Lobbying Relationship

Client

American Civil Liberties Union

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Lobbying firm

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP

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  • H.R.3899, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 S.1945, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014
  • Monitored discussions relating to immigration reform legislation
  • H.R.3361, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act S.1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act
  • Discussions relating to the House Judiciary Committee's Task Force on Over-Criminalization

Duration: to

General Issues: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Immigration, Intelligence and Surveillance, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Spending: about $180,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, House of Representatives,

Bills mentioned

H.R.3899: Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

S.1945: Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.3361: USA FREEDOM Act

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

S.1599: USA FREEDOM Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Philip G. Kiko Staff Dir. & General Counsel, House Admin. Committee Counsel, U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner CoS & General Counsel, House Judiciary Committee CoS & Counsel, U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner Dep. CoS & Counsel, House Science Committee Assoc. Admin.(Procurement & Purchasing), U.S. House CAO Acting Dir./Dep. Dir., (Hrgs & Appeals), Dept. of Interior

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

Termination
Q1 Report
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Registration

Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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