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What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
H.R. 157: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 HR 1064: Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act HR 1529: Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2009, provisions related to appropriations HR 2647: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, provisions on military commissions and indefinite detention S. 160: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009 S 1390: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, provisions on military commissions and indefinite detention Issues related to restrictions on closing Guantanamo and indefinite detention Issues related to the Senate Judiciary Committee on human rights Issues related to legislation to reform the Prison Reform Litigation Act Nomination of Dawn Johnsen to the Department of Justice
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GENE GUERRERO | — |
| ZOE HUDSON | — |
| WENDY PATTEN | — |
| STEPHEN RICKARD | — |
Health Issues HCR
HR 179: To permit the use of Federal funds for syringe exchange programs for purposes of reducing the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis Issues related to the National Healthcare Reform Issues related to HIV prevention for injection drug users
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ZOE HUDSON | — |
Foreign Relations FOR
H Con Res 94: Encouraging the negotiation of an "Incidents at Sea Agreement" between the United States of America and the Government of Iran HR 1886: Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 or the PEACE Act of 2009 HR 72: To increase global stability and security for the United States and the international community by reducing the number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked HR 2410: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, provisions on (1) the expansion of the Foreign Service and improvement of professional incentives, (2) payment of recognized arrears to the United Nations and increase of allowable percentage of payment for peacekeeping missions, and (3) statelessness HR 3081: Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, provisions related to U.S. policy toward Iran S Res 99: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of Uzbekistan should immediately enforce its existing domestic legislation and fulfill its international commitments aimed at ending state-sponsored forced and child labor S Res. 176: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on United States policy during the political transition in Zimbabwe, and for other purposes. S 962: Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 S 1434: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010, provisions related to U.S. policy toward Iran and international prison conditions Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007 Possible legislation relating to international prison conditions Possible Foreign Assistance Act revisions Issues related to post 9/11 abuses Congressional oversight of ambassador nominations Nomination of Harold Koh to the State Department U.S. foreign policy concerning human rights and governance issues in Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Romania, and Slovakia U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL AMITAY | — |
| AKWE AMOSU | — |
| JARRETT BLANC | — |
| JULIA HARRINGTON REDDY | — |
| KENNETH DAVID HURWITZ | — |
| ADNA KARAMEHIC-OATES | — |
| STEPHEN RICKARD | — |
Government Issues GOV
Executive Order 13490, issues relating to ethics and lobbying
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN RICKARD | — |
Immigration IMM
Issues related to the oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GENE GUERRERO | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
HR 265: To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine HR 1064:Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support and Education Act HR 1412: To increase public confidence in the justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process HR 1459: To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes HR 1466: Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009 HR 2178: To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses HR 2934: Common Sense in Sentencing Act of 2009 S 435: Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support and Education Act S 495: Common Sense in Sentencing Act of 2009 S 714: A bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission. Creation of a Democracy Restoration Act Reintroduction of the Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007 Reintroduction of the Senate Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007 Reintroduction of the Senate Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 Issue related to enhancing scrutiny of illegal transactions into the US financial system Issues related to tightening restrictions against bribery of foreign government officials by US persons Issues related to legislation to reform crack/powder cocaine sentencing
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KENNETH DAVID HURWITZ | — |
| NKECHI TAIFA | — |
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.