2638 (110th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 5882, bill to recapture Visas (House); H.R. 5950 Detainee Basic Medical Care Act to set standards of care for immigrant detainees (House); H.R. 1176 Child Citizens Protection Act (House); H.R. 6617, Strengthning Communities Through English and Integration Act (House); H.R. 2593, Borderland Conservation and Security Act (House); H.r. 7255, Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act (House); S 3594 Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (Senate)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDRA DOUGLAS New —
RUTH FLOWER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5882 (110th), H.R. 1176 (110th), H.R. 2593 (110th), H.R. 6617 (110th), H.R. 5950 (110th), H.R. 7255 (110th)

Intelligence INT

H.R. 6034 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 on surveillance of private citizens' telephone and internet communications; H.R. 2082 Intelligence Authorization Act of 2008, especially with regard to interrogation guidelines.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES W CASON —
RUTH FLOWER —
ALICIA MCBRIDE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2082 (110th), H.R. 6034 (110th)

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.