LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS for LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS
What was lobbied
14 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Authority of CFPB Bank capital rules Banks stress tests Best interest standard CFPB Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity Dept. of Ed barriers to emergency relief funds Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation policies relating to bank employment Federal Reserve rating system for large financial institutions Financial Technology ("Fintech") Funding of CFPB H.J. Res. 111, regarding the CFPB rule on Mandatory Arbitration H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 1116, the "Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017" H.R. 1144, the Inclusive Prosperity Act H.R. 1153, the "Mortgage Choice Act" H.R. 1585, the "Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act" H.R. 1645, the "Fostering Innovation Act of 2017" H.R. 1699, the "Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017" H.R. 2121, the "Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act" H.R. 2133, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 2148, "Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans" H.R. 2201, the "Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act" H.R. 2295, the Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 2306, the Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act H.R. 2319, The "Consumer Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act" H.R. 2396, the "Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act" H.R. 2570, the "Mortgage Fairness Act of 2017" H.R. 2585, the 21st Century Glass Steagall Act H.R. 2706, the "Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017" H.R. 2954, the "Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act" H.R. 3072, the "Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017" H.R. 3179, the "Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act" H.R. 3221, the "Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act" H.R. 3299, the "Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017" H.R. 3312, the "Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017" H.R. 3857, the "Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017" H.R. 3911, the "Risk-Based Credit Examination Act" H.R. 3948, the "Protection of Source Code Act" H.R. 3971, the "Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017" H.R. 3973, the "Market Data Protection Act of 2017" H.R. 3978, the "TRID Improvement Act" H.R. 399, the Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act H.R. 4015, the "Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017" H.R. 4247, the "Restoring Financial Market Freedom Act" H.R. 4263, the "Regulation A+ Improvement Act" H.R. 4267, the "Small Business Credit Availability Act" H.R. 4279, the "Expanding Investment Opportunities Act" H.R. 4292, the "Living Will Improvement Act" H.R. 4293, the "Stress Test Improvement Act" H.R. 4296, "To Place Requirements on Operational Risk Capital Requirements For Banking Organizations" H.R. 4464, the "Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017" H.R. 4508, the "Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act" H.R. 4529, the "Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017" H.R. 4537, the "International Insurance Standards Act of 2017" H.R. 4545, the "Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act" H.R. 4546, the "National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act" H.R. 4566, the "Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act" H.R. 477, the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017″ H.R. 790, the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 H.R. 859, the Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act - HR 1116 -- Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operating Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 HR 1153 -- Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 HR 1264 -- Community Financial Institution Exemption Act HR 2226 -- Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act HR 2319 -- Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 HR 3312 HR 3746 -- Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 HR 3978 -- TRID Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4061 -- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4263 -- Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4293 -- Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4296 -- To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency HR 4545 -- Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act HR 4550 -- Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 HR 4566 -- Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act HR 4607 -- Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act HR 4659 -- To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives HR 4738 -- Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act HR 4771 -- Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 HR 4785 -- American Customer Information Protection Act HR 4790 -- Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act HR 4861 -- Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 HR 5051 -- Public Company Registration Threshold Act HR 5082 -- Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018 HR 5323 -- Derivatives Fairness Act Legislation affecting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffing Nomination of Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency Nominations for SEC, CFTC, FDIC Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 (H.R. 3299) S. 1020, the Carried Interest Fairness Act S. 1642 S. 2155 -- Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2155, the "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act" S. 2417 -- the Stopping Abuse & Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act S.J. Res. 47 SEC fiduciary rule Sen. Brown Amendment No. 2080 Sen. Moran Amendment No. 2140 Substitute Amendment to S. 2155 Treasury department review of financial regulations Volcker Rule *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LISA DONNER | — |
| VANITA GUPTA | 2014-2017 Acting Assistant Attorney General and Principal Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice |
| WADE J HENDERSON | — |
| AMANDA JACKSON | — |
| KRISTINE LUCIUS | All in Senate Judiciary Committee: 2002-2004 Nominations counsel 2004-2005 Senior counsel 2005-2006 Chief counsel for Civil Rights 2006-2013 General counsel and deputy staff director 2013-2017 Chief counsel and Staff Director |
| RAHUL RANDHAVA | Rep. Rod Blagojevich: Staff Assistant, Aug. 1998 - Apr. 1999 Rep. Barney Frank: Counsel, Apr. 1999 - Dec. 2000 |
| MARCUS STANLEY | Economic and Policy Advisor- Office of Sen. Barbara Boxer Senior Economist- U.S. Joint Economic Committee |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Medicaid work requirements *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EMILY CHATTERJEE | — |
Education EDU
Advance civil rights in the Higher Education Act Ensure ESSA drives towards equity Oppose confirmation of Ken Marcus for Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Oppose the PROSPER Act Preserve protections in the Americans with Disabilities Act Preserve protections in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Preserve protections in the Education Amendments Act Preserve protections in the Rehabilitation Act Proctect the ED Office for Civil Rights Protect students from police contact in schools *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has had no contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| VANITA GUPTA | 2014-2017 Acting Assistant Attorney General and Principal Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice |
| WADE J HENDERSON | — |
| ELIZABETH KING | All with Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-02): 2005-2007 Legislative Assistant 2007-2010 Senior Legislative Assistant 2010-2012 Senior Policy Advisor 2012-2013 Legislative Director |
| KRISTINE LUCIUS | All in Senate Judiciary Committee: 2002-2004 Nominations counsel 2004-2005 Senior counsel 2005-2006 Chief counsel for Civil Rights 2006-2013 General counsel and deputy staff director 2013-2017 Chief counsel and Staff Director |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Farmworker overtime NPRM DOL tip rule Renomination of Chai Feldblum to the EEOC Sexual harassment legislation *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EMILY CHATTERJEE | — |
| VANITA GUPTA | 2014-2017 Acting Assistant Attorney General and Principal Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice |
| WADE J HENDERSON | — |
| KRISTINE LUCIUS | All in Senate Judiciary Committee: 2002-2004 Nominations counsel 2004-2005 Senior counsel 2005-2006 Chief counsel for Civil Rights 2006-2013 General counsel and deputy staff director 2013-2017 Chief counsel and Staff Director |
| JUNE ZEITLIN | — |
Welfare WEL
Cuts to basic living standards Farm bill--work requirements *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EMILY CHATTERJEE | — |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
Equality Amendment legislation Access to justice legislation Election deceptive practices legislation H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 Overall policies, spending levels, and appointments relating to civil rights enforcement Partisan gerrymandering legislation S. 1278 and H.R. 1291, Washington, D.C. Admission Act ICE detention policy *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| VANITA GUPTA | 2014-2017 Principal Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice |
| WADE J HENDERSON | — |
| KRISTINE LUCIUS | All in Senate Judiciary Committee: 2002-2004 Nominations counsel 2004-2005 Senior counsel 2005-2006 Chief counsel for Civil Rights 2006-2013 General counsel and deputy staff director 2013-2017 Chief counsel and Staff Director |
| JUNE ZEITLIN | — |
| MICHAEL ZUBRENSKY | 2003-2010: Senior Counsel to Senator Dick Durbin, Senate Judiciary Committee |
Transportation TRA
Infrastructure *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EMILY CHATTERJEE | — |
| VANITA GUPTA | 2014-2017 Acting Assistant Attorney General and Principal Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice |
| WADE J HENDERSON | — |
| KRISTINE LUCIUS | All in Senate Judiciary Committee: 2002-2004 Nominations counsel 2004-2005 Senior counsel 2005-2006 Chief counsel for Civil Rights 2006-2013 General counsel and deputy staff director 2013-2017 Chief counsel and Staff Director |
| RAHUL RANDHAVA | Rep. Rod Blagojevich: Staff Assistant, Aug. 1998 - Apr. 1999 Rep. Barney Frank: Counsel, Apr. 1999 - Dec. 2000 |
Telecommunications TEC
Oppose predatory prison phone rates Support civil rights protections in big data Support Lifeline Support media ownership diversity *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| VANITA GUPTA | 2014-2017 Acting Assistant Attorney General and Principal Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice |
| WADE J HENDERSON | — |
| KRISTINE LUCIUS | All in Senate Judiciary Committee: 2002-2004 Nominations counsel 2004-2005 Senior counsel 2005-2006 Chief counsel for Civil Rights 2006-2013 General counsel and deputy staff director 2013-2017 Chief counsel and Staff Director |
| CORRINE YU | — |
Health Issues HCR
Support robust enforcement of Section 1557 anti-discrimination provision of ACA *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EMILY CHATTERJEE | — |
| VANITA GUPTA | 2014-2017 Acting Assistant Attorney General and Principal Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice |
| WADE J HENDERSON | — |
| KRISTINE LUCIUS | All in Senate Judiciary Committee: 2002-2004 Nominations counsel 2004-2005 Senior counsel 2005-2006 Chief counsel for Civil Rights 2006-2013 General counsel and deputy staff director 2013-2017 Chief counsel and Staff Director |
| CORRINE YU | — |
| JUNE ZEITLIN | — |
Housing HOU
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing requirement in Fair Housing Act GSE Jumpstart Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4560) Housing policies related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and wildfires in California Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) mortgage lending Status and proposed reform of housing finance system (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac) *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| VANITA GUPTA | 2014-2017 Acting Assistant Attorney General and Principal Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice |
| WADE J HENDERSON | — |
| KRISTINE LUCIUS | All in Senate Judiciary Committee: 2002-2004 Nominations counsel 2004-2005 Senior counsel 2005-2006 Chief counsel for Civil Rights 2006-2013 General counsel and deputy staff director 2013-2017 Chief counsel and Staff Director |
| RAHUL RANDHAVA | Rep. Rod Blagojevich: Staff Assistant, Aug. 1998 - Apr. 1999 Rep. Barney Frank: Counsel, Apr. 1999 - Dec. 2000 |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) appropriations bills Disaster relief Financial Services appropriations bills Labor Health Appropriations bills (Labor H) Omnibus spending bill Policy riders Sequester relief--maintain parity between defense and non-defense Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bills *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EMILY CHATTERJEE | — |
| VANITA GUPTA | 2014-2017 Acting Assistant Attorney General and Principal Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice |
| WADE J HENDERSON | — |
| KRISTINE LUCIUS | All in Senate Judiciary Committee: 2002-2004 Nominations counsel 2004-2005 Senior counsel 2005-2006 Chief counsel for Civil Rights 2006-2013 General counsel and deputy staff director 2013-2017 Chief counsel and Staff Director |
Government Issues GOV
Census proposal on race/ethnicity questions Concerns about the nomination of Kurt Engelhardt to the Fifth Circuit Internet option for the 2020 Census Oppose addition of legal status or citizenship question to 2020 Census Oppose addition of legal status or citizenship question to 2020 Census Oppose making ACS voluntary Oppose nomination of Allison Eid to the Tenth Circuit Oppose nomination ofCharles Goodwinto U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma Oppose nomination of David Stras to the Eighth Circuit Oppose nomination of Eric Dreiband to the DOJ Civil Rights Division Oppose nomination of Gordon Giampietro to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Oppose nomination ofHolly Teeterto U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas Oppose nomination of Howard Nielson to U.S. District Court for the District of Utah Oppose nomination ofMark Norristo U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Oppose nomination of Matthew Kacsmaryk to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas Oppose nomination of Michael Brennan to the Seventh Circuit Oppose nomination of Ryan Bounds to the Ninth Circuit Oppose nomination of Ryan Holte to U.S. Court of Federal Claims Oppose nomination of Stuart Duncan to the Fifth Circuit Oppose nomination of Thomas Farr to the Eastern District of North Carolina Support adequate funding for 2020 Census and ACS Support civil rights protections in digital marketing Support maintaining Senate blue slip tradition Support nomination of qualified nonpartisan permanent leadership Census Bureau Use of administrative records in the 2020 Census *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| VANITA GUPTA | 2014-2017 Acting Assistant Attorney General and Principal Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice |
| WADE J HENDERSON | — |
| KRISTINE LUCIUS | All in Senate Judiciary Committee: 2002-2004 Nominations counsel 2004-2005 Senior counsel 2005-2006 Chief counsel for Civil Rights 2006-2013 General counsel and deputy staff director 2013-2017 Chief counsel and Staff Director |
| CORRINE YU | — |
| MICHAEL ZUBRENSKY | 2003-2010: Senior Counsel to Senator Dick Durbin, Senate Judiciary Committee |
Immigration IMM
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy Diversity and Family-Based Visa Programs Executive order governing refugee admissions and travel from Iran, Syria, etc. Executive orders and Dept. of Homeland Security Policies governing border and interior enforcement Expansion of H-2 Guestworker Programs H.R. ____, the "Agricultural Guestworker Act" H.R. 1468, the Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act (Senate amendments relating to DACA) H.R. 3697, the Criminal Alien Gang Removal Act H.R. 3711, the "Legal Workforce Act" S. 1615/H.R. 3440, the DREAM Act S. 1852, the SUCCEED Act Temporary Protected Status for nationals of Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| VANITA GUPTA | 2014-2017 Acting Assistant Attorney General and Principal Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice |
| WADE J HENDERSON | — |
| KRISTINE LUCIUS | All in Senate Judiciary Committee: 2002-2004 Nominations counsel 2004-2005 Senior counsel 2005-2006 Chief counsel for Civil Rights 2006-2013 General counsel and deputy staff director 2013-2017 Chief counsel and Staff Director |
| RAHUL RANDHAVA | Rep. Rod Blagojevich: Staff Assistant, Aug. 1998 - Apr. 1999 Rep. Barney Frank: Counsel, Apr. 1999 - Dec. 2000 |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
Bipartisan sentencing reform legislation / Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (S.1917) Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 Concerns about S. 1994, CORRECTIONS Act of 2017 Face recognition technology, body worn cameras, and other policing technology Face recognition technology, body worn cameras, and other policing technology Face recognition technology, body worn cameras, and other policing technology Fair Chance Hiring comments to the FDIC Fair Chance Hiring comments to the FDIC Farm bill--drug testing Federal response to a rise in religious hate crimes nationally International Decade for People of African Descent International Decade for People of African Descent Nominations to the U.S. Sentencing Commission Omnibus spending bill + Child Protection Improvement Act Omnibus spending bill + Child Protection Improvement Act President Trump's recent actions on Opioid crisis and death penalty Prison Reform and Redemption Act (H.R. 3356) Prison Reform and Redemption Act (H.R. 3356) Sentencing and Prison Reform Advocacy Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (S.1917) Testimony at the U.S. Sentencing Commission on "first offenders" and alternatives to incarceration Testimony at the U.S. Sentencing Commission on "first offenders" and alternatives to incarceration Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Working with Senator Booker on fair chance licensing legislation Oppose The Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act of 2018 (H.R. 4909) *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SAKIRA COOK | — |
| VANITA GUPTA | 2014-2017 Acting Assistant Attorney General and Principal Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice |
| WADE J HENDERSON | — |
| KRISTINE LUCIUS | All in Senate Judiciary Committee: 2002-2004 Nominations counsel 2004-2005 Senior counsel 2005-2006 Chief counsel for Civil Rights 2006-2013 General counsel and deputy staff director 2013-2017 Chief counsel and Staff Director |
| CORRINE YU | — |
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.