3rd Quarter - Report

GIFFORDS for GIFFORDS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$60,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding to support/sustain NICS; Funding for and implementation of National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP); Funding for and implementation of NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP); Funding for FBIs NICS Section; Funding for the implementation of NIBRS; Funding for Crime Data Collection; Funding for Hate Crime Data Collection; ATF overall budget; ATF programmatic activities related to firearms ATF programmatic activities related to gun industry oversight; ATF programmatic activities related to firearms trafficking; ATF programmatic activities related to forensic analysis in relation to firearms; Funding for and operations of National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN); Funding for Children Exposed to Violence Initiative; Funding for Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods); Funding for Community Policing Development Program; Funding for Office on Violence Against Women; Funding for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Injury Prevention Work; Funding for National Institutes of Health Injury Prevention Work; Funding for and implementation of National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS); Funding for Hospital-based violence intervention programs; Funding for United States Crime Victims Fund; Firearm trafficking; National Firearms Act; Extreme risk protection orders; Permit-to-purchase grant programs; Safe storage of Firearms Funding for and implementation of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program; Funding for and implementation of Criminal Justice Response Program/Grants to Encourage Arrest and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program; Funding for and implementation of STOP Grants; Funding for and implementation of programs administered by Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); VOCA Assistance Grants; Funding for and implementation of programs administered by Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); Funding for National Child Traumatic Stress Network; Funding for and implementation of National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH); Funding for National Strategy for Suicide Prevention; Funding for and implementation of Project AWARE and ReCAST grants; Funding for and implementation of Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants (SSAE); Funding for and implementation of community violence intervention programs, including hospital-based intervention programs; Pub. L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024; S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4366, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4664, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4159, Background Check Point of Contact Act of 2023; H.R. 5000, SOS Act of 2023; H.R. 705, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RUKMANI DEVI BHATIA —
YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE —
LINDSAY NICHOLS —
ADZI VOKHIWA —

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 705 (118th), H.R. 2670 (118th), H.R. 4366 (118th), H.R. 4664 (118th), S. 2624 (118th), S. 2321 (118th), H.R. 5000 (118th), H.R. 4159 (118th)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

Background checks of Firearm sales/transfers; Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms; Trafficking of firearms; National Firearms Act; Interstate transport of firearms; Semiautomatic firearms; Firearm tracing; Firearm permitting; Lost and stolen firearms; Violence Against Women Act; Gun dealer regulation; Essential operations of firearms dealers and manufacturers; An interagency task force on gun violence prevention; Guns in the hands of law enforcement; Recordkeeping; Data sharing; Safe storage; Point of contact states; Merchant category codes; Office of Victims of Crime; Autosears and conversion devices Policing; Stabilizing braces regulations; Pub. L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4366, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4664, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4637, Jaimes Law; H.R. 4160, Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act; H.R. 4159, Background Check Point of Contact Act; H.R. 4158, Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act; H.R. 4992, Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms Act of 2023; H.R. 4679, Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms Act of 2023; H.R. 705, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 4966, Protecting Americans from Reckless Gun Dealers Act; S. 2926, Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2023; H.R. 5460, Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act; S. 2776/H.R. 5435, Disarm Hate Act; S. 2794, Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act; S. 2732, End Gun Violence Act of 2023; H.R. 5135, Assault Weapons Excise Act; S. 2565, Language Access to Gun Violence Prevention Strategies Act of 2023.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RUKMANI DEVI BHATIA —
YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE —
LINDSAY NICHOLS —
ADZI VOKHIWA —

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

Bills named: H.R. 4966 (118th), H.R. 4679 (118th), H.R. 5460 (118th), S. 2624 (118th), H.R. 4992 (118th), S. 2321 (118th), S. 2794 (118th), H.R. 705 (118th), H.R. 5435 (118th), H.R. 4637 (118th), H.R. 4158 (118th), S. 2926 (118th), S. 2732 (118th), S. 2565 (118th), S. 2776 (118th), H.R. 4664 (118th), H.R. 5135 (118th), H.R. 4366 (118th), H.R. 4160 (118th), H.R. 4159 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

Gun violence research; Mental health, as related to firearms; United States Crime Victims Fund; Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms; Firearm suicide; Public health emergencies; Community violence intervention programs, including hospital-based intervention programs; Pub. L. 117-159 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 5010, Recognizing Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency Act; H.R. 705, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 5003, Break the Cycle of Violence Act; S. 2638, Break the Cycle of Violence Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RUKMANI DEVI BHATIA —
YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE —
LINDSAY NICHOLS —
ADZI VOKHIWA —

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 705 (118th), H.R. 5003 (118th), H.R. 5010 (118th), S. 2638 (118th), S. 2624 (118th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Background checks; Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; Intimate partner violence and violence against women, as related to firearms; Mental health, as related to firearms; Trafficking of firearms; National Firearms Act; Interstate transport of firearms; Federal firearm licensee break-ins; Semiautomatic firearms; Firearm accessories; Gun permitting; Firearm tracing; 3D printing of firearms; Lost and stolen firearms; Violence Against Women Act; Consumer product safety; Gun dealer regulation; Fugitives from justice; ATF leadership; Guns in the hands of law enforcement; Recordkeeping of firearms, including theft/loss; Data sharing of firearm tracing; Point of contact states for NICS; Community violence intervention; Autosears and conversion devices; Stabilizing braces regulations; Federal firearms prohibitions; Pub. L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4366, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4664, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4637, Jaimes Law; H.R. 4160, Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act; H.R. 4159, Background Check Point of Contact Act; H.R. 4158, Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act; H.R. 4992, Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms Act of 2023; H.R. 4679, Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms Act of 2023; H.R.4999, ALYSSA Act; H.R. 5000, SOS Act of 2023; H.R. 705, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 4966, Protecting Americans from Reckless Gun Dealers Act; S. 2926, Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2023; H.R. 5460, Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act; S. 2776/H.R. 5435, Disarm Hate Act; S. 2794, Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act; S. 2732, End Gun Violence Act of 2023; H.R. 5135, Assault Weapons Excise Act; S. 2565, Language Access to Gun Violence Prevention Strategies Act of 2023; H.R. 2772, GRAM Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RUKMANI DEVI BHATIA —
YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE —
LINDSAY NICHOLS —
ADZI VOKHIWA —

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

Bills named: H.R. 4679 (118th), S. 2321 (118th), S. 2776 (118th), H.R. 5435 (118th), H.R. 4366 (118th), H.R. 5135 (118th), S. 2565 (118th), H.R. 4160 (118th), S. 2624 (118th), H.R. 4999 (118th), H.R. 705 (118th), H.R. 4637 (118th), S. 2794 (118th), S. 2926 (118th), H.R. 4992 (118th), H.R. 4158 (118th), H.R. 4966 (118th), S. 2732 (118th), H.R. 2772 (118th), H.R. 5460 (118th), H.R. 5000 (118th), H.R. 4159 (118th), H.R. 4664 (118th)

Education EDU

Guns in schools; Every Student Succeeds Act; Funding for Project Prevent; Funding for Project SERV; Funding and implementation of Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants; Federal Commission on School Safety; School shooting data collection; Pub. L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4999, ALYSSA Act; H.R. 5000, SOS Act of 2023.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RUKMANI DEVI BHATIA —
YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE —
LINDSAY NICHOLS —
ADZI VOKHIWA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 4999 (118th), H.R. 5000 (118th), S. 2624 (118th)

Homeland Security HOM

Firearm exports; Firearm silencers; End-use monitoring; Threat assessment; Pub. L. 117-159, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; H.R. 5460, Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RUKMANI DEVI BHATIA —
YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE —
LINDSAY NICHOLS —
ADZI VOKHIWA —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5460 (118th)

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