1st 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; S. 117, Handgun Permit to Purchase Act; H.R. 569, Handgun Permit to Purchase Act; H.R. 625, Keep Americans Safe Act; S. 173, Ethans Law; H.R. 660, Ethans Law; S. 247, Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act; H.R. 768, Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act; S. 118, AIM Act; H.R. 974, AIM Act; S. 203, Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act.

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 660 (118th), S. 117 (118th), H.R. 768 (118th), S. 118 (118th), H.R. 625 (118th), S. 173 (118th), H.R. 569 (118th), S. 203 (118th), S. 247 (118th), H.R. 974 (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; Pub. L. 117-159 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; S. 117, Handgun Permit to Purchase Act; H.R. 569, Handgun Permit to Purchase Act; H.R. 625, Keep Americans Safe Act; S. 173, Ethans Law; H.R. 660, Ethans Law; H.R. 715, Bipartisan Background Checks Act; H.R. 698, Assault Weapons Ban; S. 25, Assault Weapons Ban; S. 247, Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act; H.R. 768, Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act; S. 203, Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act; S. 14, Age 21 Act; H.R. 1830, Closing the Loophole on Interstate Firearm Sales Act; S. 118, AIM Act; H.R. 974, AIM Act; S. 321, Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act; H.R. 905, Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act; H.R. 396, Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act; H.R. 1478, Federal Firearm Licensee Act; H.R. 7904, Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act; S. 867, State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act; H.R. 1595, State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act; S. 246, SECURE Firearm Storage Act; H.R. 816, SECURE Firearm Storage Act; H.R. 52, Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act; H.R. 1145, Safe Guns, Safe Kids Act; H.R. 817, Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act; H.R. 667, COOL OFF Act; S. 494, Background Check Expansion Act; H.R. 2403, Enhanced Background Checks Act; S. 598, Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act; H.R. 1302, Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act; H.R. 1699, To Establish the Office of Gun Violence Prevention; S. 951, To Establish the Office of Gun Violence Prevention; S. 1116, Background Check Completion Act; S. 214, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2023; S. 252, Protecting Kids from Gun Marketing Act; H.R. 28, Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act; H.Res.250 Honoring the victims of the March 15, 2019, shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand; H.J. Res 44 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'"; S.J. Res. 20 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 768 (118th), H.R. 2403 (118th), H.R. 715 (118th), S. 598 (118th), H.Res. 250 (118th), S. 246 (118th), H.R. 52 (118th), S. 1116 (118th), S. 117 (118th), S. 247 (118th), H.R. 905 (118th), H.R. 817 (118th), S. 867 (118th), H.R. 660 (118th), H.R. 816 (118th), S. 203 (118th), S.J.Res. 20 (118th), H.R. 1302 (118th), H.R. 1830 (118th), H.R. 667 (118th), S. 25 (118th), H.R. 1145 (118th), S. 494 (118th), S. 173 (118th), S. 252 (118th), S. 214 (118th), H.R. 569 (118th), H.R. 974 (118th), H.R. 698 (118th), S. 951 (118th), H.J.Res. 44 (118th), H.R. 1478 (118th), H.R. 1595 (118th), H.R. 625 (118th), S. 321 (118th), H.R. 1699 (118th), S. 14 (118th), H.R. 7904 (118th), H.R. 396 (118th), S. 118 (118th), H.R. 28 (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; H.R. 2390, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2023; S. 1026, Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2023.

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 2390 (118th), S. 1026 (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; Pub. L. 117-159 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; S. 117, Handgun Permit to Purchase Act; H.R. 569, Handgun Permit to Purchase Act; H.R. 625, Keep Americans Safe Act; S. 173, Ethans Law; H.R. 660, Ethans Law; H.R. 715, Bipartisan Background Checks Act; H.R. 698, Assault Weapons Ban; S. 25, Assault Weapons Ban; S. 247, Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act; H.R. 768, Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act; S. 203, Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act; S. 14, Age 21 Act; H.R. 1830, Closing the Loophole on Interstate Firearm Sales Act; S. 118, AIM Act; H.R. 974, AIM Act; S. 321, Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act; H.R. 905, Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act; H.R. 396, Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act; H.R. 1478, Federal Firearm Licensee Act; H.R. 7904, Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act; S. 867, State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act; H.R. 1595, State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act; S. 246, SECURE Firearm Storage Act; H.R. 816, SECURE Firearm Storage Act; H.R. 52, Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act; H.R. 1145, Safe Guns, Safe Kids Act; H.R. 817, Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act; H.R. 667, COOL OFF Act; S. 494, Background Check Expansion Act; H.R. 2403, Enhanced Background Checks Act; S. 598, Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act; H.R. 1302, Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act; H.R. 1699, To Establish the Office of Gun Violence Prevention; S. 951, To Establish the Office of Gun Violence Prevention; S. 1116, Background Check Completion Act; S. 214, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2023; H.R. 28, Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act; H.Res. 250 Honoring the victims of the March 15, 2019, shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand; H.J. Res. 44 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'"; S.J. Res. 20 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".

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

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

Bills named: H.Res. 250 (118th), H.R. 28 (118th), H.R. 1302 (118th), H.R. 1145 (118th), H.R. 1699 (118th), S. 598 (118th), H.R. 768 (118th), H.R. 52 (118th), H.R. 1478 (118th), H.R. 667 (118th), S. 173 (118th), S. 494 (118th), H.R. 905 (118th), S. 246 (118th), H.J.Res. 44 (118th), S. 951 (118th), H.R. 698 (118th), S. 214 (118th), H.R. 1830 (118th), S. 203 (118th), S. 867 (118th), S. 247 (118th), H.R. 715 (118th), H.R. 569 (118th), S. 117 (118th), H.R. 660 (118th), S. 14 (118th), H.R. 625 (118th), S. 1116 (118th), H.R. 396 (118th), H.R. 817 (118th), S. 118 (118th), S. 321 (118th), H.R. 974 (118th), H.R. 1595 (118th), H.R. 2403 (118th), H.R. 816 (118th), H.R. 7904 (118th), S. 25 (118th), S.J.Res. 20 (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.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Homeland Security HOM

Firearm exports; Firearm silencers; End-use monitoring; Threat assessment; Pub. L. 117-159 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; H.R. 28, Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act.

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

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 28 (118th)

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