RAPE, ABUSE & INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK for RAPE ABUSE & INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Veterans VET
Supporting House passage of H.R. 5564, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude an individual who has been convicted of committing certain sex offenses from receiving certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors which are otherwise available to certain veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and supporting development of Senate companion legislation on same subject.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EVELYN E FORTIER | Legislative Dir. and Chief Counsel, Sen. Vitter |
| SMITA SATIANI | — |
Transportation TRA
Supporting House and Senate passage of H.AMDT. 1025 to H.R.2830, the Coast Guard Authorization bill, to require the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to maintain on an Internet site a numerical accounting of missing persons and alleged crimes committed on cruise ships, and to require cruise lines to include a link to this database on their public websites. Supporting the development of House and Senate legislation to ensure that cruise ship passengers and crew members who become victims of crime while traveling can obtain access to justice and support services.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EVELYN E FORTIER | Legislative Dir. & Chief Counsel, Sen. Vitter |
| SMITA SATIANI | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. __ and S. 3182, House and Senate versions of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009 (securing funding for programs that benefit victims of sexual or domestic violence, including the programs authorized under the Adam Walsh Child Protection Act and DNA programs carried out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as well as related programs that are designed to reduce sexual or domestic violence and support victims of such crimes in their recovery); H.R. __ and S. 3230, House and Senate versions of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009 (securing funding for rape prevention education and related programs that benefit victims of sexual or domestic violence); House and Senate versions of P.L. 110-252, supplemental funding bill for fiscal year 2008 (supporting the inclusion of additional funding for Byrne grants in fiscal year 2008).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EVELYN E FORTIER | Leg. Director and Chief Counsel, Sen. Vitter |
| SMITA SATIANI | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
Supporting House and Senate passage of H.R. 5057, the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act (to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, authorized under Title II of the Justice for All Act of 2004).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EVELYN E FORTIER | Legislative Dir. & Chief Counsel, Sen. Vitter |
| SMITA SATIANI | — |
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