Mid-Year Report — PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY for PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY (2007)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY

Client

PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY

Income

—

Expenses

$181,933

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
Mid-Year Report (this page)	Aug 14, 2007	$181,933	Replaced
Mid-Year Amendment	Apr 16, 2009	$180,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Voting systems and audit trails, incl. H.R. 811 & S. 1487 Deceptive practices in voting, incl. H.R. 1281 & S. 453 Election integrity issues in Florida’s 13th congressional district Hate crimes prevention/enforcement, incl. H.R. 1592 & S. 1105 Protections against discrimination in employment practices, incl. the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (incl. H.R. 2015) and the FAIRNESS Act Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, incl. H.R. 1246 Federal voting representation for the District of Columbia, incl. H.Res. 78, H.R. 328/1433/1905 & S. 1257 Comprehensive election reform, incl. H.R. 1381 & S. 804 By-mail voting, incl. H.R. 281 Domestic surveillance by executive branch agencies, incl. H.R. 11 & H.R. 11 amendment to H.R. 2082 Detainee treatment procedures and implementation of the Military Commissions Act (Public Law No: 109-366), incl. H.R. 1416/S. 185 & H.R. 1415/S. 576 Use of national security letters by executive branch agencies, incl. H.R. 1739 Federal Contested Elections Act Pay equity and Congressional response to the Ledbetter v. Goodyear decision, incl. H.R. 2381 Federal shield for the news media, incl. H.R. 2102 & S. 1267 H.R. 1429 & S. 556 – Reauthorization of the Head Start program (Anti-discrimination language) Voter identification, incl. amendments to H.R. 811 (cmte) & S. 1348 Voter fraud issues, incl. report by the government Voter registration, incl. amendment to H.R. 1427 Implementation of the Help America Vote Act (Public Law No: 107-252), incl. H.R. 2829 (FY08 HAVA appropriations) Oversight of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) S. 1642 – Higher Education Amendments Act of 2007 (Accreditation standards)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BECKER	N/A
JOHN ESTRELLA	N/A
KEVIN FRANCK	N/A
GREGG HAIFLEY	N/A
JENNIFER HERRICK	N/A
TANYA CLAY HOUSE	N/A
MICHELE LAWRENCE JAWANDO	N/A
JUDITH SCHAEFFER	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 185 (110th), H.R. 1429 (110th), S. 453 (110th), S. 1348 (110th), S. 1487 (110th), H.R. 2102 (110th), H.R. 1281 (110th), H.R. 1415 (110th), H.Res. 78 (110th), H.R. 1592 (110th), H.R. 328 (110th), H.R. 11 (110th), H.R. 2015 (110th), H.R. 281 (110th), S. 804 (110th), H.R. 2829 (110th), H.R. 1381 (110th), H.R. 2381 (110th), H.R. 1739 (110th), S. 576 (110th), H.R. 1246 (110th), S. 1257 (110th), H.R. 1427 (110th), H.R. 1416 (110th), S. 1267 (110th), H.R. 2082 (110th), S. 1105 (110th), S. 556 (110th), H.R. 811 (110th), S. 1642 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal minimum wage, incl. H.R. 2 & H.R. 976, as well as applicable provisions in H.R. 1591 & H.R. 2206 H.Con.Res. 99 & S.Con.Res. 21 – FY08 budget resolution Federal funding and procedures for stem cell research, incl. H.R. 3 & S. 5 Family planning (Title X and Title V) and sex education (incl. comprehensive and abstinence-only programs) funding, incl. budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 99 & S.Con.Res. 21) and Labor-HHS-Education appropriations (incl. S. 1710) Federal Refusal Clause in Labor-HHS-Education appropriations (incl. S. 1710), as well as related conscience protections Funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), incl. H.R. 821 Continuing resolutions for FY07 appropriations, incl. H.J.Res. 20 District of Columbia’s voucher program, incl. report by the government, reauthorization proposals, and amendment to H.R. 2829 (FY08 DC appropriations) Implementation of the Help America Vote Act (Public Law No: 107-252), incl. H.R. 2829 (FY08 HAVA appropriations) NEA/NEH funding, incl. budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 99 & S.Con.Res. 21) and Interior-Environment appropriations (H.R. 2643 & S. 1696) Federally-funded school voucher and tuition tax credit programs, incl. amendments to H.R. 2 & S.Con.Res. 21 H.R. 2928 & S. 1185 – Graduation Promise Act of 2007 (Funding of private entities)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BECKER	N/A
JOHN ESTRELLA	N/A
KEVIN FRANCK	N/A
GREGG HAIFLEY	N/A
JENNIFER HERRICK	N/A
TANYA CLAY HOUSE	N/A
MICHELE LAWRENCE JAWANDO	N/A
JUDITH SCHAEFFER	N/A

Contacted: Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2928 (110th), S.Con.Res. 21 (110th), H.R. 821 (110th), H.R. 2206 (110th), S. 1185 (110th), H.R. 2829 (110th), H.J.Res. 20 (110th), H.R. 2 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), H.Con.Res. 99 (110th), H.R. 1591 (110th), S. 1710 (110th), S. 5 (110th), S. 1696 (110th), H.R. 2643 (110th), H.R. 3 (110th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

H.R. 819 & S. 21 – Prevention First Act H.R. 1653 & S. 972 – Responsible Education About Life Act Abortion regulations and Congressional response to the Gonzales v. Carhart decision, incl. H.R. 1964 & S. 1173 Access to contraception, incl. H.R. 2064 (and related amendment to H.R. 1585), H.R. 2596 & S. 1555 Access to mifepristone/RU-486, incl. H.R. 63, as well as applicable provisions in H.R. 2900 & S. 1082 Family planning (incl. Title X and Title V) and sex education (incl. comprehensive and abstinence-only programs) funding, incl. budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 99 & S.Con.Res. 21) and Labor-HHS-Education appropriations (incl. S. 1710) Federal Refusal Clause in Labor-HHS-Education appropriations (incl. S. 1710), as well as related conscience protections

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BECKER	N/A
JOHN ESTRELLA	N/A
KEVIN FRANCK	N/A
GREGG HAIFLEY	N/A
JENNIFER HERRICK	N/A
TANYA CLAY HOUSE	N/A
MICHELE LAWRENCE JAWANDO	N/A
JUDITH SCHAEFFER	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

Bills named: H.R. 2064 (110th), H.Con.Res. 99 (110th), H.R. 1964 (110th), H.R. 1653 (110th), H.R. 2596 (110th), S. 1710 (110th), H.R. 2900 (110th), S. 21 (110th), H.R. 63 (110th), H.R. 1585 (110th), H.R. 819 (110th), S. 1555 (110th), S. 1082 (110th), S. 972 (110th), S.Con.Res. 21 (110th), S. 1173 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

Executive and judicial nominations Lobby reform proposals, incl. the 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) reporting requirements in H.R. 2316 & S. 1 Freedom of Information Act, incl. H.R. 1309, H.R. 1326 & S. 849 Investigation into the United States Attorneys program Possible sanctions against the Attorney General, incl. no-confidence votes and calls for his censure, resignation, or removal Judicial nominations rules and procedures Signing statements Federal scientific integrity standards, incl. the Restore Scientific Integrity to Federal Research and Policymaking Act Personnel reprisals for whistleblower disclosures, incl. H.R. 985

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BECKER	N/A
JOHN ESTRELLA	N/A
KEVIN FRANCK	N/A
GREGG HAIFLEY	N/A
JENNIFER HERRICK	N/A
TANYA CLAY HOUSE	N/A
MICHELE LAWRENCE JAWANDO	N/A
JUDITH SCHAEFFER	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

Bills named: H.R. 1309 (110th), S. 1 (110th), S. 849 (110th), H.R. 985 (110th), H.R. 1326 (110th), H.R. 2316 (110th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration reform proposals, incl. H.R. 1645, S. 1348 & S. 1639, as well as point system oversight DREAM/American Dream Act, incl. H.R. 1275 & S. 774, as well as applicable provisions in S. 1348 & S. 1639 Implementation of the REAL ID provisions in Public Law No: 109-13, incl. H.R. 1117 & S. 717

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BECKER	N/A
JOHN ESTRELLA	N/A
KEVIN FRANCK	N/A
GREGG HAIFLEY	N/A
JENNIFER HERRICK	N/A
TANYA CLAY HOUSE	N/A
MICHELE LAWRENCE JAWANDO	N/A
JUDITH SCHAEFFER	N/A

Contacted: Election Assistance Commission (EAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1117 (110th), H.R. 1275 (110th), S. 1639 (110th), S. 1348 (110th), H.R. 1645 (110th), S. 774 (110th), S. 717 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Federal funding and procedures for stem cell research, incl. H.R. 3 & S. 5

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BECKER	N/A
JOHN ESTRELLA	N/A
KEVIN FRANCK	N/A
GREGG HAIFLEY	N/A
JENNIFER HERRICK	N/A
TANYA CLAY HOUSE	N/A
MICHELE LAWRENCE JAWANDO	N/A
JUDITH SCHAEFFER	N/A

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

Bills named: H.R. 3 (110th), S. 5 (110th)

Arts/Entertainment ART

Arts education, incl. applicable provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and its reauthorization NEA/NEH funding, incl. budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 99 & S.Con.Res. 21) and Interior-Environment appropriations (H.R. 2643 & S. 1696)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BECKER	N/A
JOHN ESTRELLA	N/A
KEVIN FRANCK	N/A
GREGG HAIFLEY	N/A
JENNIFER HERRICK	N/A
TANYA CLAY HOUSE	N/A
MICHELE LAWRENCE JAWANDO	N/A
JUDITH SCHAEFFER	N/A

Contacted: Election Assistance Commission (EAC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 2643 (110th), S. 1696 (110th), H.Con.Res. 99 (110th), S.Con.Res. 21 (110th)

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Federal shield for the news media, incl. H.R. 2102 & S. 1267

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BECKER	N/A
JOHN ESTRELLA	N/A
KEVIN FRANCK	N/A
GREGG HAIFLEY	N/A
JENNIFER HERRICK	N/A
TANYA CLAY HOUSE	N/A
MICHELE LAWRENCE JAWANDO	N/A
JUDITH SCHAEFFER	N/A

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

Bills named: H.R. 2102 (110th), S. 1267 (110th)

Religion REL

Faith-based initiatives and other government-related religion proposals

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BECKER	N/A
JOHN ESTRELLA	N/A
KEVIN FRANCK	N/A
GREGG HAIFLEY	N/A
JENNIFER HERRICK	N/A
TANYA CLAY HOUSE	N/A
MICHELE LAWRENCE JAWANDO	N/A
JUDITH SCHAEFFER	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Education EDU

Reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) Funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), incl. H.R. 821 District of Columbia’s voucher program, incl. report by the government, reauthorization proposals, and amendment to H.R. 2829 (FY08 DC appropriations) S. 1642 – Higher Education Amendments Act of 2007 (Accreditation standards) Aid elimination penalty, incl. the Removing Impediments to Students' Education (RISE) Act and its possible inclusion in the Higher Education Act reauthorization H.R. 2928 & S. 1185 – Graduation Promise Act of 2007 (Funding of private entities) Bullying and harassment prevention programs, incl. the Safe Schools Improvement Act and its possible inclusion in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) reauthorization Arts education, incl. applicable provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and its reauthorization DREAM/American Dream Act, incl. H.R. 1275 & S. 774, as well as applicable provisions in S. 1348 & S. 1639 Federally-funded school voucher and tuition tax credit programs, incl. amendments to H.R. 2 & S.Con.Res. 21

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BECKER	N/A
JOHN ESTRELLA	N/A
KEVIN FRANCK	N/A
GREGG HAIFLEY	N/A
JENNIFER HERRICK	N/A
TANYA CLAY HOUSE	N/A
MICHELE LAWRENCE JAWANDO	N/A
JUDITH SCHAEFFER	N/A

Contacted: Election Assistance Commission (EAC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1639 (110th), H.R. 1275 (110th), H.R. 2928 (110th), H.R. 2 (110th), S. 1185 (110th), S. 1642 (110th), H.R. 821 (110th), S. 774 (110th), S. 1348 (110th), H.R. 2829 (110th), S.Con.Res. 21 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Repeal and revenue loss of the estate tax Federal minimum wage, incl. H.R. 2 & H.R. 976, as well as applicable provisions in H.R. 1591 & H.R. 2206

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BECKER	N/A
JOHN ESTRELLA	N/A
KEVIN FRANCK	N/A
GREGG HAIFLEY	N/A
JENNIFER HERRICK	N/A
TANYA CLAY HOUSE	N/A
MICHELE LAWRENCE JAWANDO	N/A
JUDITH SCHAEFFER	N/A

Contacted: Election Assistance Commission (EAC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2 (110th), H.R. 2206 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), H.R. 1591 (110th)

District of Columbia DOC

Federal voting representation for the District of Columbia, incl. H.Res. 78, H.R. 328/1433/1905 & S. 1257 District of Columbia’s voucher program, incl. report by the government, reauthorization proposals, and amendment to H.R. 2829 (FY08 DC appropriations)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BECKER	N/A
JOHN ESTRELLA	N/A
KEVIN FRANCK	N/A
GREGG HAIFLEY	N/A
JENNIFER HERRICK	N/A
TANYA CLAY HOUSE	N/A
MICHELE LAWRENCE JAWANDO	N/A
JUDITH SCHAEFFER	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.Res. 78 (110th), S. 1257 (110th), H.R. 328 (110th), H.R. 2829 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Federal minimum wage, incl. H.R. 2 & H.R. 976, as well as applicable provisions in H.R. 1591 & H.R. 2206 H.R. 800 & S. 1041 – Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 Pay equity and Congressional response to the Ledbetter v. Goodyear decision, incl. H.R. 2381

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID BECKER	N/A
JOHN ESTRELLA	N/A
KEVIN FRANCK	N/A
GREGG HAIFLEY	N/A
JENNIFER HERRICK	N/A
TANYA CLAY HOUSE	N/A
MICHELE LAWRENCE JAWANDO	N/A
JUDITH SCHAEFFER	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 1041 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), H.R. 1591 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th), H.R. 2381 (110th), H.R. 2 (110th), H.R. 2206 (110th)

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