DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE for DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

supporting privacy and constitutional protections re: electronic/digital information in general; opposing warrantless surveillance in general.

Contacted: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Constitution CON

Supporting the Sixth Amendment right to counsel in general; supporting the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizures in general; supporting the need for civil and criminal asset forfeiture reform in general; supporting full protection of procedural due process rights in the criminal legal system in general; supporting national emergencies reform in general; supporting ARTICLE ONE Act, S. 1912 and H.R. 3988; and supporting the REPUBLIC Act (S. 4373).

Contacted: Bureau of Prisons (BOP); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 4373 (118th), S. 1912 (118th), H.R. 3988 (118th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Supporting the EQUAL Act, H.R. 1062 and S. 524; supporting the Sentencing Commission Improvements Act, S. 851; supporting the Fresh Start Act, H.R. 2983; supporting the Clean Slate Act, H.R. 2930 / S. 5266; supporting the FAIR Act, H.R. 1525 / S. 5512; supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act, H.R. 4958 and S. 2596; supporting the TEST Act, S. 1950; supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act, S. 2788 and H.R. 5430; supporting the Preventing Overdoses with Test Strips Act, S.2976 and H.R.5801; supporting the BOP ID Release Card Act, H.R. 6985;supporting the BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act, H.R. 6628; supporting the Safer Supervision Act, S.2681 and H.R.5005; supporting the DEA's reclassification of marijuana as a Schedule 3 drug; supporting USSC amendments to drug penalties, relevant conduct sentencing, and numerous sentencing enhancements; opposing proposed appropriations cuts to the federal indigent defense system; supporting adequate funding for public defenders; supporting ending the use of acquitted conduct in prison sentences for federal criminal offenses; supporting the expungement of federal simple possession drug offenses; supporting reforms to terms of supervised release after federal imprisonment; supporting federal sentencing reforms in general; supporting increased oversight of the Bureau of Prisons in general; supporting "second chances" for returning citizens in general; supporting increased and continued implementation of the First Step Act in general; supporting increased use of compassionate release, home confinement and other early release options; supporting prison reforms in general; supporting criminal discovery reforms in general; supporting the inclusion of well-defined terms and meaningful mens rea protections in all potential and existing federal criminal laws and regulations; supporting increased prosecutorial and policing accountability; and supporting clemencies, commutations, and pardons, opposing the HALT Fentanyl Act, H.R. 467; opposing overcriminalization (creation of unnecessary federal criminal laws or regulations with poorly defined terms or weak mens rea protections or those that result in overly harsh incarcerative penalties) in general; supporting Second Chance Act reauthorization; opposing proposed BOP rule to ban the use of social media by incarcerated persons; supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Ave, S. 2788 and H.R. 5430; opposing the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, H.R. 1839 and S. 993; supporting the Driving for Opportunity Act, S. 2313; opposing the SHIELD Act, S. 412 and H.R. 3686; opposing proposed appropriations cuts to the federal indigent defense system; supporting the Reentry Act (H.R.2400 / S.1165) and Due Process Continuity of Care Act (H.R.3074 / S.971); and supporting the implementation of tobacco harm reduction policies.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Bureau of Prisons (BOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 467 (118th), H.R. 6985 (118th), S. 1165 (118th), S. 1950 (118th), S. 851 (118th), H.R. 1839 (118th), S. 2596 (118th), S. 2313 (118th), S. 2788 (118th), H.R. 5801 (118th), S. 2976 (118th), S. 993 (118th), S. 5512 (118th), H.R. 5005 (118th), H.R. 2400 (118th), H.R. 5430 (118th), H.R. 4958 (118th), H.R. 2930 (118th), S. 5266 (118th), H.R. 3074 (118th), S. 971 (118th), H.R. 6628 (118th), H.R. 3686 (118th), S. 524 (118th), H.R. 1062 (118th), S. 412 (118th), H.R. 2983 (118th), S. 2681 (118th), H.R. 1525 (118th)

Intelligence INT

Supporting reforms to Title VII of the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act that would increase due process protections and honor the Fourth Amendment rights of Americans; supporting preventing the government from purchasing highly sensitive data that would otherwise require a warrant for them to access; supporting the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, S. 2576 and H.R. 4639; supporting privacy protections re: electronic/digital information in general; supporting the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act, H.R. 6570; and supporting freedom from warrantless surveillance in general.

Contacted: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); SENATE; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

Bills named: H.R. 6570 (118th), H.R. 4639 (118th), S. 2576 (118th)