• Integrity of the federal judiciary and judicial nominations, including support for the nominations of Nicole Berner, Sparkle Sooknanan, and Adeel Mangi. Advocacy in support of the Online Civil Rights Act, a model bill to regulate artificial intelligence. Issues impacting privacy, technology, and civil rights, including artificial intelligence, internet regulation, CDA 230, commercial surveillance, biometric technology, facial recognition technology, data ownership and diversity, cross-border data flows and digital trade proposals, a digital justice bill of rights, and Department of Justice Application of Title VI to Facial Recognition Technology. Section 222 of the Communications Act. Advocacy in support of Executive Order 14110 Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, and full implementation. Advocacy in support of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, the Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act, the Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act. Advocacy against the Stop CSAM Act. Advocacy on White House Executive Order on ID Verification. OMB AI guidance. Oversight of the FTC. FTC Commercial Surveillance Rulemaking, FCC Digital Discrimination Rulemaking, and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Title II of the Communications Act. FCC Affordable Connectivity Program. Voting rights and election modernization, including supporting the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act/restoring the Voting Rights Act, the Freedom to Vote Act, the Time Off to Vote Act, and the Right to Vote Act. Advocacy in support of implementation of the Executive Order on voting and full enforcement of federal voting rights laws. Artificial Intelligence and Voting Issues generally, including electioneering. Redistricting. Mis- and Disinformation in Voting. Criminal justice reform, including police reform, access to justice, and facial recognition/biometric/artificial intelligence (AI) technology in law enforcement. Advocacy for full implementation of the Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety. Hate crimes advocacy, including advocacy in support of full implementation and enforcement of hate crimes laws, resources for impacted communities, and improved data collection. Support for the Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act and the Enhancing Oversight to End Discrimination in Policing Act. Fair housing, including renters rights, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and civil rights enforcement. HUD budget. Addressing discrimination in housing through artificial intelligence (AI). Educational equity issues, including affirmative action and racial equity post-Students for Fair Admissions, student loans/debt policies, increased access to integrated schools and an inclusive education for students, increased funding for the Department of Educations Office of Civil Rights, and advocacy in support of a private right of action through legislation. Supporting race-based college scholarships after the SFFA decision. AI and education, including implementation of Executive Order (E.O.) 14110 on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, and addressing facial recognition technology in schools. Support for the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act. Racial health equity issues, including Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, abortion and reproductive rights. Advocacy against attacks on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) in employment and the private sector generally. Equal Employment Opportunity Disclosure Rules. Support for the CROWN Act, HR 40, Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act, and the Economic Inclusion Civil Rights Act. Advocacy in support of Black Muscogee Creek Indian Citizenship, Tribal Rights, and Benefits.
• Advocacy against attacks on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) in employment and the private sector generally. Equal Employment Opportunity Disclosure Rules.
• Fair housing, including renters rights, Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, and civil rights enforcement. HUD budget. Addressing discrimination in housing through artificial intelligence (AI).
• Criminal justice reform, including police reform, access to justice, and facial recognition/biometic/artificial intelligence (AI) technology in law enforcement. Advocacy for full implementation of the Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety. Hate crimes advocacy, including advocacy in support of full implementation and enforcement of hate crimes laws, resources for impacted communities, and improved data collection. Support for the Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act and the Enhancing Oversight to End Discrimination in Policing Act.
• Educational equity issues, including affirmative action and racial equity post-Students for Fair Admissions, student loans/debt policies, increased access to integrated schools and an inclusive education for students, increased funding for the Department of Educations Office of Civil Rights, and advocacy in support of a private right of action through legislation. Supporting race-based college scholarships after the SFFA decision. AI and education, including implementation of Executive Order (E.O.) 14110 on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, and addressing facial recognition technology in schools. Support for the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act.

Duration: April 16, 2010 to present

General Issues: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Housing, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Education, Small Business, Agriculture, Immigration, Government Issues, Urban Development/Municipalities, Environmental/Superfund, Unemployment, Budget/Appropriations, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

Spending: about $830,696 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2010: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Education - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Justice Program, Small Business Administration (SBA), Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Vice President of the U.S., President of the U.S., Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Treasury - Dept of, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ),, White House Office,, U.S. Senate,, Education - Dept of,, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)