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

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; and supporting ARTICLE ONE Act, S. 1912 and H.R. 3988.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3988 (118th), S. 1912 (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; supporting the FAIR Act, H.R. 1525; supporting the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act, H.R. 4958 and S. 2596; supporting the TEST Act, S. 1950; supporting the Federal Prison Oversight Act, H. R. 3019 and S. 1401; 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 Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Prisons Act, H.R. 5266; 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 adequate funding for public defenders; and supporting the implementation of tobacco harm reduction policies.

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

Bills named: S. 412 (118th), H.R. 4958 (118th), H.R. 3019 (118th), S. 1950 (118th), S. 851 (118th), H.R. 5005 (118th), H.R. 1839 (118th), H.R. 467 (118th), H.R. 5430 (118th), H.R. 3686 (118th), S. 1401 (118th), H.R. 2930 (118th), S. 2313 (118th), S. 524 (118th), S. 2976 (118th), H.R. 1525 (118th), S. 2681 (118th), S. 2788 (118th), H.R. 5266 (118th), S. 2596 (118th), H.R. 6628 (118th), S. 993 (118th), H.R. 1062 (118th), H.R. 2983 (118th), H.R. 6985 (118th), H.R. 5801 (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 Government Surveillance Reform Act, H.R. 6262 and S. 324; opposing the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, H.R.7888; opposing the extension of FISA Section 702 reauthorization as part of the CR; opposing the short-term extension of FISA Section 702 reauthorization as part of the NDAA; supporting the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act, H.R. 6570; supporting freedom from warrantless surveillance in general; supporting the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, S. 2576 and H.R. 4639; supporting the Davidson-Jacobs amendment; and supporting Amendment #66 to the NDAA.

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

Bills named: S. 324 (118th), S. 2576 (118th), H.R. 4639 (118th), H.R. 6570 (118th), H.R. 6262 (118th), H.R. 7888 (118th)