GIFFORDS for GIFFORDS
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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RUKMANI DEVI BHATIA | — |
| YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE | — |
| LINDSAY NICHOLS | — |
| ADZI VOKHIWA | — |
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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RUKMANI DEVI BHATIA | — |
| YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE | — |
| LINDSAY NICHOLS | — |
| ADZI VOKHIWA | — |
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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RUKMANI DEVI BHATIA | — |
| YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE | — |
| LINDSAY NICHOLS | — |
| ADZI VOKHIWA | — |
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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RUKMANI DEVI BHATIA | — |
| YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE | — |
| LINDSAY NICHOLS | — |
| ADZI VOKHIWA | — |
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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RUKMANI DEVI BHATIA | — |
| YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE | — |
| LINDSAY NICHOLS | — |
| ADZI VOKHIWA | — |
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.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RUKMANI DEVI BHATIA | — |
| YASMIN FLETCHER BRAITHWAITE | — |
| LINDSAY NICHOLS | — |
| ADZI VOKHIWA | — |
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